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• Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:31:24 -0500
  ...All-steel locking nuts are either sliced (like castellations) and crimped inwards on the end threads to act like a wedge to squeeze the...
• Re: Felder Industries dash foil workaround--one solution to fix iffy instrument lights
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Mon, 2 Nov 2015 18:00:49 -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...
• Re: air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 15:45:18 -0600
  ...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: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 18:14:14 -0500
  ...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: Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my cool in the desert (a trip report)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:29:44 -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: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:24:21 -0400
  ...re just going to toss the tie rod end ...........pickle >>> fork. Wedged fork thing - it destroys the boot though. >>> Pullers - sure .....but pulling on...
• (Fwd) Fwd: Puzzle. (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 21:30:15 -0500
  ...LilRus88@aol.com, mlane@bu.edu, ngonzale@students.miami.edu, >nicole.wedge@rollins.edu, ogarcia@students.miami.edu, pld10@columbia.edu, >psimon@fas.harvard...
• Re: Friday Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 19 Dec 2014 22:11:33 -0800
  ...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: Front heater won't give heat, workin on it.
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 21:02:49 -0700
  ...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: Carver P4 - Thoughts on installation
  Historical mailing list - shilohz
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 22:43:42 -0700
  ...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: Auxiliary Electrical System - Only CDN$1100
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 7 May 1998 17:25:57 -0700
  ...place so it can't move around (I used wood blocks/wedges..."0" movement). anyway....that's all. steve sh@interlog.com wrote: > After...
• Re: Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 09:02:16 -0700
  ...in diameter (its on the > right hand side of the engine, wedged between the power steering belts and > the alternator belts.. in fact optimally...
• More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Thu, 5 Nov 2020 11:44:19 -0800
  ...Cut off a piece (16.75” wide, 29” tall) and wedged it into the back of the cupboard. It fit perfectly! Who needs a...
• Re: I should Have Known Better, I Brought it on Myself!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:34:58 -0400
  ...sell �em, Never no axe had seen their chips, And the wedges flew from between their lips, Their blunt ends frizzled like celery-tips...
• Re: Going safe in Mexico.some tips.
  Historical mailing list - John Drew
  Sat, 3 May 2008 11:43:41 -0700
  ...One of the > local scumbags downtown had a crappy old honda 50 that he would sneak up > and > wedge under tourist's bumpers behind...
• Re: Some aerodynamic ideas..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:36:39 -0700
  ...And the Poms call them "wedges"... guess they don't know what the word means. > So, some of the things that could be done...
• Re: air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 14:16:39 -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: where is the best buy for drums and rotors?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:54:25 -0800
  ...On a Syncro of > >mine, they rusted so severely that they had to be changed with the pads and > >also the exfoliated rust wedged...
• Re: Front heater won't give heat, workin on it.
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 24 Aug 2018 07:44:46 -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: Traction
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 21:28:39 -0700
  ...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: How do you carry your cargo?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:16:28 -0600
  ...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: rod knock on ivory '84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:12:36 -0500
  ...At some point the shells will wedge in tight enough to break the cap bolts and the failure will be blamed on the bolts...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 13:14:16 -0500
  ...a fulcrum for all this banging, and had already cut oak wedges and splits to no only support the piston off the bottom of...
• Re: yet another fridge question (ok you experts)...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:59:31 -0500
  ...I wedged a piece of metal in the top,to help push the element up tight.It only takes a minute air gap to...
• Re: Convertible car seat for Vanagon - Canadian Safety Standards
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:54:16 -0700
  ...so > > when the lap belt was clipped in, the seat was wedged very tightly into the > > foam. > > > > *the seat mounting "bolts" I mean are...
• Still can't bleed Brake system
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 18 May 2006 21:57:42 -0400
  ...They just wedge/screw into the outlets perfectly. Pumped and pumped and got good flow from both outlets, and pumped until there was little...
• Re: More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 5 Nov 2020 15:16:15 -0500
  ...Cut off a piece (16.75” wide, 29” tall) and wedged it into the back of the cupboard. It fit perfectly! Who needs a...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Bilstein_B6=2C_16=E2=80=9D_Syncro_shock_install?=
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:17:03 -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: Battery dead AGAIN!!!!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:32:29 -0700
  ...I feel like I need to wedge some insulating material into the space between the adapter and the side of the metal cavity, but...
