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Re: Propex and getting gas tight fittings
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 18:45:59 -0400
At 06:25 PM 6/6/2009, Troy wrote: >Neither flare fittings nor compression fittings require tape. Only >threaded joint connections require tape or...
pop top struts cable fitting
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 08:27:01 -0700
I took 2 pics of cable fitting installed on old strut assembly I have. Have I got it right Neil, the swaged fitting shown...
Re: Replacing Propane Regulator Advice?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:32:52 -0500
...That can usually be removed and replaced >with a shorter fitting. Just make certain that the replacement (male) POL fitting is an RV-rated...
Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Tue, 3 Jul 2012 08:27:01 -0400
The information throughout the Internet seems to be that brass barbed fittings are good to 160 degrees (at 2XXpsi). I called Dixon Brass and...
Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:16:04 -0500
But wouldn't the same be said of a plastic fitting of the same design? Jim On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 11:39...
Re: Un-Sealing propane tank fittings...
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:02:52 -0700
Is he referring to the pipe fittings (right hand thread) or the tank valve fitting (left hand thread) ??? I think a clarification is needed...
Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:39:36 -0400
The only problem with brass fittings is the design of the barbs and choice of clamping systems. Most hoses used in cooling systems are...
Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 4 Jul 2012 13:58:43 -0400
Plastic type fittings have some "give" and do not have the same expansion rate as metals. Proper ones also use the bulge, not barbs...
Re: Fuel Line Trick! 87 Van 2.1 A/t now heater T fittings
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:15:02 -0500
I don't know the size of the rear heater fittings --- but I do know I once lost a plastic T fitting while on...
Re: A/C Hoses/fittings
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Sat, 7 Apr 2007 23:33:44 -0400
If I'm not mistaken they are #8 and #6 Male Insert O-ring(MIO), female thread fittings... Jim ________________________________________ Bostig Engineering Engine Systems Voodoo...
Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 3 Jul 2012 07:54:59 -0500
I would think brass fittings would be good to over 1000 degrees. Brass guides are pretty standard as valve guides in engine heads, where...
Re: Fuel Line Trick! 87 Van 2.1 A/t now heater T fittings
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:19:25 -0500
...Thanks, Mike Doug Alcock wrote: > I don't know the size of the rear heater fittings --- but I do know I > once lost a...
Re: Fuel Line Trick! 87 Van 2.1 A/t now heater T fittings
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 08:21:37 -0800
...This fitting was about 7-8 years old at the time, so you might be able to fab something that does the job and...
coolant fitting RR cyl head
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:22:37 -0700
Working on my '88 Westy AT cooling system, I have removed this fitting, which is the original plastic one. The small hose that attaches...
Attn: Mike Finkbiner
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 3 Apr 1999 06:14:47 -0500
...As was explained to me, there are many types of fittings and the machine used to crimp the fittings to the hose is different...
what is POL fitting?
Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
Tue, 11 Jul 2000 20:03:02 -0700
Does an 82 Westy have a POL fitting for the propane fill? I want to a hose to connect the fill inlet to a...
Re: FS: rare 1.9L coolant tee fitting (its NLA at dealer) 83-85
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Sat, 29 Mar 2003 11:06:48 -0500
Both Ken at vanagon and I stock these fittings and the hose that goes to the tee fitting from the passengers cylinder head Bob...
Propex and getting gas tight fittings
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sat, 6 Jun 2009 14:25:19 -0800
<<There is a tape like the teflon that is yellow and is what your supposed to use with gas fittings. At your local hardware...
Re: Fuel Line Trick! 87 Van 2.1 A/t now heater T fittings
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:47:14 -0500
I'm thinking about replacing my rear heater T fittings with plastic ones in that my original metal ones have just about rusted away...
Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 3 Jul 2012 13:38:40 -0700
...Scott On 7/3/2012 5:27 AM, Derek Drew wrote: > The information throughout the Internet seems to be that brass barbed > fittings are...
