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• Re: brake lines and hoses?
  Historical mailing list - david hardy
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 16:17:59 -0700
  ...http://www.vanagonwiki.net/wiki/Brake_lines_replacement david -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf = Of Mike...
• About those fuel lines... scary...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 08:39:25 -0400
  ...I never had any problems with my fuel lines, or so I thought. After looking at Ben's fuel line replacement page I took...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:25:19 -0700
  ...your FLAPS should have the correct length hard lines. For each rear flex hose to cylinder. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco...
• Re: replacing fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 20:25:39 -0600
  Thanks everyone!! Just wanted to say thanks for all the great advice and info I got!! I should be replacing my lines next week...
• Re: Steering Rack Hydraulic Fitting Size?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:50:57 -0700
  I don't want to destroy the lines. I'd like some caps that match the threads of the steering rack. -- Michael Snow 1982...
• Re: Fuel leaks/fuel lines/clamps, etc., 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 May 1999 09:57:08 -0400
  ...Fuel leaks/fuel lines/clamps, etc., 82 westy Hi Volks, I am having a dilemma with fuel injection leaks around my connections that is...
• A/C compressors Sanden 508 vs 510
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Aug 1997 02:58:46 -0400 (EDT)
  ...508 on a Vanagon...what did you do about this problem? The freon lines into the 510 on the Vanagon are metal, and dont...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 09:49:29 -0600
  ...It originally had rubber front lines and after a few minutes of hard accelerations and braking, efficiency would diminish a lot. After adding just...
• the 'other' fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - A. Kimmons
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 21:29:16 +0000
  ...I did the same job as you and replaced only the 'engine box' lines and to the pump also. Did change the small pieces...
• Re: On the Appropriateness of the Archive Word
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 12:48:23 -0300
  ...Use short, descriptive subject > > lines when creating a post. 2. Please quote something less than the > > complete message when replying. 3. Use the *identical...
• Re: Stainless Steel coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:23:51 -0500
  ...Keep in mind that stainless steel lines rust --- takes a long time but it does happen. I found this out 2,000 km from...
• Re: Frequency recommendation to replace Vanagon fuel gasoline lines
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Tue, 10 May 2016 08:33:55 -0600
  ...What is a normal life expectancy for fuel lines in the Vanagon? >> Should these lines be replaced every 2-3 years? Are certain brands...
• Re: Check Those AC Lines
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 22:01:46 -0700
  ...Check Those AC Lines > With the recent thread re fuel lines, perhaps it would be timely to once > again advise those with AC to...
• Fuel line insulation.
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 21:43:12 -0500
  Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative to the plastic sleeve the major fuel supply/return lines are covered with? I had blown...
• 81' New Owner To Do
  Historical mailing list - James Juniper
  Tue, 18 May 2004 21:46:46 -0600
  ...I have heard that fuel lines and break lines are recommended items for complete replacement if you are a new owner. Any other recommendations...
• Re: Non Vanagon related brake line question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:16:05 -0700
  Likely to keep the lines from flopping around. Rubbing on whatever. On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Max Wellhouse <dimwittedmoose@cfu...
• Re: Steel brake lines, or "I'm coming to get you, Frank"
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 01:21:51 -0500
  Steel brake lines on Vanagons and other German cars are verysimilar to those on all cars EXCEPT for the flares. They are actually 45...
• Re: Part locater
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 09:53:02 -0500
  ...None of the vendors sell > the long metal brake lines probably because they are too big of a pain > to make and then a...
• Re: Power Steering lines replacement (was: Got Shifter Bushings?)
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 5 May 2010 08:32:18 -0400
  ...Thanks for the link, replacing those lines looks a project that > I might want to do this summer. After I do the gas tank...
• Re: coolant hoses (Cost, is the only issue)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:30:37 -0500
  ...a AAA card and a cell phone are critical tools on any trip. <snip> >Everyone doesn't *need* to replace all their coolant lines...
• Question adding BEHR front AC to existing rear AC
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 18:16:00 -0400
  ...The shop indicated that they'll have to have some AC lines fabricated as part of the install, which leaves me wondering... The existing...
• Re: Fires
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 09:30:48 -0800
  ...In the mature bugs and typeIIs, simply replacing the fuel lines every few years and using hose clamps was sufficient. On the vanagon, fires...
• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:28:53 -0700
  ...SS lines are more snag and impact resistant, if you do lots of back road driving, and if you want/need new brake lines...
• Re: Think I have sprung a leak in my powersteering lines!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:48:25 EDT
  ...I had the lines replaced the fat & thin lines with copper ones in 2007 I believe. I am noticing some red fluid around some...
• Re: CHECK FUEL LINES NOW!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 95 01:18:27 -0400
  Yup, I just replaced all my fuel lines in my '75 a couple of weeks ago. I got tired of the fumes and occasional...
• Vacuum lines
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 00:20:11 -0800
  ...of the vacuum lines for 1983 1.9l? Which include the large ones off the intake manifold. Alan Gondry '83 h2o vanagon Vancouver, WA...
• Re: Burnt Van Photos
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 12:46:11 -0700
  The bad part of all this is it could have been avoided by new gas lines, that is what causes 99 percent of all...
• Re: 88 fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:52:20 -0400
  Yes! There are plastic lines from the pump to the firewall and from the engine back to the tank. These don't need to...
• Re: Bending brake lines for big brake kit
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Fri, 7 Dec 2012 20:45:09 -0500
  I just finished doing all of the lines and hoses on my '87 Vanagon. I'm vwmike333 on TheSamba. I wrote most of the...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:04:56 -0700
  ...Steel Braided Fuel Lines? >I have done it as well. > I used Earl's lines, AN fittings, changed the fuel pressure reg to an...
