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late friday goofieness
Historical mailing list
Sat, 25 May 1996 08:39:40 +0930
...Used for levering a car upward off a hydraulic jack. TWEEZERS: A tool for removing wood splinters. PHONE: Tool for calling your neighbor Chris...
Automotive humor
Historical mailing list
Tue, 18 Jun 1996 08:46:25 -0500
...Used for levering a car upward off a hydraulic jack. TWEEZERS: A tool for removing wood splinters. PHONE: Tool for calling your neighbor Chris...
last call before classifieds-87 Wolfsburg NY
Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
Wed, 9 May 2001 12:49:26 EDT
...Good matching rubber New Non-matching tire on spare 1 yr old �shop rebuilt� starter 1 yr old brakes 4 month old battery Recent...
Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Fri, 4 Nov 2005 13:36:08 -0800
...disk brake pads, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper. 10. EIGHT-FOOT LONG DOUGLAS FIR 4X4: Used to attempt to lever an...
Re: Bleeding html
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Sat, 5 Jun 1999 20:55:13 -0700
...Pull the valve lever forward to open.) -- Remove radiator grill (The five slot-headed things in the grill release when turned 90 degrees) -- Raise...
Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:55:25 -0700
...the brake warning light sure is small and off to the side, and partially hidden by the steering wheel. Very easy to miss if...
Problem Solved: Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:15:19 -0400
...oil lever, condition, grade, and age ? > > can you produce the sound standing at the engine, and reving it by the > throttle lever ? > is it...
for allistair: unimog field test (long)
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Mon, 03 Oct 94 23:14:31 CDT
...Just move the lever from F to R, and you're going backward, assuming appropriate use of brakes and clutch, of course. On pavement...
No Vanagon Content, yet
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:04:57 -0700
...your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper. EIGHT-FOOT LONG YELLOW PINE 2X4: Used for levering an automobile upward...
Re: Front shocks replacement question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 22 Aug 2015 21:16:15 -0400
...During normal operation the weight of the van is sitting on the wheel with the lower control arm acting like a lever. The inner...
Re: VANAGON digest 1000 /F
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Jun 1996 16:25:10 -0700
...Used for levering a car upward off a hydraulic jack. TWEEZERS: A tool for removing wood splinters. PHONE: Tool for calling your neighbor Chris...
another story: Africa by bus
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 05 Feb 95 22:19:47 CST
...The brake pad on the front disc brakes from 1971 on should be checked also. (Note: The quickest way I know to find out...
Re: CV Bolts
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:40:02 -0400
...that the tires are clear enough to rotate freely (no e-brake on either!). Now, rotate the tire to a spot where it's...
Re: Automatic transmission question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:13:26 -0700
...especially brakes, clutch hydraulics and auto trans.. if it's on the edge already............changing the fluid 'a lot' can totally blow out the...
Re: 91 Westy - Mysterious Clutch/Transmission Problem Clutch driven, (Slave) cylinders.
Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
Tue, 5 May 2015 09:48:46 -0700
...Bleeding the clutch can be a challenge as the pressure (Master), cylinder does not quite pump the same as the brake cylinder. Pressure bleeding...
Re: Copyright Questions: Item in hand, copy and make similar or same. VLVC
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:44:55 -0500
...Patents are an offensive tool - they give the patent owner the leverage he > > needs to go after someone who has stolen his design or...
Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:16:23 -0400
...I guess you could devise a pneumatic solenoid or a maybe a linear stepper motor to push the slave cylinder lever. Sensitivity may a...
Re: Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:22:17 -0800
...disk brake pads, trapping the jack > handle firmly under the bumper. > > 10. EIGHT-FOOT LONG DOUGLAS FIR 4X4: Used to attempt to lever an...
Re: CV Bolts
Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:53:05 -0700
...that the tires are clear enough to rotate freely > (no e-brake on either!). Now, rotate the tire to a spot where it's...
