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• Re: Radiator fans and Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:45:21 -0700
  ...by a decorative, white plastic "screw." Using a flat screw driver blade, 17 mm wrench and a Phillips screw driver, I pried off the...
• Re: 88 GL - Resolved: Tach Inop after new coil install
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:13:59 -0400
  ...I can only believe that the terminal blades on the new coil > were rough or something causing the material snag and curly up inside...
• Camping hints (F)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:37:47 -0500
  ...Its single blade functions as a tiny canoe paddle. Modern rain suits made of fabrics that "breathe" enable campers to stay dry in a...
• Body Work 2
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 12:40:16 -0600
  ...You will need a sabre saw and a good number of blades to cut out the "old" metal. I have a very small aircompressor...
• Re: Valve clearance not at tdc?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 19:58:15 -0400
  ...piece of stainless steel (the flat > part of a disposed wiper blade, or a .030 brass bar 1/4" x 12" an Ace > Hardware...
• Re: storage under front of front seat
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:39:54 -0400
  ...I started cutting at the front (well inboard of the edges) downwards until the resistance in the blade indicates your've hit the lower...
• Re: LED to tell when fan is on.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Brune
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:36:32 -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: Gas time line: nuclear nonsense
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 10:19:10 -0400
  ...The blades of the propeller move and reverse their pitch, giving the ship the capability to back up. The in spec time to go...
• Attn Westy owners -- poptop warning.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:07:44 -0400
  ...Fairly shocking, it was worn almost through, looked like someone had been at it with a skinny dado blade. I made a substitute from...
• Re: question about electrical inlet
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:17:14 -0800
  ...The way it works is by measuring and comparing the current flow for both blades. Should a mis match occur it is assumed some...
• re: Speaking of Windshield Wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 18:20:22 -0500
  ...The idea is to have the wiper blade run perpendicular to the windshield so it can wipe in both directions. HTH At 12:40...
• Re: Refrigerator help-yes, I've already searched the achieves
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 12:30:10 -0500
  ...Then I drilled a small hole in each corner and one hole big enough to get the saw blade in, and I cut away...
• AL Knol Decoder Software was Snakes in a Bus
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 12:14:08 -0700
  ...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: necessary vanagon accessory - trenching shovel
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sat, 30 Nov 2013 12:50:02 -0500
  ...one enough often they'll crack near the rivets in the blade. > >>> Mine is welded there. > >>> I prefer the threaded colar system to lock...
• Re: Clear Vision!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 21:33:54 -0500
  ...Just be sure to rinse the rubber parts off really good.....window seal, wipers blades. etc. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Harald Rust...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:27:08 -0800
  ...of the >>> tip, again while the shaft is turned. >>> >>> The Dremel blade is an abrasive type with fiber reinforcing. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >>> neil N wrote: >>>> Hi...
• Mike's '57 Deluxe Update
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 21 Jun 1995 10:08:49 MST
  ...to have him take off the over-riders and paint the blades sealing wax red. (To simulate real 50's bumpers w/o spending...
• Fwd: FW: Warning! (NVC but funny as hell)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:49:57 EDT
  ...out from under my car slashing my legs with a razor blade. *I have to search for more expensive, full service gas stations for...
• lubricating front heater fan
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:15:42 -0600
  ...rod, bent into an artist shape to push on the fan blades until I got it to move a little. I was then able...
• Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth?
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:52:48 -0600
  ...i can recall a mechanic in my home town being killed by a fan blade flying off and hitting him in the head ... the...
• RE: Fridge removal in 1991 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 17:48:40 +0000
  ...Get your head outta there! Face the fridge, and remove all the little gray rubber screw covers you see, use a flat blade screw...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 3 Feb 2015 10:28:31 -0800
  ...first you'd probably not notice, the > second follows the metal blade of the plug and melts the next connector > along! > > Your advice, though...
• Fun with fixing up stuff...(long post)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 19:17:14 -0700
  ...New wiper blade refills, blew out the washer nozzles for a better squirt pattern. New-ish snow tires all around and freshly balanced.. New...
• Re: Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 00:55:59 -0500
  ...I'll assume that you have already done so. *remove the air cleaner assembly and gingerly insert a long (clean) screwdriver blade into the...
• Re: Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:26:47 -0600
  ...You may have to cut with a razor blade against the glass to get a nice edge to the sealant. Jim On Jan 21...
• Fuel Lines Reminder
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:30:30 -0500
  ...Take a look at the wiper blade rubber. All external lighting - head lights, tail lights stop lights, turn signal lights, running lights ( those are...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 16:12:33 -0400
  ...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: Cheap front door speakers sound Great!
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:13:44 -0400
  ...Or...patient removal of the engaging >plastic which produces the snap fit using the utility knife >blade. Magnification with an eye-loupe (like my...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:05:18 -0800
  ...There > is no evidence of arching there, only at the outer blade. Some arching wear > there is normal. > > Is the engine getting so hot...
• Re: What is it with hirschmann antennae?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 08:00:37 -0400
  You can also use a small flat blade screw driver if you lose the "key". Just cock it slightly to one side and pull...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 20:45:19 -0800
  ...of coolant hose, coolant, H20, some bailing wire, JB weld, hacksaw > blades and a few 1.5" long nut/bolts of various diameter. Oh...
