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Re: Battery
Historical mailing list - Peter Kote
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:52:19 -0800
...can get you back on the road with some spit and bailing wire you really dont want them working on your van if you...
Re: Westyman update
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Mon, 30 Oct 2000 12:32:26 -0500
...banana stem wedged in and bent over and secured with fine bailing wire through the fins and around the tank. Maybe a crevice could...
Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 5 Oct 2008 11:55:52 -0400
I just coiled a bit of bailing wire around a 1/2' pipe so that it would fit inside the hose. Make it long...
Re: camping/parts list
Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:58:57 -0400
...Oh yeah, I also carry duct tape and bailing wire. I usually have the on-board water tank full should I need to have...
Re: Coolant Leak! Help!
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:56:24 -0500
...I also like to have some electrical stuff, wires and connectors, as well as some odd pieces of hose and bailing wire, etc. OF...
Re: Totaled camper van
Historical mailing list - Grant Braddish
Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:38:21 -0500
...are owned by pot smoking hippies who keep them running with bailing wire and nitrous oxide balloons. It's not easy to overcome this...
Re: Trip Report. Pics.
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:39:17 -0800
...Learned to enjoy "the > journey" and not the destination. > > Glad I brought the bailing wire. > > Do not use the laundry mat in Lincoln City...
Re: tools question;
Historical mailing list - Vanman
Sun, 22 Nov 1998 14:17:15 -0800
...One last thing, a mirror on a stalk and a magnet are invaluble, and stainless bailing wire goes hand in hand w/ the zip...
Re: Battery
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:42:11 -0700
...Most mechanics > are "bush" mechanics and while they can get you back on the road > with some spit and bailing wire you really dont...
CV problem has been FIXED!!
Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
Mon, 27 Dec 1999 23:12:58 -0500
...Until then, it's "duct tape and bailing wire" (as usual). Much thanks to those who offered advice, Joel in particular for the rapid...
Re: Need A Checklist...
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Mon, 10 Mar 1997 08:44:10 -0800 (PST)
...First Aid Kit - Always bailing wire - To hold things together. lug wrench - To remove wheels. 3' of pipe to put over lug wrench to...
Re: Expensive Syncro Westie
Historical mailing list - honemastert
Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:15:47 -0700
...most of the work yourself, and or keep it together with bailing wire and duct tape. For the rest of us that fall in...
Re: Questions, questions more questions
Historical mailing list - Sean J. McAusland
Thu, 29 Sep 1994 19:15:47 -0400 (EDT)
...You could get thirsty or worse dehydrated. > First Aid Kit - Always > bailing wire - To hold things together. > lug wrench - To remove wheels. > 3' of...
Re: Coolant Leak! Help!
Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:17:00 -0400
...I also like to have some electrical stuff, wires and connectors, as well as some odd pieces of hose and bailing wire, etc. OF...
Waterboxer head repair
Historical mailing list - Mark A. Rokus
Wed, 04 Jun 1997 10:54:39 -0700
...No I haven't resorted to any bailing wire yet!!! Good luck Mark '84 GL '81 Westy '82 Diesel Rabbit '73 Ghia Those are...
Questions, questions more questions
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 28 Sep 94 8:31:04 PDT
...First Aid Kit - Always bailing wire - To hold things together. lug wrench - To remove wheels. 3' of pipe to put over lug wrench to...
Re: A/C Grey Filter Spewing
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Wed, 21 Jul 1999 18:41:47 EDT
...I removed the old foam (what was left of it) by clipping the bailing wire that holds it to the evaporator. (Actually, it took...
Re: Totaled camper van
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 12 Sep 2003 13:53:35 -0700
...are > owned by pot smoking hippies who keep them running with bailing wire and > nitrous oxide balloons. It's not easy to overcome this...
Re: Trip Report. Pics.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:51:21 -0800
...Learned to enjoy "the >> journey" and not the destination. >> >> Glad I brought the bailing wire. >> >> Do not use the laundry mat in Lincoln City...
Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:08:36 -0400
I would find a way to hang the caliper with some bailing wire up and out of the way, i wouldn't remove it...
was spark wires , now about the future of diesel and fuel prices
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:06:02 -0700
...Spark plug wires When you're standing aft of the engine looking at the distributor ... the upper left wire goes to the upper left...
Fw: 62 bus question- NVC My $.02
Historical mailing list - Evil Pig
Fri, 23 Nov 2001 03:11:14 -0800
...The vans are great because they can be repaired with duct tape and bailing wire (I've done this) in a pinch,but you...
Re: Good collaboration with a mechanic?
Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
Mon, 1 Nov 2010 12:36:10 -0500
...You also won't find (many) ad-hoc repairs made with bailing wire and duct tape. I know for myself this makes doing the...
Re: review: reno area van shop for those desert breakdowns
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 25 Oct 2001 14:51:58 -0700
...The spring lost, I tied the linkage to the throttle with bailing wire (and it seems to work better!) > > Upon returning to sea level...
Re: Has anyone saved a burnt engine?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:15:00 -0600
...I bent the wire bails like bailing wire, all spring tension gone from them. #8) The push rods tubes were stuck into both the...
Re: Vanagon eBay - Funny
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Fri, 30 Jul 2004 14:27:45 -0500
...Using some heavy duty, disposable, pre-formed aluminum foil type baking pans, heavy duty aluminum foil, and some bailing wire we were all set...
Re: Waterboxer head repair
Historical mailing list - Rob Lebo
Wed, 4 Jun 1997 11:24:57 +0000
...No I haven't resorted to any bailing wire yet!!! Good luck Mark '84 GL '81 Westy '82 Diesel Rabbit '73 Ghia Those are...
Re: Trip Contingencies
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:07:36 -0700
...some bailing wire, gorilla brand duct tape..........some vice grips..........spark plug socket........test light.......hammer and a crescent wrench. if you 'try too...
Re: VW supplied reman. 2.1
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:53:08 -0800
...Now JB Weld, real steel bailing wire, Cloth duct tape, hose repair tape, and other such things as quick set epoxy are really handy...
Re: CV joints..What to look at, how to tell...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:58:21 -0700
...and you never know when just one bolt or nut, or a hose clamp, or some bailing wire will keep you moving if something...
Re: Totaled camper van
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:24:30 +0000
...are > > owned by pot smoking hippies who keep them running with bailing wire and > > nitrous oxide balloons. It's not easy to overcome this...
Re: Vanagon eBay - Funny
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 30 Jul 2004 15:11:38 -0600
...Using some heavy duty, disposable, pre-formed aluminum foil type baking pans, heavy duty aluminum foil, and some bailing wire we were all set...
Re: What to keep on hand to not be stranded
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:55:55 -0700
...thus ....carry some clamps and bailing wire .. and since I am building engine coversions on a regular basis, I end up with lots of...
review: reno area van shop for those desert breakdowns
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Thu, 25 Oct 2001 13:32:48 -0700
...The spring lost, I tied the linkage to the throttle with bailing wire (and it seems to work better!)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV...
Re: Engine Removal
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:36:05 -0700
...You may even want to run a long piece of bailing wire through them to hang them while painting. Sure i think of that...
Re: VW supplied reman. 2.1
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:00:02 -0500
...So you can understand what it looked like before it broke. > Now JB Weld, real steel bailing wire, Cloth duct tape, hose repair tape...
No emergencies anymore, (longish) was: emerg. repairs/solutions
Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 21:41:41 -0400
How about posting some 'bailing wire and string' fixes we've used to get us home when something craps out. I'm not talking...
Re: Trip Report. Pics.
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 20:40:28 -0800
...Learned to enjoy "the > >> journey" and not the destination. > >> > >> Glad I brought the bailing wire. > >> > >> Do not use the laundry mat in Lincoln City...
Re: VW supplied reman. 2.1
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:43:55 -0800
...So you can understand what it looked like before it broke. > Now JB Weld, real steel bailing wire, Cloth duct tape, hose repair tape...
