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• RE: Window tinting
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 02 Feb 95 23:57:04 CST
  ...on all BUT the rear hatch glass, you can also scrape the glass clean with a single-edge razor blade. do NOT do this...
• Re: Removing door panels, was Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:16:22 -0700
  ...The rounded corners and smooth thin blade are easy to get behind the panel without harming the covering or cutting the moisture barrier. Don...
• Re: "rare" TAN capt chairs w/ ADJUSTABLE armrests... fit all westys or vans
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:18:46 -0800
  ...a near dead 80 westy, with rust...........oh.....and 'new wiper blades' - hot Shazam ! ....lol ) ..........but way high I think. But the westy parts...
• need help on cooling/ac questions, 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 20:22:02 -0400
  ...The fan blades spin, the fuses are good, and the windings on the fan motor ohmed out, showing that they were good. So we...
• tool question
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 15:41:51 -0400
  ...Now I've got a nice 36-blade set that does the job w/ no problem. What I really want is a breaker bar...
• MORE Frydaye Follies for Fickle Ffolkes or Friendly Fussbudgets! :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 22:22:52 -0600
  ...The only other sound I hear Is wiper blades on snowy fluff. His bus is lovely, clean and bright, A pleasing note of all...
• Re: My Poptop Front Screen DIY Replacement (pics)
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sat, 7 May 2011 11:51:15 -0500
  ...I used a stitch removal tool to take the stitching out of what was left of my zipper and I used a razor blade...
• Re: Sum' b*tch - Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 06:23:23 -0400
  ...I couldn't get my saw blade into >the slot and would up haveing to unbolt the rear seat to get at the >cover...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:18:19 -0800
  ...The Dremel blade is an abrasive type with fiber reinforcing. Mark neil N wrote: > Hi all. > > Am getting closer to mounting the Jetta engine...
• VW's prorating of Leaking Heads Repair
  Historical mailing list - Karl Dawe
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 16:51:54 -0230
  ...such as the discontinued and had to find Bosch winter wiper blades. Along with lots of other parts you might need to keep your...
• Re: fiberglass sheets to replace the kitchen wooden panel.
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 10:00:30 -0700
  ...I did cut it with a jig saw with a blade for metal . Go slowly when you cut it. As for the holes inside...
• Re: Coolant leak...the story continues...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 7 Dec 94 8:11:14 PST
  ...gettin' the old remaining bleeder bolt out using a thin flat blade screwdriver and some other narrow tipped goodies. ;) Put the new plastic one...
• Re: 87 Syncro axle help needed
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 19:13:52 -0600
  ...I use a thin bladed screwdriver to pick out the grease, dirt combination then with the Tri-Square driver in a 1/2" or13mm...
• Westfalia Sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 12:01:01 EDT
  ...I simply laid the pattern out, marked the opening, and cut it with a saber saw using a metal cutting blade. WHAT A MESS...
• Re: Your Outrage
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:49:20 -0400
  ...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: TiiCo fuel rail conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dave Jones
  Tue, 14 May 2002 10:48:25 -0700
  ...rail bizness (ncookson@CELOXNETWORKS.COM) > > Yeah, there's a few dull blades at wolfsport(German > Auto Salvage). But, they're counterbalanced by the > tons...
• Dometic fire alert (at least for the 182B)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 08:16 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The fan had caught fire! The motor was there, but the fan blade assembly (and all other plastic pieces of the motor) was gone...
• Re: Rear Heater Core Cover Removal
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:33:22 -0400
  ...I believe >>> you take a hacksaw blade or similar impliment of destruction and make a >>> vertical cut at the bottom at each side so...
• Re: Wipers STILL don't work!! Arrgh!!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 02:20:39 -0700
  ...The connection is a blade type, and the new female side >>>of the connection was one half the width of the old female connector...
