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• Re: water spots on windows... how to get rid of them
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 27 Oct 2014 09:04:38 -0700
  ...umbilicus > On Oct 27, 2014, at 8:32 AM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > try Turtle Wax heavy Duty polishing compound (red label)
• Re: LVC: OPOC engine
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 19:15:04 -0700
  ...The Coast > Guard would have been better off with a turbo-compound Deltic, > perhaps -- they might have been able to affort to keep buying...
• paint removal solutions
  Historical mailing list - Pat Horrocks
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 11:58:35 EST
  ...I'm off to my FLAPS for some rubbing compound (thanks, Sean) or ?. I'll wait to ask a paint shop tomorrow if too...
• Solvent / Chemical Guru needed - Sikaflex-227 removal
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:15:41 -0700
  Volks, I have been using a compound called Sikaflex-227 to securely (I mean *really* securely) hold licence plates to the nose of my...
• Fw: Re: refrigerator removal and fan upgrades?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 22:27:47 -0600
  ...Also, whenever I remove the fridge from my Westy, I always put a fresh dab of thermally conductive compound on the two halves of...
• Re: yellowing plastic
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:07:03 -0400
  I just removed mine from the roof and got some rubbing compound and started rubbing. It takes some elbow grease to get r done...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:40:11 -0400
  ...My interior is brown andit looks good.I think Vw says to put a bit of thread locking compound on the screw when atyaching...
• Re: Nokian Tyre Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:16:49 -0800
  ...Nokian Tyre Recommendations > I've used the Comtrac Winter year round (mid-atlantic location). > Despite being made of a softer compound than the Nokian...
• Re: Trip Report: Detlef has Left Utah & is Safely in Maine
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 17:49:05 -0800
  ...Don't use them in summer as they are a soft > compound that wears fast in hot weather I am told. > What size tires...
• Re: To paint or not to paint, that is the question!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 May 2007 11:00:08 EDT
  In a message dated 5/2/07 1:05:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pmdorais@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > Will a simple compound and boat...
• Re: Diesel na is breathing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:12:48 -0500
  ...glycol?" As is self-evident from the names, both of those compounds are polymers, neither of which have a place in your cooling system...
• WAS: .... parts van? (84 Westy.....) NOW: Poll. Most Vanagons in your yard?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:00:34 -0800
  ...What's the most Vanagons any of you listers have had in their yard, compound, or "Area 54" at any one time? Total Vanagons...
• Re: 87 Syncro oil/coolant leak
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 20:40:37 -0500
  My '87 Florida Vanagon did much worse than DRIP - it PUKED! The seal at the cooler is made from a compound thatn will crack...
• scratch on heads mating surface for cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:28:13 -0300
  ...Anyway I tried to remove them with lapping compound and laping them with the cylinders, but no luck. Is there a sealant that I...
• Re: fuel pump instructions?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:50:52 -0800
  ...have a new pump, but that is all.� Is there some compound that is used on the hose connections or anything like that? Thanks...
• Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 14 May 2002 22:03:55 -0700
  ...West Marine had a > compound that promised to remove oxidation, but it was just a light > polishing compound. I finished my luggage rack beautifully...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:28:19 -0600
  ...It > reacts with certain organic compounds to form a variety of products, e.g., > alcohols from alkenes. Because water is a polar compound,* it...
• Fw: Found performance brakes..
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:17:29 -0400
  ...I'd been wondering if any of the newer compound performance pads were available for the Vanagon. I assume that the HPs are pads...
• info on Dielectric gel ....A MUST!!!
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:11:53 -0700
  ...It states... ***The dielectric silicone compound (is sold in a red/white tube for about $2.00 or $3.00 if I remember right...
• Re: Increasing horsepower
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 07:50:56 -0400
  >This was called turbo-compounding, a very different thing from straight >supercharging, or straight turbocharging, the main benefit here being fuel >efficiency... Well, as...
