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• putting yakima racks on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 11:41:59 -0230
  Hi all, I had yakima racks on my vanagon and I'm trying to figure out what towers I had. I got them from...
• Re: vacuum leak at breather tower?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:43:32 -0500
  ...vacuum leak at breather tower? Hey list, While messing around with my engine this weekend I noticed that the crankcase breather tower fits onto...
• Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 May 2008 11:54:41 -0400
  In that the crankcase breather tower isn't just an oil separator, and has a diaphragm operated valve inside, is there a way of...
• Re: Oil leaks from tower and air intake
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:10:27 -0400
  William, I eliminated the breather tower (see http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo2.html ) and replaced it with an EMPI part. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel...
• Breather Tower
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sat, 21 Apr 2018 17:20:04 -0400
  ...My latest check is the breather tower. I plugged the hose and tower with rubber stoppers, but now I'll have to wait until...
• Crankcase breather tower...
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:14:28 -0400
  Hey all, My crankcase breather tower is leaking oil. I want to replace the rubber o-ring at the base of the tower. Does...
• Re: Leak on top of engine?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 01:21:18 -0400
  ...If the hose from the breather tower checks-out Ok, look at the very top of the tower. The tower itself has a vacuum...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 May 2008 16:41:11 -0400
  ...I cleaned up the breather tower and "Tried" to test it. Blowing and sucking on the hose nipple makes me think the tower is...
• Re: what is most correct coolant tower - more 90 auto
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:18:38 -0800
  ...Coolant Tower Paul, if you are asking if that is the right coolant tower for a '90 automatic I can say yes, that is...
• What s inside the oil breather tower???
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 18:24:45 EDT
  Anyone on the list has seen inside the oil breather tower? If so what does it look like inside? Does it get clogged easily...
• 2 Thules on top - outward scoot
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:27:02 -0700
  ...no matter how hard I tight the thule attachment, the thing, at one tower in particular, the thule is scooting in the direction of...
• 2.1 wbx oil tower, vent, function
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:59:23 -0700
  ...My understanding of the oil tower, crankcase ventilation, on the 2.1 wbx The main body of the tower has a removable baffle . Above...
• vacuum leak at breather tower?
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Mon, 9 Jan 2006 09:16:12 -0500
  Hey list, While messing around with my engine this weekend I noticed that the crankcase breather tower fits onto the case pretty loosely. There...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 17 May 2008 13:48:17 -0700
  Certainly seems that you brand new Boston Bob engine would be very worthy of new oil tower/breather valve - didn't one guy say...
• Re: Smoke screen
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 5 Jul 2017 10:52:03 -0700
  ...and may be you have a defective/worn breather tower. The worn breather tower is OK with the old engine which delivers low oil...
• Re: Oil leaks from tower and air intake
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:00:45 EST
  ...It is > characteristic for these towers to accumulate oil on the outside and if not, > is it usually some kind of crack that is...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 17 May 2008 11:46:34 -0700
  PLEASE .........do tell about this diaphragm-valve thing inside the oil breather tower On a waterboxer vanagon. Where did you get that ? And where...
• Re: syncro coolant distribution tower
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 2 Oct 2022 21:02:46 -0700
  Hi Mark & list - The distribution tower was one of the first replacements I ever made - with the switch and swap from plastic to aluminum...
• FS 2.1 crankcase oil tower
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 May 2014 12:07:48 -0500
  You know, the tall plastic tower that breaks and leaks. I have a very good one. Contact me if you are interested. Jim
• Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 17 May 2008 22:04:02 -0400
  ...I cleaned up the breather tower and "Tried" to test it. Blowing and sucking on the hose nipple makes me think the tower is...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 May 2008 20:39:17 -0400
  ...I'm not familiar with what came on air cooled Vanagons but I am familiar with the breather towers on wasserboxers. By your description...
• Re: Wednesday humor!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 24 Sep 1997 22:36:00 -0700
  ...The pads are used to protect skiers >who might hit the towers. The group apparently used the pads >to slide down the ski slope...
• Re: what is most correct coolant tower - more 90 auto
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:42:17 -0800
  ...what is most correct coolant tower - more 90 auto > RE: Coolant Tower > Paul, if you are asking if that is the right coolant tower...
• FS - Yakima highrise tower racks
  Historical mailing list - Gary Liess
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 10:58:07 -0800
  2 ea used Yakima 66" bars and 4 ea high rise towers that fit a Vanagon Westy. $135 plus shipping from California Gary 707...
• Anybody want to trade yakima gutter towers for high rise gutter towers? (lvc)
  Historical mailing list - philip key
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 12:48:36 -0800
  Hi All, I have a set (4) of the yakima gutter towers that I would like to trade for the high rise type. These...
• Merry Christmas
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:23:01 -0600
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave <http://www.stir-plate.com> www.stir-plate.com <http://www.towercooler.com> www.towercooler.com <http://www.kegkits.com> www...
• Coolant leak, expansion tank pressure cap
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Thu, 1 May 2025 07:31:15 -0700
  It looks like the coolant distribution tower just north of the engine bay on the passenger side has sprung a serious leak on my...
• Re: syncro coolant distribution tower
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Oct 2022 17:07:58 -0700
  Couple years ago my Syncro coolant tower sprung leak. This was slightly different than most as the leak was for a temp sensor in...
• Oil leaks from tower and air intake
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 06:39:08 -0700
  I have tried searching the archives for information on someone who replaced the function in the tower with a standard PCV valve. Does anyone...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 17 May 2008 13:16:25 -0600
  ...Breather tower test? > > In that the crankcase breather tower isn't just an oil separator, and > has a diaphragm operated valve inside, is there...
