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Re: Fridge question
Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
Wed, 5 Sep 2012 10:06:43 -0400
...Fridge question Last time I had to pull fridge, due to propane hassle, I discovered that the 12 volt element was loose in its...
Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:09:07 -0600
...i pulled it and replaced it w/ the #99 and everything works fine.. what number is on the non- intermittant wiper relay? Here's...
brake drum removal difficulties--need advice
Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:19:04 -0700
...My plan was to pull the drums off without the hubs per the Haynes manual. However, even after loosening the self-adjust wheel and...
Re: Water pump premature failure
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:47:38 -0500
...This is definitely a 3-groove pulley, and it's definitely out of whack, at least horizontally. I certainly have never removed the pulley...
Re: mirrors won't stay in place on 84
Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
Wed, 17 Mar 1999 13:17:31 -0500
...5-Pull the stud. Pull some more. Pull hard enough to pull it out. 6-When stud is removed; rest, have a beer. Look...
Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:54:51 -0800
You may want a somewhat worn engine for that Mark ...to make pull-rope starting easier. I'm about to pull a perfect 1...
Re: Water pump?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sun, 6 Jan 2008 15:49:04 -0800
...After the pump is out, > the pipe can be separated from the hose and the pipe pulled put from > behind the pulley with out...
Re: One last main seal question for a syncro
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 3 Jun 1998 18:22:32 -0400
...Both the syncro and nonsyncro use the same pulley and thus the >pulley works with both the syncro and nonsyncro oil seal. So now...
Re: timing mark on a 1.9 wbx DH block
Historical mailing list - John Lane
Sat, 7 Oct 2006 10:18:35 -0700
...Is left before or after TDC? The pulley on the motor does not look exactly like the pulley for the 1.9 wbx in...
Re: Alternator replacement????
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:12:42 -0700
...I pulled into Van Cafe in Santa Cruz late last January and pulled out less than an hour later with a new alternator installed...
Re: New Listee
Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 14:51:08 -0700
...s or so in a white toyota pulled along >side waving frantically for me to pull over. She ran >up to my van breathless...
MTL or MT-90?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 22:55:39 -0700
...Should I have used MTL? I think it was a bit overfilled, and pulled about 500ml out this evening, and haven't really driven...
Re: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:46:15 -0700
the crank pulley seals on waterboxer engines .. in syncro's or 2WD's .. in my expereince, almost never leak. like if I'm doing...
Re: Of Buses Towing Boats (kayaks & racks)
Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:52:49 -0700
I pulled a Prindle 16 for a couple of years with '78 Westy and didn't have any trouble at all. Of course I...
Re: Cylinder Heads!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 16 Mar 2002 17:12:29 -0800
If the cylinders pulled off far enough to expose any of the rings you are in for it. It is really important to not...
Re: bench seat storage
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:38:15 -0600
...It seems that I > should be able to pull down the panel below the seat to expose the storage > area without pulling up the...
Re: Spiffing up the sliding glass frames
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 18 May 2005 19:45:01 -0700
Well, I've never actually pulled the side windows, but as far ar I can tell it looks about the same as a windshield...
Re: 1990 Vanagon Carrat - Table Won't Open!!!
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 11:28:43 -0800
...Death to the Carat table latch! They are problematic - push and then pull out to release. Sometimes the latch gets boogered up and needs...
Re: 1.9L Hose Replacement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:47:54 -0400
...If you remove the crank pulley the pump can be pulled with the pipe still attached. These Allen screws should always be replaced when...
Re: Help removing clutch lever
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:21:09 -0700
I frequently pull the clutch slave arm off to pull the trans..Many of the NW vans aren't that rusty. If it won...
woodruff key or not woodruff key that is the question
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 23 Aug 2005 06:01:39 -0400
...I guess they figure that the pulley >being driven will further tighten the pulley nut if it should slip. >> > >Of course, unless it slips...
2.1 broke head stud...
Historical mailing list
Tue, 10 Jun 1997 21:05:45 -0500 (EST)
...i figure oh my number is up, lets pull over.. pull over and check it out, i lost alot of coolant and 3/4...
Re: Shimming Main Flywheel?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 6 Aug 2005 15:23:15 -0400
If the alternator pulley is one piece, then it is the wrong one and that is most likely the problem. The flywheel is located...
Re: Floppy side mirror
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
Wed, 24 May 2000 08:49:14 +0200
...The more you tightened the nut, the more it pulled out! I knocked it back in and drilled a 3 mm hole through the...
Re: stuck lifters
Historical mailing list - Radish150
Sun, 25 Feb 2001 10:29:59 -0800
...You can also hook a little retainer clip up there and pull LIGHTLY, all else fails, buy the tool. The time to figure out...
Re: how to get rear brake drums off?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Tue, 5 Jun 2001 11:06:55 -0500
...When you replaced your shoes did you >> take the drum off with a puller? I removed the two small (11 mm) bolts on >> the...
trip to Georgia
Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
Wed, 7 Mar 2007 15:43:54 EST
...I am officially a red neck camper...lol I would not go as far as saying it pulls it no problem but it does...
Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:36:50 +0000
...Also, pulling the entire intake system and cleaning and replacing gaskets helped my off idle bog. From the Air Filter down to the intake...
Re: Bus Wierdness Sorted Out
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Sat, 23 Dec 1995 07:17:44 -0800 (PST)
So thom fitzpatrick says: > > What was the problem? When I put the new engine lid seal on, it started > pulling all the air thru...
Re: metal engine acess lids/ vanagon engine fires
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 20:11:38 -0400
...firmly clamped dry chem extinguisher clamped into the engine area with a thin steel cable led to rear seat for a pull handle? Rig...
