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• Gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 08:29:23 -0700
  Folks, Tried siphoning gas from the tank on my 85. The hose goes in approx. 3 feet and hits resistance. Is there some sort...
• Re: Gas tank
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 12:15:17 -0400
  I tried the method you described as well, and ended up breaking off the siphon hose inside the filler neck. Its much easier to...
• Re: Tank Replacement due to clogged screen -- why bother?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:22:38 -0700
  Larry Alofs wrote: > I've never had much luck getting a siphoning hose into my '91. I have often siphoned from my 84 w...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:29:50 -0800
  yeah, that�s the ticket, an anti-siphon valve. alistair On Feb 26, 2014, at 9:01 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote...
• Re: Tank Replacement due to clogged screen -- why bother?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 08:20:47 -0500
  ...screen, >why not blow backwards through the fuel outlet line while >siphonning out the fuel in the tank? Hopefully the fuel will >contain much...
• Re: How is the Westy water tank inlet routed?
  Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:38:36 -0400
  ...Why would you need to siphon water from the outside when you can go over and turn on the faucet? If it's a...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:09:49 -0700
  ...Couldn�t siphon so went under and cut the filler hose or fuel line. Couldn�t tell which and they didn�t say which...
• Re: early experience of the garage
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:48:57 -0600
  ...getting the rust off your siphon, that's your own problem. ;) un cajoel :)
• Re: JUST TINKERING WITH MY '84 GL WHEN......
  Historical mailing list - Seth C. Bruggeman
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 15:19:58 -0500
  ...not too much gas and with an adequate fill container), use a siphon--I used a kerosene siphon--to put your fuel elsewhere until...
• Re: Questions
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 06:25:14 -0500
  ...09:52:05 EST, gbosch@WIZZARDS.NET writes: << George, Trish & the five monkeys >> maybe the monkeys are siphoning the gas? its a possibility.... chris
• Re: was:Watercooled Mexican Microbusses; now:fryedayes follies
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 21:05:15 +1300
  ...is this where the reason you >native english speakers use the term "draining the lizard?" Siphoning the python...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Request - Change fuel hose from tank to pump
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 10:53:17 -0700
  ...With my older style fill neck on my '81 it's easy to siphon off gas. But I think most of the newer fill...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:55:58 -0500
  ...http://www.snopes.com/autos/theft/siphon.asp If only it were true... Don in Reidsville, NC 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro (Suzie) - For Sale...
• My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:51:39 -0700
  ...Hurray! This morning, I saw that the coolant level was well above the max line, so I siphoned some out. Took it for another...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:32:10 -0500
  It's too big to fit into any available access to the sump, but my brother/listmember Alan gave me a siphon with a...
• Re: Diesel pump!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 20:24:18 -0700
  ...It doesn't take much force either, siphoning works well enough, but farting around with those blasted fittings is the problem You can make...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:13:06 -0700
  ...On Thu, 2011-07-21 at 09:23 -0500, mcneely4@cox.net wrote: > ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Siphons are one...
• Re: early experience of the garage
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:11:45 -0800
  ...getting the rust off your siphon, that's your own problem. > > ;) > > un cajoel > :) >
• Re: moaning, steering rack and me
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 10 Dec 2016 08:16:53 -0800
  better yet... siphon out the old steering fluid and replace it with new one http://lucasoil.com/products/problem-solvers-utility/lucas-oil-power...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:32:49 -0700
  ...that also would be useful to start a siphon. here's what I have .. a handy little two wheel dolly from HF .. there's...
• Re: Gas gauge does not work
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:09:29 -0500
  If you ever stuck a hose in the tank to siphon out gas(or diesel),the sender has probably been rammed and dammaged by...
• Antifreeze Enema
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:25:16 EST
  ...Start siphon by draining off some old coolant. Clamp off tubing. (2) incline van (3) drain & flush using tee in heater hose method - mine...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Jan 2005 - Special issue (#2005-82)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:28:01 -0700
  ...Virtually impossible to try and siphon the black water tank, or even a grey water tank. You will get a very strong odor before...
• Re: Speedbleeders? "Gravity Bleeding?"
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 18 May 2001 09:32:48 EDT
  ...Are you saying that the fluid will siphon itself thru the system when you crack the bleed valves, or does it not have to...
• Tank Replacement due to clogged screen -- why bother?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:47:09 -0400
  If your problem is fuel starvation due to a clogged screen, why not blow backwards through the fuel outlet line while siphonning out the...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:55:58 -0700
  ...Strategy for low-mess oil drain. >>>> | >>>> |---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>> |> Siphons are one of my favorite ways to move fluids...
• Re: Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:18:52 -0500
  ...People were getting their gas siphoned all the time, that's where the locking caps came from. Sometime after that since gas stayed the...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:23:56 -0500
  ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Siphons are one of my favorite ways to move fluids because I like any > method that...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 18:54:44 -0400
  ...A vacuum needs to be created to siphon the coolant back, and my hose was so old and hard and rotten that it was...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:01:31 -0700
  ...Velocity is not needed, but having the open end below the oil level will start the siphon. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:24:55 -0400
  ...to sufficiently overcome the >constriction of the small-diameter hose to siphon itself out. It's >certainly slippery stuff. Oil has low surface tension...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:32:59 -0800
  ...Couldn�t siphon so went > under and cut the filler hose or fuel line. Couldn�t tell which and they > didn�t say which...
