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• Re: HELP! Fuel line problem
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:54:36 -0400
  ...This pipe returns unused fuel from the pressure regulator back to the fuel tank. You probably need to replace the rubber hose from the...
• Re: Friday rant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:46:55 -0400
  ...Take a look at coolant and fuel hoses. Leaks, bulges, distortions. Cooling fan working? Tires, condition and pressure. If you find something then you...
• Re: Trouble in Turboland. or... drain line woe's
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 00:51:31 -0400
  ...like having the > return tube submerged in oil is going to stop the gusher of oil that comes > down that hose from making its...
• Re: SAmba Ad
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 16 May 2012 23:46:52 -0700
  ...new ride that the return hose from FPR to tank passes through a grommet in the firewall. The hose looks like it's been...
• Re: Advice on Leak in Fuel Return Line
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 19 Nov 2018 11:42:17 -0800
  ...replace the ENTIRE >> return line. (The fuel supply line, filter, pump, and pressure >> regulator were replaced.) >> >> I loosened the hose clamp and pulled the...
• Re: diesel warm start ??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 97 13:13:36 EST
  ...more > precisely on the fitting which connects the radiator return and the > thermostat bypass hoses. I should have mentioned that this will inhibit the...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:57:35 -0700
  ...On fuel lines (if thinking ahead) I would probably clamp down on >> scraps of wood to clamp the hose instead of clamping the hose...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid Leak... Reservoir?
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 07:48:10 -0800
  ...But I > couldn't see anything. > > There is a layer of fluid on the reservoir, the supply/return hoses and the > exhaust shield below...
• Update on cooling issues with my Inline VW 84
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 8 May 2010 10:20:36 -0700
  ...that gauge has returned to it's former 'range' just below the LED blinker.. I did get some replacment hoses but I am still...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 23:56:57 -0400
  Ok, but how do you put the hose in a jar of brake fluid if it's attached to the slave cylinder? Quoted from...
• Re: sink/faucet revisited
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 21:35:40 -0700
  ...The plastic, where the hose from the water tank connects, was completely broken from the bottom of the faucet. Had to pull the broken...
• Re: fuel tank update
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:13:41 -0400
  ...return line to the tank looks like a section of 7mm line. > > Does anyone know of a source for the crimp-type hose clamps...
• 1991 2.1 - Oil Cooler coolant line blown...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 22:54:38 -0600
  ...believe is the return line for the oil cooler. Had to pull the oil filter off to get to the hose & was overjoyed to...
• Re: 82 Diesel Glow Plug Problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 19:21:16 EDT
  It could be that some of your fuel return lines on the injectors are leaking. What happens is that if they have some small...
• Re: Repairing a coolant hose
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:07:42 -0700
  ...but that hose , which is heater return , I've had them get tired. and this other one, *for sure* - the hose going forward from...
• Re: Changing thermostat woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:35:18 -0500
  ...The screw is a valve that opens a connection to that hose which goes up to the return loop. Often that port does get...
• Remote starter Switch rules! No fuel leaks!
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:06:03 -0700
  ...The only hose that showed any signs of cracking was the right side return line from fuel rail to FPR. Even the protective sleeve...
• Power Steering Line
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 05:50:59 -0500
  ...I finally did find a shop that could supply the proper metric threaded ends and make up the hoses. For the return line I...
• Power Steering lines replacement (was: Got Shifter Bushings?)
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 4 May 2010 09:39:17 -0700
  ...The return line/hose > is > less of a problem. If you still have steel lines, they can be replaced > with > hydraulic hoses. I had...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:06:14 -0400
  ...Replacing one hose is a good idea. Your old fittings on either end will be reused. Your new hose will be a barrier hose...
• Re: ## changing 1990 2.1L waterleaker oil cooler hoses in situ
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 09:52:46 -0400
  Last month on my 1990 I changed the water pump, the 2 small hoses to the oil cooler as well as the 2 small...
• Re: Source for 1-1/4" ID flexible coolant hose..
  Historical mailing list - Brian Kelly
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 09:45:54 EDT
  ...As for your 1.25" heater hose Napa stock it. Check out the following, http://216.92.120.77/vw/ Click on Vanagon, then...
• Re: solved: gear linkage trouble after tranny out and short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:19:09 -0700
  ...interfere in 4 with the coolant return pipe at the point where it connects to a hose! The pipe was slightly moved out of...
• Re: Van-Again
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 22:51:38 -0700
  ...some (well, all the) cooling hoses among other things. Answered my first e-mail, but hasn't returned phone calls or any subsequent e...
• Re: Nova Scotia Trip Report or why I love my Vanagon/Westy
  Historical mailing list - Probst, Tom
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 12:27:50 -0500
  ...Nothing was immediately apparent, so I double checked the hoses and put everything back together. An hour later, the dripping returned, so we left...
• Re: Immediate Help Needed With Air-Cooled Heater Hose!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:11:18 -0400
  ...a favor in return. > > They are working on a restoration of a 1959 Porsche Carrera Twin Cam. > They > need heater hose from the Esbarcher...
• Re: overheating & radiators
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:14:06 -0400
  ...My final diagnosis was that if the two main hoses that go to the radiator (feed and return) were running at about the same...
• No Start Belgium Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:06:11 -0700
  ...The Pressure Regulator can be restored to use by applying a pair of needle nose pliers over the return hose, watch the fuel pressure...
• Re: Rear Vanagon Removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 15:07:39 -0800
  ...thing -- shunts the coolant from >>the delivery hose through the rear heater to the return hose. > > The valve when full open has a crescent...