Re: Talking about exhausts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:59:38 -0800
...but I immediatly find the lever on the side of the trans, where it fits over splines is as loose as a goose.. and...
Re: Automatic transmission question
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:42:16 -0400
...Frequently lubricate the place where the >>> throttle cable from the front hooks to the lever on the side of the >>> trans. It's a...
Re: Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:40:39 -0800
...disk brake pads, trapping the jack > handle firmly under the bumper. > > 10. EIGHT-FOOT LONG DOUGLAS FIR 4X4: Used to attempt to lever an...
Re: Vanagon wheels in Alaska?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 24 May 2010 08:37:07 -0400
...In strict terms if tire diameter as it relates to leverage and mechanical advantage, you are correct. Let us not ignore the wider contact...
Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:17:24 -0700
...And you've had trouble with the other end, which goes into a hole on the part called the Relay Lever in Bentleys. My...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 3 Oct 2012 21:52:27 -0400
...Using the connection rod as the restraint means putting a side and twisting load on the rod as a lever and transferring those forces...
EUROPEAN PARTS SHIPMENT is in!!
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 7 Oct 1999 21:15:10 -0400
...BRAKE SHOES/PADS As many of you know, new German brake shoes have been nearly impossible to find in the U.S, and when...
Re: Transmission slippage - help!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:23:50 -0700
...During that process I found the ball pivot , at the top of the trans lever, that is at the very aft end of the...
Re: Clutch shutter, vibation, shaking - why?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 13:47:23 -0800
...Yes they are- I just hate putting alot of new expensive parts when the van body has the amount of rust it has. >Brake...
Re: Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 4 Nov 2005 14:59:13 -0800
...disk brake pads, trapping the jack > > handle firmly under the bumper. > > > > 10. EIGHT-FOOT LONG DOUGLAS FIR 4X4: Used to attempt to lever an...
Re: VW vs Rolls
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:39:24 -0000
...I liked the twin 1 1/2" SU's, so knew all about brake fluid in those dashpots, blue springs and hand fettled needles...
stuff, like grab handles and courtesy lights and such ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 6 May 1999 14:30:53 -0700
...i also spliced the ground wire into the passengers door button. -------------------------- high-mounted brake lights: i installed a Hella brake light kit in the...
Re: Don't forget your seatbelt
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 27 May 2011 21:59:58 -0500
...a position where (s)he had less leverage or even contact on the wheel or the brake. That has been studied by the insurance...
Re: coolant gauge were is normal
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:19:50 -0700
...Pull the valve lever forward to open.) -- Remove radiator grill (The five slot-headed things in the grill release when turned 90 degrees) -- Raise...
Tow Bar - Custom Made for Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 02:46:13 -0600
...as the steel frame of a garage hoist), and apply appropriate leverage. Just don't try and bend it all at once. As the...
Re: CV Bolts
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:33:56 -0400
...that the tires are clear enough to rotate freely > (no e-brake on either!). Now, rotate the tire to a spot where it's...
Re: Talking about exhausts
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:11:15 -0700
...finished inspecting , adjsuting, and lubricating yet .. > but I immediatly find the lever on the side of the trans, where it fits over > splines is...
Re: question for an engineer
Historical mailing list - kenstich
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 01:50:54 -0600
...The beam-type is based on the spring constant of the lever arm (gosh - I hope Steven doesn't read this) versus a fixed...
Re: Air Bleeder Installation/Cooling System Bleeding Procedure
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Fri, 4 Jun 1999 23:33:36 -0700
...Pull the valve lever forward to open.) -- Remove radiator grill (The five slot-headed things in the grill release when turned 90 degrees) -- Raise...
Re: Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Fri, 4 Nov 2005 15:50:47 -0800
...disk brake pads, trapping the jack > > handle firmly under the bumper. > > > > 10. EIGHT-FOOT LONG DOUGLAS FIR 4X4: Used to attempt to lever an...