A/C Hoses & fittings
Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
Fri, 6 Apr 2007 00:28:55 EDT
...On my '87 Wolfburg where the A/c hoses go to the condenser, the big hose is leaking at the fitting where the hose...
Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 3 Jul 2012 09:23:05 -0500
I also have brass fittings in my coolant system, for example where I removed the rear heater and ran straight forward to the radiator...
Re: firewall fuel fitting
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:45:26 -0400
...If I had the time and a good supply of Swagelok brand fittings, I would use a Swagelok bulkhead union with hosebarb fittings. I...
A/C Hoses/fittings
Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
Sat, 7 Apr 2007 18:08:30 EDT
...also the fitting sizes to use on these hoses? One is leaking at the fitting, the larger hose. Thanks, Chris S. </HTML>
Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 3 Jul 2012 08:42:33 -0700
I've had and still have brass and copper fittings in cooling systems on several cars since the '70s. Brass is an alloy of...
Re: Gas tank leaking
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:32:08 -0800
The cross over tube consists of: - long plastic tube - two plastic fittings (one on each side) - pops into tank, and connects plastic tube to...
Re: Un-Sealing propane tank fittings...
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:58:12 -0500
On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Tim Demarest wrote: > Has anyone got suggestions for getting stuck propane fitting loose? Not to insult your intelligence, but...
Re: pop top struts cable fitting
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 10:12:54 -0700
...That's the swaged fitting in question. I'll post my pics to the list now. Thanks for snapping the shots! Neil. On Wed...
Looking for A/C fitting
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:35:06 -0400
I have a vanagon here that needs an A/C fitting. It is a 90 Westy and one of the two fittings that go...
RE Power Steering Hoses
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Sun, 4 Apr 1999 10:45:46 PDT
...As was explained to me, there are many types of fittings and the machine used to crimp the fittings to the hose is different...
Re: Un-Sealing propane tank fittings...
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:23:24 -0700
My 1981 Westy was US 3/8 inch copper with US fittings. Sean Garrett 81 Westy (his) 95 EVC (hers) 87 Syncro (Subie project...
Re: Swage Bit + Bolt for Pop Top Cable. Strong enough?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 4 Aug 2010 16:02:34 -0400
...The fittings were copper and the tool had a slot gauge attached to make sure that the fitting was adequately swaged. The tool I...
Re: Condenser Compatibility?
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:57:12 -0700
...They're compatible for size, but the fittings are completely different. Split condenser fittings are on the side, later condenser fittings are both on...
Re: Propex heater
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 01:09:00 -0400
...Just remove the 5/16 compression fitting on the propex (it's just threaded in) and replace with 3/8 (or 1/4 if...
Re: Gas tank fittings
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 15:53:37 EDT
...If you have to replace the O-rings around the plastic fittings in the top of the tank always pull the plastic fitting out...
Re: Propane Pipelines
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Fri, 4 May 2012 17:06:58 -0600
...I think I paid about $70 for two hoses + fittings, plus their labor to put the fittings and hoses together. bob
Re: wanted: propane pressure regulator
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 14 Mar 2000 03:56:58 -0500
...the POL fitting is the round-nosed left-hand thread fitting that screws into the delivery valve on the tank. Looks like a gas...
Double T fitting broken
Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
Wed, 10 Oct 2001 17:02:06 -0400
The Double T fitting on my 85 Westy split causing coolant to spew out. The problem is that VW have discontinued this part and...
Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:17:00 -0400
...http://shop.hoseandfittings.com/catalog/Fitting/Brass/Pipe_-_British.html and http://mcmaster.com Of course, there is no need for any of these...
Re: Teflon tape difference: Propane Leak solved
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Fri, 5 May 2000 19:28:13 EDT
...david >> Yes, I have the tape on these fittings as well. I also have 2 T fittings that are brass pipe fittings and not...
Order of vacuum fittings on 1.9L
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:39:37 -0400
Question, on my '84, I have the following hoses and fittings coming off the hose barb on the passenger's side of the inlet...
