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• Re: Distilled water
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 19:31:13 -0500
  It really depends on how "hard" your tap water is. If you find white deposits floating in the cooling system and working there way...
• Re: distilled water ?bad
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:24:41 -0700
  ...The only difference is the purity- you can make distilled water really easy. As for DeIonized (aka DI) water, they put it through a...
• Dog Travel Water Bowl
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:08:20 +0000
  ...I found a neat travel water bowl for my dog, called a Water Boy (in CDN) It lies flat, with a well sealed top...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:54:19 -0800
  A waterboxer engine is a pretty oversquare engine.......meaning short stroke, large bore, and 4,000 rpm is just a nice spin. It's...
• Re: how works the westy sink pump?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:45:25 -0400
  ...Gravity-fed water will prime the pump (fill it with water). If you've got the pump up in the air, you have it...
• Re: Hydrogen help for the Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:24:17 -0600
  ...Saab > offered water injection for the Saab 99 Turbo. With the introduction > of the intercooler the interest in water injection disappeared, but > today, water...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:02:55 -0600
  >>Still moving that air around by driving a fan and that uses horsepower >>just like the waterpump - right? > >No. All cars are cooled by...
• Re: ice melting
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 11:44:05 -0700
  ...Now put the quart of ice in > the > water and mark again how high the water is (on the bucket). You will note > that...
• Re: fresh water
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Wed, 5 May 1999 07:03:13 -0700
  Drinking water from a Westy tank should be no problem as long as the tank is clean and the water is from a reliable...
• Re: Hot Water Shower Contraption for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:17:48 -0400
  ...I > believe he used a waterbed thermostat to control the thing. I never > liked the idea of heating the water inside the tank, as...
• Re: Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog
  Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 18:30:26 -0800
  I am very interested in warm water for my van. All of the good ideas I've read about use the coolant as a...
• Re: WATERFEST VW/AUDI SHOW THIS SUNDAY IN NJ
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 13:59:01 EDT
  ...WATERFEST VW/AUDI SHOW THIS SUNDAY IN NJ this sunday july 21,� 8am-5pm 2002 Waterfest - huge VW/Audi show and swap meet Raceway...
• Re: Where do you get your coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 14 May 2014 09:42:33 -0500
  ---- Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > I like to use premixed antifreeze because it is ready to go, and > also has better water in...
• Re: water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 13:48:47 -0400
  On 7/22/05, Rob Campbell <rob@quimp.com> wrote: > Hello- > > Just told by my mechanic that my water pump is bad. He says...
• Re: Recommendations - Water Tank Hose
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:09:21 -0800
  It is a standard hose for fresh water tank use. You can get it from RV sources or West Marine. Even Ebay sellers have...
• Re: Speaking of tops
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Nov 1994 21:05:34 -0500
  Someone here on the list explained last summer how spraying on water repellents on the canvass is a real no no and will make...
• Re: Chlorine in water tank
  Historical mailing list - Britt Grannis
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 15:15:52 -0800
  Industry standard 1gallon 51/4 percent Chlorene bleach to 1000 gallons of water to be treated, let stand for 20 minuites for disenfection then...
• Re: Care and feeding of a Westie water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:43:56 -0400
  1/4 cup of bleach - fill water tank -shake bus side to side - run faucet - empty - refill with fresh water. Been doing this 6...
• Re: why is water squirting from city hook up
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:15:43 -0400
  > The last few times I filled the water tank in my 85 westy and then turn on the > faucet water squirts out - more like...
• Re: Redline Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Mon, 26 May 1997 10:43:53 -0600 (MDT)
  I used the Redline Water Wetter when I replaced the coolant after installing a new engine. The mechanic that replaced the engine used 100...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 16 May 2011 17:20:24 -0400
  Remove the water tank cover & peek in there. If it's cruddy looking, it wouldn't hurt to wash the inside of the tank...
• why "grey" water?
  Historical mailing list - mac stricklen
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 07:21:19 -0700
  I'm looking into buying a westy and have started wonder about the water tank. The current owner of the van warned me that...
• Re: Westy water-trap Antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 17:04:43 -0400
  Malcolm, The sink water trap is equipped with a drain. At least it is in our '86 Syncro Westfalia and hopefully in other years...
• Need Westy water cap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 21:55:48 -0700
  Hey folks, In your junkyard tours, please keep your eyes open for a water tank cap (It *does* have a cap, doesn't it...
• Re: Distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:12:12 -0500
  John, I had a similar problem, and even though I am on City Water, and supplied by Detroit, which is one of the better...
• Re: distilled water for coolant - was New Car Dealers And Parts Prices-a service advisors
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:12:17 -0800
  ...Distilled water is just water... Rob becida@comcast.net At 1/31/2008 03:27 AM, Mike wrote: > Distilled water has no minerals in...
• '73 van, Water in Oil
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 08:39:06 GMT
  ...Upon investigation I find that there is rather a lot of water in the oil - more water than oil :( If this was a goodly...
• Re: Water tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:11:06 -0700
  ...Water tank cap Does anyone knows where to find a replacement cap for the water tank? iMine is missing and I can't fill...
• Re: Water drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:28:04 -0800
  ...Water drain cap > Volks, > > Anyone know if the water tank cap and the sink drain cap are the same on an > '89. They aren...
• Re: Hot Water for a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 18:56:03 -0500
  For a real and practical Westy hot water solution, see this invention: http://www.syncro.org/HotWater.shtml Marshall Ruskin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan...