Re: Automatic transmission question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:21:46 -0700
...Frequently lubricate the place where the >>>> throttle cable from the front hooks to the lever on the side of the >>>> trans. It's a...
Re: Problem Solved: Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:38:36 -0700
...piston or rod knock/rattle ? how's the oil lever, condition, grade, and age ? can you produce the sound standing at the engine, and...
Road Test: 1991 VW SA 2,5i Caravelle
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 14 Dec 95 14:51:46 CST
...We refused to pay the R72 for the brake adjustment, after pointing out that while the front brakes were in fact self-adjusting, a...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 4 Oct 2012 13:14:16 -0500
...Using the > connection rod as the restraint means putting a side and twisting load on > the rod as a lever and transferring those forces...
clutch and tranny issues - lessons learned (long)
Historical mailing list - Peter McHugh
Sat, 19 Feb 2005 20:55:01 -0500
...bearing, new release fork and clutch actuating lever (original froze onto the release shaft - had a welding shop grind out the release shaft); also...
greenhorn questions: Answered
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 00:39:23 -0500
...I listen for abnormal engine noise, see if the brakes are mushy, is the hand break tight, is the clutch loose, how does the...
Re: CV Bolts
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:18:59 -0400
...that the tires are clear enough to rotate freely > (no e-brake on either!). Now, rotate the tire to a spot where it's...
Wombat/Gerbil update
Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
Sun, 19 Nov 1995 09:23:06 -0700
...Decide to put the new heater box lever kits on. Discover that these kits include not only the levers, but also the mica gaskets...
Re: More fun with mechanics
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 2 Apr 2011 18:16:01 -0700
...rear wheels off the ground, parking brake off, in neutral . wiggle the whole wheel-tire up-down . if the top moves in and out...
Re: Copyright Questions: Item in hand, copy and make similar or same. VLVC
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:18:46 -0500
...Patents are an offensive tool - they give the patent owner the leverage he > needs to go after someone who has stolen his design or...
Re: Front shocks replacement question
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sun, 23 Aug 2015 18:32:45 -1000
...During normal operation the weight of the van is sitting on the wheel with the lower control arm acting like a lever. The inner...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 4 Oct 2012 18:09:33 -0700
...Using the connection rod as the restraint means putting a side > and twisting load on the rod as a lever and transferring those forces...
Re: Engine Removal
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:17:45 -0400
...The lever on the side was so tough to move, that putting vicegrips on it and all of your weight was not an efficient...
Re: Front shocks replacement question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:55:22 -0400
...During normal operation the weight of the van is sitting on the wheel with the lower control arm acting like a lever. The inner...
Re: Automatic transmission question
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:15:39 +0000
...Frequently lubricate the place where the >>> throttle cable from the front hooks to the lever on the side of the >>> trans. It's a...
Re: More fun with mechanics
Historical mailing list - Paul
Sat, 2 Apr 2011 22:47:26 -0700
...1/3 inches apart on a short stub axle ..lots of leverage it seems > to > me, that short shaft would have on those close...
another road test: 1983-1/2 VW Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 11 Jan 95 23:11:51 CST
...3300 Brake system, 10.9-in. (278-mm) discs front, R&T steering index ........... 1.29 9.9x2.2-in. (252x55-mm) drums Brake...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:20:08 -0500
...Using the connection rod as the restraint means putting a side > > and twisting load on the rod as a lever and transferring those forces...
Re: Engine Removal
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:04:31 -0700
...The lever on the side was so tough > to move, that putting vicegrips on it and all of your weight was not an > efficient...
Re: Remote starter switch mayhem (Funny -now)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:35:51 -0700
...just leave the shift lever in D or 2nd ) ... a low tech version of modern engine-stop systems that save fuel. the other item...
Re: Speaking of modifications...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 6 Apr 2002 01:31:34 -0600
...it's on the camper section of the fiche. -------------------------- high-mounted brake lights: i installed a Hella brake light kit in the rear window...