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• Fw: Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:59:21 -0500
  ...There's nothing better for prying, chiselling, | lifting, breaking, splitting, or mutilating than a huge | flat-bladed screwdriver, particularly when wielded with gusto and...
• another old bus story (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 11:02:49 -0500
  ...mud with a bulldozer!! In the process of towing it the blade of the 'dozer crinkled the back door and the engine compartment! So...
• Re: Cutting a Vanagon into quarters!
  Historical mailing list - BADASSBUS
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 10:23:42 -0400
  ...Out comes the big reciprocating saw and some 30cm blades and away to work I went. The object was to make a trailer for...
• report: Installing new Gowesty aux battery kit
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:59:33 -0700
  ...The leverage of a flat blade screwdriver eventually helped it out. The other surprise was that the battery light on the dash stays on...
• Re: Clutch alignment tool? and Lapping compound ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 5 Sep 2010 06:36:15 -0700
  ...You > should use a scraper or blade to remove all of the remaining traces of > gasket. If there's a lot of gasket, I...
• Another post on the closet door "cut"� (final post!!!!!!!!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 02:32:02 -0400
  ...get over it) The job was done with a melamine-cutting blade (clean job, like any other job I do) and the gap is...
• Re: Busses By the Bridge number something
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 18:02:45 -0800
  ...spots from the glare in > my dreams! As Tyrell said in 'Blade Runner': > "The light that burns twice as bright burns > half as long...
• Re: how do I remove the main oil seal??
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 23:11:10 -0600
  ...Often a simple long blade screwdriver rested on the crank end will start it moving and you will not need the screw. Stick your...
• Re: Vanagon key blanks
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:25:22 -0800
  ...There has never been a replacement blade made for the > flip keys in the Vanagon keyway. With worn locks, yo can force the key...
• Re: Repair Manuiel
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Tue, 1 May 2007 00:53:12 -0500
  ...Fluid Refiller Tank cap!, Care and Feeding of Fuse Boxes, wiper blade replacement, wiper arm removal/tightening, and on and on and on. lots...
• newbie's observations
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 21:03:29 -0600
  ...Speaking of money, I ordered my Bentley,wiper blades,new skylight len and seals, carpet mat kit today.Tomorrow I will change oil and...
• Hissing relays-solved!
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:47:30 -0400
  ...I repaired everything with new wiring and relays and a flat blade fuse that couldn't be damaged as easily. I then noticed the...
• Re: 79 Bus Fuel Gage Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 15:13:17 +0000
  ...Take an old screwdriver and bend the blade into a mini "backhoe" and use this to turn the twist-lock cap for the fuel...
• Re: 82 Coolant Tank retrofit help
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:15:49 -0500
  ...I have it cleaned, sanded, cross scored with a blade, cleaned, solvent cleaned, singed with a lighter to expose carbon for bonding. Now it...
• Re: Sad story
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:56:48 -0700
  ...He was standing next to car, revving the engine to make sure is was running smooth when the cooling fan blade came apart. Missed...
• Re: Vanagon trivia
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:37:18 -0700
  ...These also got a unique larger fan blade, fan motor, fan shroud as well as a different shift lever and front shifter box. The...
• Re: power window bezel
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Tue, 20 May 2008 03:22:39 -0400
  ...It is often possible to remove the bezel, along with the switch, by pushing up from underneath with a flat-bladed screwdriver (if the...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: All 2 Speed Radiator Fans Use Internal Resistor?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:58:25 -0800
  ...The fan blade diameter is the same for both sizes of fan motor but the larger motor turns faster. (82 DV uses a plastic...
• Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:36:16 -0400
  I took a razor blade and cleaned out the splines of the shaft. As you guys had suggested, it was just filled with soft...
• Re: Sink P-Traps: great deal!
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 22:56:38 -0800
  ...I finally used a hacksaw blade with one of those little handles. Then I carefully cut the plastic part until it split. Then finally...
• Re: air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 13:00:24 -0600
  ...Popping the grill needs only a flat-bladed screwdriver. You'll find five screw-head looking fasteners with the slots horizontal just below the...
• Re: Vanagon key blanks
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 12:25:12 -0800
  ...There has never been a > replacement blade made for the flip keys in the Vanagon keyway. With > worn locks, yo can force the key...
• Re: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:36:00 -0500
  ...The relays are plugged into the specified male blades on the back of the fuse block (as directed in the instructions). I guess what...
• Re: jammed driver seat, solved
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 09:14:14 -0700
  ...were loose and in the course of this removed, my hack blade juts out beyond its frame [giraffe necked]), pry with a screw driver...
• Re: Cheap front door speakers sound Great!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:45:52 -0700
  ...So perhaps some gentle prying around the perimeter with a flat blade screwdriver would work, to fold the metal of the speaker rim back...
• Re: Your favorite tool for removing old seam sealer
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Davis
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:30:05 -0500
  ...It is perfect for narrow openings as the cutting blades are less than about 1/16" wide. It is a serious, heavy-duty tool...
• Re: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:24:25 -0600
  ...here in Salt Lake that I would not take my roller blades to for dusting off. And that is by my experiences with him...
• Re: Keys locked in van HERE'S A THOUGHT
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 19:04:03 -0600
  ...Use a flat rigid piece of something (like a hand saw blade) and > .......................... down on the window lock and > slide the window open. > > Jere...
• Quick Mod : Blue LED for Refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:02:34 -0700
  ...The black strain relief clip on the back can be removed with a small flat blade screwdriver. It can be re-used, so be...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 14:50:06 -0500
  ...Plugging the stabilzer box into the recepticle can be a chore..I was unsble to get the blades of the stabilzer to recess all...
