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  • Re: Friday NVC: Long-neglected valve adjustment question?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:44:34 -0500
    ...From a little > internet reading the "special tools" are a 14mm wrench, $6 feeler > gauge, and a flathead screwdriver. > > Anyway, I'm interested in...
  • Re: Water Pump Pipes
    Historical mailing list - Gene P
    Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:20:37 -0700
    ...That one came off with a hammer and screwdriver, just broke into two pieces of plastic. Oil breather was like that a couple years...
  • Re: Strangest thing you've found in a new bus?
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
    Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:05:20 -0800
    ...scissors, awl, phillips screwdriver and it still had the toothpick and tweezers! Also included was a bag of red sugary stuff, stick of gum...
  • Re: Toyota Woes-now "de-contenting"
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 23 Feb 2000 12:59:36 -0800
    ...of this OE sender screwed off, and underneath it was a > screwdriver adjustment to set the trigger pressure over a fairly wide > range. You...
  • Re: Ignition problems, subie question (Syncro crosspost)
    Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
    Tue, 20 Aug 2002 07:28:26 -0700
    ...cap, turning on the ignition, and putting a screwdriver up to the center conductor; sparking merrily away, sounded like about 3000 RPM, engine not...
  • Re: What parts to carry on the road...
    Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
    Thu, 12 Sep 2002 06:32:12 -0400
    Pliers. Screwdriver. Duct tape. Wire. Cell Phone. Towing insurance. I have no interest in trying to fix a major breakdown on the side of...
  • Re: rear hatch panel clip removal on 90 Carat
    Historical mailing list - hunnam
    Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:57:27 +1000
    ...Looks great and I can remove the interior panels any time I want with a screwdriver. Ray Hunnam Penrith Australia. >
  • Re: Westy faucet changing
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 8 Mar 2009 15:16:37 -0700
    ...get needle nosed pliers in there. > > I used two philips head screwdrivers (one was a stubby for that back > screw), a straight slot for...
  • Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:43:14 -0800
    I tried that, but then blew a fuse messing with a screwdriver not knowing what I was doing. Replaced it and fixed my lighter...
  • Re: Help removing a few things
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 24 Jan 2005 18:54:31 EST
    ...carefully pry out with small, thin flathead screwdriver. of course, i have no idea where you are located, but i wouldnt advise doing any...
  • Re: poptop Stainless Steel Screws
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Sat, 3 Jun 2006 07:20:12 -0700
    ...The luggage rack ones I put some tape on the screwdriver to protect the paint. On 3 Jun 2006 at 6:25, Bob Stevens...
  • Re: Loss of head lights, wipers and rear heater blower
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Thu, 26 Dec 2013 09:57:03 -0800
    ...For the > quick solution you need both a phillips and a flat blade screwdriver. > 2 phillips screws to remove the lower cover from the...
  • Re: Need replacement Vanagon antenna
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Sun, 4 Jun 2023 20:39:03 -0400
    ...little key that is sort of like a thin flat > head screwdriver. It is needed to pull out the antenna once pushed all the...
  • Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 2 Jan 2018 14:32:25 -0500
    ...Flat screwdriver, #2 Phillips, 10 x 13 mm open end wrench. You can add on from there until you have a garage full of...
  • Re: ball joint replacement
    Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
    Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:58:23 -0700
    ...I also recall using a hammer-impact screwdriver to remove the sheet metal disc shield. Also make sure you have the right tools for...
  • Re: Head re-installation: two questions
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:56:51 -0400
    ...And what's the best way to turn it if > I don't have the tool, a screwdriver stick between two drill bits or...
  • Re: Fuel Lines
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:57:46 -0600
    ...You'll need a sharp knife, a screwdriver and some means of removing the crimped on collar clamps on the injectors -- I removed my...
  • =?utf-8?Q?Pop-top_tent_install_on_a_=E2=80=9987_Vanagon_Westfali?= =?utf-8?Q?a_report=2E?=
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sun, 31 May 2015 13:14:24 -0400
    ...At the corners the canvass is so tight that it very difficult to get any kind of screwdriver in there to insert and tighten...
  • Re: Rear wheel bearing noise?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 16 May 2010 11:02:43 -0400
    ...Use a screwdriver or stethoscope to listen to the bearing housings. A bad bearing will be evident. Make sure the axle nuts are properly...
  • Re: hands greasy, installing trans. -- please help!!...
