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• Re: Armrest removal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 16:19:09 -0700
  ...the roll pin is flanged or flared on the top end and beveled or tapered on the bottom end. The tapered end must be...
• Re: exhaust
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 07:20:02 -0500
  ...and as I recall he installed a new exhaust system which included ceramic coating and then wrapping the pipes with insulating tape. His goal...
• Vanagon Video?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Sun, 16 May 1999 11:36:20 EDT
  Would the person who was offering a copy of an official Volkswagen Vanagon promo tape please contact me? I have missplaced your e-mail...
• Re: Vent window noise
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:56:59 -0800
  duck tape does wonders, so I'm told. Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: New seal worked for me on our van. -- --------------------------------- Be...
• Re: Lower ball joint boot question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 2 Jul 2023 23:30:03 -0400
  ...I injected some grease and taped it up with self-vulcanizing rubber tape. That was about 1995 (reported to this list in an early...
• Re: iPods in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:53:18 -0800
  ...Especially for book tapes it just doesn't justify the cost. In the FAQs it says that the analog still has to be at...
• Re: Helpful Vanagon toolbox tip...LVC
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 19:41:32 -0700
  ...No more rotten rubber bands > breaking, half stuck tape..etc etc. Just put a zip tie round the can (or > two connected) and slip...
• Re: Retracted endorsement: HF mending tape is now junk
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 17 May 2012 08:42:41 -0700
  ...HF mending tape is now junk On May 16, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > ' Rescue ' brand Tape" which...
• Porsche 356 assembly video
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
  Mon, 8 Jan 1996 08:50:54 -0500 (EST)
  ...The tape, titled 'Made by Hand', was probably made in the '50's or early 60's, but is extremely interesting and would give...
• Re: Video on how NOT to install a new Westfalia tent
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 17:17:28 -0400
  ...my personal project disaster is that I'm missing an entire tape filled with good stuff from the event, it's either gone or...
• Re: Fry-day Fun -- it's even somewhat on topic!!
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 10:21:44 -0700
  ...And if you are anything > like > me you play a tape or a CD to wile away the miles. It is, after all, > a...
• Van Storage, mothball, mothballing, long-term storage
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:14:41 -0400
  ...Replace the air filter, and tape across the intake securely with duct tape. 4. Drain the motor oil and replace with fresh. 5. Slacken...
• Re: Front Heater Vent Problem...
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 17:59:47 -0400
  ...Duct tape the footwell flaps closed. Remove duct tape in winter. George/ATL '89 Westy, Wernher ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET...
• Re: Intermittant Speedo?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 20:10:40 -0500
  Contact Mike Miller and see if he can spare some duct tape. Actually that good heavy aluminum air conditioning duct tape holds them in...
• "Herbie" New Beetle
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 23:26:27 EDT
  ...they had a white New Beetle out front, done up like Herbie....# 53, stripes, and all....even the headlights had black racing tape on...
• Re: size of 87 vs. 91 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:58:47 -0400
  ...Next time I'll ready the WHOLE post before I dash out with my tape measure. At least he didn't have me measuring...
• /F Red Green quote
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 17:03:35 -0500
  ...If it moves and it shouldn't, use Duct Tape. -Larry Kent Christensen wrote: > Isn't WD-40 so often the solution? <snip>
• Re: What's in your tape deck?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:08:17 EST
  William, I always thought you to be a fellow who would have the Bahamen's "Who Let the Dogs Out" reverberating in the confines...
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 13:27:22 EST
  When our new 77 Westy developed a terrible smell the dealer found a German workers lunch, including a carton of milk in the rear...
• Front Heater Flap Foam
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 09:30:41 -0700
  ...Aluminum Backed Adhesive Foam or Truck Cap Foam Tape. I also tried the local Canadian Tire, Kent Home Hardware and the local Craft Shop...
• Re: Busted Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:23:28 -0600
  ...If you > make sure the ends are well fused and captured with an overlay of > tape or wire so they don't start peeling...
• Re: sliding door quieting
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:09:25 -0600
  ...I think to do the best job possible, you should paint the worn steel surfaces before applying the tape. But i was too lazy...
• Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 14 May 2010 17:45:10 -0500
  ...you can just remove grey female spade from > door contact switch and tape up. > > > as to headlight on alarm, sure, simple buzzer can be...
• VIDEO of Tiico engine conversion installation
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:23:21 -0500
  ...The total cost of mailing out three video tapes will set me back less than ten bucks. I will post the e-mail addresses...
• Re: UHMW tape for sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 21:09:39 -0700
  ...UHMW tape for sliding door track Acetone works extremely well for cleaning things. However, keep it away from paint! Brake fluid is even worse...
• Re: Propane tank question
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:14:09 -0700
  Remember there is special tape for gas connection..Not the typical white stuff..Its yellow. Done that before and just be careful to not...
• TIICO VIDEO TAPE / CD NEEDED!!
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 14:56:22 -0700
  Good afternoon, I have been trying to get ahold of a copy of the Tiico conversion tape that John Koloski (I guess?) made. It...
• Re: badge adhesive
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 21:39:26 -0500
  Mike, 3M weather strip adhesive will work good, but silicone on the back of that emblem, taped up and left overnite to set up...
• Re: Friday sing along--sorry to anyone who's offended
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:23:15 -0800
  ...I'm going back out to stock my Westy with duct tape and plastic now.
• Re: Aluminum to brass thread galling
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:26:46 -0600
  ...The kit uses NPT taper threaded to barbed fittings to attach the hoses to the Mesa-type cooler. Lacking any particular instructions, I opted...
• Simple and obvious
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 20:25:06 -0800
  ...After I unraveled the tape , the wire fell off. The symptoms all along were classic cold start - low start-up rpm, (500 rpm) and...
