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Re: removing the sink drain
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Sat, 22 Apr 2000 12:13:10 -0700
...So I carefully had to cut a notch with a hacksaw blade in the plastic underneath the sink to release the tension, so I...
Easiest Window Crank Spacer---
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sat, 11 May 2002 22:39:36 -0500
...1/16th inch piece of the plastic line with a razor blade, and dropped it into the back side of the crank, around the...
Re: vanagon conversion to mazda rotary engine
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:59:45 +1300
...the best are Suzuki twostrokes, and will eat meter-high grass with blunt blades. I have no idea about twostroke diesels... but these are...
Re: spacers and sproings
Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:25:07 -0700
...Goes well with the "doughnuts." All you need is a jigsaw and a very thin fine toothed blade. Use the "doughnut" as a pattern...
Re: Windshield and gasket preferences?
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Sat, 20 Jul 2002 07:24:23 -0600
...After one trip, I was out there with a razor blade and windex. I would recommend getting the windshield without the strip and adding...
Re: Greetings Again & Overheat Help
Historical mailing list
Sun, 21 Jul 1996 18:59:07 -0300 (ADT)
...maybe a dying water pump, yes no noise, but maybe blades on the impellor are all corroded away. The rear heater should blast out...
Re: Fix for Mass Airflow Meter '91GL
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 30 Dec 1996 22:21:55 -0800
...I can't get to the >archives tonight. > >My plan is to lengthen the wiper blade by about 1/16" to get to new...
Re: preparing trip to NS
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:13:36 -0700
...off the beaten path. "Marine Goop" and JB Weld Spare wiper blade Assortment of hose clamps Assortment of metric nuts, washers, and bolts Adhesive...
Re: window chrome
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Fri, 5 Apr 2002 23:49:00 -0500
...I used a lot of dish soap, and a wide blade screwdriver to do mine. All six windows took me about four hours. I...
Re: turned 200,000 on the odometer!
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:21:48 -0700
...Thoughts? a.) change the oil during the light of the next full moon? b.) new set of wiper blades that don't "moo" across...
Re: who sells good german chrome new bumpers???
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:41:23 -0600
...I paid OEVeedub- shipping can be an issue tho as the blade weighs 76# +- & I think it was $40-50 to get it from...
Re: Funny question re GoWesty/Concept 1 16 inch alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 23 Sep 2024 10:02:15 -0400
...I was able to remove them carefully also with a thin blade or two thin blades on either side and careful prying. However, I...
Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:07:17 -0700
...my carbide saw blades are wearing out and they are all dull, I'd love another fancy set of chisels (I love good chisels...
Re: More Clutch - Pilot Bearing Nightmare
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:21:46 -0700
...You may have > to > take a hacksaw blade and section the old bearing shell, then a needle > nosed > pliers and twist out the pieces...
Re: How easy is it to put a poptop into a standard vanagon?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:50:43 EDT
...the only tools you need to put a westy poptop on your hardtop van is a drill and a jigsaw w/ metal blade. the...
Re: turned 200,000 on the odometer!
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:54:43 -0700
...Thoughts? >> a.) change the oil during the light of the next full moon? >> b.) new set of wiper blades that don't "moo" across...
Re: 89' Wolfsy - Vanagon Syndrome
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 14 Jul 2003 07:55:43 -0700
...I think, if I go with the cooling fan, > I will install the external fan first and cirulate air over the cooling blades. This...
Re: Circuit tester, was Re: D15 connector revealed
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Mon, 7 Nov 2011 17:01:51 -0500
...Littlefuse brand blade fuses have exposed contacts at the exposed head of the fuse that you can get at with needle probes. Or if...
Stickers on van, was: phishy van
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 05:49:35 -0500
...Most of them met the razor blade & WD-40. G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications Counselors www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA...
Re: VW drivetrains in early '80's Dodge cars
Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
Thu, 14 Sep 2000 00:50:49 -0400
...and I have never found anything of any use or worth in a 80's chrysler...well maybe the wiper blades....nah not even
Re: alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter vanagon engine???
