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• Re: Buying New Battery Today: Advice?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 15:17:46 -0400
  ...However these are not drop-in replacements for Group 41, they need careful consideration of dimensions, terminal placement, clamping method etc. david David Beierl...
• FS Vanagons and Bus
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 03:20:04 +0000
  ...Vanagon #1 1991 GL, AC (doesnt work, dont know why), PS, PHM, right side headgasket new, clutch recent, Bilsteins all around, chopped A4 springs...
• Re: Overheating problem 91 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 11:19:39 -0800
  ...cooler than desired for winter or early spring .. if you ever do get hot engine and cold radiator .. ( and you know it's not...
• Re: Catalina 2500 Awning
  Historical mailing list - wrd2917
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 08:36:10 -0700
  ...Get yourself an 8 x 10 foot tarp ($5.00) and 4 spring loaded clamps ($2.00 ea = $8.00) and two 6 ft...
• Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
  Historical mailing list - -------------------------
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:18:42 -0500
  ...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: Dying when warm and smells funky
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:20:07 -0700
  ...I suppose you could test it by clamping off the return line while it sits and seeing if that fixes the problem. But I...
• Re: Tents (Pros and Cons of designs) (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 21:29:05
  ...This pole (with the tent now attached) then rests in the rain gutter, and three clamps are used to hold it firmly. The clamps...
• Re: my first cooling system scare
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:03:56 -0500
  ...Also, I'm now a big believer in spring-type hose clamps. This leak, and another I found on the back end of the...
• Re: Rapid Idle when Warm / Throttle idle switch
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:03:01 -0700
  ...Cleaned the contacts, and re-bent the bracket for the spring and the switch works again. Re-glue cover of switch, re-assemble whole...
• Maiden voyage of HMS "Redoubtable"...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 19:02:31 -0700
  ...I simply used two clamps for each hose and am hoping for the best. I am also happy to report that my brakes work...
• Re: Death Valley(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:29:33 -0800
  ...even something like that might require > > additional tools > > such as the spring-clamp tool. Another thing that came to mind was > > the tool > > for...
• Idle test for digifant.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 May 1997 12:45:17 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Remove the hose on the back of the cover, its held on with a spring clamp. 4. The control unit will be toward the...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:23:54 -0500
  ...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: Restoration Shopping List
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Tue, 1 Mar 2016 04:44:27 +0000
  I'm also putting together a list of parts after a paint job this Spring. I'm shopping for an '87 Syncro hardtop though...
• Re: Derek's Syncro alignment specs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 96 20:36 CST
  ...in between the rear springs and the body of the vehicle there is a >small doughnut sized wedge of about 3/4 inch thickness...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:27:43 -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: Traction
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 10:03:10 -0800
  ...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: Swap update: Dasher Manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Mon, 11 May 1998 10:47:44 -0400
  ...It's the type that requires spring clamps to mount the downpipe on. All I have to work with for the downpipe is the...
• Re: Ronal Wheels Web Info
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 18:59:32 -0800
  ...Ring clamp type (icelandic) to keep tire on rim > > no matter how little air > > is in tire. > > 5. Some kind of nice looking alloy...
• VW Van & Camping Stuff For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:55:39 -0700
  ...10.00 ea - - - - Airlift Air Springs Kit > Model 1000 > Complete Never Used Kit with Installation Instructions (all hose, clamps etc) > Also comes with Heat...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 13:44:26 -0700
  ...them back on? I'm thinking a large hose clamp to compress the springs.... One other question...I ordered a head repair kit from...
• Re: Fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Cliff
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 14:09:58 -0600
  ...digital >dexterity, removing the spare tire carrier and fiddling with the clamps >on the pipes. > >Too, the cause could be the grommet at the...
• Re: Vanagon Water Cooling Question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 12:30:17 -0400
  These metal pipes were still available from the dealer as of this spring. They are expensive, about $175 each! I just replaced mine. Requires...
• Re: anybody used Kelly Carport? (awning)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 12:10:24 -0500
  ...anybody used Kelly Carport? (awning) > > Ryan, > > Just buy some spring clamps to secure it to the rain cutter - I don't have > mine put...
• Shifter Rattle (Was: Re: shift lever adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 07:28:27 -8
  ...Where is "the rear section of the selector > > shaft?" Are > > we talking about the collar that holds the spring under the rubber boot on...
• Throttle Valve Switch - Lesson Learned
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:04:12 -0400
  ...To position, loosen the left clamping bolt, then turn the right bolt, which is an off-center cam. Caution: the allen head of the...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Bursting Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 11:43:12 -0600
  ...for a hose) > > > > Marty > > > > PS If you have the spring style clamps, buy the clamp compressor > with the > long cable on it, it will...
• Re: Fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 08:47:57 -0800
  ...Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 1984 Westfalia Steve Macaulay wrote: > My 1989 Westy leaks gas when the tank is completely filled. I've been...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:16:33 -0500
  ...They come with a spring clamp which I discard. I mount them to the metal dash of my diesel westy by drilling and tapping...
