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Re: More Questions...78 Westfalia!
Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
Mon, 27 May 1996 08:58:41 -0800
...Does anyone know what this is for? Ahh the mysterious silver socket! Whatever you do don't stick your tongue in it ;-) It's...
Re: Broken exhaust bolt.
Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:50:16 -0700
...Admittedly, had > used some Liquid Wrench; but had not yet resorted to Tabasco. > > ALSO, if you are using a socket wrench with extension (which...
Installing A Second Battery
Historical mailing list - Chris Uzzi
Tue, 16 Dec 1997 12:23:46 -0800
...120V power sockets? For example, will I be able to plug in a heater or a laptop computer into the power socket and get...
Fuse panel question
Historical mailing list - JonR
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 22:22:56 -0500
...I'd like to install a 12V socket on the little tray above the stove... Is there any reason that I wouldn't want...
Re: Transmission filler plug wrench.
Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 15:27:41 -0800
Why not get a 17 mm hex wrench and saw off about 1" - then place That into a 17mm socket? It's cheap! Randy...
Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 5 Mar 2011 12:42:06 -0800
...Try to use a socket that has six sides > instead of twelve. Those don't brake of the edges. > Zoltan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David...
Re: Jumpseat install questions
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 8 Jul 2012 19:42:36 -0400
...Since I recently had the flooring pulled up to fix some nearby rust, I finally put in proper mounting sockets, at least for the...
Re: 2 Questions Light bulb remover and rust converter
Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:12:47 -0500
...According to Haynes, the dash lights just push into their plastic sockets. I untwisted the sockets and removed them from the instrument panel, but...
84 automatic not starting
Historical mailing list - Billy
Wed, 2 May 2007 19:08:23 -0400
...I did verify that power was leaving out the white wire on the back of the socket and that the ECU in fact was...
Re: Note to self about Dash Removal
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 7 May 2012 16:22:35 -0400
...Bring 24mm socket so I can pull and straighten out >steering wheel once wheels are straight. If you're not sure, put the nut...
Re: Horn upgrade
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 15 May 2011 22:53:20 -0400
...can I use one of >the open relay sockets on the relay/fuse panel? >Edward If you can find one that fits and that...
Re: queston on H4 55/60w bulb to fit stock bulb socket
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:14:13 -0800
Lucky Mr Bill - that was a pretty good deal. On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:25 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote...
Re: Oil drain screw diameter,
Historical mailing list - SStones
Sun, 17 Nov 1996 15:59:33 -0500 (EST)
...s (1.9l) drain plug is 13mm, if you meant the socket size ->for your wrench. -> ->David Kao (84 vanagon, 83 westy) Ack! Thanks...
Re: Oil Drip...
Historical mailing list - Courtney Snow
Sun, 16 May 1999 22:01:10 -0700
...they'd sell > me (I just need the lighter, not the socket itself) > > Thanks :) > Ben Wampler > '85 Vanagon GL > '74 Ghia Coupe > '71 Type...
Cracked Lug Wrenches
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 9 Aug 1999 14:23:00 -0400
...I ground out the cracks and welded them (E70S-6 wire), and built up the sockets to about triple thickness. No idea how well...
Flat and spare tire carrier woes
Historical mailing list - David M
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 12:28:41 -0400
...So I used pieces from my metric socket set and eventually stripped the nut threads. How to get this nut off to get access...
Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Jan 2005 - Special issue (#2005-32)
Historical mailing list - tolga
Sun, 9 Jan 2005 14:15:46 -0500
...Do you tape the toothpick to the plug or inside the socket? >Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 09:13:24 -0700 >From: Bob Stevens...
Re: Slave Cylinder plunger
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Wed, 9 May 2007 23:21:16 -0400
They all use the plastic ball socket now. Rust free no squeak improvement. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
Re: blatant plea for sympathy (LVC!) hair attack-
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:19:04 -0700
...tires, silver sockets, 2nd batteries. If it weren't for the NVC and LVC threads I probably wouldn't bother subscribing. We have some...
