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• Re: Bad juju?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:18:10 -0500
  The source of compressed air needs to be regulated way down, so you don't blow the plastic reservoir off the master cylinder (DISASTROUS...
• Coolent Leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Oct 94 18:15:51 EDT
  Gerry, I had leaks from the coolent reservoir inside the engine compartment (they crack and leak with age) and also from the coolent "T...
• Re: '82 clutch capers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 10:58:42 -0600
  Stan Wilder wrote: >The clutch master cylinder shares the fluid reservoir with the brake >master cylinder > > Stan, how do you pressure bleed the clutch...
• Re: Brake Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:20:31 -0800
  Don't forget that the clutch hydraulics are fed by the same reservoir that feeds the brakes. Your leak could be at the clutch...
• Re: Steering rack replacement and replacement and . . .
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 17:00:06 -0600
  ...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: Coolant Reservoir Leak
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:35:12 EDT
  Bill; If your van has the black " H" distribution pipe next to the reservoir (1983.5 to 1985 ) replace it also. This part failed...
• Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:48:32 -0700
  ...Now discover coolant in reservoir going down while overflow > reservoir filling up - meaning a blown head gasket. What next? > > At best this calls for...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 10:22:01 -0700
  ...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: PS leaking
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:19:23 -0500
  ...The hole is big enough to empty the reservoir in about two minutes > of run time. The pump-to-main line pressure hose and...
• Re: Leak Under Steering Column
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 09:35:05 -0700
  It's probably brake fluid, but it might not be leaking from the reservoir but could also be coming from the clutch hydraulics master...
• Re: master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 10:23:16 -0400
  ...Does anyone know what size MC reservoir cap I need? Is this a stock item that can be picked up at my FLAPS or...
• I need a vanagon washer bottle for the front
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:30:24 -0400
  I am looking for a good used washer reservoir for the front windshield for a Vanagon. If anyone can help me out, please let...
• Re: Head gasket, cracked head, or more?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:16:12 -0400
  FWIW; I got a lot of worrisome bubbles in the coolant reservoir after installing my rebuilt engine. Evidently it takes quite some time for...
• Expansion tank leak
  Historical mailing list - William Wedenoja
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 17:32:46 -0500
  ...system problems. "Hoppin' John" is no longer suffering from red light flicker, post-reservoir drip, or hot flashes. Margie & Bill '88 Westy [text/html]
• Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 01:59:01 EDT
  ...writes: << Would adding Dot 3 on top of what may be Dot4 be a problem? >> Read the hieroglyphics on the brake reservoir cap. George
• Re: That damn cooling system !
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 01:27:11 -0400 (EDT)
  Snip !! > > If coolant is spewing from the coolant reservoir or overflow tank, you may > have a crack in the plastic or a bad pressure...
• brake reservoir leak
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 21:22:07 -0700
  ...The reservoir behind the instrument cluster is empty and there >is a drip at the bottom of the clutch master cylinder, but it hasn...
• Draining and Filling cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 10:15:54 -0400
  ...The top of the coolant reservoir and the radiator bleeder were at the same height since I had the rear of the van raised...
• Re: Easier battery jumping?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 16:35:21 -0700
  ...I've got batteries behind the front seats, I'm crawling under the carpet looking for a washer reservoir and taking off the dash...
• Re: Leaky windshield washer fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:35:55 -0400
  ...85 Westfalia GL here. > > My front windshield washer reservoir leaks when I fill it. I don=E2=80=99= > t believe it=E2=80...
• Re: leaking brake reservoir?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 14:52:06 -0700
  ...a call from my wife that she thinks the brake fluid reservoir on > our 84.5 Vanagon has a leak in it. Apparently there...
• Re: Fw: Uh oh....No coolant in the tank
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 14 May 2005 09:08:16 -0700
  ...But it is your reservoire is that empty not the pressurised tank. The level goes up and down in the tank behind the licence...
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:37:27 -0500
  ...In that case the hose from the reservoir to the clutch cylinder failed. How that hose got close enough to the clutch pedal arm...
• Cooland reservoir H piece
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 08:48:10 -0700
  ...Coolant reservoir H piece Don't know the part however I have had the #11 part go on me. There is a place in...
• Re: Leaky windshield washer fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 25 Apr 2021 23:41:28 +0000
  ...wrote: > > Hi everyone.  85 Westfalia GL here. > > My front windshield washer reservoir leaks when I fill it.  I don’t believe it’s holding...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 11:49:00 -0400
  ...with one person pumping the pedal till the reservoir is almost empty, and the other catching it, fill up the reservoir when its v...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 09:16:53 -0800
  ...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: Hose from brake fluid reservoir to clutch master cylinder??
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:36:40 -0500
  ...the fabric coated rubber hose that runs between the brake cylinder > reservoir and the CLUTCH master cylinder for my 83.5 Westfalia. > > My ETKA...
• Q:Brake Fluid Reservoir Cap Size for power =?UTF-8?Q?bleeder=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:20:04 -0700
  ...Q:Brake Fluid Reservoir Cap Size for power bleeder? Hey Folks, I'm looking at a Motiv brand power brake pressure bleeder. For those...
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 22:52:15 -0500
  While we are at it, don't forget the washer tank. (left front floor under the carpet) and the master cylinder/clutch reservoir (behind...
• Re: [Fwd: Leaking Head?] (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 00:34:52 -0300
  ...If you have the engine hatch off it is a black cap that screws into the top of the coolant reservoir (not the one...
