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• Re: Friday Trvia Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:14:24 -0800
  No, my '90 has two curtains over the right rear window, one pulls forward and has a single strap, the rear curtain pulls to...
• Re: Wiper/Washer Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:55:47 -0700
  ...In the off position, if pulled up toward the steering wheel, should the washer work and the wiper take three or four cycles? If...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 16:43:52 -0800
  ...Lately I make a better pull tab out of coat hangers. But you can just pull the hook from under the tray and it...
• Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 May 2021 12:28:32 -0700
  ...At that time I pulled the slave bracket off, can’t recall why. And I had to pull the lever arm off, again…why...
• Re: Temp II Sensor Release
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 22:24:41 -0700
  ...Does one push the release clip - or pull the release clip - to >>> unlock and free the connector. >>> >>> Having a problem getting it loose and...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 26 May 2010 07:13:50 -0700
  ...they don't you're putting a pulling > force on the end your lifting ... > easy to pull the other end of jack stands or...
• RE: Bus Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Tue, 23 Jul 96 22:45:30 UT
  ...McKinley wrote: >OOPS! Just broke the finger pull lever on the outside handle driver's door ("72 >Westy). Anybody got a handle? Condition of...
• Re: Refrigerator Fan Noise
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 09:39:32 -0700
  ...Pulling the fridge is not that tough, really, but I would wait to pull it until you have time to do all the other...
• (Spam rating 6/10) Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:37:19 -0600
  ...cars, and > tractors? Discover a fire, pull the knob to kill fuel flow to the fuel > pump, pull a second to kill the return...
• Re: More On Difference Between the 1.9 and 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:41:07 -0800
  thecrank pulley will fit, but the timing mark on it is slightly different. If you want it right .. you want a real 2.1...
• Re: Loss of Power after carwash
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:03:13 -0500
  ...haven't pulled the fuel filter yet, but no leaks in it and pretty new. Can't see any exhaust leaks when I used...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 16:03:10 -0500
  ...If you accidentally pull a cylinder out, you are in big trouble because it can be nearly impossible to get back on without pulling...
• Clutch Revisited - this time with pics
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 21:12:17 -0400
  ...Should I pull? (See attached photo.) > > Bearing - there is the rub...when I pulled tranny out... ping ping, > little pieces of bearing fell out...
• Re: [SPAM] Wahhh!!! The flood gates are open - gas everywhere!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:33:07 -0500
  ...Also I'm curious myself, why that crossover pipe isn't on the tank laying on top, rather than pulling it down from the...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:34:55 -0700
  ...On Wednesday, June 9, 2010, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > Just pop the "horn" off (pull on it from the top) but hang...
• Re: Removing water pump pulley
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 11:29:46 -0500
  ...Removing water pump pulley > > I'm in the process of taking the 2.1 engine apart and I'm down to the > water > pump...
• Re: removing cooling fan from an '82
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 17:40:25 -0400
  ...You will need a puller to remove it. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jake...
• Re: rebuilt distributor
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:29:02 -0400
  ...Just get the digital camera out and take pictures of everything before pulling wires, etc. The rebuilt distributor does not come with a the...
• Re: middle seat removal?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 20:34:04 -0500
  Pull the bolts that hold it to the rail. Remove the aluminum strip that holds the carpet at the door sill. Fold the carpet...
• Re: Power Outlet (Cigarette Lighter) Rotating
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:47:43 -0500
  Why not just pull it out 1/8" and put some silicone sealer on it the perimeter ........... push it back in and hold it...
• Re: Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Nov 2008 12:33:48 -0500
  ...But after I pulled the 42 relay out, it stopped. I >somehow have the feeling, it is not the solution. >Anyone? That's good...
• Re: Bed foam
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 3 Oct 2019 09:58:21 -0400
  ...It is super > light and something I can see a Vanagon pulling with ease. The tent and bed > cushions were trashed. I noticed that...
• Re: Steering wheel removal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:06:38 +0000
  Grab the top "lip" of the long horn bar and pull toward you and it will pop off. It's held in place by...
• Pulling a boat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 09:34:30 -0800
  ...Should I even think about pulling it with Felix. I'm out shopping for another vehicle otherwise, and with only 2 of us in...
• Your computer's Pentium CPU: OLD or NEWER?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 14:57:06
  ...To get to the scientific calculator mode, pull down View to Scientific. Enter: 1 / 824633702441.0 = The result should be 0.000000000001212659629409 (That's...
• Re: Removing Shelves in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Sat, 26 Apr 1997 21:30:43 -0800
  ...is the clue - reach in, grab one with your teeth & pull... ;) Seriously, I pulled one out with pliers to get the shelf out. Shawn...
• Fw: Re: tire jack + extra lighting
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 13:53:19 -0500
  Bill, is it really necessary to pull the headliner? Can you not simply run the extra wire from the driver's side courtesy light...
• Rear? You mean FRONT
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 06:32:57 -0600
  NO! I disagree! The front of the engine is ALWAYS the end with the pulley and the rear is ALWAYS the flywheel regardless of...
• No lights/horn/start/nothing.
  Historical mailing list - RP
  Sat, 22 Nov 2003 15:30:09 -0800
  ...I pulled down the fuse panel, to install the buzzer, and assume I pulled something loose. I am checking the archives, but it is...
• Re: Water pump premature failure
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:18:04 -0800
  ...Has anybody dealt with this before? Is it a real > nightmare to change the drive pulley in the car, with that 258 ft.lbs...
