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• Re: Bolt Extraction - few successes
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 10:53:53 -0800 (PST)
  ...If you are little off > carefully work the punch part toward the center by angling the punch and > hammer blows. Don't try and...
• Hole in luggage rack/ best repair material?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 16:45:33 -0700
  A low hanging tree branch punched a 2 inch hole in the front of the luggage rack of my Westy. Recommendations on the best...
• Re: hole saws/floor cutting - Malaprop
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:07:48 EST
  ...additionally you need a hole saw bigger than the root diameter of the threaded punch shaft >> Make that "major diameter", not "root diameter". George
• Re: clean '85 Doka on samba...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:22:52 -0700
  ...lol :<) i think this "$6000" punchline is > getting alotta mileage on it.. time to change the oil!! remember, you > should > change your punchlines every...
• Re: stuck sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:23:32 -0800
  I finally get the sliding door handle out after much swearing, punching, heating, hammering... aahh yes thanks to someone suggesting it was loctited... RIGHT...
• Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sun, 16 Aug 2015 18:55:35 -0700
  ...And the spacer prevents a clean shot with a punch. So I'm looking at a big hammer and ugly destruction ... is there a...
• Re: Exhaust stud replacement on heads
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:30:30 -0500
  ...If its below grade, just try to punch a flat spot and > center punch it so a small bit can be started in center...
• Re: massive oil leak (77 camper)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 8:05:00 PDT
  ...isn't a 1(900) number is it Martha? ;) (Sorry, I just HAD to beat Ric to the punch..... ) -- Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Re: repairing arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 15:11:29 -0700
  ...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drift_pin > > a drift pin is a punch used for aligning holes as in metal working. A > couple of...
• Re: help 82 diesel head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Tue, 08 Oct 1996 22:36:01 -0400
  DON'T punch any holes in the head gasket. Often times there are holes in the block that do not have corresponding holes in...
• Re: IT IS MY name and IF you want it BUY IT FROM ME!!!! or Else....
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:21:48 -0600
  Wonder what my name's worth...! But wouldn't'cha know, someone beat me to the punch. Alan Bosch Red-headed step child & poor...
• Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:03:53 -0400
  ...To prevent damage to the threads I have found that the center punch to mark the starting point of the drilling is the first...
• Re: Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 08 Apr 94 01:25:09 EDT
  ...I am composing a detailed technical letter to Steyr-Daimler-Punch tonight about adding the diff lock to the front final drive unit. They...
• Re: hole saws/floor cutting
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:42:56 -0800
  ...A better approach, if you can get a hold of one, is a conduit punch, sometimes called a chassis punch. They can usually be...
• Re: Vanagon/Porsche Project Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 09:26:57 -0700
  ...Plenty of punch. p
• Re: What is this? Juice Bawx L@@K!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 12:35:20 -0500
  ...was bored, and it was > full of Hawaiian Punch. > thats why it packs such a PUNCH! > > it also comes in Mango, Passionfruit...and of...
• Re: Why am I hear? (free H.P. for syncros)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 19:39:34 -0700
  ...The CAT clogged and has been punched out. Therefore doing your part to kill the planet. -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote' Lussier ( ) \ _/__ Andromedia, Inc. coyote@andromedia.com...
• Engine Racing (not racing engine...)
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:41:51 -0400
  ...I have to throw it into neutral and give the accelerator a hard punch to drop the rpm. Tell me what to check. Thanks...
• Re: Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 18 Jul 2020 08:31:01 -0600
  GP So what was the $100 Tool & why did You feel the need to Punch a Hole in Sheet Metal ~ Just Curious ~~ ORR ~ DeanB...
• RE: 'Boxer' engine
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 03:18:09 -0400
  ...Anton Elmquist wrote: >Boxer? From boxing? Absolutely! <snip> >Since "Boxer" means (in German) either a boxer (the guy who punches people) or >a horizontally...
• Re: TheVanagainGame (NoVanContent) (F)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 08:46:36 -0500
  ...The first person to see a Bug would slug whoever else was looking and yell, "Punch Bug!" At a party back in undergrad school...
• Re: Let's go Canada
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 31 Oct 94 10:40:35 CST
  ...but what'a Panoe??? <very old joke punch line. :) >
• Re: '84 Hub cap problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 01:06:12 -0400
  ...Find someone with a set of dapping punches and dapping block... Yours, David
• Re: how many on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:23:47 -0800
  Okay Maggie, whats the punch line? Is it going to be like a "How many to change a light bulb?" or "How many people...
• Re: Trying to drill out bolt ...
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 20 May 2018 08:36:45 -0700
  Alistair, Yes, I could make a nice center punch hole, yet I can't even start a miniscule of shaving. And I have tried...
• re: 82 diesel head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Mon, 7 Oct 1996 18:31:55 -0700
  ...I didn't punch the holes out because I wasn't sure at the time that I was putting it together. If I ever...
• Re: Engine breather on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 4 May 2001 11:42:46 -0700
  ...There is a hole approx. .5" x .5" square punched through the > top of the cap on the engine breather at the back of...
• Re: Engine breather on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 May 2001 16:54:45 -0400
  ...There is a hole approx. .5" x .5" square punched through the >top of the cap on the engine breather at the back of...
• Re: chopping '78 roof
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 18:01:13 EST
  ...dance floor and has a huge dent. >> take the palm of your hand, and punch the dent out from the inside...it works! chris
• Re: Headstud Horror PROGRESS
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 12:19:42 -0800
  ...use punch to mark center of bolt -- this required a couple of tries, > grinding flat between punches that "missed the mark". Don't compromise...