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 7 Sep 2005 20:02:25 -0500
...fuel I'm seeing loads of folks walking, > riding bikes, roller blades, scooters and my neighbor is talking about > buying a Vespa for short...
Re: Improve comfort of Buddy Heater
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:54:26 -0500
...Is that because the fan > speed is so low that they can't injure, or because the fan blades are of a > soft material...
Re: A sturdy little fuse box?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:11:40 -0700
...The new fusebox > needn't use them stock Vanagon pointy fuses, blade types would be fine. > > Many thanks for any help. > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel...
Re: valve adjustment + what else
Historical mailing list - johnny89
Fri, 5 Jan 1996 20:04:39 -0300
...Also, as it's your first valve job, make sure to check each gap when you adjust it with the .07 blade to make...
Re: broken spark plug removal?
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 00:40:31 -0400
...saw a slot from the inside (use a slimmed down hacksaw blade) to loosen it, prior to using an an easyout. (since it was...
Re: back heating fan??
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 27 Nov 1999 00:31:29 -0700
...You can test this by removing the switch (easy - use a knife blade and pry it and its entire housing off) and jumping the...
Re: Seppuku?
Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 00:33:47 EDT
...Ouch! >> Not to mention drawing it across one's stomach, and then twisting the blade, and slicing upwards in to the rib cage (Which...
Re: REMOVING plastic SIDE PANAL ON WOLFSBURG/carat
Historical mailing list
Sat, 19 Oct 2002 15:27:56 EDT
...I use a wide blade putty knife for leverage under the panel. Check for screw heads before you force anything, never know what the...
Re: who sells good german chrome new bumpers???
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:21:19 -0600
...I > paid OEVeedub- shipping can be an issue tho as the blade weighs 76# > +- & I think it was $40-50 to get it from...
Re: Oil Drain Plug Bolt Rounded Off.
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Wed, 2 Jun 1999 23:05:47 -0700
...Get hold of a monster screw driver, or improvise something really big that will work for one (I have used a flat bladed tire...
RE: Volkswagen 'quality'
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 09 Nov 95 12:51:27 CST
...Consumer Reports has powerful us old farts can attest to that! :) fan blades don't fly off and hit you in the shoulder nowadays...
Re: Aux battery kit from Bus Depot (fwd)
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 20:56:21 -0500
...It's a basic relay with a built-in blade fuse for protection, and includes wiring and instructions. It connects both batteries in parallel...
Re: sliding window latches
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Tue, 6 Jul 2004 20:06:31 -0400
...You can also reach that recessed screw by using a flat blade screwdriver > bit. (the one that fits into an electrical drill.) The bit...
Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:07:53 -0700
...12V 24V 6 Way Auto Blade Fuse > Holder Box Block With Waterproof For Car Marine | eBay > <https://www.ebay.com/itm/333915511236> > > 12V 24V...
Re: Rough Cost of Engine Rebuild??
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:22:54 -0800
...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: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
Historical mailing list - TC
Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:04:23 -0800
...alternator straight to the main batt Nope the PO busted the blade in the regulator on Bosh alternator so stranded... So do i get...
Adding Fridge Fans
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 23 Jun 2000 17:19:23 -0700
...Because the mounts of these Fridgemate fans hold the blades out further from the back of the fridge, I was concerned about clearance between...
Re: Battery Woahs Part II
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
Sat, 4 Jul 2015 12:38:19 -0700
...Right down to the male spade connector on the blade fuse socket. > > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy...
Re: Car's People Love Most
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 25 Jun 2002 09:42:48 -0600
This one had a 240hp VW aircooled ($2800.00) driving a 14" carbon bladed prop, mounted in the back seat and when a toggle...
Re: cats and stan's wiper arms
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 6 Dec 2002 13:52:10 -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: Sink P-Traps: great deal!
