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• Re: [Syncro] Anyone use A3 serpentine pulleys & brackets on a VW 1.8 inline-4?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:07:02 -0800
  ...At any rate, the problem can be solved by drilling an tapping a hole where the stud with a hex extension can be installed...
• Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 14:24:15 -0700
  ...consider adding these also: | |6. pop top not latched buzzer |7. extension cord still in electrical port buzzer |8. stall warning buzzer | | |maybe cognitive...
• PA bus & van owner breakfast
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:08:09 -0400
  ...663 (right off the Quakertown exit of the PA Turnpike NE Extension [I-476]), Saturday, Nov 13 at 9:30AM - ? "We" could be as...
• Re: water pump #4 in a year, vent hole leak
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 May 2003 18:44:58 -0600
  ...I pulled > over and saw squirted water, not just steam, allover my pulley, coolant > pipes, extension tank etc. Can the vent hole squirt out...
• Re: Trailer hitches..couple of questions
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 18:23:26 +0000
  ...interchange all the various pieces between all the vehicles, the hitch extensions..or whatever that part with the ball or the equipment rack fits...
• Re: driving and fridge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 12 May 2000 13:11:09 -0700
  ...having the fridge running > on propane or should it run on 12 V? (or maybe 120V if the extension cord > is long enough). > > Karl.
• Re: Stuck Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 19:56:37 -0700
  ...I used a stainless hose clamp for a ring compressor, and used a screwdriver, a 1/4 inch ratchet set with extensions, swivels, etc...
• Re: '84 Sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 30 May 2001 08:22:23 -0500
  ...To modify the shorter, newer handle what do I >do? One post read to cut off the extension and use JB weld to fill...
• Re: Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:08:17 -0500
  ...Two four inch extensions Six inch ratchet Combination screwdriver Spare oil plug copper gaskets (gasser) Cable ties Sandpaper for cleaning grounds Jackknife 10, 13...
• Re: front door edge seals wasRe: 88-up flow-through parts
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 17:34:15 -0700
  ...in fact the only way to remove the other 2 bolts is with a flex > joint > extension, as theyre hidden behind the lip of...
• Re: Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 20 May 2016 07:15:25 -0700
  ...two in the > central cylinders I can only reach with multiple extensions and deep > sockets while the motor is in the van....So...When...
• Re: What fuse would you use for this application?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Apr 2015 09:26:17 -0400
  ...There is no fusing on the original battery to starter circuit so this is just an extension. If you must you could start with...
• Re: Multi Meter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sun, 8 Dec 2013 07:07:19 -0800
  ...to attach the other end to the rear tail light.� The extension should be made of multistrand copper wire (coated of course).� You want...
• Re: New blog post and window crank question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:33:06 -0500
  ...www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1664_621/window_crank_extension_pair.html >Before you complain about the price these were >NLA for...
• Re: Berg shift kit order
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:38:22 EDT
  ...who are interested in this kind of trivia...........> Shift kit w/extension----------$36.08 USD Postal delivery ---------------------5.00 Freight ------------------------------14.35 Total -------------------------------- 55...
• Re: Starter removal help needed
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:24:28 -0800
  ...use a allen head/socket (i don't recall what size at this point) with an approx 15" extension on a 3/8 drive...
• Re: Bearings or moronic PO
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:28:58 -0800
  ...the >>Samba >> >archives, and they talked about six-foot breaker bars, extensions bolted >>to >> >this, special tools etc, etc. It sounded like a real...
• Re: Water Pump, lower bolt...
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 05:05:39 -0700
  I use 1/4" sockets, a flex shaft or extension with a universal swivel on the end. Works fine. No need to remove oil...
• Re: question about electrical inlet
  Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:44:47 -0500
  ...I was going to use two extension cords with the one end cut off. Then plug the "male" end into the inverter,then use...
• Tiico: a2 fuel rail installation HOW TO
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 11:25:42 -0700
  ...I used a socket-allen wrench -> universal-> 3" wobly extension -> 6" extension -> ratchet wrench combination. Got it? Remove the old fuel lines from the...
• Re: Torque Wheels? -- 6 point sockets and Anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 23:24:29 -0700
  ...you'll also need a 19mm socket to fit > > the wrench and a 6-inch extension to go between them). :) > > And make sure the...
• Of Buses Towing Boats (kayaks & racks)
  Historical mailing list - Addison Leplatte
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 18:36:03 -0500
  ...Finally to make life fun if you need your water and bus fix Yakima (or Thule) gutter mount uprights, 78" or 96" racks, extensions...
• Re: Headlight upgrade issue
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:43:47 -0400
  ...A) Screw those ground wires into the chassis, or B) use > > a sort of piggyback extension to create extra places on the grounding > > star...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 18:39:37 EDT
  ...So what's number 5?? Get out my mig, and weld an allen wrench piece into the hole and use it as an "extension...
• Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:11:19 -0700
  ...On Jul 16, 2010, at 8:18 PM, Paul <wognacious@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Wow, those hatch lock extensions are expensive! Just go to your...
• VDO senders and oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 21:40:47 -0500
  ...I wired a VDO oil pressure gauge up with the dual sender and the extension hose. I wasn't entirely clear on which post...
• Re: Product review: folding lug wrench / It's Wonderful!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:35:25 -0800
  A 1/2" breaker bar with a 19mm socket and 4" extension is still the best for lug nuts. It's easier to store...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 19:24:29 -1000
  ...on a pretty long extension ..like 14inches at least. also ..very important...hitting the screw sharply with a blow helps considerable to 'wake up...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 25 May 2012 - Special issue (#2012-343)
  Historical mailing list - DAIZEE Scooby
  Wed, 30 May 2012 16:04:39 -0400
  ...in I bought a "Bug Bra" aka piece of screen with 4 grommets and 4 small elastic extensions on "s" hooks. It gets covered...
