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• Re: Help! Massive oil leak from behind cooler (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Winsor
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 19:38:47 -0500
  ...makes the cold starts > a > lot easier. > > Thanks so much to this list for bailing me out again! > > -Matt Sutton > 88 GL > Brooklyn NY >
• Re: Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:12:54 -0500
  ...13/06, bueses <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> What no duct tape, bailing wire, or JB weld? >> >> Tom-always the right tool for the job...
• =?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_=5BVANAGON=5D_Re=3A_Friday=3A_cool_tool=97Craftsman_Ratc?= =?windows-1252?Q?heting_Open_En_d_Wrenches?=
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:29:02 -0600
  ...I think that >> is a step in the proper direction, especially if Sears is bailing and >> KMart ain't doinn' it no mo.... > > http...
• Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:09:00 -0800
  ...but known to be good) The usual collection of electrical wire, bailing wire, aluminum tape, duct tape. A wheel cylinder might be a good...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 05:48:37 -0800
  ...a folding beach mat - so you don't have to lay on the ground Stainless steel bailing wire A large bag with assorted pieces...
• Fw: Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:59:21 -0500
  ...Commonly known as MG muffler brackets, bailing wire | holds anything that's too hot for tape or ties. Like duct tape, | it's not...
• Re: minimal tools - was things you should have with you on a long trip
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:24:39 -0700
  ...Like just carry >> 3/8" sockets and an adapter to 1/2" ratchet >> >> What is a "mechanics wire" ? �Magnet? >> >> Neil. > > Think bailing wire. > I...
• Bus Depot flooded
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 20:39:09 -0400
  ...Thanks to lots of fast moving and bailing of water, we managed to move virtually all of the parts that were near the front...
• aircooled t-stat questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 09:37:56 -0700
  ...other vw owners in AZ (mostly people with an affinity for bailing wire and duct tape) and they say it is not really necessary...
• Re: 2 questions/tranny lube
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:55:07 -0600
  ...I hung the funnel from the air vent with some > bailing wire. It took a long time to get the fluid to flow through...
• Re: Hitting a Milestone - sort of
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:30:12 -0700
  ...have handy" > trick. > Old, trusted, and honorable. > > > Welcome to the roadside bailing-wire-and-spit fraternity! > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> > To: vanagon...
• Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:54:04 -0400
  ...Standing up and shaking an occupied camper, yes, but bailing when human presence (with large guns) was made known. It seems the park bears...
• Re: Spare Parts List - Input
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 17:36:08 +0200
  ...I also like to have some electrical stuff, wires and connectors, as well as some odd pieces of hose and bailing wire, etc. OF...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box-Friday
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 07:29:44 -0800
  ...a folding beach mat - so you don't have to lay on the ground Stainless steel bailing wire A large bag with assorted pieces...
• Re: ECU Wire Corrosion relative to Length and Load (and?)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:39:13 -0800
  ...As I was doing with the larger connector pins, I used bailing wire but obviously a smaller gauge for this: Image link: https://photos...
• Re: will a poptop fit inside a GL?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:43:27 -0400
  ...pending proper attachment with glue and rubber bands (or bungee chords, bailing twine, and alot of trust). I dont know if it would fit...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:31:50 -0600
  ...but known to be good) > > The usual collection of electrical wire, bailing wire, aluminum tape, > duct tape. > > A wheel cylinder might be a good...
• Re: Hitting a Milestone - sort of
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:42:53 -0700
  ...have handy" > > trick. > > Old, trusted, and honorable. > > > > > > Welcome to the roadside bailing-wire-and-spit fraternity! > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> > > To: vanagon...
• Re: Makeshift dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:22:57 -0700
  ...when asking for new > dipstick, I thought up a solution for a makeshift part. (generic adjustable > stick won't fit btw.........) > > Got bailing wire...
• Re: Fixed What w/What?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:35:00 -0700
  ...many many beer can and bailing twime fixes in my years of driving air cooled VW's. setting points with match books (almost perfect...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:45:55 -0700
  ...Then there's the McGuyver-fix stuff like bailing wire, 16 guage insulated wire (like 30ft), various hose clamps, coolant and fuel hose, nuts...