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 14:59:50 -0800
...Yes I admit the hacksaw blade idea wasn't so elegant. But you have to give me some credit for not using my chainsaw...
Modified Seat Report
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:19:53 -0700
...the metal frame, then with a die grinder and a cutoff blade, the back was cut just below the lower cross piece.  The...
Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:13:21 -0800
...I ususually get the run of the mill blades at Wal*Mart. > > It sounds like your left wiper arm may need tweeking. > > Mike > Houlton...
Re: Loss of head lights, wipers and rear heater blower
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 26 Dec 2013 12:18:45 -0500
...For the > quick solution you need both a phillips and a flat blade screwdriver. > 2 phillips screws to remove the lower cover from the...
Re: removing side window & saving seals
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Mon, 18 Oct 2004 06:10:55 +0000
...Wooden oversized flat >>>>screwdrivers. >>>>Al Brase >>>>69 doublecab, vanagons >>>> >>>>VWNut Hawk wrote: >>>> >>>>>I was able to get them out. >>>>>I took a flat blade...
Vanagon ignition
Historical mailing list - Steve
Mon, 12 Sep 2016 23:12:49 +0000
...You can then use a flat blade screwdriver to turn the locking mechanism in the housing. I'd really suggest removing a door handle...
Re: [vanagon] Re: Front heater motor blues
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Thu, 31 Dec 1998 13:44:45 -0500
...My front heater blower was making a very small sound on the low speed setting, as if the blades were slighly touching the fan...
Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:29:39 -0700
...But if you want to shave with his > blade, unhook the bloody thing and see what happens. Yeah, I definitely feel like I've...
Re: Idle stabilizer control
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 9 Jul 2016 16:22:23 -0500
...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: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:45:07 -0800
...http://www.powerwerx.com/fuses-circuit-protection/crimpable-inline-atc-ato-blade-fuse-holder.html#desc . On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 3:52...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:04:47 -0800
...That said, I haven't looked into how to > interface modern circuit boards with old style relay blades, so I don't > know how...
Re: Central Locking -- questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 5 May 2011 11:07:08 -0700
...you just undo the various handles with a phillips screwdriver and unclip the panel carefully, like with a wide blade screwdriver sort of. Just...
Re: How do you remove (pull off) the head rest from a the front seats of a 87 GL?
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Fri, 18 Aug 2000 12:22:13 EDT
...removing the pins before you yanked???? If you use a small bladed screwdriver to push the hairpins out, it's pretty easy. Karl Wolz...
Re: refrigerator fan replacement
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:54:49 -0700
...Alistair On 22-Jul-04, at 9:47 AM, Jim Felder wrote: > Gowesty has replacement fans with better, quieter blades. I found one > on...
Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:10:26 -0400
...But if you want to shave with his blade, unhook the bloody thing and see what happens. As to the black magic bit -- active...
Final Westy trip of the year repeatedly foiled
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 27 Dec 2015 01:58:47 +0000
...neighborhood and I realized the existing wiper blades sucked, so I turned back to install some blades I had stashed in the garage. Once...
Re: Wipers STILL don't work!! Arrgh!!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 7 Apr 2011 13:49:52 -0700
...The connection is a blade type, and the new female side > of the connection was one half the width of the old female connector...
Re: Middle Swivel seat install
Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:01:03 -0700
...All you need to install them is a short flat blade screwdriver. Use the screwdriver to remove the cap screws, then lifted off the...
Another Heating system Q.
Historical mailing list - sstones
Wed, 21 Sep 1994 19:32:21 -0400 (EDT)
...backwards, or would that screw it up, or are the fins/blades curved in such a manner as to make that useless? I've...
How original is this type II ?
Historical mailing list - Edward van der Jagt
Mon, 20 Feb 1995 11:05:56 +0100 (MET)
...The bumpers were blades, no overriders, and colored white. The bus itself was two colors, a white/cyan(?) combination which looked original. I didn...