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• More on Sliding Bug Curtain
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:54:29 -0700
  ...I have thought of pulling the pulling the basting thread I used to attach the screen & attach the screen to the curtain with velcro...
• Re: 84 Westie stuck in 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 2 May 2002 13:24:07 -0700
  ...can't get it to move..... pull the tranny and send it in for a rebuilt. Pulling the tranny in a 2wd is very...
• Do I have to rewire for programmable intermittent wipers?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 18 May 2002 17:03:13 -0400
  ...I figured it would be a simple matter of pulling out the old relay and plugging in the new one. That's all I...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:13:30 -0700
  ...You have to pull the bottom pan off the > tranny to get to it. It usually comes in the same package with the big...
• rebuilt distributor
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 08:24:55 -0700
  ...1.9L? How would you rate the difficulty in general of pulling and replacing the distributor on the wasserboxers? My Hall generator decided to...
• Re: First camping trip problems
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 14:06:03 -0400
  ...Just pull it out of the outlet. Bill -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
• Turbo motor?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:47:03 -0600
  My uncle gave me a hot tip at my local u pull it older jetta with turbo he wasn't sure on diesel im...
• Re: 1971's are in a fierce fight for the lead! 1985's pull even! file
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Aug 94 18:52:21 EDT
  Ralf: what colour is your van, I may have seen it around town? DC
• tow loops
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 10:55:07 EDT
  ...what were you pulling?
• Unplugging Distributor?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 19:42:24 EST
  Hi All, Is there a trick to unplugging the distributor? Gosh, I've pulled, pried, twisted, prodded & poked it, but to no avail :( thanks...
• Re: Suckers beware: Re: Interesting item on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:48:08 -0700
  Awww, too bad. It appears that e-Bay has pulled the auction of our friend. So sad, invalid item. Don in Phoenix
• Re: variable brake pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 16:38:21 -0500
  you could always just check the bearings like the manual says by pulling the dust cap and moving the washer with a screw driver...
• Re: Engine Won't Start...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 14:52:40 -0500
  Pulling that starter , then replacing it and only having 2 parts left over is not bad.I'd go w/ the throw out berring...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:23:34 -0500
  ...Loosen the cable clamp with a 7mm wrench (pull the cluster first and note/mark the position of the cable relative to the clamp...
• Re: Diff locks on 2WD Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 20:33:23 +0200
  ...The starter pulls a huge amount of power, I believe it pulls 1kw, or 1000 watts. That is as much as 20 low beams...
• Re: Separating the Engine Case. Any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:39:08 -0800
  ...You'll need a puller (a slide hammer will work, but it's a bit crude). Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Putting in new antenna
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:02:23 -0500
  ...You don't need to pull the grille(s). You do need to pop the instrument housing cover and remove the instrument cluster. Shouldn...
• Re: More Heater Blower Problems
  Historical mailing list - WERNER SCHIRMER
  Wed, 08 Jan 1997 11:46:17 -0800
  ...I pulled dashboard to get at it, cleaned the bearing surfaces, then lubed it with sewing machine oil, let it sit overnight and turned...
• Re: Ramona Rests
  Historical mailing list - corbin blaine connell
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 16:09:05 -0600 (MDT)
  ...seasoned advice!!!! > >Thanks, all* Rachel & Ramona too! > > > I thought you could pull the generator without dropping the engine, you need > a large wrench/socket...
• FW: Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - AJordans
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 06:50:23 -0400
  A battery terminal puller works great and there's less chance of damaging something else. AlJ ---------- From: Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM> Reply-To...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (Part 3)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:24:30 -0800
  Usually the hook that the plastic pull tab is/was connected to, is in plain site.. and you just hold the tire from falling...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 12:07:22 -0400
  ...Now when you stop for the night you could >just adjust the idler pulley down until the belt was slack enough to push out...
• Re: Back to Texas but only running on 3 - FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:32:29 -0600
  ...I was following Stan's advice by switching the injectors and once I pulled and switched them the engine started running normally again. Maybe...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Feb 2017 20:45:04 +0000
  Oh, and don't even think about pulling the heater box without resealing the air flaps. You will think you are driving a new...
• Re: [WetWesties] Rear hatch - adding inside release
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 14:54:38 -0800
  ...I like the direct solution: "Latch needs a pull to open from inside....OK, drill hole, insert wire to pull latch." Problem solved....Vanagons...
• 1990 Blinking Coolant Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:23:43 -0800
  ...With your year the simple experiment is to pull the relay marked "43" out of socket 3 of the main relay/fuse panel. (sometimes...
• Re: Need plastic/chrome window deco
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 14:38:52 -0800
  ...If not, I guess it is time to pull out a tube od silicone sealant and wait for a dry day (and then remember...
• Re: starter bushing, possible to replace?
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Sun, 3 May 1998 12:50:45 -0500
  ...88 Westy got really hard to start all of a sudden. Pulling the >starter and peering in the hole shows that the bushing has...
• Re: window trim
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 10:14:28 -0100
  ...Can it simply be pulled out > without changing the weather sealing qualities of the rubber gasket? > Does the same apply to the windshield? It...
• FW: Alternator woes
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 19:13:11 -0400
  ...Took the belt off > and was able to move the pully just a tad. Spun the pully and sounds > like a mild grinding. Here...
• Re: Broken Stabilizer Link, any experts reading this?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 7 May 2002 12:29:41 -0400
  ...I don't really know how hard it is to pull. Looking at it, I would think that the whole stablizer bar would come...
