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Re: Phrydaye Phollies ... and the theme tonight is: Snow! :)
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Fri, 2 Jan 2009 21:13:04 -0600
...The only other sound I hear Is wiper blades on snowy fluff. His bus is lovely, clean and bright, A pleasing note of all...
Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 2 Feb 2015 14:50:56 -0800
...What likely caused the failure: - corrosion at blades of connector (I was using a new extension cord) - heat due to corrosion caused the (vinyl...
Re: CCC's 9/20 trip particulars
Historical mailing list - Scott A. Harvey
Tue, 10 Sep 1996 08:37:36 -0700 ()
...He's a Golden pure bred, will play with anyone who has a tennis ball, hates roller blades and kids who tease him (he...
Re: Vanagon won't start help
Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
Tue, 3 Oct 2000 09:50:49 -0400
...Then, with a short screwdriver or something like it, push ever so slightly on the blades of the Temp II sender terminals to increase...
Re: Dometic insulation
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:52:19 -0600
...the > furnaces that > are used to make small metal items( knife blades ) at home. One > seller will > sell by the sq ft. It worked...
Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:53:18 -0800
...thing to the air filter.� Power steering and suspension and wiper blades and shock absorbers...more rubber things to fail. Now, rubber is an...
Re: Acckk! My gear juice is *blue*...
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:09:16 -0600
...Page also had a test program going where they hovered helicopters in sand pits for hours, sucking sand into the engines, rotor blades, everything...
Fw: Dometic
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 18 Aug 1998 09:29:26 -0700
...be the > Fridgemate blades would be the same distance from the back of the fridge as > the stock Dometic fan blades. I also eliminated...
Re: Caliper resetting pliers
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 24 Mar 2002 18:19:46 -0600
...twisting rebar ties, bunches of router bits, miniture 2" circular saw blades, true arc pliers, circlip pliers, gear pullers of many varities, heli coil...
Fw: Dometic Fridge Fans
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 21:58:05 -0700
...be the >Fridgemate blades would be the same distance from the back of the fridge as >the stock Dometic fan blades. I also eliminated...
Re: Tips on repairing chipped Vanagon grills
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:58:08 -0700
...Tips on repairing chipped Vanagon grills > > > > When the thin plastic blades of your Vanagon's grill become chipped, > > here's an easy way to...
Re: Strangest thing you've found in a new bus?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:03:53 -0800
...the one I lost 30 years ago that I loved - 2 blades, can & bottle openers. scissors, awl, phillips screwdriver and it still had the...
Re: Water Pump Impeller Damage
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:10:00 -0800
...The damage to the blades may be from contact > rather than coolant, so perhaps the globbed on RTV was in conjunction > with a thin...
Re: broken 120 circuit breaker pin . . .
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:21:23 -0400
...The way it works is by measuring and comparing the current flow for both blades. Should a mis match occur it is assumed some...
Re: Phraidaye Phollieez - Merry Something or Other
Historical mailing list - Doug
Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:58:46 -0500
...have had enough. > The only other sound I hear > Is wiper blades on snowy fluff. > > His bus is lovely, clean and bright, > A pleasing...
Re: How original is this type II ?
Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
Mon, 20 Feb 1995 10:45:13 -0800
...I have no idea if they came with windows. > The bumpers were blades, no overriders, and colored white. > The bus itself was two colors...
Re: replacing oxygen sensor???
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 18:54:33 -0800
...them in and one of them got chewed up by the blades on the altenator (not right away, just happened). So I taped that...
Re: [WESTY] Canoe on poptop - too much weight?
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Mon, 12 Jun 2000 08:52:02 -0400
...the life jackets in a dry bag along with the paddle blades and the the whole thing wedges (rattle-free and dry) under the...
Re: Reconditioned Battery Opinions?
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:58:41 -0700
...Bought longer blades on eBay and it's quieter and puts out at lower wind speeds. A 2000 watt inverter completes the setup- oh...
