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• Re: Window fell down
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:50:19 -0600
  ...Use a thin blade like a butter knife to pry the ends of the long door handle out, revealing two phillips head screws on...
• Re: Air and heat knobs on levers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 14:20:12 -0600
  ...Then use a pocketknife blade to get under the bezel and rock the pressed pins out of the mounting holes and you won't...
• Re: FW: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Dec 2015 17:02:56 -0600
  ...Deep > well socket to long, wom't fit in the space availabe; standard socket to > short , the blade/male connector of the switch is...
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:37:48 -0800
  ...Apparently the previous owner had an illicit drug habit, as I removed many straws, empty bindles and razor blades as well. I found this...
• Re: LVC Friday: Camp Fire Heat Damage Cell Phone?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 19:22:23 -0700
  ...And > that Phillips/flat blade that comes with your new eyeglasses should > work in a pinch. > > I suspect moisture got in. Took phone apart...
• Re: Jokes...?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:57:04 -0400
  A guy walks in to a FLAPS and asks the counter guy, "Can I get a pair of wiper blades for my 411?" The...
• Re: westy interior/ installing a POPTOP
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 02:11:25 EST
  ...the whole job required no welding, and the most sophisticated tool was a saber/jig saw w/ a metal cutting blade. we basically cut...
• availability of OEM westy mudflaps?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Thu, 12 May 2005 11:08:41 -0700
  ...Apparently, the son had been working on my Vanagon because Pa had recently inserted his foot in the blade of a running lawnmower. Considering...
• Re: Turn signal problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 05:36:42 -0400
  ...one - with its turn signal that > worked correctly - is now razor blades or something so I'd like to > pre-order any needed replacement...
• Re: Oil cooler installation pictures...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 19:50:10 -0700
  ...I > discovered it by having someone observe the blades in a box fan that was > covering the opening while I drove. I have been...
• Re: rain-x and windshield polish
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 8:34:43 PST
  ...What happens is I get them installed and after a relatively short time, the blade tends to stay bent in one direction so that...
• Re: 90 Carat 50 amp fuse for A/C: Substitution Possiblities: Fixed-> Solution
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 23:19:04 -0600
  ...a) 50 amp blade or spade style fuse b) 10 guage wire c) 10 guage spade connectors that matched the spade size of the...
• Re: Rough Cost of Engine Rebuild??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:49:59 -0500
  ...I also use the serti style cutters for cutting the seats and because they are a blade instead of stones I can shape the...
• Re: wipers no longer aligned with each other 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 10:47:19 -0700
  ...The blades froze to the windshield and once I unstuck it my right wiper was down on the grill going back and forth. All...
• Re: Replacing windshield seal
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:17:21 -0700
  Cut the rubber from the outside by slipping a suitably blade between the glass and rubber. If you scar the paint, take care to...
• Re: AFM adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 20:16:50 -0700
  ...Then stick a flat screwdriver blade between the PC board and the side of the AFM (away from the sweeper pivot point) and gently...
• Re: Keys locked in van
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 10:01:34 -0700
  ...Use a flat rigid piece of something (like a hand saw blade) and slide it in > > the between the sliding side windows and push...
• Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:44:48 -0400
  ...take the case of a normal 1/4" male and > female blade connector. �the male part is of a fixed dimension. �the > female part...
• Re: How to wire on-off-on-switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:18:41 -0400
  ...This is a six-blade switch on the back, meant to be off in the >center and to turn on one device or the...
• Re: speedo cable busted?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 3 May 2009 14:48:45 -0700
  ...and the new switch can be turned with a small slot blade screwdriver. Neil. > -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages...
• Re: GL5 vs GL4 Gear Oils
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 16:18:00 -0600
  ...We got pretty good at predicting rotor blade transmission failures. Did a lot of spectragraphic analysis on the lubes and plotted the elements on...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 14:41:11 -0600
  ...Plugging the stabilzer box into the recepticle can be a chore..I > was unsble to get the blades of the stabilzer to recess all...
• Re: Speaking of heater fans...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 Jan 1995 11:39:02 -0800 (PST)
  ...The air flow is straight through, and I guess the fan blade did freewheel with the stock air flow, but I do beleive it...
• Westy fridge on propane
  Historical mailing list - Roy Mellor
  Sun, 31 May 1998 17:43:07 -0600
  ...The only obvious problem was hair in the fan that was easily removed after pulling the fan blade off its shaft (It's lots...
• Re: Increasing horsepower
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 14:48:38 -0400
  ...This is also often true of helicopter rotor blades. What I have heard is that turbocharged aircraft piston engines are considerably less forgiving than...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:48:30 +0000
  ...6 Way Auto Blade Fuse Holder Box Block With Waterproof For Car Marine | eBay | | | 12V 24V 6 Way Auto Blade Fuse Holder Bo... | I...
• Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:39:12 -0800
  ...A 15/16th sochet fits >> perfect, but every socket I looked at is either to short, and the >> blade on the switch interferes with...
• Re: problems with lock on gas tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:50:22 -0700
  I'd try a medium flat blade screw driver. Many vanagon locking gas caps will open with a screw driver in the key slot...
• Re: keychains....?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 09:46:28 -0500
  ...Found them quite by chance when picking up some Bosch wiper blades. Pep Boys, Auto Zone, Parts America, or other national chain might carry...
• Re: Help! Massive oil leak from behind cooler (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:59:37 -0600
  ...He cleared the hilt of his cutlass and loosened the blade in the sheath; and all the time we were waiting there he kept...
