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Re: Sporadic Speedometer ('80 Westy) FIX
Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:58:15 -0400
...Difficult part was pulling the pointer, and the split brass spring clamp on the pointer shaft. You must make a tiny puller! I did...
If you ever have a water pump changing party,ya can b sure no one will come
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:50:02 -0800
...Those spring clamps have decided not to come off for me.I had to choose between removing the altenater and power steering bracket,or...
Report: Replacing heater cables in '71
Historical mailing list
Sun, 19 May 1996 21:26:03 -0500
...The sheath of the cables has a metal band at the dashboard end, that's held by a spring clamp on the bracket. Again...
Re: It is pretty easy to work on, that Inline 4 transplant motor...
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 3 May 2007 23:07:14 -0700
...They use two spring > clips, shaped like Cs. You have to pry the > ends of the C open and get an end over the...
Shower?
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Tue, 28 Feb 95 16:39:23 PST
...use in the wilds of springtime Oregon. For the bashful, a shower curtain can be simply made from clamps and a suitable rectangle of...
87 Westy Engine/Trans removal Day 1 - or Boy, do I miss my 67 Westy!!!
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:08:27 +0000
...As I was removing the 100th coolant hose (BTW, did I mention how much I hate spring clamps!!! Yes, wet toilet paper, cold pizza...
RE: '71; brake vacuum hose substitute
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Mon, 06 Nov 1995 17:52:00 -0800 (PST)
...The stuff I got, not only has a coil-spring type insert molded in that keeps it from collapsing, but also a long, THICK...
Re: Front Door window detail
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 3 Feb 2017 10:03:44 -0800
...Since the ends of the foam would spring up while the glue set, very clever and knowledgable friend offered up a lengthwise split piece...
Re: Fuel Rails on Stock WBX
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 13 May 2008 08:57:47 -0700
...Mark Mike Collum wrote: > Kim Springer wrote: >> Can anyone explain to me why you need a fuel rail on a WBX? >> >> Couldn't you...
Re: Hot Foot well
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 1 Jul 2021 00:39:30 +0000
...need the > hose pinch pliers and the gizmo to remove the spring clamps; at that point, > it seems it is starting to make sense...
Re: A minimal tool kit?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 8 Sep 2010 17:29:57 -0500
...to Napa and get >their large hose clamp pliers meant for the flat spring-type clamps. > >Right-angle screwdriver for whatever the regulator screws...
Re: steering rack u-joint
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:31:36 -0700
...I replaced my springs some time back with springs from an 85 Westy. Those springs gave me about an inch and a half lift...
Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:21:11 -0700
...So, I jacked it up under the bottom of the a-arm, compressing the spring at the right rear. Clamped the coils and released...
Re: What do I need to do about this mirror!!!
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Wed, 23 Jul 2003 18:48:46 -0600
...Now put a thin, if you can find one, hose clamp around it to tighten that cracked plastic back up. Put some spring pressure...
Re: More Rabbit expertise needed
Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:03:53 -0600
...The nice thing is, these parts don't use those lousy C-clamps, AND give you a 10% power boost, AND should bolt right...
Re: Onboard water supply?
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Tue, 31 May 2016 17:07:53 -0700
Dennis, the proper sized hose should fit tightly enough with the proper clamp. I don't recall the hose size without going and looking...
vanagons (all): recall info from NHTSA as of 05/06/94
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 15 May 94 01:29:03 CDT
...Replace the fuel hose attached to the fuel rail and install a new spring type self- tightening clamp. NOTE: Volkswagen of America estimates the...
Re: Replacement of coolant
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 8 Apr 2016 15:53:58 +0000
...I added the Go Westy kit and double clamped > the hose onto the plastic pipe using one spring clamp and a screw clamp to...
Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
Historical mailing list - Doug F
Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:56:29 -0700
...Getting the top back on was tricky in that I had lots of clothes pins, spring clamps etc to hold the canvas in a...