• Re: Coleman Black Cat mount for Westy & question re elec. ign. of same
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 13:20:47 -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: Multimeter Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:55:44 -0400
  ...A clamp-on meter that measures DC amps. Mine's from Sears, Roebuck. These only appeared a few years ago, whereas AC clamp-on...
• Re: Rear trailing arm repair: Port Townsend (WA) Muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Sep 2014 21:13:53 -0400
  ...I am hooked! Combined with the Syncro.Org springs, Old Mane EMU shocks and the 235/55-17XL tires it feels more like an...
• Fw: S&S Header install and a ?
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 21:02:10 -0500
  ...I spent over an hour with a C-clamp, two jacks and some prybars. > No luck. I just couldn't get it in place...
• Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 06:52:03 -0700
  ...I think it would be advisable to put a spring clamp on to more fully support the interface. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:20:43 -0500
  ...We have complete Stainless >> Steel kits in stock and please use the correct spring clamps on that short >> hose. >> >> >> http://www.frankcondelli.com/staging1...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:19:37 -0400
  ...As designed, properly installed the studs actually stretch and get turned into springs. In addition to this stress they also get attacked by corrosion...
• Re: Radiator has a leak and green fluid's coming out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 16:10:46 -0700
  ...I like to replace the spring hose clamps with good german ones. Some of the cardboard used for air flow control is often missing...
• Cooling your Oil.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 11:26:44 -0700
  ...1 Oil cooler (plate type is best) Hoses, Clamps, Brackets, Some recent ones have fans. (If you ever have the case split install a...
• Re: TIICO: cruise control/parts
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:53:23 -0500
  ...According to your directions I must be certain not to hit the pulley return spring with the drill. I looked for this spring and...
• Re: Help! How to disassemble a halfshaft (Syncro Front)
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:33:41 -0700
  ...Second question - How did you tighten up the clamps? Did you buy the special tool? I will try this tonight. I would like to...
• Re: Power Steering reservoir filter question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Dec 2013 23:17:26 -0500
  ...Once that is removed there is a spring and top plate which just lifts out and there is the filter. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Sep 2022 14:06:10 +0000
  ...Disc rely more on physics and clamping forces. Discs are also more consistent, weather resistant, and give better pedal feel of mechanical-hydraulic systems...
• Re: Alternative Part & Design to Bosal Diesel Exhaust Hanger? (15* I4 Jetta engine)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:57:23 -0800
  ...for hangers to attach the rubber things to, he welded those jetta springey C shaped clamp things ...where the top of the header pipe...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system- SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Mon, 15 May 2006 11:05:21 -0600
  ...I put a 2nd clamp on the hose connection, and replaced the heater valve and the system was tight. Surely these 2 locations were...
• Re: Halifax 2 Vancouver: In Vancouver
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 15:09:59 -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 - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 18:05:32 -0800
  ...Switch off - grabbed a screw driver - tightened the hose > clamps all around - boy were they loose. Checked the rest - had him test > it - all...
• * $199 * Side Tents - $69 Awnings!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 23:12:31 -0400
  ...Like other side tents, it attaches to your bus's rain gutter via a pole that sits in the gutter and clamps that hold...
• Electric Window regulator repair.
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 01:23:56 -0500
  ...You will need to hold the window up with a wedge or a soft faced clamp or it will fall. Once the regulator is...
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  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:38:26 -0400
  ...gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>  >>> Yes, a year ago when I replaced hinge spring and rollers and all, I removed everything from the door to clean...
• Coolant loss - '89 Vanagaon - manual trans.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Bainbridge
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 13:48:17 -0400
  ...Then, after having it parked/stored for the winter, I took it out again in the Spring of 2013. I noticed that my coolant...
• Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:12:26 -0700
  ...the only 'tricky' part is the springy clip part where it clips to the body of the sensor. Something using a hose clamp would...
• Re: Measuring fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:27:32 -0400
  ...The piston works against a spring, thus linear movement is proportional to the incoming pressure. This design is much less robust, often made of...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:55:16 -0500
  ...Glue the rubber gasket to the underside, as there will be no springs or anything to hold it in. If you go the diesel...
• Re: rear brakes 85 westfalia
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 12:42:33 -0400
  ...It's a 10mm Nylok nut on a threaded rod -- you'll have to clamp the rod in a vise-grip to turn the...
• VW Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 01:13:21 GMT
  ...211 251 269 7 35 mm exhaust clamps 3 point bus 111 298 051 1 Tail pipe clamp kit 35 mm 311 405 625...
• Re: ATF and Final Drive
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 07:07:34 -0500
  ...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: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:55:55 -0700
  ...Cheap connectors do not have the same spring in them and do not make a solid mechanical connection. Even in ring and fork connectors...
• VW parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 21:47:59 GMT
  ...211 251 269 7 35 mm exhaust clamps 3 point bus 111 298 051 1 Tail pipe clamp kit 35 mm 311 405 625...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:33:00 -0400
  ...They also have the *line* clips (6 needed?), hose clips (2 needed?) and retaining springs (6 needed) for $1.50 to $2.80 each...
• Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:23:12 -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...