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  • Re: hole saws/floor cutting
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 22 Jan 2005 18:57:22 -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: Heater blower motor questions
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:04:37 -0500
    ...Set the wheel aside, being careful not to dislodge any metal balancing clips on the blades. 5) Examine motor. All the ones I fixed...
  • Re: PopTop Alarm ..... Conclusion ????
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Fri, 1 Mar 2002 08:36:36 -0800
    ...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: Window tinting
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:39:29 -0600
    ...you'll also need a box/whatever of single-edge razor blades. about $2, i think. get the big old-style ones. a utility...
  • Re: LED to tell when fan is on.
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:21:47 -0800
    ...is much more quiet, weighs less, pulls more > air, as the blades span the whole shroud opening. Plus it uses about 30% of > juice...
  • Re: LED to tell when fan is on.
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:03:41 -0800
    ...is much more quiet, weighs less, pulls more air, as the blades span the whole shroud opening. Plus it uses about 30% of juice...
  • Re: Overheating
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 1 Jan 2014 11:31:06 -0500
    ...On another make I have seen the water pump impeller corrosion to a point that the blades were falling off. A thermostat is a...
  • fridge fan report
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:10:11 -0700
    ...If you look at them, they have a frame and then the blades are such that they cover the whole 360 degrees. So visually...
  • Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
    Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
    Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:59:19 -0700
    ...Evidently not with engine replacement, as paperwork does not > reflect it. > New wiper blades and rear hatch struts. > Very slight leak from oil cooler...
  • Re: WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:36:00 -0500
    ...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: Heater blower motor questions
    Historical mailing list - James Felder
    Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:01:01 -0600
    ...Set the wheel aside, being careful not to dislodge any metal balancing clips on the blades. > > 5) Examine motor. All the ones I fixed...
  • Re: DISASTER AT JIFFY LUBE!!!!
    Historical mailing list - charles fladger
    Fri, 2 Jul 1999 18:01:24 -0700
    ...There was a piece of paper lodged in the cooling fan covering about 3/4 on the blades. This was no ordinary piece of...
  • Re: aw, what the heck ... more Phrydaye stuff (some oldies but oldies). :)
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 6 Sep 2008 04:21:25 -0500
    ...have had enough. > The only other sound I hear > Is wiper blades on snowy fluff. > > His bus is lovely, clean and bright, > A pleasing...
  • Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:04:54 -0700
    ...Evidently not with engine replacement, as paperwork does not >> reflect it. >> New wiper blades and rear hatch struts. >> Very slight leak from oil cooler...
  • Re: hole saws/floor cutting
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:14:04 -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: new standard trans popping out of 1st
    Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
    Tue, 17 Jun 2014 01:00:57 -0400
    ...A flat, steel ring with three blades coming off it. It looks like something you could break with a hammer if it was in...
  • go over for '91 camper, mechanical soundness and reliability
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 8 Sep 2009 09:32:47 -0400
    ...Evidently not with engine replacement, as paperwork does not > reflect it. > New wiper blades and rear hatch struts. > Very slight leak from oil cooler...
  • Re: WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:10:46 -0800
    ...Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools. > 31. Removes splattered grease on stove. > 32. Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging...
  • 84 Westy WBoxer Rebuild - Part I
    Historical mailing list - Jim
    Sun, 02 Mar 1997 21:56:26 -0800
    ...Another thing - used a dab of white paint on the engine case and the torque converter fan blades to mark where the bolt holes...
  • Re: Valve Adjustment
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 9 Jun 2003 11:10:03 -0700
    ...The way I build my engines with .028 piston to head clearance the flat stainless strip from windshield wiper blades works very good in...
  • Re: Parts availability
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:48:46 -0400
    ...GE uses 3D printing to make turbine blades for some of their Jet engines so pretty much anything is possible (bridges out of metal...
  • Re: Why I love Mercedes Benz but would never own one of their cars
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:02:19 -0700
    ...least $1K each) and a turbocharger with > electrically controlled variable pitch blades. This in a vehicle that will > return 30-35 mpg ... or in...
  • Re: Overheating
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Wed, 1 Jan 2014 10:43:13 -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: A/C - Freon to R134 conversion
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:28:14 -0500
    ...out and make more Feral cats to drag down Vanagon wiper blades. Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message...
  • Re: Vanagon woes!
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:07:20 -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: 83' won't start when hot
    Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
    Tue, 14 Oct 2003 07:54:42 -0400
    ...I took a deep well 13mm socket and, using a rod saw blade (one of those "cut in any direction" blades you chuck into...
  • Re: WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
    Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
    Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:15:56 -0800
    ...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: From rags to westy in a week.
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Sat, 9 Aug 2008 21:56:40 -0400
    ...I have a nice one, and i got some nice new blades and couldn't have been happier. It was just so easy, and...
  • A New Syncro Story(long)
    Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
    Tue, 11 Aug 1998 12:27:10 -0600
    ...possess not tires, but mighty steel rollers covered with breadbox sized blades that crunch our trash to further smithereens, to "leave your load over...
