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• Re: Tachometer Needle-How To Remove
  Historical mailing list - Robert Downes
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:24:55 -0800
  i grabbed the little shaft with some pliers, then carefully pried against those, came off with just-less-than-worrying force. while you're...
• October 1984 sunroof Vanagon - Parts Van PDX
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:59:26 -0800
  ...I did grab the coolant H-pipe and the 4 fuel injectors. And it looks like someone pulled the regulator off the ALT. has...
• Re: pulling a BEHR AC system?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:52:16 EDT
  ...transplant > into one of my other Vanagons. > > -paul > dont forget to grab the entire glovebox and center vent assy - they are specific to the...
• Blue sparks afire
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 22:26:34 -0500
  ...Anyway, I pop the hatch and much to my chagrin, see the little blue sparks jumping out of my wires :( I grabbed hold of...
• Re: 5-speed trans.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 21:02:13 -0700
  Grab one on your way to Florida! Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Marshall" <Willolyn99@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday...
• Re: quik-n-easy roof rack on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 07:32:02 -0500
  ...If this was $25 at a garage sale, I'd say grab it. DM&FS At 03:50 PM 9/28/2002 -0700, Ken...
• Squeal, no squeal
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 23:28:59 -0400
  ...the AC...noticed I don't have an alternator belt. Oops. Grabbed one of the spares, threw a can of freon in to top...
• Re: Snow Tire Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 3 Dec 2015 10:14:22 -0700
  ...Brakes to DealWith which Translates to Harder to LockUp ~ Those Gen'Grab' AT2s are a Great AllAround Choice ~ A friend of mine & I do...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:25:11 -0400
  ...A standard VW grab handle mounted on the metal edge below the slider window, angled slightly inward (away from window) positioned with the center...
• Re: Craigslist post
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 22:17:46 -0500
  ...tires on it - I know he writes >that they are 'General Grabbers' but they have holes for ice studs in them, >so they're...
• Re: Backup lights not working
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:04:08 -0700
  ...the pair. Fixed that, no dice. Got out > voltmeter, knob broke. Grabbed another one. Looked for continuity between > the blades of the switch and...
• Re: Old Hydraulic WBX Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 12:09:36 -0800
  ...once in a while I'll be getting some wbxr engine going and it'll have one bad lifter and I grab one from...
• Why do I have to pump my brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
  Sat, 30 May 1998 08:16:01 EDT
  ...requires me to pump my brake pedal once so it will grab a little better. If I push the pedal down on the first...
• Re: 022D Digifant Upgrade Chip Performance Report...
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 10:35:08 -1000
  ...Maybe grab a few, good for reflocking westy pop tops. BTW, hope you didn't get fleeced. Alistair
• clutch is growling at me!
  Historical mailing list - ed maikranz
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:19:23 -0700
  ...Today when I came to a stop with my foot on the clutch it felt like it was trying to grab as well. Is...
• FS: power mirrors (pair) and speedo cluster w/ tach/digi clock - fit all vans
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 11:49:29 EDT
  the people who wanted these never sent funds so theyre up for grabs again. power mirrors - pair..with wires and switch..everything you need...
• FS: vanagon heated seat setup
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:50:09 EST
  ...are basically just fabric pads with wires in them, you can grab them out of any car that had heated seats (audi, volvo, etc...
• Re: Starting Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:30:50 -0800
  ...I tried it in the store, and like it much batter than the batteries with the buile-in strap, or any aftermarket battery grabber...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 16:46:10 -0500
  ...Start the engine, grab your bottle of premixed coolant with one hand, and grab the injector pump throttle arm with the other. Rev the...
• Re: How to remove the inside middle rear view mirror?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:21:53 -0700
  ...Usually I just grab them and yank on it . You cannot hurt it . I agree with a nearlier post about twisting the headliner when...
• Re: Transmission Noise
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 05:12:43 -0700
  ...You might also want to check out your wheel bearings...Grab the wheels at the top and push/pull..see if they feels sloppy...
• Magical Mystery Peg
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 18:19:39 -0800
  ...Slide the door forward until you can grab the rear door handle. Pull the handle to close the sliding door." Handy if you're...
• FS: Vanagon diesel, needs engine work
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 21:05:30 -0400
  ...Also, still up for grabs is an '85 fixer-upper Vanagon Westfalia (full camper). I'm asking $1500 for that one, but make me...
• Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 08:36:29 EST
  David sez: "One Ford Aerostar I drove had an emergency brake that would only grab well in the forward direction, so you had to...
• Re: Engine Performance vs Tire Size
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 00:30:18 -0500
  ...Maybe later tonight I'll grab my spare and weigh the 15" alloy wheel/tire versus the 14" wheel/tire, as I'm pretty...
• Re: 83 temperature gauge goes berserk
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:54:40 -0400
  ...I just grabed the socket, by itself(no wrench),placed it on the sensor, and turned it out by hand. Check the Go Westy...
• Re: no sway bar = no improvement
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:19:14 -0800
  You can use the rocking technique mentioned in another post or you can put the front up on jack stands, grab the top of...
• Re: Here's something you don't seeeveryday....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:48:36 -0700
  ...Just enough that I can grab a beer out of my cooler. Just updated the myspace site to include interior pics. You'll also...
• wi-fi extenders
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:54:05 -0400
  ...wi-fi, and also allows devices to connect to it directly grabbing that connection. So if you had several wi-fi devices they effectively...
