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Re: roof rack for 84 Westie
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:22:01 -0500
...In mnay respects, they are more important than the bow and stern ties. Buy the cam straps from NRS(NW river supplies) or Thule...
Re: Loss of Power after carwash
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:16:20 -0600
...a Nascar site (I think,) using small rubber hose and zip ties........(hose just big enough to run zip tie into it) run zip...
83-85 (and later) survey
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 7 Sep 94 13:20:15 PDT
...91 model came from factory > with cable-ties on those wires!!> > i now have an 88 bus with an 87 brain, idle stabilizer, relays...
Re: Need A Checklist...
Historical mailing list - Dave T. Richards
Sun, 09 Mar 1997 16:25:53 -0500
...pot holders(stops rattles)box of Arm and Hammer,Trash bags&ties. Drawer: Knife forks and spoon(eatin irons)Bread knife,Can opener,wooden...
Re: Spare won't fit
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 1 Nov 2014 14:52:48 -0400
...As a result the 205 is loos and you have to come up with a solution like big plastic zip ties. the Van cafe...
Re: Friday sing-a-long
Historical mailing list - Mike Wyatt
Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:30:14 -0800
...If your ties to it are showin', bomb Iraq. If your politics are sleazy, And hiding that ain't easy, And your manhood's...
Re: Border Crossing USA to Canada
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Mon, 23 May 2016 12:32:16 -0700
Dear Retired Your home ownership is significant ties to return to - having your property tax notice does the job - The point is not to...
Gauge wiring and mounting, 82 vanagon westy
Historical mailing list - K. Wyatt
Sun, 14 Sep 1997 09:28:31 -0600
...these wires under the vehicle following the other wires using nylon ties to secure the new wires set to the existing one. It barely...
Re: '97 VW Stereo Install
Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 10:30:59 -0400
...You didn't mention it, but if you've got a tiny (0.35mm) Green/Yellow as well, it ties into the idiot light...
Re: Blood on Seat
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Sun, 6 Jun 2004 10:11:19 -0700
...You can then machine wash or try shout or whatever with COLD water and when you put it back on Use plastic zip ties...
Re: Traveling Tool Kit?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sat, 4 Jul 2015 12:29:49 -1000
...bag full of wire ties, some electrical wire.... some spare brake fluid and crude tools like hammer and vice grips. that sort of stuff...
Re: Traveling Tool Kit?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 5 Jul 2015 17:46:40 +0000
...rescue tape is way better... > > > > better yet combine it with plastic cable ties.... > > > > I tried the bicycle inner tube... errr... sorry ...no.. not good.... > > >
Re: Three busted tires on same wheel, why?
Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
Sat, 25 Jun 2005 20:08:35 -0700
...there's only a couple of possibles: - you got two bad ties. or - you got some radials that had been run a loooong time...
Five years on homemade tyvek Westy cover--here's how it had done
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 17:58:11 +0000
...Strong winds can blow it off if you don't have ties (I do, but don't often use them). Jim
THANKS FOR THE HELP...Re: Re: Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
Historical mailing list - jbclem1
Fri, 4 Feb 2005 17:00:59 -0800
...it's width, removed the protrusions, and then used zip ties(plastic ties?) to tighten the compressor and hold the rings in place. He...
FW: [VANAGON] help! power doorlock problem (2nd try)
Historical mailing list - Woten, Rodney
Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:49:12 -0600
...bike inner tube, zip ties and some shoe goop. They've worked ever since. P-mail me if you have an questions. Good Luck...
Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:18:56 -0800
...I used two zip ties per barb fitting instead of the serrated clamps which overtighten and cut the hose ends. With only the 1...
Re: Quit worrying-go camping!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:53:09 -0700
...And T-shirts too! Maybe a Vanagon with cable ties > and the like shown, but a worry free soul behind the wheel? > > Neil. > > On...
Re: dometic 182b question
Historical mailing list - Doug F
Tue, 8 Nov 2005 13:17:30 -0800
...I secured everything with zip ties. The lower vent was wrapped with > 1 inch thick inswool on top of the galvanized stove pipe,and...
