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• Bostig Turbo update
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 19:51:48 -0800
  ...After he punched it in 2nd, he was hooked and I could see him wondering what to sell to get one for his van...
• Re: I'm fixing a hole [in the fresh water tank]
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:37:37 -0700
  ...There are no > side holes in the blue down-hose that I can see with my flashlight. > >> Besides, where the vent/breather hose punches...
• Just joined
  Historical mailing list
  23 Aug 94 15:57
  ...As a result it smashed the piston, cylinder and punched a hole in the crankcase. So I can't even do an exchange job...
• Re: Trickle charger on hard to access House Battery
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 00:55:25 +0000
  ...hard to get to.  I also used a Greenlee sheet metal punch to provide a hole just behind parking brake lever to add a...
• Re: Speaking of AC and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:35:58 -0700
  ...Being a 'direct approach' kinda guy, I tried taking a punch and a hammer and "tightening up" the pivot posts on my drivers side...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 01:13:05 -0500
  ...I picked up a set of chisels & > punches sometime back, this afternoon I needed a chisel & tried > those. After 3 different ones I tossed...
• Re: Why solid lifters: Performance...Why hydraulic lifters - Per...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 May 2003 20:13:43 -0400
  ...quad coils, etc., you can be at 5,000 RPM and punch the pedal and rev to 8,000 RPM limit and blow past...
• Re: Looking for a padded horn button for a later model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:17:44 -0500
  ...Just be careful not to punch your horn button in anger. It may lead to the button getting revenge on you later :-) Ken Wilford...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Aug 2009 to 12 Aug 2009 - Special issue (#2009-653)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:55:02 -0700
  ...I had a setup like this on my Syncro except I used a Yakima bar at the top of the hatch instead of punching...
• TGIF: VW Dreams Come Through (song parody)
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Sarantites
  Fri, 11 Apr 1997 01:25:39 -0500
  ...s nothing wrong with going into the sun You want to punch through the night You want to see the sun rise You want...
• VANAGON WASSERBOXER HIGH PERFORMANCE TORQUE CAM NEW WOW
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 10 May 2004 20:56:55 -0500
  ...already own Ratio rockers and are looking for a little more punch! Mild enough for daily driving,Wild enough to extend the power band...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:40:46 -0700
  ...the starting battery and the best I can decipher from the punched out date tag is it’s May 2004 > > I can’t believe...
• 133 mph WB?? BUNK!
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 03:37:31 -0500
  ...My friend got his highly modified Corrado VR6, punched out from the stock 2.8l to 3.0, new cams, chip, and schrick intake...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Test Ratings Not So Good -- Re: Near Death Experience in th...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 15:27:56 EDT
  ...My Vanagon was punched in around the right headlight . No frame or suspension damage-I drove away-the Grand Am was totaled. I have...
• FW: SA Rear windows- hey, they open!
  Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
  Thu, 6 Feb 1997 11:14:36 -0700
  ...SA Quad light grille UPDATE > >Hi, All - > >I'm currently sifting thru the feedback, looks positive. > >here's another website you can punch up...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:36:21 -0800
  ...I chose to replace the stud too. >> >> The only trouble with the chisel, is possibly punching in the metal so >> it ends up being...
• Preliminary Tools List
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 10:19:00 -0600 (CST)
  ...CRESENT WRENCHES 6,12,18" CHISELS/PUNCHES Center punch, flat-end punch, small chisel, large chisel. HAMMERS Both small and large in hard and...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 14 Nov 2003 to 15 Nov 2003 - Special issue (#2003-1094)
  Historical mailing list - brian M.
  Sat, 15 Nov 2003 16:44:19 -0800
  ...I was looking for the punchline when it suddenly ended. But I'm glad they did not get hurt. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: To...
• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 10:29:51 -0800
  ...It's worse if I punch the throttle rather than ease into it. Once I get up off idle it runs fine. Problem is...
• Re: Fuel Filter "Update" Results
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:39:17 -0400
  ...Also, any diode array should probably have a single diode in reverse across the whole array, to eliminate the diodes being punched through by...
