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• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:31:15 -0700
  ...http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0212C&L=vanagon&P=R17292 FWIW I have an extra Dometic fan (with blades) AND...
• Re: Tune up help pleeassseee! and oil light !!
  Historical mailing list - Andreas Fenner
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 00:23:20 -0400
  ...check the wiper blades and replace 7.fill up both tanks for wiper fluid 8.Listen to your engine and check the idle, should...
• Re: front seat swivel removal
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:47:27 -0700
  ...flame. > >A sawzall will work bring a few different blades , a good cold chisel and >hammer. > >Doug > &gt...
• Re: Improve comfort of Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:48:55 +0000
  ...so low that they can't injure, or because the fan blades are of > a > > soft material that will not cause injury, or both...
• Re: Vanagons are too cool?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:42:24 -0700
  ...I see some crude build up under the wiper blades. I lift up the wiper arm to wipe that out of there. The < spring...
• Re: [NVC] Disposable razors with good blade guards?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:17:01 -0800
  ...razors and patiently put them back together. Next > :::time, > :::> :::same thing: blades here, blade guards over there. This last set of > :::> :::disposables are some...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 May 2019 13:29:37 +0000
  ...Turned out of 6 replacement controllers the solder connections to the contact blades were not right. Re did the solder, problem solved. I love...
• Re: Waterboxer reliability and longevity issue / Subaru 2.2 / etc.
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 08:59:21 -0700
  ...only help she has asked for is to change the wiper blades!! Now is that LUCK or is it statistically significant that Japanese engines...
• Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 28 Aug 2016 17:25:25 -0700
  ...There are new designs with cleverly shaped blades that move a lot of air with little noise. What I also did recently but I...
• Re: CV-Joints question
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 12:52:57 -0600
  ...In one they had a paddle wheel with center mounted blades driving rubber blocks captured inside a bowl with blades coming in from the...
• Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:53:14 -0700
  ...To my hand, it felt like the Dometic fan blades pushed more air than a computer case fan. Pretty sure it had a wider...
• 215/85R16 tires - part II - what's the best way to cut sheet metal!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 5 May 2003 21:55:14 -0700
  ...have a big recipicating saw on hand and a few spare blades to cut those M12 10.9 harness bolts out! The installation times...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 18 May 2004 17:04:43 -0700
  ...The seat back stops just about the > bottom > of my shoulder blades, but other than that, it's fairly comfortable. > Nice > not to have...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:48:04 -0700
  ...I've tinkered with the curvature of the blades but no >> matter what I do, the fan is best-suited for blowing stuff off...
• Re: mom's USA trip: your advice (so far)
  Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 05:39:11 -0800
  ...new wiper blades > 7. v-belts replaced > 8. cv joints cleaned/regreased > 9. check AC, check freon > 10. check headlights > 11. check spare tire...
• Re: lifter's sticking, adjustment procedure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 10:26:21 -0600
  ...and a piece of flat steel that comes off windshield wiper blades to get TDC. (others use a screwdriver or coathanger wire) The steel...
• Re: hole saws/floor cutting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:13:40 -0500
  ...I'll always find a use for it or other blades if I find a great one that allows blade changes and if I...
• Re: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:38:45 -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: hole saws/floor cutting
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:02:12 -0800
  ...I'll always find a use for it or other blades if I find a > great one that allows blade changes and if I...
• Re: Low Mileage Syncro Westy for $6,000?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:51:46 -0600
  ...S&S header exhaust system > seven horns (wired inline) > oversized wiper blades (21" & 19") > cab window vent inserts > VW logo stove grill inserts > propane...
• Re: On the Road Again
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:44:27 -0700
  ...Wiper arms missing - Replace (get from Jim's - which I did) New Wiper blades New Gas Cap Tail Lights/Brake Lights stay on all...
• Re: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 05:07:05 -0600
  ...On another make I have seen the water pump impeller corrosion to a point that the blades were falling off. A thermostat is a...
• Re: Blower motor balance
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Sat, 12 Mar 2022 13:02:21 -0500
  ...t be a problem to check noises from motor or fan blades > while not yet re-installed in the Van. > Put heater box top...
• Re: Vanagon storage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Aug 2022 15:43:52 -0500
  ...If on concrete, some people put > plastic over the concrete, mainly in humid climates. > Put rags under the wiper blades to keep them from...
• Propex: Starting the Installation
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:15:29 -0500
  ...The ones I like have cutting blades on both sides, and are called "minimum clearance" or something like that. They are designed for work...
• Windscreen wiper motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 16:47:40 -0700
  ...the wiper motor stop position (otherwise you could have the wiper blades trying to clean your headlights like mine did). Power off ,disconnect motor...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:03:27 -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: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:06:30 -0500
  ...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: CV-Joints question
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 16:22:40 -0800
  ...In one they had a paddle wheel with > center mounted blades driving rubber blocks captured inside a bowl with blades > coming in from the...
