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• Re: window trim replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 16:17:14 -0700
  ...When it's in place, pull the string out carefully, and it pulls the lip over the steel lip of the van. Voila! > thanks...
• Re: Pulling air filter box from Dodge Caravan. Anything else worth pulling? (...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 May 2008 13:41:15 EDT
  ...should have made content in the subject line clearer. > > I'm pulling the air box to use with the Jetta 2.0 I installed...
• Re: no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:47:42 EDT
  ...I've lost my low beams and high beams except I get them all to come on when I pull back on the turn...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 19:03:58 -0700
  ...Q2 base is pulled up through R1 5K6. It is biased into conduction and its emitter pulls up the base of Q1, the big...
• Re: Syncro Clutch Cross Shaft problems
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 16:52:42 -0800
  ...Any suggestions on what to do shy of pulling the transmission? Why I don't want to pull the transmission: I have no idea...
• Re: Seized Engine?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 21 May 2006 17:07:28 -0400
  ...I did > manage to turn the water pump pulley and the > alternator pulley by hand by slacking the belt. > I cleaned all my contacts...
• Re: Oil Pump Questions - Bottom "gear post" creep?
  Historical mailing list - Fjazzbass
  Tue, 9 Aug 2016 22:20:41 -0400
  ...Agreed on the slide hammer...Ken had originally mentioned using the slide hammer with the pilot bearing puller, but unfortunately the puller my local...
• Re: Friday: Craigslist VW for Sale Ad.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 23:01:11 -0500
  Speaking of pulling a fast one ... I ended up buying a motorcycle trailer. Seemed easier than a roof top box. Larger capacity and easier...
• how diagnose no light and no lock after pulling diff lock knob
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 14:20:03 -0600
  ...i pulled my diff lock knob, while stationary and in neutral. then i put it in first and tried to pull out. drivers left...
• 84 westy engine replace advice wanted
  Historical mailing list - Buffy and Philip Simmons
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 06:14:16 -0800
  ...Is this pull and replace of a rebuilt engine something I can pull off in a few weekends, or should I simply pony up...
• Used 2.1L for sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 08:42:42 -0700
  ...130~140psi @ all four cylinders; 113k miles on engine when pulled. It is basically a long block, as I transferred everything to the new...
• Vanagon Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 09:29:50 -0500
  ...He was driving an '82 Deisel Westy and pulling that '84 GL. From where we were to where he was going was about 130...
• Re: Wiper/Washer Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:13:46 -0400
  ...And in all three positions, including center, if you pull up >> toward >> the steering wheel the washer pumps. And in the center position if...
• very minor glove compartment/dash light mod
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:10:50 -0800
  Every time I try and pull that little light from out of the dash above the glove compartment I short it out against the...
• Re: I need three black plastic heater control levers...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:41:12 -0500
  ...I haven't got any...but if things are as I suspect, you'll know next time to pull on the shaft, not the...
• low compression
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Apr 1997 20:55:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...So I pulled plugs and ran compression test on all four cylinders #3 & #4 had 120 pounds #2 had 80 and #1 had zero...
• Re: diesel fan belt question
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Disse
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:01:11 -0600 (CST)
  ...One belt drives the water pump from the crankshaft pulley and the other belt drives the alternator from the water pump pulley. Don't...
• Re: AC Service Prior to Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Thu, 12 May 2005 13:16:43 -0500
  ...TJ Hannink >Re-install the compressor, take it and have a vacuum pulled on the system >to remove the moisture and to see how...
• Towing a vanagon on a trailer
  Historical mailing list - B Monk
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:38:01 -0800
  ...Most cars I have towed I pulled them on with the motor up front. This is a dual axle trailer with ample payload and...
• Re: full width blue Zbed in Oakland PNP
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:16:52 -0800
  ...Mark Paul Guzyk wrote: > this was at the Oakland, CA pick N pull on Saturday. Needs a good shampoo but otherwise nice shape. > > Hopefully...
• Subframe
  Historical mailing list - Tom Neal
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017 06:20:01 -0700
  S subframe align pull in vanagon
• Re: dont try this at home
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 26 Nov 1999 13:09:57 -0800
  ...Usually, when it comes the pulley-shaft dance, the thing that works will turn out to be the correct puller. Or butchery. On the...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 15:36:52 -0700
  ...Now when you stop for the night you could > just adjust the idler pulley down until the belt was slack enough to push out...
• Re: Wiring damage- Pics
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 30 May 2009 17:24:08 -0700
  ...I usually pull the damaged end of that fan ground wire back outside to the area behind the upper grill. Then I put a...
• Re: Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 2 Dec 2013 17:31:56 -0500
  ...Looking for correct name or terminology f or a push-pull > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > nothing that I know of .. > but I can...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 17:09:14 -0400
  ...I’ve been able to pull the inside panel away from the door far enough to reach my boney fingers in far enough to...
• Re: Power steering belt problems...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 21:46:43 -0800
  Could your pulleys be reversed? I bought my vanagon with pulleys for the water pump on wrong. PO drove it from NJ to Ohio...
• Re: Crank seal backing out
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 31 Jul 2013 22:59:03 -0700
  ...the syncro pulley and seal are slightly different than 2WD 2.1 ... > like there's an extra lip on the synco pulley .. > wondering if...
• Re: High Beam Indicator
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 20:36:31 -0500
  ...Pull and wiggle gently and it should pull out of the socket. Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures ----- Original Message ----- Hi All: I am having a...