Re: dometic 182b question
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Tue, 8 Nov 2005 09:24:30 -0800
...I secured everything with zip ties. The lower vent was > wrapped with > 1 inch thick inswool on top of the galvanized stove pipe,and...
Re: aftermarket gauges
Historical mailing list
Mon, 29 Aug 94 16:35:15 EDT
...twisting the wire together and using electrical tape and plastic "twist ties" helps. Feed the line right to the front of the van and...
Re: Largest diameter... failures in politics.
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Tue, 2 Nov 2004 14:37:30 -0700
...She promotes no >> agenda regarding political issues other than that. >> It just so happens that "The Big 3" have close ties to the Bush...
86 Vanagon CV boots replacement
Historical mailing list
Wed, 20 Mar 1996 23:19:02 -0500
...buy my own grease and personally like to use HD wire ties for the small clamp on Bus boots. Well I told BusBoys guy...
Re: Cv boots
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 15 Aug 2021 13:54:19 -0600
...I would bag it with multiple layers of heavy duty plastic, and use Zip-ties to mount under chassis. I have had the unfortunate...
N. NE Mechanic advice (was: Syncro vibrations... I think it's tim e for a mechanic!)
Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
Tue, 20 Jul 1999 09:34:49 -0400
...1) The vibrations are so bad that it feels like I am driving on railroad tracks - the ties, not the rails. 2) I made...
Re: CV joint boots
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 17 Aug 2021 20:26:41 +0000
...time for some heavy duty plastic bags and heavy duty Zip-ties to secure under Vanagon chassis where hopefully it will sit for decades...
Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:22:34 -0800
...plastic tabs around the perimeter and fasten the halves with zip ties. > > You just make a lot of future work by gluing it. > > Jim...
Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:07:49 -0700
dear dip stick pushing out why not use some zip ties to hold in the dip stick go for a rip -- see what else...
[Fwd: 1982 VW Westfalia Van for Sale]
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Fri, 11 Sep 1998 07:47:57 -0500
...It probably needs to be replaced, or at least a custom > > bumper fabricated with a small hitch on it and some ties on the...
Re: How fast should a 1.9L go??
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:46:13 -0600
...so the helmsman ties down the wheel of the ship, runs down into the captain's cabin and wakes up the captain, yelling "Zee...
Re: suspension newbie - shock dismounted
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:51:44 -0600
...if you have gas shocks, rig something up with a >coat hanger, zip ties, whatever. > >my new shocks: >http://aaron80027.tripod.com/id2.html...
Re: An idea for Replacing Pop Top Canvas
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 2 May 2014 08:10:13 -0700
...If you take my advice and remove the top, use heavy cable ties to keep the lifting arms closed and attached to the van...
Re: Sources needed - Vanagon Cover
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:15:24 +1100
...t long before I replaced nearly all of them with cable ties. The fact that the cows like standing around it didn't help...
Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 3 Feb 2000 05:55:33 -0600
...the heater hoses are not pinched or restricted with tight > plastic ties. > 2) Make sure the hot coolant control valve opens fully with the...
Re: Need help with belts
Historical mailing list - John Klun
Tue, 6 Feb 2001 19:04:05 -0700
...I have personally used a cable tie (a giant version > of those little plastic ties used for wiring and stuff) as a temporary belt...
Re: photo... illiteracy: examples from replies
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:55:20 -0700
...many countries are on this list ... (i hail from Canadia ;o) north america is made up of three continental ties to three nations and...
Re: Radiator fan issue - where's the ground?
Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:52:06 -0700
...I just had it on via zip ties then and it might have encroached on the opening a bit. When I re-mounted, I...
TiiCo fuel rail conversion
Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
Mon, 13 May 2002 17:56:04 -0700
...I think the zip ties in Peter's photos are purely there for peace of mind. Who needs that anyway?? Good luck brudda, Ry...
Re: 91 Westfalia - metal clips in headlight buckets that hold on front grill
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sun, 6 Sep 2015 14:39:16 -0700
...with a part number to be able > to find out what it crosses to. > > For now, zip ties to the rescue ;) > > Thanks, > Steve W. >
Re: Installing Propane Tank on a non Westy!