Cigarette Lighter Removal
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 15:34:44 -0500
...I've tried in vain to pull the connector off by reaching inside the dash but it doesn't pull straight off. Using a...
Changed the tank and still no gas...
Historical mailing list - zolo
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 17:15:59 -0700
I noticed that the gas won't come out of the tank once I pull off the fuel pump hose. So, I went ahead...
Re: trailer wiring
Historical mailing list - chris
Sat, 13 May 2006 16:27:44 -0700
...for something more related to the profiling of the person being pulled over and 100% unrelated to not having proper trailer signals connected. (which...
Re: stuck acc cable
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 4 Dec 2006 16:29:04 -0500
...Then pull the old cable out (which pulled the new cable in. ) This works if the cable tube housing is in good shape. Might...
Re: Replacing left rear side window
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:57:08 -0700
If you overlap the rope in the upper rear corner and start pulling from that location it will be cake. No need to remove...
Re: Ball joints and steering rack
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:26:34 -0800
...A puller is better, "borrow" this set of tools from your local Kragen/Autozone/Canadian Tire if they have free loaner tools. This set...
Vanagon at pick-and-pull in Sherwood OR
Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
Sat, 10 Aug 2019 10:19:06 -0700
https://row52.com/Vehicle/Index/WV2YA0256DH000604
Re: Gas in face--
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 May 1995 04:37:22 -0400
Just pull the reserve cable out 1/2 way. Chris
Re: nicknames for generations: THE answer!!! :)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 05 Oct 1994 05:54:17 -0400 (EDT)
Hey joel! Pull dis! Try again.... 8-) ric
Re: ... A Rose by Any Other Name ...
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 11 Apr 2004 06:58:27 -0500
My childhood dentist was Dr. Pullen Jim
Re: Crank Pulley removal?
Historical mailing list - Michael Moon
Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:51:15 -0500
Oops, forgot to mention. 88 Vanagon 2WD, 2.1L, auto.
Re: Pulling the tranny yourself
Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
Thu, 11 Nov 2004 03:41:48 -0800
Hi Chris, A couple other tips for newbie transmission pullers- having pulled 2 out this week (my first-ever vanagon tranny pull, 2x!), putting...
Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 5 Aug 2016 15:11:58 -0400
...I know for a fact that Bob Donalds also just used an air gun to remove this pulley as we talked about the best...
Real Shame!
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 19:52:54 -0500
...No engine, of course, and I pulled the tranny and both axles w/CV joints out. But the A/C and gas heater are...
Here's one to rack your brains............
Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
Tue, 9 May 2000 20:04:36 EDT
...Towed it back, ran a pressure test on it, zero, so I pulled off the pressure relief valve, it fell out smoothly, and the...
Re: [Syncro] WTB: inline4 powersteering bracket
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Fri, 6 Jul 2001 18:04:23 -0700
...You might try a pick and pull for the brackets... The top bracket appears to be diesel specific the thing that holds the alternator...
Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:22:53 -0700
...For me,as an amateur wrench, I had trouble "seeing" that for the full advance timing method, the ~ 35º BTDC mark on crank pulley...
Re: Grendel & The Man
Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
Fri, 15 Dec 1995 09:45:49 -0700
: Do VW buses get pulled over more than other vehicles? Yes, if we're to : believe conventional wisdom. : [...] : Perhaps it has more to do...
Re: Cyl 1 and 3 not getting gas.
Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 22:07:33 -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: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:52:33 -0500
...With some creativity the pistons can be pulled and replaced with the engine in place. You will need to pull the water pump and...
Overheating; I4 Jetta conv; water pump ( a bit long)
Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
Wed, 16 Oct 2002 16:38:29 -0700
...She turned on the heater to get some more cooling going, and pulled over at the earliest chance, parked. Well done I say! But...
Re: Since is Friday: Can I ask a question about....
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:02:34 -0700
...But the fan motor will need an always-on, non-dimmered source of power for its pull-chain switch and motor. So that's...
Re: How to remove rear pulley on a 2.1
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:30:40 -0800
re I've been told extricating the pulley is no fun"{ Not hard at all. The ole t2 screw driver ( or pry bar ) method...
Re: Flat 4 towing 85 GL
Historical mailing list - jimt
Fri, 18 Feb 2005 19:52:59 -0700
...doesn't lock until you pull > the key out.so I won't have to worry about pulling the fuel pump fuse. > > > > Any help...
Re: Locking differential
Historical mailing list - paul guard
Tue, 2 Jan 2018 10:40:19 +0000
Have you tried pulling your handbrake on half-way? That's all you need to do for temporary LSD-like action, and it works...
Re: interesting vanagon for sale in victoria
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:14:58 -0600
...For course adjustment - push the button in the center to unlock the vernier - then just push or pull the knob in or out for...
Re: 2.1L engine failure? (Side question about the belts)
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Mon, 24 May 2010 16:06:11 -0700
...when we pulled the motor cover, both fan belts were off the motor If the engine just plain seized do the driven pulleys have...
Re: Hitch Question - 69 Bus
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 Feb 95 22:20:31 MST
...I don't know how it is on the 69, but on the 71 it is removable, making it rather much easier to pull...
whoa! loose washers on crank
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Fri, 5 Nov 2004 19:58:35 -0600
Hi all, I just pulled the clutch and flywheel off of Bill Bones to replace the flywheel seal. I pulled the flywheel seal out...
Re: alternator pulley removal
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 9 Mar 2005 11:54:14 -0500
...came up empty for a method of taking > off the > alternator pulley with the alternator off the engine. I'm afraid of bending > the...