• Re: VW's New Chattanooga Plant
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:02:55 -0400
  ...to sell a minivan built by Chrysler when everyone else is bailing on mini-vans? Yes. But that does not mean it's a...
• Re: Hitting a Milestone - sort of
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:03:10 -0400
  ...have handy" > > trick. > > Old, trusted, and honorable. > > > > > > Welcome to the roadside bailing-wire-and-spit fraternity! > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> > > To: vanagon...
• Re: V6 vanagon, with 4 speed auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:31:42 -0700
  ...I have to wonder if he isn't bailing on his project and selling a "package" so to speak. (I mean, where are the...
• Re: Tools and parts for Baja trip plus
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:02:18 -1000
  ...myself. same on channel lock pliers... a really good vice gribs .. bailing wire .... needle noise pliers and electrical kit ..test light, jumper wires, fuses...
• iiGOT mine! 84 gl!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 15:52:11 -0800
  ...He was a person that just drove it and drove it and still drove it! I've found the bailing wire holding up the...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:30:50 -0800
  ...but known to be good) > > The usual collection of electrical wire, bailing wire, aluminum tape, > duct tape. > > A wheel cylinder might be a good...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_[VANAGON]_Re:_[VANAGON]_Re:_Friday:_cool?= =?utf-8?Q?_tool=E2=80=94Craftsman_Ratcheting_Open_En_d_Wrenches?=
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:04:56 -0600
  ...I think that > >> is a step in the proper direction, especially if Sears is bailing and > >> KMart ain't doinn' it no mo.... > > > > http...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:17:03 -0600
  Mike you got to get under there a couple of times a year and cut the bailing wire off your axles. Stan On Wed...
• Re: V6 vanagon, with 4 speed auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:27:26 -0700
  ...I have to wonder if he isn't bailing on his project and selling a "package" so to speak. (I mean, where are the...
• FW: Re: Mufflers & Waterpumps
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 15:52:20 -0400
  ...Part of it is held up by the proverbial "bailing wire." John Lauterbach '84 DL Macon, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@aol...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:17:08 -0400
  Wire is good for baling, not so good for bailing. :-) On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Mike B <mbucchino@charter.net...
• Re: Hitting a Milestone - sort of
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:17:48 -0400
  ...have handy" > > > trick. > > > Old, trusted, and honorable. > > > > > > > > > Welcome to the roadside bailing-wire-and-spit fraternity! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> > > > To: vanagon...
• Re: Westyman update
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 18:04:43 -0500
  ...banana stem wedged in and bent over and secured with fine bailing wire through the fins and around the tank. Maybe a crevice could...
• Re: Vanagon Tool Box-Friday
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 17:29:41 -0000
  ...you don't have to lay on the ground > Stainless steel bailing wire > A large bag with assorted pieces of metric hose, cable ties...
• Re: aircooled t-stat questions
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 19:48:37 -0000
  ...other vw owners in AZ (mostly people with an affinity for bailing wire and duct tape) and they say it is not really necessary...
• Re: Yet another awning solution............
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:59:33 -0400
  ...If you've ever used a tarp as a makeshift awning, and ended up bailing huge puddles of rain off of the top of...
• Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:35:09 -0400
  ...Gumbo, not to mention a couple of Volkswagens held together with bailing wire, "duck tape", and a few cuss words (in Cajun French of...
• Re: Hitting a Milestone - sort of
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:28:22 -0700
  ...have handy" > > > trick. > > > Old, trusted, and honorable. > > > > > > > > > Welcome to the roadside bailing-wire-and-spit fraternity! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> > > > To: vanagon...
• Re: Friday question: What tools do you carry?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:09:51 -0500
  ...box end wrenches, adjustable wrench, small pry bar, pliers, vise grips, bailing wire, metal repair tape (better than duct tape, IMHO), terminal crimpers, spare...
• Re: Battery
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:08:41 -0500
  ...Most mechanics are "bush" mechanics and while they can get you back on the road with some spit and bailing wire you really dont...
