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• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:33:20 -0400
  ...There is no need or benifit to extra lenght or double inserts. The single coil will be more than adequate to hold the bolt...
• Re: need new engine for air-cooled van (overheated one)
  Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 13:12:19 -0400
  ...Well, our EGR valve hasn't been hooked up for many thousands of highway miles --- the linkage press-fits into two little plastic inserts...
• Re: Coolant hose blues, best replacement kit?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 9 May 2024 10:10:43 -0700
  ...GoWesty has a kit that places inserts in the ends of the plastic pipes. The reason for the leaks where hoses connect to those...
• Re: Source for black window seals w/o moulding groove
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:20:22 -0800
  ...the window seals with moulding grooves and their yellowing plastic "chrome" inserts and have bought all new seals without moulding grooves from GoWesty. The...
• Cured my hot cabin heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 2 Sep 2023 19:51:31 -0500
  ...I used said longnose to bend the cable anchor tab (the rectangular sheet metal tab of the lever where the wire inserts into it...
• Re: Temp Gauge -- why did this happen
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 May 2012 10:58:11 -0700
  ...likee! Does it matter which of the two heater hoses one inserts the tee into? -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott Bend, Ore. 1984 Westfalia...
• Re: 87 Van Bucking (Solution...?)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:45:33 -0500
  ...AFM can change. >Anyway, this electronic device (estimated around $80 - $100) inserts between They were $75 when introduced -- now they are about $175. Many...
• Re: Westy rear seat headrest?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:21:22 -0500
  ...I have seen photo's and a write up that > > involved stack headrests and inserts plus some pipe and bracketry but can't > > find...
• Re: How to fix rust below windshield (was: Back and ready...)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 May 95 16:07:26 PDT
  ...I've not seen any sheet-metal replacement inserts for the bottom of >the 'shield. Advice? My '71 Transporter has this problem too. I...
• Re: coffee
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:42:24 -0700
  ...Another BTW someone up in canada used to sell inserts for the stove tops with the vw on them. Anyone know if those are...
• Re: Recommend a Lawyer
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:07:08 -0800
  ...Howabout stripping one of the threaded inserts that supports the transaxle Who should pay to repair the damages. The owner? I don't think...
• Side Tents for $399!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 17:21:52 -0400
  ...The clamps even have rubber inserts so they won't scratch your paint. The tent itself has a zippered door facing the sliding door...
• Re: Emergency break adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 21:51:21 -0400
  ...ebrake cables When removing and installing them, I use pliers to grab the collar on cable housing where it inserts into brake backing plate...
• Re: camper closet removal?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:27:41 -0700
  ...All that stuff comes apart, and it goes back in fairly easily...I found all the right bolt holes and threaded inserts already in...
• Re: Replaced driver's side front window seals. Report...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 19:40:04 -0700
  I had the "chrome" inserts on my '85, but the wind wing rubber was fine, so I just pulled out the metal insert all...
• Re: How much did you pay for a rebuilt engine, installed?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 11:48:21 -0500
  ...Heads had new valves, inserts, etc, etc. but the heads themselves were not new. A local VW guru did my engine. It was as...
• Re: Fri. Off topic.."Sent from my Dingleberry mobile device".. whatever
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 May 2010 13:25:59 -0700
  ...Advertising that inserts itself into everyday > life..Obnoxious. > For example: When you travel across the US, some states do not allow > billboards and then...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:47:25 -0700
  ...easy (pulling the >plastic coolant lines to re-seat the metal inserts took me five >minutes). > > Okay, well if that manifold (which looks like...
• Front Heater Flap Foam
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 09:30:41 -0700
  ...The old foam comes out by just pressing the plastic inserts out of the metal flap. I cut the new foam to fit, stuck...
• Re: Speaking of dashes...is "Armor All" destructive to vinyl?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:27:55 -0800
  ...on a drill, then you could maybe slide > some PVC > pipe inserts down in there to house cups. > > ps, what did the Armor All...
• Re: Fast Forward LT mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:43:28 -0800
  ...end but have not >>> been able to find the correctly threaded inserts. How have others >>> attached these mirrors? I have sent an email to...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:07:18 -0400
  ...The > inserts can slowly push out and often crack the end of the pipe in the > process. This happens sight unseen, until the hose...
• LED taillights WAS: Re: repost optional bulb sizes/wattages?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 23:12:19 +1300
  ...I wouldn't touch the LED inserts you can buy to replace bulbs... just not enough LEDs, and the lens/reflector are not designed...
• Re: Propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Walking Boss
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 12:31:14 -0500
  ...The tool looks the same except it comes with small “inserts” for each size tube. When you compress the end of the tube, the...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:42:39 -0800
  ...The inside handle inserts should have removed more gingerly. Visor clips are in the sun all the time. When the driver was surprised by...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:41:17 -0700
  ...In my other life, I put in various types of stainless steel threaded inserts into aluminum (and it is mostly 6061 alloy which I...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 May 2010 13:54:56 -0700
  ...s side). > > > > hello Roland there are a bunch of different plug inserts out there. They > all > work about the same. no compresion loss if...
• Re: Anyone ever tried this on their vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 00:02:59 -0700
  ...Doctor, DrCory wrote: > Leon wrote... > > Those and other versions of magnets are being marketed to people to use as bed > mattresses, shoe inserts, therapeutic...
• Re: Water tank filler...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:00:05 -0700
  ...Then, starting with a barbed fitting that inserts into the tubing, select whatever combination of plumbing fittings (I used brass rather than non-potable...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:37:17 -0500
  ...I think if VW had > done a > > proper job with the heads (sleeved steel inserts in an alloy > block) the > > engines would routinely turn...
