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• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:02:26 -0700
  ...the temperature is > definitely rising and the reservoir is pressurizing and spilling over > into the overflow tank. > > If it was a head gasket wouldn...
• Re: power steering leak '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile, 2.1 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
  Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:31:06 -0500
  ...It > goes from the reservoir to the passenger side firewall under the airbox. > Plus had enough left over to do the one short piece...
• Re: DIY $20 Brake Bleeder-Link to .pdf
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:55:07 -0700
  ...At the brake cylinder end use a catch cup smaller than the size of the brake reservoir, which will provide a good indication of...
• Re: coolant tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 08:49:54 -0700
  it's easier if you let the reservoir bolted to the van...better if no pressure in the cooling system which means cold I...
• overfull coolant reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 10:00:48 EDT
  Thanks to all that replied. My guess is exhaust gasses also. It is not leaking very quickly so I think we will try to...
• Master Cyl. Res. Cap;
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:08:42 +0000
  Hi All, Has anyone machined a Master Cylinder Reservoir Cap, Adaptor, With a Hose Nipple, or connector, for Their Bleeder Pump? Or, what are...
• Front Windshield Washer Reservoir -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Mon, 11 May 1998 15:11:49 +0200
  ...have any experience removing and repairing a leaky front windshield washer reservoir? Mine leaks like a sieve! The bolts that hold it to the...
• Re: help with new clutch MC
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 15:09:02 -0700
  ...Fill the reservoir, open the slave bleed valve and just leave it open. Pump the clutch lever in and out very slowly, like maybe...
• Re: brake fl leak
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 06 Feb 1996 11:51:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...My '71 bus has TWO (count them, two) plastic brake fluid reservoirs. One is behind the driver's seat, and looks kinda like the...
• Speed bleeders? Not me
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:02:06 -0700
  ...Put in (to the Motive pressure bottle) fresh hydraulic fluid and screw the cap onto your brake fluid reservoir. Pressurize the bottle by pumping...
• Re: Sources for plastic valves?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 23:33:57 -0500
  ...Install it in the line to the shower head, but down low - close to the reservoir and heater assembly. Figure out a way to...
• Re: windshield washer reservoir?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:35:23 -0700
  ...windshield washer reservoir? >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >> All years the same, and the easiest thing I can think of to do to a...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper/Washer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:07:13 -0700
  What happens when you do want to wash it? Reconnect the reservoir seems awkward, unless you live in AZ where they get no rain...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:11:09 -0400
  On 3/25/2012 9:58 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Pressure bleeders attach to the fill reservoir and use pressure to push the > fluid...
• Re: Power Steering Noise '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 14:34:22 EDT
  ...Are there any leaks? Go to the back of your van and top off the reservoir. BenT San Francisco.
• Re: OVERHEATING! - NEED ADVICE! !!! HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:01:09 -0700
  Adding coolant to the tank behind the license plate won't help, need to go into the reservoir on the left side of the...
• Re: Adapt 1.9 Coolant Reservoir to 2.1 ?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 30 Apr 2015 20:10:41 -0700
  ...wrote: >>I may have access to OEM 1.9 WBX >>coolant reservoirs. > It's only a bad idea if you don't use a...
• Re: looking to buy good power steering hose from reservoir to pump, p/n 251 422 887
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:43:44 -0600
  ...used or new power steering hose which runs from > the fluid reservoir to the pump and has a banjo fitting on it, p/n...
• pressure coolant cap thing-y
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 23 Jan 1995 13:12:48 CST6CDT
  ...The cap on the reservoir is connected to the fill jug via a hose that comes off easily. Take the hose off and blow...
• Re: Steering rack replacement and replacement and . . .
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 00:22:37 EST
  ...I hang it above the reservoir and connect it to the pump supply line. I disconnect the return at the reservoir and run it...
• Re: Engine worries return
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:30:41 -0600
  Eric In Your EMail You mention a Reserve Tank, a Reservoir & an Over flow Tank. This can be cause for some confusion in Your...
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - George Lyle
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 11:01:24 -0800
  From the description, this system just applies air pressure to the reservoir. the air doesn't actually enter the system. What I would be...
• Water reservoir level sensor float? (87 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 11:25:31 -0700
  I've figured out part of the problem with the level sensor inside the water reservoir: the magnet (? that big gray blob that runs...
• 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:08:37 -0700
  ...Coolant was leaking out of the (it looks like top of ) pressurized coolant reservoir and as well as being under what looks like higher...
• Re: Overflow reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Feb 2023 22:26:22 +0000
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• ATF mixed with Power St. fluid
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 19:27:24 -0800
  There was Power steering fluid filled into the reservoir of the power steering system, and the guy only found out later that it was...
• Clutch not fully disengaging near Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 10:11:51 -0700
  No leaks; reservoir full. Any suspects other than master and/or slave cylinders, and how do I tell which of the two might be...
• Re: Fail-safe Westy water gauge? - longish
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 13:12:28 -0700
  ...clamped) horizontally from the new > reservoir water-tight fixtures forward (from the top and the bottom of the > reservoir) straight through the two holes...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 11:17:49 -0600
  ...com> wrote: > > > I don't think having the brake and clutch reservoir above all the > > electrical connections in the dash is very smart at...
• Re: Question: where is the front brake reservior on 1990 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 14:52:27 -0400
  ...Any help would be appreciated! > >Thanks...Andy The brake fluid reservoir (not just for the front brakes) is located under the instrument cover behind...