• Re: speedo calibration - what's it cost (roughly)?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 21:28:03 -0400
  ...On my Honda, I > used a GPS and a tape recorder to log indicated speeds for the actual > speeds I was interested in, and...
• Re: Front blower fix: Free and permanent
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 11:52:53 -0400
  At 11:02 AM 4/18/2002, DaveC wrote: >Duct tape consists of a cloth backing and a rubber >adhesive. "We think that heat...
• Re: Can someone identify these wires ... And ... Propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Pierre Monette-Dorais
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 18:38:57 -0400
  ...The tape* identifying these> came off and they don't match the Bentley which seems to have 1 van interior> mentioned in there an...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:39:26 -0400
  Taps are available in three tapers, starting, plug, and bottoming. Most store taps are plug which is OK for most re working. Starting taps...
• Re: Rodents chewing your wires from Consumers reports
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 5 Oct 2017 10:28:27 -0400
  ...this Amazon.ca review states that the > tape is not as flexible as regular electrical tape: > > http://tinyurl.com/y8p2kngh > > It seems one can...
• Re: Vanagon speeds
  Historical mailing list - david kao
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 20:57:59 -0800
  ...The engines now has developed into an air cooled bug engine sound, which is much like the familar normal valve tapet noise on bug...
• Re: Hall sffect sender/ engine in '90 Vanagon cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 19:37:05 -0700
  ...You can thread a piece of electrical tape under the wires (and between the distro body). This worked for me for 25K+ miles. Then...
• Re: Damn PO's
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 07:31:06 -0800
  ...to a stop by the > rear A/C cabinet, taped off with clear shipping tape... fortunately no > zaps! Sounds similar to my '82 I...
• Re: Rear side reflectors on North American cars
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:57:15 -0700
  right............duct tape on the side of the van won't look funky at all. comes in colors too........ perhaps bright pink ? ----- Original Message...
• Re Wiper aems slipping
  Historical mailing list - Bob Gourley
  Wed, 3 May 2000 15:42:54 -0700
  Get some thin sheet brass .002" or .003" thick and trim it to fit the taper of the posts. This will fill the gap...
• Re: Need Recommendation: Audio System for 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:55:46 -0400
  ...Maybe you can look for comparable same brand > radios with tape, although I imagine they are getting hard(er) to find. I > did upgrade...
• Re: 82' antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:42:40 EST
  ...Tape end of new antenna wire to cut end of old wire with duct tape, etc. (now you can release the death grip). 7...
• What I carry in my Westy - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 13:01:42 -0600
  ...Large plastic storage container, receipts, Audio tapes, Music Tapes, notebook, receipt book, camera, hand held tape recorder, portable CD player, Flashlight, Water tank fill...
• Re: How to reseal propane connection?
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 16:56:33 -0300
  Allan, teflon tape (the same as works for water and air ) worked just fine for me JGS 84 1.9L Westfalia Bleu Schtroumpf ----- Original...
• Re: skylight replacement
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 19:14:27 -0500
  ...One question---what do you consider cheap? If your thinkng in the $50.00 range--cut the hole, and get role of duct tape...
• Re: Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 22:10:31 -0500
  ...Noticing that the water >level >in each side of the U is essentially the same, mark the tubing with >some >tape at the water...
• Re: Front end bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:42:04 -0700
  ...I wonder if any of the kits have a taper cone. This job will be a million laughs, I can already tell! Jeff On...
• Re: Retracted endorsement: HF mending tape is now junk
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 16 May 2012 19:18:31 -0700
  On May 16, 2012, at 6:47 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > ' Rescue ' brand Tape" which looks and feels > much stronger.... > > I...
• vehicle color and safety
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Aug 1994 17:45:55 -0600
  ...some of the >buses and vanagons in the cnn news blips have reflective tape (red/white) >on the rear of the bus (well, actually...
• Re: fuel line protective sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 22:37:08 -0500
  ...Then I > taped > it up really good with some high temp electrical tape to seal the split in > the tubing. It was only around...
• Re: Tips on repairing chipped Vanagon grills
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:58:08 -0700
  ...Wherever you > > have a chip, tape over it gently from the front with clear tape. The > > tape will conform to the curve of the...
• Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:13:20 -0800
  ...I have wrapped up burst rad hoses > successfully with Gaffer tape. (better than duct tape-used in the film > biz) > > Anybody else made emergency...
• Re: Replacing antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:57:28 -0700
  ...Remove the ash tray to access the back of the radio; pull the antenna cable out of the radio; tape (duct) a healthy sized...
• Re: Eurospec Rectangular headlights
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 17:52:06 -0700
  ...All you need is a tape measure, some masking tape, and a flat wall at about 30 feet. Oh yeah, a good screwdriver helps....
• Side Screen replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 19:20:26 EST
  ...The PO had done a not so neat repair on both of them with masking tape. Dealer prices are, of course, unreal. Does anyone...
• Re: Who has the duct tape?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:42:58 -0700
  on 8/31/2001 9:38 AM, Joseph Fortino at fortino1@onebox.com wrote: > wooo eazy man i'm a guy, i meant for...
• Re: Slider Quietening
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 5 Jul 2012 02:41:15 -0700
  That looks a little like the teflon anti-chafe tape we use on the engine cowling of light planes to prevent aluminum panels from...
• Re: Replacing driver's door wiring
  Historical mailing list - Ryan London
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 19:53:00 -0500
  ...However the job was done poorly w/ but connectors and they cut open the boot and then taped it back together. So it's...
• Re: Need Car CD Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 21:39:11 -0500
  <<FOUR TRACK?!!! You mean they now have four track tape players? Go-o-o-olly, what they won't think of next. Thanks, Mr...