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  • Re: How can this be?
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Mon, 6 Jun 2005 00:08:36 EDT
    In a message dated 6/5/05 6:33:20 PM, rrecardo@WEBTV.NET writes: << double wrap aircraft screw clamps. >> rrecardo, Are these also...
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:48:56 -0700
    ...Of course you will need to return the adjusting screws to their original position. Mark wayout wrote: >OK folks who have done their own...
  • Re: Rear hatch screen snap
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Mon, 7 Feb 2022 14:20:59 -0500
    ...I’d like the screw built in option if you know where to find them. Eric Caron > On Feb 7, 2022, at 1:28...
  • Re: Another Option To Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Mon, 7 Jun 2010 20:56:51 -0600
    ...I got one a few years ago when my front screen was shredding and it was a great solution. I would certainly do it...
  • Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 9 Oct 1998 18:02:26 EDT
    ...You idle problem may only be that the idle adjustment screw (that really big slotted screw on your air intake) needs some adjustment. However...
  • updated vanagon screen saver
    Historical mailing list - Mike Harrnacker
    Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:27:33 -0800
    Everyone - An updated Vanagon screensaver (with more pictures) is available at http://www.transporter.org Ron from Vanagon.com has let me use pictures...
  • adjusting idle on 1.9
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:49:45 -0400
    ...some additional information is that the throttle body has some light scraping on the bottom where the butterfly plate is starting to scrape on...
  • uh oh ! rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
    Historical mailing list - roger sisler
    Fri, 18 Nov 2005 08:07:11 -0800
    ...an extra valve with a bleeder screw.Havent checked yet.Maybe a valve without a bleeder screw I have.Anyway, does anyone know the...
  • Re: changing pop-top canvas
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:14:12 -0500
    ...But on Boats they roll up to >> expose the >> screen or have a seperate zip in screen or even zip in privacy for the...
  • Re: '91 GL Campmobile
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:29:58 -0600
    ...just > drain the oil, take out the port screw, and replace the gasket on that > screw? Is the gasket a crushable gasket like on...
  • Re: upper bunk hangs up
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:39:30 -0700
    from my old website: "Anyone else hate the screeching noise generated by the metal on metal contact of the hinge unit of the upper...
  • Re: Removing ECU Difficulties
    Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
    Sat, 15 May 1999 13:31:54 -0400
    ...the >screws that attach the mounting assembly, but the A/C hose basically >prevents access to one of the bolts. > >There are screws that...
  • Re: F/ engine swap candidates found at local scrapyard
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:56:33 -0800
    ...than 2.1 l > > :) > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/25/ata-scrapyard-finds/ > > It can be done: http://youtu.be/f2V7B7-gdRA Jim
  • Re: Digijet Idle Problems
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:27:41 -0400
    ...Mike Michael Diehr wrote: > hooked up my timing light and played with the AFM idle CO bypass > adjuster screw -- it was about 1/2...
  • Re: [FIX] Instrument Housing Repair
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Mon, 30 Sep 2002 00:48:56 EDT
    ...I just coat the screws with WD40 before screwing them into the epoxy filled screw holes. When the epoxy has set, they are readily...
  • Re: Getting a handle on Idle problems..
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:58:26 -0700
    (Idle screw info below) and my troubleshooting of idle adjustment using the big set screw only. I know for one thing on my 85...
  • Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sat, 7 Mar 2015 11:37:57 -0500
    ...First, > I cut a deeper slot for the screwdriver. When using my big screwdriver, > part of the screw head broke off so I carefully...
  • Re: Window Seal / Scraper options?
    Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
    Sun, 15 Mar 2015 14:21:31 -0700
    The rubber scrapers are only $19.99 each from Bus Depot! The outside ones are the most important. :) Julianna http://about.me/juliannaelligsen 1991...
  • Re: very loud Screeching noise on very cold days - turns heads
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 6 Mar 2002 09:58:49 -0500
    ...It's about the only thing that would screech and not do drastic damage or seize very quickly. david >Marshall Ruskin >84 Westy (I...
  • Re: 1980 AC model speedo
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Fri, 3 Dec 2004 19:41:58 -0700
    On 12/3/04 6:50 PM, "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Actually, AFAIK 1981 was the last model year for the screw...