• Re: Clutch alignment tool? and Lapping compound ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Sep 2010 12:30:30 -0700
  ...Clutch alignment tool? and Lapping compound ? > I am in the process of swapping parts around in my 84 5sp manual > transmission inline gas VW...
• Re: Solvent / Chemical Guru needed - Sikaflex-227 removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 22:35:10 -0700
  ...Any idea what to use to get this off > without > damaging my plate ($100 replacement cost) or the vehicle? The > compound is > rubbery (tire...
• Re: Clutch alignment tool? and Lapping compound ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 4 Sep 2010 19:51:49 -0500
  Same with my a/c bug. New clutch should come with the tool. You can borrow one from Napa. Good luck. Michael in San...
• Re: A word to the wise on seam rust;
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:56:20 +1200
  ...In fact it doesn't remove the rust, it alters it chemically to a pretty-much insoluble & inert iron compound, but I'm not...
• Re: DigiJet Hall Control Unit Maint' Point & Poll
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:09:16 -0700
  ...many 1.9L H2OBoxer DigiJet owners have ever Cleaned & Reapplied Heatsink Compound on the Hall Control Unit? > > Interesting question. I have not done it...
• Re Hot Air
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 06:17:24 -0700
  ...What is meant by "sealing"? Must I apply some sort of gasket or sealing compound on the rim, then replace the missing screws? And...
• Re: whats the white creme under the heat sink? (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - marty�
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 23:55:11 -0500
  ...http://www.heatsink-guide.com/compound.htm I use arctic silver myself: http://www.arcticsilver.com/ Marty C. 85 GL
• Re: Fw: D6 locking compound
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 24 May 2000 16:13:00 -0700
  ...D6 locking compound > > > Yah - and make darned sure that you won't need to pull > > the bolt for a looong time before the loc...
• Re: replacement fuse cover for 85 needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:27:40 -0400
  ...It's a water trap and if you ever get a leak to that area it will compound the damage. Not to mention that...
• Re: polishing the beast
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:50:56 EST
  ...a regular compound and wax will bring it back if the paint isn't too thin. chris
• Head Gasket Sealing Options?
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 21:25:02 -0400
  ...head gasket and the cylinder head? Bentley calls for using sealing compound # D 000 400 01, which I do not have access to. I...
• Re: Fw: D6 locking compound
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 24 May 2000 18:08:12 -0500
  ...D6 locking compound > > >> Yah - and make darned sure that you won't need to pull >> the bolt for a looong time before the loc...
• Re: worst thing ever done to my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 14:57:02 -0500
  ...Yikes - fortunately only on the very front. > > I got some rubbing compound and worked on it, improving it somewhat. > Still doesn't shine like...
• Preventing Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackburn
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 14:25:50 -0600
  ...Would a automotive glazing compound forced into the cracks work? I don't really want to have to start sanding and painting. Thanks! Michael...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Oil Filler Grommet Source
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 12:53:45 -0600
  ...Very different rubber compound than car inner tubes. Its a NLA part and you'll just have to live without it just like the...
• Re: Clutch alignment tool? and Lapping compound ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Sep 2010 12:17:19 -0700
  ...surfacing .. 'sure' .....sure, try that with plate glass and valve grinding compound, first course, then eventually fine. 'with luck' that 'might' work well enough...
• Re: Solvent / Chemical Guru needed - Sikaflex-227 removal
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:25:31 -0400
  ...David Marshall wrote: >Volks, >I have been using a compound called Sikaflex-227 to securely (I mean >*really* securely) hold licence plates to the...
• Re: Whatever happened to speedo cable lube?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 20:30:03 -0500
  ...I'm going to check out the motorcycle cable lube before I start thinking about compounding some. Does anyone have good ideas where to...
• Exhaust pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 4 Jul 1997 11:43:36 -0500
  ...I guess the other thing it could be is the anti-seize compound, = is this normal, how long should the smell hang around?=20...