• Re: Bucking and Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:59:12 -0400
  ...Try putting this in instead of a blade). I once tried a stronger spring to close the throttle, but didnt work any better. I...
• Re: [FIX] Instrument Housing Repair
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 21:57:42 -0500
  ...Something with a > blade > and good handle. > > Procedure: > > Rough up the area around where the boss is broken out. There must > be > grooved surface...
• pushrod tube fix
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 May 1997 11:29:37 -0300 (ADT)
  ...If it is around ends, past the seals, you MAY be able to 'lengthen' the tubes by carefully pushing a knife blade in between...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - James T.
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 22:19:36 +0000
  ...of coolant hose, coolant, H20, some bailing wire, JB weld, hacksaw blades and a few 1.5" long nut/bolts of various diameter. Oh...
• Re: Tuning/Timing
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:35:33 -0800
  ...It's sometimes a pain to yank it loose and you can only really reach it with one hand. -wedge a screwdriver blade in...
• Re: 83' won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 07:54:42 -0400
  ...I took a deep well 13mm socket and, using a rod saw blade (one of those "cut in any direction" blades you chuck into...
• Advice: Camping/Biking/Hiking in NM and AZ
  Historical mailing list - phil walker
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 08:52:27 -0700
  ...The knife blade is the best trick. I was able to get my shelf apart and run the wires w/o any problem. Thanks...
• Westy fridge fan
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 15:32:30 -0700
  ...The only parts of the kit that I use are the fan bracket, fan motor, and fan blade. The kit is about $35 USD...
• Re: Valve clearance not at tdc?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:00:34 -0500
  ...With #1 spark plug removed I insert a piece of stainless steel (the flat part of a disposed wiper blade, or a .030 brass...
• Re: Painting tip--leave your window rubber in place and still get a perfect job
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:56:42 -0700
  ...the body and the lip of the rubber as the plastic blade passes in front of it. This goes fast than you think; five...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:43:51 -0800
  ...Power steering and suspension and wiper blades and shock absorbers...more rubber things to fail. Now, rubber is an excellent engineering material...solves SO...
• Re: New exhaust install
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:28:27 -0700
  ...A jab saw or even a bare hacksaw blade with a portion wrapped with tape to form a hand grip might also prove to...
• Re: winter in a VW
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 21:34:59 -0800
  ...have had enough. > The only other sound I hear > Is wiper blades on snowy fluff. > > His bus is lovely, clean and bright, > A pleasing...
• Re: A/C trouble... please help
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:02:04 -0500
  ...I suspect that blade type fuses of that size were not available when that AC system was designed, so the exposed fusible link was...
• Re: Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - Paul van Dyck
  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:56:55 -0400
  ...the secondary fan switch (rear heat) pops out far easier with just a flat bladed screw driver. h t h good luck ! mike > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From...
• Reply to 2nd antenna
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 04 May 94 13:58:56 -0400
  ...However, putting razor blades on the fins of your amplifier will make you feel real warm and fuzzy when you find bloodstains in your...
• Re: HELP! Instrument Cluster Gremlins!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:44:33 -0500
  ...two "crown" looking terminals with wires going to nearly every terminal blade. Pull the ground wires off each, unscrew it and wirebrush or sand...
• Re: Dometic Thermistor Function?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:41:55 -0400
  ...It turns slowly, has large blades (a bit larger than the original, you have to be careful about clearance to the body), is extremely...
• Re: vanagon 15" rims and tires
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 21:02:34 -0800
  ...Also, >> i checked with discount tire and along with the mercedes replica rim, the TSW >> Hockenheim R and the TSW Blade rim will also...
• Re: Windshield Washers
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:06:19 -0000
  ...Pump impeller blades worn or broken - the pump can still be heard, but has no flow 2. Leak in tubing between pump and nozzles...
• Re: Sagging on one side - Westys
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 20:29:28 -0700
  ...I used a thin blade jig saw to cut it out of a 1/2"solid plastic board. I inserted the spacer between the...
• Re: heater core questions
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 13:52:11 -0600
  I took a small pop rivet and riveted a piece of an old wire hacksaw blade to the actuating arm and drilled a small...
• Re: Radiator fan dead?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 10:23:27 -0400
  ...thermo switch.(With your fingers and hair AWAY from the fan blades.) Vroom, there goes the fan motor on low speed... Now jumper all...
• Re: look out Felder Industries! - westy table mod
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 20:44:57 -0500
  ...Every once and awhile I scrape the driveway with > the blade on the tractor to pull the stuff up and spread it around. I...
• Re: chirping from ventilation fan
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 12:23:08 -0400
  ...On my '85 Vanagon this caused the wiper blades, fan blower and a few more things to stop working (which was kinda inconvenient 'cause...
• Re: Aux battery kit from Bus Depot (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:32:32 -0500
  ...It's a basic relay with a built-in blade fuse for protection, and includes wiring and instructions. It connects both batteries in parallel...
• Re: Your Outrage
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 22:13:04 +1000
  ...an answer. > How could 4-5 men armed with only razor blades take over 150 people? And while > passengers wittnessed the terror inflicted on...
• Re: Vanagon Heads
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 11 Aug 1997 14:22:23
  ...When flat, I applied a second coat and spread it with a >>single edged razor blade to get it even. Again, I heated the...
• Re: Dometic insulation
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:12:22 -0700
  ...the > furnaces that > are used to make small metal items( knife blades ) at home. One > seller will > sell by the sq ft. It worked...
• Re: attn: Michael Sullivan re: van-cafe email
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:06:22 -0600
  ...Winter specials - Weatherstripping, >>> > wiper blades and German Floor mats will remain on sale through >>> > December. Please consider suggesting our Gift Certificates to your >>> > friends...