• Fridge Air Flow
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 11:18:58 -0400
  ...Would pulling air out this way he best, or blowing in and out the grill under the window be better? I really don't...
• FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 00:22:48 -0400
  Rear electric door lock pull 35.00 digifant - 1 digifant 2 pro tanning book 25.00 dash pod with tack no-speedo 50.00...
• Re: Towing a Boat?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:31:22 -0400
  ...As suggested, pulling the boat out of the water might be the toughest part. Why not head to the lake and pull out someone...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:00:55 -0700
  ...You'll need to pull the drive all the way out, get a magnet and suck the shims out of the hole. Turn the...
• found a spider-crack in the block between cyl 4 and 6 -- block toast?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:09:52 -0500
  cross-post from svxvanagon group ------snip----- I was tearing down my 3.3liter subaru engine earlier today, and noticed, after I pulled both heads...
• Re: 90 cooling problem
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:18:50 -0400
  ...If you pull the radiator bleeder like Benny suggested (simple things first like David Vickery suggested,) I bet you will not get hot coolant...
• new Update Re: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:21:04 -0700
  ok so i decided to remove the sleeve for the syncro seal off the pulley. I purchased a 2wd seal for $8... put it...
• Re: front window sprayers
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 21 May 2007 14:00:06 -0400
  ...If you have a thin plastic scraper you can try and depress the barbs once pulled away a bit, but they will come out...
• Re: Looking for diesel vanagon water pump pulley and shims
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 16:32:47 -0400
  ...Eventually the van was moved to a new > > shop and they are finishing up the install but the water pump pulley > halves > > and the...
• Re: Seized Engine? Is there something I can do? - '91 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 07:55:38 -0700
  Before you do anything, pull off your valve covers to see if your rocker arms look broken or strange in some other way. Let...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 17:09:20 -0800
  ...Yet Another Head Pullin' Question. > > OK, just the other night I pulled a head off my "spare " 1.9 motor, and I can't...
• Re: Auto shifter cable: Ideas on making it longer?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:47:22 -0800
  ...Boat cables push and pull. Automatic transmission cables push and pull. Though maybe not on a Vanagon. I've not dug that deep into...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 12:20:31 -0700
  ...So, I thought, why not move the pulley 90 degrees, push the dizzy drive shaft in, then turn the pulley back to TDC and...
• Re: Water Pump // Alternator Belt problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Sat, 24 May 2008 19:47:15 -0700
  Harold, check the w pump pulley. it will ( stupidly ) fit on both ways. Only one way is correct. it's not marked in any...
• Re: Seized Engine?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 21 May 2006 10:45:54 -0400
  ...I did >> manage to turn the water pump pulley and the >> alternator pulley by hand by slacking the belt. >> I cleaned all my contacts...
• Re: 71 bus, brakes, front end
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 95 16:44:10 EDT
  ...It takes a beast of a puller to break the joints from the spindles IMHO incidently, and pulling those arms from the axle tubes...
• Re: 86 weekender interior for sale in Oakland, CA
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:21:41 -0800
  ...Geza On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:42:18 -0800, Paul Guzyk wrote: >I was at the Oakland Pick N Pull today. > >They have...
• Re: @#$%! Trees!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 16 May 2016 13:01:12 -0700
  ...My guess is that at very least, you're looking at pulling the dent(s) out. Some say a tool like this is great...
• Re: Broken down!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 20:06:23 -0700
  ...2.0 > 92 Golf. > > I saw the temp light go off, and pulled over. Opened the inner tank, > and found no water! There were...
• Re: some mysterious red speedo paint
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 09:42:12 -0400
  It probably wasn't seating right b/c the shop that pulled it also had a little jar of "anti-tamper" paint which they...
• Coolant leak success story(Glove save)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:57:21 -0500
  ...that comes off the right head and goes behind the crank pulley. Pulled one off an old motor i had, and fixed in about...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 12:10:49 -0700
  ...On 5/15/2012 4:49 AM, Kenneth Lewis wrote: > Alistar, > Pull the rocker arms and look for mushrooming valve stem ends. If you...
• 1985 fresh air vent clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 13:41:44 -0700
  ...I'm anticipating removing the instrument cluster, pulling the flex hose, and finding something to dig around inside the heater box outflow tube. Anyone...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Apr 2013 (#2013-90)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:49:27 -0700
  ...pull out to pass, the guy next back >> in the passing lane will speed up so you don't have room to pull >> out...
• Re: Air and heat knobs on levers
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 7 Mar 2013 17:16:29 -0600
  ...However, it takes a strong pull and I have yet > to get a knob off without damaging the panel and/or banging my hand...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:53:42 -0400
  ...It won't pull any current unless the voltage is higher than that, so it wouldn't pull the signal down enough to signal...
• Re: Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:04:36 -0500
  ...http://www.harborfreight.com/tie-rod-and-pitman-arm-puller-1752.html <http://www.harborfreight.com/tie-rod-and-pitman-arm-puller-1752.html...
• Re: Dumb Buzzer Question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 13:10:03 -0800
  ...My second van, I just pulled the whole unit off and threw it in the glove box, like everyone else does. Much less work...
• Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:42:40 -0600
  ...I am hoping that plastic can be pulled w/ switch in place, but steering column cover removed, or it wouldn't really be plug...