Re: Un-Sealing propane tank fittings...
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:15:27 -0500
...I'm >not totally sure about fittings in permanent installations.) > > >David Brodbeck, N8SRE >'82 Diesel Westfalia >'94 Honda Civic Si -- For Sale >'86 Volvo...
Re: Power Steering Hose
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Tue, 19 Sep 2000 11:25:59 -0400
I found a shop to make up new hoses (using the original fittings). They did the job in less than a half hour and...
Re: Propane fitting thread compound
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:20:06 -0800
Not sure if the fittings you are talking about are flared, but one thing I know for sure is that flared fittings do NOT...
Re: Evaporative Emission Canister? (re: Fuel Expansion Tank)
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 25 Aug 2019 14:36:36 -0700
...The leak I saw was NOT due to the firewall fitting. That fitting on the pressurized fuel supply line from the fuel pump was...
ever taken fittings off lp tank?
Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 11:20:08 -0600
Hey, Has anyone ever taken the fitting off the LP tank of a 91 Westy? I just did and to my surprise they are...
Propane fitting thread compound
Historical mailing list - Troy
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:51:18 -0900
...Have a question about assembling of the threaded portion of brass propane fittings. I just purchased a Stay-a-while also known as the...
Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 3 Jul 2012 06:52:03 -0700
...Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure? | |I would think brass fittings would be good to over 1000 |degrees. Brass guides are pretty standard as valve guides...
Re: Power Steering Hose Fitting Size??
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:40:22 -0800
The female hydrolic fitting that screws into the bus metal lines is: Gates part# G25645-0610 available at your tractor shop (many tractors use...
Fuel Line Reducer
Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
Thu, 19 Jul 2001 18:32:47 -0400
Spent about 4 hours today trying to find the 12mm to 8mm plastic reducer fitting used prior to fuel pump on , at least, 81...
Re: Un-Sealing propane tank fittings...
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Thu, 20 Nov 2003 09:01:04 -0500
...compression fittings at the regulator... Looks like they really are stuck, so anyone have suggestions for getting them loose? At 07:04 PM 11...
Re: Teflon tape difference: Propane Leak solved
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 5 May 2000 16:14:05 -0400
At 13:52 5/5/2000, Steve Lashley wrote: >All propane fittings should be compression fittings and don't require the >tape. Uh...what...
1985 Vanagon - rear wheel bearing hub, installing zerk fittings or similar?
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Sun, 27 Aug 2006 05:10:28 -0400
Has anyone ever "drilled and installed" zerk greese fitting into the rear wheel bearing hub on a vanagon? I need to know if this...
Re: a/c fittings
Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
Thu, 8 Jul 2010 19:15:39 -0400
What I meant to say was that both the suction and discharge sides of the compressor have low-side fittings. I'll make sure...
Type of propane fittings on Westy?
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Sun, 1 Feb 2004 14:18:25 -0500
G'day, eh, Does anyone know what type of propane fittings are on Westfalias? (Mine's an '87) I'm installing a heater and...
How to test fridge propane fitting?
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Mon, 24 May 1999 22:06:15 EDT
...There's more repair work to do to the van behind the fridge (both the tank-fill and city water fittings leak), but I...
Re: Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:44:38 -0400
...A broomstick fits nicely into the fitting to adjust it. > I also routinely use RTV between inner fitting and body and outer fitting. > Bad...
An oddball fitting to fit a Westy
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:41:49 -0700
Say that a fellow was looking to replace the standard drinking water tank's drain plug with a fitting that provided a, say, male...
Re: coolant fitting RR cyl head
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:20:06 -0700
...This fitting has a groove in it and used a round seal. I have a > metal fitting > from some long ago repair on my...
Propane tank fittings in 90 Westy
Historical mailing list - Richard and Anita O'Halloran
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:07:52 -0700
What kind of thread do the propane fittings do our Westies have? Counter-clockwise to remove or clockwise to remove?? I need to remove...