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• Re: [SPAM] Wahhh!!! The flood gates are open - gas everywhere!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:33:07 -0500
  ...There is a big rubber grommet the filler tube punches through. Pulling the filler spout first will make dropping the tank easier. Pull the...
• LT series was:Re: British ads
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 04:28:19 EDT
  ...ive seen it before, at the Punch Buggy vw show at atco raceway, atco nj.. it was brought over here as a singlecab, and...
• Re: Rebuilding Vanagon locks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:20:19 -0500
  ...On some locks, we've literally had to use a hammer and a punch to remove the wafers. DON'T USE GRAPHITE IN THE...
• Re: Mention of the Possible New MicroBus
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Jeff
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:36:02 -0700
  ...I want to punch the television everytime I see one! :-) >> Hmmm, I thought VW just put all their $40K versions on the lot. A...
• Re: hole saws/floor cutting
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:45:49 EST
  ...Hole punches work great, I've used them on material up to gauge 12, but they cost what they are worth. The die grinder...
• Re: Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 06:46:16 -0500
  ...I have found the best way that works every time is to take a punch and tap on one of the ears of the...
• Re: Trip to North West
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 09:57:26 -0700
  ...I personally recommend the hole-in-the-wall location at Depoe Bay (next to Devil's Punchbowl), though they are all good. then down...
• Re: Anyone make the bold caps for the arm rests.
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:18:49 -0500
  ...Ha-ha! For that matter, I could buy the appropriate punch from McMaster-Carr. Prepare some thin black PVC plastic (with matte finish) with...
• Floppy armrest - success!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Sun, 3 Jun 2018 15:16:15 -0700
  ...the pin is tight, the armrest cushions press against the pin as it comes out, the punch (5/16”) is inexact/difficult to place...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 14:44:04 -0500
  ...drift for hammering on things without injuring them > (set of pin punches) > > Set of metric open end wrenches > Set of metric box end wrenches...
• Re: BA-6 Question
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 17:43:27 -0500
  ...A hole has been punched into the heater, in the middle of the BA-6 label that is riveted into it. The hole is...
• Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:43:40 -0800
  ...As per Davids comment, he beat me to the punch. (my browser quite before I could post!) Could one use a Bosal DV type...
• Rear Bearings R&R
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:06:05 -0400
  ...Good size punch Big hammer like 2 � pound mini sledge works great Internal hog ring pliers 6mm Allen socket for CV bolts Jack / Jack...
• Re: Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 22:06:27 +0000
  ...wrote: >> >> > What I do: >> > Before disassembling the joint, take a center punch and put a mark on >> the >> > three main parts, on the same...
• List Wisdom - DIY rear bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 22:06:15 -0600
  ...It looks like a long reach, though if I'm replacing the seal, I could just punch it out from the outside of the...
• Re: Why am I hear? (free H.P. for syncros)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 00:40:20 -0400
  ...The CAT clogged and has been punched > > out. I have removed the water separater. One long up hills, I have noticed > > that I was...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:47:48 -0700
  ...I chose to replace the stud too. > > The only trouble with the chisel, is possibly punching in the metal so > it ends up being...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:50:44 -1000
  ...And the >> spacer prevents a clean shot with a punch. So I'm looking at a big hammer >> and ugly destruction ... is there a...
• Re: The Clock is always troublesome-now GW's foil replacement kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:46:48 -0800
  ...Telling the installer how to remove the blue lens would help. (Remove above mentioned insert and use a punch to knock it out from...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:20:25 -0500
  ...The text printed on it faded away long ago, bot it does have some braille-like numbers punched in it that are still legible...
• Re: POR15 question.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 7 May 2007 11:32:47 -0400
  ...What people do is to either buy the POR15 in the very small cans, or punch holes in the lid and use sheet metal...
• Re: Stsbilizer Link Broke
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 08:58:07 -0700
  ...If it broke right at the top of the threads, I'd > think > you could just use a punch to push it out the...
• Re: Radiator cardboard and its replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:02:10 -0800
  ...I then used a hole-punch to put holes in the places I was going to attach it at, using zip-ties and screws...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings and trailing arm mounts.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 00:24:30 -0500
  ...You want some good tools including a "Dead Blow" hammer, some > good flat punches, and some pipe or sleeve material so you use the...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 May 2010 15:49:20 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I tap them in with a brass drift punch.Make sure everything is glinty > clean, > put the race in place...
• Re: Removing engine, WAS; How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:31:09 -0800
  ...tray (FLAPS), that has a rope attached to through two holes punched, to > pull it out from under the car, that is lifted on...
• Re: tiico's, subies and diesels oh my...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 18:55:13 -0400
  ...engines, all you would need is dyno data and gear ratios. Punch it in on the spreadsheet, do a little Excel work, and bammo...
• Rear Bearings R&R
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:04:55 -0700
  ...Use your big hammer and > punch and from the back knock it out away from the bus. It takes a few good > whacks to...
• Fwd: 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle/Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 06:50:24 EDT
  ...I have noticed that the Catalytic converter has been punched out, probably in an attempt to fix it melted thru. O2 sensor is in...
• Re: throttle position switch (modified)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 08:51:05 EDT
  ...Couple of careful whacks with a small hammer and a punch freed it up than I cleaned it up real good. I haven't...
• Re: Clear Title? Was Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:52:56 -0700
  The whole time I was reading this I was waiting for the punchline. Karl |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: repairing arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:31:17 -0500
  ...Is that the pin > >that I punched out, referred to in the post referenced below as a > >"steel plug? Seems such an odd term...
