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• Re: At the pump fueling issue - solved
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:54:40 -0500
  I removed the filler tube to check for blockage. Looked clear, OK. Then I took a look at the small air/overflow? tube that...
• Swap Dometic 182A Thermost to 182B?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:37:16 -0700
  ...It works, but thermostat "scratchy" and tube from thermostat to interior on 182B corroded at bend behind thermostat. Tube might last, but hope to...
• Re: Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:21:24 -0400
  ...Mixed the JB Weld and pressed it well into the hole area and surrounding grooves in the push rod tube. It looks like it...
• Re: gas tank filler tube seal
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:08:59 -0700
  ...Seems some of the new fangled pumps out there just don't like the filler tube I have or more specifically the opening for...
• Rear windshield washer tube
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:05:52 -0600
  Does anyone know what size (diameter and length) the plastic tube is for the rear windshield washer spritzer? Looks like mine is brittle and...
• Re: Refrigerator Self Discovery
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 16:23:09 -0700
  ...the "mystery tube" is actually a drain tube in case water gets into the burn chamber through the flu. Brian _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download...
• need oil tube vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dave Sinclair
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 10:22:14 -0700
  I need an oil tube, cap and dipstick for an '82 Vanagon diesel; the kind with the dipstick in the cap. I've tried...
• o-ring cooling crossover tube
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 14:31:24 -0700
  question o-ring on the cooling crossover tube termo housing needs to be replaced when the its removed? don't reuse it and rtv...
• Tip of the week
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 19:40:25 -0700
  ...Open the fill hole and insert the tube a bit. Snake the tube horizontally across the top of the lower swing arm (transaxle) and...
• Re: Oil Fill Tube.
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 06:48:10 +0000
  Hi Fred, The 2.1L oil filler tube inside 13mm nut is tough to access. When disturbing this crankcase attachment, do the following: 1...
• fresh water level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:08:38 -0800
  ...The only issue I ran into was removing the old plastic tube from the flange. It was glued in there solid, so I ended...
• Re: Push Rod Tube Leak????
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:53:59 -0800
  Are you sure that the leak is coming from the pushrod tube and not from the waterpump seal which is above that? Feel around...
• Needed: 2.0L Type 4 Push Rods & Tubes
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Proffitt
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:58:03 -0400
  I need 4 push rods and 4 tubes and any associated seals needed. If anyone has some spare, please contact me via pmail. This...
• WTB: coolant tubes
  Historical mailing list - John Stepto
  Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:35:46 -0400
  I am looking for the coolant tubes that run from the engine compartment to the front of my '84 Westy. Do the plastic ones...
• Oil fill tube gasket removal
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 31 May 2007 09:31:45 -0300
  Does anyone have any tips on removing the oil fill tube gasket from the case? I've been trying with scrapers but there must...
• Re: Fuel Leaking at Filler Tube and Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 21 May 2012 14:51:41 -0400
  ...Fuel Leaking at Filler Tube and Gas Tank Every time I fill up my 85 Vanagon, a relatively large amount of fuel leaks out...
• Re: On the Vanagon Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:22:56 -0600
  havent looked at a vanagon radiator but most are not a single tube wrapping around but several tubes coming from a head and going...
• Type IV oil dip stick tube fitting? (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 21:29:30 EDT
  Does anyone out there know where I might be able to find a fitting that would allow me to add a dip stick tube...
• Modified oil dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 07:09:42 -0700
  ...You should note that, IIRC, the earlier ('82) diesels used a dipstick which was integrated into the oil fill tube, which indeed attaches to...
• Vanagon Water Cooling Question
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 11:56:04 -0400
  ...Well, the metal tube is so rusty that I guess, from what I was able to see, the tube kind of "split" where it...
• Re: Any last words before siliconing the filler parts?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 17 May 2012 08:16:50 -0400
  ...After filling up the gas > tank I am rewarded with a gas soaked filler tube after each right turn. I > have replace everything from...
• WTB 2.1L Dipstick Tube
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:49:17 EDT
  The alternator belt on my '87 Camper pulled my dipstick tube underneath the crank pulley this morning. Anyone have a source for a replacement...
• WTB: Air Cooled Oil Fill Tube and Fan Grille
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 13:21:58 -0400
  Hey All, I need a replacement oil fill tube and the cooling fan grille on my 1980 Westy with the 2.0 AFC - anyone...
• WTB: Air Cooled Oil Fill Tube and Fan Grille
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 07:51:41 -0400
  Hey All, I need a replacement oil fill tube and the cooling fan grille on my 1980 Westy with the 2.0 AFC - anyone...
• Re: CV Grease replacements
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 02 May 95 09:19:18 CDT
  ...CV grease >is gurrently going to $3.49 for a two ounce tube! I need at least >two tubes per CV, four CVs per...
• Re: Paulchen Rack Questions
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 10:53:27 -0700
  >I recently purchased a used Paulchen rack and have a few questions; First, >I have a bike with a large diameter seat tube, the...
• Dometic flameout
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 20:22:20 -0400
  Sean, One of the things that I discovered in my checkout of my refrige is that the little tube that comes out of the...
• Oil Filler Tube Needed Urgently!!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 17:11:36 -0600
  I found a crack in the base of my oil filler tube for my 82 Diesel Westy. When it was torqued down the crack...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 13 May 2002 13:08:10 -0700
  ...Next he cut a 4mm (about) section out of > > the tube- length wise, through, about a 1/4 of the > > tube. (whole tube was...
• Re: 009 and carb leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 08:45:34 -0800
  ...If both tubes are coming out of the same place, you could just put one tube on the pair of them, linking them and...