Re: wiper blades
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:57:23 -0400
...Then bolt the arm back down firmly, cutting new splines in the socket. You've used up the arm when the bolt bottoms out...
Re: High Beam Indicator
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:01:24 -0500
...On most printed circuits, it is > removeable from it's socket, which is soldered to the circuit. Pull and > wiggle gently and it should...
Re: Inverter Questions
Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:40:07 -0600
...have it hard wired to the socket, no? I liked the idea of using the existing socket positions to use a laptop on the...
Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 01:34:01 -0700
...Next to it is shown the wiring socket for it. It is labeled "relay adapter" for some odd reason. One of the wires in...
E-code initial impressions and some questions (long)
Historical mailing list - Phil Walker
Mon, 29 Mar 2004 00:36:05 -0500
...In fact I had some crappy Chinese H-4 sockets that I mod'd the leads so they would just plug into the existing...
Re: Floppy mirror...any fixes that actually work?
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Tue, 6 Sep 2011 12:43:58 -0400
...inside > >> that is supposed to be the friction axis for the socket. Mine had > pulled > >> down from too much tension on the spring....That...
Re: Hatchback struts
Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
Fri, 31 Mar 2017 06:58:20 -0400
...Mine has a ball socket on piston rod on the hatch end and a clevis on the pressure tube attached to the chassis end...
Re: Wet Running Issues.....again :(
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Tue, 9 Jul 2013 14:58:05 -0400
...Dirt on the pins/sockets within this connector can cause problems you are having. John
Re: Really Dumb Question About Aux Batteries Install.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:02:00 -0400
...It was only installed in Weekenders that had no kitchen, just the plug-in fridge; and it was wired to a socket to feed...
Re: Backup halogens?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Apr 1996 16:36:57 -0500
...Can anyone remember this? (I couldn't find >it in the archives.) > >Coyote I put halogen bulbs in the back-up sockets and they...
Re: How not to change your Oil!
Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
Sat, 18 May 1996 09:23:17 PDT
...Ive been paranoid about sptripping bolt > holes, as i have done that I use 1/4 inch sockets for that. You can't get...
Re: Snap on Tools
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 16 Apr 96 22:08:53 CDT
...I need some >inpact sockets and that nifty spifty "S" wrench. TIA see if you can get any help from these folks ... Snap-On...
Re: wipers
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 1 Feb 2000 23:07:08 -0500
...wiper arm firmly onto spindle to cut new splines in the socket in the arm. d At 09:48 PM 2/1/2000 -0500...
Electrical problem with new engine
Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
Sun, 10 Dec 2000 16:30:28 -0500
...Been bridging the terminals on the starter with a socket drive and the engine spins nicely, but no spark. Tested for juice at positive...
Re: Seized Axel Nut
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:48:03 -0800
...When and if you do need to remove it, rent a 3/4" drive electric impact hammer and socket to do the job, it...
VDO sump plug sender
Historical mailing list - Jerome Perkins
Thu, 1 Mar 2001 14:50:25 EST
I was given a number for what is supposed to be a oil temp sender which fits into the sump plug socket of a...
re. you can put headrests on your middle/back seat....
Historical mailing list
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 11:48:45 -0600
...metal seatback top frame, under the upholstery which accept the headrest sockets to put the ------------------------ A couple of weeks ago I saw a 1985...
Nat'l. Forest Restrictions (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 23 May 2002 17:00:30 -0700
For those planning to tear themselves away from tire threads, silver sockets, etc., and actually take their Vanagons camping this Memorial Day weekend and...
My latest Buck fixed.
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Sat, 22 Jun 2002 06:12:50 -0500
...Also put a socket on the ground wire connections, loosened them and then re-tightened. Buck gone. Bye, Mark Ingalls _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the...
Re: Oil Fill Tube.
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 06:48:10 +0000
...2) Use a 1/4" drive 13mm socket with a 1/4" drive U-joint and a 1/4" to 3/8" adapter to...