• Re: Rear Shocks, Syncro vs. 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:45:56 -0800
  ...It is simple to check the amount of suspension extension with syncro shocks on 2wd van and if one is concerned that it is...
• Re: 100v -> 220v switch on fridge?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 18:20:04 -0500
  ...I've used it (with a short extension cord inside the van) to power a battery trickle-charger, and another time, a battery blanket...
• Re: virus?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 22:44:15 -0800
  ...I've got a MAC and it didn't recognize the file extension so couldn't > > >open it. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Join the world's largest e...
• Re: tool find
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 19:18:29 -0500
  ...We strung one long extension across the road and I ground and ground and ground on that nut. Took me all afternoon lightly grinding...
• Re: Trailer hitches
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 08:36:19 -0600
  ...I'm just wondering with an 20 to 24 inch extension, if > I"m going to smack the cargo holder on the ground pulling...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Fillmore West
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 16:42:23 -0600
  ...allen wrench piece into > the hole and use it as an "extension" Little worried about the grease, oil, > gas, electronics about this one. > Thanks...
• Re: engine temps sightly OT, was Fiberglass Taped Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 21:29:25 -0500
  ...John Rodgers Birmingham, AL Alistair Bell wrote: > This talk about exhuast and by extension engine compartment temps reminds me > of an article i just...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 16:43:46 +0000
  ...thinking a small extension in the front could make it > a bed. (Or swirvel the seat and make an extension towards the rear) > > Something...
• Re: Dometic refrigerator fail
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:34:13 -0500
  ...I tried two > > different extension cords, just in case, but to no avail. > > > > So, any ideas before I dig into the thing? Thanks, mcneely...
• Re: Steering wheel removal
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:08:14 -0500
  ...Put your socket wrench on there, with an extension if necessary, and give it a twist. You might have to hold onto the steering...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:55:04 -0700
  ...57 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Good pointers. > > > > > > No extension cord. All 12/2 from a 20 amp dedicated breaker. (though I...
• Re: Rodent smell
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walch
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 16:49:01 -0800
  ...I recommend you talk to a US agricultural service extension office and a mortician. The mortician idea sounds wierd I know, but morticians have...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 18:39:13 -0500
  OK everyone lets leave this to Rob to contact the eBay guy. If this does not work I'm curioous if David Marshall would...
• Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:56:20 -0800
  ...with residual oil. > > > > > > The secret - the oil filler neck has an extension telescoped down > inside > > > the filler tube. Just grasp the edge of the...
• Re: Oil pressure hose
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:02 -0400
  ...matching VDO gauge and sender from a >1985 Cabriolet and this extension would let me mount the sender away from >the block. Greg, I...
• Re: PDXRe: Pdx Machine Shop Recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:49:58 -0500
  ...a drill press? > I don't have a router and bit extension, but can get to a drill press. > I also have a plethora...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:41:17 -0700
  ...Spark plug socket 3" & 10" extensions 1/4 sockets and ratchet 5 mm -13 mm deep metric Allen wrench set 6 mm XZN socket...
• Re: 8000 mile road trip planned on 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 09:33:41 -0600
  ...Light bulbs. (Headlight bulbs?) Take an extra extension cord, because the factory one isn't long enough for a lot of situations. Screens for...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:35:56 -0400
  ...The impact boltouts can be driven with a regular ratchet or ratchet and extension. They're found in Sears stores with pneumatic tools. Here...
• Re: Vanagon oil light question for you - dissection of the light
  Historical mailing list - "Helen Fahy (by way of David Beierl )"
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 19:15:43 -0400
  A 10 thou orifice in the extension, right at the engine case, would prevent a catastrophic oil loss in the event that the flexible...
• Re: in search of
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Thu, 29 May 2003 10:21:12 -0400
  ...Very helpful camping - the westy fridge is a little small and I can run an extension cord with the cooler anywhere on the campsite...
• Re: Filling the water tank
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:45:01 -0400
  ...Both work fine with a half-inch tubing extension screwed onto > the > > hose. > > > > Yrs, > > d > > > > On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 12:38 PM...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 09:55:55 -0400
  ...bung red hot, and use a box wrench with a pipe extension. Probably would have damaged the element inside the cat, except that it...
• Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:36:22 -0500
  ...I've plugged her into 120V via an extension cord and while the outlet in the cabinet under the sink is live, still the...
• Re: Street camping
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Oct 94 17:30:29 ADT
  ...No luck at the motels, so they parked next to the Xmas tree in the town square, put a short! extension cord out the...
• Been There Done That Starter Removal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 10:53:42 -0600
  ...Then slide under the van, and remove the upper bolt with a 8mm hex-head socket on the end of a 6" extension. Once...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 14:44:04 -0500
  ...drive ratchets and breaker bars > 3/8" and 1/2" drive extensions (short, medium, long) and universal joints > 3/8" drive metric deep socket...
• Re: Trip last weekend
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 5 Jun 2014 22:06:11 -0700
  ...I have the oven extension that you can roast a chicken in. > You'll find that you need to grease the grill well or...
• Hot water system thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 09:34:56 -0800
  ...Throw in some valves on the extension so it could be shut off and there it is. I think I may go with the...
• Re: Can you charge a battery that is still in the vehicle? (Was:Cold Start problem)
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:42:23 -0500
  ...I leave plenty of slack in the heavy-duty external extension > cord. I monitor the gauges on the charger and I do not overcharge...
• Re: 85 Westy A/C & Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 10:21:04 -0400
  ...The following comes from JC Whitneys online catalogue at http://www.jcwhitney.com/productnoitem.jhtml?CATID=59031 AIR CONDITIONING/HEAT EXTENSION FAN Direct warm...