• Re: Cooling System Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 07:07:30 -0700
  Great minds think alike! http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_2163_231/pressurized_aluminum_reservoir.html They're right down the street...
• Re: ongoing problems please help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:18:31 -0500
  ...Something is forcing the coolant back into the reservoir and then into the overflow tank...after driving on the freeway and then coming to...
• Re: ongoing problems please help
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:07:33 -0600
  ...Something is forcing the > coolant back into the reservoir and then into the overflow tank...after > driving on the freeway and then coming to...
• 82 air cooled automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - dan h
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:02:55 -0500
  ...Could the issue with my brake reservoir be the issue? Do I need brake pressure to be able to crank? I didn’t see...
• Re: Temperature Sensor Light/Difficulty Starting
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 04:09:40 -0500
  ...Temperature Sensor Light/Difficulty Starting > The coolant is always around the line in the reservoir. > > The light will blink when the coolant in the...
• Re: bleeding of the cluch
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 08:17:57 -0600
  ...But you'll want to keep the reservoir topped off with dot 4 brake fluid as you bleed. You will need to pump the...
• Re: Rear Washer Reservoir Cap Needed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:14:08 -0700
  ​RE: Rear Washer Cap I answered my own question. The cap needs the vent in it so that you don't pull a vacuum...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Dec 2014 06:46:35 -0600
  ...Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 5:13 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > > How's the coolant level in the reservoir/overflow? > > >
• Brake Warning Light Stays On
  Historical mailing list - Jerome Perkins
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:56:26 EDT
  Sorry, I intended to say "There is no low brake fluid level indicator fitted" As I understand it this is fitted to the reservoir...
• Re: VDO Coolant Temp Gauge Sender...where to put???
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:45:03 -0400
  Why not take the path of least resistance and put it in the main coolant reservoir? I realize the bottle itself flexes, but there...
• Re: OVERHEATING! - NEED ADVICE! !!! HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:37:11 -0700
  ...5 miles later light blinking again, but reservoir still > >> full. > >> >> No obvious leaks. Possible bad thermostat? Less than 4000 miles > since > >> >> new > >> >> radiator was...
• Westy Windshield Washer Woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 16:57:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I filled the windshield washer reservoir, hooked the power up to the pump, it whirred like mad, and a wildly powerful stream .5 cm...
• Re: Temperature gauge reading wrong?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 17:03:43 -0500
  ...The switch simply >monitors fluid level in the reservoir, not temperature. Overheating may or >may not cause coolant loss, thus low level in the...
• Re: Coolant reservoir full; Overflow tank empty?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 01:02:17 -0400
  ...Is it normal for the Reservoir to be full AND under pressure >(when warm) while the Overflow tank is empty? Certainly, except that the...
• Re: Need 1982 coolant reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:22:50 -0400
  ...I think the reservoir is the original one and I >>>> cannot find a >>>> replacement. I'd prefer new, if possible, but at this point...
• Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:42:16 -0500
  ...Now discover coolant in reservoir going down while overflow > reservoir filling up - meaning a blown head gasket. What next? > > At best this calls for...
• Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan A. Sinclair
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:48:57 -0600
  ...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: That damn cooling system !
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 22 Jul 96 23:33:47 CDT
  if it's coming out of the coolant reservoir (the plastic tank), you'll have to get another plastic tank. :( about $40. mine has...
• SIERRA Coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 15:06:20 -0400
  ...I am getting a jelly-like brown build-up on coolant reservoir, underside of pressure cap, and overflow tank. Any ideas as to what...
• leaking clutch master cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:37:34 -0800
  ...this is the second time i have needed to refill the reservoir since i got the van. the brakes work fine. on the clutch...
• Checking if coolant replacement needed
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 00:33:05 -0400
  ...Open pressure reservoir cap. 2. Warm engine until thermostat opens and coolant circulates. 3. Use a high impedance digital multimeter to measure voltage between...
• Re: Oil reservoir heater
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 22:46:03 -0600
  ...In amongst the beautiful people and their new VWs was a listing for an "Oil Reservoir Heater". the copy... "The oil reservoir heater helps...
• Re: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 5 May 2020 11:35:38 -0700
  When you release the pressure in the Motive tank the air at the top of the pressurized master cylinder reservoir will be forced back...
• RE: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Tue, 15 Oct 96 09:17:00 E
  Isn't that scary? Did you pour the coolant in the reservoir (behind the liscence plate) or at the main tank, (under the "hood...
• Rear Window Wiper Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 21:47:22 EDT
  ...the wiper assy., washer reservoir, pump, and inner side panel with the cut-out for the washer fluid reservoir filler neck. I did NOT...
• Re: what is it?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 18:42:47 +0200
  ...With a little pipe to the brake fluid reservoir behind the instrument cluster and a second hose going to the transmission Raimund -----Urspr�ngliche...
• Re: Dry residue in windshield washer reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 13 Nov 2016 09:22:15 -0800
  Success !!! I tried the oven cleaner and it's working GREAT..I spray some in the bottle add some water, slosh around a bit...
• Re: AC Switch is fixed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:28:22 -0400
  ...What an interesting place to put a master cylinder and reservoir! :-) Think about it...where else could it go without you having to have...
• Re: Front Windshield Washer Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 11 May 1998 11:25:35 -0500
  ...Front Windshield Washer Reservoir > Date: Monday, May 11, 1998 10:35 AM > > Does anyone have any experience removing and repairing a leaky front > windshield...