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• Replacing cylinder barrel with engine in van.
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:47:35 -0700
  Hi Volks, I just pulled the cylinder head off my 1.9 to fix a leaking a leaking head gasket and accidentally pulled the...
• Re: Continuing Saga of Worn Alt. Belt...(kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 10:52:09 -0400
  ...Install the belt using the correct pulleys, from this point. Then go to a junkyard and get your other parts , if needed.
• Re: 50% Off - Pick N' Pull
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:41:15 -0400
  ...50% Off - Pick N' Pull An ad on TV (ESPN) says 50% off "everything" this weekend. Transmissions $39.95..... Go get 'em, Volks.... bob
• Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? (and some trip pics)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 May 2013 14:08:15 -0700
  ...You can swap front to back to check on the pulling. A tire usually pulls less or not at all on the rear compared...
• RE: Hi Again + 1962 timing help
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:32:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >This van has a 1966 engine.. >The crankshaft pulley has TWO notches in it -- Muir says in an early >edition that the first (LH...
• Re: Replacing water pump - pointers?
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 12:23:15 -0700
  ...Pull the coolant pipe that runs under- neath the crankshaft pulley before you have the pump all loosened up; I couldn't get it...
• Re: Help removing clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 20:12:30 -0700
  ...The globs provide something for the puller arms to grab. I had to laugh recently when someone suggested pulling the lever off before pulling...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:12:50 -0600
  ...300 ftlbs torque and keep about 20-25 mpg pulling probably 30+ not pulling and the simplicity of a one wire pump! Velma 82diesel...
• Re: How to remover pistons from wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 08:38:25 -0500 (EST)
  ...Some folks just tap them out, using some sort of wooden dowel rig, or, you can buy an official VW piston pin puller from...
• Re: Eurospec question
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 23:12:53 -0400
  I don't think these cast iron pulleys can be called harmonic balancers. You can retrofit an A1 jetta with late model stamped steel...
• Mirror fix
  Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 23:14:46 -0800
  ...I pulled the mirrors off and turned them over. There is a nut and washer on top of a spring. Pull the nut, washer...
• Re: order of cabinet removal
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 13:42:59 -0500
  I pulled it straight up after removing the bolts. Taking the back bench out would have meant removing the Propex and that would have...
• Re: Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig lighter
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:47:08 -0700
  Thanks Mark, I'll pull the 43 relay and see what happens. I installed a 7k tach (TiiCo Engine Conv) where my clock used...
• Re: Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Mar 2016 11:52:41 -0500
  ...Turned out the O-ring between the pulley and rear bearing thrust plate broke. This let oil run through the pulley key slot and...
• Re: My Ignition switch replacement experience
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:49:01 -0800
  ...Reverse for installation. > > Geez, I had always thought pulling the steering wheel was a pain. It is > not. > > Might I also add GoWesty is...
• Type 2 w/ Rabbit engines?
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  22 Nov 1994 11:03:55 U
  Hi, Gang! Can anyone verify the following little snippet that I pulled off r.a.vw last week from some poster in Belmont, MA...
• Finding TDC on a 1600 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 10:31:30 -0000
  Hi All, The timing mark(s) on my flywheel pulley have long since rusted away. I still have the timing point on the pulley...
• FS: 1990 2.1L WBX Engine
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 13:12:45 -0700
  Hi All, I am pulling my engine to do a Tiico I-4 swap. Here's the lowdown: *1990 Syncro 2.1L WBX *136k...
• Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 17:41:33 -0800
  ...V-Belt Pully Bolt > You do know you cant reuse the con rods without replacing the > bolts and resizing the big end of the...
• Re: Putting in new antenna
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:34:01 -0400
  ...I pulled the grille and light on my '85, and it got me nowhere... mine has to be accessed from the inside (so it...
• Re: '90 syncro at pick and pull in nashville TN
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 04:32:09 -0700
  ...in a u-pull it yard in nashville TN > > too far for me, but a heads up for you southeastern people.. > > chris > __________________________________________________ Do You...
• Junkyard trips
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:12:09 -0800
  ...If you see a later model Westy in a pic-n-pull, I NEED the aluminum strips the hold the canvas UP to the...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:27:07 -0700
  ...Be sure the pulley is assembled correctly wit the spacer between the fan and pulley. Shims can be added to move the pulley out...
• Re: Help with Timing of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 12:25:20 -0400
  ...I did notice the pulley does have some partial holes in the back of the pulley that might represent something. I believe this is...
• Re: the care and feeding of type 4 engines
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:10:35 -0400
  ...If you can't see timing mark on pulley, feel for a small mark on pulley (on outer edge of pulley toward front of...
• Re: Heater lines under vanagon
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 25 Apr 2019 07:14:50 -0400
  ...I will try and do the splice and pull!. Now I wonder what my brain was thinking that I did not figure to so...
• Re: Installig crankshaft pulley on a 2.1L......
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:45:41 -0500
  ...Otherwise you might need a crank pulley seal and a sealing O-ring washer. John On 6/16/2013 7:34 PM, Paul wrote...
• Re: crank pulley bolt...ARGH!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:24:38 -0500
  ...crank pulley bolt...ARGH! > hello list... > i'm doing my first 1.9 engine teardown/rebuild and i'm > stuck on this damn crank...
• Re: sliding door issue, 81 Air Cooled.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sat, 23 May 2009 21:04:09 -0400
  ...When you pull down the handle, this cable pulls a latch mechanism at the rear part of the door. If the cable is too...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 18:14:42 -0400
  Instead of a puller you can use a threaded rod with nuts and washers on one side of the pin and on the outside...
