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• Re: Guard Panel Removal
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 10:35:28 -0800
  ...If the area has been repainted over you may need to run a razor blade along the seam and cut the paint. Mark John...
• Ah, heated mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 23:25:14 -0500
  ...thin enough to come off with a flick of the wiper blades. So I got in and started up the engine, and waited for...
• Re: hole saws/floor cutting
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 04:57:30 -0700
  ...normal hole saws are bimetal blades. the bimetal tooth > structure is what makes the hole saws chatter and leaves that ruff hole > that looks...
• Re: [NVC] Disposable razors with good blade guards?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:11:13 -0800
  Long ago one who was having orthodontia noticed these teensy rubber bands used to increase the torture factor of the appliances. Often used em...
• Inspection bummer
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:17:29 -0700
  ...but passing), the left front turn signal is dim(?), needs wiper blades, and the neat additional low-mount rearview mirror that's been passed...
• Re: best method/chemical/tool to remove very old pinstripe material
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:12:39 -0800
  ...removing the old pinstriping? Goo Gone & plastic scraper? Mineral Spirits? Razor blade? Rubber eraser wheel on drill? Please give me your experience. Thanks. -- Bobby...
• Re: Stickers removed - thanks!
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Sun, 07 Apr 1996 22:58:06 -0700
  ...afraid of cracking it with direct heat) then used the razor blade and > patience. But it worked real well and even got the gunk...
• Propane strangeness + Advice
  Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 07:43:58 -0700
  ...It is very small, like the corner of a razer blade would make on a piece of paper. I could hardly feel it. The...
• Re: Accel. cable changed, still sticky
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 14:26:57 -0600
  ...I just took a razor blade or scissors or something like that and just cut away some of the carpet around the pedal so...
• Re: front wipers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 17:09:14 -0700
  ...Pop the small black cap off the "hub" with a flat blade screw driver and clean all the corrosion and rust and gunk out...
• Re: NVC vehicle model names? WT_ were they thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:24:32 -0500
  ...Guy walks into an auto parts establishment and asks the counter guy," Can I get two wiper blades for my Yugo?". The parts guy...
• Re: Keys locked in van
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 13:12:03 -0700
  ...Use a flat rigid piece of something (like a hand saw blade) and >slide it in the between the sliding side windows and push...
• Re: who sells good german chrome new bumpers???
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:52:09 -0700
  ...I paid > OEVeedub- shipping can be an issue tho as the blade weighs 76# +- & I think > it was $40-50 to get it from...
• Re: Tips & Tricks - Heating and Air Flow Control Levers - how to change
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:36:14 -0800
  ...Stick an index card under it and > use a wide knife blade or similar to pry the ends away from the dash. > There is...
• Re: Fans, was Re: Refrigerator and alarm
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 15 May 1995 15:53:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Air blows straight up out the top. > have one that runs on one D cell with a 4" blade with adjustable > gooseneck that I...
• Re: Instrument cluster lenses
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:24:34 -0800
  ...of crud trapped in there. (While probing it > with an exacto blade, I actually removed a perfect trimming from a previous > driver's finger...
• Re: Dremels
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 12:54:43 -0600
  ...I've run a wide variety of custom carbide router bits and even 3" circular saw blades on routers and laminate trimmers since the...
• Re: front seat swivel removal
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:16:58 -0400
  ...a sawzal, can be used to cut the welds? > Can the blade get into the weld area, to make removal easy? > Any advice on...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:28:52 -0800
  ...Another option to consider, tool companies sell extraction tools that look like sockets but have several sharp, blade like protrusions inside of them. You...
• Re: The right tool for a clean cut?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 May 2011 21:44:37 -0700
  ...a pliers like tool, with a razor blade on one side..and a V groove on the other, that the hose lays in while...
• Re: Wood Westie Interiors (T2)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Mar 96 18:53 CST
  ...If you use a new, fine-toothed blade and go slow, it won't chip at all.
• Re: 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 31 May 2002 23:56:27 -0400
  ...You can use a razor blade instead of some megabuck headgasket scraper. Another example would be when you are stuck on a steep hill...
• poptop seals... NOTE
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 13:10:02 EST
  ...starts going up (rack/top seal) with some wire cutters/razor blade and leave the old rack/top seal there. even a old dried...
• Re: (?) rear bumpers same on '63 and '66?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Mon, 8 May 1995 19:53:43 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Are they the same?? > Nope, the '63's have a slant at the front of rear bumper blade and the 66's had more...
• windshield wipter worries
  Historical mailing list - Tony
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 13:32:49 -0700
  ...with a squeege I pushed down a bit on the wiper blade and it slid down -- i am concerned that the splines on the...
• Stumped!
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:12:06 -0500
  ...should be I get no intermittent, or single wipe from the blades as I pull the stalk toward me. If I unhook the motor...
• Re: '88 engine knock diagnosis: Thanks, but there is more
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:18:11 -0400
  ...Place the blade on the block and the handle against your ear. I have heard exhaust leaks near the head sound similar to the...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:36:39 -0600
  ...twisting the arm a little to change the angle of the blade, so that it would flip properly. It's very stiff steel and...
• Re: [T2] help with starter relay? (odd, see pics)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:46:47 -0700
  ...kind. > When I pulled one of the blade off of the relay, it snapped the blade. Im > not sure where I can even find...
• Ignition Switch Replacement-Not Amused
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:24:12 +0000
  ...Finally get it off, take the old switch out and-wait a ^%$#& second, the old one has two thin metal blade connectors that the...
