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• PREVIEW ACCEPTANCE 0058: capitalized recipient mail round trip
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-15T22:51:15.000Z
  ...This message verifies that an authenticated, confirmed subscriber can create a forum thread through a capitalized Vanagon recipient after a temporary disabled-address test...
• Re: Vanagon gas cap keys--more information
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:58:29 -0400
  Steve <<<Since I posted the key information, several people have emailed saying their ignition key also opens the gas cap. Here's the story...
• PREVIEW ACCEPTANCE 0058: capitalized recipient mail round trip
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-15T22:52:28.000Z
  Controlled reply acceptance 0058: this reply must join the same preview forum thread and be delivered to eligible individual subscribers.
• Re: Locking Gas Cap
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:26:56 -0400
  On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:17:40 -0400, Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: >Depends ... > >My '84 and '85 gas caps use "VW...
• Re: Electrical discharging a capacitor
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 08:00:07 -0700
  if you type in "discharge large capacitor" into Google you get these (and other) useful links. http://www.ehow.com/how_16749_discharge-capacitor...
• Campers on Cape Cod 2001
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Thu, 24 May 2001 18:54:03 -0400
  Hi all, We know it's early but we just wanted to let you know that Campers on Cape Cod 2001 is on for...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:04:58 -0700
  yeah, this is exactly why you don't want the gas cap key to be the ignition key also. gas station attendants could easily...
• Grease Cap Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:32:08 +0000
  ...10mm taller than the "normal" caps) Vanagon grease caps are pretty rare and it is not normal to have two different sized caps. The...
• Re: SA center alloy caps
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 23:46:15 -0400
  ...The standard alloy caps will fit, but very loosely. The SA caps look very much like the standard alloy caps, but they are different...
• '71 bus fuel cap
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 14:31:50 EDT
  anyone have experience/knowledge of fuel cap specifics on 71 transporter? situation is, present cap (unknown if correct cap or not) leaks. looks like...
• Re: Cooling System Results - Interpretations anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:53:24 -0500
  Replace the cap. Enjoy. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ ---original message---- <snip> > 1. Coolant tank cap - appears not to be functioning. I can...
• Water drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 10:55:36 -0800
  Volks, Anyone know if the water tank cap and the sink drain cap are the same on an '89. They aren't on my...
• Re: '90 distributor cap
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:33:53 -0500
  ...The new style cap eliminates this problem. The plastic cap uses the mounting clips to replace the braided ground wire. All Vanagons can be...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:56:34 -0400
  At 10:34 PM 9/28/2009, David Beierl wrote... >>Perhaps simply removing the old cap will allow proper operation, >>except for that power...
• Re: Headliner Finish Caps
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:38:08 -0600
  I see they now have a product just like the Westy--a special screw and cap that snaps on it. http://www.pro-dec...
• Re: Master Cylinder Reservoir Cap Vent: @ Electrical Connection?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:50:30 -0700
  80-84, plain cap with no fluid level switch. 85-91, cap with fluid switch, turn on dash brake warning light when low This...
• Re: Water drain cap/bus depot
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:49:45 -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: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:53:44 -0700
  ...Some numbers to further confuse the matter... > >I have 4 locking gas caps in front of me. > >The (3) caps with VW part # 251...
• Re: Headliner Finish Caps
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:32:03 -0600
  A few years ago, when nobody had covers, I discovered snap-caps and got a bunch. I'm still using them.... They didn't...
• Re: Locking Gas Cap
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:17:40 -0400
  ...My '84 and '85 gas caps use "VW GAS" keys ... not the ignition key. I'd say that most replacement caps are of this...
• Re: Long-term Camping Food
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 23:23:53 -0500
  Beef Jerky Captain Morgan Pork and beans Tang Spam Captain Morgan Kraft dinner Tang Spam Captain Morgan Sardine's Tang Spam Captain Morgan Soda...
• hang your gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 00:23:41 -0700
  lost my gas cap in north miami beach. never did fiind. looked for it for days. the guy behind the counter lost his temper...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:08:25 -0700
  After the wire going into the cap burned up I can't believe we are spending time talking of the merits of a new...
• 80-86 westy water tank drain caps $7shipped! Re:Cap for Underside of Water Tank
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:36:04 EDT
  ...the 80-86 westys use the rear vanagon washer bottle cap as the water tank cap. let me know, i have a bunch of...
• '90 distributor cap
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Sat, 9 Mar 1996 18:57:28 +0000
  ...Well, I think I have the wrong cap. The cap on the van has a metal shroud around it with a braided copper ground...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:45:52 -0700
  I keep a generic non-locking cap in a baggie for the biennial smog check. Just in case my locking cap doesn't pass...
• Re: needed: drain cap for 87 water tank
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 02:34:38 -0400
  I don't think anyone sells the water tank cap anymore. I've been looking off and on for a year now. I think...
• Re: Overflow puking water
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 07:58:39 EST
  In a message dated 11/17/03 9:52:35 PM, dabomb@TANJABARNES.COM writes: << He pressure tested my rad cap, found that it...