• Re: Power Steering Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 1 May 2011 19:20:45 +0000
  ...The fluid reservoir was quite gunked up, so I decided to remove it for cleaning, and well, as your might have guessed, the lower...
• Getting coolant level warning to work on '82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 21 May 2008 12:26:05 -0400
  ...When I got it last fall, my '82 had the old-style coolant reservoir. It had no level sensor, but there was what appeared...
• Re: Suspected leak ???
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:12:42 -0700
  ...My mechanic says my cooling system is leak free yet I get these unexplained huge drops in coolant level in the reservoir tank without...
• Re: Wierd Noise.....
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:23:22 EST
  ...Those little canisters are vacuum reservoirs. Used to retain pressure for running accessories after the engine is shut off. If it's leaking, replace...
• Re: Oil reservoir heater
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 22:06:52 -0800
  ...Oil reservoir heater >> >> Yep, just bought one of these, just to have it. >> $25.00 at a local Farm store. >> >> It's made out...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:44:33 -0400
  I installed an equus cruise control system on my '85 1.9 (vacuum type) and installed a vacuum reservoir at the same time. The...
• Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:17:03 -0700
  ...Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type So can someone tell me, is leaking from the under side of these is common/possible...
• Re: Gravity Bleed Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:59:07 -0700
  ...Filled MC reservoir with proper brake fluid. Opened RR bleeder, attached hose/receptacle. Repeated at LR, RF, LF. Removed MC reservoir cap. Kept fluid...
• No coolant traffic
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:23:12 -0800
  I can't see any movement of the coolant from the reservoir tank to the pressure tank. I installed a new cap and still...
• need power steering hose
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 21:54:04 -0500
  Hi Folks,I need a power steering suction line(from the reservoir)with the large banjo fitting.the location is on page 48.9...
• Re: Power Steering reservoir filter question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 27 Dec 2013 22:36:47 -0500
  Hi Scott and others, The cap comes off the power steering reservoir easily. But apparently my mechanic could then not get the filter out...
• Re: Brake hose-pinching device
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:05:13 -0500
  ...it until it is below the outlet in the brake fluid reservoir. The clutch feed is high enough that the brakes will not be...
• Re: coolant pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 22:09:41 EST
  ...Air in coolant reservoir. 2. Proper seal for vacuum evacuation of liquid from the overflow tank to the reservoir. I usually see 1 to...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:32:07 -0700
  ...I fill the reservoir >> and pump the pedal - the reservoir stays at the same level and there is >> no brake resistance. Any ideas? Please...
• Re: Air Bleeder Installation/Cooling System Bleeding Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 23:33:36 -0700
  ...Put another drip tray at the rear under the main reservoir. -- Fill the engine with 50/50 mix of VW Autobahn coolant (ZVW 237...
• Re: Front reservoir repair again
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:42:49 -0400
  ...thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=726032&highlight=windshield+washer+reservoir > > Alistair > >> On Jun 9, 2021, at 1:29 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96...
• Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:13:52 -0700
  ...Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type So can someone tell me, is leaking from the under side of these is common/possible...
• power steering
  Historical mailing list - jeff crane
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:53:07 -0400
  ...I know this sounds strange but most systems have a filter in the reservoir, normally retained against the tank wall at the return line...
• Re: Water reservoir level sensor float? (87 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 15:44:42 -0300
  ...part of the problem with the level sensor > inside the water reservoir: the magnet (? that big gray blob > that runs up and down the...
• windshield washer reservoir?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:19:07 -0500
  Hi list - windshield washer fluid pretty much runs through when adding. Haven't looked too closely yet - is it difficult to swap? Can't...
• Re: Botched Coolant Flush Implications?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:13:08 -0700
  ...I refilled the reservoir and after > running the engine a few times during short day trips around town, both the > reservoir and pressurized tank...
• Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 09:49:03 -0700
  ...Nothing complicated, just a garden sprayer modified with pressure gauge and fluid reservoir cap with bulkhead fitting . Some years ago I noticed in one...
• Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 18:40:24 -0600
  ...The reservoir is then exposed. License Plate Access Hatch - pull this open and you will see the following: ...Left - Coolant overflow tank. Do your...
• Re: Engine worries return
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:57:06 -0400
  ...Now that the van is cooled off the reservoir is full and the over flow tank is empty. >> >> Last year folks gave me some...
• Rear Washer Reservoir Cap Needed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:38:00 -0700
  The filler cap on my rear washer tank has gone missing. Is there a generic cap (Coke bottles, etc) that wi9ll work or do...
• Re: Help, 86 Power Steering Noise
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 12:03:09 EST
  ...If I were you, I would remove the reservoir, after first cleaning the connections, and flush at least a gallon (2 would be better...
• Re: Need 1982 coolant reservoir
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:17:20 -0700
  ...I think the reservoir is the original one and I cannot find a > >>> replacement. I'd prefer new, if possible, but at this point...
• Power Steering Rack Balance Line Popping Off
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 16:11:07 +0000
  ...The power steering reservoir was quite low. When I filled it up, the noise went away, so I drove about 50 miles on the...
• Re: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 5 May 2020 09:48:32 -0700
  ...Are you referring to refilling the Motive tool and not in regards to adding more fluid into the master cylinder reservoir? i.e. when...
• Re: OVERHEATING! - NEED ADVICE! !!! HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:58:49 -0500
  ...5 miles later light blinking again, but reservoir still > >> full. > >> >> No obvious leaks. Possible bad thermostat? Less than 4000 miles since > >> >> new > >> >> radiator was...