Re: pressure testing cooling system
Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
Mon, 18 Dec 1995 09:10:26 -0500
...Disconnect the overflow tube at the overflow reservoir and insert the >valve stem and clamp it in. > > A bicycle pump would inflate the system...
Re: ventilation controls
Historical mailing list - Scott
Tue, 10 May 2016 13:55:38 -1000
...Held on with spring clips at the box end, clamping plates > with screws at the controls end. > > Yrs, > d > > >> Dave B. >
Re: Yet another 2 liter question
Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:13:19 -0400
...I was missing the washer on the clamp just behind the big 10 mm adjusting nut. Over time the nut would seem tight, but...
Re: That little s-shaped hose
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 24 May 2005 18:57:24 -0400
...Also use the proper spring clamps. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Robert Fisher Sent...
Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:51:40 -0800
...also thought of using those spring steel paper clamps with wire loop handles ...�� ?�� ...�� mike ________________________________ From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
Re: Power window regulator fix ('91 Carat)
Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:40:01 -0500
...to the track and clamp it there with a small c-clamp. This is tricky because of the spring tension. Then position (2) in...
aircooled dash removal prep - what to get, and where?
Historical mailing list - al sinclair
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:47:46 -0700
...Our 81 vanagon had smelly little visitors living behind the dash this spring -- unfortunately the van sat too long under the trees with a...
Air lift suspension system
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:10:04 -0800
...The balloons went inside the springs very easily, and the whole installation took less than one hour. I'm sure someone who is handy...
My new Interior lighting, awning, and shower stall
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 20:44:34 EDT
...We bought two small spring clamps (the kind with rubber paddded jaws). To set up the shower, we thread the hoop through the pocket...
Re: Cooling System failure Prevention Idea
Historical mailing list - mark keller
Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:24:21 -0400
...High water pressure >>coupled with low clamping force of the steel head studs is the major cause >>for water invading the head gasket sealing...
Re: power mirror, replacing large nut
Historical mailing list - Randal Jett
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:20:25 -0700
...A clamp light on the shelf overhead also helped illuminate things. I used a tool I made many years ago, a 9/16" bicycle...
Nashua silicone tape vs Rescue Tape (tm)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:19:47 -0500
...I haven't set up a clamp and spring scale yet, but by pulling apart between two hands (remember, I'm sixty) I was...
Re: anybody used Kelly Carport? (awning)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:23:43 -0500
Ryan, Just buy some spring clamps to secure it to the rain cutter - I don't have mine put together yet but that's...
Re: Hot Foot well
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:55:11 -0500
...Also, need the > > hose pinch pliers and the gizmo to remove the spring clamps; at that point, > > it seems it is starting to make...
Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:23:29 -0700
...Clamped the coils and released the shock, then dropped > the A-arm, making some room at the top of the spring to add two...
Re: I should Have Known Better, I Brought it on Myself!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:17:22 -0700
...Tightness of hose clamps should be checked once in a while....screw type clamps. sometimes there will be a slight leak under spring type...
Re: Re. Jerry Can source
Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 11:34:45 PDT
...They've got these aluminum mini-placards held in place by a little spring that describe the can's contents - petrol, diesel, unleaded - in...
Basic Fuel Mixture was Measuring oxygen sensor output...bad air flow meter? AFM question
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 21:48:31 -0700
...At idle, the AFM spring tension is not the adjustment to lower or raiser mixture. The idle air bypass is the adjustment for idle...
Re: Fuel hose size
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 3 Aug 2020 04:41:09 +0000
...On >>> other vehicles that use this type of tube a sleeve goes inside to support the tube from collapsing. >>> >>> Spring or crimp clamps are...
Rusty Drums & Hubs
Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
Thu, 21 May 1998 13:07:43 -0700
...I had a few choice words for that one stubborn spring... Anyway that side came apart & went back together pretty quick & easy. Next, the...
Re: [Syncro] Re: 16" Synchro wheels (where can i find some?)
