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• Re: please, please, advice....
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 20:30:12 -0800
  ...Get a Bentley manual, a few tools, (some of the less common ones can be rented when the time comes to lower total cost...
• Pulling and replacing pilot bearing in crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Wed, 30 May 2001 06:47:19 -0400
  ...get the new one in, for I have various bearing seating tools. Any ideas how to easily remove the old one? Adam Puzerewski 81...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 10:13:28 -0700
  I have to add one item: phone numbers of your favorite vanagon parts houses. Know how hard it is to get a fuel pressure...
• front disc brakes, a tool list requested
  Historical mailing list - mark
  Sat, 8 Nov 2003 17:14:18 -0800
  would someone please provide me with a list of all the tools I'll need to change the front disc brakes... I've done...
• Any easy, low-cost way to replace power window lift with manual?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:01:12 -0700
  ...Anyone done a manual winder retrofit? Details please... -- +----------------------------------------------+ | You need only two tools: WD-40 and duct tape.| | If it doesn't move and...
• Flywheel depth specs
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:36:33 -0800
  ...http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
• Re: Internal 115V power
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:30:50 -0800
  ...And unless you buy one of the very expensive pure > sine wave inverters you will find that many power tools or appliances do not...
• Problem with dealership service? Who to contact?
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 11:31:11 EST
  ...outfit called ENCO is the cheapest place to buy machine tools, measuring tools, that sort of stuff. 1-800-USE-ENCO. I don't...
• EMZ and the Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Kate Sheflo
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 19:34:06 -0800
  ...My knowledge and my tools are my limit as a mechanic, but knowing that fact makes me at least something better than useless. Bill...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:54:42 -0800
  ...As I said, I normally, don't skimp on tools. But, in this case, I don't anticipate using a transmission jack on a...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 19:33:59 -0600
  ---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I wouldn't worry about the quality of craftsman tools, it's one of the few > things...
• Re: How do we Post without HTML!
  Historical mailing list - David Jaffe
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:58:59 -0800
  ...turn-off HTML and send your emails in plain text: Outlook2000: Tools / Options /Mail Format tab (use the pull-down) Outlook97/98: I *think...
• Re: Rear engine support bar question....
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 02:41:44 EST
  ...By the way, there are deburring tools made for such a task, but, they are rather costly for one shot. If the holes are...
• Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:27:09 -0500
  ...No special tools needed, but a pair of those hose clamp pliers would have saved a lot of snapping around with regular pliers to...
• Re: Headlight switch for '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:27:03 -0600
  ...Love your required tools list for this repair: paring knife sharp pointed object -Jarrett On Jan 20, 2013, at 1:50 AM, Tom Stone...
• HELP. Hose leaking in Sharon, CT
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Conway
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 15:39:27 -0400
  ...Thanks, _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326...
• Re: Less expensive brand, was Re: Smaller Angle Grinder?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:13:52 -0400
  At 10:08 PM 3/26/2009, Jake de Villiers wrote: >Yup, if you're working with tools for a living and you buy...
• thanks y'all
  Historical mailing list - Gina Godat
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 16:54:24 EST
  ...I dont have the time or tools to bleed the system myself so my mechanic(my GOOD mechanic, towing's gonna kill me!) is...
• What does it take to replace a 90 GL's engine yourself?
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 20:34:22 -0800
  Assuming you are not experienced and may not have a full set of tools to begin with. I was reading this guy's post...
• Cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:18:17 -0500
  ...Brian '85 7 passenger GL '73 Beetle -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with...
• Re: Replacing inside mirror
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 21:26:54 -0700
  ...Are special tools required? Have someone about 6 foot tall who has never been in a vanagon get in through the sliding door, and...
• Re: Planning against on-road glitches
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 23:38:37 -0500
  ...all our buses, no matter what year, use only Metric tools. so if you go buy a 1/4-inch ratchet and selection of...
• re- what sapares to carry
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 20:06:49 EST
  ...You cannot carry enough spares/tools for just in case. What ever happens you will not have the part or the tool to repair...
• Re: Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 21:33:20 EDT
  My local mechanic has an electronic tourque wrench that actually vibrates when you reach the dialed in torque setting----expensive though. G. 1984 passenger...
• Re: Carat fluorescent fixture causes battery drain...
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 13:46:46 -0700
  ...Thanks for that, I didn't find it the first time. -- +----------------------------------------------+ | You need only two tools: WD-40 and duct tape.| | If it doesn...
• Re: A question that I couldn't find in the FAQ, or the archives...
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 21:00:59 -0700
  ...Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting
• Re: Norcold DC0040
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 13:49:33 -0700
  ...If I had a shop (live in a condo) and the tools and the skill I'd do the same, very nice. On 7...
• air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 10:12:41 -0800
  ...How many tools will I need to buy? Matt�
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:15:48 -0800
  ...http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
• Re: Looking for Fake tools site!!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:36:03 -0800
  http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=6 > > > > Hi all > > a few months ago there was a site...
• Re: Water Powered Cars
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 07:08:29 -0800
  ...http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
• BRAKE master cylinder Replace
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:25:42 -0700
  Slloth wrote: > A while back someone sent me a link with step by step instructions on > doing this and all the tools needed. I...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:24:55 -0800
  ...lot - over 50K a year and can say the best 2 tools to take on the > > road are a cell phone and a list...
• Re: free toolbox with vw purchase
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:11:48 -0700
  ...Husbands B-Day is coming up and think what a > better gift than tools. We already have: > > Pressure tester with the vanagon adaptor,screw...
• Re: The transitional engine...
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Wed, 22 May 1996 08:58:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...You take a styrofoam cooler outside, put your drill bits, and Craftsman tools in the bottom, go to your local oxygen supply house and...
