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• Re: Make night time breakdowns safer....
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 16:22:58 -0700
  ...Adding > reflective tape to your deck lid will allow you to use your deck lid as a > caution sign to other drivers on the...
• Re: Make night time breakdowns safer....
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 21:23:16 -0400
  ...Adding > reflective tape to your deck lid will allow you to use your deck lid as a > caution sign to other drivers on the...
• Re: Instrument cluster lighting
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:15:43 -0400
  At 08:09 AM 4/30/2015, Nick Feickert wrote: >That tape is a good idea. The silver wil be an improvement, but not...
• My Hula Girl won't stay on my dash
  Historical mailing list - Johnny DeVilla
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 21:02:16 -0700
  ...I keep changing out the tape on the bottom with double stick super adhesive tape. Has any one come across this? ---- Johnny 81 Westy
• Sealing propane tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 09:56:08 -0700
  ...I'm guessing teflon tape on everything that screws into the tank. Any better ideas? I know not to use the tape on the...
• Re: Nashua silicone tape vs Rescue Tape (tm)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 16:55:42 -0500
  >At 09:46 PM 1/26/2011, Max Wellhouse wrote: >> It's called "Mighty Fixit" Flexible Silicone Wrap. Distributed >> by Nature's Pillows in...
• Re: Template for vent on prop/electric fridge
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 14:26:02 -0700
  ...I remove the outside vent parts from the donor and then tape a sheet of paper over the hole on the outside. Line the...
• Re: Door vents
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 17:50:39 -0400
  ...the grill is taped up with black tape. > >Does anyone know what these grills are for and why they are taped up? > >Thanks >Todd...
• Re: Are My Curtains on Correct? - black cord thingie
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:46:51 -0700
  Hell, I could just duct tape the curtain edge down. Aesthetics be damned. Duct tape works just fine for sealing up broken wing mirrors...
• Re: Seeking "Ice Guard"
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:48:28 -0700
  ...This looks like the stuff! Yes!>> > >This stuff is just flashing tape. > Right? > >It's not a sound deading material as Q-Pads or...
• AFM upgrade, grounding and cleaning with electrical contact cleaner
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 13:46:16 -0800
  ...Rather than glue the boot back on the AFM I'm inclined to tape it up securely with electrical tape to allow easier access...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 04:50:09 EDT
  ...side of the tapered hole' >> Steve, Strike the side of the lug formed into the knuckle to recieve the tapered portion of the ball...
• ReRecommended lug nuts to install Passat steel wheels? (Michael ...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 22:27:31 EST
  ...It would appear the seat is a rounded-taper like the Vanagon nut. Is the '98 Passat lugnut the answer, is it also 14mm...
• Re: "Westfalia" DECAL install tips?
  Historical mailing list - Smith, James F
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 15:07:40 -0500
  ...My new "WESTFALIA" decals came on large pieces of masking tape - I just removed the backing from the letters + put the tape down, then...
• Re: AFM upgrade, grounding and cleaning with electrical contact cleaner
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 14:05:57 -0800
  ...Any comments or suggestions anyone? > > You don't want to deal with electrical tape after it's been in a 150-degree > environment for...
• Re: LED backup lights update
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 19 Feb 2023 01:18:46 +0000
  ...I'll just have to clean off the krazy glue and > duck tape first 🤣 > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 4:09 PM Richard...
• Re: My Hula Girl won't stay on my dash
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 22:47:17 -0600
  Johnny, I'm the guy on this list with ample stock in 3-M so keep buying that double adhesive foam tape and keep...
• Re: Instrument cluster lighting
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Thu, 30 Apr 2015 08:09:48 -0400
  That tape is a good idea. The silver wil be an improvement, but not as reflective as some shiney tape. Right now, trying to...
• Re: tape gum remover?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Tippey
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 23:46:04 EST
  Citri-Solve is the kind.
• Re: How not to snake wire/why "constant" velocity joints? Was: Wiring rear speakers - 86 Weekender - long
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:03:55 -0700
  ...My advice is do NOT try to run an > electrician's "fish tape" from the underdash area up through the pillar. > The tape's...
• Re: Propane Service Valve
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:48:06 -0800
  ...Propane Service Valve > Troy, wrap your threads with Teflon Tape, then paste Teflon Thread > Sealant on top of the tape. Install good and tight...
• Re: Tom Hanks and his syncro Westy on Letterman
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:42:41 -0700
  ...Did anybody�tape it? Just got in. Saw list email. Taped it. Not sure if ok to upload to YouSchmoob but maybe I'll...
• Re: Upper ball joint - WTF? GOT IT!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:19:40 -0500
  Here is how I remove the tapered shaft of the ball joint. The taper causes the shaft to grip even after the nut is...
• Re: silicone tape (self-fusing)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 20:02:09 -0500
  ...It was black silicone and was called F4 tape, IIRC. I still keep some in my toolbox for various automotive uses. You could use...
• Re: Radiator hoses in air cooled?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 13:34:30 EST
  ...I traced the hoses back to the engine compartment where the have fittings that are taped over with electrical tape. What is going on...
• FIXED! was Re: Any easy, low-cost way to replace power window lift with manual?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:48:21 -0700
  ...WD-40 and duct tape.| | If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40. | | If it moves and shouldn't, use duct...
• Re: Cup holders
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Fri, 29 May 1998 14:21:43 EDT
  ...Using double-stick tape, I attached one on each side of the automatic transmission shifter housing up front, one to the right side wall...
• Re: That slick plastic tape to quiet down the slider door?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 19:05:09 -0800
  ...this one, on the advice of another List member: .010� UHMW Tape-Acrylic Adh - $22.04 for the small roll. Seems to do the...