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sun, 20 Feb 2000 17:13:58 -0800
...Ring clamp type (icelandic) to keep tire on rim > no matter how little air > is in tire. > 5. Some kind of nice looking alloy...
Re: THE odometer fix?
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:48:34 -0700
...Using a fine jewelers file and a small chisel, and a cushioned vise-clamped technique, I cut four shallow, barely visible, 1/4 inch...
Re: My new Interior lighting, awning, and shower stall
Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
Wed, 14 Jun 2000 20:48:40 -0400
...We bought two > small spring clamps (the kind with rubber paddded jaws). To set up the > shower, we thread the hoop through the pocket...
Re: Coolant thoughts wanted
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 6 Nov 2022 16:57:23 +0000
...I’m beginning to become a fan of spring clamps as well. So anyone got tips on the process or the materials? What parts...
1.9l Steel Pipes
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 5 Nov 2002 09:29:31 -0500
...last spring when I installed my new engine. One of the pipes was rusted through at the very end where it was clamped to...
Re: Nashua silicone tape vs Rescue Tape (tm)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:33:59 -0600
...more to its one. > > I haven't set up a clamp and spring scale yet, but by pulling apart > between two hands (remember, I...
Re: Onboard water supply?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Tue, 31 May 2016 17:52:13 -0700
...Form memory, my stock hose has a fairly hefty band clamp at the tank. 10 or 13 mm head bolt to tighten. I recall...
Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 00:54:53 -0400
...Clamped the coils and released the shock, then dropped > > the A-arm, making some room at the top of the spring to add two...
Gerbil engine replacement, part IV
Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
Sat, 06 Jul 1996 23:42:20 -0600
...I ended up scrounging a bolt from one of the old exhaust clamps, putting a couple of washers on it, and using that to...
Re: Caliper resetting pliers
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 24 Mar 2002 18:19:46 -0600
...I've got crimpers for RF cables, Presses to set flat cable connectors, Freon Sniffers, about eight oil filter removal tools, spring compressors, large...
Re: steering rack u-joint
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:31:31 -0600
...I replaced my springs some time back with springs from an 85 Westy. Those springs gave me about an inch and a half lift...
Re: Onboard water supply?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 06:03:23 -0400
...The hose screws on, then clamp it. I did replace it a few years ago, but do not remember that I screwed it on...
Re: Coolant Hose vs. Coolant Pipe
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:16:52 -0700
...You will need 4 plastic nipples, 8 hose > clamps (spring loaded ones are preferred), a bunch of tie wraps and about > 24' of the...
Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:19:28 -0400
...I haven't been having any problems with any of these and I have customers that come back here every spring or every couple...
temp II sensor turned red, plus other stuff...
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Fri, 18 May 2007 20:36:03 -0400
...B) I hate spring clamps. By the way, for anyone who has yet to replace the thermostat housing, the two bolts that hold it...
85 westy water pump replacement w/ a/c and power steering----- done
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:49:56 -0800
...Spring clamps, o-rings,hose clamps, gasket materials, the waterpump itself,ect.By time one finishes this repair, you can laugh at any repair...
Re: 81 Clutch Slave Cylinder Removal
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 4 Aug 2001 13:35:37 -0500
...But clamp the rubber line where it leaves the frame so you don't bathe in brake fluid. Remove the steel line at the...
Re: Death Valley
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:22:17 -0800
...even something like that might require additional tools such as the spring-clamp tool. Another thing that came to mind was the tool for...
Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:04:11 -0500
...The sensor is clamped to a front intake manifold runner with two hose clamps. The tube did rust and begin leaking last spring and...
Re: Onboard water supply?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Tue, 31 May 2016 15:00:50 -0400
...What happened was the large clamp on the poly tank cannot get a good tight seal, hence water with Clorox inside the cabin now...
Re: help with brakes in SF.
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:31:29 -0700
...You will need an assortment of clamps, pliers, maybe a bench vise, compressed air, and some manual dexterity to do it. If you are...