• breather tower
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 19 Jan 2019 12:02:23 -0800
  hi all, is there anyway to test the breather tower (2.1 WBX) - on engine or removed - ? I suspect it's bad but not...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
  Sun, 20 May 2007 20:57:35 -0700
  Does the Yakima 1A rack tower fit on a GL (not a Westie)? REI's roof rack configurator is telling me I need the...
• Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:12:04 -0400
  Found a coolant leak in the hose that connects the T-stat to the Distributor Tower. https://www.gowesty.com/product/hoses/18816/coolant...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 17 May 2008 19:41:13 -0700
  ...I cleaned up the breather tower and "Tried" to test it. Blowing and sucking on the hose nipple makes me think the tower is...
• Re: Crankcase breather tower...
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 16:09:53 -0400
  ...Crankcase breather tower... >Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:14:28 -0400 > >Hey all, >My crankcase breather tower is leaking oil. I want to...
• Re: Kenwood Stereo turn itself on? SVC.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 29 Aug 2014 10:35:48 -0700
  ...Suddenly Tower Of Power is screaming at me! >> > -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0...
• To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sun, 20 May 2007 21:05:33 -0800
  ...I suspect that you might be able mount a rack using the 1A towers but if it cleared the roof it would be by...
• Re: Crankcase Breather tower ~ It comes apart !!!
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 1 May 2012 23:00:36 -0400
  ...As I understand it the tower takes the oily air from the crankcase, baffles it through the tower and routes it into the intake...
• Re: Yakima roof rack fit
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 21 May 2007 06:25:47 -0700
  ...The hi-rise towers allow you to place the racks wherever you like along the full length of the roof. It's worth it...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 17 May 2008 16:15:57 -0400
  ...I replaced the breather tower with a half inch copper tube: http://neksiwel.20m.com/cgi-bin/i/images/p9110067.jpg and I would...
• Air Traffic Control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:13:04 -0500
  There's airport control towers - and there's airport control towers. Check this one out!! *http://tinyurl.com/6fttr4g* And - I used to fly...
• Yakima Bar sizing
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:34:54 -0700
  ...I use a tall tower just in front of the westy luggage bin and Yak artificial raingutters mounted to the fiberglass top for the...
• Yakima roof rack fit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
  Sun, 20 May 2007 20:58:39 -0700
  ...Does the Yakima 1A rack tower fit on a GL (not a Westie)? REI's roof rack configurator is telling me I need the...
• Re: Oil tower hose source?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:02:43 -0400
  ...Oil tower hose source? > Hello List, > I'm trying to get my hands on a hose to replace the one that goes from the...
• Breather tower & oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 10:05:46 -0700
  ...The oil breather tower is NEW! At one point I took off the tube from the oil breather tower and drove the van, the...
• =?utf-8?Q?Silly_thing_once_more=E2=80=A6pcv_tower_?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 11 Aug 2023 20:40:14 -0700
  ...Experimenting about a better pcv valve on the wbx https://shufti.blog/2023/08/11/vanagon-pcv-tower-experiment/ Ab
• Re: Bilstein shock tower nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:26:54 -0700
  ...Bilstein shock tower nuts Greetings all, In my continuing suspension rebuild, I want to include replacing old shocks with some little used Bilsteins I...
• Re: Oil leak, dip stick seal?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 3 Apr 2023 15:25:34 -0600
  > On 3 Apr , 2023, at 3:00 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > > For the oil breather tower, ... I usually use a gasket...
• Re: Coolant leak, expansion tank pressure cap
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Thu, 1 May 2025 07:35:26 -0700
  ...It seems that the leak is near the large plastic 'cap' that is glued (?) on to the lower side of the tower, though I...
• Re: what is most correct coolant tower - more 90 auto
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:34:20 -0500
  Ooops, here are the comments/photos; Photo11 - hard to see but tranny cooler connects via rubber "T" hose off of coolant tower and into...
• The Bus Movie
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:25:08 -0500
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave <http://www.stir-plate.com> www.stir-plate.com <http://www.towercooler.com> www.towercooler.com <http://www.kegkits.com> www...
• Re: Anyone using a king Joe Pro bikerack
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 14:30:05 -0700
  ...I think I've got an old set of towers around here somewhere... I did that same thing with my Yakima roof mount rack...
• Re: Westfalia-Yakima rack questions
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:56:41 -0400
  ...and the tall towers in the front. Lemme know if you need more info. ...JMM Justin M. Mayrand 1980 Westy "SuperVan" On Sunday, September...
• Re: What s inside the oil breather tower???
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 12:52:42 -0400
  ...Inside the tower on the 1.9 there is a plastic baffle oriented at about a 45� angle. Other than that, there isn't...
• Oil tower hose source?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:37:16 -0400
  Hello List, I'm trying to get my hands on a hose to replace the one that goes from the oil tower to the...
• Re: What s inside the oil breather tower???
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:14:18 -0500
  ...In other words, when you go to VW and look it up on the fish, you will see just the tower and no insides...
• Re: Crankcase breather tower...
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 21:06:24 -0700
  Lots folks will just use a piece of hose to connect the flange on the tower to the flange on the breather. No o...
• Re: Bilstein shock tower nuts
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Mon, 26 Oct 2015 16:38:53 -0400
  I carried the shock into my local hardware store that sell M10 x 1.0 and they didn't fit on the shock tower...
• Re: Crankcase breather tower...
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 19:15:45 -0700
  ...Crankcase breather tower... > Hey all, > My crankcase breather tower is leaking oil. I want to > replace the rubber o-ring at the base of...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Silly_thing_once_more=E2=80=A6pcv_tower?=
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 14 Aug 2023 08:36:28 -0400
  ...I thought this was the same item I’ve heard called the oil tower. Crazy how much there still is to learn. Eric > On...