• Re: distilled water for coolant - was New Car Dealers And Parts Prices-a service advisors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:44:05 -0500
  If you always use distilled water in a steam iron, you won't have the buildup of deposits that clog the orifices. Most tap...
• Re: tell me about water at fuse panel 85 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Aug 2018 18:09:25 -0400
  ...tell me about water at fuse panel 85 westy Just washed my 85 Westy and see water dripping from around the fuse panel. I...
• Re: replacing waterpump in 87 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 22:19:19 -0700
  Gary, replaced the waterpump on my 87 Vanagon twice in the years i've had it. I never pulled the distributor to replace the...
• Care and feeding of a Westie water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:46:30 -0700
  Got to thinking about my Westie water tank. Recently, I decided I don't use enough water to keep it fresh in there and...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 31 May 2016 18:15:01 -0700
  ...Onboard water supply? > >>>> > >>>> . What is a correct procedure to clean the onboard water supply to > the sink faucet which I use as drinking water...
• Re: reducing westy water faucet velocity
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:25:27 -0400
  > Water coming from my new water pump out of the faucet splashes all > over the place. I read a reference to restricting the water...
• Weeping water pump and driver
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:14:44 -0700
  Jeff and Eric, The main causes of waterpump failure is almost always too much belt tension. Some failure can occur because of poor lubrication...
• Re: Alternative coolant flush procedure?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 10:00:26 -0500
  ...Let sit for a few hours, maybe over night. > - Drain water > - replace questionable hoses, water pump, thermostat > - re-fill with coolant with correct mix...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:00:15 -0700
  ...I do know that brake fluid 'likes' water a lot .. like it just absorbs water right out of the atmosphere. if it's greek...
• Re: Water for anti-freeze!
  Historical mailing list - Curtis Long
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 17:15:10 -0400
  ...It's the water! Eric 86-VW4x4 >> Better not forget to add your phosphate free anti-freeze to that water!!!! By the way, has...
• Re: for the record water is not corrosive
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 09:39:26 -0700
  on 30/4/04 9:20 am, Mike Miller wrote: > I'd heard that water was the most nearly universal solvent, at least on...
• Re: Late for Friday but interesting. Waterjet cutting Ti
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 27 Nov 2022 07:01:45 -0500
  Must be using hard water for it to spark like that. Brrrrump! Stephen Mobile > On Nov 26, 2022, at 10:15 PM, Alistair Bell...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded: The Rest of the Story...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:12:58 EDT
  ...hello Be careful using creek water, I have seen the grit in creek water eat the blades off the water pump. later mark d
• City Water Hookup
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 07:59:02 -0500
  I've never hooked up the city water to my Westy in the seven years that I've owned it until the other day...
• Re: Hot Water and you
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 23:48:14 -0700
  ...In about 20 minutes, the water is heated > by convection. Hot water moves through the hose connections automatically. > hang the tank above your head...
• Re: Distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:31:53 -0500
  ...Most large diesel engines reqiure distilled water fill and many antifreeze suppiers now sell pre mixed with distilled or deionized water. If you have...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 29 May 2016 19:25:31 -0700
  ...Onboard water supply? >>>> >>>> . What is a correct procedure to clean the onboard water supply to the >> sink >>>> faucet which I use as drinking water...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:03:03 -0700
  Years ago someone suggested pouring a half gallon of cheap vodka into the water tank as anti-freeze. at least then you wouldn't...
• Water tank filler...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:43:37 -0700
  ...I used mine for the first time this weekend, and noted that I had to devise a way of getting water into the tank...
• Re: water pump leak?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:30:08 -0500
  Next time I have to replace the water pump on my '84, I am going to give serious thought to removing cat, muffler and...
• Re: More Water Runoff
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 05:22:23 -0400
  Most car (and vanagon) doors are designed to have water flow through them rather than being kept out. So your question isn't why...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 23:04:51 -0600
  ...Coolant > Charcoal filters will not remove dissolved minerals that cause hard > water. > > Alistair > > > '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 > http://www.members...
• Re: water pump output
  Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 13:52:32 -0800
  ...Could/is this a sign of a weak water pump, or is this >>normal ? I havent had the luxury of water heat before this...
• deep cleaning westy water tank
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 2 Aug 2010 19:12:19 -0700
  Another scintillating post :) I cleaned out the water tank with a solution of HCl, before and after pics here: http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010...
• Michigan Waterfalls
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:23:29 -0400
  Michigan is a great Waterfall state! I've had many Vanagon 'Westy' adventures in Michigan. If you are planning your summer trips. think Northern...
• Re: water in my exhaust..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 09:35:10 -0600
  As I recall from my limited experience, white smoke usually means that there is water leaking into the block, black smoke means oil. I...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 20:34:27 -0800
  ...Special attachments needed for softening (substituting salts) water. Here the water is very mineral heavy (hard) my african cichlids loved it when I was...
• camper water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:50:18 -0700
  ...The water level for the potable water tank in my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon Campmobile reports the water level at the intermediate yellow light, no...
• Re: Pumped Water Leak to City Water Hook-Up?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:01:55 -0400
  If you don't use the City Water connection, the Shurflo faucet from West Marine (WM model #296493, MFG part # 94-009-10, $40...
• Re: watercooled vw info?where
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  10 Oct 1995 15:52:15 EST
  The rec.auto.vw.watercooled newsgroup, natch :-). Tom F. 90 Syncro Westie (watercooled) 90 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro Wagon IA Stage I (water and...