  • Re: window crack handle replacement trick?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
    Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:17:43 -0700
    You peel back the handle plastic, and there is a screw around the metal frame. Unscrew with a Phillips screwdriver and wiggle the handle...
  • Re: Eliminating mosquitoes while camping
    Historical mailing list - Kirk Hockin
    Fri, 9 Jul 2004 20:28:35 -0700
    Before folks spend a lot of time and effort/money on replacing screens: No-see-ums aren't mosquitoes and do not vector West...
  • Re: Bleeding the clutch
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:01:04 -0500
    ...box wrench, penetrating oil, some plastic tubing to slip over the bleed screw and a small pop bottle. Soak the bleed screw, scrape the...
  • Re: Curtain track screws
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 10 Jun 2005 01:10:22 -0400
    Both Home Depot and Lowe's have a very good assortment of screws, in all sorts of sizes. That's where I'll check...
  • For Sale -- Magnetic Window Screens
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:52:48 -0400
    ...These window screens would work on any advnturewagen, westy, or passenger van. They are copies of the ones Ed sold with the adventurewagen. I...
  • Removing printed circuit from instrument cluster
    Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
    Mon, 6 Apr 2009 20:36:18 -0400
    As many of you have noted, the instrument cluster housing has a tendency to crack, break, and fall apart where the screws for the...
  • Re: poptop screen repair
    Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
    Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:26:02 -0700
    ...poptop screen repair > > > > I have a tear (about five inches long) in the > screen of my otherwise > perfect > > poptop. What is the best way...
  • Re: Axle Flange Seals
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:17:48 -0600
    ...If you're really afraid of (can I say it?) scratching your balls, then position the sharp tip of the screw out on the...
  • Adjusting valves on '91 Carat?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
    Sat, 7 Apr 2001 08:40:29 EDT
    ...When I got home and diagnosed the problem, I found that the screw threads were damaged beyond use. No problem, I pulled another screw...
  • Re: My Poptop Front Screen DIY Replacement (pics)
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Sat, 7 May 2011 09:19:12 -0400
    Wow, We have been making screen kits for years for vanagon http://fanchers.com/223/Screen%20Replacement.htm Even have a Video for it...
  • Re: here is a stumper....two VIN's on the dash??? anyone ever heard of that?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:52:02 -0500
    ...there is another VIN, (different VIN#, with no "ZZZ" in it) directly behind it on the dash - SCREWED ON with square drive sheetmetal screws...
  • Re: Middle Swivel seat install
    Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
    Mon, 28 Jul 2014 02:01:03 -0700
    ...All you need to install them is a short flat blade screwdriver. Use the screwdriver to remove the cap screws, then lifted off the...
  • Re: hole in fuel tank
    Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
    Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:55:00 -0400
    ...what if you could drill out the hole in the floor somewhat, bigger than the head of an appropriate screw, and plug the hole...
  • access to battery ?
    Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
    Sun, 19 Apr 1998 13:31:48 -0700
    ...I couldn't tell if the cover was hinged because I couldn't access the two forward screws holding down this cover. The screws...
  • FW: Front window screens?
    Historical mailing list - Richard Stevens
    Thu, 6 Dec 2001 22:31:38 -0000
    ...Front window screens? Hi there, I recently saw screens that fit the front windows of westys/vanagons--they were either steel or aluminum, black...
  • Re: Attaching cable to thermostat?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
    Thu, 9 Jun 2005 14:04:38 -0700
    ...the nipple does screw off - the cable doesn't thread through the thermostat, but I threaded it through the nipple and then screwed the...
  • Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:33:10 -0400
    ...He propped the roof up with a scrap 2x4 and then stapled and screwed the canvas into place with no hassles at all. BTW...
  • Re: Fuel tank question...
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:03:00 -0500
    ...OD pipe) have a >screen on the pickup? I've seen images of cut open tanks showing a >screen on pickup and return. > >My...
  • Re: vanagon heaven in trouble
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 8 Jan 2010 10:50:15 -0800
    ...It takes screen shots. ("pictures" of what's showing on your computers screen) You can also select part of the screen. Do so, "save...
  • Matt's Screaching
    Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
    Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:59:50 -0500 (CDT)
    After I did my top-end rebuild last winter, I heard some screeching for a while once the bus warmed up. Turned out to...
  • Re: Screen ring a necessity ?
