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• Re: 'Nother Newbie--Lifting that poptop! '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:17:21 -0600
  ...I suspect I'd have to push the bar initially to get it started before applying the pole. I don't know how to...
• Re: Replacing stock radio on '91 GL
  Historical mailing list - JOHN LAUTERBACH
  Sat, 24 Apr 2021 13:09:33 -0400
  ...Pull the ashtray to push from the back of the unit. > Jimmy > Wilmington, NC > > > > On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 9:39 PM JOHN...
• Re: Fuel gauges -- who needs 'em?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 17:11:04 -0500
  ...I became quite good at pushing in the clutch pedal, reaching down with my right arm to the floorboard near my right foot, pushing...
• Re: Trash compactor was Cal Look Vanagon (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 10:12:00 -0500 (CDT)
  ...A "piston" then pushes the trash down. I think its Swiss, looks very european, white and red plastic. Never thought of using in the...
• Re: brake pad replacement
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:20:54 -0800
  ...against the steel backing plate > of the friction material and it pushes the plunger back before I remove the > locking pins. > > Stan Wilder > > -----Original...
• Leaky Dometic door? Just listen.....
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 09:38:17 -0700
  ...If you hear the radio louder in a spot, gently push on door in that spot. Quieter when pushed? Maybe a leak. I used...
• Re: Exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:31:28 -0700
  ...In the process, I > found out that 2 of the lower studs are longer (40mm), > in order to accommodate the attachment of push rods...
• Re: Central Locking - can't open rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:43:58 -0400
  ...If it turns about > 15 degrees, try holding it turned like that and push in the button by > pushing on the key. > > A friend...
• here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:52:38 -0700
  ...Then, pushing on the brake pedal, I pump brake fluid backwards and up through the clutch hydraulic system . Man.........that works like a champ...
• Re: Bummed and need advise about my 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 13:21:05 -0400
  ...If the pushrod gets hung up on the shoulder of the lifter, you will experience your problem. It is easy to have this problem...
• Re: Poptop Lift Assists
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 15:13:10 -0700
  ...On 7/2/15, Richard Smith <richard_smith@gnwc.ca> wrote: > Before I got my lift assists, and before I fixed the push bar...
• Re: How to remove lower front grill?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 17:05:38 -0700
  ...To remove the grill you push that round peg/wedge through and out the back thus releasing the retainer. If you go to your...
• Re: Westphalia Top Speed
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 07:49:29 -0800 (PST)
  Well, I've only pushed our Westy above 60 mph once (steep downgrades excluded), and it was on a flat interstate freeway run across...
• Re: Newest Vanagon Performance Mod...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 20:56:27 EST
  ...The advantages, 500 shaft horsepower engine pushing your van down the road, bleed air can be used for airconditioning/cabin pressurization, runs off of...
• Re: a simple question
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 04:42:56 EST
  ...to activate the front washers and 3 swipes of the wiper. Pushing forward activates the rear wiper and washers in those vehicles so equipped...
• can a bad shock cause sag?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 21:27:11 +0000
  can worn out shock cause a sag? seems i push down and it just sticks there pull up and it stays up. i know...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:06:24 -0400
  At 11:28 PM 9/10/2008, Jeff wrote... >So... what are YOUR qualifications? I know and recognize common terms for parts of gas...
• Was:Longevity/How many Eurospecs left on the list?
  Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 14:02:35 +0000
  ...an 1800 8v, Digifant, with 20k miles on it. > >Now the van has around 195K miles, so the engine has pushed the brick for...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:57:54 -0700
  ...Did you bench bleed the master cylinder? If not, then the air inside it got pushed into the brake hydrualics. I was given this...
• Re: Do not give up on the Wasserboxer just yet, the power is there....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 02:08:27 EST
  ...Chromoly push rods (the set of 8 Chromoly >push rods weigh as much as 3 stock steel push rods), CM retainers, racing >valve locks...
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing Adjustment (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:40:47 -0600
  ...In addition to the above step I push in and pull out on the wheel to check for any play. Ideally you want no...
• Re: Front VW Emblem installation
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 21:33:54 -0500
  ...Then the four prongs from the emblem push into the anchors. It's a friction fit. You might find some at a junkyard. Pat...
• Re: Problems after 1.9 head change
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 6 May 2002 14:28:20 -0400
  ...when I do 0 lash warm I make sure the push rod will still spin when I am done then I can be sure...
• rear hatch lock problem-resolution and Swiss lock actuator setup
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 02:34:12 EDT
  ...I grabbed a flat head screwdriver and pushed on the latch mechanism to push into the unlock position. Be sure the lock on the...
• Re: valve lash adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 05:34:09 -0500
  I always considered zero clearance to be the point at which I could not rotate the pushrod with my fingers. Did I get that...
• Re: good Samaritans...
  Historical mailing list - prb
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:54:53 -0800
  I had a 72 Saab 96 (when I lived in Portland, OR)-- they have a way to push down the back seat and climb...
• Re: cargo boxes on top of westies
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:18:15 -0800
  ...Push the top up directly, not by pushing on the bar in the front hinge system. This takes the hinges out of the equation...
• Re: pushrod leak question
  Historical mailing list - anthony kimmons
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 12:10:56 -0500
  ...The bumper and end caps are history, > and I seem to have developed a leak at/around my left front pushrod > tube. It doesn...
• Re: Bleeding cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 95 00:00:39 AST
  ...You need enough RPM to push back against that!, Higher RPMs push water/air out the rad 'bleeder'. Higher still and you can really...