• Recommended lug nuts to install Passat steel wheels? (Michael Modl?)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 21:54:35 -0500
  ...It would appear the seat is a rounded-taper like the Vanagon nut. Is the '98 Passat lugnut the answer, is it also 14mm...
• Re: whistling vent window fix?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:23:05 -0600
  ...whistling vent window fix? > Black electrical tape will fix it, and disguise the fix till > summertime.Tape the perimeter of the triangular frame on...
• Re: Vanagon Application????
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 10:35:38 -0600
  Yeah! John and all! If we could get a light shade of tinting and the tape: Here in CO it could prevent the dreaded...
• Re: UHMW tape for sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:39:47 -0700
  ...UHMW tape for sliding door track Jim, I believe you DID find the problem. ONWARD: Remove the sliding door cover so I can apply...
• Re: AFM upgrade, grounding and cleaning with electrical contact cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 16:23:45 -0700
  ...Any comments or suggestions anyone? > > You don't want to deal with electrical tape after it's been in a 150-degree > environment for...
• Re: pop top heads up
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 19:02:37 -0800
  ...Better than nothing! The idea of tape occurred to me but though it too ghetto. But then my '81 personifies that in so many...
• Re: German, Chinese and American Parts
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 20:23:44 -0500
  ...But I do have an interesting (well, to me anyway) story about tapered roller bearings. One of my ancestors, last name of Tipton, used...
• Re: Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:07:46 -0800
  ...The receiver on trumpet and MP shank are a Morse taper. You carefully tap on the receiver working your way from narrow end out...
• Drafty '82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 06:35:51 -0600
  ...On my '82 I duct tape the hole in the body to effectively shut off the air to the overhead vents for the season...
• Fw: "Clear Tape" on the wheel well? WAS Seam rust. Yuck.
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:25:53 -0500
  ...What > is a suitable replacement? Would the "Rockguard" mentioned above do it? Joe, this transparent protective tape is available at your friendly, local VW...
• Re: Self Vulkenizing tape??
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 22:12:20 EST
  I got some at Radio Shack. Steve
• an easy way to get your car stolen...READ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 09:41:15 EDT
  ...To avoid this from happening to you, simply put some tape (electrical tape, duct tape or medical tape) across the VIN label located on...
• Re: Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:12:57 -0600
  ...I once drove 800 miles home w/ my gas pedal duct taped to the floor after the spot welds that held the pedal bracket...
• Re: tiico installation video
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 19:43:21 -0700
  ...How is the quality on the tape? > > If you want me to give it a try(risk free) you can send the tape to...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - (deleted)
  95-10-10 10:44:51 EDT
  ...Now wrap the whole thing with vinyl electrical tape, starting at the top, so your spiral overlaps in the proper direction. Run the tape...
• Re: Mounting quickfists to cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 26 Jul 2022 18:40:18 -0700
  I use double sided sticky tape with satisfaction. But there are situations I'd like to mention - the weight of whatever you hang on...
• Re: Make night time breakdowns safer....
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 20:47:31 -0300
  ...Adding > reflective tape to your deck lid will allow you to use your deck lid as a > caution sign to other drivers on the...
• Re: Friday Navigation Quiz
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:33:05 -0700
  ...WD-40 and duct tape.| | If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40. | | If it moves and shouldn't, use duct...
• Re: Privacy curtain in VW bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Sep 94 11:04:58 PDT
  ...Also, some other kind of tape might be better than electrical since it stretches fairly easily (strapping tape comes to mind). John
• CCC mailing list problem
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 14:08:26 -0700
  ...Unfortunately, the only backup tape is bad. (The sysadmin has been told to keep old backup tapes in the future.) If you wish to...
• Re: cruse control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 20:30:06 EDT
  ...I replaced the tube in its entirety, but I could have wrapped the bad spot with duct tape. Really, seriously, duct tape. Hope that...
• Re: Friday Navigation Quiz
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:04:51 -0700
  ...WD-40 and duct tape.| | If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40. | | If it moves and shouldn't, use duct...
• Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:53:14 -0700
  ...You can't even see that black tape in there, and the light? Probably still flashing, but who cares? Don Hanson
• NVC - does anybody trade DAT tapes?
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 03:44:28 -0400
  Anybody on the list do DAT?
• Re: And what should arrive in my inbox this morning from Banggood but this magnetic offer
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:51:03 +0000
  ...You could lay down a strip of 2" wide duct tape, sticky side up, but stuck down on tabletop at the ends with additional...
• Re: Jail Bars Q
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:45:53 -0700
  ...wrapped the ends w/ electrical tape so no rattle... >
• Flopping side mirrors ... the rest of the story
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 29 May 2002 21:45:43 -0700
  ...DUCT TAPE. Yes Friend and Foe ..... once again the miracle of Duck Tape comes to the rescue. I kid you not. Larry Chase 85...
• What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 2 May 2010 18:55:12 -0700
  Some time back someone posted about 'rescue tape' or 'silicone tape' or 'mir-a farkin' somekinda extra cool tape' ...Supposedly able to patch almost...
• A/C drip pan '85 Westy question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 23:41:12 -0400
  ...You know how the stickum turns to goo when duct tape has been in place too long. I saw no means to attach it...
• Re: Duluth Trading- was Silicone tape was '85 with geysering coolant (Update)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 09:44:17 -0700
  ...X-Treme Tape >That's where I got mine also. >BTW, for those not familiar with Duluth Trading, check out their site. I bought...
• Re: LED backup lights update
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 18 Feb 2023 17:32:07 -0800
  ...I'll just have to clean off the krazy glue and > > duck tape first 🤣 > > > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 4:09 PM Richard...
• Re: Mild Vanagon - Carpet questions
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 15:24:29 -0800
  ...AFAIK carpet splicing is usually done with a special tape that looks a lot like duct tape but is red (at least the ones...