Re: A/C ducting
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Mon, 3 Aug 1998 17:59:32 EDT
...I cut the bailing wire that was holding it and removed the remains. There was also lots of disintegrating weather striping up there. I...
Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:01:08 +1000
...Gumbo, not to mention a couple of Volkswagens held together with bailing wire, "duck tape", and a few cuss words (in Cajun French of...
Re: VW supplied reman. 2.1
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:27:41 -0500
...So you can understand what it looked like before it > broke. > Now JB Weld, real steel bailing wire, Cloth duct tape, hose repair > tape...
Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:35:39 -0400
...Gumbo, > not to mention a couple of Volkswagens held together with bailing wire, > "duck tape", and a few cuss words (in Cajun French of...
Re: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:37:38 -0500
...Gumbo, not to mention a couple of Volkswagens held together with bailing wire, "duck tape", and a few cuss words (in Cajun French of...
Re: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 2 Aug 2012 18:18:39 -0700
...I strapped a small rag to the screw with bailing wire and will continue to soak it with penetrating fluid. I doubt it'll...
Re: Clutch Pedal Click
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:20:24 -0700
...struts falling off, due to lack of even a bit of bailing wire to replace the missing e-clip and a shot or spray...
Stealth Vanagon Camping
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 20:52:15 -0800
...Learned to enjoy "the >> journey" and not the destination. >> >> Glad I brought the bailing wire. >> >> Do not use the laundry mat in Lincoln City...
Re: What can go wrong.....
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Wed, 17 May 2017 19:04:32 -0700
...I would replace them with a proper screw type hose clamp or even some thin bailing wire properly secured. I think with the demise...
The Tool List
Historical mailing list
Mon, 13 Feb 1995 10:11:01 -0600 (CST)
...electrical, duct Wire: electrical, bailing Test light Brake adjusting tool, better than a screwdriver for this purpose. Also good for all around prying. Tap...
roadhouse. NVC - TYrue To Form
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 7 May 2004 15:59:47 -0500
...bent pushrod, backed off valve adjusting screw or a piece of bailing wire wrapped around an axle. I remember a desperate call for AIRS...
Re: Caliper Bleeder Screw: RF Typically Seize More Often?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 2 Aug 2012 18:55:49 -0700
...Your "tapping" tip was one I'd read of in the archives. > > I strapped a small rag to the screw with bailing wire and...
Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:26:01 -0500
...That is, we are willing to keep putting time, energy, and some bailing wire into them. Actually, we differ from the third worlders in...
Re: What can go wrong.....
Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
Sun, 21 May 2017 11:45:22 -0400
...with a proper screw type hose clamp or even > some thin bailing wire properly secured. > I think with the demise of Unions and proper...
Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:02:03 -0700
...ground because no one could put at least a twist of bailing wire there and give it a bit of grease and a shot...
Re: What can go wrong.....
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 21 May 2017 18:39:57 +0000
...with a proper screw type hose clamp or even > some thin bailing wire properly secured. > I think with the demise of Unions and proper...
Home from Inuvik (Long, Part1)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 12 Aug 1996 16:55:36 -0700
...I used duct tape and bailing wire to get it back where it belonged. Gary Millang and I had a discussion about the starting...
Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:14:21 -0700
...ground > because no one could put at least a twist of bailing wire there and give > it a bit of grease and a shot...
Re: More about tires...somewhat early ..sort of Friday
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:26:54 -0700
...wilds of Baja or wherever, with nothing to work with except bailing wire and chewing gum ... over 'fancy equipment' any time. I would even...
Driving a Vanagon in Belize (long but good)
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:54:22 -0400
...That means they can do minor repairs or bailing wire repairs to get you down the road a piece but you really wouldn�t...
Re: Driving a Vanagon in Belize (long but good)
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:57:46 -0400
...That means they can do minor repairs or bailing wire repairs > to get you down the road a piece but you really wouldn’t...