• Re: LVC: small wind turbines for portable power generation
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:42:36 EST
  ...as a replacement for the photovoltaics that people put on the roof of their vans? I'm imagining something with foldable blades and a...
• Re: Snakes in a Bus (volkstransport)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:18:10 -0800
  ...the > windshield wishywashy with winter grade washywishy (local > colloquialism here), new blades, clean and lube the seat > sliders...the tasks never end. Why do...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 11:32:12 -0800
  ...try to run it and the blade jumps off. So I get it for 10 bucks. bring it home...futz around with it , get...
• Re: Broken key in gas cap!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 07:19:21 -0500
  ...I didn't want to bugger the lock/cap by jamming the screwdriver blade into the keyslot. I had to have gas. It was...
• Re: Break drum removal suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:57:19 -0800
  ...It is a slide hammer with what looks like a shovel blade with the end turned into a hook on the end. It cost...
• Re: Screens for Westy roof scuppers
  Historical mailing list - Dieseldoofus
  Sun, 26 Jul 2020 14:02:26 -0500
  It seems that all of the force of the universe cannot back out the large flat-blade screwdriver bolts holding the luggage rack down...
• Re: Motor mount broken bolt 84GL manual 4 speed follow-up
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:12:42 -0500
  ...The problem with using anything in this area is getting the blade to the bolt. The bolt was recessed maybe a little less than...
• Re: Side Air Intake Engine Cooling Question (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:54:58 -0700
  ...I wish I had known to examine the pump blades when I had it apart. Cya, Robert
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:32:28 -0500
  ...Wile doing a conversion i have to slightly cut some new hose (length), i always use razor blade... well, i can tell you that...
• Re: Window crank extenders
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 16:25:41 EST
  ...to cut away the plastic cover a bit with a razor blade once the metal crank and plastic spacer were slotted together. This works...
• Re: Power steering tech question (will be: Oh my aching hands...)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 1 Sep 2007 14:06:12 -0400
  ...took one out(had to slice the > lines with a razor blade to get the hoses off-might have been my undoing), > cleaned it...
• Re: Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :(
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:18:30 -0800
  Absolutely! Absolutely! (one blade gone!) Neil. On 2/14/08, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Measure twice!! > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2008...
• Re: Window tinting
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 14:46:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...One pass with a razor blade can wipe out all of them. I once removed the tint from a rear window for reasons similar...
• Re: Window Tint
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 6 Apr 2022 14:09:10 -0700
  It took me a whole day, a lot of ammonia and razor blades to remove the bad tint on the whole van. On Wed...
• Stuck accelerator at throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:50:10 -0400
  ...I've cleaned the torque spring that sits on top of the throttle body with carb cleaner and a blade to remove the years...
• Re: Radiador fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 19:56:13 -0400
  ...Use a flat blade screwdriver to pry one of these fingers away from the resistor. It will come loose. Now unplug it and then...
• Re: Water Pump Impeller Damage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:56:04 -0800
  ...The damage to the blades may be from contact rather than coolant, so perhaps the globbed on RTV was in conjunction with a thin...
• Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 7 Dec 2015 20:02:45 -0700
  ...A 15/16th sochet fits >>> perfect, but every socket I looked at is either to short, and the >>> blade on the switch interferes with...
• Turbocharge your Westy fridge fan
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 00:52:47 -0800
  ...The motor fits perfectly on the existing bracket, the only modification is to the fan blade, which will need it's hole enlarged by...
• Re: Backup lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:44:17 -0500
  ...Looked for continuity between the blades of the switch and found none. Looked for 12v from either of the wires and found none. Looked...
• Re: Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - James Ogul
  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 11:53:25 -0400
  ...the secondary fan switch (rear heat) pops out far easier with just a flat bladed screw driver. h t h good luck ! mike > > > ________________________________ > From...
• Re: connector removal
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 02:51:05 -0500
  ...had been there before. > > I heard to use a small flat blade screw driver, but I can;t seem to get it > > to go...
• Re: Sink P-Traps: great deal!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 12:13:43 -0400
  Hacksaw blades??? Another reason to check the archives. I went through this last summer and posted what I found. ON the type that has...
• transporters of Vanagons and other large things
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 10:49:47 -0600
  ...engines, rippers, blades, track groups in the 3 to 10,000 lb category. She is currently handling a D7 17A engine for me coming...
• Re: wioers no longer aligned
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:53:26 -0600
  ...I set the wiper blades so they rest on the seal and that helps some unless its a really giant cat. When I go...
• Re: in van hands free cellular install
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 21:31:51 -0500
  ...An 8 A (white) pointy VW fuse, a 5 A blade fuse, or a 1 A round glass fuse is probably plenty. The turn...
• Re: How can I lubricate a front heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:07:01 -0400
  ...I can get to the rear bearing, but the front one is beneath the plastic cover that makes up the blades of the fan...
• Re: winshield wiper woes
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 10:38:47 -0500
  ...Well, the damn spinning wheel thingy ripped my driverside wiper blade up so it stood verticaly when not in use. I gently pulled it...
• Re: Install of catalytic converter on 90 multivan
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Mon, 31 May 2004 15:25:21 -0400
  ...I used a sawz-all type of saw with a metal cutting blade to cut off >all of the bolts. My cat dropped right...
• Re: Tim's Aircooled Westy Giveaway
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:04:56 -0700
  ...It would be > pure Damask Steel; make super sharp knife blades out of the remains. > > I didn't steal your thread, just borrowed it...