• Re: Propex: Starting the Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 09:52:02 -0800 (PST)
  ...The ones I like have cutting blades on both sides, > and are called "minimum clearance" or something like that. They are > designed for work...
• Friday - More Canadian Tire Mythology
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 11:50:09 -0700
  ...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: [NVC] Disposable razors with good blade guards?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 08:37:54 -0800
  ...razors and patiently put them back together. Next > time, > >> same thing: blades here, blade guards over there. This last set of > >> disposables are some...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:18:59 -0800
  ...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: Vanagon woes!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:14:31 -0600
  ...socket wrench set and an Xacto knife with two or three blades. The kits I have bought have the instructions and graphics for doing...
• Re: PopTop Alarm ..... Conclusion ????
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 11:02:01 -0500
  ...As tension on the line increased, the hook >broke free of the trailer and the cable recoiled into the main rotor >blades, rendering the...
• Re: Tune up help pleeassseee!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 10:54:36 EDT
  ...check the wiper blades and replace >> 7.fill up both tanks for wiper fluid >> 8.Listen to your engine and check the idle, should...
• Re: Keeping things from freezing shut
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:22:23 -0900
  ...The period of freeze-up in the fall, and the beginning of spring > thaw was when freezing doors, locks, wiper blades freezing down, etc...
• Re: Blower motor balance
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 12 Mar 2022 20:04:32 +0100
  ...t be a problem to check noises from motor or fan blades >> while not yet re-installed in the Van. >> Put heater box top...
• Re: Vanagon storage
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 13 Aug 2022 21:37:36 -0700
  ...If on concrete, some people put > > plastic over the concrete, mainly in humid climates. > > Put rags under the wiper blades to keep them from...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 24 Oct 2021 10:06:25 +0200
  ...I have 500 terminals of the same type, as male/female for different wire sizes (usually 4.8 and 2.8mm flat blades). I...
• Re: Only ONE drive wheel?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:07:19 -0500
  ...In the tri-gear machines the blade angle on a propeller is the >> same >> on all blades, and all rotate in the same plane...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:58:21 -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: On the Road Again
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:03:38 -0500
  ...Things that needed doing. > > Wiper arms missing - Replace (get from Jim's - which I did) New Wiper blades > New Gas Cap Tail Lights/Brake...
• Re: Window Tinting
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 01 May 97 09:19:48 CDT
  ...don't cut with scissors (use only single-edged razor blades); and squeegee the water out. then squeegee it again. then again. then again...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:29:25 -0400
  ...New wiper blades and rear hatch struts. Very slight leak from oil cooler, will replace o-ring at next oil change (not leaking enough...
• Re: Friday - More Canadian Tire Mythology
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:04:55 -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: hole saws/floor cutting
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:13:19 -0500
  ...I'll always find a use for it or other blades if I find a > > great one that allows blade changes and if I...
• Re: aw, what the heck ... more Phrydaye stuff (some oldies but oldies). :)
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 23:47:33 -0500
  ...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: LED to tell when fan is on.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Brune
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:10:20 -0800
  ...The other advantages are that is much more quiet, weighs less, pulls more air, as the blades span the whole shroud opening. Plus it...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Crisis [long]
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 09:28:17 -0700
  ...skills and > aptitude are limited to changing oil and replacing wiper blades. So, > what I need is help in making decisions about the future...
• Re: What's it really worth?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:11:46 -0700
  ...The new owner just says 'do it' about everything ..mention tired wiper blades or rear hatch struts or whatever , he says yep, do those...
• WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:50:16 -0600
  ...Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools. 31. Removes splattered grease on stove. 32. Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging...
• Re: Friday - More Canadian Tire Mythology
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 21:39:39 -0600
  ...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: CB Antennas and stuff
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 09 May 95 08:26:39 CDT
  ...cause not all wiper blades are exactly the same length! :) and follow the instructions for the antenna as to the amount of clearance needed...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:38:47 -0700
  ...Finally I opened the ECU compartment under the back seat, the cooling blades were hot so I helped it cool down by fanning with...
• fridge fan report
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 21:31:10 -0600
  ...If you look at them, they have a frame and then the blades are such that they cover the whole 360 degrees. So visually...
• magic bus is dead; want parts?
  Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:53:59 -0400
  ...mildewy - floppy side mirrors wouldn't hold position (tightened) - dead wiper blades (replaced with new ones and Rain-Xed windshield) - passenger sun visor was...
• David's Helicopter Tails
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 13:09:52 EST
  ...As tension on the line increased, the hook > >broke free of the trailer and the cable recoiled into the main rotor > >blades, rendering the...
• Dometic Fan Upgrade- Addendum
  Historical mailing list - John P. Stoneback
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:16:44 -0500
  ...If you do this, be sure you allow for the diameter of the fan blades when you modify the bracket. Since my Dometic fan...
• Hippies in the night ... exchaning buses ....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 19 Oct 96 18:44:41 CDT
  ...interior light didn't work, dash lights don't work, high beams on only one headlight, no wiper blades at all (well, there WAS...