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• Re: 80 Vanagon Thermostat ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Thu, 4 May 2000 08:32:06 -0400
  ...Bus depot parts include Thermostat, Washers, Pulley, screw > (#), Sealing Washer, bracket, cable, and union nut. Just wandering if > this would do the job? > > Thanks...
• Gabriel Air Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 20 May 2001 11:12:02 -0500
  ...The stock shock bolt is 4" long on the top, so I added 2" inch longer bolt, with 4, 12mm washers to the inside...
• Re: Metric hardware at Canadian Tire
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 20 May 2002 20:59:18 -0500
  ...and they had a fairly good selection of metric nuts, bolts, washers etc on > the fasteners rack. > > I don't think they were stainless...
• Re: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Sun, 30 May 2010 16:19:09 -0700
  ...Are people just using rubber washers? Also, my right (drivers) side cardboard air deflector missing and the left (passenger) side seems damaged. I found...
• Info on the Cap Screws in floor for jumpseat
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:53:31 -0400
  ...Some washers might be required beneath the head of the cap screws to get the top of the cap screw at the right level...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:32:12 -0500
  ...I took some large steel washers (inch or so diameter) and a steel piece to get them within reach, supported the hubcap on a...
• Re: Oil drain plug for '85
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 11:10:51 -0700
  ...too? I got one from the dealer, with five or six washers (aluminum, not copper) for $7.50. This was in Santa Clara or...
• fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:45:47 -0230
  ...The kit includes large fender washers that go on both sides of the hole in the poptop, and they would cover the patched hole...
• If you are putting the alternator back in........ lesson
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Rogers
  Wed, 14 May 2014 09:23:26 -0400
  ...took off nut and put on dipstick support bracket, put all nuts and washers on and started to tighten...then I said to myself...
• Re: FLAPS? not in my experience (No Van Content)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 16 May 2007 21:47:48 -0700
  ...the Shucks counter that you want one of those donut exhaust washers that VW's use <g>), the cost is a bit more for...
• Re: shocks ,skylight flex arm, and exhaust
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 20:25:25 -0700
  ...Also, you can check out the archives for how one of my customers fixed his with split washers. http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin...
• Re: Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 May 2002 09:06:44 -0700
  ...washers-- > And how about them aluminum frames? > Every component on that semi is held to that frame with mid steel nuts, > bolts and washers...
• CV boots are not my friend! Which of these boots would you use?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 11 Apr 2022 10:26:48 -0400
  ...Now off to order replacement CV bolts, washers, clips and snaps. Why don’t replacement boots last on my van! And why don’t...
• Re: Middle seat for westy? Is there room?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:01:48 -0800
  ...If you don't have seat tracks bolt it down through the floor with large washers underneath and locking nuts. Just be careful where...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 2 May 2013 12:59:01 -0400
  ...And also use > quality washers if they were originally present. > > Do this and you should be fine. > > Ed
• Early Bus Seatbelts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 21:13:24 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Went and bought some grade 8 bolts nuts and washers and set to work. I think the grade 8's were overkill, cause they...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 10:57:17 +1000
  ...ft/lbs (but check to make sure)and use the curved washers,the bolts should never come loose on their own. After years in...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:44:27 -0500
  ...Any of you hot rodders out there remember the indexing washers for sparkplugs? These were essentially shims that you would use to "aim" your...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 06:15:41 -0800
  ...Then treat the bare metal and bolt-up with washers and M12 or M14 treated hardware. This size is what VW uses to anchor...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 12:55:20 -0800
  ...83+ style lower radiator mounting plates and rubber washers 2. 83+ fan mounting bracket, with small motor hole to fit your 82 fan(models...
• Re: AT final drive oil sump gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:04:17 -0800
  ...The replacement > screws have a larger flange on the heads and eliminate the lock washers. > Personally, I use the "Right Stuff". > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message...
• Re: vans
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:27:43 -0700
  ...owner bend down to see at a glance if the fender washers are "right." > > When my grandfather bought his 55 Chevy and his 63...
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  Historical mailing list - Tom Neal
  Sun, 25 Jul 2021 09:50:22 -0700
  ...clear silicone grease on rubber hose water mating surfaces….garden hose washers, coolant hoses, anything with water going through it. Easier assembly/disassembly and...
• Re: Putting a 2wd transmission into a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:32:36 -0700
  ...Put new lock washers >> on the CV joints, yep. I'm guessing the bellhousing is different? >> Input shaft the same?
• Re: jumpseat cylinder housings
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 14:52:43 -0800
  ...You can easily compensate for the lack of > reinforcement by adding thick wide washers on the back side of the > installation. The rear brackets...
• Re: Lifted Vanagon - too much negative camber on front wheels no matter what
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:19:54 -0400
  Eccentric washers won't help. Not enough room in the tube for the control arm bolt to travel that far. Wait a few weeks...
• Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 17 May 1999 11:32:21 -0400
  ...Two shorter M10 bolts with washers and >lockwashers to attach the brackets to the ends of the hitch. And two >monster bolts with locking...
• Re: How I Prepare For Road Trip vs How She Prepares For Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:46:28 -0700
  ...installed a new clutch, TO Bearing, etc., new > triple nozzle windshield washers, removed, cleaned all wipers with new > hardware, new headlight relays and higher...
• mud flaps revisited
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 16:32:23 -0400
  ...So big that I cut them in half then used stainless steel screws/washers drilled through the bottom of the front jack support area...
