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• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:16:13 -0800
  ...the thing into two, and then use a cold chisel to punch it out, apparently works great. Brute force wins again! Troy > hi. > I...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 21:03:31 -0700
  ...You can also peen the cracks shut with a hammer and punch. > > Fwiw - ..judging by the corrosion where the water gasket touches this head...
• VW book of problems & answres
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 18:26:43 -0500
  ...I have punched holes in the pages and have them stored in a large notebook alphabetically and have identification tabs for each category. ELECTRICAL...
• Re: Floppy mirror...any fixes that actually work?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 11:16:21 -0700
  ...That seems to have fixed it, for now....but the test will come soon as the next Gorge Windy day...when I am punching...
• Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:19:40 -0700
  ...When I got there the > > mechanics were punching in and I saw this 60+ year old guy on his > > way in > > with his mechanics...
• Re: How do you get to the passenger side wiper shaft?
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Mon, 18 May 2009 09:51:08 -0700
  ...Start by making the remaining shaft flat and then > get a good centre punch to mark the centre for a very small drill bit...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 22:41:15 -0800
  ...come up with a >>>> better failed fastener removal strategy than a punch and a BFH.) >>>> >>>> Does anyone have hands on experience? (I'm going...
• Re: Awnings
  Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
  Wed, 21 May 1997 11:07:51 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I will take it in for that as I am not strong enough to punch through all that stuff. Also found that I had...
• Re: [Re: VW EMISSIONS CONSPIRACY]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 16:15:44 MDT
  ...I reccommend 5 BTDC, but I like the added lower end punch I > achieve by going to 8 degrees BTDC......although I think I...
• Re: How do you get to the passenger side wiper shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 May 2009 08:21:53 -0500
  ...making the remaining shaft flat and then > get a good centre punch to mark the �centre for a very small drill bit to get...
• Re: Don't Leave Home Without Them: Hoses/Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:34:21 +0000
  ...They're cool, the roll with the punches, but it isn't right in my situation to add that risk to the adventure. That...
• Re: New Engine - No Power
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:41:51 -0400
  ...The couple of times I > have gotten it out on the highway, it performed OK, but didn't seem to have > any more punch...
• Re: Considering scrapping my project van after forking out over $26 grand
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 23:19:23 +1300
  ...It should come out with a big hammer/punch." His messages were always friendly and detailed. Admittedly there were long delays on my part...
• Re: Help! How to disassemble a halfshaft (Syncro Front)
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:33:41 -0700
  ...After removing the circlip with a suitable tool, use a > rounded point punch/drift and a suitable hammer and gently tap, tap, > tap, tap...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:59:48 -0700
  ...s requirements were nearly > $3000....a lot of cash for nothing but the right to go punch in and > work all day -- David McNeely
• Re: Transmission MainShaft Needle Bearing Noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:05:05 -0500
  ...What usually happens is when the clutch is changed, the flywheel gets set to the machine shop and the machinist typically punches out the...
• Re: POR15 question.
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 7 May 2007 13:45:22 -0400
  ...What people do is to either buy the >POR15 in the very small cans, or punch holes in the lid and use sheet >metal...
• Fuel Lines Reminder
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:30:30 -0500
  ...It was the typical worm drive type, and I could feel rubber punched up between the little openings in the band of the clamp...
• Re: Praises for Carfax, was vin info
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:35:10 -0800
  ...Well after punching the VIN in at Carfax I found out the >car >> spent the first 5 winters of it's life in Minnesota...
• Re: A good ham setup
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 18:51:56 -0800
  ...VHF / UHF is basically line of sight and the communications to a repeater generally don't need a whole lot of punch - at least...
• Dynamat install ?'s on front doors(long)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 27 May 2002 11:37:11 -0500
  ...Installed the woofer(really a big mid range as I have 8" R/F Punch woofers under the back seat) about a foot up...
• Re: [SPAM] Wahhh!!! The flood gates are open - gas everywhere!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:45:58 -0500
  ...There is a big rubber grommet the filler tube punches > through. Pulling the filler spout first will make dropping the tank > easier. > Pull the...
• Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:18:57 -0700
  ...I use a finishing nail or some such to punch a hole. > The > > > > hole should let the water level return to the same on...
• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Mon, 1 May 2006 14:06:13 -0700
  ...The races >> can be removed with a flat tip punch and new ones installed using the >> old race, a block of wood, and a...
• Re: building tool kit-vendor recomendations?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:36:51 -0800
  ...Ball Peen hammer Bosch Grease Big box of latex gloves Deep sockets 10mm and 13mm Set of punches and drifts are a must! Jack...
• Re: (OT) harbor freight tools
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:21:10 -0500
  ...If you need a punch set, engine stand, dolly, jack, that stuff is OK from HF. Their real bargain is in their air tools...
• I'm in trouble again....fuel tank leak
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 18:04:36 -0500
  ...I was just proud as punch, after making sure all 24 of those 5/8 inch screw clamps were nice and tight, I put...
• Stearing POR 15 my way.
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 8 May 2007 11:48:54 -0700
  ...So, I punched two opposing holes in it, turned >> in >> bigger screws to plug them after I poured out some into a spray can...
• Re: new LP tank regulator touches body
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:11:32 -0400
  ...As with installing a a new part on an older van, you have to roll with the punches. If I allowed it to stop...
• Re: POR15 question.