  • Re: WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:22:01 -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: Electric Water Pump
    Historical mailing list - B Monk
    Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:37:10 -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 storage
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Mon, 29 Aug 2022 21:42:11 -0400
    ...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: WD-40....Fact or Fiction?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:08:31 -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: Vanagon storage
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 14 Aug 2022 01:13:30 -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...
  • Re: Parts availability
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 15 Jul 2019 08:52:49 -0700
    ...GE uses 3D printing to make turbine blades for some of their Jet engines so pretty much anything is possible (bridges out of metal...
  • Re: Electric Water Pump
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:55:56 -0500
    ...The wear on the impeller blades is very evident . So an >> electric driven water pump might prove a healthy gain in FE (fuel >> economy...
  • Subwoofer/Stereo Details in '82 Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Tue, 11 Aug 1998 18:20:54 EDT
    ...Trusty sabre saw and five blades. I then bent up the rearward facing lip on the small storage area, so that it was parallel...
  • Re: radiator fan grinding noise
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
    Sat, 25 Jul 2020 14:34:16 -0700
    ...Is it possible to remove the three bolts and remove the motor and fan from the shroud without removing the fan blades? Thanks again...
  • The poptop project, part 2
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Sat, 11 Sep 1999 23:22:07 -0400
    ...That's as far as I got today, although I did buy metal blades for my reciprocating saw. Now I'm committed to finishing...
  • Re: From rags to westy in a week.
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sat, 9 Aug 2008 19:26:04 -0700
    ...I have a nice one, > and i got some nice new blades and couldn't have been happier. It was just > so easy, and...
  • Re: go over for '91 camper, mechanical soundness and reliability
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:13:29 -0400
    ...Evidently not with engine replacement, as paperwork does not >> reflect it. >> New wiper blades and rear hatch struts. >> Very slight leak from oil cooler...
  • Re: Stock or able to return to stock vs. custom?
    Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
    Thu, 9 Nov 2006 13:27:56 -0500
    ...wired inline) - Stock horn remains, additional six easily removed - oversized wiper blades (21" & 19") - Easily cahnged - cab window vent inserts - Easily removed - Easily removedVW...
  • Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:31:32 -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: WD-40....Fact or Fiction? Try UV Tech!!
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:20:10 -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: Why I love Mercedes Benz but would never own one of their cars
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:10:29 -0500
    ...least $1K each) and a > turbocharger with electrically controlled variable pitch blades. This > in a vehicle that will return 30-35 mpg ... or in...
  • Dometic fire alert (at least for the 182B)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 07 Jul 1997 08:16 -0600 (MDT)
    ...as a result of the burning, melted plastic of the fan blades dripping down on it). Why the whole vehicle did not go up...
  • Re: Parts availability
    Historical mailing list - Jim
    Mon, 15 Jul 2019 09:08:15 -0700
    ...GE uses 3D printing to make turbine blades for some of their Jet engines so pretty much anything is possible (bridges out of metal...
  • Re: Electric Water Pump
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:43:23 -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: Electric Water Pump
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:29:01 -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: LED to tell when fan is on.
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:26:43 -0800
    ...is much more quiet, weighs less, pulls more air, as the blades span the whole shroud opening. Plus it uses about 30% of juice...
  • Re: Electric Water Pump
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:39:15 -0500
    ...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: From rags to westy in a week.
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Sat, 9 Aug 2008 19:10:41 -0700
    ...I have a nice one, > and i got some nice new blades and couldn't have been happier. It was just > so easy, and...
  • Re: From rags to westy in a week.
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Sat, 9 Aug 2008 19:11:19 -0700
    ...I have a nice one, > and i got some nice new blades and couldn't have been happier. It was just > so easy, and...
  • Re: Vanagon woes!
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
    Sun, 1 Nov 2009 23:30:31 -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: From rags to westy in a week.
    Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
    Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:01:36 -0400
    ...I have a > nice one, > and i got some nice new blades and couldn't have been happier. It > was just > so easy, and...
  • Brick Tour Packing List!
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 7 Aug 1994 09:39:22 +0800
    ...2nd gas cap, oil, fluids, coolant, hoses, fuses, seals, belts (especially fan), gaskets, seals, wiper blades, filters, relays, switches, fuel and air filters, bulbs...
  • Re: Vanagon Syndrome
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:51:11 -0400
    ...Finally I opened the ECU compartment under the back seat, the cooling blades were hot so I helped it cool down by fanning with...
  • Re: Off topic update
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:47:07 -0500
    ...On the Mercedes 260 belt, you'll have to wiggle it past the fan blades and (from memory) the water pump is driven by...
  • Re: Print your parts
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:25:06 -0400
    ...In another example, we were able to examine the finish requirement and airfoil shape for turbine blades using the metal-based rapid prototypes to...
  • Re: Keeping things from freezing shut
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:26:05 -0600
    ...The period of freeze-up in the fall, and the beginning of spring >> thaw was when freezing doors, locks, wiper blades freezing down, etc...