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  • Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:14:43 -0500
    ...The extension pipe was not pricey at all. DM&FS At 11:24 AM 6/12/2010, Ed wrote: >I purchased a 1 13...
  • '84 Sliding door handle
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Wed, 30 May 2001 06:49:41 -0400
    ...To modify the shorter, newer handle what do I do? One post read to cut off the extension and use JB weld to fill...
  • Re: A minimal tool kit?
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:42:10 -0400
    ...8mm, 10 mm, 12 mm 13 mm, 15 mm, 17 mm, 19 mm sockets and a ratchet with a 3" and 6" extension, plus...
  • Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:43:18 -0800
    ...one of Bus Depot's flat stamped wrenches, > with a long extension welded on and given a slight offset at the right point > to...
  • Re: "Favorite Vanagon Features"
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
    Fri, 13 May 2005 10:45:55 -0600
    ...location of the brake/clutch reservoir, washer bottle refill, oil tube extension, there must be other "Quirks" or design features that are unique to...
  • Re: How to remove starter?
    Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
    Thu, 16 Mar 2000 00:05:12 EST
    ...You could also use a socket with the 8mm allen sticking out if it and a 6" extension--I'm not sure how the...
  • Re: rear seat conversion???
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Thu, 29 Apr 2004 04:18:16 EDT
    ...you intend on transplanting the plastic side panels and bench mount extensions. You may want to consider putting on the matching middle bench from...
  • Re: Substitute for the RM182B
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:49:12 -0600
    ...Almost all these units come with extension cords and some sort of floor fastening hardware. I haven't seen any of them traveling with...
  • RE: generator article (another viewpoint on electricity :)
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 1 Nov 94 15:39:36 gmt
    ...small hot plate/warmer, a light set, a CD player, and extension cords ... >> all at the same time). >> >> We have tried alternative means to...
  • Re: Rear extension on a vanagon Riviera (almost a westy!)
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Fri, 17 Jun 2005 08:43:44 -0400
    Steve, thanks for the heads up, Yes your Hatch tent looks like just the ticket and $99 isn't a bad price. item#:900175...
  • Re: Electric sender, oil pressure gauge
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Sat, 8 Apr 2006 05:44:00 -0500
    ...pressure sender installation along >with info as to what length of extension tube you used? > >I've read numerous posts in the archives and...
  • Re: Tach project wiring tip
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:11:37 -0400
    ...The typical household extension cord was never designed for a continuous outdoor environment. Just drop the $25 for the correct material. > > Jim > > > >> On Sep...
  • Re: Rear Shocks, Syncro vs. 2wd
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:43:18 -0800
    ...alistair On 2011-12-11, at 2:26 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > For most situations the stock 2WD shock has more than enough extension...
  • Digijet Rough Cold Idle Solved
    Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
    Wed, 30 May 2001 12:14:23 -0500
    ...Using a 10mm socket on a 1/4" drive with a 6" extension (3/8" will not allow the socket to mate to the...
  • Re: diesel vs gas vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:39:42 -0800
    ...Repair-cost waivers, Economic Hardship Extensions and Limited Parts Exemptions DO NOT APPLY to vehicles being brought in from out of state." Michael Snow...
  • Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
    Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
    Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:44:14 +0200
    ...I listened with the extensionset from the socketkeys, and it comes from the rear exhaustvalvearea, righthandside. Either it is a valve that hangs (broken...
  • Raising the Poptop
    Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
    Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:03:23 -0400
    ...As forcefully and as quickly as you can, push up with your left hand to the maximum extension of your arm and immediately drive...
  • Brake Light Switch Replacement
    Historical mailing list - Jack R
    Mon, 10 May 2021 11:54:20 -0400
    ...a 24mm deep well socket on the rear switch, with an extension, and you don't have to remove the dash support bracket. Also...
  • Re: Trip last weekend
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 5 Jun 2014 20:23:03 -0700
    ...I have the oven extension that you can roast a chicken in. You'll find that you need to grease the grill well or...
  • svx carat for sale
    Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
    Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:59:02 -0700
    ...power locks/mirrors Porsche master cyclinder Porsche leather, power, heated seats up front a Eric Didier sliding door hinge extension 16" BBS wheels ( just...