• Re: Rear Windshield Installation?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 10:40:28 -0800
  ...slip out too easy) A heavy-set friend to help push/punch in the bottom left or right corner from the outside helps. Archives...
• Re: HELP! Coins in the laundry and Power Loss???
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 16:59:14 -0700
  ...Take punch and hammer and finish removing matrix from cat can Step 5. Reassemble Problem solved. Step 5a. Sell one small child to gain...
• Re: Spanner Wrench for Power Steering Rack
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 21:35:11 -0600
  ...No > punch and hammer recommendations please. BTDT, made a mess by breaking > the ring. Couldn't find replacement. Had to have it welded and...
• Re: Why solid lifters: Performance...Why hydraulic lifters - Per...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 14 May 2003 11:23:37 EDT
  ...quad coils, etc., you can be at 5,000 RPM and punch the pedal and rev to 8,000 RPM limit and blow past...
• Re: A/C trouble... please help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 21:33:28 -0500
  ...The stuff in the store cans just doesn’t seem to have the same punch. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Mutilated woodruff key at crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:16:10 -0400
  what we do in this case is to take locktite Quick metal all around the key and a center punch and pinch a new...
• Re: Machining Cylinder Heads a Viable Solutuion to Wasserboxer Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 06:47:09 -0600
  ...The case would then need to be punched out a bit also. This would in turn make it necessary to install oversized jugs. Now...
• Re: dont ever take your honeymoon in a vanagon camper...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sat, 15 Nov 2003 13:00:06 -0800
  ...I was looking for the punchline when it suddenly ended. But I'm glad they did not get hurt. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: <JordanVw...
• Re: How to get the tumbler out of a lock mechanism?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:48:00 -0800
  ...bentley describes where to drill to punch out pin that holds lock barrel. alistair On 2012-02-01, at 2:27 PM, Jim Felder...
• Re: More Engine Woes =(...
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:05:49 -0500
  ...What reason did you have for > punching out the cat.? The lack of a Cat. will have no effect on > a motor with a...
• Re: Stereo / CD Issues
  Historical mailing list - Karl Vochatzer
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 11:22:19 -0500
  ...rear speakers I just used a large screwdriver and hammer to punch through the factory pieces of crud and mounted some nice Polk speakers...
• Re: front wheel snowies
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 17:26:04 -0600
  ...This is really not a big problem, just > point the front in the direction I Want to go and punch the throttle and > everything...
• Aussie chip update
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 17:38:14 -0700
  ...It does feel a bit punchier in the mid-range, but that is certainly a relative statement in a Syncro Westy. ;-) I will do...
• Re: FRIDAY diesel conversion option
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:55:10 -0700
  ...net/bigengine.html > >> through the water at a given speed or punch through the wind. But >> acceleration is derisory, and stopping and turning distances...
• Re: biodiesel
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 01:18:39 -0400
  ...I myself don't have a diesel as I have to > punch a time clock. Again to the best of my memory: > > A Vanagon...
• Re: Intermittent Tach
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 Aug 2017 16:32:04 -0700
  ...Surprisingly, there is only one item on my post-trip punch list. At times on the trip I'd look at the tachometer and...
• Re: What Vanagon years will this heater distribution box fit?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 14:04:51 -0800
  ...Anyone know if the "84" stamp denotes model year (and punch marks for month) ? Not that it really matters in Jim's case. Jim...
• Re hot solenoid not kicking
  Historical mailing list - Arnold Schultz
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 01:47:36 -0700
  ...please help yourself to cookies and hawiian punch in the lobby.> > >--Ken > 68 Westy, 71 Bus > I must just add... About 15 years ago...
• Re: Twelve, Six and a verdict on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 06:30:42 -0500
  ...Can't find the website right now, but will, but one punch of the valve and 7' flames shoot out both sides of one...
• Re: Remove Broken Stud: Web Page
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:56:02 -0700
  ...next step but I could barely make a dent beyond the punch mark in the end of the piece. I finally pulled the head...
• Drive Flange Seals - Repair
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:43:42 -0600
  ...I then used a screw driver as a punch to drive into, and wedge out, the drive flange seal. Once it was out, I...
• Re: Anyone make the bold caps for the arm rests.
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:36:36 -0500
  ...With a hammer, I > could punch these out almost as fast as I could swing a hammer. Then, > customer simply peels off release paper...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:14:55 -0700
  ...Your proposal to punch a hole in the foil circuit might do the trick, depending on the sturdiness of the foil where you make...
• Re: Rear Hatch Swap on 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:40:55 -0800
  ...I assume removal consists of pounding out the pins with a > punch and ball peen hammer? -bret > > On 3/3/2011 4:43 PM...
• Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:32:15 -0800
  ...so that the spacing would be just right and then I punched holes down through the paper. Then I mark the new holes on...
• 89 rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Woodall
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:45:47 -0500
  ...The engine is out and we are starting to assemble the rebuilt motor.Below is a general punch list I have drawn up. Stainless...
• Re: Roof Rack Options - ladder
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 16:39:57 -0400
  ...teats to pull, no hay to pitch, don't have to punch a >> hole in the sombitch. (apologies to the condensed milk historians) >> >> pensioner
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:30:39 -0500
  ...s requirements were nearly $3000....a lot of cash > for nothing but the right to go punch in and work all day -- David McNeely