• Re: tools for cutting off fused rusted exhaust bolts????
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 06:18:41 EST
  In a message dated 1/8/2001 11:53:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > tools for cutting off fused...
• Re: Ball Joints
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 08:26:26 -0600
  ...A lot of frustration or take it to a professional shop. (Tools to do the job will cost at least $200.00 and you...
• Re: Converting EFI to Carberator
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 09:42:56 +0000
  ...It can be taken to bits with simple tools and without specialist equipment. A carburetor is simple. It can be taken to bits with...
• Re: ETKA 7 -- available for download via BitTorrent (instructions within)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 20:48:54 -0800
  ...The Demonoid > > download. > > > > Sudhir, do I want the 32 bit or 64 bit Daemon Tools? > > > > Thanks, Jake > > > > On 1/9/07, Jake de Villiers...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 14:46:38 -0500
  ...list of basic maintenance >>> "MUST-HAVE" tools for the Westy? Although I do have a few tools, they >> are >>> a "hit and miss" collection...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 18:54:51 -0800
  ...Other tools that have saved my bacon in the past - CV joint special socket, big socket for the end of the axle, vise grips...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Sun, 5 Apr 2020 16:27:12 -0700
  ...So far I have two different people on the line who have the correct tools and are willing to help. Now it’s just...
• Re: fuel hose crimping tool
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:07:22 -0400
  ...I'm thinking really dull nail cutters, or maybe tile > > nippers?? > > > > thanks for any insights! > > KD Tools. NAPA can have it for you in...
• Re: Speaking of Painting...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:37:34 -0700
  ...You could buy a lot of decent body tools and beer for what they quoted you and still have plenty left over for the...
• 88 GL Oil Cooler Removal - Internal Wrench Size
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 12:28:04 -0600
  ...before tearing it apart - would love to have all the appropriate tools on hand and not have to stop in the middle of the...
• Buses by the Bridge- Arizona
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Tue, 7 Jan 2014 11:30:26 -0700
  ...have a driveway, a shop, a tow dolly and a few tools if you need any help. We are located halfway between I-17...
• Mechanics List?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 11:07:04 +0000
  ...Ryan _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326...
• Checklist 4 buying Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Kiel Kellow
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:40:03 -0500
  ...What specific tools/instruments do I need? Thank you Kiel
• Re: Brake and Clutch fluid change in 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 07:42:02 -0500
  ...Kimmons [SMTP:akimmons@PDQ.NET] wrote: > > I've used something called a One-man Brake Bleeder...Cal-Van Tools # 274. > It's just a...
• Re: Why remove the crankshaft pulley?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 22:12:06 EDT
  In a message dated 4/23/00 9:45:37 PM, jstepto@CHESCO.COM writes: << Are the special tools requiered to lock the crank...
• Re: FS 1986 GL $999 in Hedgesville, WV
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:37:22 -0500
  ...I live about 10 minutes away. -- Brian '85 Vanagon 7-passenger GL ________________________________ _______ /_________ _____ _______ ____==\ -- / / / | | | | \==\ ________ / / / | | | | \==\ -- /_________/ /_______| |______| |_____\==| __________ | _ _ ' - | -- |(_)o==o(_) | __________ _[|========[]_ ____ __ | -- |___[WVVW]___[_] // \\ / \\ |_| `---------`---/| () |\--------|() ||--'~={}=={ }=={ } _______\\_/_______\\__/_\\_/____\\__/_______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift...
• Re: Have you ever seen a bus like this one?
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Thu, 16 May 2002 12:31:59 -0400
  ...Vanagon 7-passenger GL __________________________________ __ /____ ______ ____== ___________\ ___ // | | | | \== \ \\ _____ // | | | | \== \ \\ //______| |______| |______\== \__________\|______ | - | | | | @ |______ _[ ____ __ _ [|][WVVW][|]_ |__] // \\ / \ |___|____________| `---/| () |\--------|| () |---/=)________)=o{}=={ }=={ } _________\__//_\__//____ \__//__\__//____________ __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop...
• Re: VW tools
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 16:07:05 +0000
  Hi Chuck, # 3090 connecting rod support # 3091 wrist pin extractor # 3092 cylinder sleeve puller # 3159 piston pin bore reamer Total: $350.00, all new...
• Ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 11:34:06 -0500
  ...Anyway, my questions: - Should I just do both sides? (all four ball joints?) - Proceedure? Tools? - Do I need to disconnect the brake lines and...
• Oil Seals
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 17:14:17 EDT
  ...I remove the transmission to get to the seal? What special tools do I need for this job? Can someone give me a brief...
• Transplant complication
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 23:32:38 -0400
  ...How hard is it to get the torque converter assembly back on correctly? Can I do this without special tools, etc. John Lauterbach Macon...
• 85 Vanagon Westy in auction
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hawkins
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 18:45:09 -0400
  ...Also there are a large amount of automotive tools. I do not plan to attend the auction. Regards, Chris Hawkins Lost Nation, NH 91...
• Transmission leaking from drive shafts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 6 Nov 2005 09:39:28 -0600
  ...shafts (good time to rebuild and reboot) and replace a seal under the outer flange? Any special tools needed or warnings required? Thanks, Jim
• camping accessories?
  Historical mailing list - PDL
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 12:48:29 -0700
  ...What (besides sleeping/cooking basics, tools, & extreme AAA coverage) do you bring along on camping trips that you find extra helpful for life in...
• Re: Tools for removing Vanagon side windows.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:33:52 EST
  In a message dated 1/21/07 2:47:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM writes: > > Hi, > > > Just follow this link to...