• Re: More On Front Blower Motor
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:03:57 +0000
  ...I also hate to pull > the dash twice (although its not a fun job, after pulling a 1987 Chevy > van dash years ago to...
• Loss of Power, Backfire
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sat, 25 May 2002 04:00:47 +0000
  ...Fortunately I was coming up on a rest stop, so I pulled in and let it idle. It ran OK, but when I put...
• Re: Dead mouse benind Westy cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 08:32:20 -0700
  And if you have any signs of seam rust, or rust around the camper inlets, I would recommend taking the time to pull the...
• Re: Decided to Rebuild my 2.1-Bottom split
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:51:09 -0400
  ...Had to make up a reverse hamer to >> >"pull" the far pin out. >> >> I used a piece of 3/8" treaded rod, nuts, washers...
• Re: Transmission Oil Seal replacement questions (followup)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:36:04 -0700
  ...If I do not pull the tranny now, how much work is it to pull the > tranny later, leaving the engine in place (or...
• Re: Headlights wont shut off, even with key out... suggestions ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 10:20:04 -0800
  > > I just went out and confirmed that the bright lights come on, even with > > the key removed, when the dimmer switch stalk is pulled...
• Westy culinary water line
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:33:09 -0700
  ...Is there a mechanical connection of the line under the fridge that I have to loosen to pull the line out? & if that is...
• Re: I'm Baaaaaaaaaaack!!!!! [f]
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 15:13:00 -0400
  ...The AC just doesn't seem to work... :) :P But I must say, I would rather pull my engine 20 times, than try to...
• Re: Decided to Rebuild my 2.1-Bottom split
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 11:49:09 -0400
  ...Had to make up a reverse hamer to > >"pull" the far pin out. > > I used a piece of 3/8" treaded rod, nuts, washers...
• Re: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:35:52 +1200
  ...like a drill press with a >combination of pulleys? > > > >John Rodgers wrote: >>Fella's - and Ladies .... I need a little help. >> >>I need to...
• Re: instrument cluster cover removal
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:28:30 EDT
  ...grab in the two molds at the > front of the cover, pull up and towards you. But on my van nothing happens. > I am...
• Dead mouse benind Westy cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:03:34 -0400
  ...I can smell it from the fridge vent and when I pull up the "dummy floor" of the cabinet next to the water tank...
• Re: cylinder heads for my 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:53:46 -0400
  ...0700, shawn clark wrote: > I just pulled the heads off of my 84 westy (first time to pull heads off any car) > I did...
• Spotted ~ DarkGrayWesty
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:15:56 -0600
  Yesterday morning I pulled up the Ely, MN downtown webcam to have a look @ what the weather was looking like there ( I grew up...
• Re: Timing Notch? on 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 21:14:13 CDT
  ...notch on the FRONT (front is front of car) pulley, that is, the pulley notch closest to the engine itself, is the proper timing...
• Re: Fabricated bumpers for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - DavidM
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 22:13:50 -0400
  ...They may pull back but they wont provide protection again!
• Re: Is it safe to pull out the chrome window strips?
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 18:57:33 -0500
  Why bother to pull them out? Mine were slightly cracked which let the chrome get rusty & ugly. Just go to your local hobby store...
• Re: Placement of Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:16:58 -0500
  I think the filter is placed after the pump, because it is easier for the pump to push than pull. So if the filter...
• Re: need advice on how to pull sliding door cover off and not ruin paint or cover
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:46:50 -0500
  Mark Cumnock wrote: >anybody got any BTDT on the cover? > >Mark > > > > I pulled mine by first soaking the seam with WD-40 then Marvel...
• Re: oh, brake I think I need thee
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 19:01:25 -0700
  > So, today I pulled up on my parking brake handle and pulled it right > off. Grrr. > > For such a simple mechanism, it sure was...
• Re: Wiper/Washer Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 09:12:51 -0700
  ...While in the off/center position the washeres and wipers should run if I pull up toward the steering wheel. It doesn't. So...
• Re: Flat Style Rear Bed Refoam. Now: Seat Compressor. Worked
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:54:14 -0700
  ...Any slight pulling on front edge is very very minimal. Like you have to hold the piece to your eye and look down the...
• Re: Cyl 1 and 3 not getting gas.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 22:03:21 -0400
  ...I went ahead and pulled the drivers side injector assm. out and checked for spray pattern. 4 got good spray, 3 nothing ! I didn...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 9 May 2007 18:55:15 -0400
  ...tool needed > > >> On Tue, 8 May 2007, Kenneth Lewis wrote: >>> Unfortunately the puller's jaws were a tad too wide to insert into >>> either...
• Re: Pulled engine today
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 23:41:41 -0000
  ...I went back this past weekend and somebody already pulled it. Complete motors - 150 bucks. Oh well. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Replacing antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:04:10 -0800
  ...Remove the ash tray to access the back of the radio; pull the antenna > cable out of the radio; tape (duct) a healthy sized...
• Re: steering boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 1 Dec 2013 09:36:52 -0600
  > > Removed the tie rod end from the steering upright, pulled off the old > part and installed the new. > > > Note that if you don't...
• RE: Help! Engine Dies While Crusing
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 13:18:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Wel after finally starting it up, we >pulled out on the highway, and the engine just died. Not stalled >out. Nope it just stopped...
• Fan
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:10:42 -0700
  ...I got around to pulling the three speed switch for the blower which I thought was bad. Swapped it with the 3 speed sw...
• CIGARETTE LIGHTER REMOVAL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 13:16:40 EST
  ...I've tried in vain to pull the connector off by reaching inside the dash but it doesn't pull straight off. Using a...