• How-To Fuel Line Replacement 1.9l Vanagon (Long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 May 1999 21:49:31 EDT
  ...Using your hacksaw blade (or your Dremel tool) cut a slot (or two) in the metal sleeve on the injector and remove the cut...
• Re: Need instructions on field R&R of AFM '84 1.9L Van down
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:06:19 -0800
  ...try sticking a blade and pry it open with a twisting motion. also have something in hand duck tape or the like to replace...
• Re: Help! Stripped trans oil filler plug!
  Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 09:42:35 -0400
  ...across the plug face so I could insert a large flat-blade screw driver. You have to get the slot cut pretty deep and...
• Re: 1984 Westy pops fuses when running fan and windshield wipers
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 24 May 2007 21:07:11 -0500
  ...A on low and 3.5 A on high with the blades puleld away from the windshield. The blower will probably be more than...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 15:08:01 -0700
  ...to closing/clamping) and they have serrated surfaces on the flat blades to grip the ring. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: TiiCo fuel rail conversion
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Tue, 14 May 2002 09:45:40 -0500
  ...rail bizness (ncookson@CELOXNETWORKS.COM) Yeah, there's a few dull blades at wolfsport(German Auto Salvage). But, they're counterbalanced by the tons...
• Re: Mars vs Venus: Changing the oil
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 12:24:29 -0400
  ...new PCV they talked you into, a new set of wiper blades (funny...I thought the dealer just changed those), a munged drain plug...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 18 May 2004 15:29:38 -0700
  ...The seat back stops just about the bottom of my shoulder blades, but other than that, it's fairly comfortable. Nice not to have...
• Re: Thanks to all of you - and HEADLIGHT REPAIR!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:13:06 -0500
  ...Use a razor blade and shave the excess super-glue off to the proper surface match. You can rebuild the headlight mounting plastic parts...
• Re: tips needed for grommet install
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 18 May 2017 18:25:52 -0400
  ...Work as much of the grommet's slot into the opening as you can, then use a small flat blade screwdriver in the slot...
• Re: Leaking luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 May 2013 11:28:44 -0700
  ...the rear need to be held up with sealant or a blade to get the nuts on. Mine had several wasp nests under it...
• Re: Keeping things from freezing shut
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:19:36 -0600
  ...The period of freeze-up in the fall, and the beginning of spring thaw was when freezing doors, locks, wiper blades freezing down, etc...
• Lots of parts available very cheap/Free. (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Nettles
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 22:40:11 -0600
  ...months use before the accident. $5.00 rear wiper motor, arm, blade $10.00 power side mirrors, gray. You'll need to splice your...
• Re: Your Outrage
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 18:36:48 -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: side door window knob tightening
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 20:22:19 -0700
  ...So bent flat bladed driver will work. Or, one of those 1/4" drive short slot screw drivers. Don't use it in the...
• Re: Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 10:20:23 -0800
  ...There > > is no evidence of arching there, only at the outer blade. Some arching > wear > > there is normal. > > > > Is the engine getting so hot...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:02:50 -0500
  ...What likely caused the failure: - corrosion at blades of connector (I was using a new extension cord) - heat due to corrosion caused the (vinyl...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 22:42:46 -0500
  ...first you'd probably not notice, the second follows the metal blade of the plug and melts the next connector along! Your advice, though...
• Re: Turn key - nada
  Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
  Fri, 24 May 2002 19:47:36 -0700
  ...The ignition switch runs to a female "blade type" connector (sometimes through an external starting-solonoid). If this connection isn't tight and clean...
• Power Steering: leak and pressure switch ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave L
  Tue, 2 May 2000 16:16:24 -0400
  ...wasn't doing a good job of keeping window clear (new blade too). It was nighttime and a Westy, so rear window wasn't...
• Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 21:27:15 -0700
  ...My remarks referred to the fan/motor as a single part because true Vanagon ones have the right fan blade assembly to go with...
• Re: Fixed dash lights, not certain how.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 04:30:45 -0500
  ...The S13 blade type fuse had failed. > A new fuse also failed. The following systems are present but > decommissioned: aux ba6 gas heater, Anti...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 8 May 2013 07:45:32 -0700
  I took an old, large flat blade screwdriver, bent the tip over 90-degrees making a 1/8" lip. Slid a large socket over...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:40:46 -0800
  ...of the > > tip, again while the shaft is turned. > > > > The Dremel blade is an abrasive type with fiber reinforcing. > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > neil N wrote: > > > Hi...
• Tools and spare parts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:57:01 -0800
  ...3 Fan belts 1 Ignition coil 2 Sets of contact breaker points 12 Sets of fuses 2 Windshield wiper arms with blades 1 Set...
• Re: Craftsman tools (was: Spring clip pliers)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 08 Mar 1996 08:21:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...The other kind is where you are simply paying in advance for the next three or four replacements (like those triple-edge wiper blades...
• Re: Vanagon key blanks
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 12:54:24 -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...
• Parts '82 Westfalia (a.k.a. Wilma, as in Flintstones)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 96 01:42 EST
  ...Triple Edge wiper blades are no better than originals. After heavy gasoline fumes inside vehicle, discovered a rusted gas tank. Welded it shut, no...
• Re: Sink P-Traps: great deal!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:43:14 -0800
  ...take my westy to a plumber. >I finally used a hacksaw blade with one of those little handles. >Then I carefully cut the plastic...