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• Re: Front drivers heater - cut off valve installation guide
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 May 2007 10:02:07 -0400
  ...I also > would use > > proper spring clamps rather than those horrid cheese grater ones > he shows. > > Seriously, what could that toy plastic valve and...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: Fix for Stebro Muffler Bracket breaking?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:41:19 -0600
  ...have to do until it warms up outside later in the Spring. I'm thinking of crafting an 1/8" thick piece of angle...
• Re: Non-remote Mirror fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 17:20:19 -0800
  ...Don't tighten to tight. >4-With appropriatly sized vise grip, grasp the smooth part of the shaft & >clamp down firmly. >5-Pull the...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:16:34 -0700
  ...re going to need to compress the piston using a C-clamp > to put the new dust boot on. Check the quality of your...
• Re: Floppy side mirror syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Mon, 22 May 2000 21:17:24 -0400
  ...4-With appropriatly sized vise grip, grasp the smooth part of the shaft & clamp down firmly. 5-Pull the stud. Pull some more. Pull...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 31 May 2016 18:15:01 -0700
  ...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: Heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:36:14 -0800
  ...Other > than a little difficulty getting the spring clamps over the slightly larger > than stock outside diameter, it works great. The rear heater uses...
• Re: Help me! I've just purchased a pit to throw money into!
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 18:12:59 -0800 (PST)
  ...Lay the replacement parts on top of the old parts and unscrew clamps one at a time. Use only new clamps, and rubber. See...
• Re: bleeding coolant solution?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 08:45:37 -0500
  ...Since I had replaced some hoses this spring, and drained some coolant to do it, and also had pressure tested the system, I figured...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_86_sliding_door_handle_mechanism_=E2=80=A6_stumped?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Mar 2022 21:31:04 -0700
  ...gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>  >> Yes, a year ago when I replaced hinge spring and rollers and all, I removed everything from the door to clean...
• Re: That little s-shaped hose
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 24 May 2005 21:19:48 -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: Moroso Ceramic Engine Seal/ Ken Wilfry?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 4 May 2002 20:05:01 -0700
  ...A mechanic I spoke with <DIV></DIV>&gt;said its better to replace a spring loaded clamp with a screw clamp because <DIV></DIV...
• Another VW Vanagon Christmas Story - sort of
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:32:44 -0600
  ...Switch off - grabbed a screw driver - tightened the hose clamps all around - boy were they loose. Checked the rest - had him test it - all...
• FW: [Syncro] dropping gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 13:27:41 -0400
  ...It's held in by one screw to the frame and the hose clamp to a filler hose that runs up to the cap...
• Re: Camping and cooling
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:08:40 -0500
  ...To fit the rain gutter, I > use a piece of pvc electrical conduit and c-clamps. The end of the awning > is supported by...
• Re: Throttle cable repair-any ideas before replacement?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:04:20 -0500
  ...Sure beats piano wire and a return spring. What really caused us to replace the cable was several occasions in which the pedal got...
• Re: Heater Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 14:25:45 -0800
  ...be sure it's not the plastic distribution box.........they like to disintegrate where the hoses clamp on. ( I get rid of the spring...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Tue, 31 May 2016 18:42:50 -0700
  ...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: Fuel hose size
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 3 Aug 2020 10:49:43 -0600
  ...On >>>> other vehicles that use this type of tube a sleeve goes inside to support the tube from collapsing. >>>> >>>> Spring or crimp clamps are...
• Solar controller question..semi off topic.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:23:01 -0700
  ...I am planning on keeping a plug, after the controller, and ending it in a couple of jumper clamps for use around the ranch...
• Removing broken bolts revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 09 Jun 1996 23:45:17 -0700
  ...Next he "sticks" them together, and instantly releases the rod from the rod holder by depressing the spring loaded holding clamp. Then, he bends...
• Re: Auto tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:12:23 -0400
  ...Unlike a manual tranny clutch which is held with a spring, auto clutches use hydraulic pressure to engage and cause a power transfer. Since...
• Re: Blue pressure cap, 1 valve or 2?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 25 Aug 2013 17:24:53 -0500
  ...I fixed the symptom when I found a weak spring clamp at the > coolant distribution tower. Now I can fix the cause. > > Every week...
• Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:14:26 -0800
  ...Peripheral Clamping Array" on the input to the PIA/CPE to > > condition signals. > > > > These ECUs make magasquirts look simple. ;) > > > > More on AFM spring adjustments...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 16:25:19 -0500
  Tom, a long time ago, I did this job by using a hose clamp because I pulled a couple of the piston liners off...
• Re: COOLANT SYS. LEAK
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 08:50:25 -0600
  ...I made a successful temporary fix with silicon sealant and a hose clamp to hold the plug tightly in place while waiting for the...
• Re: Tranny swap time
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 12:37:12 -0800
  Thanks for satisfying my curiosity on this one.....I pulled engine and tranny as a unit last spring when the tranny went...more work...
• Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sun, 19 Jun 2016 15:17:58 -0700
  ...I doubt you're going to harm a heavily made spindle/upright clamping it in a vice .. if the caliper bolts are hyper tight...
• Re: Pitted Heads
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 04:19:29 -0700
  ...There are pliers that connect to spring steel bands that are sometimes useful if you can get access, and, when faced with getting them...