• '88 Fuel line size
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Mar 1996 13:16:48 +0000
  After tracing all the lines, I finally found the source of gas small on my '88 - the hose from fuel pump to filter. During...
• Re: Shoulder belts WAS: Accurate subject lines.
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:53:34 -0800
  ...Accurate subject lines. > > Yeah. Mike (from Fresno) is the other half! > > Karl > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben T" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Replacing Fuel lines - Lengths?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 09:59:44 -0600
  ...Replacing Fuel lines - Lengths? > > Does anyone have the lengths of the fuel lines in the > 2.1 engine bay at their fingertips? I'd...
• Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:41:49 -0500
  ...isn't there some way the the VAG engineers could have put in metal fuel lines, as are found in Saabs and probably a...
• Re: My Last Words On Brake Lines
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 11:57:28 -0700
  ...Mathew's post was about the rigid metal lines but your first reply was about rubber lines. I doubt he plans to make those...
• Re: Can I just shorten the metal brake lines on this crap I got from cip1.ca or???
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 16:22:59 -0400
  On 6/8/2012 3:48 PM, courtney hook wrote: > can I just shorten these metal lines with a tubing cutter and then a...
• Re: blown hose?, try brake lines!
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:29:39 -0700
  ...the "T" for > the rear brake lines is situated *above* the transmission. To get to it one > would have to drop the transmission. I...
• Re: Steel brake lines, or "I'm coming to get you, Frank"
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 21:21:19 -0700
  I was talking about the regular steel brake lines you buy at a parts store. Just like the ones that are on all the...
• extra underbody protection plate finished
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:14:08 -0800
  ...It is meant to protect the coolant lines, heater lines, and the shift linkage from flying debris and build up of slush/ice. It...
• Brake lines, where to get the job done?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:23:51 -0400
  I need to get the metal brake lines replaced on my van. As much as I would like to do the job myself, I...
• Re: 86 Vanagon power steering lines?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 11 May 2002 07:19:10 -0500
  I don't know who made the original post on the power steering lines but this fellow has an 85 Vanagon with the power...
• Re: replacing power steering lines with hoses
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:17:55 -0700
  ...replacing power steering lines with hoses > > > Anyone have experience with replacing the metal power steering lines with >> hoses? Seems like a good option for...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid and lines Questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:47:21 -0800
  ...Hand pressure on the steel lines under the van just before they turn up to the engine compartment does affect the noise. So I...
• Re: Long trips
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 20:34:31 -0400
  Amen on the gas lines. Mine started dripping at the fuel pump when I moved the van this week.Started poking around the engine...
• Re: DIESEL Turbo and NA injection lines the same?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 14:32:21 -0400
  ...DIESEL Turbo and NA injection lines the same? > I asked on the diesel list but haven't gotten an answer. > > Are the metal fuel...
• Re: Help with fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 18:07:56 -0600
  ...Help with fuel lines! >Volks, >After reading many posts about replacing fuel lines on our aging Vanagons, >my father-in-law's '85 started...
• Re: Fuel Lines (Plastic Ones)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:03:31 -0400
  ...Fuel Lines (Plastic Ones) Greetings to one and all. So I finally had a modest block of time today to really tear into Blue...
• Fuel Lines (Plastic Ones)
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:29:41 -0600
  ...My plan is to completely redo the fuel lines, because, of course, that is what caused the fire (I am pretty sure it was...
• Re: New fuel line disintegrates
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:11:53 -0500
  Jeffrey Lubin <visionwizard@verizon.net> writes: > I agree with the notion of replumbing with metal fuel lines. But, I > also had the ooze when...
• Oil cooler lines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 22:04:04 -0500
  ...Are there general guidelines as to how far you can run oil cooler lines? Stan Wilder 1983 Air Cooled Westfalia ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM...
• Re: Part locater
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 23:00:52 -0800
  ...It may shed some light on how one can make these brake lines. Or..... Your FLAPS should have precut lengths flared with nuts on...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:35:38 -0600
  ---- JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > In my book - top of the list is fuel lines. I wouldn't take that sucker > out of the...
• Replacing Fuel Lines on a 2.1...anybody got really good instructions?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:00:21 -0700
  ...I've been looking in the archives but can't track down the definitive procedure on replacing the fuel lines on my 1990. Anybody...
• Stainless Steel coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:56:27 -0500
  Just wondering if any of the list members with Subaru conversion have used either the volks cafe or Bus Depot stainless steel coolant lines...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:45:45 -0400
  ...I made sure to get lines with the "German" flare: > > http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/rearbrakeflexhosereplacementpt2 > Should be lots of info in the...
• Re: Rear heater core hose connection.
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 14:23:40 -0500
  ...The lines from the rear-heater to the main feed/return lines are slightly different in length SO, which is which may make itself...
• Re: help need to replace Westy copper stove line
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:36:53 -0500
  ...Before I tackle the rusted screws on the floor plate the lines go through under the van is there some thing under it that...
• RE : Fuel Line protectors
  Historical mailing list - Odyssey Stickers
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 11:14:43 +0000
  Paul, I'm new to the list but I also replaced some fuel lines and cleaned up the top of the engine (the part...
• Power Steering Lines on E-Bay
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:30:54 -0400
  ...Follow this link to view: <A HREF="http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=93599671"> Power Steering Lines</A> Cheers Frank...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 08:26:35 EDT
  ...I am trying to get a line on stainless clamps for the lines as the steel ones that come on vans are usually rusted...