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Re: OT: Gardening
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 7 Sep 2006 12:58:16 -0700
...A list dealing with > >> antique > >> > Wedgewood stove, for example, would satisfy the first requirement, > but > >> > therre are too few in existence to attract a...
Re: replacing brake lines
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 4 Aug 2009 19:56:44 -0700
...It's shedding rust. > Almost looks like a log wedged up under the bus, not a mechanical part. > Anyhow - I'll attempt to remove...
Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:49:59 -0700
...re just going to toss the tie rod end ...........pickle fork. Wedged fork thing - it destroys the boot though. Pullers - sure .....but pulling on...
Re: battery compartment
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 8 Jul 2010 18:17:45 -0400
...physically smaller than the box, so it potentially could slide > around. Wedged it in with blocks of wood. > 3. Potential for the metal lid...
Re: proper battery fit
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 24 Sep 2011 11:15:54 -0400
...You could use a wooden wedge to create some extra room, then remove it later. I know it reallt tight, but it is possible...
Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:36:56 -0700
...s |>> case the small internal retaining E-clip fell off and wedged into the |>> pistons sidewall and inhibited the stroke. |>> Service to the 2nd...
State of the List... State your ages!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Mon, 10 May 2004 13:18:32 -0700
...It is difficult to believe that famed Italian designer Giorgio Giugiaro could have wrought both the jelly-beanie Karmann-Ghia and the doorstop-wedge...
Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:24:34 -0400
...what you need is styrefoam, chunks of it, cut to properly wedge at 4 positions between the tire and the walls of the carrier...
Re: Convertible car seat for Vanagon - Canadian Safety Standards
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:39:10 -0400
...so > when the lap belt > was clipped in, the seat was wedged very tightly into the foam. > > *the seat mounting "bolts" I mean are...
=?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Bilstein_B6=2C_16=E2=80=9D_Syncro_shock_install?=
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 28 Apr 2020 12:22:42 -0400
...It took a lot of mucking around with a bottle jack under the lower arm, pry bars, wedges , cursing, to get the shock under...
Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:39:15 -0800
...s >> case the small internal retaining E-clip fell off and wedged into the >> pistons sidewall and inhibited the stroke. >> Service to the 2nd...
'90 PS fluid flush (long)
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Sun, 6 Apr 1997 16:43:45 +0000
...The feet of the clamp went up against the raised "bumps" on the lid, and this provided a good wedge for the clamp to...
Re: air bleeding
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 13:35:21 -0800
...Cool or not, put a wedge in the throttle and increase the RPM to about 2000 to get the water pump moving the coolant...
Re: 1987 Replace Heads - Thermostat Problem (long)
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Sun, 27 Sep 1998 13:27:17 -0400
...it seemed Probably only because it has been deformed by the wedge of the thermostat housing cover, best always to order this one new...
Re: Front heater won't give heat
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Wed, 22 Aug 2018 13:35:32 -0500
...Then you rev the engine to about 2000 with a wooden wedge, run to > the front and back the bleed bolt out until you...
Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 9 Jun 2009 17:46:42 -0500
...re just going to toss the tie rod end ...........pickle >>>> fork. �Wedged fork thing - it destroys the boot though. >>>> Pullers - sure .....but pulling on...
Re: Outhouse fan
Historical mailing list - neil
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:21:15 -0700
...wanted to get into, so instead I shoved a thin > wood wedge between the rear of the cabinet and the side wall, loading it...
Re: test to see if list is working
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 13:50:55 +0000
...the handle mod appreciated! > > I have extra brown handles, and the wedges that will tilt it out a little. The same ones from the...
Re: What are the 'official' Syncro alignment specs
Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
Wed, 15 Oct 2003 11:10:17 -0400
...in between the rear springs and the body of the vehicle there is a small doughnut sized wedge of about 3/4 inch thickness...
