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• Re: One other dumb question, removing air control sliders
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:56:30 -0600
  ...You can get a thin blade under the face of the panel and gently pry. You don't want to break the press-fit...
• Re: Re; New stickers
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 08:35:56 -0800
  ...a long story short, I got home and took the razor blade > to the sticker. > What ever became of the second place sticker? > The...
• Re: Break drum removal suggestion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:41:54 -0600
  ...It is a slide hammer with what looks like a shovel blade with the end turned into a hook on the end. It cost...
• Re: windshield wiper help
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 14:27:36 -0500
  ...The wiper arm operates normally with no blade on it, but with the blade in place, it just remains still. It is as if...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Dec 2015 21:24:35 -0500
  ...The socket will now fit over the blade on the switch. Turn the socket with a standard straight wrench. I found I only had...
• Re: Bought Westy with no key for water filler receptacle
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:25:43 -0500
  ...any flat blade screwdriver will open the reservoir. If you insist, GoWesty (http://www.gowesty.com) sells keys. 2. It is much easier to...
• Re: rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 19:38:56 -0700
  ...On some cars a straight flat-bladed screwdriver will do the job, but with the Vanagon you typically have to bend an old screwdriver...
• Re: How Difficult Is It To Remove Window Tinting?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 09:12:45 -0800
  ...If you try & use a blade you will damage the rear window defogger. Call around the local tint shops til you find someone who...
• Re: soundproofing and seat tracks, ad nauseum
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:32:13 -0600
  ...and Caulk I removed that stuff very laboriously with a razor blade and needlenose pliers to reuse the bolts. Thought it was latex and...
• new easy mod!!! mk4 golf/jetta grille emblem fits the '88-'91 vanagon!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 22:44:16 EDT
  ...i used a fine blade coping saw or dremel or mat knife.. easy..took no more than 5 mins gives the van a "new...
• Re: Rad Fan Bearing (bushing?) Question. With pics.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:32:30 -0800
  ...little squeeky when turned by hand, so I pressed off the > blade unit to better get at bearing to lube it. > > (dig the white...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:57:02 -0800
  ...The wear on the impeller blades is very evident . So an > >> electric driven water pump might prove a healthy gain in FE (fuel > >> economy...
• Re: sliding door lock, 82 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 13 Jul 95 14:48:31 CDT
  ...a bent screwdriver, with a wide blade ... and the blade has a slot in it. you can see them in the do-it-yourself...
• Re: Loss of head lights, wipers and rear heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 26 Dec 2013 07:25:55 -0600
  ...For the quick > solution you need both a phillips and a flat blade screwdriver. 2 > phillips screws to remove the lower cover from the...
• Re: '90 Wiper won't
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:52:00 -0800
  ...had very little grip on the plastic barrel of the wiper blade. The plastic was virtually smooth by the time I had removed it...
• Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 19:04:12 -0500
  ...tach wire >attached to the same pin by way of a blade connection. So how is the >pulse generated for the tach to pick...
• Re: Friday topic: what is your favorite low (or no) dollar modification?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:08:02 -0400
  ...to start things off: - Interior latch to open rear hatch from the inside - High output taillight bulbs - Oversized wiper blades What are yours? Chris
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 17:00:08 -0700
  ...The other helo blade tape I read about recently is supposedly some sort of plastic material usable to make repairs on naked shiftrod forks...
• Re: put headrests on all your seats..tan headrests for sale
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 16:16:59 -0800
  ...After the first >headrest (10 minutes), you'll get over your aversion to cutting through the >seat's fabric with a razor blade and...
• Re: no low fan speed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 11:04:27 -0700
  ...speed fan came on, and one van sounded as if the blade was hitting > something. I could not find anything in the path or...
