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• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 03:48:02 PST
  > > > At the risk of sounding like a real dummy; > A) I look at the Bentley (13.52 & .53) & I sure see counterweights - not > wedge...
• Battery connections
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 09:44:53 -0700
  Hello Wedgers: I opened up both front underseat compartments on my "new" '87 Syncro GL Westfalia last night. On the passenger side is a...
• Re: Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 13 May 2005 07:23:50 -0700
  ...How about that the oil filler cap, when turned on the side and inserted between the hinges, works as a perfect wedge to hold...
• Re: '84 seats into an '81?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:38:21 -0800
  ...The passenger seat cushions are very much thicker and wedge shaped. Even if you mounted them they would not be flat when the bed...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 18 May 2003 22:23:51 -0500
  ...I'll give > that > wedge idea another try tomorrow (besides, it started raining). I know > its > very close, but having not done this before...
• Re: traveling in style
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Sat, 18 May 2002 01:38:13 -0700
  ...But I suppose Americans like gaudy, >> and more sofa folds for bugs and crap to wedge into. >> >> William >> >> > I'm surprised they wouldn't...
• Re: Vent window noise
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:22:59 -0800
  ...Will replacing the gasket/seal take care of this problem? The > window is not closing tight enough but I don't want to wedge...
• Re: Help! I can't get it apart!
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Sat, 22 Apr 1995 22:50:56 -0600 (MDT)
  ...You might probe on the extreme edge with a small screwdriver and see if you can wedge the "serrations" back a little to ease...
• Re: Headlight bulb replacing... how??
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 2 May 2001 07:32:10 -0400
  ...The white "wedge clips" that you refer to hold the lamp unit to the carrier and are as brittle as glass. These don't...
• Re: ABS on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 15:12:57 +1200
  ...If you don't lock the wheels you don't get the wedge. Also the tire is more likely to bite down through the...
• Re: Removing front passenger seat
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:43:28 -0700
  And sometimes there is a coin wedged in there. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Cheesy fridge door latch
  Historical mailing list - Brad Hopp
  Thu, 6 Oct 1994 11:04:04 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Tell me there is a better alternative to attaching a padlock latch (like on a tool box) and a pencil to wedge in the...
• Re: heading through the deep south soon, anyone on my route?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:43:04 -0600
  ...Birmingham Museum of Art - Birmingham, AL - Largest collection of Wedgewood in the country. Lord Wedgewood himself was here not long before Christmas. I managed...
• Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:08:27 -0600
  ...In my '81, when I bought the "19" relay many years ago, I was disappointed, after I removed the plastic wedge, to find I...
• Glueing your Lips
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 21:18:58 EST
  ...those wheel chocks out of) and cutting them down into little wedge shaped blocks that would fit inside the fender lips, and i would...
• Headlight bulb replacing... how??
  Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
  Tue, 1 May 2001 23:44:32 -0700
  ...How does a person replace the bulbs in a 87 Vanagon GL w/composite headlights?? I noticed the plastic wedge clips, but they are...
• Keep Rear Hatch Open with Bike Rack attached?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 13:09:40 EDT
  ...When you raise your hatch, lower the PVCs into place and they will "wedge" up against the edge of the main cylinder on the...
• Re: bashing was: vanagon engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:36:40 -0800
  ...Sure wish I could wedge one into a Vanagon. On Jan 17, 2008 3:19 PM, mordo <helmut.blong@gmail.com> wrote: > > My boss...
• Re: The Mouse that ate our Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 7 May 1999 09:39:50 -0400
  ...it must have been in there for a while, cause when i got it out, it had wedged itself nicely under the dash, and...
• [WTB] Jump seat bracket
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 15:44:43 -0700
  ...It is the main "bar" with a wedge-shaped mount welded to it (and a hole in which the seat pin locates). If anyone...
• Drive Flange Seals - Repair
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:43:42 -0600
  ...Then I used two screw drivers to wedge the lock ring off. There is a washer underneath the lock ring that is beveled to...
• Re: AW: 90+ Fox engine @ 54 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 00:26:00 -0700
  ...WIth the Jetta man the firewall and a small wedge of frame > rail needs to be cut away.
• whistling vent window
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:03:02 -0500
  ...sliver off of a credit card or similar thin plastic and wedge it between the seal and the frame from the inside which will...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Manny Melo
  Thu, 27 May 2021 07:16:39 -0700
  ...comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi guys, > > I have a handle and the wedges from Jim Felder some time ago. I have not installed yet but...
• Re: Looking for a good body shop in Seattle.
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:16:05 -0700
  ...Um, isn't your Caddy a VW? Alan '81 VW Pickup (aka Caddy) '87 VW Vanagon (aka Wedge) On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Ty...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:38:38 -0600
  ...all over it or be trying to pop it with his wedge. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:56:31 -0700
  Another technique is to sit on the floor/ground and wedge your shins under each side of the tire an lift it. Stuart -----Original...
• Re: westy bug screens into vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Mon, 1 May 2000 14:01:53 EDT
  ...Ogden, UT '80 WedgeFalia -- The Vanagon Valdiz (I really need to get around to those pushrod seals...)
• Re: Bored dog went looking for a lost potato chip.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 14:02:26 EDT
  ...the rear westflaia passenger side armrest cushion thing that is screwed to the wall is just a simple plywood foam covered wedge with grey...