• HOT HEAT in an air-cooled van, (VERY long) was: 12 volt heater suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 09:41:09 -0400
  ...On either side of, and just above the transmission, look for a thin cable, connected to a short (2") control arm by a spring...
• Re: 9-month life on new CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:14:56 -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...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sat, 7 May 2016 19:27:57 -0700
  Oh and good idea using the gear clamp. But see how close the striking surface is to the rim? I'd be listening to...
• Re: anybody used Kelly Carport? (awning)
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:41:06 -0600
  ...anybody used Kelly Carport? (awning) Ryan, Just buy some spring clamps to secure it to the rain cutter - I don't have mine put...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 31 May 2016 19:08:38 -0700
  ...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: Coolant Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:52:39 -0800
  ...1.5" coolant hose (the kind with the spring inside [from Schucks]) and two hose clamps... No leaks!!! Jere 90 GL 88 GL -----Original...
• Re: 89 rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:34:36 -0700
  ...On hoses......I'd use the proper german style hose clamps on all the hoses too. I hate the spring type ones.. and for...
• Re: Coolant thoughts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 6 Nov 2022 12:01:25 -0500
  ...Coolant doesn’t bother me and I can clean up a messs. > I’m beginning to become a fan of spring clamps as well...
• Re: Another VW Vanagon Christmas Story - sort of
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 22:01:42 -0500
  ...Switch off - grabbed a screw driver - tightened the hose > clamps all around - boy were they loose. Checked the rest - had him test > it - all...
• Re: Hot Foot well
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:50:29 -0400
  ...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: Air lift suspension system
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 17:33:30 -0600
  ...The balloons went inside the springs very easily, and the whole installation took less than one hour. I'm sure someone who is handy...
• Halifax 2 Vancouver: In Vancouver
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 12:44:47 -0700
  ...really Salt Spring Island just off Vancouver Island. As far as Vanagon notes go: 1) We had to tighten one coolant clamp, 2) The...
• Re: Another VW Vanagon Christmas Story - sort of
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:32:17 -0500
  ...Switch off - grabbed a screw driver - tightened the hose > clamps all around - boy were they loose. Checked the rest - had him test > it - all...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - J Roth
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:49:34 -0500
  ...In *V*olkswagen *W*esty Love, Light, & Laughter, Jay '87 Westy Springfield, Missouri Ken Lewis wrote: >Ben, > Your trepidation is well warranted. The archives...
• Re: ATF and Final Drive
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 21:13:09 -0600
  ...If you pry the spring out of the way, you can pull it out. Be careful about dirt. Larry A. Mark Dorm wrote: > > I...
• Re: Traction
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 15:03:41 +0000
  ...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: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:56:13 -0600
  ...Use good clamps, spring or crimp. For the hose that connects to the oil cooler feed you will find that it is likely the...
• Re: 2.5L 120HP waterboxer.....that runs on 91 octane......90mm stroke by 94mm bore....and pases smog...hmmm?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 22:45:56 -0700
  ...RATIO ROCKERS-BEARINGSNew bearings 30080 CB HEADS STREET ELIMINATORS- 44X37 DUEL SPRINGS-TITANIUM RETAINERS- SS VALVES-CUT TO 94mm9.0 TO 1.0 COMPRESSION...
• Re: Death Valley(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:54:52 -0900
  ...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: Fuel hose size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Aug 2020 23:16:34 +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...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:08:24 +0000
  ...re going to need to compress the piston using a C-clamp > to put the new dust boot on. Check the quality of your...
• Re: Nashua silicone tape vs Rescue Tape (tm)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:46:58 -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: Solar controller question..semi off topic.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:56:59 -0700
  ...I am > planning on keeping a plug, after the controller, and ending it in a couple > of jumper clamps for use around the ranch...
• Coleman Black Cat mount for Westy & question re elec. ign. of same
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:19:46 -0700
  ...The bracket is then secured to the pipe with 4 1/2" SS hose clamps. Drill a hole in the top flat part of...
• Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 23:15:26 -0500
  ...Anyway, I replaced the waterpump in NAPA's parking lot using the braces from a gear puller clamped to the hoses with C-clamps...
• Re: HOT HEAT in an air-cooled van, (VERY long) was: 12 volt heater suggestions
  Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 14:09:51 -0700
  ...Behind > the grill, release the clamp holding the top of the duct to the plastic > fitting that leads inside the van. Release or cut...
• Re: Another VW Vanagon Christmas Story - sort of
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:20:33 -0700
  ...Switch off - grabbed a screw driver - tightened the hose >> clamps all around - boy were they loose. Checked the rest - had him >> test >> it - all...
• Re: Question regarding coolant flow and front heater
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 23 May 2005 15:42:22 -0500
  ...Next is to take out your glove box and make adjustments where the cables clamp to the heater air distribution box. The 'Flapper' boxes...
• Re: dragging caliper
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 19:49:52 -0400
  ...You will a real tight bend to clear the spring when the wheel is turned. Dennis, From my phone. ________________________________ From: Aaron<mailto:a.robinson...
• Re: Heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:08:32 -0800
  ...off eBay for $20. >> > Other > >> than a little difficulty getting the spring clamps over the slightly >> > larger > >> than stock outside diameter, it works great...
• RE: Re[2]: CB Performance Fuel Injection system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Tue, 28 May 96 18:40:44 UT
  ...MAP sensor - on fan housing Fuel Pump - in engine compartment on l/h side with clamps. > The new supply line is 1/2", is...