• Re: POR-15
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:37:04 -0800
  ...I killed 2 Sawzall blades getting thru them by the head flanges. Jerry McCavitt '86 Syncro GL 15"/OME/Betts __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 15:04:11 -0600
  ...If > you make that part stronger, it will find something under the dash > to > destroy instead, or tear the rubber off the blades. > > If...
• Re: one more thought on accidents
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 19:15:00 -0700
  How did you know I was an ex long haired hippie type? Used to have strawberry blonde hair down to my shoulder blades. Now...
• heat
  Historical mailing list - Felix Crunk
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 20:16:59 EST
  ...First thing when using a knife to pop open the welds holding the box together make sure you use a locking blade. My knife...
• Re: Tire Blocking Safety Question (not the usual one :)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:24:56 -0800
  ...I think the stock > black/white the black ends where the hacksaw blade points to. I > brought the black out further to the 1...
• Re: LVC: Cutting Metal (sheet, plate, box, tube)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 2 May 2014 13:12:47 -0700
  ...A wide blade and a narrower one, even on a woodworking band saw does almost 75% of your aluminum cutting. Baked speed might be...
• ... A Rose by Any Other Name ...(Friday follies) NVC
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 15:50:14 -0400
  ...only be killed if you remove their heads, usually with a bladed weapon). One of the actors on the show was a Welsh actor...
• Re: Non-Family Hauler / rear lap belts are much more safe than no belt - long but read
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:35:08 -0400
  ...The piece on the door is a sharp > metal blade that aims right at my head. Any impact on the sides > would cause this...
• Re: sliding window latches
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 10:19:52 -0700
  ...You can also reach that recessed screw by using a flat blade screwdriver bit. (the one that fits into an electrical drill.) The bit...
• Re: loose cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:34:06 -0400
  ...it has a hook on the end instead of a screwdriver blade). Simply hook the metal sleeve in the one of the rearmost openings...
• Re: Tips & Tricks - Heating and Air Flow Control Levers - how to change
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:29:09 -0600
  ...Stick an index card under it and >> use a wide knife blade or similar to pry the ends away from the dash. >> There is...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:56:29 -0700
  ...a dial > indicator special vw tool gizmo or using a flat bladed screwdrive to > see if you can push washer below nut, not levering...
• Re: "Westfalia" DECAL install tips?
  Historical mailing list - Smith, James F
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 15:07:40 -0500
  ...I just completely removed the old stickers with a razor blade and lots of rubbing/wiping with a clean rag + "Goo-Gone" - a product...
• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 23:03:06 -0700
  ...I was able to get a **small** flat blade screwdriver inbetween wheel hub face and drum at small bolt hole so I could lever...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:22:06 -0400
  ...lets take the case of a normal 1/4" male and female blade connector. the male part is of a fixed dimension. the female...
• Re: What speakers to get:
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lynch
  Tue, 2 May 2000 08:21:51 -0700
  We removed the old front speakers, then used a dremel with a cutting blade to cut the threaded area off of the speakers (taking...
• Re: First cold day- alternate replacement switch
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:52:22 -0500
  ...When replacing the heater core, I drilled an access hole in the blower fan blade and drizzled oil down the shaft of the motor...
• Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:41:55 -0600
  ...A 15/16th sochet fits perfect, but every socket I >> looked at is either to short, and the blade on the switch interferes with...
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:45:35 -0700
  ...The fan blades are the same diameter, the motor is > different and the wiring is very different. > > 82-85 200/300 watt small motor...
• Re: [All] trans 'rinse'
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Mon, 06 May 1996 10:01:53 -0700
  ...said to have excellent high temperature anti-wear qualities (see also "blades, turbine, jet engine"). The stuff in the the oil additive is molybdenum...
• FREE '81 poptop still available
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:06:57 -0400
  ...of gas for the generator and 5 good bimetal sawz-all blades. But it is going Saturday afternoon. Any takers, please take it. The...
• Re: Removing very old stickers from glass.How?
