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• Re: Friday... english lessons...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 13:30:30 +1300
  ...the nut got even looser thought I was >turning it clockwise. > >loser - someone who does an engine transplant in a fully loaded Westy with...
• Re: oil drain plug miseries...
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 22:41:36 EST
  ...What you have here is essentially a fastener with a captive washer. Unfortunately, the captive washer is your engine. In times of dire need...
• Re: Leaker!
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 21:17:05 -0500
  ...It turns out there's a hairline crack between the cap nut hole and the spark plug hole. Let me guess- a classic location...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:20:11 -0500
  ...no end caps on black bumpers . . . hot pink >>> end >>> caps . . . no end caps on black bumpers . . . >>> >>> How's a girl to decide? >>> >>> -- >>> Mike "Rocket...
• Re: drooping wiper blade
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:30:31 -0500
  ...drooping wiper blade >> >> >>>pop the dust cap with a screwdriver, then remove the bolt (10mm) and >>>washer >>>visualize the angle of the blade arm...
• Re: FOR SALE: Vanagon alternator, five alloys, tow hitch, 90 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Rick Berman
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 10:41:44 -0600
  ...style alloys $100 each (no caps, a few lugs) > >Flat bar tow hitch, with new stainless bolts, nuts, fits on rear tow >loops, painted...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 22:42:48 -0600
  ...I have tried a few blue caps. I need to make a cap tester > and/or > run the van with a pressure gauge on...
• Re: Looking for some radiator parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Jun 2016 18:12:33 -0400
  ...a chisel pretty easily) Lower radiator mounts with hardware (bolts and captured nut mounts) Radiator fan plug (cut from harness is fine) Radiator fan...
• Re: Broken Head Stud
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 06:39:19 -0800
  ...have had > a threaded stud through it and sealed with a cap nut. The head stud > apparently snapped and shot off like a projectile...
• Re: Sliding door inner panel removal -- any gotchas?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:57:09 -0800
  ...The flat part gets a grip under the little lip on the dust > cap and the bend allows you to pry the cap against...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:56:49 -0500
  ...VW rod bolts are fine for re-use, but the nuts are supposed to be replaced, due to the flange being staked to lock...
• Re: 16x7" MB CLK Alloys W/ No Drilling from Tire Rack $88/each!!
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:45:03 -0800
  ...You will have to remove grease cap to get the spacer on, but it is slightly loose fit to the wheel, so that it...
• Re: hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 17:30:51 +0100
  This was standard here in Europe, on Transporters chrome was even optional! I have the small chrome caps on mine, and to make them...
• Re: Alloy Wheels for sale
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 08:32:20 -0400
  ...of four > which includes the small hub caps in the center and the special lugs and > nuts. the wheels are located in Los Angeles...
• Re: Sirius radio antenna for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 20:36:04 -0600
  The luggage rack can be "tipped up" from the rear by removing the nuts under those plastic caps. Easy to see them when the...
• Re: Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 09:02:16 -0700
  ...If you need a new one, you should get the whole tank, which include the cap, the cap alone costs almost as much and...
• Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 20:27:39 PDT
  ...Good luck, -David ============================================================================= David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc...
• new LPG tank question
  Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:45:26 +0000
  ...cap inserted on top of the tank. I left it where it was. Was I supposed to remove it and put some nut in...
• FS: SA 15" Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 23:14:51 -0800
  ...Comes with caps, lug bolts and lug nuts. These are in really nice condition, no curb rash! $400 for the set. 1st dibs to...
• The sliding door's Bowden tube thingy
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:54:26 -0700
  ...Turning the cable's adjusting nut so that the outer sheath of the tube is all the way forward, and the handle can't...
• Re: Spacers
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 14:23:24 EST
  ...intervening material between the top of the thread capture surface and bottom of the bolt/nut face is irrelevant to any questions of strength...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 09:43:23 EST
  ...nut would back off quickly. I could see that IF the flex was great enough and the angle acute enough, that the rod cap...
• Re: Leaking head nut
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:23:39 -0400
  ...the gasket set. >> >> Should I just drain it, remove the leaking cap nut and reseal it? Do I >> trust >> the other 15? >> >> Looking for...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:24:28 -0700
  ...If head nuts were found not fully tightened ..'mabye' ..a big maybe , retorquing and resealing the nuts 'could' help. Maybe. it's a simple...
• Re: air flow harness fix: Another Possibility?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 11:51:20 -0500
  I was driven nuts by that hesitation ptoblem for years. A month or so ago I replaced a holed MUFFLER and the hesitation has...
• Re: By name and culturally we Vanagon owners are..... (Frydaye)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 13:06:36 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > Bend, OR > KG6RCR > > > > > On 10/9/2009 10:42 AM...
• Re: gas tank...
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 08:57:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...A barndoor gas tank looks totally and completely different from a "normal" tank, the first clue being the 85mm gas cap... Thom -- > WinErr: 00F...
• Re: oil cooler question...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 14:42:40 -0700
  ...Fill the overflow reservoir up to the cap when you reassemble, and check the level after a few miles. The system should purge the...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 11 May 2007 15:58:59 -0300
  ...have the Right Stuff for the heads and for under the cap nuts. I have the Permatex Anaerobic Gasket maker #51813 for the push...
• Re: Who wrote/performed "The Vanagon Song"?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 23 Feb 2022 03:30:26 +0000
  ...mostly doesn't help explain it all!!  They think I'm nuts. On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 06:28:54 PM PST, Richard Koerner...