• Re: How to remove door part
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 11:44:00 -0600
  The trim on the door release pries off at one end, you will see a little slot for a knife blade. That reveals a...
• Re: How wipers work / rain-X
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 25 May 2002 19:16:42 -0500
  ...How wipers work / rain-X > I've been buying Bosch blades for a long time but they don't seem to last > very long...
• Re: Is there a better Upgraded compressor for the 88 up 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 10:21:31 -0700
  ...seals > > Replace the receiver/dryer > > Replace the stock three blade fan with a 7 bladed > fan (trimmed a few MM to > fit in the...
• Re: LED to tell when fan is on.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Brune
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:52:52 -0800
  ...I just shimmed the fan blade away from the shroud far enough so the Blades and ring would not make contact. Then you just...
• Circuit tester, was Re: D15 connector revealed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 19:03:17 -0800
  ...Littlefuse brand blade fuses have exposed contacts at the exposed head of the fuse that you can get at with needle probes. Or if...
• Re: radiator grill
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:44:46 -0700
  ...Maybe a tightly bent blade of a common > screwdriver? > > Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > > > the lower grill has 4-6 screws that thread...
• Re: More Clutch - Pilot Bearing Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:36:34 -0700
  ...You may have to take a hacksaw blade and section the old bearing shell, then a needle nosed pliers and twist out the pieces...
• Re: loose blade conncectors
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:57:43 -0400
  On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > taken care of by squeezing the female part of...
• Cooling system, any final solution?
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 23:21:51 -0500
  ...are: * installing a bigger radiator * getting a new propeller with more blades for the water pump that is the only pump I have and...
• Re: ROOF RACK IDEAS
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 01:35:04 EST
  ...I have seen a model on another westy that bolts to the fiberglass top with a blade-like end that does not extend above...
• Re: replacing elec. hookup
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  18 Sep 96 12:14:26 EDT
  ...Is this OK? Rick, The white wire needs to connect with the side of the plug with the wide blade. This *should* be the...
• Rear wiper - continued
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 11:58:05 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My first thought to test the rear wiper relay was to get a piece of wire with blade connectors at each end and connect...
• Re: Instrument cluster lenses
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 23:07:20 +0100
  ...of crud trapped in there. (While probing it > with an exacto blade, I actually removed a perfect trimming from a previous > driver's finger...
• Re: Removing Window Tinting...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 09:38:37 -0800
  ...Use a light touch with a razor blade to avoid scratching the glass, and keep the ammonia off the paint, it will remove it...
• strange noise from???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 12:30:35 -0700
  i've been getting this metalic noise that sounds like someone is feeding a pencil into a fan's blades recently, only when i...
• Re: Marine Epoxy Stick saves the day!!
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:11:28 -0400
  ...It was not easy and required a flat blade under the patch and some twisting force applied. The patch popped off but left the...
• Re: Tips & Tricks - Heating and Air Flow Control Levers - how to change
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:16:16 -0600
  ...Have on hand a wide bladed sharp knife or other thin, strong tool for prying the faceplate (bezel) away from the dash, a couple...
• Re: Wiper blade trivia
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 14:39:54 -0800
  Expert advice on dealing with wipers on a Vanagon from someone who lives in the rainy Northwest: Go to 21" on the driver's...
• Re: Install of catalytic converter on 90 multivan
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 31 May 2004 11:44:17 -0500
  ...I used a sawz-all type of saw with a metal cutting blade to cut off >all of the bolts. My cat dropped right...
• Re: Westy middle seat mounting question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:03:59 -0500
  ...under floor, then use a > radial arm > saw and set the blade to cut thru your plywood floor for tacks which > will be > recessed...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 26 May 2005 09:25:58 -0500
  You can use a dremel cutoff tool to cut a slot in the top for a flat blade screwdriver, or you can use an...
• Re: How to remove window latch?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 12 May 2013 23:03:43 -0600
  ...You'll feel it drop into the slot if you stick the blade up into the hole and move it around carefully. bob
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 00:00:42 -0500
  I'm with Karl on this one. If you use Rain-X once every 3-4 months correctly I seldom need any more then...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box - What be in it?
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:36:57 -0800
  ...A good razor knife with extra blades inside metal file hack saw blade with one of those plastic holder handles Phillips screwdriver Standard screwdriver...
• Re: VW Caravelle C, Turbo Diesel... info on turbo....
  Historical mailing list - P. Fjeldstad
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 22:47:45 +0200
  ...spinning turbo? It wouldn't take much > to fracture the impeller blades and render the turbo out-of-balance or > frozen. > > Gary > > >> I have...
• The Seven Fans of the Apocalypse.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 5 May 1999 13:32:29 -0400
  ...that my fan was out of balance or had a ben blade or something. I guess this is standard loudness. One time I was...
• Re: loose sliding window locks
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 21:15:15 -0500
  ...be tightened. > >Help? The trick is to use a 90� flat blade screw driver to unscrew the retaining screw underneath. Take a look at...
• Need advice for stripping parts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 20:02:30 -0500
  ...also black, but when I try slipping a knife or other blade under the edge of the button, I am unable to pop it...
• Re: Confirmation on front wheel bearings adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:14:09 -0400
  I had always adjusted bearings by prying the washer with the blade of the screwdriver. One edge of the blade against the washer, the...
• Re: Rear Wiper Motor Not Wiping
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:17:11 -0700
  ...van and SOMEbody hit the switch to run > the rear wiper. Blade hit the hardware and stopped. It no longer wipes. > I > can't...