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Re: Ring job?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 20:57:38 -0500
You're opening a barrel of worms here. Damned if you do and damned if you don't but you're going to need...
gas tank leak: prevous post
Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:58:51 -0500
...I hate that! For neat work I just snip with aviation snips through one of the worm slots then dress the end with a...
Re: Not Funny ..(no Van cont)
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 4 May 2002 08:15:45 -0700
...of our familiar list names to trick us into opening a worm or other virus. > >The english sounds translated . Word order is wrong. Though...
Re: Friday quiz
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Fri, 2 Dec 2022 10:27:30 -0800
...of the van that is mouse proof. > > It is a magic worm gear snap on bracket that fixes old odometers. > > No wait, I found...
Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:12:46 -0400
...Seaward Princess Jim pointed to) can be a real can of worms. I've cooked enough meals with the stove waving about over my...
Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:40:44 -0800
...Maybe I jsut opened up a can of worms... > > Dan > Los Angeles, CA > "Winky" the '85 Westy Weekender > > On Dec 21, 2011, at 7...
Speedometer Failure
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 2 Sep 2000 22:40:54 -0500
...The teflon gear engages a teflon worm gear. The potmetal gear is locked to the shaft and serves as a stop for all the...
Re: Power window switch relocation
Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
Sun, 27 Aug 2017 11:47:22 -0700
...It appears that the worm drive in the passenger side mechanism has a little more play than the driver’s side. This combination of...
Busses on 66 (long)
Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
Thu, 14 Mar 1996 12:31:58 -0600 (CST)
...I want to make up some t-shirts and I need several "worm's-eye-view" shots of a variety of Bus noses (all...
Re: Anyone else getting this???
Historical mailing list - Larry Petty
Tue, 27 Jan 2004 09:59:44 -0500
...http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/26/mydoom.worm/index.html Larry P. -----Original Message----- From: David Marshall [mailto:vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG...
List Wisdom - DIY rear bearings...
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sat, 15 Apr 2017 22:06:15 -0600
...Am I opening a can of worms trying to do this on my own? It looks like I'd have to buy some long...
Re: dumb customs question
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 17 Sep 2005 06:06:36 EDT
...Some packages slip through without being charged, no explanation and I don't ask so the worms stay in the can ! The law is...
Re: Diesel conversion and SMOG
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 8 Dec 2005 22:26:12 -0600
...distribution(2007-2008!) and they actually condescend to allow us >>lowly worm individual >>"consumers" to buy diesel cars again, they will also institute >>mandatoryemissions...
Re: A/C Condenser
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 13:59:33 +0000
...Working on these old AC systems can be like opening up a can of worms. They all need to be completely gone through at...
Re: Van-O-Rama #10 on September 11, 2010
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Thu, 9 Sep 2010 20:51:52 -0700
The respect and friendship between fellow Vanagoneers is so "heart-worming". I'll be there too if I don't throw up first. Kim...
Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched
Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
Wed, 29 Apr 2015 07:28:57 -0500
...Just needed to tighten the worm-type hose clamps. Something about new hoses and new clamps makes em not seat quite right the first...
Re: TO LIST ADMIN - vanagons
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Tue, 7 May 2002 15:43:17 -0700
...an update for my anti-virus software to clean the klez-worm from my POS > >PC. Another advantage to a Mac - too rare for...
Re: Pop-top canvas replacement.
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:20:23 -0400
...OK, folks here is a can of worms to be opened. I need to change the canvass on my '87 Westy. I want the...
Re: Hung in the middle - Bumper drawings
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Fri, 24 May 2002 09:22:35 -0700
...safety device? > > That's a can-o'-worms that I wouldn't want to open > > (Aargh, worms!!!) > > Karl Wolz > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil S...
Re: Removing engine, WAS; How high do I lift the wee beastie?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:13:24 -0800
...With my Jetta ABA engine, the worm gear provided a KA way to fine tune drivetrain height. Higher blocking was obviously required. I used...
Re: A transmission to Tierra del Fuego.