• RE: Hi ya!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 12:58:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...while most Minnesota drivers steer with their left hand (easy) while scraping with their right (hard), they spent equal amounts of time pushing their...
• Re: alternator replacement help
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 21:45:56 -0400
  ...IMHO, this sucks because the push-on terminals are rather flimsy, can pop off easier, and are more susceptible to corrosion. Oh well, I...
• Re: Stuck clutch pedal '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 16:23:01 -0600
  ...garage.) If this doesn't work, start in neutral, get a push with engine running and "slip" it into 2nd by matching the revs...
• Re: Syncro Starter R&R on vacation? A Poll
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:01:20 -0700
  Brendan, As Bob Stevens will heartily concur, don't push start the van in any gear lower than 2nd. Serious tranny issues may result...
• Re: CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER -
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:53:43 -0400
  http://www.benplace.com/pushrod/tdc1.jpg Distributor rotate the other way (as oposed to picture) in normal operation. Firing order: 1432 Peace http...
• Phriday
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:30:03 -0500
  What is the rear window defroster on the Vanagon really for? To keep your hands warm while pushing it. Please note that this is...
• Re: Clutch Noise NOT Depressed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 18:39:49 -0700
  ...If you find this opposite scenairo ............................engine running in neutral, and you push in the clutch pedal it gets quiet, you let it out...
• Re: Question on rocker arms...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 02:12:52 EDT
  ...Plus, if you go with the swivel tip reducing the length of the push rod helps to reduce the amount of clearancing and the...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper/Washer
  Historical mailing list - James
  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:20:10 -0400
  ...A very quick push forward produced a little squirt and turned on the (intermittent) rear wipers - a long push produced a good long squirt...
• Re: trip odometer myth
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 12:38:13 -0400
  ...Usually reset before I pull away from the gas pump, but push it on the go if I forget while at the service station...
• The 'new' MS Streets & Trips
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 12 Jul 2014 10:01:53 -0500
  ...I did get my push pins onto the new default template map (New North American Map then saved as a .stt). I had to...
• Re: Rear Door latch stuck
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 10:21:27 EDT
  ...Just by regular use of the keys in the front door handles and the use of the front door lock pushbutton. There are no...
• Re: Clutch Question and confirm suspisions
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:06:41 -0400
  Could be a missing bolt on the slave cylinder.........will either not engage OR the pushrod on the slave becomes fully extended and the...
• Re: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle - Cannot get spring back
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:13:11 -0500
  ...I have the right e-clip ready to go, but I can't push the spring in enough to leave enough space at the...
• Re: Rear Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:18:17 -0400
  ...The struts are filled with compressed gas and they push as hard as the gas pressure lets them. If one has lots of pressure...
• Re: wives and vanagons...rant... LOL
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:24:55 -0800
  ...She pushed me to get leather seat, >mag wheel and other not needed aesthetic stuff. Now she is pushing to get >the heck out...
• Re: AT spark
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 01:36:23 -0400
  ...Once the door is firmly pressed against the 2X4, push hard on the top of the door frame until you feel some movement. Pull...
• Lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 15 Aug 1996 07:33:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Worse case, The lifters can come out with out splitting the case, witch means all you have to do is find a replacement push...
• Re: clutch cylinder - help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Apr 1997 19:44:14 +0000
  ...All > there is now is a steel rod pushing on the ball on the clutch lever. I Steel rod should have a socket assembly...
• Re: drivers door lock
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 20:33:41 -0700
  ...drivers door lock Terry Kay wrote: > The drivers door won't lock by pushing the button, and slamming the > door. > It's a saftey...
• Re: Dumb Hubcap Question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 15:39:42 -0500
  I have the chromey dog dishes on my 82, I solved the problem by gently pushing out the middle of the front hubcabs with...
• odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:21:54 EDT
  ...I pushed it back and put a dab of glue with a hot glue gun. What was really disturbing was that when I got...
• Re: Mystery switch in centre of dash
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:07:17 -0600
  ...Previous attempts to push it resulted in it popping right back out leading to the assumption that it was a momentary contact switch. Tried...
• Re: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:58:07 -0500
  ...Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle? At 11:23 AM 11/25/2007, ***************** wrote... >Sorry to have to disagree...
• Re: clutch pedal wear
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:50:48 -0800
  ...on the pointy end of the > clutch > master cylinder push rod where it pushes on the piston....can't > imagine that > bare metal-to...
• Won't Start after Heads Back On!
  Historical mailing list - Art Beutler
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 07:16:43 -0800
  ...Did manage to put one of the push rod tubes on backwards; replaced it with one of the expanding kind. Only problem is that...
• Re: Rearview Camera Cable Routing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 8 Apr 2019 17:05:05 +0000
  ...you could squeeze the ECU harness and push the wiring along to get it to the engine bay.. or drill a small hole in...
• early vanagon door locks, passenger side
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 00:33:39 CST
  ...this will allow you to push the door lock button down, and push the door closed, locking it from the outside. i don't...
• Re: Rear hatch lock revisited
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Thu, 29 May 1997 16:28:12 -0700
  ...If the front doors are unlocked and the key slot is horizontal and you cannot open the hatch by pushing in with your thumb...
• Re: Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:14:39 -0700
  You likely need to push pistons in calipers "out" so new pads will > fit. Maybe your FLAPS has a tool for this? > > Don't...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 11:07:40 -0800
  ...The other reason is the demonstrated reliability of this particular engine, albiet pushing the lighter Legacy vehicle. I also own a Legacy, and found...