• Re: Interior panel removal/81 transporter
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 00:58:15 -0700
  ...I made a special tool out of a slightly bent-bladed heavy duty spatula kind of thing (I unfortunately do not know what its...
• Re: Snakes in a Bus (volkstransport)
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:03:26 -0800
  ...the > windshield wishywashy with winter grade washywishy (local > colloquialism here), new blades, clean and lube the seat > sliders...the tasks never end. Why do...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:48:17 -0700
  ...My fan bracket was bent and the blade was jammed against the pipe. Drove like that for 14 years, the fridge only cooling so...
• RE>Middle Seat Installation
  Historical mailing list - Chao, Harvey
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 15:58:31 -0700
  ...I basically disassembled the seat ( upholstery, padding, etc.) and used a variable speed saber saw with a hacksaw blade to saw the frame in...
• rad fan 'clattering' noise at start-up, preceeded by 'ticking' noise under floor
  Historical mailing list - Pam McIntosh
  Wed, 5 May 2004 17:32:28 -0400
  ...I thought something was breaking or the fan blades were hitting something or the whole thing was falling apart AND the oil light was...
• Re: Seeking "Ice Guard"
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:54:55 -0700
  ...It does make your scissors and utility knife blades all gummed up and messy. Mineral spirits for clean up. It worked well, really does...
• Re: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:13:37 -0800
  This is where a single edge razor blade comes in handy. I NEVER pull, pry or wiggle the hose(s) loose (both fuel or...
• Re: Screen replacement success Jonce Fancher products
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 23:23:38 -0400
  ...Amazing fabric glue,Pins, a razor blade and good instructions come with the well made screen. have a wet rag and sharp scissors available...
• Sliding door remote lock (was Batteries & MXT's)
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:43:51 -0400
  ...I mounted a blade switch on the narrow panel between the >sliding and passenger doors and wired it in series with the ground >terminal...
• Idle too High on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael & Carol Ostrouch
  Sat, 17 Jul 1999 21:51:05 -0400
  ...4 To adjust, insert a feeler blade of thi 0.05 to 0.10 mm between the throttle lever and the idle stop Slacken...
• Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 15:31:18 -0700
  ...Do this by using two hack saw blades >in parallel to score a groove (approx 1/4" deep) in the center of each pad...
• Re: Hissing relays-solved!
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:34:48 -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: LED to tell when fan is on.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:26:43 -0800
  ...I decided on a 12" Diameter, 10 blade pancake style that pulls 1650 Cfm and draws only 7.5 Amps or around 90 watts...
• Re: Lube Raditor fan motor bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:40:56 -0800
  ...affair and not worth trying to lube? > > It appears that the blade unit is press fit and won't slide off > easily, (and I...
• Re: Aircooled Heat inline fan?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Johnson
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 00:32:56 EDT
  ...temperature, and service life may be measured in months (the fan blade melts and the motor's permanent magnets lose their magnetism). I would...
• Re: pushrod tube fix
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Thu, 22 May 1997 10:50:00 -0400
  ...be able to 'lengthen' the > tubes by carefully pushing a knife blade in between the pleats and wiggling. > This will push a bit harder...
• List Sticker - Interest Survey
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 16:42:23 -0600
  ...It will take a razor blade to remove it when the time comes. The advantage of vinyl cutout applications is they are long term...
• Low Mileage Syncro Westy for $6,000?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 16:55:10 -0400
  ...S&S header exhaust system seven horns (wired inline) oversized wiper blades (21" & 19") cab window vent inserts VW logo stove grill inserts propane...
• Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:33:55 -0500
  ...If I had to do it over, I'd use a dull blade to slice a bit of hose at the crimped area to...
• Re: 91 rear heater core-pulled it
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:08:58 -0500
  ...I rigged up an old carbide hacksaw blade thaty poked through a drilled hole in the black plywood panel so passengers could turn it...