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:49:20 -0700
...Ian -- Scientists warn that traveling through space-time by means of a cosmic wormhole may be extremely dangerous. --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to...
Re: Cold-start up oil issue..a solution
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 4 Oct 2007 13:02:23 -0700
...I may be opening another can of worms by saying this. Basically labor cost in the SF Bay Area is so high that I...
Re: Temp gauge/coolant Saga Con't.
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 07:48:22 -0700
Watch out for those worms! Logic is telling me that if you remove the tees and close the front heater valve ALL of the...
Re: 2.1 engine pull: which coolant hoses?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 29 Jun 2003 10:48:46 -0700
...what's the best way of getting those rusty band clamps off? > They're not worm-drive hose clamps, they look like they're...
Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:20:52 -0700
Where's Alistair when he's needed? Cuz that's a can of worms for sure. I have a problem envisioning a significant (if...
Windshield for 85 Westy
Historical mailing list - David Maurio
Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:10:55 +0000
...I cut the old crimp clamps off and > replaced with stainless worm-gear type, but you could probably go > clamp-free. They really fit...
Re: Microsoft patch- hoax or real
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Sun, 28 Sep 2003 17:40:29 -0600
...sender is normal folk, so I wonder if > they have a worm going, sending these out ???" > > NEVER OPEN AN ATTACHMENT unless you already know...
Re: Engine running COLD
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:06:38 -0600
...has to have > no bypass at all for the engine to worm up. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
Bus seats for sale or trade
Historical mailing list - Don Kane
1 Nov 1994 11:15:36 U
...Anyway, what I *really* want is a trade for a windshield wiper >moter (or more exactly, an unbroken plastic worm gear) fitting a 79...
Fuel Lines Reminder, Seattle area
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:55:57 -0700
...It was the typical worm drive type, and I could feel rubber > punched up between the little openings in the band of the clamp...
Re: Heater valve update
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 1 Aug 2005 07:27:53 -0700
...This was causing the core to >get worm enough to throw heat into the van. When I am driving on the >highway in California...
Re: No start
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 26 May 2016 14:26:19 -0700
...That was it's own can of worms, with the fuel tank >> > outlet being 12 mm and the pump inlet being 7......... >> -- >> Neil n...
WARNING....Virus...please read!
Historical mailing list - MtnGal
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 12:19:50 -0600
...Guess what? I was unknowingly sent a worm virus from a friend ( WHO I KNOW PERSONALLY, SHE WILL BE BUMMED IT WAS SENT FROM...
Re: Are Audi wheels unsafe on a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Sep 2003 01:05:47 EDT
oh, james you just had to open this can of worms again didnt you? :<) y'all know my opinion on this.. ive used these...
Wanted: knuckes etc from power-steered van
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:43:50 +1300
...so much to deliver from LA... >>IIRC pitman arms belong to wormgear steering systems rather than rack >>and pinion systems like those on Vanagons...
Re: Coolant leak found but parts question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 4 Nov 2022 09:54:46 -0400
...I decided to use worm clamps but originally they had the spring clamps. I now have spring clamp pliers and I’m beginning to...
VW-HELP! I'M GOING TO CUT AN ACCESS PANEL IN MY '71 BUS
Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
Tue, 18 Mar 97 14:15:05 PST
...At 6:00pm PST today, unless someone tells me that I'm about to open a horrible can of worms, I'm going to...
Re: Vanagon Newbie and inop electric windows
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:44:00 -0400
...That's a whole other "kettle of worms". Larry A. On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:07 PM, A PETER MARSH <apetermarsh@mac...
82 diesel,,problems solved, solutions found, first night, a few spare parts.
Historical mailing list - Clay Moore
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 18:01:29 -0700
...The odometer problem was as someone mentioned, the gear had slid off the shaft and was not contacting the worm gear, pushed it back...
Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:59:50 -0500
...I opened her up and found the black gear that > sits on the outer edge of the shaft and meshes with a worm gear...
Re: Steering wheels
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 19 Dec 2016 15:23:36 +0000
...I have the black wheel hanging in my shed, and I know I haven't sold a black worm button. It may be at...