Re: O2 sensor wiring
Historical mailing list - jon
Mon, 6 Nov 2006 16:48:22 -0800
...It takes a 21 mm wrench (or deep, deep socket), correct? (Or wasit 22???) Jon On Mon, 6 Nov 2006, John Bange wrote: > > I...
Re: was Camp stove input requested now Weekender Ice Box
Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:23:03 -0500
...It slid into the base of the seat, with its own 12V plug and socket there. The window sticker from my 85 Westy Wolfsburg...
Re: REQ: "Idiot's Guide to Changing Spark Plugs"
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 29 Aug 2001 22:13:04 -0500
...put the socket down in that little hole where the plug is and put the socket onto the plug. push it down onto the...
Re: 1985 Vanagon 2 WD - rear axle nut
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 6 May 2005 08:40:43 -0500
...So, I got a socket and had it welded to a piece of 3 foot long steel bar over which I slipped a 6...
Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:06:30 -0700
Thanks, I have the socket and now that I know the HF breaker bar won't break, I'll be getting one. And I...
Re: (OT) harbor freight tools
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:00:06 -0700
...I recently bought a socket set of cheap tools on the road from the flaps, and the first socket shattered in pieces on the...
Re: what tool am i looking for? Limited vanagon content ...
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:37:11 -0700
...I can screw them in by hand with a > socket but there must be some sort of attachment I could use to drill > it...
Re: wrench/socket (nut and bolt head) sizes
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:43:14 -0700
Unfortunately the more common VW sizes don't have close matches. 10, 13, 17 are what we use the most on our vans. Mark...
Re: Tool Pontifications
Historical mailing list - Hotch
Wed, 08 Jan 1997 11:04:08 -0500
...I once bought a set of impact sockets that were cheaper that Craftsman or Snap-On and they broke on 2nd use SENDING PEICES...
Re: Free Vehicle Work Area Covering
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Bebb
Tue, 15 Jul 1997 10:42:37 +0100
...I can pull it out from underneath with all the tools, sockets and so on that I've been using, making it easier to...
Re: Checking Transmission Oil
Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 11:42:14 +0000
It's a 17mm hex tool that mates with a socket set. I just bought one for about 5 uk pounds from Just Kampers...
Re: ??? LUG NUTS & FRETTING CORROSION???
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 22:51:48 +1200
On a 57 Split I once bent a cross-type lugwrench so that the arm ending in the socket used was twisted almost 360...
Re: stripped CV bolts
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Mon, 8 Oct 2001 17:51:47 EDT
...head is stripped, you could try driving an 12 or 11mm socket on to the bolt with an extension and hammer. It worked for...
Rounded CV joint bolts
Historical mailing list - Laurence Fahrney
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 23:19:46 -0700
...Got under the beast with a jack and hex-head socket. 4 bolts on the outboard side came off just fine. The other two...
FLAPS LED taillights
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Mon, 5 Apr 2004 11:58:58 -0700
...off road use only") that fit into normal vw type light sockets. So, anybody try these? they only had the red ones (white were...
Re: Headlight Relay Install Help?
Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:46:06 -0500
It looks like my relay kit has slightly different relay sockets. Are those ones that slide onto the stock fusebox available for the bosh...
Re: 83 temperature gauge goes berserk
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 27 Apr 2005 11:28:37 -0400
...It may either be disconnected , or have corrosion on the plug/socket.If no wires are to be found, perhaps the plug has fallen...
Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:51:30 -0500
For lug nut/bolt removal, I use a 1/2 inch breaker bar and a 19mm 6 sided socket along with a 3 foot...
Something strange on dash.....
Historical mailing list - neil
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:04:39 -0400
...Please don't ask why I didn't notce this before. ;^) There is an outlet, or some kind of bulb socket on my dash...
Re: help removing aux air reg
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:22:00 -0500
...I bailed after about two hours of trying box wrenches, 1/4" drive sockets and the last straw was when I twisted a flexible...
Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:30:26 -0700
...I now have the socket and a new auto switch. I'll get to >> it sometime soon :) >> > > IIRC I used an enormous "Crescent" wrench...