• Re: Audi wheels!![long]
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 07:48:00 -0700
  ...FWD vw's and all front drive cars should have hub concentric >alloys (or inserts therein) or wheels in general for proper balance and...
• Re: Black smoke - diesel running rich?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 09:30:17 -0700
  ...I don't know what's available where you are, but in these parts it is cheaper to just replace the injector inserts (~CDN...
• Re: best t molding adhesive?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Tue, 22 May 2007 16:42:30 -0400
  ...Also, on the replacement molding that I have used, I have found that the leg of the T, the part that inserts into the...
• Re: Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:51:42 -0700
  ...and the splined end of the output shaft (the bit that > inserts into the splined sleeve, which also fits onto the drive pinion.) > > The...
• Re: exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 09:15:15 -0700
  ...they are 13mm nuts > with what look like wound spring steel inserts inside them. similar to > what a helicoil looks like. if these are...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore!
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 08:30:58 -0700
  ...reseal-kit-b > > What I liked about it was the metal inserts of the cross over pipe rather > than plastic of other kits. > > Cheers...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 17:09:14 -0400
  ...and clean, just be very >> careful if you remove the brass inserts, and make a note which slots >> they go in. >> >> >>> On Jul 7...
• Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list - Lee Wood
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 09:30:02 PST
  ...slightly fewer slits and heavier gauge metal on the part that inserts into the exhaust manifold, but other wise the same. The wire (single...
• Re: Recommend a Lawyer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:36:21 -0500
  ...The provider, a "certified shop", or the owner. > Howabout stripping one of the threaded inserts that supports the transaxle > Who should pay to repair...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:21:23 -0700
  ...Also, there are plastic inserts in seat tracks on the van, not the seat. Its possible they are damaged and causing problems. The rear...
• Re: stuck oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 17:38:34 -0700
  ...pep boys has a thread repair kit for ~10 dollars that has the tap and bit and stainless steel inserts to repair the threads...
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Feb 2020 08:21:54 -0800
  ...ago you gave me the measurements for the flexible plexiglass glass inserts that can be used on the outside of a vanagon side window...
• Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 13:27:56 -0500
  ...21" & 19") - Easily cahnged - cab window vent inserts - Easily removed - Easily removedVW logo stove grill inserts - propane tank gauge - Easily removed - Adventurewagen top replacing...
• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 14:50:56 -0900
  ...To do this I left their hoses to the heater box off and made tubular(semi) inserts that fit inside the heater box where...
• Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 May 1999 11:01:38 -0400
  ...Kinda hard to judge by eye which is stronger, I think. > > No receiving nuts are supplied for the inserts -- you will need > > to track...
• Re: camper closet removal?
  Historical mailing list - eve Appleton
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:47:38 -0700
  ...fairly  easily...I found all the right bolt holes and threaded inserts already in place in my plain jane tintop.   While the bed is...
• Re: oil drain threads stripped
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:59:21 -0500
  ...I use Time-cert threaded >> inserts for my repairs and they work very well and eliminate the >> possibility of this happening again (you will...
• Re: SubWoofer Installation & Cuttin'up Your Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 23:18:10 -0400
  ...The sub-box is held to the back of the kick panel with threaded brass inserts so it will be rattle free, but still...
• Re: Gas cap ideas
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Warner
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:36:20 -0700
  ...the body >> work..When the attendant gets the key, he/she inserts it and sees the >> surmarks, or arrows lined up, and usually has...
• FS: 1986 Vanagon Westfalia - Calgary, Alberta
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:34:29 -0600
  ...All new poptop seals from Bus Depot (the kind with aluminum inserts so they don't rust) - New skylight from Trevor The Skylight Guy...
• Re: Modified carriage bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 12 May 2011 22:38:12 -0500
  If that's what you are after then just use aircraft style locking nuts - the ones with nylon inserts. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir...
• Re: LED taillights WAS: Re: repost optional bulb sizes/wattages?
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 11:42:10 +0100
  ...I wouldn't touch the LED > inserts you can buy to replace bulbs... just not enough LEDs, and the > lens/reflector are not designed...
• Vanagon Jailbars (was Re: Metal railing along rear glass?)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 17:40:48 -0500
  ...Any other "Euro Only" part - like the cushioned headreast inserts, and the (10?) hole Euro-Carat alloy wheels - (both standard on the Euro Caravelle...
• Re: noise SOLVED. Now need to Helix-Coil?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:33:13 -0400
  ...These inserts are impressive. Now I have 4 tight bolts back in place. On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 12:57 AM, Dennis Haynes...
• Installed GO Westy's rear shoulder belt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:33:49 -0400
  ...I wedged one of those phillips "Tips" (the kind that is only about an inch long and inserts into a screwdriver that accepts various...
• Re: fuel lines: if it ain't broke
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 10:00:13 -0700
  ...ve only replaced when buggered up by someone with losing the inserts then clamping them too tightly, but like all plastic, they got to...
• Re: Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel NVC
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:22:11 -0800
  ...Same midblue velor interior with > blue-checked inserts. > >> And Renault has a controlling interest in Nissan. The world >> continues to shrink under the corporate...
• Re: Cured my hot cabin heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 3 Sep 2023 11:15:49 -0400
  ...the rectangular sheet > metal tab of the lever where the wire inserts into it) in a twisted fashion > so that the left hand edge...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Dec 2008 (#2008-1286)
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:22:25 -0800
  ...kit p/n 1415A price $115.95 Kit includes all the tools and 5 inserts of a 12.7mm length. Here is a link...
• Re: Side Tents for $399!
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:09:38 -1000
  ...The clamps even have rubber inserts so they won't scratch your paint. The tent itself has a zippered door facing the sliding door...