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• Re: Mystery switch in centre of dash
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:41:54 -0600
  That second one sounds like my cigarette lighter socket, minus the center button. Wonder if it's a plug for that of some kind...
• Re: CV axel repair
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:13:28 -0400
  ...Is this what I use for Vc joints,if the hex dosent fit? I already have torx sockets.
• Re: 88-up flow-through parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 01:41:29 EDT
  ...there is no room to put a socket on them... chris
• Re: Subie ENgine Pull Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 09:30:45 -0700
  ...They can be a pain to get to, try a 1/4 inch drive 6 point socket. Then, once you lift the engine a...
• Re: Idle control unit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 May 2012 12:33:23 -0700
  ...The socket the unit plugs into , clips onto a black plastic bracket that looks like a double relay holder .. and probably 'was' sort of...
• Changing EuroVan Plugs
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 08 Apr 1995 12:09:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...You will need a 10mm socket, as well as a plug socket, universal joint, two long, and one short extension as well as a...
• Re: Still need help/ball and socket joint end of throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 11:40:11 -0700
  ...accelerator cable installation (85 automatic) there >is a snap on (ball & socket) union. It seems to me that this was engineered >to be the...
• Re: Aluminum in the threads
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 27 May 2002 12:28:50 -0400
  ...My grandfather was a machinist with Chrysler, and gave me a tiny little (3"?) socket wrench like the one he used for installing plugs...
• Mirror movement FIX
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 17:25:20 -0500
  ...I removed the mirrors, took off the tension bolt, then took assembly apart - you have a ball and socket joint that gets compressed to...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:11:41 -0800
  If you all didn't see the post yesterday, there was a great suggestion--slide thicker tubing on the lighter socket from behind the...
• Re: rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 23:00:18 -0800
  ...nut off of about an inch off the ground, put the socket over the nut (make sure you remove the cotter pin), and set...
• Re: iPods in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 17:23:38 -0700
  ...My coworker's brother also got > an iPod > and he plugs it into the lighter socket and it "transmits" to his > radio, > which is...
• Re: Head light issue 1986 Syncro Westy getting close to solving problem!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 15 May 2012 22:51:59 -0600
  ...You can easily buy the 9004 sockets at any FLAPS in your hood. Also, replace your grounds to those lights. Run a connection directly...
• Re: westy rear view mirror - one solution
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:49:53 EDT
  ...the Eurovan mirror stalk fits into vangon socket or do you need to get Eurovan mount and screw it onto headliner area? eurovan mirror...
• Re: Bentley really sucks
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 3 May 1999 13:26:24 +0200
  ...You need a special > "triple > >square" 8mm>hex socket. ---SNIP--- > > I believe the correct term is 12 point internal spline recess driver - > anyone else...
• Re: silver socket plug..Re: missing a hole in my vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 07:55:17 EST
  In a message dated 11/30/01 3:31:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM writes: > I had this very same plug...
• Re: rear axle nut size?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 00:04:36 -0500
  ...Sat, 13 Mar 2004, Jon Schaer wrote: > Anyone know the correct socket size for the rear axle nut? It appeared to be > 1 3...
• Re: parts source?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 08:32:39 -0400
  ...It turned out that unplugging the wires from the relay socket, and pushing the connectors back on, was the cure. Obviously a little corrosion...
• Re: Headlamp Relays - Lights Still Dim
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 05:27:15 -0400
  ...No load you >will alway see full applied voltage.... > Eric > >James V wrote: > >>I checked the voltage at the headlamp socket and it's...
• Re: Syncro fuel tank woes
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 07:58:37 EST
  ...drive ,10mm, socket and grind the open end so so that it's ALL splines..If you look at the socket you will see...
• Re: boy, this really torques me off!!! ;)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 21:47:13 -0600
  ...it fits >between the ratchet and the socket, and is magically >electrical/electronic/PFM? as it has a wire that runs off to a...
• Re: Upper Control Arm, hex key size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 May 2008 23:06:04 -0400
  ...Upper Control Arm, hex key size I have a 1/2" drive socket bit that fits if I use my breaker bar not a...
• Re: Strange no start problem - still having issues
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:21:26 -0700
  ...Then plug the female ends onto the relay and put the male ends in the relay socket, using the longer one for pin 85...
• Re: [NVC]-Friday Subject: Howto Locite question
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:51:12 -0700
  ...I had to cut off the hose to use a socket. It came off without struggling with a socket. Installing the new hose was...
• Fwd: Re: ? Oil Drain Plug removal
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Fri, 28 Feb 97 10:31:58 -0500
  ...I used a 13 mm socket & some WD-40 (hah!), but sone >> realized I was getting nowhere fast. I'm now told if an...
• Re: Headlight Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:45:03 -0400
  ...Headlight Failure In a message dated 9/27/05 6:04:13 AM, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes: << Kevin, most likely the pigtail sockets have...
• info on Dielectric gel ....A MUST!!!
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:11:53 -0700
  ...Use on modules, rotors, spark plug boots, marine light sockets, and other connections... I hope this helps, Mtngal
• Re: Rhein 15" Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 13:07:59 EDT
  ...Countersink the holes in the brake drums and substitute flathead socket capscrews for the hex head screws. Rico
• Camper battery
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 16:53:35 EDT
  ...portable, have an ac charger and also charges from the lighter socket anyone know if they are deep cycle and would last for a...
• Heidelberg Stereo-types
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 20:51:36 -0800
  ...How have you folks adapted these over to more standard antenna sockets? Also, my Bluestar has a stock "woofer" built into the drivers side...