• Re: Makeshift dipstick
  Historical mailing list - neil neil
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:32:18 -0400
  ...when asking for new dipstick, I thought up a solution for a makeshift part. (generic adjustable stick won't fit btw.........) Got bailing wire...
• Re: Just back from the mechanic, HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 9 May 2000 13:19:59 -0400
  ...interior, steering, wheel bearings, suspension bushings, >tranny, heater, wipers, exhaust, tires, instruments, lights, bailing wire >fixits, yadayadayadayada......... > > >T.P. Stephens >San Juan Island, WA >
• Re: A Westy awning
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 14:48:27 -0500
  ...I drilled a small hole in each & run a piece of bailing wire thru it- & the pole bottoms are attached the same way to...
• Re: Shady Boy Awning
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:08:02 -0500
  ...Quality of parts? First rate - when compared to duct tape and bailing wire. ;o) Alan Bosch & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg) Stuart MacMillan <macmillan@HOME.COM...
• Re: Head leaks & a GM mechanics suggestion.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 14:01:54 -0400
  ...with bubble gum scotch tape, and bailing wire. G. Matthew Bulley Director Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468...
• Re: V6 vanagon, with 4 speed auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:26:27 -0700
  ...I have to wonder if he isn't bailing on his project and selling a "package" so to speak. (I mean, where are the...
• Re: need used part
  Historical mailing list - Mark Schrope
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 09:57:51 -0400
  ...Ideally you would weld the new piece in place or do something similarly professional, but I just attached mine with bailing wire and never...
• Re: "Don't leave home without it" items
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 20:48:39 -0700
  ...stuff: >> >> GETTING IT FIXED BOX: >> - Waterpump >> - Alternator >> - V-Belt >> - Duct Tape >> - Bailing wire >> - Wrech and socket set >> - Wire and spare fuses >> - Bentley Manual >> >> SURVIAL...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 18:54:51 -0800
  ...socket, big socket for the end of the axle, vise grips, bailing wire, duct tape (the GOOD stuff), multi meter, 100' spool of 14ga...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:04:05 -0800
  ...Then there's the McGuyver-fix stuff like bailing wire, 16 guage insulated wire (like 30ft), various hose clamps, coolant and fuel hose, nuts...
• Re: Tools and parts for Baja trip plus
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:22:01 -0700
  ...myself. same on channel lock pliers... a really good vice gribs .. bailing wire .... needle noise pliers and electrical kit ..test light, jumper wires, fuses...
• Pre-'75 Bus Ignitionswitch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 95 16:05:23 +0100
  ...Make yourself a new tool, use a piece of sturdy bailing wire, not too thick, bend one end into a hook, you should end...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:08:47 -0800
  ...but known to be good) > > The usual collection of electrical wire, bailing wire, aluminum tape, duct > tape. > > A wheel cylinder might be a good...
• Re: What is "Jury-rigged"? (NO VANAGON CONTENT)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:49:41 -0500
  ...The fixing ofsomething in an improper way (tape, bubblegum, and bailing wire as opposed to the proper nut, washer, bolt and the appropriate wrench...
• Re: Just back from the mechanic, HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 9 May 2000 08:54:36 -0700
  ...interior, steering, wheel bearings, suspension bushings, tranny, heater, wipers, exhaust, tires, instruments, lights, bailing wire fixits, yadayadayadayada......... T.P. Stephens San Juan Island, WA
• emerg. repairs/solutions
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 17:51:28 -0300
  Hi All, How about posting some 'bailing wire and string' fixes we've used to get us home when something craps out. I'm...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 22:19:36 +0000
  ...Duct tape, insulated wire, bottle of tequilla, a few feet of vacuum/gas hose, some lengths of coolant hose, coolant, H20, some bailing wire...
• Re: All Fine, Durango, Co. to Asheville, North Carolina But Odometer Not Working
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 4 May 2010 22:22:59 -0600
  ...I had to pull out the bailing wire and, with enough tension, it is almost completely quiet. I rely on the stereo for the...
• Trip Report. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:13:42 -0800
  ...Glad I brought the bailing wire. Do not use the laundry mat in Lincoln City. ;) Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http...