• Re: power steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:39:35 -0400
  ...I ended up using a railroad spike as a wedge which really worked great. I was putting on new outer tierod ends so I...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:41:20 -0700
  ...I couldn't do that without a something to wedge under a tire, or even two. I used a ski boot. but a tire...
• Re: it just stops! What do I do? - was Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 06:24:04 -0500
  At 4/5/2013 11:08 PM,Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >Hi.. >it's a pliers like tool with forks that wedge behind the...
• Re: long coolant hose sagging
  Historical mailing list - Marcus46
  Sat, 29 Aug 1998 10:51:12 -0700
  ...Is it supposed > to do this? I am afraid of trying to wedge it up closer for fear of > something that I just don...
• Re: Bleeding coolant without a second person?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:03:22 -0700
  I found that one of my screwdrivers had the perfect sized handle to wedge in there. Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Alofs" <lalofs...
• Re: Engine Cover Woes (74)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 19:05:12 -0400
  ...I have to wedge a piece of >feeler-guage into it to hold it up. PPM HC reading is still rediculously high. You need...
• Re: Bench Seat Storage
  Historical mailing list - James B Robinson
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 14:32:11 -0700
  ...you're fishing out the very last Pampers that thankfully got wedged behind the heater core. On Fri, Aug 30, 2002 at 10:14...
• Re: Welcome aboard Christophe/German imports
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 4 May 2007 12:14:36 +1200
  ...T3 or Wedge stickers >5. Alloy wheels >6. Gas powered heaters >7. Seats >8. Mirrors >9. Decals >10. T3 Toys >11. Mud flaps >12...
• Re: Rear main seal replacement/flywheel removal
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 23:08:16 -0400
  ...Have a helper hold it, or wedge it somehow while you break the flywheel bolts loose. This worked for me a few weeks ago...
• Re: Sound insulation info and tips
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:58:48 -0500
  ...I folded it in half and wedged it in place. It fit perfect and only needed 1 or 2 cuts to fit the lock...
• Re: Vanagon Themed Mix Tape
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:27:01 +0000
  ...Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:34:22 -0500 > >The Phish song in question was never "The Wedge". >I had sudgested "Contact" and Brian Honan...
• rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 13:52:40 -0500
  ...When you lift the hatch, the PVC piece should go between the van and the bottom of the cylinder and thus wedge it open...
• Re: Strange noise
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 06:56:35 -0800
  ...Re: >Seems Highly Unlikely. > >I've got my engine apart right now and believe me...that thing is wedged >in there tight. Besides, I...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders: Any New "Tricks"?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:48:02 -0800
  ...The heads have popped off after a couple times around even after I couldn't separate the heads from the jugs with a wedge...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 27 May 2021 10:32:04 -0400
  ...comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Hi guys, > > > > I have a handle and the wedges from Jim Felder some time ago. I have > not installed yet but...
• Re: Sliding door adjustment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 23:55:35 -0400
  ...Use a plastic wedge to move the door fore-and-aft until the gaps are even. Then you pull or wedge the hinge link...
• Re: Using gas inline 4 manifold
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 20:46:59 -0600
  ...Went to a VW dealer and asked to trace outline of the two Hazet wedge tools. Works good. I use them with a hammer...
• Re: holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques?( F)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 00:43:21 EST
  ...The license plate will rise up a > couple of degrees until the oil cap is wedged between the bottom of the > license plate and...
• Re: pry bars - was off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 8 Oct 2013 06:44:52 -0700
  ...The chisel works as a wedge between the head and the tabs on the cyls. I tap it in with a hammer. You do...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:54:34 -0700
  ...left knee and use the right knee (shin actually) and toe wedged under the tire. They are well trained after 35 years of doing...
• Re: Cherry Hill Park
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 11:49:42 -0500
  ...A much more rustic experience then being wedged in between two RV's. Paul Borghese ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Johnson" <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO...
• Re: Need Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 1 May 2005 21:01:55 -0700
  ...Also, the piston shaft it wedged and I can't get it out. John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
• Re: looking for a source for metric hardware
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:59:48 -0400
  ...But be careful, the tapered thread acts like a wedge and you can crack the case if you really crank down on the fitting...
• Mirrors Floppy Fix
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Thu, 2 Nov 2006 09:08:48 -0800
  ...The rubber washer was a little big so I cut a pie shaped wedge out so I could wrap it around the mirror's...
• Re: Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 May 2016 16:36:35 -0400
  ...The rotation of the drum against the shoe should slide the shoe a bit like a wedge. They are called leading and trailing shoes...
• RE: Gauged Animals?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 09 Nov 1995 16:45:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...an "official" way to wedge a penny in the socket! :^) Steve Maher smaher@gi.com
• Removing the top ball joint.
  Historical mailing list - steve delasalle
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 13:10:57 -0700
  ...I've got one of those wedge things but it don't seem to make much difference. Should the joint be fixed to the...
• Re: Pop-top Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:35:36 -0800
  ...So I attached the bottom first and then temporarily tacked the top edges to small wooden wedges that I made (Westfalia used something similar...
• Re: Mickey Mouse Repair: Motor Mounts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 13:26:36 -0400
  ...Into these gaps I drove 4 handmade polyurethane wedges. The polyurethane originated with pink skateboard wheels and was previously used to make racecar suspension...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 27 May 2021 07:31:38 -0700
  ...comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Hi guys, > > > > I have a handle and the wedges from Jim Felder some time ago. I have > not installed yet but...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:46:21 -0400
  ...But if you really want to be picky about leveling the burner grille, what's wrong with a few little hardwood wedges? If you...