• Re: Rad. fan R & R
  Historical mailing list - Markov, Greg
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 10:36:54 -0700
  ...A 5-10 minute run-in off a spare battery (watch those blades! This fan is VERY powerful!!!) and it goes back in the...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 14:08:46 -0700
  ...Also on some other plane the pitch of the blade and other more complicated stuff most constantly be monitor or adjusted. We have learned...
• Dremel, was Re: Best Way To Remove
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:03:40 -0300
  ...Their sharpening attachment might be ok for lawnmower blades -- in a pinch. But it's really too small for that except in a pinch...
• Re: Door vapor barrier
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 13 Jun 2017 23:30:03 -0700
  ...Glue the tape on all around then put the vapor barrier over it, then just cut off the excess with a blade. Got to...
• Re: Quick question: Removing the passenger expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sat, 14 Jul 2012 18:47:11 -0700
  ...Use a wide blade to pry off the tab on the tank that's on the > stud, it has to come off first. It...
• Re: Help! Stripped trans oil filler plug!
  Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:41:29 -0400
  ...After using screwdriver blades, files, etc., to clean out the rust and move away the bits of damaged metal that were protruding into where...
• Re: Radiator fan on without key
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 23:16:38 -0500
  ...http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Flex-A-Lite-16-in-dia-thru-core -mount-single-pusher-puller-Syclone-S-Blade-high-performance-electric...
• Re: Fuses-last response blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 11 Dec 2022 19:14:02 -0500
  ...The adaptor for the blade fuses, mentioned by Todd, sounds interesting but I don’t want to add too much complexity and I want...
• Re: '85 Vanagon - Rear Heater Core Problem: Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:14:56 -0500
  ...A tip for removing the heater core with out removing the rear seat is to use a hack saw blade and cut the lower...
• Re: Non-Family Hauler / rear lap belts are much more safe than no belt - long but read
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 12:02:57 -0400
  ...The piece on the door is a sharp metal blade that aims right at my head. Any impact on the sides would cause this...
• Re: Painting tip--leave your window rubber in place and still get a perfect job
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:28:52 -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: 82 Coolant Tank retrofit help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:56:22 -0800
  ...82 Coolant Tank retrofit help > Patch it is. > > I have it cleaned, sanded, cross scored with a blade, cleaned, solvent > cleaned, singed with a...
• Re: nuthin's easy anymore..
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 09:17:49 EST
  ...Just did a shoulder blade walk in from just in front of the right rear wheel. Had to do a lot of extended one...
• Vanagon List Sticker --- Repost
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 12:28:20 -0600
  ...It will take a razor blade to remove it when the time comes. The advantage of vinyl cutout applications is they are long term...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:45:43 -0600
  ...A dremel tool with a flexible shaft might clean up the blades, but wouldn't do much for the crown-to-dash connection. Of...
• Re: Awnings
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 26 Aug 2023 17:56:02 -0700
  ...ARB awning I picked up a few months back - just another blade on the Swiss Army knife of vehicles. This post made me think...
• Re: NVC -- Need easy-out or similar tool for 10-32 stainless steel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 11 Dec 2016 21:45:34 -0800
  ...You can drive an old knife blade or jeweler's screwdriver into the hole and twist out the broken ferrule. If it resists, freeze...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 05:46:20 -0500
  ...housing on one side outward and slide in a thin blade (razor blade), then do >the other side. The unit should then slide out...
• Re: Side Rear Window
  Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 18:14:13 -0500
  ...You did not mention removing the old window & seal but I will add, to avoid breakage, I usually just take a razor blade or...
• Re: Thanks! (was: Trailing Arm) + Opinions please. PICS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 21:02:16 -0700
  ...That's the only way to be on critical stuff............helicopter main rotor blades get replaced after so many hours on them, period. Regardless...
• Re: Shurflo Faucet Extension
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 15 Mar 2017 18:35:08 -0700
  ...You should use a utility cutter blade to open up the crack a bit to get the glue in. Best to remove the faucet...