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• Engine compartment seal
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 12:39:54 -0700
  ...I understand that their is no flange for one side of the seal to grab on to. But at least the materials are known...
• Re: Grab Handles (no, not those things around your waist!)
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Kate Sheflo
  Fri, 7 May 1999 17:06:23 -0700
  I just got done adding the passenger side light to our 82 Westy without using the metal plate. I just made sure that the...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 00:25:44 -0400
  ...Does anyone has a leftover grab handle to install on the sliding door side, available to donate. Jose Rafael Moscoso, RT, BSc, MPH {jmoscoso...
• Re: woodruff key removal?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 19:50:23 -0400
  Grab the sides with electrician's side cutters and wedge it out. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:37:45 -0700
  Hi All, I'm still trying to find information where to grab vacuum for the aftermarket Audiovox cruise control I'm trying to wedge...
• Re: them swedish buggers tillgrepping them campers
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:40:38 -0700
  ...comes from the old old swedish > > "grepp de till" or loosely translated into english "grab the till" or > > "grab the money out of the...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:34:54 -0700
  ...The standard "Bosch type" 4 pole relays are used in every VW for decades so pretty easy to grab at a yard and I...
• Re: No cold start ability at all?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 08:22:29 -0500
  ...It is not that it stumbled and died, but there was no grab or attempt to run. I assumed Water Temp sensor so I...
• Re: attaching grab handles
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:08:32 -0500
  Troy, I added a couple of grab handles to my 88 Westy a few years back. I got them from a local junk yard...
• Re: Nephew's Birthday...WILLIAM WITZ
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:05:23 -0500
  ...can you help grab one from any store around you? l'll pay you as soon > as i am back.kindly let me know...
• Wrecker find today, 2wd tin top made in Austria
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:45:05 -0700
  ...It had the heated driver seat and all of the associated electrics, which I grabbed. Pics of the skanky seat and heating pad here...
• Re: Clunk goes the rear wheel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:37:03 -0500
  ...Pressure around 45 tire, looks normal, grab and shake-no give. The belts look o.k. Drive the backroad the rest of the way...
• Re: Advice on Spare 2.1
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 6 May 2010 18:48:36 -0400
  Grab everything, get the idle stabilizer, ignition control unit, coolant bottles if he's not using them, etc. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Engine Transplant Homework
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 3 Nov 95 15:06:39 EST
  Re: grab it at $1500 -- that number looked pretty good to me, too; seems like somebody could hot up a Rabbit Pickup with it...
• how to pull pilot bearing on 86 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Jensen
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:48:26 -0700
  ...pilot bearing puller, but it doesn't seem to want to grab the lip of the bearing. It could be that it is too...
• Re: spring clamp pliers
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:56:31 -0700
  ...Just make sure when you grab on to the > tangs, you have a good grip because if it slips, then it can move around...
• Nice 4 speed tranny at San Jose Pick N Pull
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:12:10 -0500
  ...Someone please go grab it...and trannies are 20% this week to boot at PNP. Also, the westy had poptop, some cabinets/fridge, spice...
• Re: Decent grab loop?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:42:35 -0500
  ...Rather, I use this and other straps or grabs more for balance. My wife, who only weighs about 100 lbs, does apply a little...
• Re: Rear-view mirror removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Sun, 9 Jun 2013 12:52:37 -0700
  you grab it firmly by the stalk and pull it hard out of it's spring loaded base thing. straight back, or back and...
• Re: Blue sparks afire
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Apr 1995 10:09:28 -0700 (PDT)
  On Fri, 7 Apr 1995, Matt Bushore wrote: > > I grabbed hold of the wires, and now the little sparks > were jumping to me, but...
• Re: Free Splittie - maybe NOT
  Historical mailing list - University of Toronto Information Commons
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 12:48:34 -0400
  ...hope that somebody grabs it real soon before it gets expen$ive! keep us posted m.
• RE: VWs in Hollywood
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 12:06:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Dirty Harry jumps on the roof, and the Bad Guy grabs the wheel and slews the bus around trying to throw him off. During...
• noodles
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 7 Nov 1994 10:10:29 CST6CDT
  ...arm up into holes in the bank with the hopes of grabbing a 30 pound catfish. nevermind the cottonmouths, gators, etc.-- but I'm...
• 83 VW pickup
  Historical mailing list - Scott P Johnson
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 14:12:32 -0500
  ...Should I grab it or avoid it? Thanks in advance! Scott South Bend, IN ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use...
• thermostat question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bauermeister
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 13:38:41 -0600
  ...To my amazement my local parts place had one so I grabbed it along with a gasket but before I start I thought I...
• Re: clutch chatter -- how serious?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:56:23 -0500
  ...daily driver vehicle -- it sits a lot.) Now, my brakes are grabby too under those conditions, and I realized after a while this was...
• Re: Clunk, Clunk Clunk in left rear
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 12:12:53 -0400
  ...to some degree and sometimes I'd have to crawl under, grab an axle like a javelin, and move it back and forth to...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:07:19 -0500
  ...One set of tangs folds into and grabs the wire and > the other set of tangs folds into and grabs the insulation for strain...
• Re: Removing front heater cover
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 25 Sep 2019 16:49:12 -0500
  Unless yours has been modified with screws or such, grab each side and rock side to side gently while pulling straight back. Jim > > On...
• Re: Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:01:20 -0800
  ...Diego), and the path takes me through Whole Foods, where I grab a banana. If I don't feel like walking, a free shuttle...
