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• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:02:22 -0600
  ...300 ftlbs torque and keep about 20-25 mpg > pulling probably 30+ not pulling and the simplicity of a one wire pump! > > Velma 82diesel...
• Re: how to remove an instrument panel bulb
  Historical mailing list - dj
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:30:45 -0700
  ...I can get them to stay on by pulling out the big plug that connects all the ribbon strip. Pulling it out a little...
• RE: Industrial motors
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 06 May 1996 15:54:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It was from the early >'70s and had a crank-start pulley bolt. Cool! Other interesting features >were the magneto (Genuine VW made by...
• Re: Pop Tops - open and shut
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 16:28:40 -0400
  ...As you bend the knees, the cables pull on springs (I dunno compression or tension) inside the legs, and resist the bending motion. Mine...
• head repair and water pump
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 22:12:28 -0400
  ...You mean I have to disassemble the pulley? If so how do I hold the engine/crankshaft still while undoing the big nut on...
• Re: Dent pulling in rear corners?
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:45:13 -0500
  ...Total time, 20 minutes to pull the dent, grind off the pins, one hour to apply body putty and let it cure, then sand...
• Re: trip'n
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:44:58 -0700
  ...Opening the bolts on the pump pulley, I use an old belt and let it get jammed between the main pulley and itself to...
• Re: Mutilated woodruff key at crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:21:44 -0700
  ...Well she was right, the bolt that's supposed to hold the pulley in place had worked itself part of the way out. Upon...
• Re: leaking oil pump gasket or bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 19:12:59 -0500
  ...The main seal I think is ok as the pulley is not cover in >oil, nor is anything above the pulley. That leaves two...
• Power steering belt problems...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:21:39 -0500
  ...I have been able to pull over, and start the belt back on the pulley and slowly spin the pulleys to get it back...
• Re: Crankshaft pully bolt
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:44:15 -0500
  ...You could heat the bolt or drill the center out and then chisle the remaining after the pulley is removed or you could user...
• Re: The Interesting Things We Find
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:54:55 -0600
  ...I started to pull the bits off the 2.1 longblock to see what kind of condition it was in. After I pulled the...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 13:15:19 -0400
  ...I took the plastic tip off the plunger, threaded a > nut on it and pulled with a pair of pliers to the point where...
• Alternator Troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:02:46 -0400
  ...For reference, the pulley on the alternator in my van (which has a �remanufactured� label on it, looks like the v-belt pulley on...
• Re: Heater lines under vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 25 Apr 2019 13:19:01 -0400
  ...I will try and do the > splice and pull!. > Now I wonder what my brain was thinking that I did not figure to so...
• Re: "99" Programmable Wiper Relay Into an '81?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:30:16 -0700
  ...Re: "99" Programmable Wiper Relay Into an '81? > What do you mean by "switch back and forth"? > > Mine works with a momentary pull on...
• RE: Fuel Gauge inaccuracy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Tue, 24 Jun 97 02:12:54 UT
  ...This often means replacing at least one seal - and possibly a vent fitting if it cracks. (Had to pull a tank to cure a...
• Re: ?How to remove air deflector / heater cover in a '90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 10:04:19 -0400
  ...Pull down on the upper corner while pulling the cover toward > you, do one side at a time and it should slide off. > > Good...
• Re: Pilot bearing and seal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 19 May 2003 22:01:53 -0500
  ...Why are you removing the tranny? As you can see it's a bit of a task to pull the tranny, make repairs, then...
• Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:48:26 -0700
  ...When I open the hatch I have to pull/push it up and it requires some effort, it stays when I stop pushing it...
• Re: Replacing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:06:30 -0800
  ...Pulling the assembly up and out of the dash seems to me more work than pulling the dash. Alistair > On Jan 17, 2017, at...
• Re: High beam dash bulb
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:50:46 -0300
  If you have already gone through the effort to pull the cluster, just replace the bulbs with LEDs On 28-Apr-2015, at 15...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:37:35 -0700
  ...I'd try the ECU before pulling the dizzy; since you have a parts van, it's easier, too! Karl Wolz Sent from my...
• Oil Pressure Lamp?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 10 May 2012 09:02:07 -0700
  So last weekend I pulled the dash and did R&R under there. Put it back in. Over the past two evenings my son...
• Re: AC Hose Repair in Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:01:04 -0400
  $300 sounds pretty fair, but If you are going through the trouble to pull all the hoses, get a quote from Hose & Fittings http...
• 71 Westy and Door Handles
  Historical mailing list - Terry Erb
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 14:20:28 -0700
  To all, I am stuck with the problem on both the drivers and passengers door that if the door is locked and you pull...
• Vanagon? Master Brake Cylin
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  18 Jul 1995 09:47:20 -0700
  ...If any of you can forward this to jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu . . .? ======== I don't think it should be necessary to pull the dash...
• You can't do that in a mini-van... [EV MV brag]
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Sat, 13 Apr 1996 22:30:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I pulled up a bit further and she reached out the sliding side window and took care of her business. 2. MickyD's was...
• Re: Eurovan malf FIX
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 4 Jun 97 06:40:00 -0500
  ...On cars without AC (?) there is one less idler pully, the forward one, and a shorter belt. Try this: 1. Remove the front idler...
• Re: How to sep filler neck from tank on 84?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:49:55 -0800
  Yes, it is pull out, just wiggle it a bit and it will come out. Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Schmidt wrote: > I think my...