• Re: Alternate to blocking diode
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Nov 1996 06:50:21 PST
  ...was pleased as punch. i plug in >the van, >the battery warms and charges. > >then i thought "i wonder how much leakage the charger...
• Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:06:47 -0700
  ...I use a finishing nail or some such to punch a hole. The > > hole should let the water level return to the same on...
• Q: Porsche 914 engine compatibility with Vanagon - YES!!
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 01:06:09 -0400
  ...Still the punch and still 25 MPG, but was able to run lower octane. Ch carl_hansen@ieee.org '96 GLX Passat Wagon - they...
• Re: More early list memories...
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:10:10 -0600
  I bought my first Vanagon in the spring of 97 and being a computer newbie at the time, simply punched in www.vanagon.com...
• Re: windshield wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:30:57 -0800
  ...The > GoWesty procedure says to file the stud off flat, punch the center, then > drill it, then tap it. Interestingly, I mentioned such a...
• Re: Shift linkage question 83 diesel
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 2 Oct 2014 09:52:47 -0600
  ...it back in, followed it with a few taps of a punch to recess it, >> and then lightly peened the hole in the cast...
• Re: Ignition Switch Replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 13:34:24 -0500
  ...Use a pin punch to push the small pin on the inside of the housing in, and pull the locking cylinder out. I used...
• Re: Stsbilizer Link Broke
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 13:01:24 -0600
  ...If it broke right at the top of the threads, I'd >> think >> you could just use a punch to push it out the...
• Re: How do you re-key steering lock cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:59:02 -0800
  ...3) Drive pin out with suitable drift punch. A good used small drill bit of appropriate size may be substituted. Use the side dull...
• Re: New Michelin EV Tires
  Historical mailing list - Wade Punch
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 23:16:26 +0000
  ...available! The NTB part # is 1701614. (NTB, National Tire & Battery was formerly NTW, National Tire Warehouse) Happy Eurovaning! Wade Punch / 615-333-2300-home
• Re: rear axle nut removal (x-post)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 22:33:33 EST
  ...Since that tool is not available to me any longer, I punch an index mark on the hub before I loosen the nut and...
• Re: RnR Sliding Door Panel
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Sat, 7 Oct 2017 11:43:49 +0000
  ...Align the rubbing to the new skin and transfer > the centres of the holes with a punch, etc etc . > > Alistair > > > > On Oct 6, 2017...
• Re: Fuel pump noise? Fuel filters.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:47:49 -0400
  ...pump body, and another 4-mm cover plate with a plain punched outlet nozzle. The rotor and rollers turn inside these. The multiple drive...
• Re: Can Terry K be with us? / Why Not.
  Historical mailing list - Frederich Mertz
  Sun, 22 May 2005 08:40:31 -0400
  ...great raconteur, he is not full of bullshit - that > alone > should punch his ticket for a return trip from the Village of the Banned...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:32:25 -0700
  ...You 'could' get them pressure tested if you're worried, You can also peen the cracks shut with a hammer and punch. Fwiw - ..judging...
• Re: Questions about selector shaft seal replacemnet in a DU transmission
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:38:14 -0700
  ...Installation is also easy, you can use an appropriately sized deep socket to punch it in with a hammer. The only tricky spot is...
• Re: 133 mph WB?? BUNK!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 10:20:09 PST
  ...My friend got his highly modified Corrado VR6, punched out from the stock 2.8l to 3.0, new cams, chip, and schrick intake...
• Re: 133 mph WB?? BUNK!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 17:15:25 PST
  ...My friend got his highly modified > Corrado VR6, punched out from the stock 2.8l to 3.0, new cams, chip, > and schrick intake...
• Re: New Engine - No Power
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 08:13:38 -0400
  ...The couple of times I > have gotten it out on the highway, it performed OK, but didn't seem to have > any more punch...