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Mon, 7 May 2007 09:04:15 -0700
  ...What people do is to either > buy the > POR15 in the very small cans, or punch holes in the lid and use sheet > metal...
• Flywheel Sleeve - WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:35:48 -0500
  ...When a flywheel goes to the machine shop for refacing during a clutch job, the sleeve gets punched out so the wheel will fit...
• Re: Seeking Advice
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 15 May 2002 12:25:05 -0700
  ...The other big fault on Leslie is that the PO punched a major > gouge in the drivers side by the camping hook-ups. Doesn...
• FS: Straight Chrome Bumper w/Rubber Strips
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 14:28:36 -0600
  ...You can probably use a punch to pop out your current inserts (if your bumper has them) and put them in place in this...
• Re: RIP: Robert Keezer
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:20:05 -0700
  ...edified by your advice and council - what a thing to have punched on your entrance ticket - (the Heater Guy) should be worth at least...
• Re: Tires!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 May 2007 10:21:23 -0400
  ...Thanks. > >David > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. >Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. >http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html
• Re: '88 headlight upgrade options?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:59:54 -0400
  ...2 pairs of 3-hole patterns are punched out (close to the ends of the lower grill), apparently for auxiliary light mountings. Could it...
• Re: attaching grab handles
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:09:54 -0500
  ...Center-punch the hole locations, start with a small drill bit, and work your way through increasingly larger drill bits, trying to avoid having...
• Re: Is it Calming to Drive a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:09:51 -0700
  ...Even happier if they beat me to the punch (which is a hard thing to do). I like to fiddle with my van. Gets...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:24:33 -0400
  ...and flat before hitting the broken off bolt with a centre punch and try to get it as centred as possible. Start with a...
• Re: PayPal... anyone know how to contact a living organism there??
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:57:10 -0700
  ...1-888-221-1161. > > In order to proceed with this (or any) number you have to > state or > punch in your phone number. Good...
• Re: Looking for a padded horn button for a later model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:40:39 -0800
  ...Just be careful not to punch > your horn button in anger. It may lead to the button getting revenge on > you later :-) > > Ken Wilford...
• Re: removing NA/dipstick
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:31:20 -0600
  ...With the enigne filled and run to fill > the oil filter I punched the new dipstick to give me an index mark. I > used...
• Re: Vanagon iPhone dock ideas
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 19:24:52 -0800
  ...It really punches through the > > Infinity > > >> speakers I installed last year. We have a recent law here in WA > > requiring > > >> hands-free devices for...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 8 May 2013 07:45:32 -0700
  ...out with a pair of needle nose pliers.� Take a small punch and grind a sharp end on it instead of the flat end...
• Re: repairing arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 20:42:53 -0700
  ...rest to the seat hardware?  I pushed that out with a punch, and put it back in similarly.  I would need to examine it...
• Paint and Bumper progress (long)
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 11:23:18 -0500
  ...I noticed the metal strip on the back did not have the hole punched in it for the clips and was told to drill...
• Re: Removing seat armrests
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:07:54 EDT
  ...set pin will gouge/tear the armrest vinyl when you are punching it out. once setpin is out, slide the armrest off the shaft...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:43:54 -0700
  ...You can also peen the cracks shut with a hammer and punch. > > Fwiw - ..judging by the corrosion where the water gasket touches this head...
• Re: Remove Broken Stud: Web Page
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:25:41 -0400
  ...next step but I could barely make a dent beyond > the punch mark in the end of the piece. I finally pulled the head...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bob Johnson
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:52:14 -0600
  ...needed it, if I > had a platform to keep it from punching a hole in the ground. > > Last time I had the table saw...
• Re: THAT slow??? was: Synchro Power?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 10:08:21 -0800
  ...air mixture in the cylinder is denser and therefore harder to punch a >spark through. > >Dave >87 Wolfsburg >90 Westfalia > > >At 08:11 AM...
• Re: dont ever take your honeymoon in a vanagon camper...
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 15 Nov 2003 16:32:15 -0500
  ...I was looking for the punchline when it suddenly >ended. >But I'm glad they did not get hurt. >Zoltan >----- Original Message ----- >From: <JordanVw...
• Re: Battery choices
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:37:25 -0400
  ...No matter what the temperature or compression, those > batteries pack some punch. In fact, when replacing one under warranty, I > ordered a special one...
• Re: Trickle charger on hard to access House Battery
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 01:27:18 +0000
  ...hard to get to.  I also used a Greenlee sheet metal punch to provide a hole just behind parking brake lever to add a...
• Re: RIP: Robert Keezer
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:52:33 -0400
  ...edified by your advice and council - what a thing > to have punched on your entrance ticket - (the Heater Guy) > should be worth at least...
• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 12:36:59 -0600
  ...It's worse if I > punch the throttle rather than ease into it. Once I get up off idle it runs > fine. > > Problem is...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:50:56 -0700
  ...Your proposal to punch a hole in the foil > circuit might do the trick, depending on the sturdiness of the foil where > you make...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 12 May 2009 02:32:12 -0500
  ...away from home, of course, so I >punched out what remained of the broken rivets and ran long wood screws >through from the top...
• how to tighten captain chair armrests
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 17:43:22 EST
  ...set pin will gouge/tear the armrest vinyl when you are punching it out. once setpin is out, slide the armrest off the shaft...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 11:32:12 -0800
  ...come up with a better failed fastener removal strategy than a >> punch and a BFH.) >> >> Does anyone have hands on experience? (I�m going...