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• Re: Side middle window bushings
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Wed, 9 May 2001 23:26:46 -0400
  ...Use an exacto knife but think about where the blade will go if you slip, because you can cut yourself very badly with this...
• Re: snow plow on vanagon
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:59:18 -0500
  ...View topic - Anyone ever install a snow blade on their > Vanagon?_ (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3494675) > http://www.thesamba...
• Re: Backup lights not working
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:04:08 -0700
  ...Looked for continuity between > the blades of the switch and found none. Looked for 12v from either of the > wires and found none. Looked...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 8 May 2013 11:29:18 -0400
  ...I took an old, large flat blade screwdriver, bent the tip over 90-degrees making a 1/8" lip. Slid a large socket over...
• 71 wiper screech
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 08:44:28 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It sounds as if something is bound or over tight, but I haven't touched anything, except putting on new blades. The other symptom...
• Re: windshield wiper help(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:25:33 -0800
  ...We just clear off the windshield and unstick frozen blades before turning on the wipers. : ) Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Edwards <bhs73@SPYMAC.COM...
• Re: Utility Plug
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 18:53:29 -0400
  ...on the side of my syncro is getting old and the > blades that go into the external power source are loose. > How hard is...
• Re: Fuse Box Confustion
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:43:45 +0100
  ...Next to >> that is >> a 3 blade fuse box, 10, 25, and 20 amps. I don't see any other fuse >> box. My >> setup...
• Fryedaye Phoolishness ... :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 21:43:56 -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: Wax on poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 23:46:43 -0500
  ...PS--- I wouldn't use lacquer thinner on your wiper blades---- ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine) 85 GL- (Delilah) 86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "In...
• Re: Radiator fan dead?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 06:34:38 -0700
  ...I had to swap the fans themselves around, the new blade assembly was too large of a diameter for my fan shroud. So far...
• Think I have an electrical problem here.
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 09:55:22 -0800
  ...Measured with the engine running and the blue wire removed enough to place my probe on the blade.Grounded to the engine. With the...
• Re: turned 200,000 on the odometer!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:35:35 -0700
  ...Thoughts? a.) change the oil during the light of the next full moon? b.) new set of wiper blades that don't "moo" across...
• Re: Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 11:10:21 -0600
  ...Attached one end to the lever, 3M taped the blade surface, and did a shade tree job of a 90 degree bend so you...
• Vanagon key blanks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 08:07:44 -0600
  ...There has never been a replacement blade made for the flip keys in the Vanagon keyway. With worn locks, yo can force the key...
• Re: Front Bumper Removal/Fog Light Install
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:56:39 -0700
  ...The rubber > strip on the front bumper can be easily pried off with a small flat blade > screwdriver or even strong fingernails applied under...
• Re: 1971 original windshield wiper length
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 May 95 14:29:06 PDT
  ...Actually, I guess I don't know how long the original blades were in 1971. But 16" ones seem fine now, on mine. They...
• Re: stove=heater=safe?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Thu, 17 Nov 1994 11:18:36 -0700 (MST)
  ...the kmart fan has red cloth fan blades. It will fit there, but a bit of adjustment in postion will be necessary. Stuart > > I...
• Re: Wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Thu, 4 May 2000 12:44:28 EDT
  << My wiper blades periodically need tightening,and rather than getting out and re-tightening them at inopportune moments, I've been using Rain-X...
• Re: How to remove rear heater cowling?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 13:05:45 -0600
  ...I used a loose hacksaw blade. The valve turns the water flow off and on. Easy to determine which way is off or on...
• Wiper Arm Question-any source for a replacement rear wiper spring?
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:46:31 EDT
  ...would like to replace the spring in the arm so the blade will actually touch the glass. Thanks all. David Clarkson 90 Westy (254k...
• Re: help! part needed
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 14:27:30 -0400
  ...It's > threaded with a nut on one end and has a slot for a small screwdriver > blade on the other. See Bentley 20...
• Re; New stickers
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 00:07:58 -0600
  ...Any way, to make a long story short, I got home and took the razor blade to the sticker. What ever became of the...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:23:14 +1300
  ...Silicone wiper blades. The list is endless... and some of these products(*) are guaranteed to do severe damage to your car. Bad ideas or...
• Weekend project: tinted windows
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 18:02:36 -0500
  ...For this, don't waste your time with anything other than a ratcheting 90 degree screwdriver with a flat blade. Nothing else will work...
• Bearing Replacement: How to clean and lubricate the sliding door.
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Wed, 6 May 1998 11:19:06 -0400
  ...They should be easy to acquire, just ask someone who has a pair of blades or check a sporting good store. Any store that...
• Re: Help!, Something funny with Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:37:21 -0500
  ...However, I have no problem with the 0.007 or 0.008 in blades. If I back off on the adjustment screw a little...
• Diesel Vanagon For Sale Vancouver BC. Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:13:13 -0700
  ...http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/bnc/cto/4441457998.html There appears to be gross body paint over spray at the wiper blades. I'm...
• Re: bed conversion, bumper questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 16:03:41 -0400
  ...from > inside the rear fender wells. > >> > > you can just unbolt the blade from the brackets (4 13?mm bolts) > FAR easier than removing the...
• Re: REMOVING SIDE PANAL ON WOLFSBURG
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 17:55:49 -0500
  ...I use a wide blade putty knife for leverage under the panel. Check for screw heads before you force anything, never know what the...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:03:18 -0800
  RE: Rain-X The thread a week or so ago about RainX reminded me to apply some at the start of a trip to...