• Fw: [VANAGON] westfalia decals
  Historical mailing list - JD Foster
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 19:47:13 -0700
  ...You need a small hole > punch to mimic the original stamp I have done it it just takes some time. > 10$ for the Unleaded...
• Re: What Determines Steering Knuckle Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 22:45:06 -0400
  ...If the bearings are sloppy the spindle could be knurled or just a few small punch marks can tighten it up. A Loctite bearing...
• Re: [Re: 91 Vanagon GL Top Speed?]
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:25:13 -0700
  When you see one of those radar signs telling you exactly how fast you're going, how many of you punch it to see...
• Re: List Wisdom - DIY rear bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 16 Apr 2017 06:52:14 -0700
  ...It looks like a long reach, > though if I'm replacing the seal, I could just punch it out from the > outside of the...
• RE: mpg enhancements
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 19:04:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...jet fighters use > to have these "probes" on their nose to punch through the air... > > size and configuration of the pole and small cone...
• Re: hot solenoid not kicking
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 12:53:13 -0700 (PDT)
  ...please help yourself to cookies and hawiian punch in the lobby.> > >--Ken > 68 Westy, 71 Bus
• Re: dipstick tube on 2.1 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:58:20 -0400
  ...The push-to-fit install, took a few firm taps with a long (12-inch) pin punch and a small hammer, to fully seat...
• Re: Unbeliever-more Friday
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:47:50 -0500
  ...and ending with >>>> the same >>>> punch line. >>>> >>>> or maybe....................... 'an ugly vanagon owner walks into >>>> a shop >>>> with his or her two kids' ............etc...
• Re: Broken alternator bracket studs
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 18:38:10 -0700
  ...Take a nail punch and lightly tap an indent in the broken part of the stud. Drill in thier with a small drill bit...
• Re: removing NA/dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:16:11 -0700
  ...With the enigne filled and run to fill >>> the oil filter I punched the new dipstick to give me an index mark. I >>> used...
• Re: Syncro's: + & -
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 03 May 94 17:40:07 EDT
  ...It is made by the famous maker of the Pinzgauer family of African expedition vehicles, Styer-Daimler-Punch in the same factory that makes...
• Re: VW EMISSIONS CONSPIRACY
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 15:01:34 -0700
  ...I reccommend 5 BTDC, but I like the added lower end punch I > achieve by going to 8 degrees BTDC......although I think I...
• Re: a shocking question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:23:19 -0700
  ...a shocking question Volks, OK, My 89 Westy got new shoes (Michelin MXTs) but it still dips and rolls like a punch drunk heavy...
• Re: Trip to North West
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 10:28:22 -0700
  ...I personally recommend the > hole-in-the-wall location at Depoe Bay (next to Devil's Punchbowl), though > they are all good. > > then down...
• Re: Front Brake Pad Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 22:35:20 -0500
  ...wrote: >No big deal John. >Remove the front wheel. >Use a punch or 16 penny nail to drive out the two retaining pins holding...
• Re: windshield wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:25:49 -0600
  ...The GoWesty procedure says to file the > stud off flat, punch the center, then drill it, then tap it. > Interestingly, I mentioned such a...
• Woofer Recommendations - Summary
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:45:25 -0800
  ...custom built solution ... "a pair of Rockford Punch 8" speakers mounted clam shell "Isobaric" style, in a sealed box. The box is made from...
• Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:37:34 -0500
  ...point, pin hammer then use a the same hammer with a punch on the reverse side of the chrome cap that will be use...
• Re: Hi Speed Vanagoning
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 12:45:15 -0300 (ADT)
  ...tractor passes you then dive in on a collision course to punch through the bow wave. Momentum carries you through the wave. Watch it...
• Re: Optima battery for $129? The right one?
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Fri, 26 May 2000 22:06:59 -0400
  ...look, and it was an Optima with none of the stickers punched > > out on it. I asked the owner of it what was wrong...
• Sheri not in California.
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:41:14 -0700
  ...Cleaning up CV joint for spare > > What I do: > Before disassembling the joint, take a center punch and put a mark on = > the three...