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Oil filler tube HELP
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Mon, 8 Jul 2002 13:49:20 -0300
For as long as I have owned this van (4 years) I have NOT had the plastic top to the metal oil filler tube...
Re: Oil filler tube HELP
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Mon, 8 Jul 2002 14:10:27 -0400
...SOOOOO How do I separate the outer plastic tube from the metal tube that >bolts to the engine. I know that the inner plastic...
Re: Oil filler tube extension pulled out.-- Well shiver me timbers
Historical mailing list - neil
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:13:11 -0400
...http://web.mac.com/tubaneil TUBA TUNE OF THE DAY! http://web.mac.com/tubaneil/iWeb/Site%205/Tuba%20tune.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo...
Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:52:36 -0400
...Look at the top of the tube. See that there is an inner diameter tube snugged down on the outer tube. Use a knife...
Re: tube amp in a vanagon
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:06:41 -0700
jbange wrote: >> >> > having just gotten my fisher tube amp back from the shop i >> > went looking to see if anyone had tube amps for...
sources for small vacuum tubing and fittings
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Mon, 30 May 2011 16:35:35 -0400
Following-up on suggestion that I had a vacuum leak, I found several suspect pieces of tubing and connectors. My engine has combination of...
Re: tube amp in a vanagon
Historical mailing list
Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:54:14 -0400
No but I have a tube type, pull behind, GPS unit. > > having just gotten my fisher tube amp back from the shop i > went...
Re: For Sale Plastic coolant tubes that fit the 83.5 to 85 with a 1.9
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:03:03 -0400
Just got a note about the tubes and what they may or may not fit. This listee,says the the tubes will not pass...
Re: Newbie Tip
Historical mailing list - Mikey Jones
Tue, 9 Sep 1997 16:12:17 -0400
I've heard this tip before but can't get it to work is the tube actually inside the tube or do you just...
Repairing my strange electrical
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Sat, 13 Jun 2020 11:15:39 -0700
The problem seems to be as Dennis said I have opened up the rubber tubbing the 5 wires are in The tubbing aprox 10...
Re: push rod tubes dilemma
Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:04:15 -0500
I've had better luck with the spring loaded replacement tubes. http://www.jbugs.com/product/9095.html?Category_Code=vw-pushrods-pushrod-tub...
Re: Oil filler tube extension pulled out.-- Well shiver me timbers
Historical mailing list - neil
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:25:18 -0400
...http://web.mac.com/tubaneil TUBA TUNE OF THE DAY! http://web.mac.com/tubaneil/iWeb/Site%205/Tuba%20tune.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo...
Re: Vanagon Chokes When Feeding Gas! (film at eleven)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 13 Jul 94 11:33:05 PDT
...The tube that I suspected being too small is the gas filler tube, not the vent tube, or breather tube. Yes, I should check...
Re: oil tube extension
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 13 May 2005 14:23:09 -0700
...oil tube extension Take the cap off the oil filler tube, put a finger inside the tube and you will feel a ridge on...
Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 10:47:58 -0800
Eric, Type IV motor = pushrod tubes that install THROUGH the heads. Type I motor = pushrod tubes that require removing the head. '81 Westy = Type...
Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:38:19 -0500
...Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install > > > Eric, > > Type IV motor = pushrod tubes that install THROUGH the heads. > Type I motor = pushrod tubes that require removing...
Re: sources for small vacuum tubing and fittings
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 30 May 2011 19:55:05 -0400
Keep the hard plastic tubing as it lasts forever and don't bother with the cloth covered stuff. I believe 7/64 standard vacuum...
RE: A Stretching Clutch Cable?
Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
Wed, 6 Aug 1997 17:23:02 -0400 (EDT)
Erik, The boden tube has a female end (chassis side) and a male end (transmission side). The female end slides over the clutch tube...
For Sale coolant tubes from 85
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:02:54 -0700
For Sale coolant tubes from 85 Here are the notorious tubes,photographed. Part numbers are 215-121-399-G , and 251-121-397-G...
Re: Propane tubing
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 23 May 2015 21:52:37 -0700
...Anyone know what size of flexible copper tubing is used for the stove and > fridge? > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot...
