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• Re: wierd brake stuff :-(
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 23:30:04 -0800
  ...When I push the pedal down, bring it up, and push it down again, >the brakes grab real hard. My friends suggested that it...
• Re: Help the chimp avoid getting crushed
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 15:06:54 -0700
  ...to the proper angle (vertical) and running up the stick and grabbing all the bananas. However I am now a greybeard silverback who may...
• Re: Anyone run tri-electrode Bosch W7DTC
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:21:41 -0600
  ...work > looks like its getting close to sparkplug time I just grabbed some W7CO > when i first got the van I was wondering if...
• Re: 86 Vanagon GL in Ontario for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 15:13:51 -0400
  ...I pulled the valve body apart and couldn't find anything wrong, it doesn't even try to grab 2nd. This happened after the...
• Rebuilding manual steering rack?
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 21:59:42 -0700
  ...I can grab the tie rod and move it up and down right at the point where it disappears into the steering rack body...
• Re: interior rearview mirror bracket removal
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:09:50 -0700
  ...6:28 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: > Cam lock. Grab the bracket and pivot it 1/8 turn CCW. Off it comes...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:22:49 -0700
  ...I'll grab a new cylinder locally > today, > > and I've ordered the rest from Autohausaz, as they have ATE cylinders, > and a > > good...
• Giving your van a stiffy
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:39:50 -0700
  ...Now when I grab the knob - it's right where > it should be and shifting is easy!!! > > Given the age of our vehicles - if...
• 85 Windshield Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 08 Sep 1996 18:11:26 GMT
  ...I grabbed my Bentley and went out to the Van today planning on pulling the critter to get him to obtain the proper stuff...
• Re: Primary Battery Removal: How to?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 19:14:12 +0000
  ...The battery just barely sits inside the comparment. > There is no handle on the battery, and nothing to grab on top but the posts...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 22:31:44 -0600
  ...way or > another. (1) Hella Vision Plus H4 halogen headlights (2) grab handle on driver's side (3) Cibie Oscar Plus fog lights (on...
• Re: 2.1 idle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Brooks
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:09:03 EDT
  ...foremost, I would look for some sort of intake vacuum leak. Grab an old w!ndex bottle, and fill it with some soapy water...
• Re: wrong AT fluid - how bad how fast?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:11:18 -0500
  ...The type F has more grabber's in it. The Dextron is the enemy.
• Re: "Regular" ATF?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 19 May 2011 12:01:34 -0500
  ...can > someone just point me to a brand name/type to grab? > > Many thanks. > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana...
• Re: Buses by the Beach group... clairvoyant?????
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:19:40 -0700
  ...That is a decent price - however I'm not exactly in the position to > grab it up right now. Fortunately, I have some friends...
• Re: Vanagon fire detectors
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 12:24:48 -0500
  ...that will alert us, to smoke >>and flames, and then we grab the extinguisher, call for help, or do >>whatever we can to control...
• wheel rattle
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:15:47 +0000
  ...I can grab the top of my rear wheel and yank the van side to side and get play and a small knocking noise...
• Re: Fuel Gauge quit and annoying squeak
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:20:14 -0800
  ...Antony, what about a lick of tape [elec,duct] where the spring clamp grabs the column? maybe rework the clamp for more tension? ... --- On...
• Re: Deal on solar panels
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:53:01 -0600
  ...Deal on solar panels You must have grabbed the last one. Sold out. Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle On Sun...
• Plug for 12V Impact Wrench
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:01:27 -0400
  ...It spins awhile to get the torque up then "grabs" to break the bolts. It had the lug nuts off in no time. Much...
• Cheap GPS at Canadian Tire
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 4 Mar 2009 21:18:52 -0500
  ...They are going fast so look around and grab one while you can. Small screen, light weight and runs on 12v so you can...
• GIFs
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 1 Jul 1994 12:15:55 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I've grabbed the ambul.gif file. Whoever posted this made a slight error: " There' a nice GIF of a split-screen ambulance (with...
• Re: preventing theft
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 22:16:51 -0400 (EDT)
  ...does the key work anymore...:) (of course, they'd prolly juust grab my Blau's laying in hte floor and run..:( ....david (who's...
• Re: 2WD diff lock add on
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 18:47:20 -0700
  ...Did not work well first time, lots of 'clunking' and > grabbing of the rear wheels, and a tendency to feel a bit unsafe on...
• Re: battery removal/strap
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 08:27:49 -0700
  ...The battery removal tools (strap with battery post grabber on both ends) is available at most FLAPS. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Carol Sussman <Sussmn...
• Re: Sliding door opens by itself
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 21:21:53 -0500
  ...quit fit the opening anymore, therefore the locking mechanism doesn't grab and hold like it should. Looking for a fix as well. John...
• Re Vanagoners parts cache (also looking for...)
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 11 May 2001 18:25:52 -0700
  ...Cruz CA (not far from me)--who's sending a couple grab handles & coat hooks. Little things mean a lot. BTW, I could use...
• Re: Runs great, then dies(80 Air cooled Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Burchill
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 13:16:51 -0500
  ...I cranked the engine a number of times until it fired, ran around dove under the car and grabbed the fuel pump, which was...
• Re: Hacksaw to remove upper nut for front shock?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 22:50:41 +0200
  ...I > tried grabbing the shaft above the nut with a vise grip to hold it in > place, but I ended up just twisting off...
• Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 15:27:25 -0800
  ...Smoke appears behind, pull ove, shut down, grab the Halon filled extinguisher and head for the back. Now how to I apply the Halon...
• failing brown plastic parts in early vanagons was: Re: pick n pull
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 13:55:57 EDT
  ...good luck finding a good brown mirror!!! or brown grabhandles..or brown window crank knobs... they all turn to chalky crumbly dust.. chris ************** Planning...
• Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Sat, 12 Jan 2019 17:47:03 +0000
  So I think I see the argument here... While technically the tire may fit the bill, reinforced sidewall like C or D rated are...
• Re: Splitting the ventilation housing
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 20:40:09 +0000
  ...usually break the plastic welds with a pair of vise grips (grab and rock > back and forth until they snap off), then go around...
• Re: 84 Vanagon head lights stuck on hi beam
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stewart
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 08:19:56 -0700
  ...The TS stalk grabs a hook to actuate the headlight beam switch. -- Mike Stewart On Thursday, April 7, 2016, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@outlook.com...
• Re: Embarassing moment: '79 westy on fire
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 23:59:48 -0400
  ...jump start, you know what I am talking about. > >The guy grabed the other end and hit the other end of the battery. It...
• RE: Speedo Light Replacement?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 04 Oct 1995 18:52:46 +0600
  ...The light should be obvious. >Grab handfulls of those tiny bulbs when at the wreckers ;) > >alistair > i replaced my LCD clock bulb, what you...
• Re: variable-speed wiper relay mod
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 09:59:22 -0700
  ...old '81 it was simple to retrofit the stock intermittent system: - Grab a VW intermittent relay from the junkyard. - Remove the white locking pin...
• Re: armrests and seat upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 00:25:30 +1200
  ...just those nasty flexible black plastic vertical grabhandles VW loved so much... I may fit Nissan or other Japanese armrests with window/lock switches...
• Re: Thinner head bolt washers?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 5 Oct 2003 18:48:37 -0600
  ...of the block, and there > appear to have been seven threads grabbing each bolt, if I toss out the > spacer that will leave five...
• Re: battery removal3-1026)
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 18:35:08 -0700
  ...don spence wrote: > Most jobbers will have a "battery lift strap", a cute little strap with > rings on each end which securely grab the...
• Getting air out of the coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:39:06 -0700
  ...with a screwdriver or a socket wrench so do you just grab it with a pair of pliers or is there an easier way...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 14:42:17 -0700
  ...The other VWs also suffer from ugly ones but I find some are still nice enough to grab for spares. It looks like VW...
• Re: Window Crank loose and hanging?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:59:35 -0700
  ...of the power window/mirror thread. It's really quite simple. Grab the outer edge of the window crank -- the one away from the...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 27 May 2021 16:45:07 +0000
  ...Drivers Side Grab Handle >> I just did exactly that!!  Rather I had it done. >> First thing is getting one.  Be very sure you get...
• Re: The Clock is always troublesome-now GW's foil replacement kit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:12:26 -0800
  ...Re: [VANAGON] The Clock is always troublesome-now GW's foil replacement kit An hour and a half from opening the slider to grab...
• Re: clunk goes the wheel
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:07:25 -0700
  ...freeway to look at tire. >> Pressure around 45, tire looks normal grab and shake-no give. >> The belts look OK. >> Drive the backroad the...
• Re: Nice looking Bentley Wiring Diagrams
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:41:51 -0800
  ...I grab any repair manual I find at > goodwill,yard sales,flea markets,etc... I really think that I may have > around 80 books...
• Re: needing Rear Fiberglass bumper mounts
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:13:39 -0400
  ...If you're lucky enough to find a late-80s jetta, grab the rear seat belts as well, they'd be a good upgrade...
• Fwd: Poptop Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Reeves
  Sun, 28 Sep 1997 13:34:05 -0400
  ...This gives me time to grab the canvas and roll and pull it in under the roof as it closes. And the roof never...
• Bleeding Stemmed - I think.
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 18:10:27 -0400
  ...nicely without those belts! So I had a look and reaching in from the top, I was able to grab and kind of wiggle...
• Re: rear heater hose replacement; Canadian spec 83.5 full westy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:16:08 -0700
  ...Went feeling around for > the on off valve, grabbed a hose and got a shot of antifreeze on my > habd. Obviously a bad hose...
• Re: Emergency break adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 21:51:21 -0400
  ...ebrake cables When removing and installing them, I use pliers to grab the collar on cable housing where it inserts into brake backing plate...
• Re: Decent grab loop?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:21:36 -0700
  ...to such assists. > Rather, I use this and other straps or grabs more for balance. My > wife, who only weighs about 100 lbs, does...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 13:26:48 -0500
  ...How about roughing the socket up on a grinder and then grabbing it with large vise grips? Or grind two flat sides on it...
• Re: Two silver Westies at Cape May Point NJ today!
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 2 Sep 2013 12:46:55 -0400
  ...They leave the campground at sunrise and grab the best spot at the lighthouse. I don't think he is on the list. The...
• more interesting custom interior mods
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 08:00:43 -0400
  ...The hot water created a draft from the floor out the top, the plastic got wet, and the entire thing grabbed me like a...
• Re: Anyone here with a Nissan Maxima Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:17:04 -0800
  ...the swap, which I probably will, this car is up for grabs in San Francisco for $600. Pmail for details. Re: the car, not...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 19:06:08 -0700
  ...Or you have a better filter-grabber than I do. I usually dislocate a wrist wrenching the filter out on mine. -- Jack "Rocket j...
• Re: New CJVs: How stiff is TOO stiff?
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 25 Oct 94 14:39:00 CDT
  ...So I bolt >the inner CV into place, grab the other end of the axle, AND HANG MY ENTIRE >BODY WEIGHT FROM THE AXLE...
• RE: Embarassing moment: '79 westy on fire
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 18:14:06 -0700
  ...The guy grabed the other end and hit the other end of the battery. It's like a thunder in front of you, a...