• Re: i need help Phishy van
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 13:14:25 -0800
  ...Matthew 84 running with the wind and flirting with death grab a cup of coffee and catch your breath... Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho...
• Re: Front heater valve replacement procedures?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 15:53:46 -0400
  ...looks like a pair of pliers with wide swiveling jaws > to grab the hose. I purchased a pair of similar hose pinch pliers at...
• protraining (now off line)
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 06:37:15 -0700
  Hiya Darrell, As you may have noticed on the list, I've grabbed a copy of your manuals and dumped a zip of them...
• Re: FS: Set locks w/ keys: ignition, all handles & rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 12:25:15 -0500
  ...You were smart to grab a set when you did. Like many of the limited-quantity specials I post to the list at various...
• outback oven...
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:52:05 -0700
  ...put the little tent over the whole shebang and watch the temp guage like a hawk when done, fist it out and grab the...
• Re: [T2] Door Handles
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:36:58 -0400
  ...They have short grab handles to pull them closed and fit perfectly with the vanagon arm-rest. Happy Trails, Greg Potts 1973/74/77...
• Junkyard finds, 85 Syncro (F)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 13:30:00 -0700
  ...The table brackets I wanted were still there so I grabbed them along with one of the "H" pipes that are always breaking on...
• Re: What's the strangest think you've found in a "new" Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David O'Shea
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:09:30 -0700
  ...I drove the thing home and grabbed some trash bags to empty it out. After spotting a hypodermic needle cover, I went back inside...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 04:37:52 -0700
  Crawl under at sliding door. Grab the starter and wiggle. Is it still bolted in? BTDT…. > On Jul 29, 2015, at 9:29 PM...
• Re: Front Blower switch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 19:38:14 -0500
  ...there a way to fix this bugger? switch is crapped out. grab one off the rastafalia just be careful when u pry it out...
• Re: solderless connectors
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:53:45 -0700
  ...one that grabs onto the wire itself >and then a 2nd wire band that crimps onto the insulator. I find it >far superior to...
• Seatbelts, EZ question.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:39:43 EST
  ...keeps the buckle at a convenient height when you go to grab it to latch. Mine broke off on the driver's side so...
• More friday freebies
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:07:46 -0700
  ...So the following are up for grabs: Driver and passenger front seats- driver's upholstery shot, but passenger's ok Front and rear chrome...
• Re: battery removal3-1026)
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:01:50 -0600
  Most jobbers will have a "battery lift strap", a cute little strap with rings on each end which securely grab the battery posts. Attach...
• Re: Fire Extinguisher Mounting.
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 10:28:05 -0700
  ...One sitting behind the drivers seat so you can grab it on the way out. One sitting beside or behind the passenger seat so...
• Re: Eccentric hub?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:47:52 -1000
  ...so it's grab'/ not grab so well/ grab well again , etc. try to isolate it to front or rear to start with. it...
• Re: Wire to house battery
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Fri, 4 Jun 2021 08:10:09 -0400
  while you are at it grab yourself a victron battery combiner. On Thu, Jun 3, 2021 at 4:01 PM Markus Benne <mbenne@m...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 8 Jun 2019 14:35:02 -0700
  ...of my van has a long clutch pedal travel - the clutch grab at 3/4 of > pedal travel. On my other van it's...
• Re: Use Quantum A/C compressor in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 18:16:51 -0600
  ...171820805 XHM Anyone know what VW's had the Samden 508 in them? I can always grab one at the Pick 'n Pull... Gary
• Re: souviners <Friday.
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 08:40:41 -0500
  ...There's a Beanie Baby Ostrich lashed to the grab handle - my first son was conceived on an Ostrich farm. There's a yellow...
• speaking of tools (was "Huge Nut on Rear Drum")
  Historical mailing list - sharks
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:03:16 -0700
  ...I looked up the relelvant info in Bentley and Haynes, grabbed my socket set, and rolled under the van, ready for action. Well, I...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 18:17:25 -0800
  ...its cool in here Coming soon 6 Stack CD Driver's grab handle some sort of lighting in the back back 15" wheels Get...
• Re: Unusual lube places
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:55:29 -0800
  ...It was a paste and if you got it on to heavy it would grab and hold grit. The secret was very light application...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 20:19:08 -0600
  ...now they have something to grab hold of. i also added two more of these type grab handles in the low overhead side above...
• Hot brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Mon, 9 Apr 2018 16:14:09 +0000
  ...bottom I felt that my brakes had lost done if their grabbing power. At the stop sign at the bottom oF the hill I...
• Re: Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 13:33:16 -0800
  ...Put a grab handle on the > driver side, just like the passenger side. It makes > getting in a whole lot easier. > > Lots of us...
• Re: how to tighten VDO oil press. adapt. hose?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 20:53:03 -0500 (CDT)
  ...It's long enough to clear the hole in the tin, hence can be grabbed and tightened. And since it sticks out, it was...
• Re: removing dash w/o steering column
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 13:16:36 -0400
  ...Just grab the old trusty vice grips and take them out like regular bolts. Put them back in the same way. http://www.knology...
• Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 08:59:03 -0500
  On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, John Rodgers wrote: > Reach in the mouth of the tube grab the edge and pull - an extension > will emerge...
• Re: alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter vanagon engine???
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 08:49:16 -0700
  ...LPG also has the minor disadvantage of filling stations being few, plus you can't just grab a gas can and get a gallon...