Brake bleeder
Historical mailing list
Wed, 14 Aug 1996 12:30:23 -0700
...Drawing not to scale. --------| Brake | --.___________ ##=#> __________ \ <-- silicone rubber tubing |^ --' \ \ |bleeder | \ Bleeder -------|nipple || || tube | | Vent tube || || | | | | | | solder hole C | | hole R | | / \.| |. \.| |. .====================| |==========| |========. [] `| |' `| |' [] lid -> []|| | | | | ||[] []|| | | | | || // | | \\ jar -> || P O I...
re. tube bumpers
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee www.vwrack.com
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:21:05 -0600
> Bending tube isn't cheaply done. Especially large diameter thin > wall tubing > like what we want for vanagon bumpers. You definitely need a > mandrel...
Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 20:14:21 -0700
re: "The only way to insall new push rod tubes, (original, style) is to remove the head." This may be correct (I don't...
Re: tube amp in a vanagon
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 21:14:28 -0700
Tube E, or not Tube E? Don't want to be Cathode's clown... Guess you've had your filament of these, but why...
Re: Propane tubing
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 24 May 2015 08:38:49 -0400
Just ask for refrigeration tubing. Can be bent, flared, brazed, etc. Can handle >40 psi. Resist the temptation to use compression or slip on...
Re: push rod tube seals
Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:14:27 -0400
Mike, I had to deal with a similiar scenario ( leaky O-rings in collapsible pushrod tube ) I had a new stock tube and Bentley...
Re: [A] 73 1700 push rod tube question ...
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Thu, 2 Feb 1995 10:30:39 -0800 (PST)
So David Carment says: > > These tubes can actually be stretched back to their original length (Muir > describes the procedure). Better yet is to buy...
faulty oil fill tube
Historical mailing list - Tromper
Sun, 13 Jun 2004 14:53:57 -0700
Hi Folks, I fear I'm suffering from a faulty oil fill tube, unfortunately common in diesel's with the dipstick in the tube...
Need help!!! In middle of fuel tank breather replacement!
Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
Sat, 1 Jun 2002 20:19:11 -0400
...I have replaced all the tubing with fresh 3/16" ID tubing. The tubes I took off had metal clips/clamps holding them onto...
Re: Tubes in tires.
Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:20:00 -0400
...Now the question is....WHERE do I get the tubes? > I can't seem to find tubes online meant for a 225/70/16...
85 vanagon; Water Pump Leak
Historical mailing list - Lorraine Rios
Tue, 11 Nov 2003 16:30:44 EST
...I had to remove the two bolts from the #1,2 bank head where upper cross over tube connects in order to pull tube...
Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:50:28 -0700
...Is 1/8" - 2"x2" hot rolled tube rigid enough? Or should I use rectangular tube? ( 2"x 2.2.5" ? 2" x 2...
Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Mon, 13 May 2002 19:25:50 -0700
...Next he cut a 4mm (about) section out of >> the tube- length wise, through, about a 1/4 of the >> tube. (whole tube was...
A trick - Subiegon oil dip stick
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 3 Sep 2023 12:50:10 -0500
...But that plastic tube is a major PITA! There are two oil level rings marked on the plastic tube. You definitely want to add...
Re: CV advice needed
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 10:23:43 PDT
...The grease comes in a tooth paste type plastic tube > > >to which a stiff 4 or 5 inch plastic tube of about 1/4...
Tire tube
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Thu, 6 May 2004 21:07:51 -0700
I've located a source for purchasing tubes...this may sound like a DAH! question...but...do you order that same diameter tube as...
Re: Tubes in tires.
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 21 Aug 2011 07:34:41 -0400
...Now the question is....WHERE do I get the tubes? I can't seem to find tubes online meant for a 225/70/16...
Re: Square tubing benders ?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:36:48 -0700
...http://www.thefabricator.com/TubePipeFabrication/TubePipeFabrication_Article.cfm?ID=23 BenT 2bing
Re: Fridge lights but does not cool
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 4 May 2016 13:55:10 -0700
does the flame get bigger when you turn thermostat clockwise? With the lights off, or using a cardboard tube, you should be able to...
