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• AC forsale 80 vgon
  Historical mailing list - Thoreau
  Sat, 1 Mar 1997 10:35:00 -0600 (CST)
  ...the belts are broken and to replace em you have to pull off the fan housing (its what it looks like to me, if...
• Re: [Fwd: Radio Removal]
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 09 Jun 1997 22:51:23 -0500
  ...A slight pull on the face plate and the radio should slide easily out. (I think if your hanger is stiff enough, you should...
• Re: Timing a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:01:03 -0400
  There is a vee-notch in the inner ring of the crank pulley -- line that up with the parting line of the case. If...
• Re: AC switch removal. How?
  Historical mailing list - KiddPanoscha
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 08:13:26 -0400
  Once loose, the switch and wires pulled pretty easily through the fuse box opening on our '86 Westy. The back of our switch was...
• Re: '80 Westy--Pull-n-Save, Aurora, Colorado
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:56:07 +0000
  Hi Jim, It's the Pull-n-Save on Peoria and 32nd. Joe T. >From: jimt <camper2@tactical-bus.info> >To: joe trussell <vanagongl...
• Re: sliding door latch/lock
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 26 May 2013 09:33:24 -0700
  ...But you can still open the door using the key to hold the button up while you pull down on the handle. The spring...
• Re: Sizes of large fastners?
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sat, 12 May 2012 12:11:44 -0400
  ...Don't know about the pulley off the top of my head. Bill 87 Westy On May 12, 2012, at 10:56 AM, "kenneth...
• Removing arm rest (how to)
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:36:49 -0800
  Once upon a time, I pulled one of the armrest off the Captain's seats to tighten it up. Somewhere out there is a...
• CV JOINT SEPERATION
  Historical mailing list - Hans V.
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 17:15:23 EST
  I always use a gear or brake drum puller to remove the cv joint but i take off the cage and the six ball...
• Re: Removing brake fluid from carpet
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 06:05:23 -0600
  Hi Lee, Water will cut the brake fluid, but you will need to pull the carpet, padding (sometimes called "jute" ). Pull it, and take...
• Headlight Switch - stuck on!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:10:39 -0600
  OK - so I pulled into the garage tonight and tried to turn off the headlights and the switch was stuck in the on position...
• instrument cluster cover removal
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:02:46 -0700
  ...grab in the two molds at the front of the cover, pull up and towards you. But on my van nothing happens. I am...
• Re: cracked right side case...i'm in TROUBLE! (was crank pulley bolt...argh!)
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:08:45 -0800
  ...Not sure if your wedge on the pulley caused the broken piece, but to stop an engine from turning over remove a spark plug...
• Re: Syncro Engine PULL Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 21:10:00 -0700
  ...Pat purchased >| rings at Ron's suggestion, but I'm inclined to avoid pulling the jugs as >| although I don't find it that...
• Re: Low windshield washer pressure
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:23:03 -0700
  ...Pulled off the fuse cover and > checked all of the fuses associated with the wipers..everything looked > good. > Pulled out the Bentley schematic and...
• Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:28:16 -0400
  At 03:27 PM 4/21/2010, Pat Sloan wrote: >There is a universal fuel pump available, which does both the pulling (from >the...
• Re: Is it safe to pull out the chrome window strips?
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 14:18:23 -0700
  ...Is it safe to pull out the chrome window strips? > Pull the chrome out. It'll surely make your Vanagon go much faster and...
• Re: Vanagon's Weakest Link
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:52:24 -0400
  >My 87 is still pulling strong, but the interface between the driver >and the "pull" is terrible. I'm talking about the gas pedal...
• replacing the waterpump, opportunity to replace hoses
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 12:10:39 -0800
  ...The very first thing that you remove on the pump is the pulley. The bolts holding the pulley on can be very tight. An...
• Re: Replacing a Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 23:23:05 -0700
  Often, opening the bolts on the pulley is one of the difficulties. I use an old belt that I let wind between the pulleys...
• Re: First try at a trannie only pull - questions
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 19:56:46 -0600
  On 4/8/05 19:47, "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > I've not yet pulled the tranny from my own van yet...
• Re: My painful Subi post....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:20:06 -0800
  Hey, keep up the soobie content for sure ! But ...I was SO disappointed ........I read below '2.5 pulls 2 big SVX in big...
• Electrical Unsolved Mysteries
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 00:27:42 -0800
  ...It's raining, turn on the wipers...nothing!! Pull the dim/bright/flasher lever to the on position....nothing. Turn the headlight switch to...
• Re: Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:05:53 -0700
  The ‘fear’ reference was just me not wanting to pull the crank pulley. But after another unsuccessful go with the hammer today, I decided...
• Re: It's a Man's World...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 95 14:01:39 -0400
  ...Well on one such occasion we pulled off the interstate and some fellow pulled over in a jetta or gulf or something and said...
• Re: Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:49:01 -0400
  ...Can you see the case split from below the pulley? If so, you could turn the pulley 180 degrees, line it up from the...
• Re: 2.1L WBX: oil leak under big pulley
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:56:26 -0700
  ...Is it possible to replace the seal without pulling the > engine? It's a buggar to get at. And how would one go about...
• Re: Help! Electrical issue I need to solve in <3 hours!
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:30:14 -0700
  Yes, I lowered the fuse block and pulled all connections off, and put them back on. They seem mosly clean. A little oxidation on...
• Actual or Theoretical Vanagon Trailer Hauling Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 08:58:23 -0500
  ...Just considering the Vanagon differential, and the auto tranny and manual tranny (I have one of each), are our Vanagons capable of pulling such...
• Re: Waterpump replacement on '88?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 11:30:20 -0700
  ...Seriously, I didn't remove the pulleys either. I was actually quite surprised at how easy the job was. Lot's of little aggravations...