• Re: Future propane changes planned. Prepare in advance?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:15:58 -0400
  ...He introduced me to rubber hose and a hydraulic shop here that can make me custom hoses with mesh braid, etc. Putting the T...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:48:50 -0400
  There's a non return valve in the line in the engine compartment. One has to put the "T" on the manifold side of...
• Trip Report - Jackson, WY to Moab, UT (and Questions)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:46:49 -0600
  Hi All, I just returned from the yearly Spring pilgrimage to Moab. This was my first major vacation in the '87 Westy, so I...
• 88 Vanagon, new to me, the story so far (long)
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:03:59 -0800
  ...After getting it running I made the decision to buy, and would return later. I returned a couple of days later and ran into...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:46:12 -0700
  ...can vaporize inside the lines and VW's hose system pushes that vapor out the return line instead of through the injectors. The constant...
• Re: SAmba Ad
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 18 May 2012 09:07:26 -0700
  ...bent down the tab on plenum where throttle return spring hooks on etc.) so that: - hoses from passenger side fuel rail are on top...
• Re: capacitor fix mitigated buck, did not fix
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 16 Jan 2005 17:20:36 -0800
  In addition to the other solutions for this problem (clean and extra grounds, O2 sensor, adjusting AFM wiper arm, the hose from the crankcase...
• <all> PS line rust-out
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 15:31:42 -0400 (AST)
  ...Steady leakage of the low pressure return line turned out to be nice rust through where the pipes are held onto the undersides at...
• Steering gear repair
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 21:19:42 -0600
  ...the pressure line, and use a bit of hydraulic hose and clamps on the return, when I put it back together. With a little...
• Window whistling
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 20:35:57 -0800
  ...the old oil cooler hoses! = Changed those. I logged a round trip ride of 140 miles this Sunday and = returned with no spray, not...
• Is my radiator dead? aka cooling sytem woes
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 23:11:13 -0700
  ...Is this indicative of a poorly flowing radiator, or what? Feed hose is warm, return hose is not, temp gauge on the LED. Long...
• Re: Lowering transaxle vs removing transaxle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 15 May 2011 17:48:49 -0700
  ...undo that small hose on top of the engine that goes from metal heater return pipe ( that horizontal metal pipe across the top of...
• RE: how 2 block fuel lines ?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 05 Feb 1996 09:28:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...And, I have a tapered round center punch made of a single piece of steel-- closest thing to a one-size-fits-all hose...
• Re: Detection of air bubbles in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 13:50:32 EDT
  A) is the volume of air being detected in the expansion tank perhaps displacement being caused by the rubber hoses expanding a little? B...
• Re: Hoses on fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 04:03:19 EDT
  ...then return to the vehicle. i guess. hell, i used a hacksaw, remember? >> OK, take the injectors inside(?). Let them air out?!?? In the...
• Re: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 17:29:19 -0800
  ...I just returned a week ago > from a lenghty ski trip from L.A. To Seattle, Vancouver. All went fine > during my trip, knock...
• 84 Pulsing idle UPDATE 2, zu hohe Leerlaufdrehzahl
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Schaper
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 15:44:40 EDT
  ...Sealed off end of hose and hole in big hose. Still, idle is too high. So aux air valve isn't stuck open either...
• Re: coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 7 May 2007 11:04:55 -0400
  ...opening on the passenger side, where the pvc and the heater hoses were, or through the middle near the front shift rod? the latter...
• Re: '90 syncro gas lines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 18:22:43 -0700
  ...it would be a little tricky and maybe possible to attach new hose to the old, then pull new in by pulling old hose...
• Gas Tank Rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 1997 06:43:44
  ...Recent postings pointed to deteriorating hoses, valves, and connections, but the mechanic called yesterday and says he determined it was none of the above...
• Fuel line replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Thu, 10 May 2001 12:49:56 -0500
  ...Should I replace that stuff, too? How about the return line? Is doesn't look to bad, but it's under high pressure, too...
• Re: Leaking Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:03:29 -0800
  HI Dave., that makes fine sense to replace the heater hoses all the way to the front, if they need it. I was just...
• Re: Shopping list or kit for Molotov fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 22:52:02 -0500
  ...Note that the short hoses on the injectors are a special case. The hose itself is a self-lock type and barb fitting on...
• Re: Outrageous Parts Price
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:29:41 -0800
  ...maybe the listee who used 1 1/4 inch radiator hose can revisit the experience for us. Sounded ok to me at the time...
• Re: Fireworks for the Fourth-in my engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 17:50:57 -0700
  ...the fuel hoses on the engine had been replaced. the return hose is an original. that original hose is so tough .. you could tow...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:04:43 -0400
  ...t say which of the hoses is supply or return, upper > or > lower. > Question: can I disconnect both hoses, clamp a stick in there...
• Coolant hose replacement
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:05:52 -0400
  ...The coolant line between #1 cylinder and the rad return line had ruptured, with a small hole on the inside radius of one of...
• Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:13:21 -0400
  ...up the housing) and then remove a few return hoses and put a water hose into the reservoir and let the engine run till...
• Re: leaks leaks and more leaks -
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:51:56 -0800
  ...However, rubber hose is used on both supply and return at the pump. Got to provide a flexable link to the metal lines on...
• Re: Fuel flow regulator
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Jun 2021 15:55:16 -0500
  ...right! > >> John, > >> There are 4 hoses to the FPR. 2 on the pressure side of things, the > return > >> to the fuel tank, and the...
• Re: Hot brakes!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Apr 2018 17:05:49 -0400
  ...but not on vanagon according to the mechanic: - failed brake hoses (brake fluid returning too slow of not at all) - failed brake caliper (not...