• Re: throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 19:44:34 -0500
  No major! Just push the new one through after you pull the old one out. You may have to shoot alignment on the new...
• Re: language
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:43:49 -0400
  ...pick n pull > found 1 westfalia at my local pick n pull. It was the same year as mine > '84. Let me know if...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:44:42 -0500
  ...My reason for putting a clamp on would be to avoid losing coolant when I pull the valve, not to delay replacing the valve...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 16:30:05 -0800
  ...Then I pulled the plastic > pull-tab thingie to release the mechanism and... snap. This pathetic piece > of inadequate German engineering snapped in two...
• Think The Vanagon Battery Can Be A Pain To Get To?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 16:08:48 +0000
  Try pulling the battery from a New Beetle! Just had to pull the (dead) battery out my daughter's New Beetle, every time I...
• Diff Lock Knob Removal?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 09:04:29 -0700
  ...How do I remove the diff lock knob? I figured it'd just pull or twist off, but that doesn't seem to be...
• Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 16:11:00 -0500
  ...Then I pulled the spark plugs, which is This may be a silly question, but on in inline engine what difference does it make...
• Re: Driving In Canada...or Salt Lake
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 16 May 2002 09:07:59 -0600
  ...were working...except the police, who had 5 people pulled over when they pulled me over. Bob Happy is he who bears a god...
• Re: Gear Selector must be pulled left to start...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:41:56 EST
  ...To start you need to > pull the gear selector to the left. Is this a pretty > easy common sort of problem? no, i have...
• I need an engine pulling workspace on Long Island
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 30 May 2006 21:24:50 -0400
  ...Anyone in NYC or Long Island have a garage or driveway they can rent me for 3 weeks or so while I pull the...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:21:28 +0000
  Hi Alistair.  Replying through Dennis due to I'm not getting your originals.  Weird.  Usually get them.  Is your alt pulley square to your...
• Re: Starter Engages When Revving Engine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:27:13 -0700
  ...Then you still need to replace the pulled wire with another short wire. First, tape over the end of the pulled wire so it...
• Re: replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:18:42 -0700
  ...It seems to need some sort of a puller and probably a special > >one. Then I discovered that Bentley has a section on pulling...
• Re: Heater Ventilation Slider Controls
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:47:15 -0700
  ...I >> pulling pretty hard. Do they ultimately slide off if I just pull harder? >> Trying to remove the face plate so I scan change...
• ? Can the rear wheels be aligned for an 88?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:57:18 -0400
  ...I hit a pothole recently and it threw off the steering which made it start pulling to the right. I had the front end...
• Coming soon! Vanagon 1.8t...
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:17:37 -0800
  ...So far I have the wiring about 60% pruned (I pulled the entire harness from the Jetta and will pull what I don't...
• Re: Watercooled Mexican Microbusses (long)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:25:55 -0800
  ...there >is NO timing mark pulley for a gas I4, KEP times thru a small peep hole >into the back of the flywheel. factory...
• Re: dent pulling
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 08:09:26 -0700
  ...dent pulling > > The friendly tree removal "expert" my wife hired accidently landed a big > branch on my Vanagon :-( The branch put a good sized...
• Re: High Speed Fan
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:52:56 -0700
  ...If you pulled fuse #1 and relay #5 then the low speed is half disabled and medium is completely disabled. Low speed can still...
• Re: Dead mouse benind Westy cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 06:23:04 -0700
  Sounds like a good excuse to service your fridge if you have not pulled it for a few years. One the fridge is out...
• Re: Power window problems
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:51:25 -0500
  ...If you do have power, you'll next need to pull the motor. Procedure is in the Bentley. With the motor pulled (but still...
• Re: Stuck in 4th - Final Answer + more questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:55:56 -0800
  Actually, it's much easier to leave the engine in and just pull the tranny. You'll need a little more working room underneath...
• Re: On 2.1L is TDC the U groove on pulley?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 09:59:50 -0400
  ...On 2.1L is TDC the U groove on pulley? I have run into some confusion in the Bentley manual as to which mark...
• Re: Complete list of parts needed from Jetta to do conversion
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 23:27:50 -0400
  Complete list of stuff I striped from the donor Golf when I pulled my 1.8L for my van, the Jetta should be similiar...
• AC shops in Northern VA?
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Fri, 13 May 2011 11:33:21 -0400
  ...The PO pulled the AC condenser for some reason during a radiator replacement and didn't put it back, leaving the system open, I...
• 1.9L Timing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 22:50:27 EDT
  ...When I added a salvaged A/C system several years ago I replaced the pulley. The pulley has two marks on it, the one...
• Ignition turned "off", engine stays on. Pull up handbrake engine goes off??
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:32:09 -0700
  ...Today, I pull over to check something and the engine wouldn't shut off. Huh? Get this. With engine running, key turned to "off...
• Re: Rear hatch screen install w/ passenger AC
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:24:37 -0400
  ...The screws will not hold well, and will pull out. Next step, larger screws, repeat. -- use a coarse threaded screw if your worried about...
• Re: LED Turn Signal & Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:27:03 -0500
  ...Do you have the specifics on what GM car you pulled those lights off of? Thanks, Rob NY On Feb 20, 2011, at 8...
• Re: How thick should clutch disk be?
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 13:32:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...once you've pulled the engine and can get to the thing, you might as well replace it if it's even close. Maximumize...
• Smoking Dash
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Wed, 22 May 2002 09:44:28 EDT
  ...Through the darkness I realized that smoke was coming out of my dash (above the headlight switch) I pulled over and turned the switch...