• Re: CB antenna mounting - Structural strength
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:08:30 -0500
  ...At very least, use some big fender washers inside the rack to spread out the load. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86...
• Coolant Service Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:19:21 -0800
  ...Use new soft copper seal washers for the drain and bleeder bolts. Over torquing to reseal old washers can cost you bigtime/money. My...
• Re: Install of catalytic converter on 90 multivan
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 29 May 2004 15:15:24 EDT
  ...I used stainless steel washers to adjust the hole to a smaller size. The I used bolts, lockwashers, and nuts. In my opinion bolts...
• Re: daily driver = RUST Re: Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointle...
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:51:15 -0400
  ...Maybe this would work to clean a car with? I've also used a combination of two pressure washers to clean out a neighbors...
• It's never that easy (WAS: SS version of luggage rack bolts?)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 May 2005 14:12:39 -0700
  ...Add truss head style heads (or even oval heads and SS finishing washers to the mix as Lucas kindly suggested in p-mail) and...
• Re: Follow-up on bad exhaust experience
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 15:30:10 -0500
  ...a different spot, and holds it on > with a bunch of washers? Should I be paying for the fact that he > couldn't drill...
• Re: Gas Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 08:28:14 -0500
  ...Then, you can screw the > pedal back into > place with STAINLESS STEEL machine screws using large diameter SS > washers both > sides to distribute the...
• Re: Repair glue for heater box
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:04:14 -1000
  ...metal and attach them to the heater box with small >> bolts, washers, and glue. I need a glue that binds well to the heater...
• Re: ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 19:01:55 -1000
  ...the depth is adjusted with the sealing washers.. too deep and the back up lights won't shut off , not enough ..and they won...
• Radiator in - thanks to all
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 18:49:48 -0400
  ...I read through all the emails sent and I appreciate all the details like "watch out for the rubber washers at the top" which...
• Fw: Dometic Question
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 22:26:04 -0500
  ...I also found three flat metal washers sitting in the bottom of the chamber! Needless to say, I will be doing the service myself...
• Re: VW Week.
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 10:44:24 -0800
  ...I had >to add a few washers. 1000 miles later it still works. > >I am looking for an outer Water Pump pulley with shims...
• Re: RE; Drilling Fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:46:13 -0500
  ...through-bolt, and nut the items to be attached, and > > use washers for sure----fiberglass is brittle, and has very little > > holding power. > > > > Later...
• Re: engine stand
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:57:11 -0700
  ...I just got very long bolts of the proper size with some nuts and washers. The trick is to be able to see the...
• Re: Exhaust & intake valve installation question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 19:20:54 -0800
  ...Exhaust & intake valve instalation question Denis, only one of my heads had the seal washers on the intake valve, but I could not find...
• Re: Mudflap installation - any tips?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 11:41:09 -0400 (AST)
  ...Turned them sideways and mounted then with stainlees steel machine screws and washers by drilling holes into the jack post beam, just below the...
• Thanks and New Problem (Heads and Cylinders)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 17:37:37 EDT
  ...We kept repeating this using thicker washers until the heads finally came off. We didn't mess up the surface of the head or...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Combustion Chamber
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 06:40:59 8
  ...holes. (Oh, one more thing...I also found three > 12mm flat washers rattling around inside the combustion chamber!) > > Roy O. > '87 Westfalia (till death...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Torque
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 23:33:31 -0500
  ...The eccentric washers by each bushing are also shims. they are available in three different sizes. They should be selected so that the fit...
• Re: whoa! loose washer on crank UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 20:53:23 -0600
  ...you will have to get different > washers > to get it into spec.. the o-ring is in the flywheel itself.. look > on > the inside...
• Installing Koni front shocks, which adaptors to use?
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:47:02 -0700
  ...The Koni's came only one extra item, 2 large (one for each shock) white plastic washers that had a slot cut across the...
• Re: Replacing water pump - pointers?
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 12:23:15 -0700
  ...I had this pipe loosen up once, so I put a set of fancy lock washers in at that time as well... There was...
• Re: awk! -- speakers sound great but....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 12:47:25 -0500
  ...One possible solution that came to me is to attach enough > washers > underneath the screw on the window handle that it would raise it...
• Bike racks and luggage carriers hanging off a hitch.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Aug 2021 13:56:03 +0000
  ...High quality washers to ensure clamping load. Keep original bumpers. Larger cross beam than hidden hitch designs. Clears most any engine or exhaust design...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:36:36 -0500
  ...I'm having a hard time finding the drain plug crush washers - NAPA and AutoZone didn't have anything close. I ordered some from...
• New Skylight
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 13:14:46 -0400
  ...was just waiting to go) and then I used 2 lock washers (straighten them out with some pliers and opened them up a little...
• Vanagon stainless steel screws for the exterior
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 13:28:12 -0400
  ...I have 316 flat washers, 18-8, and A-2 stainless.It does not matter, the quality of stainless metal in these screws. They...
• 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: Front wheel bearings (rabbits)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 16:12:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It is basically a long threaded shaft that uses several thick large washers and nuts. They are used to push/pull the bearing and...
• 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...
• 1987 Syncro for sale
  Historical mailing list - John Gray
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 18:28:03 -0700
  ...sets, filters (Mahle, Mann and Bosch ), numerous bulbs, oil drain plug washers, passenger visor w/ vanity. Ideally I would keep the van for weekends...