• Re: LVC: Cutting Metal (sheet, plate, box, tube)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 2 May 2014 17:51:36 -0700
  ...with a neg rake > carbide toothed blade is perfect for the rest of the aluminum cutting. > > If you do a lot of steel, then...
• Re: WTB: Rear hatch name badge?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 20:36:44 -0700
  ...Squirrel, I just peeled one off with a flat blade screw driver from an old wreck several weeks back - I was surprised how easy...
• Re: spray paint from dealer - was power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 18:31:58 -0400
  ...Instead of taping off windows I think I will just scrape it off with a razor blade or something. The magazines all say these...
• I bought a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 00:44:48 EDT
  ...I went over it today with a fine tooth comb and only found it to need 1 light bulb and 2 wiper blades. Boy...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:15:25 -0500
  ...The wear on the impeller blades is very evident . So an >> electric driven water pump might prove a healthy gain in FE (fuel >> economy...
• exhaust nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:42:37 -0700
  ...I had to use nut spliters, destroyed a sawsall blade, exercised the cutting torch, and only nicked two knuckles. I still only managed to...
• Re: Headlight Crack Protection
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 08:29:06 -0700
  ...72 plus table saw blade best (plywood/melamine type blade, or even a neg rake 72 tooth aluminum cutting blade). Router bits should be...
• Re: Transmission -- hard to get in first
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 01:08:16 +0100
  Matthew Pollard wrote: > > take two 13mm wrenches (box or open), channel locks or the sort, and a big > flat blade screwdriver and shimmy yourself...
• Re: Removing Sliding glass locks
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 11:49:26 -0700
  ...Use a short screwdriver with a medium width blade, sometimes an offset screwdriver will work. Remove the screw and the latch will come off...
• Re: lighting harness for trailer question
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 20 May 2002 12:09:40 -0400
  ...They let you connect into existing wires without having to cut them, buy pressing a small blade through the insulation and making the connection...
• How to remove Vanagon battery?
  Historical mailing list - S.C. Harrison
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:57:32 -0700
  ...Also tried using a pair of long flat-blade screwdrivers to ease it out. Also no luck. Such a simple task, and the manuals...
• Re: Self-tapping Theft Prevention
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 10:55:42 EDT
  ...No, really now, it is common knowledge that the greasers during the fifties were known to line their fender skirts with razor blades in...
• Re: World's most expensive car crash? - NVC
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 11 May 2007 14:06:26 -0700
  ...bugatti-12028.html Just as some folks shouldn't own guns, some guys shouldn't be allowed on anything bigger than roller blades. Nathaniel
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:25:46 -0500
  ...The wear on the impeller blades is very evident . So an > electric driven water pump might prove a healthy gain in FE (fuel > economy...
• Re: connector removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 19:44:22 -0700
  ...I heard to use a small flat blade screw driver, but I can;t seem to get it to go. Searched the archives to...
• Break drum removal suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 09:06:26 -0800
  ...It is a slide hammer with what looks like a shovel blade with the end turned into a hook on the end. It cost...
• Re: Beer Fill Level - Only go halfway. Makes a difference!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:52:27 -0500
  ...Friday Night at the Fight's, sponsored by Gillette Blue Blades, and PBR. "Wada ya Have? Pabst Blue Ribbon. Wada Ya Have? Pabst Blue...
• Subject: Friday topic: what is your favorite low (or no) dollar modification?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:50:52 -0700
  ...What size wiper blades, BTW? Jeff / 87 Syncro Westy On Aug 12, 2005, at 9:33 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > > Date: Fri, 12...
• Re: Self-tapping Theft Prevention
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 19:15:09 -0700
  ...Someone > kept stealing his > radio. > He glued razor blades to the back of the 3rd > replacement. > Well, regardless of the blood all over the...
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:55:42 -0700
  ...The fan blades are the same diameter, the motor is different and the wiring is very different. 82-85 200/300 watt small motor...
• Turn singal problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 21:27:19 -0700
  ...one - with its turn signal that worked correctly - is now razor blades or something so I'd like to pre-order any needed replacement...
• Re: Fuel line clamps-how to remove?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 21:51:18 -0700
  Miguel, there are cutters that have the blade perpendicular to the handle. I'm not sure what the proper name for them is, but...
• Fridge fan, turbo version?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 03:46:23 -0500
  ...place of the original, just a slight ream in the fan blade hole was all that was required. This new motor kicks a**!! It...
• Re: LTX Tire Pressure ... Now Noise
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 18:34:40 EDT
  ...The lugs on the tire all had a slope to them, kind of like looking at a saw blade from the side. These weird...
• Auxiliary Fuses
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 11:33:53 -0400
  ...there is a block with a 10, 25, and 20 amp blade fuse. To the right of that, there is a block with a...
• Re: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 06:18:24 -0800
  ...Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 7:13 PM This is where a single edge razor blade comes in handy.� I NEVER pull, pry or wiggle...
• Re: westy water tank
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 10:04:14 -0700
  ...I use a small blade screwdriver and it seems to work. A question for all. I have to fill the tank very slowly or...
• Re: Windshield washers (4-jet washers)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 27 May 2002 20:27:55 +1200
  ...I think you're >onto something there. >Probably fix the wiper blade problem too. > >Stan 4-jet (per arm) clipons are made by Bonrath...
• Re: I'm thur
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 11:02:24 -0800
  ...and told the guy at the counter he > wanted a wiper blade for his Yugo. > The parts guy thought about it for a few...