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• Re: Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 20:41:55 -0400
  ...Make sure you have some small circlip pliers to fit > through that hole. This was the most difficult part for me. I found that...
• Re: Coolant Loss/Hose clamp tips?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 18 May 2019 17:08:08 -0400
  ...There > are the cable type and the type that is more like regular pliers with > special ends on the jaws. Google "tool for spring...
• Westy Water Filler Solution!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:52:59 -0700
  ...I took a pair of needle nose pliers... reached in and pulled out the rubber baffle by breaking off the three directional plastic grill...
• Preliminary Tools List
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 10:19:00 -0600 (CST)
  ...If you catch them or wait for the right sale you might even get 10% off or a free toolbox or set of pliers...
• Re: Help! Need VW diesel shop in San Francisco
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:11:33 -0800
  ...purpose-made VW tool or a pair of bent long-nose pliers > with small tips. The idea is to get two pins into the...
• Re: Hot Foot well
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 1 Jul 2021 00:39:30 +0000
  ...make the valve even further away.  Also, need the > hose pinch pliers and the gizmo to remove the spring clamps; at that point, > it...
• Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:11:06 -0600
  ...There > isn't much subsitute for the tensioner adjuster, although the first time I > did it I used some smallish bent nosed needlenose pliers...
• Re: Brake work pictures
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:54:50 -0700
  ...to push back the piston on those.......I use a giant pliers , on the caliper, with the caliper 'floating' ............like brake hose still attached...
• Re: Gasoline aroma
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 21 Aug 2019 00:17:18 +0000
  ...the fuel sender to get a tight fit but also use pliers on the leading edge of the 6 flanges you just bent down...
• Idea! Please review- Clutch Dies in Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:19:39 -0700
  ...If I take a pair of locking pliers and GENTLY clamp off the rubber portion of the fluid supply line serving the Slave....Then...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 20:49:21 -0400
  ...Be careful if you must use pliers, channels locks, vice grips etc. to remove and install the battery. The bending force can damage the...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:40:36 -0400
  ...Needlenose pliers? -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott Bend, Ore. 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people. 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from...
• Re: Oil Light / Buzzer despite NORMAL pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 May 2003 23:02:43 -0400
  ...rear oil pressure switch (mirror on a stick and 90 degree pliers)? Or does this mean that my new oil pressure switch is faulty...
• Re: Keys
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 01:58:59 -0600
  ...key slot and then turned with a channellocks (okay, German Knipex!) pliers one time will nicely BREAK all the finely engineered German lock wafers...
• Re: An Auxiliary Air Regulator puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:58:59 -0700
  ...the AAR? So the result (whether by pinching the hose with pliers or plugging the end with your thumb) the engine should slow down...
• Re: Head advice
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 21:49:04 +0100
  ...I removed the oil filler tube, the dipstick tube and the coolant tube, used a pair of long, slim, surgical locking pliers (I don...
• Re: Vanagon woes!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:14:31 -0600
  ...To do the job, you will need at least a pair of pliers, a common and Phillips screwdriver, and a small socket wrench set...
• Re: Van questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Apr 1994 08:35:04 EDT
  ...Use insulated pliers. When playing with starting fluid, always be sure to have a fire extinguisr around. No Kidding. It can make huge flames...
• Re: Friday - Disaster averted
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:49:23 -0400
  ...enough to loan me a screw driver and some needle nose pliers so I could get the coupler out. When I showed him what...
• Water in the Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Tue, 30 May 2023 13:00:06 -0400
  ...DOUBLE CHECK. ***I keep two fuel line hose clamps (orange plastic/nylon pliers-style clamps made for closing off hoses) in my driver's...
• udpate speaker - hammer works
  Historical mailing list - Mike Meuser
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 18:22:09 -0700
  ...Once tight, I returned to the front of the speaker and carefully used a pair of large needle nose pliers opened wide to turn...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Jan 2013 23:32:50 -0500
  ...For the lower ball joints,, the check them get a large pair of grove lock (Channel Lock) pliers. Again with the wheels suspended grab...
• Re: project 2: fuel lines done, now on to fan
  Historical mailing list - Brian W.
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 15:16:39 -0700
  ...I used a pair of insulated, needle nose pliers. One combination will (should) make the high speed energize. Another combination should make the low...
• Re: Temp Gauge -- why did this happen
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 May 2012 08:28:15 -0700
  ...You could even add a valve if you want. (I own a pair of hose pinching pliers, which are very handy.) You don't...
• Re: Power window regulator fix ('91 Carat)
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:40:01 -0500
  ...Then flip the assembly over and use a needle nose pliers to insert your washers into the metal recess around the screw you installed...
• Re: Death Valley
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:20:52 -0700
  ...Could you hand my circlip pliers under here? Not those, the > second > to largest size!" No wonder the ladies won't buy it. They...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:18:25 -0500
  ...the other clip in place with a really long pair of pliers and a couple of dozen attempts having it spring off in all...
• Re: Changing the engine oil
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 10 May 1998 14:13:39 CDT
  ...Big Mutha Pliers work on most any filter. :) - FIVE quarts of oil. you were planning on putting new oil in it, right?? :) which brand...
• <HOW TO>: blower fan replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 02:28:15 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Rebent the broken end with needle nosed pliers to fit into handle again. Adjusted cable sheath position in clamp, and voila, controllable heat once...
• Re: 80 Westy Engine Fire - Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 May 2003 08:20:59 -0700
  ...The circlip was an extra that had sprung from my Tru-Arc pliers during installation and got lost in the crankcase. Solution: Never have...
• Re: Rear Brake Job, Observations.
