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• Re: Re wiper pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 May 2002 21:55:14 -0500
  ...I have seen wiper blades that has a screw devise to add tension to the hold down spring. Stan On Sun, 26 May 2002...
• Flasher Relay Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - Bob Turnbull
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:54:10 +1030
  ...good luck! joel ) On inspecting the lighter socket, I found VW had the +ve contact inside the socket extending via 2 blades further down...
• Re: Re[2] Steven's wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 13 Jan 95 7:08:02 PST
  ...Regarding triple blades, I think I'll wait till they come out with pentium blades so I can be Intel correct! ;) (I'm now...
• Re: "Blue light" incidents..NVC..
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:29:38 -0500
  ...going down the West side of Wolf Creek Pass on Roller Blades. Don't really recall how fast at what limit, but still notable...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:15:05 -0700
  ...Pensionerd (uses Michelin wiper blades)
• Re: Tool Suggestion? Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 3 May 2015 09:33:58 -0700
  ...Use actual "metal" blades. The "bi-metal" blades are of no use here. Provide work area with adequate lighting. Use cutting fluid to cool...
• Wipers Slow
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Roy
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 08:45:49 -0800
  On my '84 Westy the wiper blades move only at a slow speed on either high or low settings. Would this be the problem...
• Re: Fridge question:
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:33:35 -0800
  ...Is this sound logic? Also - any recommendations for wiper blades? The rains have returned to Oregon and my blades have started to squeak. Thanks!
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:16:31 -0700
  I do fine with Bosch wiper blades, 19 inch on the driver's side, 18 on the passenger's.. around 12 bucks each maybe...
• Re; Wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 3 May 2000 23:12:30 -0500
  My wiper blades periodically need tightening,and rather than getting out and re-tightening them at inopportune moments, I've been using Rain-X...
• Noisy Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 08:58:52 -0700
  ...Another shop took a look at it, decided nothing was touching the blades, and that my choices were to either to buy a $300...
• Re: Wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - dianne gigler
  Mon, 27 May 2002 15:53:10 -0400
  ...J Falarski <lamont@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote: > Enough already with the wiper blades. We are not talking about the > national debt or brain surgery. We...
• Re: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 24 May 2007 21:31:12 -0500
  ...5) Put some kind of tachometer on the fan blades directly. This could be a magnet on one or more of the blades (with...
• Re: Re wiper pressure
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 25 May 2002 22:37:55 -0400
  >>Now that Clarence has brought it up, what do you all think of those wild >>wings they put on the blades to presumably keep...
• Re: Great Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:27:39 -0800
  What, you're not using Rainx? You wouldn't even need wipers... On 1/10/07, Clint Kolda <clint_kolda@yahoo.com> wrote: > > This...
• Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 17:27:10 -0600
  ...No way to get that plug wrong - won't fit but one way on the blades on the coil. However - on the other side...
• Re: Tired of replacing wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 25 May 2002 09:58:35 -0700
  ...summer and fall seasons can prolong the life of my wiper blades. > Just make sure you carry a utility knife. Plastic cling wrap can...
• 73 Ghia for sale
  Historical mailing list - John Langowski
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:23:35 -0500
  ...If interested, contact them, not me please! 73 Ghia, Light blue, new brakes, rotor blades, starter. runs good, high miles $2,000 -OBO Located...
• Re: Your Outrage
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 09:44:33 -0700
  > How could 4-5 men armed with only razor blades take over 150 people? Leon, Same way that 2 dogs can herd a thousand...
• Re: Alternative windshield wipers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 12:18:16 -0500
  ive put longer wiper blades on just about every car ive ever owned. you can usually go a few inches longer without hitting the...
• Re: FS: Vanagons with rare features, etc (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 May 2001 10:20:02 EDT
  ...just fire up the blades, and lift off..... ;<) chris [text/html]
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:15:03 -0700
  ...a switch from 19" to 21" blades results in an (rough estimate) 22% increase in swept area. If one assumes same swept area increase...
• Re: windshield wipers
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:43:40 -0700
  Jeff, I bought the GoWesty blades a couple of years ago; fit fine, extra viewing is a good thing.� No problems with motor wearing...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:50:03 -0600
  More expensive but boy do they work great and last long: https://secure.eventurestudio.com/www-silblade-com/index.cfm Bob '87 Syncro Westy...
• Re: .. while we're talking about wipers ...
  Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
  Sun, 15 Jan 1995 00:22:31 GMT
  ...I have a similar >problem with the wiper blades skirting or skipping on >the very top of their stroke. I've learned to live...
• Utility Plug
  Historical mailing list - William Treadway
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 17:33:46 -0500
  The external 110v plug on the side of my syncro is getting old and the blades that go into the external power source are...
• Spray Nozzles??
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 09:20:34 -0400
  Hello Volks, The resent emails about improved wiper blades lead me to ask the next questions (I'm sure It may have been discussed...
• Re: Tim's Aircooled Westy Giveaway
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:17:48 -0700
  ...New blades for the sawzall, $25.00, new arc welder $350.00, Welding rods $20.00, continually hitting my head on the roof of...
• Re: Faulty wiper "parking"
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 08:19:32 -0500 (EST)
  On Mon, 27 Jan 1997, Laurie Loeb wrote: > My wiper blades "park" in random positions after turning them off. > Replacing the motor the three...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:29:16 -0400
  >> sell the car at a discount and make your money on replacement wiper blades. :) << That's true, but requires that you visit the dealership...
• Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 May 2010 18:34:35 -0400
  ...Also make sure it's the right fan (for right-hand rotation like our standard vans, the little blades of the fan should slope...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:42:58 -0700
  ...Wiper blade recommendation? you might want to consider those insulated covered blades for freezing conditions. Scott http://www.turbovans.com/
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:26:29 -0500
  ...a switch from 19" to 21" blades results in an (rough estimate) 22% increase in swept area. If one assumes same swept area increase...
• wiper blades available
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 22:00:16 -0800
  ...I have three wiper blades available from my 1989 Vanagon GL and one complete wiper blade with wiper arm from the passenger side. (I...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:17:34 -0400
  > More expensive but boy do they work great and last long: > https://secure.eventurestudio.com/www-silblade-com/index.cfm We sell the SilBlades...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 23:46:39 -0500
  I use 20" and frequent application if Rain-X. Don't need no stinkin' wipers most of the time. :-) Jake de Villiers wrote: > The...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:20:27 -0700
  ...I will second the notion that the Rain-X Blades are a much better quality and you will pay the premium price they charge...
• Re: Wiper blade trivia
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 12:46:22 +0100
  ...just "pushing > the envelope" with this dangerous upgrade to 1" longer blades? :-) 18" & 16" is the standard, but 19" & 17" will fit, and is...
• Intermittent wiper chatter
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 15:04:46 -0800
  ...I've replaced the intermittent relay,wiper motor,wiper arms and blades and wiper sitch assy on column. Nothing in the archives. Suggestions anyone...
• Re: Noisy Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 10:24:48 -0700
  ...Another shop took a look at it, decided nothing was touching the > blades, and that my choices were to either to buy a $300...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 16:42:46 -0500
  Not a SERIOUS driver? For years I commuted from Durango, Co. to Port Aransas, Tx.(one way, once a week,)at speeds of 70mph...
• Re: 88 GL Tachometer Inop after New Coil Install
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 18:32:16 -0500
  ...No way to get that plug wrong - won't fit but one way on the blades on the coil. However - on the other side...
• Tips on repairing chipped Vanagon grills
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:38:12 -0500
  When the thin plastic blades of your Vanagon's grill become chipped, here's an easy way to make them look like new (requires...
• Re: Re wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 May 2002 11:57:42 -0500
  ...At my 55mph travel speed and the opposing traffic, big diesel rigs throwing giant showers at me for 300 miles the wiper blades became...
• Wiper Blades...totally pleased with these after 3 years. Rain-X Fusion
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 7 Feb 2020 01:00:34 +0000
  ...that.  But, compared to many previous iterations and trials of wiper blades over the last 30 years, including the GoWesty ones and stuff from...
• Re: Diesel Tach, Who's got'em?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 18:54:37 -0700
  Auto Avionics has tachometers that can use a proximity sensor which gets its signal off the alternator fan blades. They have 5,000 rpm...
• Re: Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sun, 30 May 1999 20:12:50 -0400
  Check out this post from the archives, I found it while looking for windshield replacement hints. Slightly dated but still a summary http://gerry...
• Re: plug and play intermittant programmable/adjustable wiper relays
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:23:58 -0700
  ...Look in the holes where the blades of the module plug and see if you have wiring behind. Richard
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded: The Rest of the Story...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:12:58 EDT
  ...hello Be careful using creek water, I have seen the grit in creek water eat the blades off the water pump. later mark d
• Re wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sat, 25 May 2002 12:50:18 -0400
  Gentlemen, ladies, lighten up a little bit here, we are talking about wiperblades, not a new engine or transmission replacement. :-) Here are two possible...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:37:37 -0700
  ...a switch from 19" to 21" blades results in an (rough estimate) 22% increase in swept area. If one assumes same swept area increase...
• World's most expensive car crash? - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 11 May 2007 12:28:28 -0700
  ...bugatti-12028.html Just as some folks shouldn't own guns, some guys shouldn't be allowed on anything bigger than roller blades. Nathaniel
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:48:12 -0400
  ...Get good quality blades and add an inch to the driver side. And then buy a bottle of Rain-X :-) Regards, Peter Kraiker nextchapter...
• Re: Chirping from ventilation fan
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 21:17:27 EDT
  ...On my '85 Vanagon this caused the wiper blades, fan blower and a few more things to stop working (which was kinda inconvenitent 'cause...
• Cutting out swivel Westy Seat Bases
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 19:54:48 -0600
  ...Saw blades $3.20 each, Bolt free, two lock nuts $ 0.64 Stan Wilder ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9...
• Re: stove=heater=safe? + update
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 15:04:14 -0500 (EST)
  ...the fan blades tear the plastic. :) Cheers <sstones@io.org> SStones Toronto, Ontario.
• Re: F.S. Swivel Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 11:41:37 EST
  ...plus shipping. > > damn good price someone should snap this up! go thru at least $20 in blades cutting the thing out.. LOL chris
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:43:34 -0700
  ...I'm using the same type of blades on both arms, but the passenger side > does not float away from the windshield at speed...
• Re: Tires, wiperblades and spark plugs.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 20:30:51 -0400
  ...Y370's (if available) or Y-356; 18" for the blades, and Bosch "Super" or triple points for the plugs. Some will argue for...
• A/C fuses
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 15:02:04 -0700
  ...I checked, and the American automotive ATC fuses with the two blades will fit nicely... Is there any reason not to use an American...