• UPDATED: Stall on acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 11:03:45 -0700
  ...I pulled a plug and it is COATED in black carbon (my mixture must be way too rich). I got a wire brush and...
• Re: Replacing the antenna
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:31:15 -0700
  ...You'll want to attach a stout line to the radio end of the old antenna when pulling it out, so you can pull...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:38:17 -0400
  ...Go forward at about 10 mph and pull up hard on the ebrake. Go backwards about 10 mph and pull up hard on the...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 00:01:30 -0600
  ...does have a TranyStability Issue & DoesNot get LowEnough to allow for pulling out from under with Trany on it ~ Need to use it to...
• Re: Stuck in gear
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 08:38:06 -0800
  frank brand wrote: > > While driving my '89 Vanagon today, as I pulled away from a stop and > shifted into third gear, the trans got...
• Re: rear seat bed
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 22:28:57 -0230
  ...When I pull on the knob to release the seat bottom, it doesn't > release. I cannot feel anything happening all under there. Any...
• Why remove the crankshaft pulley?
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 21:36:47 -0000
  In the Bentley manual, one of the steps for replacing the head gaskets is remove the crankshaft pulley. What is the reason for this...
• Re: TIICO questions
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sat, 18 Aug 2001 12:17:41 -0500
  Dead? Pull it and recycle! Try to apply the bucks toward the TIICO! AB Dan Winget wrote: > Hello listees, > > I am waiting on my...
• Induction Timing Light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 21:21:52 -0600
  ...Also, does anyone know of a particular type of puller that would work for pulling a CV from the axle shaft. i hate the...
• Re: Ball joints - Pickle Fork?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 19:47:31 EDT
  Go to Autozone or a flaps that would have Pitman arm puller opening size 1 5/16" Tie rod end and pitman arm puller...
• Re: 2nd opinion wtd: Compression vs Head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 07:51:54 -0500
  ...I'll pull the engine tin today to inspect the suspected gaskets. -Matt Sutton 88GL NYC
• Wierd metal coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 8 May 2005 11:23:49 -0230
  Hi volks, Does anybody know the part number or "name" of the metal coolant pipe that runs behind the pulleys on the "front" of...
• Re: pick and pull in KY
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:29:17 -0500
  <<Looking for a pick and pull AKA junk yard in the Louisville, Lexington KY area.>> You don't have to look rea hard south...
• Re: rebuilding a/c compressor??
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 20 May 2008 12:20:32 -0400
  Where can I get just a "magnetic clutch/pulley" assembly? I have googled w/o success. Need one for my "mad scientist" project: http...
• Re: EMERGENCY POWER PLANT
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 6 Nov 1999 03:26:09 -0500
  ...Run a fan belt from the alt pulley to the electric motor. You will need a dual pulley, one to drive the alt/fan...
• Re: After-market Alt. belts?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:29:26 -0600
  I have seen this problem often on belt/pulley combinations that are tight tolerance and dealing with metric vs inch belts. There is a...
• Followup on 3 turns of ebrake yoke nut
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 11 Oct 2022 23:15:46 +0000
  ...of overheating.  It is very nice to pull into a parking lot with a slope, pull the handle, and have Vanagon locked.  Just my...
• 65 UnEarthing - how/where to attach drag chain?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 95 10:11 CST
  ...I have three '67 buses, have had to pull them with a chain from time to time and always use the tranny support for...
• 3 groove pulley and oil seal
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 00:06:09 -0700
  Hello- Is there anyone in the SF Bay Area who might happen to have a tool for holding the three groove pulley while attempting...
• Re: TIICO: Crank Pulley
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 22:27:48 -0400
  ...Crank Pulley I was installing the accessories on my Tiico engine and am stumped by how to connect the belts. The pulley on the...
• Re: Fold-down bed latch release won't
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 22:29:29 -0600
  ...Fold-down bed latch release won't > > > > Trying to pull the knob to lift the seat, the knob won't pull. It was > > working...
• Re: Klankenstinkenwagen
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 20:56:18 -0700
  ...Then it pulls right out. There's a membrane in there > that ruptures and then you don't get vacuum. Pull the hose off...
• Re: Seized Engine?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sun, 21 May 2006 06:50:49 -0700
  ...The first thing that you did wrong was to try to pull the engine through after it had seized, (pulling the van, and popping...
• Re: Will an early Subaru engine fit the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:16:42 -0800
  ...But if you're hiring > someone > to pull it from a junkyard, both you and the person doing the pulling > should be very clear...
• Re: Changing a broken Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 00:04:04 -0700
  ...Remove the >antenna from the outside and pull the wiring out. Then tape the new >wire end to the old one and pull it...
• Fuel Leak-Yikes!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 5 May 2010 09:15:58 -0500
  ...After hitting the road for about 1/2 mile yesterday, I smelled gas and pulled over. With engine running, I could SEE gas dripping...
• Pulling the engine out or not!! (Head gasket)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:47:52 -0500
  ...After a very busy start in the past 3 months (about 9 engine pull / no lift). About pulling the engine out or not when...
• Starters and batteries
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 Mar 2018 11:02:43 -0400
  ...Do I really need to pull the negative battery cable before replacing the starter, which blows away radio settings, clocks, and getting under the...
• Re: [Fwd: Radio Removal]
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 06:30:51 -0400
  ...I just used them to pull the radio out of my Audi 5000S wagon and they worked just fine... Take Care JonR
• Re: I found something new today!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Nettles
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 01:21:46 -0500
  I use the oil cap, unscrew it most of the way and then pull out the rim... no chewies ! ;0) Eric Nettles '87 Wolfsburg...