• Re: Fridge on 12V [thread drifted a bit]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 06:49:09 -0700
  ...The other 18 watts are being dissipated at the socket, instead of in the cooler's element. >> >> That said, there's also no need...
• Re: poor shifting; Help
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:02:57 -0700
  ...Has anybody replaced > the pin that holds the socket to the end of the rod, and will this help > fix > the problem? Will the...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Sep 2006 (#2006-764)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:59:59 -0700
  ...Little sockets for bulbs. I just soldered some jumpers and that was > it; much wider taillights. I just assumed they'd all be the...
• Re: removing oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:50:25 -0800
  ...The drain plug head takes a 19mm wrench but all my sockets are > too big to fit into the recess in the case. Do...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 10:10:50 -0500
  ...The other day I was replacing a front wheel on my westy using a 1/2 inch Craftsman 19mm socket. It broke in two...
• Re: Head light issue 1986 Syncro Westy getting close to solving problem!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 16 May 2012 00:57:14 -0400
  ...I looked at a couple of venders but > don't see any new bulb sockets for sale. Is this junk hard thing or if...
• Re: brighter tail lights - again
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Tue, 31 May 2005 14:40:04 -0700
  ...These are German made >> bulbs that fit into the bayonet mount socket. >> >> While an improvement over the stock back-up lamps, they still don...
• Re: One other dumb question, removing air control sliders
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:08:39 -0500
  ...The original bulb/socket combination is NLA, so you'll have to buy the correct socket and a regular instrument panel lamp (which is...
• Electric Cool Box - Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:29:45 +0100
  ...A lead connects from the chiller in the box lid to the cigar lighter socket. While parked up, I plugged the cool box into...
• Re: Mystery Accessory
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Thu, 23 May 2002 16:07:12 -0400
  ...At the bottom of the hole is some strange kind of socket. No, this is not a lighter-type hole, smaller than that. The...
• Re: Puzzle me this ('90 Vanagon taillights)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 23:57:06 -0400
  ...There is a socket there, and a lens, but no bulb. > > Room for future lamp additions I guess. No bulb is installed there. Dennis.
• Re: RE: drum brake adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 1996 00:22:45 -0400
  ...call it a poundimiform, actually), i also have a pair of sockets in the appropriate sizes, 3/4 " drive, a slider breaker bar the...
• Re: Foglight Switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 07:40:50 -0400
  ...321 941 535A - Fog Light Switch, Lighted 141 957 397A - Bulb Socket N17751-2 - Bulb Cheers, Michael J. Sullivan Director of Catalog Design Open...
• Frozen axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 17:59:27 -0800
  If your axle nuts are frozen so that even with a 10ft breaker bar all you do is snap socket wrentches in two, does...
• Re: Headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 00:53:25 -0500
  ...to be illuminated? It seems to >have some sort of light socket in it but no bulb or fitting. Thanks for the >help. >Coop...
• Re: allen wrench for gear oil change
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 22:59:55 EST
  ...with an abrasive cutoff wheel, you can insert that into the socket of the drain plug and turn it with a 17mm box wrench...
• Shift linkage Q
  Historical mailing list - Chris Arnold
  Fri, 11 May 2001 00:28:36 -0500
  ...how much play is to be expected at the ball and socket joint between the 'selector lever' and the 'gearshift lever'? -- Chris Arnold '87...
• FAQ!!! was: IS THE LIST GETTING ...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 May 2002 14:11:36 -0700
  ...The list will benefit from a cogent FAQ (tires, silver socket - you name it!), the address of which is given to everyone when they...
• Re: rear axle nut size?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 16:22:02 -0500
  ...rear axle nut size? Anyone know the correct socket size for the rear axle nut? It appeared to be 1 3/4", but that...
• 17mm Transmission drain tool in Vancouver?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:44:12 -0700
  ...Does anyone know where I can buy/rent/borrow a 17mm hex socket or 17mm allen wrench near Vancouver BC? I've tried Canadian...
• Re: Accessing Cigarette Lighter 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 09:53:37 -0700
  I had a go at explaining in this post on my blog http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/vanagon-lighter-socket/ alistair On...
• tip on taking dents out of pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 16:11:43 -0300
  I managed to take some minor and major dents out of some pushrod tubes by using a Gray brand 14mm socket and tapping it...
• Re: Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:01:27 -0700
  ...Small pipe – got the bottom one like a regular person with a hex socket and breaker, not bad at all. Top one, behind the...
• Re: Terminal/connector source was Fridge on 12V
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 31 Aug 2014 21:14:02 -0400
  ...And I doubt that the new non-lighter outlets in recent autos would support it anyway (along with most of the accessory sockets/multipliers...
• Ac/Dc van Electric
  Historical mailing list - Justin Pentecost
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 20:42:56 +0100
  ...Also there are 4pin 12V sockets and 5pin 12V sockets for any electronic equipment you wish to run. The bus also has a 240V...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 09:45:10 -0300
  I presume the "wobble" extension is similar to a flex socket (looks like a small CV joint)? If so, I have a set of...
• Re: cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 17:24:29 -0500
  ...Allen key/socket, snap ring pliers, latex gloves, dull > side cutters and a mallet. More recent CV joints have bolts with a 12 pointed...
• Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:19:49 -0700
  ...I've seen suggestions to use a 1/4" Allen-head socket and pound it into the rounded-over head of the bolt. Since...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:00:28 -0800
  ...I would get a 6 point 1/2" socket and hammer it onto the plug very hard. Then it may well come right out...
• Re: no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 12 Aug 2006 06:19:18 EDT
  ...I get 11.5 volts at the head light socket using my kit and wiring plan. You may be able to boost that a...