  • Re: westy table height extension mod
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 2 Aug 2010 19:00:21 -0700
    Yes, but the mod makes it a bit more wobble free (very wobble free in my iteration, due to the close fitting tube) and...
  • Re: jackstands vs. ramps
    Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
    Thu, 9 Nov 2000 07:22:24 -0500
    ...We solved this by creating a "ramp extension" out of 1"x6" wood. It's just a ramp to started up the ramp. Gary...
  • Re: electric outlet
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Sat, 1 Jun 2002 13:55:50 -0400
    ...I use another extension cord to plug in at a campground. I had previously removed the A/C, so I had a hole where...
  • Re: Ground Fault in Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Jack
    Fri, 3 Jan 2003 10:04:30 -0800
    ...Is there any way you can rig up a GFI socket for 115V or run an extension to one? David Beierl indicated that Westys...
  • Re: Dash removal video - How to save streaming video
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 3 Feb 2007 16:30:21 -0600
    ...that Mozilla has a video streaming capture extension available for Firefox!! Go to Tools and look for "extensions". Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
  • Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 20 May 2016 07:04:17 -0700
    ...two in the central cylinders I can only reach with multiple extensions and deep sockets while the motor is in the van....So...When...
  • Craftsman tools (was: Spring clip pliers)
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Thu, 07 Mar 1996 11:30:00 -0800 (PST)
    ...The only one I've >ever broken is the 3/8" u-joint ratchet extension, and I expected it to >break. I also like...
  • Re: Bumper extentions
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Fri, 21 Mar 1997 07:47:38 -0800
    At 09:26 AM 3/21/97 -0600, Hotch wrote: >Hey Guys, > >I'm thinking about adding some sort of extension to my front...
  • Re: middle seat removal
    Historical mailing list - Don Lanteigne
    Tue, 3 Apr 2001 01:00:17 -0400
    ...middle seat removal I installed my weekender bed yesterday afternoon with very few problems except that I can't get full extension b/c...
  • Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
    Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
    Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:41:02 -0800
    ...Then, later, they needed some more fuses, so they added an extension to the fusebox. Nevermind that it kinda runs into the steering column...
  • Fog Light Kit Update
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:51:12 -0500
    ...My question is - what is everyones feeling about that hole as part of the price of having these very nice grille extensions with adjustable...
  • Need to repair/replace deteriorated instrument panel connector
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:41:47 -0500
    ...the long connector off and have individual wires go to the extensions soldered to the copper strips. Soldering to those copper strips looks iffy...
  • Re: AL Knol Decoder Software was Snakes in a Bus
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:00:51 +0000
    ...Al does use quite a few words to express the extension of the finger, two-from-right-or-left-on-either-hand .... take-your...
  • Re: a virus warning-had it fixed it!
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 22 Aug 2001 21:02:09 -0500
    ...One of these file extensions is .exe. Changing > this extension can prevent any > files ending with an .exe extension from running. Make sure > you...
  • Re: It's 22:26!
    Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
    Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:56:23 -0600
    ...I eventually used a deep well 22mm socket and with an extension and came up from beneath. I have read that if one has...
  • Vanagon roof racks
    Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
    Thu, 18 Sep 1997 09:23:33 -0700
    ...I'm a windsurfing type, and built an extension to hold 4 windsurfers and a canoe, and all the rigging necessary for a days...
  • Re: High altitude power loss
    Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
    Mon, 24 Jul 2000 08:14:42 -0400
    ...the engine might have been fixed by this snazzy wiring harness extension if I had used it before replacing the old AFM w/ a...
  • Re: No VAN CONTENT [file type question]
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:32:15 -0800
    ...sucker!!! > > It could be a virus -- but .pps is the standard extension for a Microsoft > PowerPoint slideshow file. > > >> There are viruses out there that...
  • Re: Tri-Star or 16" Fender flares was Re: " plastic wheel arch extensions"
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:39:50 -0500
    We'd need to get our hands on some tri-star flares in good condition, David Marshall has indicated these are NLA new... Chris...
  • Maiden voyage in the new-to-us '87 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 5 Sep 2006 17:21:27 -0700
    ...the van with a new skylight kit, spare belts, hatch lock extension and a folding stool from GoWesty. Everything worked fine and I was...
  • Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 6 Sep 2009 19:00:57 -0500
    ...Outside of this kit, which includes three 3" extensions, a 12" extension and a universal joint coupler, I carry the dial indicator, adaptor, metric...
  • Re: Who has the real skinny on R-12?
    Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
    Sat, 12 Jun 1999 21:58:11 -0700
    ...2) 2) With slight > tweaking of this molecule they (DuPont) was able to > attain patent extension spanning nearly 50 years. > 3) When it was...
  • Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:48:06 -0600
    Once again - another need for that sliding door bracket extension that kicks the door out to clear anything sticking out around that rear wheel...
  • Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:26:17 EDT
    ...I use 6 gauge wire, and a 40-foot extension. That's just .028 ohm, giving a loss of .6 watts passive wire loss...
  • Re: Continuing saga 82 aircooled 2.0l westy emission failure issues update
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:19:42 -0400
    ...Since you are looking at a major repair here see if you can get an extension for the inspection. Most states have a $$ limit...
  • Newbie question about auxiliary power
    Historical mailing list - Tim Englund
    Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:34:21 -0800
    ...I've plugged her into 120V via an extension cord and while the outlet in the cabinet under the sink is live, still the...
  • Re: Driver seat charging station ideas?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:18:31 -0700
    ...You could connect a multi-gadget charging station to a shallow pull out drawer on full extension slides. Power it from the extra battery...
  • Re: electric cord
    Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
    Tue, 3 Mar 1998 04:53:54 -0800
    ...A few years ago I sold one of these 'heavy duty' cords and got a standard extension cord from a hardware store because the...
  • Re: Love that Digitool!
    Historical mailing list - yahi
    Fri, 21 Jan 2000 14:42:06 -0800
    ...Since I did my own, maybe this has already been addressed by Darrell, but for an extension through the cabin, I use a Belkin...
  • Re: # 16 Fuse
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 4 Feb 2002 07:29:52 -0600
    My fuse block has two little extension fuse blocks attached to the fuse holder, they are recessed and hard to see. Stan Wilder On...
  • Re: � � � Re: Dash printed ci rcuit
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Thu, 27 Mar 2003 11:29:26 EST
    ...Seems he was able to make small extensions of the copper trace which would float above the foil! Upon further investigation, I discovered he...
  • Re: Dashboard Tray...and options on vans,
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:26:14 -0800
    ...tires on it (195 15's!!) and a old school shiftknob extension.. windows were covered in "Carlisle import car swap meet" stickers.. all topped...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Jun 2007 - Special issue (#2007-659)
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:47:47 -0700
    ...What would be cool would be some kind of extension >> for >> the knob, dangled down where I can reach it.* >> >> *Of course I could...
  • Re: Step up the idle
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:07:37 -0400
    ...I would also >guess > > that it's just a matter of running an extension from the clutch wire to >the > > relay. > > > > Anyone done this...
  • Re: Pesky Oil Leak
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:23:53 -0500
    ...I'd try that rubber tape that 3M sells to repair extension cord insulation; very stretchy and then cover it with 33+ or 88...
  • Re: "Favorite Vanagon Features"
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Fri, 13 May 2005 11:57:35 -0500
    ...location of the brake/clutch reservoir, washer bottle >refill, oil tube extension, there must be other "Quirks" or design >features that are unique to...
  • Re: FS:fiberglass bumpers, front and rear, with hardware, etc
    Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
    Tue, 31 Oct 2000 09:12:33 -0800
    ...integral wrap around ends. > The 2 under the front door side extension pieces to match the bumper. > The 5 piece front air dam, mounts...
  • Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Sun, 11 Dec 2005 22:28:54 -0500
    The original post had an installed photo: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~pjlander/Flares.htm I read a post on this a long time...
  • Re: How to change a starter?
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:56:02 -0400
    ...A couple different lengths extensions for the socket wrench are helpful to have room to turn the wrench. On the Diesel, one needs also...
  • Re: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
    Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
    Fri, 5 May 2017 12:32:50 -0400
    ...What did you expect to accomplish by disconnecting the >> throttle switch? >> >> As an extension of a leak down test when you get a cylinder...