  Historical mailing list - Nato Dean
  Sat, 06 Apr 1996 09:56:34 -0600
  ...Anyone got any > ideas? A single-edge razor blade (make sure it is sharp or new) works very well. You need to keep it...
• starting issues
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Kahler
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 12:09:50 -0800
  ...of electrical functions do not work like the headlights and wiper blades. When this happens, I'll turn off the van, restart it, and...
• Re: Recent experience with vehicle delivery services
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Sat, 8 Nov 2014 09:43:43 -0500
  ...Took six 18volt dewault batteries and more than a dozen blades. That sawzall earned its keep that morning. Bill
• Re: Sliding door handle modification
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 23:33:54 -0400
  ...look like a roll pin, but it's a tiny flat blade screw. greg. 82 westy. David Wilhite wrote: > Hello All, > > Just got a...
• Re: The right tool for a clean cut?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 27 May 2011 22:36:14 -0700
  ...if you have one. > a pliers like tool, with a razor blade on one side..and a V groove on the > other, that the...
• Re: Vanagon Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:18:08 -0500
  ...If you make that part stronger, it will find something under the dash to destroy instead, or tear the rubber off the blades. If...
• Re: Stuck brakedrum
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:22:28 -0400
  ...contact with the brake shoes, I stuck a standard (large) screwdriver blade between the drum and the back/dust plate and while prying I...
• Re: dual battery
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 06:56:26 -0800
  ...CONTROLLER-w-METER_ W0QQitemZ6040387881QQcategoryZ41980QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem dc panel bussman model 15600 8-12 blade type fused ciruits $12 http://www.bussmann.com/library/bifs/15600.PDF
• Re: Great Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:36:46 -0800
  I'll second the motion on Rainx. It is absolutely astounding to watch rain bead and run off even in heavy rain, especially when...
• Re: Faulty wiper "parking"
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 06:26:01 PST
  ...22 AM 1/27/97 -0600, Laurie Loeb wrote: >>My wiper blades "park" in random positions after turning them off. >>Replacing the motor the...
• 1984 Vanagon 1.9L watercooled
  Historical mailing list - dan
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 17:03:59 -0500
  ...My wiper blades, and heat blower have just quit on me. I checked all my fises and they all seem fine. When I first...
• Re: Temp II voltages
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 1 May 2001 00:14:30 -0000
  ...My Temp II is rock steady at 0.4 volts, with an indicated temperature 1 needle blade width below the LED, and I can...
• Re: Removing Door Panel
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 19:44:45 -0700
  ...Get a flat blade inside the panel there and pry out gently until the snap pops out. I had to do two on the...
• Removing old gasket material
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:51:36 -0700
  ...Mostly, I am using a razor blade and a brass brush in a Dremel tool. Yes, I have searched the archives. Thanks, -Dyer Lytle...
• Re: Converting a concourse-quality '65 Bug into a fun and profitable ice-cream truck
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 11:08:11 -0800
  I suppose there are no bounds to human ingenuity (or depravity), given enough time, a carbide-blade Sawzall, an oxy-acetylene torch, and an...
• Re: Only ONE drive wheel?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:07:19 -0500
  ...In the tri-gear machines the blade angle on a propeller is the >> same >> on all blades, and all rotate in the same plane...
• Re: Audio options for a Westfalia...
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Tue, 16 May 2000 18:36:36 -0700
  ...After 30-45 seconds, using a screwdriver blade for side twisting leverage, I dislodged the speaker from its' base channel. It was somewhat similar...
• Chr*sler flame war [was Blasphemy, tires, and handling.]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 20:44:35 -0700 (PDT)
  ...was rather amazed to use the front bumper like a bulldozer blade crossing the more serious arroyos. Ground clearance? I want lots of it...
• Re: how to turn over engine?
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 00:02:21 -0700
  Use a large screwdriver, carefully turn it by inserting the blade between the teeth of the flywheel and leveradging against the motor mount stud...