• Re: Rusting Transmission Housing
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 16:34:04 -0500
  ...Used motor oil > contains acid compounds it picks up as a byproduct of the combustion > process, and it is corrosive. Don't ask how...
• Re: Grille emblem
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 28 Sep 2017 19:00:06 -0700
  ...wrote: >> >>> >>> What is RTC ? >> >> >> Room Temperature Vulcanizing silicone adhesive/gasket/caulking compound. >> Also polysulfide and similar rubber caulks and such, but I hear it...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Cylinder Replacement-lock cylinder removal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 23:15:27 EDT
  Look at the handle very closely,on the round portion-you should see a tiny spot of a sealing compound,which you need to...
• Re: Pop top screw/bolt sealer?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:07:35 +0000
  Pierre, I used bedding compound, available at a boat store, like West MArine. This is what my boating friends use for fitting through the...
• Re: WTB 1.9 thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:10:08 -0400
  ...Use lots of anti - seize compound.Use a drill to ream the crust out from the long holes where the two attaching bolts go...
• Re: Ground Straps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:44:23 EDT
  ...Not sure if no-lox (anti- corrosion compound) is a good idea or not since the computer can be pretty sensitive to small voltage...
• Gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 00:02:26 -0700
  ...I'm using an Elring gasket kit which came with a 20 ml tube of "Dirko - S elastic universal sealing compound". Where do I...
• Re: Paint Treatment
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 25 May 2005 10:36:13 -0400
  ...They chalk up like yours and mine did.I think that is good.Dupont polishing compound will remove the oxide and provide a shine...
• Re: Any Clutch Slave Cylinder Secrets?
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:25:17 -0500
  ...recommendation is to use liberal amounts of your favorite anti-seize compound upon reassembly. Mine was tough to get off the first time, but...
• Re: Aluminum in the threads
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 27 May 2002 09:26:33 -0400
  ...bosch tells you not to use an anti seize compounds on spark plug threads and that the new Bosch plugs have a anti seize...
• Ceramics in VW engines.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:57:33 -0600
  ...The strangest thing is that most of these compounds can be applied by baking at from 350 to 550 degrees in your home kitchen...
• Re: exhaust nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 20:10:45 -0600
  ...year ago I switched to stainless steel bolts with anti-seize compound. It made things easier when I had to pull a head about...
• Re: oxygen sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:41:56 -0600
  Hi Ed, If you use and get any lead type anti-seize compound near or forward (upstream) of the o2 sensor, even a small...
• Re: funky exhaust odors
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 06:51:24 -0600
  ...what causes it? > >Austin Some gasolines contain sulfur compounds, and some catalysts will do the conversion for you. Incidentally, you will never smell this...
• Re: simple stuff
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:40:01 -0500
  ...I always wondered what they did then? Put antiseize compound on the plugs before reinstalling them. Some people have used a 17mm bolt to...
• Re: Pop-Top Repainting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Gary Freshley
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 08:10:50 -0700
  ...a 3M Marine Restorer and Wax.� This treatment has enough rubbing compound in it to remove the oxidation and bring the sheen of the...
• Undercoating: Cool Patch or Something?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 22:23:32 -0500
  Volks, Someone posted up a mention of an undercoating that is actually a roof patching compound, water based. I lost the message (Western Digital...
• Re: Re; Who Cares
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 11:07:18 -0600
  ...buy a nice mountain acreage and find yourself next door to a militia firing range or some third-order religious compound. BTDT. 8o} Larry
• Re: slider handle
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 21:18:39 -0600
  ...that the retaining screw was not treated with a thread lock compound (ie lok-tite) upon re-assembly. This is really necessary on most...
• wax...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 11:17:40 -0500
  ...remnants on the front, but that's probably just a rubbing-compound kinda thing... bcnu - Grungy (John Gladu) (Houston, TX) grungy@mindless.com '60...
• Sealant on cooling system fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Sun, 13 May 2001 13:53:13 -0500
  ...Should I use any sort of gasket compound, or just the paper gaskets in the dry? The fittings are very clean and in good...