• Re: westy drain cap
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 14:36:30 -0500
  Try a cap from a quart of (Castrol) motor oil. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Fall <cpfall@UCDAVIS.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: Key/Lock issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 13:12:02 -0400
  ...ignition, all doors and gas cap. (When the seal on my gas cap went, I had to buy a new cap. I took the...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:46:34 -0500
  ...the 35 V rated cap is probably electrolytic, which will work, but this type of cap is normally operated closer to its voltage rating...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 17:10:23 -0700
  I've done it twice, the second time I found the hub cap. I've been successful at keep the hub caps on the...
• Re: Which Cromie type Hub Caps fit the Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 21:32:51 EST
  In a message dated 1/6/06 6:04:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, macdonald1987@SBCGLOBAL.NET writes: > The caps look the same, but...
• Re: RoadHaus - Tricks to keep alloy caps on
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 23:42:30 -0400
  Hmm, the Carat 2's that are on my TriStar have the REGULAR alloy cap on them...which is the wrong cap. The Regular...
• 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...
• expansion tank cap avail? old school
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:01:36 EST
  I've got an 83.5 Westy and am in need of the expansion tank cap. VW dealer says it's no longer available...
• Re: Blowing coolant hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 14:49:18 CST6CDT
  ...sorry. > > then Tim said: > thought about this too, pressure cap should blow off pressure at 15psi or > so, anyone verified a pressure cap malfunction...
• Radiator caps
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 16:09:50 CST6CDT
  (can you tell I'm in the office today?) Here's some cap info: '83 Uses a metal, conventioal style cap readily available everywhere...
• '80-'86 westy water tank drain cap is same thing as rear washer bottle cap..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 May 2007 23:58:35 EDT
  the '80-86 westy water tank drain cap is the exact cap as used on the vanagon rear hatch washer bottle.. exact fit. i...
• gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Ed Bass
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 13:59:09 -0500
  I am looking for a non-locking gas cap for my 87 Westy and the dealer is telling me that the OE unit is...
• Coolant cap tester
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 20:56:58 -0400
  ...The threads really don't seal it, it's the contact with the rubber gasket in the cap. The cap is not distorted by...
• Re: What other gas caps will fot my '82 diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Beth & Jere Hawn
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 21:40:13 -0800
  ...Drive the pin out of the end of the spud in the cap and remove the casing (on the inside of the cap). Then...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 17:23:23 -0700
  ...Re: '84 Hub cap problem > I've done it twice, the second time I found the hub cap. I've been > successful at keep...
• coolant resevoir cap not right
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 6 Apr 2020 13:44:42 -0400
  I just got a Febi coolant cap, and something is wrong. No resistance to blowing in it or suctioning. Bad cap from the manufacturer...
• 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: Water tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 12:22:51 -0600
  If it's got a crack in it, but otherwise OK, take it into your local hardware store and find a PVC end cap...
• Re: Locking Gas Cap
  Historical mailing list - Erik Lundberg
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:55:07 -0700
  Just FYI on the gas caps. For any of you with a Yakima rack with locks, the Yakima keys are a perfect fit for...
• Re: OEM alloy wheel center cap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 23:11:08 -0600
  Jerry, Lay a thin bead of silione on the edge of the center cap prior to installing it. It'll tighten up the loose...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Questions: 1.9l Turbo Diesel Westy running hot. Weak cooling?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 14:35:51 -0700
  The cap can be difficult to get as a DV part but you can also ask for an 80/81 VW Dasher radiator cap...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:30:36 -0400
  ...That's what a leaky cap is. >I see at least six units per year that need to have >that cap replaced due to...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:48:04 -0700
  ...It's the same as a resistor, and if the capacitor is being charged through another resistor until it reaches the shutoff trigger voltage...
• Re: gas tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 21:53:53 -0700
  I wouldn't tell anyone that the gas cap doesn't lock! Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Earl Smith" <r2d2@ISLANDNET.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Re: Coolant cap tester
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 16:53:27 -0400
  For testing the cap really needs to be threaded-installed like it is actually used. The valve set is a separate part that needs...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:13:37 -0700
  I too "like" the ignition keyed cap on mine...but what I really "love" is the big hiss....it's like letting a locked...
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:04:02 -0700
  ...And I assume you at least 'looked' that the bearing cap was well seated, etc. I suggest try a different hub cap on that...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:34:51 -0700
  ...I have 4 locking gas caps in front of me. The (3) caps with VW part # 251 201 553 will open with an ignition...
• Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:58:57 -0500
  All depends on how the cap is used in the circuit. If it's part of a time delay, then yes the circuit should...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:56:02 -0500
  ...no end caps on black bumpers . . . hot pink > end > caps . . . no end caps on black bumpers . . . > > How's a girl to decide? > > > -- > Mike "Rocket...
• Re: Which Cromie type Hub Caps fit the Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 14:55:12 -0800
  The caps look the same, but actually are not. I lost three of the stock Bug caps from my van before I was informed...
• Gas cap question
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 05:58:12 -0700
  Is the original Diesel gas cap the same as the original Gas gas cap?