• Re: [A] 73 1700 push rod tube question ...
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 15:15:33 -0800
  I've been reading all the talk regarding this pushrod tube seal business and in the spirit of verbosity need to throw in my...
• Thanks Tail lights work correctly and now on to
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Wed, 17 Jun 2020 08:45:12 -0700
  ...with shrink tube put the whole bundle in a plastic tube sealed either end with a large shrink tube Secured the tube to the...
• Re: Dripping A/C
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 May 1999 21:30:34 -0400
  Could be the drain tubes clogged or the check valves on the end missing. Some people remove them to eliminate the clogging problem. However...
• What is this fuel hose?
  Historical mailing list - Adam B
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:34:48 EST
  ...I look under and see that there is gas dripping down, off of a tube. It is not the large tube that appears to...
• Dipstick tube loose, how to =?UTF-8?Q?fix=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:33:44 -0700
  <html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Noticed my dipstick tube loose at the case, obvious potential vacuum...
• trans seal
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:18:56 -0400
  I'm looking for the fill tube seal on the dipstick tube on an 84 automatic trans. I can't seam to find just...
• pickup tube removal on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:48:15 -0500
  ...I removed the bolt that holds the big end of pickup tube, but it doesn't want to come out easily. Any suggestions or...
• 2.1L engine dipstick tube
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 16 Oct 1999 14:53:18 -0400
  Dear list, I need a 2.1L engine dipstick tube. Mine got horribly bent in a freak "accident" involving 1) a running engine & rotating...
• Does a FORD F150 F250 F350 BRONCO SMITTYBILT fit a front of a a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:37:43 -0700
  I have seen post in that past that a older style full size SMITTYBILT tube bumper fit the rear bumper mounts for a van...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:10:17 -0700
  ...I recall the smell of tube radios, with their phenolics and waxes, and remember trailing Dad to the local drugstore to test tubes. If...
• 81 spilling gas. Rubber Grommet anyone??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Feb 1997 16:21:52 -0500
  ...I have traced the problem to the two fat vent tubes on the peaks of the passenger and drivers' side of the gas tank...
• Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 07:31:34 EDT
  ...Actually with my conversion, using the diesel stuff, all I had to do was to put the pickup tube on the exsisting oil pump...
• Re: For Sale coolant tubes from 85
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:52:36 -0700
  ...For Sale coolant tubes from 85 > See the posting just below called "Fro packed up tube"(I cant type or > spell, and yahoo photos...
• Re: Was Re: Push rod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 08:19:47 PST
  ...Push rod tubes >>Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 11:58:53 -0500 >> >> > How can I replace the push rod tube seals without disturbing the...
• Re: Fuel Filler Tube Question about BD part
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 May 2012 03:42:09 -0400
  ...Does anyone know if this tube: http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251201121D has that floaty ball in it? no it doesnt.
• Re: Oil Tube Extention
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 11:07:37 -0600
  Yes! It would be telescoping for those real oil burner/leakers! Entity Jay L Snyder spoke thus: > Has anyone made a second extention tube...
• Re: 2.1 WBX OIL COOLER
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:49:50 -0500
  <the threaded tube that the oil filter screws on to would be too long. So how would you get the oil filter on?> Swap...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:22:29 -0600
  ...Bending pipe is much easier than tube because of the thicker wall. Bending tube is not something you can do (even badly) without significant...
• Re: Oil leak, dip stick seal?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 3 Apr 2023 09:42:59 -0700
  Based on what ORR is noting - I think a leak from the dipstick tube would be more drip like and not a fine mist...
• Re: 2.1L dip stick tube seal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 06:15:43 EDT
  In a message dated 8/31/2002 10:33:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > 2.1L dip stick tube...
• Re: noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:31:17 -0700
  You just rip out the pushrod tube by whatever means - big screw driver etc. But first you go buy a special type of push...
• 2.1 wbx oil tower, vent, function
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:59:23 -0700
  ...Above that you can see a right angled bent tube. This tube has a small hole in it facing down, towards the engine. This...
• 1.9l pushrod tube seals (repost from egroups)
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 11:54:18 -0400
  Howdy, In the quest for an oil-drip free Vanagon, I want to redo the pushrod tube seals on my 1.9l. It looks...
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:26:17 -0700
  ...Just remove the cap, feel around the end of the tube, insert thumb insid the tube, and fingertips at the rim of the tube...
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:12:20 -0400
  ...kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > http://www.vanagain.com/shop/collapsible-pushrod-tube-025109337/ > > Ken > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 10:53 AM, Tyler...
• f/ Distributor cam lube.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 11:40:48 CST6CDT
  someone had made a joking reference that one tube of this stuff will last a lifetime and can be handed down to future generations...
• Re: for the record water is not corrosive
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 1 May 2004 16:05:50 +1200
  >Waht exaclty are you saying? It is or it isnt? > >FYI high output radio stations use pure water to cool the >transmitting tubes. These...
• Re: Make your own mamometer
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 19:55:37 -0400
  ...In the endm,the tube diameter dosent make a difference.It only takes longer to get to 11 inches if a large tube is...
• Re: engine removal/swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:50:08 -0500
  S scratch what I said about the oil filler tube - Scott is far far more knowledgeable than I am. Still - that is the way...
• Need Replacement Exhaust Tube Propex 1600
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 17 Jun 2017 07:36:57 -0400
  Hi all I have an urgent need for a replacement exhaust tube for the Propex compact 1600 heater. UK shipping will take too long...