• Looking for a few parts (and some photos of my "new" vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:34:18 -0500
  ...the grey/silver caps that cover the hub nut (prolly not the correct term). I think my odometer is busted as both it and...
• Re: By name and culturally we Vanagon owners are..... (Frydaye)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 11:29:57 -0700
  ...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR On 10/9/2009 10:42 AM...
• Re: Oettinger flat-six motor and accesories info wanted
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 16 Jan 2005 09:45:32 -0800
  ...engine has 175 >HP? Is it worth it? There were two capacities, based on the 1.9 & 2.1 fours; they were 2.8...
• Re: strange resolution to my disability issues
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 06:38:43 EST
  ...The good >news is >that I needed all those parts anyway but in the end it was the nut/cap >for >the CO test...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon Gas Eng. - Block's stud failure - details acoming....
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:29:30 -0700
  ...indicate changing the full set. > > (2) Always replace the stud cap nuts - the nut you torque to "set head gasket"....WHY always replace? The...
• Re: 1.9L case half ?? loctite 515 sealant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 07:44:50 -0600
  ...but would water jacket >count? since there is H2O present? Just wondering. > >3) case half nuts and cap nuts. for in the water area...
• Re: Aircooled Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:24:36 -0800
  ...These carport-capers just aren't cutting it with this sideways rain! And am I nuts to be thinking of selling and moving to...
• Re: Aircooled Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:14:16 -0500
  ...These >carport-capers just aren't cutting it with this >sideways rain! And am I nuts to be thinking of selling >and moving to...
• Re: Carat Considering 16 inch wheels.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:48:22 -0400
  ...This is about 1 inch taller than original and has an even greater load capacity due to the increased dimeter and width. Standard capacity...
• Re: dometic thermostat replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:17:15 -0400
  ...If so how? I guess my Dometic will not >reach full capacity ever without thermostat influence? That tube >being broken means it's not...
• Re: Coolant bottle harbinger - opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:41:36 -0700
  ...nut. Figured maybe I'd done a bad, bad thing. I'd also found some black silicone-like buildup under the pressure cap. Well...
• Re: Top tray
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:55:09 -0700
  ...of trough are attached to an end cap and wardrobe respectively (10 mm wrench size nut). The trough metal is attached along the outboard...
• Re: Removing wiper blade arm
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:07:50 -0500
  Pop the little black plastic cap off the pivot --- undo the nut --- pull the wiper arm off the splines ---- you might want to use...
• Re: RE; Drilling Fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:16:16 -0500
  ...roof rack combinations, but even if you're doing less load-capacity stuff, backing up your fastners is always a good idea, even if...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 17 May 2009 08:25:41 -0400
  ...The bolts (I think they are hex head cap screws and not studs with > nuts) that attach my front and rear header pipes on...
• Instrument lighting, fan switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 10:05:19 -0500 (EDT)
  ...There is one of the original, alloy-wheel-look caps with the VW black center emblem and five fake black lug nuts. Does anyone...
• Re: Is my Syncro box about to blow
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:07:25 +0200
  ...When in fourth, it was as if I was in nutral - all the other gears worked ok. What had happened was that the gear...
• STOPPING flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:58:59 -0500
  ...Sometimes I would get a mild shock that I presumed was from the capacitor discharging, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I got so...
• Re: Preparations for Rough Roads
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 15:38:06 -0700
  ...just change before leave should do >Tuneup kit, incl: *** just do this before leave should be good for 30K > Spark plugs, caps, rotor (platinum...
• Re: Sliding Door button cheap and plenty
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 10:10:32 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 8/7/2006 2:51 PM Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > Jim Felder wrote: > >> RE fracturing fasteners...
• Re: I win!!! the worse ever "westy part" picture...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:04:04 -0800
  ...Snapped off one of the welded captive nuts inside the bumper bracket, requiring me to cut open the bracket and weld a new nut...
• Re: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil... more questions
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:44:13 -0800
  ...You first need to remove this cap, which you can only do by destroying it, so put these caps on your shopping list. Gouge...
• Woo Hoo got my exhaust...
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 22:12:43 -0500
  ...He even threw in a crate of spares he had left with new brake shoes, wheel cylinders, rotor, cap, plugs, and coolant cap. Oh...
• Re: Too Much Head Sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:28:38 -0700
  ...15 minutes after I had >> applied the sealants, installed the head, and started tightning up the cap >> nuts enough to compress the rubber gasket...
• Re: Help please?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 18:37:39 -0400
  ...cap is nearest the main engine pulley, directly above the distributor tightening nut below. Starting there, be sure the wires on the distributor, in...
• Re: re What tools do you carry in your Bus on a daily basis?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 00:03:12 -0700
  ...not usually a dist cap annnnnnd you > know what??? I have had less severe breakdowns..... as for the nut in the > carb thing.. that...
• Re: Wheel suggestion. The spare tire carrier!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 3 Jan 2020 09:42:05 -0800
  ...Repair to the captive nut in frame could be tricky IMO. I removed the OE spare tire bars above that hold the tire down...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:24:02 -0600
  ...no end caps on black bumpers . . . hot pink >>>> end >>>> caps . . . no end caps on black bumpers . . . >>>> >>>> How's a girl to decide? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mike "Rocket...
• Re: Some kind of shelf?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 14:07:09 -0700
  ...Wing nuts could have one ear cut off or shaved back. Or you could use nuts and keep an old socket nearby to tighten...
• Re: gutless AND unreliable...(C'mon Volkswagen!!)
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 01:38:10 -0600
  ...that there wasn't a >>class action lawsuit; like the AFM capacitor fix. >> >>I'm just hoping that someday someone will figure out how...