Re: (VANAGON) Vanagon-Syndrone-Air-Flow-Meter-Fix
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 1 Nov 2013 12:30:15 -0700
...In the late 70s, it was replaced with wedge-shaped version with the horizontal ridge lines commonly seen on Vanagons. There have been many...
Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:26:28 -0800
...s > |>> case the small internal retaining E-clip fell off and wedged into the > |>> pistons sidewall and inhibited the stroke. > |>> Service to the 2nd...
Re: Traction
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 15:03:41 +0000
...Last time, wedged up against a tree on a steep hill, in a huge hole rocking with two wheels off the ground. Dave in...
Re: Showers Redux
Historical mailing list - davidson
Thu, 12 Nov 1998 21:28:48 -0800
...I simply lay mine on top of the hatch back door close to the back edge and use an old tent pole to wedge...
Re: Air recirculator
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Sun, 3 Feb 2019 16:25:59 +0100
...If you look at the pictogram near the fan knob and wedges at the levers there are hints how to get the best results...
Problem Solved: On road, Having problem, coolant related
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:46:59 -0800
...disc can be too > > large diameter and cause the stat to wedge and get stuck open. Also, > > as the bypass will close too early...
Re: Felder Industries dash foil workaround--one solution to fix iffy instrument lights
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 2 Nov 2015 16:58:01 -0500
...hotmail.com> wrote: > Socket # 437919039 will twist in and allow standard wedge style bulbs > and slide on wire connectors . This socket is also used...
Carver P4 - Thoughts on installation
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:21:31 EDT
...I kept hoping to find some way to wedge it into the "secret compartment" behind the 110 outlet, but it's just too big...
Re: On road, Having problem, coolant related
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 09:28:23 -0800
...disc can be too > > large diameter and cause the stat to wedge and get stuck open. Also, > > as the bypass will close too early...
Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:52:17 -0400
...what you need is styrefoam, chunks of it, cut to properly wedge at 4 positions between the tire and the walls of the carrier...
Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:44:05 -0700
...weather strip fits so that as the Stick nears perpendicular it 'wedges' itself into place, with the dowel to keep the upper end from...
Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 22 May 2016 20:14:52 -0700
...Using the handbrake will push the shoes out > > and with them not seated that will wedge,, distort the drum, etc and > > move out letting...
Re: Oily Oily Clutch. FW O Ring Failure? and: Problem Solved? ( clutch disk hanging up )
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:03:35 -0400
...Now think of what happens when you use a wedge door stop. The stop get crushed or pushed down into the softer floor of...
Re: test to see if list is working
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:28:12 -0800
...the handle mod appreciated! > > I have extra brown handles, and the wedges that will tilt it out a little. The same ones from the...
Re: Westfalia Canvas Replacement
Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:11:13 -0600
...fan blowing up my way simply because nothing could > reach me wedged back in the rear of the partially closed pop top. I > really...
Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:17:29 -0400
...what you need is styrefoam, chunks of it, cut to properly wedge at 4 positions between the tire and the walls of the carrier...
Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:55:37 -0700
...what you need is styrefoam, chunks of it, cut to properly wedge at 4 positions between the tire and the walls of the carrier...
Re: Derek's Syncro alignment specs
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Tue, 12 Mar 1996 01:18:28 -0500 (EST)
...in between the rear springs and the body of the vehicle there is a small doughnut sized wedge of about 3/4 inch thickness...
Re: air bleeding
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:01:19 -0800
...Cool or not, put a wedge in the throttle and increase the RPM to about 2000 to get the water pump moving the coolant...
Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:57:13 +0000
...s >> case the small internal retaining E-clip fell off and wedged into the >> pistons sidewall and inhibited the stroke. >> Service to the 2nd...
Re: Craftsman Metal Lathe
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:20:55 -0400
...has them > > >A-261 Tool Post 1ea > >A-263 Tool Post Wedge 1ea > Don't get one, make a toolpost, mine or another better...
Re: Problem Solved: On road, Having problem, coolant related
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:12:54 +0000
...disc can be too > > large diameter and cause the stat to wedge and get stuck open. Also, > > as the bypass will close too early...
