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• Re: 1.9 WBX cooling system repair
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 10:36:01 -0600
  ...Is the >> large plastic assembly still available? Is there a repair kit available >> some where? What I would like is a metal tube that...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sat, 10 Dec 2016 23:27:17 -0500
  ...The first play we saw in my wheels and rotors was after we torqued the new retainer nuts properly, dropped it on the ground...
• Re: CV Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:53:05 -0700
  ...If it's a screwed-up cv bolt, use large, > toothy vice-grips installed as tightly as possible on the smooth outside > of > the...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:58:37 -0400
  ...of like a large > relay going on and off intermittently out of control. In any case, other > than driving us nuts, it doesn't...
• Re: Camping out Veggy style. Any vegetarians on this list?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 12:27:35 -0800
  ...give needed nutrients to anyone. No healthy home should be without it. Any how, bottom line, all diets should include large salads of raw...
• Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:25:42 -0400
  Just put a nut bolt and washer in the hole -- perhaps matching the one that comes with the strut kit --- then no one will...
• Re: Where does this relay go?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:20:18 -0600
  ...causing my >>>> temp gauge to go nuts on really cold mornings. >>> >>> Jim, if it still "goes nuts" with the controller out, then it's...
• Head Gasket Blowin' Season Approacheth
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 16:15:30 EDT
  ...Now I know some of you are thinking, is this guy psychic or just nuts. Well neither it just is that time of the...
• Big snow tires on automatic westie
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 18:23:18 -0800
  ...The engine revs significantly slower, because of the larger diameter of the wheels. Measuring the circumference of the two tires one finds 75.75...
• Re: Cooking the Roll----
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 12:22:19 -0500
  Truth be known, I've warmed a can of beans, and a large can of La Choy Chop Suey in the warm-air guide...
• Re: OPINIONS NEEDED which to buy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 13:21:19 -0700
  Ole Stan is nuts On 10/4/02 12:14 PM, "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote: > Buy that 82 Westy. > It will eat...
• Re: rasumfrasum Starter bolt!: case closed
  Historical mailing list - Phillips, Andrew
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 09:43:39 -0500
  ...I didn't even have to hold the allen bolt wth a wrench to get the nut off. I was surprised when I did...
• Re: Diesel Assembly Confusion.
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 22:38:19 -0500
  ...Bentley doesn't specify a torque for that nut to hold it on, so I made it comfortably tight. Never saw a gasket between...
• Re: looking for source for "crazy trailer"
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 09:00:34 -0500
  ...take my advise until someone else that has actually used on tells you Stans Nuts. Stan Wilder 83 Air Cooled Westfalia casterOn Thu, 23...
• Re: VW van nomenclature in Japan... Yoshi?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 23:15:01 +1300
  >Out of interest, what superior Japanese large vans are out there? I'm >curious to know. Toyota Hiace (best van of all) Nissan Homy...
• Re: Exhausting Problem
  Historical mailing list
  22 May 97 07:56:24 PDT
  ...The upper stud then goes through a bracket hanging down from the fan shrouding, tehn a nut. Removing the bracket is optional, but doable...
• Re: Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 11:34:38 +0200
  ...It's only four nuts and bolts (13mm, sometimes only 12mm) on either side, but due to the geometry you can only use open...
• Newest Version of Coolant leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 12:02:42 -0300
  ...bracket, large amount of welding torch damage visible. It appears that the POs mechanic had removed the bracket by torching off the nuts, slagging...
• Re: stuck together
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:38:01 -0600
  ...Follow with a washer and hex nut. 6. Gently tighten the hex nut. The carriage bolt head, and consequently the pilot bearing, will be...
• Re: Oil cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 22:46:24 -0400
  ...Note that most likely the hose that connects to the rear pipe will be a tad too large for that pipe. Shrink tube on...
• Re: ?? SA Engine Conversion ??
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 00:45:46 -0700
  ...largely to flashing lights and pointing the index finger to the forehead as a sign to a person that you think they are nuts...
• Re: Improved front brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 23:25:52 +1300
  ...One is a 1995 South African VW >Caravelle with a 2.6 liter Audi-derived 5-cylinder motor and the larger >front brakes, the...
• Re: alternator questions/ just bought a reman.alt..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 09:58:08 -0700
  ...On the newer version, you need to connect the blue wire to the small threaded stud, next to the large stud where the red...
• Re: Increased WBX displacement
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:50:18 -0700
  ...Don't get me wrong, I'm not a total WBX nut. I have an SVX ready to go > in one and plan on...
• Re: More Rabbit expertise needed
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:03:53 -0600
  ...Most normal cars do this by way of a nut and bolt > arrangement. However this car does by way of large metal "C" spring...
• AW: 16" tires, my rims and results.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 00:30:25 EST
  ...If used on a syncro you'll need to replace all the lug NUTS with the correct taper to match the rims. On a...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:01:08 +1000
  ...A large box wrench to remove the nut: (I believe that's what we call a ring spanner) - I had considered this - however as...
• Re: Tricks to ball joint removal without Pickel fork?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 21:59:02 -0400
  ...the ball end with vice grips. >> The other one had the nut come off nicely once heated cherry red, without the joint spinning. Just...
• Re: luggage rack drainage? water goes where?
  Historical mailing list - Dick & Janette Smith
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 10:47:09 -0400
  ...If I'm not mistaken these are the only ones that could leak and when you remove the nuts on these you have to...
• Re: What will you all be driving 15 years from now
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:17:55 +1300
  ...Though I have suspicions that the larger Mercedes campers here are Ford Transits... I have yet, however, to see examples parked side-by-side...