• Re: Fuel pump buzzing
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:39:12 -0500
  ...Draw a siphon and then stick the end of the hose to the filter(new filter).If the pump now runs quiet, give Ron...
• Re: My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:48:18 -0400
  ...Hurray! This morning, I saw that the coolant level was well above the max line, so I siphoned some out. Took it for another...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:35:28 +0000
  ...On Thu, 2011-07-21 at 09:23 -0500, mcneely4@cox.net wrote: > ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Siphons are one...
• Fuel pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:22:18 EST
  ...While conducting this test I was forced to plug the open end of the hose coming from the injectors because fuel was siphoning through...
• Re: Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:59:28 -0500
  And with the price of gas going up so high and the economy going so poorly, stealing gas by siphoning is a very real...
• Re: Antifreeze Enema
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 11:08:05 -0500
  ...Start siphon by | draining off some old coolant. Clamp off tubing. (2) incline van (3) drain & | flush using tee in heater hose method - mine...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:15:38 -0800
  ...There they found that > he had broken the wrong cap, and attempted to siphon the black water > tank... Urban legend or wishful thinking... there...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:25:42 -0700
  ...Strategy for low-mess oil drain. > | > |---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > |> Siphons are one of my favorite ways to move fluids...
• Thank you! gasoline leak help
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Mon, 29 May 2000 23:56:36 -0700
  ...I was able to siphon a couple gallons out of the tank and did not need to cancel our weekend kayak trip. I also...
• Re: My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:09:12 -0400
  ...Hurray! > > This morning, I saw that the coolant level was well above the max > line, so > I siphoned some out. Took it for another...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:52:42 -0700
  ...Has anyone tried siphoning engine oil outta that dipstick hole? -- RJS On Wed, 2011-07-20 at 21:09 -0700, Karl Wolz wrote: > Can...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:26:59 -0800
  ...There they found that he had broken the wrong cap, and attempted to siphon the black water tank... -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: suddenly knocking engine (help)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 07:09:15 -0800
  ...It probably helps to keep the siphon effect from slowly draining oil from the downstream side of the filter, (the filter media may not...
• Re: Carrying Spare Gas
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 10:10:29 -0700
  ...would normally connect to the outboard motor to use as your siphon. That way you won't have to open the tank to drop...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:28:19 -0700
  ...you hook the suck hose to whatever you want to start the siphon from.. crank the handle a couple of spins.. when you see...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:58:50 -0500
  ...The tank siphon goes up in sort of a question-mark shape, so you have to maintain suction on it to drain it, unless...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:31:45 -0800
  ...I think provided you don't lose siphon, it will drain just fine... On 26 Jan 2005 at 21:58, Hans Achter <hansachter@HOTMAIL...
• Re: Vanagon T-shirt
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:42:40 -0600
  Siphon from a 2WD vanagon?? Not and get very much. If my tank is at a quarter or under I have a hard time...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:28:09 -0500
  >They claim:" the hydraulic steering system in your car siphons off >somewhere between one to three miles per gallon from your vehicle's >performance...
• Torque Converter ATF Capacity
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 10:41:44 -0700
  Say, how much ATF goes into the torque converter? The Bentley has a section on how to drain it via siphoning, but never mentions...
• Re: Changing AT Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 18:27:44 -0400
  ...Changing AT Fluid Second this question on using the minivac to siphon out the AT fluid. Has anyone tried this? is there any reason...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:01:36 -0500
  ...hook the suck hose to whatever you want to start the siphon from.. > crank the handle a couple of spins.. > when you see the...
• Re: Re- Air in the Life
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 7 Oct 1995 09:37:45 CST6CDT
  ...essentially it is a siphon gun but hooked to a garden hose so maybe its a hose-gun. anyway, it blasts out water mixed...
• Re: Brake fluid overfilled
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:28:01 -0700
  ...I plan on siphoning some out tomorrow (with a turkey baster), but I was wondering what, if any, problems this might have caused or...
• Re: Gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 09:36:52 -0700
  ...Michael aka ECHO --- Larry Chase <lchase@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > Folks, > > Tried siphoning gas from the tank on my 85. > > The hose goes in approx...
• Re: Expansion Coolant Tank
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 10:53:55 -0400
  ...burning coolant, head gasket, etc) The Expansion tank siphons the fluid from the overflow tank as needed. Hope this helps, Dan
• locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Young
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:16:32 -0700
  With the price of gas going up and it's non-stop, it makes the use of Georgia Credit cards easy to siphon off...
• Re: 'falia Sink Pump Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 1995 08:20:59 -0400
  ...Have to suck/siphon the sink when I want to use it, as there must be no air in the system for it to...