• Re: Traction
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 07:23:53 -0400
  ...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: More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 5 Nov 2020 17:59:48 -0800
  ...Cut off > a piece (16.75” wide, 29” tall) and wedged it into the back of the > cupboard. It fit perfectly! Who needs a...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 16:53:51 -0700
  ...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: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 18:09:33 -0700
  ...a fulcrum for all this banging, and had already cut oak wedges and splits to no only support the piston off the bottom of...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 3 Feb 2019 17:02:37 +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...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:50:51 -0600
  ...I used hardwood wedges made for the purpose to transfer the shock of the hammer to the coolant housing. Jim On Monday, December 21...
• Re: Still can't bleed Brake system
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 19 May 2006 01:20:10 -0400
  ...They just wedge/screw into the outlets > perfectly. Pumped and pumped and got good flow from both outlets, and > pumped until there was little...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:20:08 -0500
  ...a fulcrum for all this banging, and had already cut oak > wedges and splits to no only support the piston off the bottom of...
• Re: Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Tue, 23 Jul 96 23:36:20 -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...
• Long, but true, saga of Galley Space
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pohlhammer
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 09:22:08 -0800
  ...cut a short length of 1/2" rubber hose and gently wedged it in between the steel gas line and the top of the...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:48:33 -0700
  ...a fulcrum for all this banging, and had already cut oak wedges and splits to no only support the piston off the bottom of...
• Re: More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Thu, 5 Nov 2020 20:01:46 -0800
  ...Cut off a piece (16.75” wide, 29” tall) and wedged it into the back of the cupboard. It fit perfectly! Who needs a...
• Re: More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 5 Nov 2020 21:14:05 -0800
  ...Cut >> off a piece (16.75” wide, 29” tall) and wedged it into the back of the >> cupboard. It fit perfectly! Who needs a...
• Re: Still can't bleed Brake system
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 19 May 2006 16:31:45 -0400
  ...They just wedge/screw into the outlets >>perfectly. Pumped and pumped and got good flow from both outlets, and >>pumped until there was little...
• Re: Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:51:05 -0400
  ...It was going to take a while and out of frustration I wedged my screwdriver between the mounting clips of the fuel filter near...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 21:24:25 -0500
  ...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: Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:12:04 -0700
  ...It was going to take a while and out of frustration I wedged my screwdriver between the mounting clips of the fuel filter near...
• Re: Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:13:45 -0700
  ...It was going to > take a while and out of frustration I wedged my screwdriver between the > mounting clips of the fuel filter near...
• Re: More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 5 Nov 2020 21:40:23 -0800
  ...Cut off a piece (16.75” wide, 29” tall) and wedged it into the back of the cupboard. It fit perfectly! Who needs a...
• Re: Dash / Air Distribution Box removal
  Historical mailing list - Keese, Brian W
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:17:28 -0500
  ...The last set is held in by four little plastic wedges that fit into slots in the case. Once the flaps are out, it...
• Re: More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 5 Nov 2020 23:56:17 -0600
  ...Cut off a piece (16.75” wide, 29” tall) and wedged it into the back of the cupboard. It fit perfectly! Who needs a...
• Re: Odds and Sods, too long
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 23:53:28 ADT
  ...The star teeth get shallower as the tool gets in deeper, so the hardened edges will cut/wedge into beatup bolts way way better...
• Rocks and bananas, my adventures with importing 'Leaky' (very long!)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 14:59:20 -0500
  ...No thinking that this would hold, I desperately searched for something to wedge between the patch and the sheetmetal of the front, to ensure...
• Re: Rocks and bananas, my adventures with importing 'Leaky' (very long!)
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 21:54:06 -0800
  ...No thinking that this would > hold, I desperately searched > for something to wedge between the patch and the > sheetmetal of the front, to > ensure...
• Re: window vents
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 18:09:02 -0400
  ...was held very snugly by the top edge and they stay wedged in the window > > very well w/o the sides in place. > > These...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 00:03:26 -0700
  ...physically smaller than the box, so it potentially could > >> > slide > >> > around. Wedged it in with blocks of wood. > >> > 3. Potential for the metal lid...
• Fw: window vents
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 20:43:05 -0400
  ...was held very snugly by the top edge and they stay wedged in the window > > > very well w/o the sides in place. > > > These...
• Re: Convertible car seat for Vanagon - Canadian Safety Standards
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:03:10 -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...
• battery location, was battery compartment.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 17:34:12 -0700
  ...I have wedged it solidly in place > with blocks of wood, and the bracket I have (which fits the bolt hole on > the box...
• Re: Convertible car seat for Vanagon - Canadian Safety Standards
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:24:28 -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...
• Antwerp to Rabat: Trip report
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:10:40 -0700
  ...Andorracity is wedged in a valley and we were lucky and found a parking space right near the city centre and stopped for a...