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 11:50:25 -0800 (PST)
  ...I've found that needle-nose locking pliers and a wife willing to wield a long screwdriver are invaluable here. Sometimes the drum is...
• Re: My first problem on the road
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 18:04:38 -0700
  ...the car is running, if I close the hose with some pliers the RPM drops (like Bentley says), and 3) just for laughs, I...
• Re: Propex 1600 blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 30 Oct 2021 14:18:17 -0700
  ...I carefully removed the bushing from the shaft with pliers and polished it and the shaft with emery paper. It will now spin freely...
• Re: Hot Foot well
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:55:11 -0500
  ...Also, need the > > hose pinch pliers and the gizmo to remove the spring clamps; at that point, > > it seems it is starting to make...
• Re: Pulling the Dash (fascia)
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:19:02 -0500
  ...column to the fascia (I use a pair of channel-lock pliers) Those two bolts are threaded into two braces that run between the...
• Re: WTB: heater switch
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 12:05:00 -0600
  ...In my experience, getting out the one-time bolts in the steering column support is pretty easy with a Knipex pliers. Use care pulling...
• fuel sender repair
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 06 Oct 94 20:57:36 CDT
  ...of the hole having been curled upward just a bit (with pliers, i assume. or with one of those 'lip' maker tools that body...
• Westy Sink Trap
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 20 May 1998 17:00:46 -0400
  ...In retrospect, I might have been able to get the business end of needle nose pliers down the drain to get a purchase on...
• Re: Replacing rear brake cylinder, info and / or help needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 18:25:35 -0600
  ...Spring pliers would be nice, I don't have any but renting them from your FLAPS might be worth looking into. And getting those...
• Re: Where to place my jack?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 14:22:23 -0500
  ...One of these days, I will use > channel lock pliers or something to reverse damage, and then some matching > spot paint to conceal. On...
• Tach install..aftermarket into 84 Long Post
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:21:20 -0800
  ...test light and a digital multimeter, mini screwdrivers and tiny little pliers, etc etc. I've even found the proper teriminal on the coil...
• Re: Electrical question (non-starting)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 24 May 2009 11:49:31 -0700
  ...Way easier to take a pair of needlenose pliers and tighten that connector than to go replacing switches and taking measurements all over . . . Cheap...
• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 01:02:04 -0600
  ...That nut is thin and can be messed up with those groove lock pliers. They do come in handy though. > > Dennis, >>From my phone...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:57:36 -0700
  Pity the poor schmuck at the factory that had that job! I forgot to mention using hose pinch pliers to keep from draining the...
• Re: Hello, new here. Mechanic question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 18:39:57 -0600
  ...A pair of pliers and a screwdriver is > all it takes pretty much. Bentley describes the adjustments and give the > specs for setting it...
• Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:03:12 -0700
  ...any >> 2 pins of the wiring plug with small needle nose pliers. 2 combinations >> should run the fan, 1 at low and another at...
• Re: 82 ex-Diesel Starter Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:25:48 EST
  ...Do this HELPER PUSHING ON CLUTCH, TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, EMERGENCY BRAKE ON!!!!!! Get a big screwdriver or some insulated pliers and short the two...
• Re: Remove AC Cabinet 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chris ALmida
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 07:46:03 -0700
  ...Grab the plastic nail/pin with a needle nose >pliers and pull out. Then you, ...., well you wrestle the shelf out, >anyway you can...
• Re: Idea! Please review- Clutch Dies in Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 10:42:36 -0800
  ...Please tell me if you think this will work... > > If I take a pair of locking pliers and GENTLY clamp off the rubber portion...
• Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014 08:30:24 -0500
  ...I cleaned the connector and pin as best I could with a DeoxIT pen and carefully squeezed the connector with a pair of pliers...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:51:52 -0400
  ...Do NOT clamp the axle in a benchvise or with pliers or a vise-grips, it'll cause surface damage that will lead to...
• Re: Technique For Removing Speedo needle? Project done!!
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 11:46:51 -0700
  ...Then I took my "$1 at a garage sale" Klein needle nose > pliers and CAREFULLY pulled the driveshaft for the upper gear > row(little...
• Re: CV joints..What to look at, how to tell...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:58:21 -0700
  ...I hold the axle with a big pliers, and rotate either end looking for excessive play. Some is fine. I also just wiggle them...
• Darn -- a propane leak
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:05:51 -0700
  ...So he gave it another 1/8th turn with a pair of pliers. That should have done it, but it didn't. It's...
• Re: Keys/Calling Steve'Mrlocksmith'
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 09:13:47 -0800
  ...key slot and then turned with a channellocks (okay, > German Knipex!) pliers one time will nicely BREAK all the finely > engineered German lock wafers...
• Re: Water in the Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 30 May 2023 10:24:05 -0700
  ...DOUBLE CHECK. > > ***I keep two fuel line hose clamps (orange plastic/nylon pliers-style > clamps made for closing off hoses) in my driver's...
• Re: Propex 1600 blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 31 Oct 2021 13:24:12 -0400
  ...the shaft. > I carefully removed the bushing from the shaft with pliers and polished it > and the shaft with emery paper. It will now...
• Re: 1987 Replace Heads - Thermostat Problem (long)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 27 Sep 1998 13:27:17 -0400
  ...pliers. >On my Vgon, these tabs were strategically located so that it was >impossible to get a grip on the tabs with pliers. Hear...
• Re: exaust removal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 10:27:27 -0700
  ...and grab >> with >> my favorite stud removal tool channel lock 410 pliers >> http://www.channellock.com/acb/stores/1/410_-_9_5_inch_NUTBUSTER...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:05:30 -0600
  ...For the lower ball joints,, the check them get a large pair of > grove lock (Channel Lock) pliers. Again with the wheels suspended grab...