Frugal to the nth
Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
Sat, 1 Feb 2003 22:19:30 -0600
...Replacing the wiper blades once a year or so, a door handle every 10 years--whats the big deal. Just do it, and have...
hole trip report to San Diego and Anza-Borrego
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:53:00 -0700
...Anyway, 1 jigsaw blade and two hacksaw blades, and a lot of work later, I had a large hole which I enlarged and smoothed...
Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:56:06 -0700
...A turbine uses successive rows of radial blades fastened to a central shaft in order to spin the shaft. On a turbocharger, the other...
Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
Historical mailing list - jon
Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:33:37 -0800
...Silicone wiper blades. > > > > The list is endless... and some of these products(*) are guaranteed > > to do severe damage to your car. Bad ideas or...
Re: Phraidaye Phollieez - Merry Something or Other
Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:49:52 -0800
...have had enough. > The only other sound I hear > Is wiper blades on snowy fluff. > > His bus is lovely, clean and bright, > A pleasing...
Re: Cutting a Vanagon into quarters!
Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 05:16:58 -0700
...Out comes the big reciprocating saw and some 30cm blades and away to work I went. The object was to make a trailer for...
Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 17:04:29 -500
...Do this by using two hack saw blades in parallel to score a groove (approx 1/4" deep) in the center of each pad...
Re: Wanted: Pete Catlett and Fridge Fan
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Mon, 24 Apr 2000 07:48:59 -0700
...Because the mounts of these Fridgemate fans hold the blades out further from the back of the fridge, I was concerned about clearance between...
Re: winter in a VW
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 6 Dec 2004 22:37:46 -0600
...The only other sound I hear Is wiper blades on snowy fluff. His bus is lovely, clean and bright, A pleasing note of all...
Re: Eurovan...info needed off the list..
Historical mailing list
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:01:31 -0500
...The 01 - 03 models have problems with the fan blades breaking. I own a '99, and it's been very reliable. If he is...
Re: True Grit---
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 26 May 2002 22:12:46 -0700
...It needed wiper blades and a few other minor fixes to the tune of another $100 or so. Before I installed the engine, I...
[F] Canadian Tire [was: seat covers]
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Fri, 3 Mar 2000 09:14:49 -0800
...Just give me a set of wiper blades for the vanagon, then. CTT: (tap tap tap tap) what year? You: AAARRRGH!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobin Copley Bowen...
Re: Toolkit
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 07:39:26 -0700
...stripper/crimper > soldering iron > spare tips > thin razor knife w/spare blades > > in ammo box: > Gaffers Tape ( a high strenght, black, cloth based form...
Re: clear plastic bras
Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 15:08:40 -0800
...It was a very good protector for > leading edges of helicopter rotor blades. The auto > racing industry picked up on it, because it would...
Re: Electrical Failures
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Sat, 14 May 2011 19:44:51 +0200
...All connectors have been > pulled from the ground stars and the blades on the stars cleaned. The > female connectors on the ends of the...
Re: Re wiper blades
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Sun, 26 May 2002 23:40:48 -1000
> I don't know who started this thread but I was stuck traveling between > Padre Island and Houston a couple of weeks ago and...
Re: window tinting
Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
Fri, 5 May 2006 06:18:42 +0000
...Hear, hear! I have read extensively about removal, takes heat, ammonia and razor blades (tempered glass can be easy to scratch this way. The...
Re: (no subject)
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:28:22 -0600
...Winter specials - Weatherstripping, >>> wiper blades and German Floor mats will remain on sale through >>> December. Please consider suggesting our Gift Certificates to your >>> friends...
Re[2] T4 wiper probs
Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
Sun, 15 Jan 1995 17:45:15 GMT
...OK, that said, I would begin your troubleshooting by >removing the blades from the wiper arm and looking at >the assembly; what happens when...
ventilation improvements
Historical mailing list - Stephen Fry
Mon, 25 Jun 2001 15:33:39 -0400
...The fron fan does not do much good with the front window curtiain up as it jsut sucks up the curtain in it blades...
Re: Cutting a Vanagon into quarters!