Re: Exhaust systems
Historical mailing list - Don Thompson
Sat, 28 Feb 1998 19:06:16 -0500
Rick Williams wrote: > > Well here goes -- another can of worms to open. > > I have a '93 Westfalia with a still intack exhaust system. However...
Update: I recently started assembling my engine, and FOR the love of GOD!! Could someone help me???
Historical mailing list - Thomas Bartnicki
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 03:31:09 -0400
...down with a flashlight; I noticed brass shavings all over the worm gear of the crank. How in Gods name am i suppose to...
Re: Starter Bushing Blues
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:30:47 -0500
...the engine case > actually ) and you just keep turning, and it worms the bushing right out. > > Scott > www.turbovans.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John...
Re: 85 blinking temp light, but not overheating
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 8 Aug 2002 15:42:10 -0400
...If it's a little cube then you have to take another step -- worm that relay out of there, and try again. If the...
Re: Power steering pump and old coolant hoses
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 7 Jan 2007 10:48:42 -0500
...The worm clamps will cut it. The hot antifreeze will ruin fuel hoses. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
Re: Seeking advice for fixing many small rust spots
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:09:21 -0400
...When that can O worms is opened more rust will be found. For the windshield, you got to remove it. Not hard to do...
Re: Odometer starts and stops
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Thu, 2 Dec 2004 21:13:41 -0800
...I took a loot inside, and foudn the gear >>>the engages the worm gear has been drilled and a wire threaded through to >>>keep...
Re: Another Speedometer question
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Sat, 27 Nov 1999 07:41:32 -0500
...Pushing the reset causes the gears in the odo to de-mesh for a moment, but the worm gear (which drives the odometer) is...
How True How True (Friday Phollies IV)(Sorry, its a little late..)
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sat, 14 Jan 2006 15:27:37 -0800
...in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm and that life isn't always fair. > > Common Sense lived by simple...
Re: Richards fog light query, inside look
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 5 Apr 2020 15:12:14 -0400
...into the cluster which can open up a can of > failed worms. (blue ribbon, dash bulb issues) > > Neil. > > > > On 4/5/20, David Beierl...
Re: stupid refig. question-newbie on the frig
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 2 May 2005 15:26:11 -0700
...A small worm or other type creature may crawl down the flue and build a cocoon in the burner tube where you can't...
Re: Engin hatch insolation project
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Fri, 2 Jul 2021 10:29:12 -0400
...the trans but I’m afraid to open that can of worms. Good luck. > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 8:58 PM Eric...
Re: Van-O-Rama #10 on September 11, 2010
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 9 Sep 2010 22:29:15 -0700
...wrote: > The respect and friendship between fellow Vanagoneers is so "heart-worming". > > I'll be there too if I don't throw up first...
Re: It didn't start today. (The van, I mean.)
Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
Thu, 19 Jan 1995 08:42:16 -0700 (MST)
...clare, ireland - > - will eat worms for cash - can't find my real sig file - > - '91 T4 1.9 diesel - bluething - radio going weird too...
Re: Air Conditioning Work?...Salt Lake
Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
Fri, 2 Jul 2004 11:21:51 -0700
...Be prepared, if you open that can of worms, for the possibility of great expense and problems! Between the age of the parts, and...
Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:18:44 -0800
...FEW people can > test their own oil pressure and doing it the way you suggest may open > cans of worms best left alone. Most...
Re: steel coolant lines on a '84 westy
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:56:08 -0800
...The pipes are strong and sturdy under the van, but I plan to use > some worm drive clamps to get a tighter fit. > > The...
Re: Interior Heating
Historical mailing list - Ron Pascal
Wed, 25 Dec 1996 13:16:11 -0800
...Ron, What a can of worms! This is a question that really should be addressed by the FAQ, and I'll work on it...
Re: Diff Lock not going off (86 westy)
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 1 Apr 2003 07:43:19 -0800
...Think I should just let this one be and not open a larger can of worms??Thanks again everyone.JC --------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...