Historical mailing list - Mr.mds
Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:40:40 -0400
...I used heavy zip ties, foam blocks and > the thick gray plastic sleeving that I picked up from bus depot. I guess > this was...
Re: SA Grille is NLA!!!! was Re: Vacuum Form Projects -
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 3 Jan 2006 17:34:05 -0600
...have a great seller! > > chris > and no, i dont have any ties to go-westy, im just posting a heads up > for those who...
Re: Stock Aircooled heater fan/Ode to Bently
Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
Wed, 8 Nov 1995 23:29:42 MST
...I have no ties to Bently, etc, etc, etc. I just want to say that it is an extremely useful tool. The purchase price...
Re: AC vents
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Thu, 15 Jun 2000 15:40:03 -0500
...Rig it up for the summer months only using some cable ties (Duct tape? Nah.) or other fastening media. If you have kids, they...
Re: Propane regulator replacement on ASI conversion
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 27 May 2007 15:45:19 -0700
...of an old Tupper-ware like container and some nylon zip-ties! Okay, you can all stop laughing now. They work and I've...
Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - John
Thu, 3 Feb 2000 11:20:54 -0500
...the heater hoses are not pinched or restricted with tight > plastic ties. > 2) Make sure the hot coolant control valve opens fully with the...
Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 7 Aug 2010 14:28:13 -0500
...from the van moving forward from the starter by removing > > zip-ties/and other wire retainers and pulling the starting cable clear of > > wires...
Re: Part needed-Selector lever
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Wed, 5 Jan 2011 21:41:07 EST
...to have to go with the bike inner tube and zip ties (vanagon list cringes in unison as do I). My shifter has gotten...
Re: What's that?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:13:16 -0700
...She ties up her Class C in mobile home parks and Kampgrounds where there are many upper middle-class RVs, well-tended grass, a...
Re: How do you re-key steering lock cylinder?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:59:02 -0800
...8) I used cut pieces of zip ties to hold back wafers that I have successfully retracted. 9) Once wafers are aligned, turn slightly...
Re: 2.1l Spark plug wire routing
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Fri, 28 May 2010 18:17:40 -0600
...Cheers, Steve pdooley wrote: > Those zip ties look a little tight. May work fine but I don't like it. > You can get wire...
Re: Diagnosing a low (8-10 inches) vacuum gauge reading
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Fri, 6 Aug 2004 16:07:31 -0400
...Everything I've read ties a low reading to things like an >intake manifold leak, late valve timing, brake booster leak. A head gasket...
Re: Tips on sealing heater box flaps, and while the dash is out . . .
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 7 Apr 2011 18:21:47 -0500
...If you don't have the metal clips to clip the halves back together, you can drill the plastic tabs and use cable ties...
Re: Another Burning Van!
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 4 Jun 2009 14:28:32 -0700
...extra connections on the > end far from > the engine.� Use cable ties, etc. to support the hose > and keep it away > from axles etc...
Re: Blog post about 85 doka
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:00:45 -0500
...and the heater box can be fastened up with small zip ties. Respectfully, Jim On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Chris...
Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:18:53 -0600
...I've already tried various sizes of zip ties for this purpose and they do not work at all, at least on my van.
Re: Protecting your fogg lamps
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Mon, 6 Jul 1998 16:17:18 -0400
...Then, at the four corners, I threaded cable ties through the holes and cinched them tight. Very neat looking. You can get the large...
Re: Idle Control Whatzit
Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:03:55 -0700
...I straight had to open wire a few male plugs to a few wires then with 200mph tape just used zip ties to keep...
Re: nuts/bolts
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:21:30 -0600
...Zip ties and gasket material store in the lid compartment too. Guess I could take a photo of it if anyone is curious. Even...
Re: Question on Surepower 1315 Install
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:29:15 -0500
...it goes over the stud.) Then throw a couple of zip ties around the hose to cinch it to the cable. This is a...
Re: Power steering pump and old coolant hoses
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 7 Jan 2007 18:14:47 -0600
...the top of the pump with a couple of hefty cable ties. >Then I routed it back around to the right near the air...