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:54:22 -0800
    ...the flywheel i had to lock up the teeth with a screwdriver on thr engine stud to keep it from moving, whereas when i...
  • Re: IT WORKS!!! Mostly
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:52:11 -0700
    ...A few minutes with a small screwdriver, bending them CAREFULLY back into shape, and it was fixed. And best of all, there have been...
  • Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:33:11 -0500
    ...i use a rather short flat screwdriver.. >> >> jack on side of the van up till the wheel will spin ( chock the front >> wheels first...
  • Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Mon, 6 Apr 2020 11:25:27 -0700
    ...removal of old hoses easier, use something narrow (small > phillips head screwdriver?) to lift hose a little, spray some wd40, > work tool around to...
  • Re: improbable fixes
    Historical mailing list - James Felder
    Sun, 25 Nov 2012 08:49:37 -0600
    ...top of the seats, and wrapping the cable end around a screwdriver now had a hand throttle control and was able to drive it...
  • Re: LED lighting - Dash Lights
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:19:25 -0400
    ...It should be noted that the dash lights needed a flat head screwdriver pushed in the Left and Right plastic tabs for it to...
  • Re: Minor Oil pump leak and minor valve cover leak
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sat, 26 Jan 2002 22:30:35 -0700
    ...You just need a screwdriver (s) and pry off the spring clip. Replace the gaskets and slap 'em on. Some say to use gasket...
  • Re: How to remove Vanagon battery?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 24 Jun 2002 18:14:08 -0500
    ...Also tried using a pair of long flat-blade screwdrivers to > ease it > out. Also no luck. > > Such a simple task, and the manuals...
  • Re: sliding window lock
    Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
    Wed, 22 May 2002 22:49:23 -0700
    ...I took a small flathead screwdriver, the kind they give out free with their advertising on the handle at the FLAPS, and bent it...
  • Re: '85 Westy rear Speaker Re-wiring
    Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
    Thu, 6 Feb 2003 21:41:48 -0800
    ...You'll want to get a little phillips screwdriver and remove the air duct panel above the sliding door (and i think there is...
  • Re: Torque value for thermo switch on WBX rad?
    Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
    Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:13:03 -0800
    ...x ft/lbs) > > > Back when I used small tq wrenches (& tq screwdrivers) Snap-on was a good > bet. > > > http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/tools...
  • Bus Wierdness Sorted Out
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 22 Dec 1995 17:25:38 -0800 (PST)
    ...I pulled over, went and looked, nothing seemed to be amis, so I smacked the carb with a screwdriver a couple of times, leaned...
  • Sunday Update: Billy Bones
    Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
    Sun, 7 Mar 2004 17:48:43 -0600
    ...Crawled up under bus and used screwdriver to short solenoid. This caused starter to jump. Got back in and started up fine. Drove to...
  • Re: Starting problem or startER problem
    Historical mailing list - David Milo
    Sun, 7 Apr 2013 08:03:10 -0400
    ...using a screwdriver to bridge the solenoid. The starter eventually began to not respond to this work around; thats when I knew the starter...
  • Re: rear brakes ?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:58:34 -0700
    ...Prying with a screwdriver against the backing plate, you could see some slight movement around the lug bolts, but it felt like the shoes...
  • Re: best way to install a killer switch
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 31 May 2017 14:21:37 -0700
    ...Since there is no "chipped" ignition key they can be started with a screwdriver, so a kill switch will prevent that. With visual deterrents...
  • Re: Strange noise
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 13 Nov 1998 16:20:54 EST
    ...Checked around with a long screwdriver as a scope, noise is loudest > on coolant transfer pipe (from right cyl head to pump) but I...
  • Re: Engine Noise
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 1 Oct 1999 07:19:02 -0700
    You can use a long screwdriver instead of a stethoscope by placing the point against shat you want to hear and firmly putting the...
  • Re: [DIESEL] Diesel Vanagon Tachometer-Yes!
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 24 May 2000 00:17:13 -0400
    ...I can >just reach it with a small screwdriver and change the setting as needed. >I used a tranny gearing chart and measured the...
  • Planning against on-road glitches
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 4 Jun 2002 23:36:47 -0500
    ...Here's the road kit we never leave the garage without: * Straight blade and Phillips-head screwdrivers * Crescent wrench * Slip-joint and locking pliers...