• Re: Fire Extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 5 Feb 2009 18:21:23 -0500
  ...fire after you stop driving and get out..or you can grab it as you dive out the door to help some other motorist...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:38:34 -0500
  ...The most common relays I grab at the >> local PnP are versions of those two five pole units, so as long as folks >> know...
• HELP! oil filter stuck
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 08:18:47 -0500
  ...it was too big); and the smaller, band wrench won't grab. I couldn't tell for sure in the gathering gloom and cold...
• Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 07:53:23 -0500
  ...People have used threaded rod . > there are exanadable internal grabber tools .( like to grab and extract a > oil pressure relief piston say ) > > A good...
• Re: Westy Fire Extinguisher: Size? Type?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:04:59 -0700
  ...Mounted with a bungee rather than clamps for fast grab. In the rear compartment of my westy cabinet are two little 1 pounders. The...
• Tires done now on to shocks
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 4 Jan 2019 11:29:16 -0800
  HI I have ordered the General Grabber for my 14 inch rims on the 87 Westy Pricing all over the place Tire rack $ 115...
• Re: Wrecker find today, 2wd tin top made in Austria
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:04:29 -0700
  ...heated driver seat and all of the associated electrics, which I grabbed. Pics of the skanky seat and heating pad here > > https://shufti.wordpress...
• Re: Heater Ventilation Slider Controls
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 12:22:13 -0600
  ...The slider mechanism separates about 1" from the knob, which is why using angled, needle nose pliers works well, as you grab the slider...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:36:57 -0500
  ...I have no idea how big > the nut actually is, I just grab my row of SAE half inch sockets and find a > snug...
• noodles
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 7 Nov 94 8:17:00 PST
  ...arm up into > holes in the bank with the hopes of grabbing a 30 pound catfish. nevermind > the cottonmouths, gators, etc.-- but I'm...
• Re: Primary Battery Removal: How to?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Oct 1996 18:38:06 -0400
  ...There is no handle on the battery, and nothing to grab on top but the posts. Can anyone reccommend a neat trick to get...
• 2 deep cycle sealed gel batteries still up for grabs
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 6 May 1999 18:01:18 -0500
  Hi Volks: Well, my batteries are still here, and unless one listee (you know who you are!) acts darn fast (by the end of...
• Re: Stripped oil drain plug....
  Historical mailing list - Indulis Kradzins
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 06:20:15 -0800
  ...Any > suggestions? Vice-Grips won't grab it and it is now more round than > anything else. The fact that the plug is recessed...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:26:19 -0500
  ...Ron Semko Orlando, Florida Hans Brouwer wrote: > Hi, > > When we go on a trip with the Westfalia, I grab a bunch of tools put...
• Re: Vanagon and Halon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:17:25 -0500
  ...And in use, when they start to make a hollow roaring noise they're empty, time to grab the next one. And of course...
• Re: OT - soliciting Jetta TDI reviews
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:40:18 -0500
  ...I still remember the time my mom grabbed the inside door handle of her Mustang II and it broke off in her hand. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David...
• FS: Wolfsburg - Carat Jump Seats
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:58:48 -0800
  ...I'll probably put them on eBay in the next few day if no one on the list grabs them. Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts...
• Re: Guage CLuster
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 18:33:18 -0400
  after you pop the top cover off (pull from the little grab handles on the rear edge), remove the plastic brake fluid drip tray...
• troubleshooting sliding door operation
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 18:57:43 -0500
  ...There is the part that rotates and grabs the post on the van body (I will call that the latch), and the part that...
• Stream Redirection- WAS: Windshield washer blockage
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 14:13:08 -0800
  ...So how simple is this? Just grab something with a sharp point and pull the nozzle down so that the opening is pointing at...
• Re: Vanagon fire
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 10:13:49 -0600
  ...I started to grab my extinguisher but instead just turned off the gas. Another westy owner had the same problem. I got to look...
• Re: Viscous Coupling survey
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 15:13:29 -0700
  ...I could not > let my clutch out all the way without the front > wheels grabbing. As I let out the rears would > begin to...
• Re: Driver Side Grab Handle Installation
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 07:59:32 -0400
  Hi John, I believe there is a video and all parts at Go Westy. List members responded to this not to long ago. A...
• RE: Help, my bus has fallen and can't get up!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 20:08:09 -0600 (CST)
  ...The main bearings were worn so bad that when I grabbed the fly wheel, I could pull it back and forth an inch or...
• Re: Use Quantum A/C compressor in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 00:51:03 -0400
  > Anyone know what VW's had the Sanden 508 in them? I can always grab > one at the Pick 'n Pull... Not all SD508...
• Diesel clutch kits $99.95
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 20:01:33 -0500
  ...If you have a diesel it's worth grabbing one; it is a closeout from one of my suppliers and I will not get...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 20:52:20 -0500
  ...H4 headlights Grab handle on drivers`side Light over sliding door A name for my Westy Javier Zavala 84 1,9L German Westy 01...
• VW Shop Closing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 20:42:49 -0500
  ...I'm primarily interested in the equipment end so the parts are all up for grabs. Stan Wilder 83 Westfalia Air Cooled. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:56:36 -0500
  ...for 8 high quality fi > connectors > weather tight neoprane seal > then grab the rachet crimper from here > http://vintageconnections.com/ $35 > > the local hoser...
• Re: Here's something you don't seeeveryday....
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:22:55 -0700
  ...Just enough that I can grab a > > beer out of my cooler. Just updated the myspace site to include interior > > pics. You'll also...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:04:27 -0800
  ...and I should check out a internal pipe grabber tool. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark drillock" <mdrillock@COX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...