5/8ths (or was it 3/4ths) heater hose works OK as a temporary fix. Mine's been temporarily fixed for about five years now. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [vanagon] finalizing my idle issues
> At 01:24 PM 2/14/2002, wordlarry2002 wrote: > >QUESTION: DO I DO ANY HARM BY TAPING OFF THE BREATHER TUBE AS I HAVE > >(SOME WOULD SAY INSTEAD OF RE-CIRCULATING THIS AIR INTO THE ENGINE I > >AM NOW FORCING IT TO "STAY PUT"......). > > You're going to blow your dipstick out of its socket or force oil past the > engine seals...might run ok temporarily if you leave the tower unsealed > while you get a hose. > > Dennis? > > david > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" > '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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