Re: radiator removal, orange coolant
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Mon, 24 May 1999 03:47:07 -0700
...old canoe gunwale with an angle cut on one edge to wedge inbetween the firewqall and the trottle ball aand can usually get within...
Re: Fiamma and Aux Battery Kits, in Canada
Historical mailing list - Jason Ellsmere
Wed, 7 Aug 2013 10:51:08 -0400
...Made a little mount to wedge the battery in and hold the Maxi Fuses with the ACR underneath. Have not tested it enough to...
Re: Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
Tue, 23 Jul 96 10:55:09 -0500
...in diameter (its on the right hand side of the engine, wedged between the power steering belts and the alternator belts.. in fact optimally...
Re: Felder Industries dash foil workaround--one solution to fix iffy instrument lights
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 2 Nov 2015 14:14:07 -0800
...hotmail.com> wrote: > Socket # 437919039 will twist in and allow standard wedge style bulbs > and slide on wire connectors . This socket is also used...
Re: Vanagon heater fan
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Oct 1996 02:06:23 -0400 (AST)
...out to crack it. Go slowly, using two flat blade screwdrivers. Wedge one in and twist gently, then use the other right next to...
Re: Traction
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 10:03:10 -0800
...Last time, wedged up against a tree on a > steep hill, in a > huge hole rocking with two wheels off the ground. > > Dave in...
The Clutch Eater
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Mon, 01 Apr 1996 16:39:00 -0800 (PST)
...something broke in there, maybe the throwout bearing or throwout arm, and a piece wedged itself into the pressure plate, causing an imbalance that...
Re: How do you carry your cargo?
Historical mailing list - --------
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:24:53 -0500
...box but with a shape that will >>roll >>I like to wedge it in my jumpseat with the seat folded up. >> >>If I have...
Re: Yeah! It's a water pump weekend! (questions of course)
Historical mailing list - Roland
Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:37:28 -0700
...I ended up using some really narrow vice grip pliers and wedged >>> them >>> in between the pulley mount and the water pump body and...
Re: On road, Having problem, coolant related
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 10:58:45 -0800
...disc can be too >> > large diameter and cause the stat to wedge and get stuck open. Also, >> > as the bypass will close too early...
Friday Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:02:27 -0500
...I got wedged in a left entrance onto the Spaulding Turnpike and might be there yet. So if you see me approaching acute entrances...
Re: Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my cool in the desert (a trip report)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:47:59 -0700
...out that the overflow tank hose had slipped >>from >>where I wedged it and was draining out! Filled the expansion tank from the >>overflow...
Re: '73 Westy Questions
Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
23 Apr 96 16:37:22 EDT
...Mine is still in the back, so I don't have the wedge to cover this part. I also had to pay an outrageous...
Re: air bleeding
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:32:34 -0800
...Cool or not, put a wedge in the throttle and increase the RPM to about > 2000 to get the water pump moving the coolant...
=?utf-8?Q?Re:_Bilstein_B6,_16=E2=80=9D_Syncro_shock_install?=
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:16:11 -0700
...It took a lot of mucking around with a bottle jack under the lower arm, pry bars, wedges , cursing, to get the shock under...
Re: On road, Having problem, coolant related
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:46:20 -0500
...disc can be too > >> > large diameter and cause the stat to wedge and get stuck open. Also, > >> > as the bypass will close too early...
Re: power steering groaning
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:47:41 -0600
...I now have to try some >> rubber wedges or the like to see if I can dampen any steel line vibrations. >>>> Not a very...
Re: Problem Solved: On road, Having problem, coolant related
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:09:28 +0000
...disc can be too > > large diameter and cause the stat to wedge and get stuck open. Also, > > as the bypass will close too early...
Re: How do you carry your cargo?
Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:42:56 -0800
...box but with a shape that will > >>roll > >>I like to wedge it in my jumpseat with the seat folded up. > >> > >>If I have...