• Re: How to sep filler neck from tank on 84?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:49:55 -0800
  Yes, it is pull out, just wiggle it a bit and it will come out. Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Schmidt wrote: > I think my...
• Re: Battery went dead
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:36:14 -0800
  ...Jim John Brush wrote: > When pulling the dead battery, who cares, but no way should any strap lift > and hold a new battery as...
• Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 07:51:21 -0500
  ...The motor - by way of pulleys - will drive a shaft whose rotational speed should have a controllable range from 0 to 200 RPM. I...
• Re: De-chromify windows?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 17 May 2008 15:03:49 -0700
  ...I notice that this page says, regarding the > chrome strips inside the side & front window seals: "Don't pull them > out, your windows will...
• Re: '89 SYNCRO AT U-PULL IT YARD IN SCRANTON PA..cheep parts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:24:51 EST
  ...the u pull it yard has no inventory.
• Re: Removing foil from the tach
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 29 Aug 2020 21:32:20 -0400
  It is a little four pin connector that pulls straight out of the back. Yrs, d
• Re 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 11:12:13 -0500
  Hello Stacy; No, I do not know anyone who will pull and shio you the engine. regards. clarence
• new pic on gowesty- syncro pulling ford through river
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:39:55 +0000
  check this out: http://www.gowesty.com/Baja_2005.html have fun florian
• Re: Mutilated woodruff key at crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:16:10 -0400
  ...Well she was right, the bolt that's supposed to hold the pulley in place had worked itself part of the way out. Upon...
• CV Joint repacking- axle removal.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 13:23:16 -0700
  ...Now manuver the free end somewhere you can pull toward and pull out the other end. Before re-installing, clean the cup the CV...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 12 May 2007 00:01:39 -0300
  I use this tool works nicely http://performancehandtools.com/OTC-Pilot-Bearing-Puller-12-to/M/B000NIXGF0.htm Bob Donalds Boston engine ----- Original Message...
• Re: Tip needed on accessing license plate bulb
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 15:01:36 -0700
  Eric, The whole license light assembly will pull down from the black plastic surround after you remove the 2 Phillips head sheet metal screws...
• Re: Pop Tops - open and shut/Don't do this:
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Mon, 1 May 2000 01:40:59 EDT
  ...I use the "rest the top on your head" method of pulling in the canvas. But Don't do the following: The DPO showed...
• oil pump stud - never seize?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:04:29 -0600
  ...I took it all apart and pulled the stud. The old stud had never seize on it, so I applied some to the new...
• Re: Making Sense of Joel's Stats?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 1 Feb 95 8:52:23 PST
  > > > > > The difference between pulling an early late engine or a late late > > > engine is amazing. > > > Richard > > > > Not as amazing as the difference observed between...
• FREE bay window doors in WV
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 19:21:15 -0400
  Subject says it, two fairly nice straight and only slightly rusted bay doors, off a '73 or '74 (the one with the lock pull...
• tire jack + extra lighting
  Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 10:05:53 -0400
  ...Most pick and pulls around here (Philly) charge $2. I just picked one up to use as another steadying point when camping. Keeps the...
• Re: Towing
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 20:27:47 -0600
  ...Personally, I pull about 900 lb tent trailer, van is loaded with me, three kids, more stuff than we need. It is an 81...
• Pulling piston pins on 2.1l
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 10:49:53 -0500
  Volks, Rebuilding a 2.1l, and having a hell of a time pulling the wrist pins..........I even have the vw tool 3091 it...
• pictures at the pick-n-pull and an actual van question...
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:42:58 -0800
  So my fiance went to the local pick-n-pull the other day and tried to take some pictures of a karmann ghia chassis...
• Re: Agony of defeat . . .
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:48:06 -0500
  ...s just the closest thing available to us. It should say: PULL UP HARD!! I often think something is going to break.(Nothing ever...
• New heads
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 05:49:39 -0600
  ...A couple of weekend ago my brother, his son and I pulled the old heads and installed new ones. The heads that were pulled...
• Re: 7K Golf/Jetta Tachs- Some work, some don't ??
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 18:44:54 -0800
  ...7K Golf/Jetta Tachs- Some work, some don't ?? I've pulled probably about ten 7K tachs from Golfs and Jettas at yards to...
• Dometic Fridge Electronic Ignition not working - resolved
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:17:14 -0400
  ...I just finished pulling/replacing the fridge and here are my comments/methodology: 1. Pulling the fridge is a pretty simple job. 2. For...
• Re: antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:49:08 -0700
  ...Those are the place to put your fingertips and pull up and toward you. Use firm pressure. It will "pop" toward you. bob On...
• WTB New-style E-brake lever...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:26:03 -0700
  ...My current one, if I pull it on *really really hard* just barely holds my van in place...I am always like...pull it...
• 82 westy drive belts
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 20:29:38 -0800
  ...belts and pulleys, that also indicates 9.5 being the actual standard width, along with 12mm http://www.gizmology.net/pulleysbelts.htm�and that...
• Re: Power steering belt problems...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:57:33 -0500
  ...I have been able to pull over, and >start the belt back on the pulley and slowly spin the pulleys to get it >back...
• Re: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:41:25 -0700
  ...when i did this it appeared that the main pulley seal was fine ( i removed the pulley and saw no oil... at least i...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro Clutch Cross Shaft problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 17:49:03 -0800
  ...I think I would probably pull the engine myself. one 'can' pull a syncro trans leaving the engine in place., but 'the trick' is...