Re: push rod tubes dilemma
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:14:05 -0400
Unless you are removing the heads you will have to use the 2 piece spring loaded tubes. If the heads have been in place...
Re: Vanagon choking when feeding gas
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 11 Jul 94 22:21:48 CDT
...It has been through smog checks without any question on its >fuel fileer cap and filler tube (all visible). Its filler tube's diameter...
I'm Stoked!
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:49:39 -0800
http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/i%27mstoked%21 :^) -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
Re: push rod tube seals
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:38:54 -0400
...But a close reading of 15.25 shows that they're talking about the telescoping tubes without using the word ("Pushrod tubes -->supplied as...
Re: Fuel filler tube issues
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 14 Aug 2015 20:56:45 +0000
Hi Nick, no , the anti-spill check ball can't be installed on pre-1988 filler tubes.Robert1982 Westfalia From: Nick Feickert <thesuperflydisco@GMAIL...
rubber tube between body & rear hatch
Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
Wed, 21 Jun 2000 13:29:05 -0500
Dear Volks, Does anyone have a source for the rubber tube that goes between the van body and the rear hatch? This is the...
Tygon tubing
Historical mailing list
Tue, 2 Aug 94 14:22:43 PDT
...I just noticed that according to a Cole-Palmer chemical compatibility and tubing chart, regular food grade Tygon is not recommended for gasoline, and...
Oil Filler tube
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 14 Dec 2002 23:53:20 -0500
...Well, single in that the part that hooks into the oil pan is the same that connects to the extension tube. One of the...
'56 kombi heater engineering
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Wed, 1 Feb 1995 22:31:25 -0800 (PST)
Howdy, Tonight I solved the engineering problem of using fresh air heater boxes and heater tubes with the early bus. The problem was the...
Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:35:04 -0500
---- David Milo <dellaone@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hi folks, > > pulling out the oil filler extension tube that the po didn't know about. I don...
Re: 84-Push Rod Sleeve leak
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 10:54:59 -0400
Collapsable pushrod tubes are more expensive but easier to use when replacing a tube. If you're doing the work yourself, it is more...
Martin's Dynomax Tubing: The results are in! Longish...
Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 18:52:18 EST
...The 42322 Tubing (the tubing under suspicion) shows up as 100% iron. This is not true, but due to the limitations of EDX, carbon...
Re: COLLAPSIBLE OIL TUBE
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:19:02 -0700
...These wer push rod tubes btw and not oil filler tubes... Doktor Tim wrote: > > At 12:23 PM 08/26/2002, you wrote: > > >Were...
Re: Rad Hose Dumb Question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 22 Nov 2003 17:14:31 -0500
If there is a space between the barb and the rest of the tube, the tube has failed and the insert is working its...
Re: Fuel filler tube issues
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:06:55 -0400
...The earlier tubes have an angle on the end. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
Re: propane copper tubing 3/8" type K , rigid or soft
Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:06:47 -0400
It may be worth the effort to buy a pair of tubing benders. I have a handtool designed for three sizes of tubing. Don...
Re: A trick - Subiegon oil dip stick
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 3 Sep 2023 14:59:54 -0600
...Trying to check > oil and get that tube back in, I managed to break that tube right at the > lower ring. That is a...
propane copper tubing 3/8" type K , rigid or soft
Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:47:09 -0700
...Is that the case ? What if I use a tubing bender on hard tubing. Should I buy soft tubing ? Any input (of expert ) will...
Re: Quick-N-Easy Racks
Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
Fri, 5 Sep 2003 21:40:24 -0600
...I bought the round tubing holders but didn't buy the tubes since I didn't want to pay the over-size shipping charges...
Re: Broken dipstick tube
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 9 Aug 2015 22:04:32 -0700
I dot know if the repair I did is at the same part of the tube, but I used some "industrial" Goop to fix...
Push Rod Tube Removal
Historical mailing list - ALAN G. L. LOO, INTEL CORPORATION, SANTA CLARA, CA
Mon, 29 Aug 94 16:41:15 PDT
Hi Gang, Yes you can remove the pushrod tubes wihout removing the heads. Simply remove the valve covers, the rocker arm assemblies, and grab...