• Re: Ball joint puller/pusher
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 22:37:03 EDT
  Stan, Check with Autozone. They have a FREE tool loan program. Robert [text/html]
• Re: Power Door Lock Actuators, Attributes
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 8 Feb 2016 21:35:30 -0800
  yes... just pull the door panel and unhook the connector at the actuator
• Re: Relay Problems '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:50:33 -0500
  Sounds like a loose wire maybe . On the circut that pulls the relay in?
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 20:54:52 -0500
  ...Now when you stop for the night you could > just adjust the idler pulley down until the belt was slack enough to push out...
• Water pump removal
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 07:01:07 -0500
  ...Only did it twice.) Yes, the one almost hidden behind the crank pulley, which I have not removed. .... Can I get the pump out...
• Re: Getting to the interior light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 17 May 2005 13:44:55 -0700
  ...It's a piece of cake to pull the wire off the fuse, and re-route it under the carpet to my house battery...
• Re: electrical problems... confusing!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:00:22 -0400
  ...The headlight dimmer, (high beam flasher switch) gets power directly from the battery so when it is pulled with the headlight switch turned on...
• Re: Rear Brake Drum Puller
  Historical mailing list
  13 Dec 96 07:06:11 PST
  ...I found that by dismantling my cheapo gear puller I could wedge one of the ends of the puller arms between the drum and...
• Bumming...
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 05:45:16 -0400
  ...limped a mile or so down the road to the next exit and pulled off... as I pulled into a BK parking lot several...
• Re: '85 timing question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 13:07:41 EST
  ...Aim her at the pulley. Set the timing by turning the distributor (align white mark on pulley and case halves line) and set the...
• Re: that little light behind the heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 12:45:28 -0800
  ...I pulled the knobs off with a pair of bent needle nose pliers, grip behind the wide part (where your fingers go) and pull...
• Re: Buses by the Beach group...clairvoiant?????
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:16:12 -0400
  Hi Jeff, Sorry to hear you got pulled over. Gee, I hope I don't win that award next year. Hopefully you go off...
• Amish Inspired Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:23:22 -0800
  ...only with pull-out beams, and a flip over top that rests on these pull-outs.. so you could open the lid one way...
• Re: Boo Hoo! Big '82 Trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 10:35:29 -0700
  ...I pulled over again and checked the oil when the light came on, put in half a quart, drove on. Finally, I pulled over...
• Re: Floppy side mirror syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Mon, 22 May 2000 21:17:24 -0400
  ...5-Pull the stud. Pull some more. Pull hard enough to pull it out. 6-When stud is removed; rest, have a beer. Look...
• Tie Rod Ends
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:04:07 -0800
  ...I have a nice three-arm-puller and ended up borrowing (yes, you read that right) the pickle fork from A&M Motor in...
• Re: very minor glove compartment/dash light mod
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:54:55 -0500
  ...On 02/21/2013 11:10 AM, Alistair Bell wrote: > Every time I try and pull that little light from out of the dash...
• rear seat swap
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 21:50:44 -0600
  ...I plan to pull my kitchen stuff and essentially have a weekender (need more room for the wife and the two dogs, and I...
• Re: '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:32:44 -0800
  ...my '82 >and there's an '85 at the pick -n- pull and I'm thinking I might try to pull >it. Thoughts? > >Bryant > > >
• Re: Adjusting Valves
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 11:44:54 PST
  Joel wrote: >> >>after #1 is adjusted you just turn the crank pulley backwards so that the >>rotor goes 90 degrees in the 'wrong' direction...
• Correct timing for '72 Bug
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 15:46:52 -0400
  ...When the notch in the crankshaft pulley lines up with the crack in the crankcase, is that 0 degrees or 5 degrees ATDC? BTW...
• Re: radio hole bin? '84
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 12:58:17 -0500
  ...I pulled mine and installed an extra unit in the spot (later volunteers pulled my unit, cut my wires and trashed my dash....) On...
• interesting find on ebay.. (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 06:01:42 EST
  ...that id rip that thar rear bumper right outta the frame pullin it outta the woods with the tractor..Hooo weee..did u see...
• Front/Rear Windshield Washers, 1986 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:09:36 -0700
  ...I tried to pull the front one, but found that I could not find a way to disconnect the hose. Is there a disconnect...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 18 May 2011 15:40:31 -0600
  ...But is that clear vinyl tubing sanitary grade & non carcinogenic? > Connect the old > tube to the new with a coupler and pull it through...
• Re: Power window motor rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:33:17 -0700
  ...Shaft is stuck so I pulled off the cover, >> pulled off the "ball" fitting on the shaft and am now wondering what >> the next...
• Re: Power mirror and lock maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:10:47 -0700
  ...6) Once the panel is out, slowly pull way and see what wires are hanging out there. he speaker wires can be pulled out...
• 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
  ...When the paint has cured overnight, unmask the windows, pulling out the outer edge tape as you pull out the paracord. The rubber will...
• Re: Ignition Switch Housing Removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:43:23 -0800
  ...Checked with my FLAPS/Tool Rentals and did not > find a puller that would fit. Needs 6 inch puller arms and didn't find...
• shrunken kitchen floor
  Historical mailing list - Paul Shoebridge
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:19:34 -0700
  ...So, any thoughts on how to stretch it back? Also, I was hoping to do this in situ, but if necessary, I'd pull...