Historical mailing list - BADASSBUS
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 10:23:42 -0400
...Out comes the big reciprocating saw and some 30cm blades and away to work I went. The object was to make a trailer for...
Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:28:52 -0800
...You put the tool over the offending bolt or nut and the blades dig in as you turn your ratchet. I have not used...
newbie's observations
Historical mailing list - woody
Sun, 3 Dec 2000 21:03:29 -0600
...Speaking of money, I ordered my Bentley,wiper blades,new skylight len and seals, carpet mat kit today.Tomorrow I will change oil and...
Re: Improve comfort of Buddy Heater
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:54:26 -0500
...Is that because the fan > speed is so low that they can't injure, or because the fan blades are of a > soft material...
Re: LED to tell when fan is on.
Historical mailing list - Dave Brune
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:52:52 -0800
...I just shimmed the fan blade away from the shroud far enough so the Blades and ring would not make contact. Then you just...
Re: Head lights
Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:36:00 -0500
...The relays are plugged into the specified male blades on the back of the fuse block (as directed in the instructions). I guess what...
Re: Your favorite tool for removing old seam sealer
Historical mailing list - Kevin Davis
Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:30:05 -0500
...It is perfect for narrow openings as the cutting blades are less than about 1/16" wide. It is a serious, heavy-duty tool...
Re: The King's English
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:24:25 -0600
...here in Salt Lake that I would not take my roller blades to for dusting off. And that is by my experiences with him...
Re: Vanagon Tool Box - What be in it?
Historical mailing list - Doug F
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:36:57 -0800
...A good razor knife with extra blades inside metal file hack saw blade with one of those plastic holder handles Phillips screwdriver Standard screwdriver...
Re: Idle stabilizer control
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 9 Jul 2016 14:50:06 -0500
...Plugging the stabilzer box into the recepticle can be a chore..I was unsble to get the blades of the stabilzer to recess all...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - James T.
Tue, 20 Nov 2001 22:19:36 +0000
...of coolant hose, coolant, H20, some bailing wire, JB weld, hacksaw blades and a few 1.5" long nut/bolts of various diameter. Oh...
Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:43:51 -0800
...Power steering and suspension and wiper blades and shock absorbers...more rubber things to fail. Now, rubber is an excellent engineering material...solves SO...
Re: winter in a VW
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 6 Dec 2004 21:34:59 -0800
...have had enough. > The only other sound I hear > Is wiper blades on snowy fluff. > > His bus is lovely, clean and bright, > A pleasing...
Reply to 2nd antenna
Historical mailing list
Wed, 04 May 94 13:58:56 -0400
...However, putting razor blades on the fins of your amplifier will make you feel real warm and fuzzy when you find bloodstains in your...
Re: Dometic Thermistor Function?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:41:55 -0400
...It turns slowly, has large blades (a bit larger than the original, you have to be careful about clearance to the body), is extremely...
Re: Windshield Washers
Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:06:19 -0000
...Pump impeller blades worn or broken - the pump can still be heard, but has no flow 2. Leak in tubing between pump and nozzles...
Re: Radiator fan dead?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:23:27 -0400
...thermo switch.(With your fingers and hair AWAY from the fan blades.) Vroom, there goes the fan motor on low speed... Now jumper all...
Re: chirping from ventilation fan
Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 12:23:08 -0400
...On my '85 Vanagon this caused the wiper blades, fan blower and a few more things to stop working (which was kinda inconvenient 'cause...
Re: Your Outrage
Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
Fri, 14 Sep 2001 22:13:04 +1000
...an answer. > How could 4-5 men armed with only razor blades take over 150 people? And while > passengers wittnessed the terror inflicted on...
Re: Dometic insulation
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:12:22 -0700
...the > furnaces that > are used to make small metal items( knife blades ) at home. One > seller will > sell by the sq ft. It worked...
Re: attn: Michael Sullivan re: van-cafe email
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:06:22 -0600
...Winter specials - Weatherstripping, >>> > wiper blades and German Floor mats will remain on sale through >>> > December. Please consider suggesting our Gift Certificates to your >>> > friends...