• Re: headlights night working.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 15:59:21 -0700
  ...Undo the nut that holds the steering wheel on (a large one- 24mm?). 4. You might be able to give the steering wheel a...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:30:34 -0700
  ...I tried the wrench trick, I beat the hell out of my hand with a dead blow hammer, pried on it with a large...
• Re was Alarm system, was Bus story - using a gun??? Now this gun stuff worries me; VC, honest
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:47:17 -0800
  ...Be careful where you camp within an hour's drive of any large Western city. A few years ago, outside of Las Vegas (Nevada...
• Re: Waterpump and exhaust and rust - Oh my!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:23:52 -0800
  ...where's there's a nut, just heat the nut red hot with a torch ...that usually works quite well. there are special 'grabber...
• Re: Exhaust Success!-except the Strap!!
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:13:43 -0400
  ...one nut... install will happen next weekend, hopefully. As for the muffler strap, my muffler is held on by two loops of large hose...
• Re: please help - bumper bolt
  Historical mailing list - dbeierl
  Wed, 3 Oct 2018 19:29:57 -0400
  ...Add washer (2) and nut length and a bit more. Go to > wherever you get hardware, buy the bolt and try it. Don't...
• Re: Sluggish
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 10:11:43 -0500
  ...drove me nuts for 2 days) large bungee cords tied to bumper Cow stuck under van (this problem will typically go away after a...
• IT IS OUT! was: Broken stud, anyone has a good one?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 12 May 2005 08:47:05 -0700
  ...13mm nut on the end of it and the heat was enough to let it turn. It is a long a large thread. Now...
• Wheels/Tires-My Story
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 09:16:53 -0400
  ...I really wanted to go with a larger diameter tire, but not a wider one. The reason was that I wanted to bump the...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:08:49 -0800
  ...Me with this crazy nutty Vanagon Addiction and all. ;^) Scott: What bugs me is that the locking collar (don't know correct term) appears...
• Re: Fryedaye Re: Can You Have Too Many Vanagons? an in-depth study of a modern social sickness.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:49:51 -0700
  ...I note that this van has the larger side windows without a crease just below them; this must have come in not too long...
• Re: Power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 31 May 2003 11:33:53 -0500
  ...the third screw/bolt requires a goofy-looking nut on the inside of the door .. it's really difficult to get your hand up...
• Re: Strap a raft to the roof?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 06:37:39 -0700
  ...and front passenger's door ..up high, so I can tie large loads down to > those inverted hooks.. How you mount them hooks? Sheet...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 19:27:04 +1200
  ...large and small. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: Automatic trans and diff draining
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:15:12 -0500
  ...It may be very tight and the nut is soft. Refill is only ~2.5 quarts. Be careful not to over fill. To drain...
• Re: Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:28:56 -0400
  ...The axle nut is not torqued correctly That can wreck your splines, but I don't believe it would cause this. > 6. Brake pads...
• Re: I drove it! (engine swap info)5Cyl. commend
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 07:18:02 -0800
  ...They often pay large sums for relatively minor improvements and the main limit is mostly financial. This is true of enthusiasts of every type...
• Re: NVC: "Book Rate" vs Actual Time
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 08:00:54 -0500
  My son owns and operates a large window tinting operation. There are cheaper tint shops, cheaper tint jobs. When you buy a tint job...
• Re: Vanagon List Meet/Campout Version 1.?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:42:39 -0800
  ...I like the idea but logistically it's a tough nut I think. Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen steele" <steeles159@YAHOO.COM> To...
• Re: radiator install
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:07:49 -0700
  ...I felt these too large fasteners might've *possibly* stress-cracked the plastic. Possibly the holes are made too small so new fasteners have...
• Re: Wheels upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 13:59:35 -0400
  ...These can also use the factory alloy lug nuts/bolts but Tuner Spline hardware is a better fit due to socket clearance and they...
• Sink/stove removal proceedure - long
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 12:56:51 -0300
  ...Pull off the stove knobs, unscrew the large dough-nut bolts that are behind the stove knobs. (I used a pair of pliers for...
• Re: Anyone know how to fix a stripped hydrolic hose fitting that goes to the clutch master cylinder ??
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 06:29:17 -0400
  ...If your hydraulic lines are the same as my 82, the clutch lines are larger than standard german brake lines, so you cant use...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 15:24:58 +1300
  ...Fit GOOD-quality car tires with suitable load rating and see the difference! Best are low-profile with larger-diameter wheels, say plus-2...
• Re: Replacing Oil Cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 10:09:33 -0600
  ...a large easy out inside the pipe might get the sucker loose, especially if you put one or two of the thin nuts over...
• Re: Body shop -- I take it back
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:00:13 -0700
  ...large for any screw small enough to slip through the plastic marker to > > catch on. > > > > It appeared that they had just put press-nuts...
• Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:22:24 -0800
  ...The problem with this setup is the 2nd butter fly (larger of the two) in the throttle valve would open only part way (75...
• Re: Another Vanagon Stall?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Jan 95 14:13:09 PST
  ...the nuts and bolts of opening the box and locating the part. In fact he doesn't identify it other than "a large resistor...
• Re: More on TR 16x7 steelies
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:39:18 -0800
  ...There is a guy on Samba selling hybrid >>nuts >>needed to properly match the diameter of the smaller ball with the >>larger diameter lug...
• Re: Stuck cylinders
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:25:01 -0800
  ...steel, nut washer. All this would put the chunks of steel up against the sleeve ears. Then maybe put 1 or 2 large hose...