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Thu, 13 Feb 1997 15:16:35 -0800
    Philip Menchions wrote: > > I just finished removing a badly rusted screen ring from the distributor > cap. All along I had thought it was an...
  • Fw: side screen repair
    Historical mailing list - Roy O.
    Wed, 14 Oct 1998 10:22:49 -0500
    FYI...VW dealer's price here in Canada for screens to cover the sliding windows is $134 each!! Roy O. '87 Westfalia (till death...
  • Re: Bug screen for front windows idea
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Mon, 29 Mar 1999 10:59:10 -0800
    ...I made screens for my vanagon windows, put them on the outside, used regular/strong magnets. I found that even these blow off in...
  • power steering screeching noise
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:56:36 -0800
    hi all, the power steering makes loud screeching noise when I make tight turns (parking lot). I put new belt but no cure..(1988...
  • Watch "How to test for Rod Knock using a screwdriver" on YouTube
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:32:00 -0600
    How to test for Rod Knock using a screwdriver: http://youtu.be/pYleKxjl0uY I always wondered how to identify rod knock, and in which...
  • Wolfsburg Edition a/c ductwork screw fastener
    Historical mailing list - Michael Wildermuth
    Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:04:01 -0400
    ...I am missing a screw fastener with the gray plastic cover for the plastic a/c duct work at the rear. This is the...
  • Re: Camper pop-top screws
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 30 Jun 1999 00:16:25 EDT
    ...LOSANGELES.AF.MIL writes: << Anyone know where I can get replacement screws/bolts for the rusted ones that hold the pop-top to it...
  • Sliding door screens comparison?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Hammerstrom
    Sat, 25 Mar 2000 11:29:06 -0800
    Has anybody seen the sliding door screen from Go Westy? Any comparison to the one Bus Depot sells? The Go Westy one is a...
  • Sliding door screen
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Thu, 27 Mar 2003 16:41:10 -0800
    Volks, I bought a screen for the sliding door in my Westy from a fellow listee. Got it today. I don't see where...
  • Re: sliding door screen
    Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
    Mon, 7 Jul 2003 20:56:55 -0400
    ...deb 85 Westy "Gypsy" Orlando > > > Anyone have any other ideas for putting the screen in? > > TIA
  • Re: 88 westy. Removal of side screens
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:25:39 -0400
    ...Where does one get replacement screens? Marc Perdue Jim Felder wrote: > They're more resilient than would think, but be careful with the tabs...
  • ETKA scrolling
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 21 Nov 2004 12:17:28 -0600
    ...I can't scroll ETKA. Anybody have a sure-fire solution for this? Jim
  • Re: Source for westy Slider Window Screens
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 5 Apr 2005 18:05:33 EDT
    ...know of a source for a "Matched Set" of side window screens. > > > > i have some good used ones.. you need left and right? chris
  • source for sliding window screens/frames?
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Haagensen
    Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:49:51 -0800
    I am looking for OEM style replacement sliding window screens for my 87 Westy but have come up empty at all the usual sources...
  • Re: side door window knob tightening
    Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
    Mon, 10 Oct 2016 17:49:35 -0400
    ...Are you saying it is a simple screw in there I need to tighten? Philips, flat, not a tiny allen head? > > I had tried...
  • Re: Wanted driver's door pocket
    Historical mailing list - William Monk
    Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:49:03 -0500
    ...Using a couple small nail especially if you have a small roofing nail that will fit flush each into each screw hole. Push these...
  • Curtains and screens 91GL 7-Pass
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:49:58 -0600
    Putting some screen material over the sliding side windows and came up with Velcro coins that stick to rubber seal on driver side and...
  • RE: dashboard fan?
    Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
    8 May 1995 13:43:35 -0800
    ...Threw them away, and my fan is now happily mounted with drywall screws. Are drywall screws not the coolest fastener around? I LOVE drywall...
  • Vanagon Speaker Clarification
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 14 Feb 1999 15:45:40 EST
    ...However you will have to get some of those metal screw clips that allow you to screw the speaker to the pressboard door panel...
  • Re: Flat Hex Screw for arm rest on 89 captian's chair
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Thu, 3 Jul 2003 22:11:59 -0600
    ...Flat Hex Screw for arm rest on 89 captian's chair > There are 2 machine screws that have a flat head driven by a...