• Re: Trying to drill out bolt ...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 19 May 2018 21:18:36 -0700
  ...If you can make a punch mark with a centre punch on the bolt, then you can drill it. Start with small drill bit...
• Armrest removal
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 17:44:20 -0500
  ...I have the arm rest in the upright(unused position) and am hitting the pin w/ a punch from the front (In drivers seat...
• Re: Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:10:02 -0700
  ...one can do it with more or less one punch. Using a smaller punch might mangle it up a little. http://tubaneil.googlepages.com...
• Anyone got a dead golf/jetta/passat alternator they can spare a p art from?
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 16:53:05 -0400
  ...Duh! Anyway, the bushing is press-fit into the alternator housing and can be punched out quite easily with a hammer and punch (or...
• Re: Front Brake Pad Replacement
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:56:47 -0800
  That punch method applies to 80-85 front brakes. He has an 88, different caliper, pads, and rotor. Mark Stan Wilder wrote: > > No big...
• Power window/mirror door rubber boots needed
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 May 2000 10:38:57 +1200
  ...and I cannot remember even if its doors and jambs are punched for these wires to pass through. Anybody out there got a spare...
• Re: What is this? Juice Bawx L@@K!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 16:02:04 EDT
  ...was bored, and it was > > full of Hawaiian Punch. > > thats why it packs such a PUNCH! > > > > it also comes in Mango, Passionfruit...and of...
• Re: jackstands vs. ramps
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 07:38:08 -0700
  ...Even with the little "grippy" holes punched in them. It's a little spooky taking a "run" at your ramps. Keith Adams Calgary, Alberta...
• new vw/winnebago campers
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 12:46:40 CDT
  oh, yeah. :) i forgot the punch line: the whole point is that (1) half-size town has winnebago dealer. full-size armpit has none...
• Re: Just wondering
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:19:21 -0500
  ...Don't pull any punches. "kapiffle" ?? Larry A.
• Re: Armrest Fell Off
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:48:57 -0800
  ...I found the easiest way was to take a steel pin punch with a handle roughly the size of the roll pin and put...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 02:15:18 -0400
  ...Actually the idea was to punch a hole through floor to access *possibly* cooler air under van. This air would be directed across fins...
• 81 air cooled heat exchangers and engine tin
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:01:27 -0700
  ...am interested in new or used (good condition) Thanks, Tony ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http...
• Re: snow
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 00:03:35 -0500
  Gee, and with the freezing rain and sleet that came down yesterday, I was pleased as punch with the GoldBrick, my 86 Passenger Syncro...
• Re: Running without a cat
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:35:04 -0600
  ...When I did the subie mod I had my mock up exhaust system installed which was using a punched out cat as a space...
• re Installing Oil Temp and Pressure guages in an '81
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 20:36:27 -0700
  ...I removed the sump plate on the bottom rear >of the engine and punched a 9/16th hole in it. I highly recommend using...
• Re: Hole in luggage rack/ best repair material?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 6 Nov 2010 16:14:59 -0400
  At 04:45 PM 11/4/2010 -0700, Michael Hart wrote: >A low hanging tree branch punched a 2 inch hole in the front...
• Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 2013 11:46:47 -0400
  ...if it had slipped off the carrier it would have punched a hole in your engine case.
• Re "useless subject headings"
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:16:47, -0500
  ...Now to get back to list subject and off this one, anyone going to the Punchbuggy Show at Atco Raceway, NJ July 14?? mb
• License plate brackets?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Beidel
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:44:47 -0400
  ...There must be mounting brackets available - does anyone know of a good, cheap solution aside from punching holes in your plate? Tim Beidel South...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 16 Aug 2015 21:37:34 -1000
  ...And the > spacer prevents a clean shot with a punch. So I'm looking at a big hammer > and ugly destruction ... is there a...
• Engine Compartment Door
  Historical mailing list - bus
  Wed, 24 May 1995 07:39:55 -0400
  Do you have to replace the hinges on the engine compartment door if the pins have broken or is there a way to punch...
• Re: How to remove adjustable armrests?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 00:22:17 EDT
  knock out the little hollow pin in the back of the armrest with a 6 punch tool, then get your allen wrench set and...
• Re: The pickup thing
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:37:37 -0800
  ...Which is better, a stiff frame that holds till it breaks or a flexible setup that can 'roll with the punches'?
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 16 Aug 2015 19:08:51 -0700
  ...And the > spacer prevents a clean shot with a punch. So I'm looking at a big hammer > and ugly destruction ... is there a...
• Bus Depot query
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 10:34:31 -0800
  ...Was just up to the Bus Depot site to order some brake components and remembered there is a code you can punch in to...
• Re: rebuilding p/s rack
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 May 2002 17:21:46 -0500
  ...My friend used the old hammer and punch method at home, since there was no spanner available. While the rest of the job ws...
• Re: Ice Cream Camping
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:07:18 -0500
  ...I buy it at least once a year around Halloween for the infamous "Witches Brew" punch for our work party. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL...
• Re: NY Times Ghia Love Baby!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:19:10 +0000
  ...Of my three, only the '64 had never had its nose punched in. The '72 had the miserable "auto-stick shift", what a dog...
• Re: New to Me vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:47:06 -0600
  The punch line is "How long you been alone in that cabin?' Now my Vanagon / Westy not Friday story. Its 33 degrees (f) here...