  • Re: The continuing saga, stuck in Tucumcari
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 18 Nov 2005 22:54:25 -0700
    Roger, I've learned from experience that you really don't need the Philips screwdriver either. You can simply remove the breather tube from...
  • Re: Replacing pushrod tubes
    Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
    Thu, 17 Jun 1999 12:06:46 -0700
    ...I found myself at the > part > where you "remove the pushrod tube with a screwdriver or a pair of > pliers." > I tried the screwdriver...
  • Re: Holy cow: rear hatch latch
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:11:22 -0600
    ...had to soak the mechanism in > oil, and then use a screwdriver and small hammer to pound the latch cam > from the inside to...
  • Re: Locks
    Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
    Wed, 10 Jun 1998 08:17:12 -0700
    ...Pry the interior door panel off (being careful of the speaker wires) and you can easily replace it with a ratchet-screwdriver, no sweat...
  • Re: stuck cylinder help
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:52:03 -0500
    Take a screwdriver and place it on the little ear that sticks out of the cylinder. Then hit the handle of the screw driver...
  • broken sockets
    Historical mailing list - radish150
    Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:31:21 +0000
    ...There is a marked difference in quality here, especially in > screwdriver tip strength, open-end wrench fit, and bit/socket strength. If > you depend...
  • Re: Sliding window refurbish
    Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
    Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:29:09 -0700
    ...I first loosened the screw > with > > the flat screwdriver > > bit and a small adjustable wrench, then I finished > > removing the screw with > > the screwdriver...
  • Re: Speedo still noisy on cold mornings
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 3 Dec 2010 10:21:48 -0800
    So I pulled the speedo out (I am getting really good at disconnecting that pod) and put a small screwdriver gently into the speedo...
  • window trim
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 19 Jan 1995 12:24:51 -0800 (PST)
    ...It can be fitted using the special tool shown, or a more long-winded alternative is to use a pair of screwdrivers: one broad...
  • window trim
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 19 Jan 1995 12:24:51 -0800 (PST)
    ...It can be fitted using the special tool shown, or a more long-winded alternative is to use a pair of screwdrivers: one broad...
  • Re: Coolant Refill Bottle/Rear heater core
    Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
    Wed, 14 May 1997 11:48:58 -0800 (AKDT)
    ...You just need a screwdriver and 10 minutes or so, four screws to remove the kick panel, 4 or 6 to remove the heater...
  • Re: dim headlights
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Wed, 11 Aug 1999 22:02:47 EDT
    ...open up the twist receicers on the body ,I put my screwdriver in the center and just widened the receiver ,the s/a grill...
  • Re: Fan switches
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 25 Jan 2000 09:08:51 -0800
    ...Use a butter knife - not a screwdriver. slide it up under the cover and move it over toward one of the corners. When it...
  • Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Wed, 5 Mar 2008 23:08:08 -0500
    ...be released from the connector shell with a jewelers flat blade screwdriver. Mark Jim Felder wrote: > I just now got to the point where...
  • Re: Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Fri, 4 Nov 2005 15:50:47 -0800
    ...CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 16-INCH SCREWDRIVER: A large motor mount prying tool > > that inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on the > > > > end...
  • Re: sliding door handle adjust question
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:34:35 -0700
    ...wallboard just big enough to let me put a Phillips head screwdriver on it. Crude, but it works. Otherwise, you'd have to keep...
  • oil pressure buzzer-SOLVED
    Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
    Sun, 1 Aug 2010 15:36:37 EDT
    ...in there with a small piece of sandpaper over a small screwdriver blade and then sprayed with some electrical cleaner and fired her up...
  • Re: A (propane) Fridge footnote
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Tue, 7 Oct 2003 05:46:57 -0700
    ...I do use a drill with a screwdriver end to unscrew things, but NOT to screw things in - that I do by hand. It...
  • Loss of Power and the CAT
    Historical mailing list - Waldron, Evans
    Thu, 20 May 2004 09:53:35 -0400
    ...I broke it out of the muffler with a screwdriver and got most of it out with some pieces still rattling around inside. Inside...
  • Re: Propane tank conversion..
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 16 Apr 2004 17:54:58 -0700
    ...to install? I'm not > > afraid of plumbing and turning a screwdriver, but if it is more > > complicated than bolting it into place and...
  • Westy sink waterpump
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 26 Jul 95 0:29:42 EDT
    ...It's all glued together, but by carefully prying with a screwdriver I managed to open the lower part containing the impeller. I experimented...