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Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Mon, 9 May 2016 19:49:33 -0300
...I suggest getting a proper 46 mm or 1 13/16" socket ($19 from Sears or $10 > from Tractor Supply), a breaker bar and...
Re: Mini Fridge
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:07:43 -0400
...Your not getting that out of the dash lighter socket. Check the power consumption on that small fridge. Some of them need as much...
Re: New backup lights keep blowing the fuse !~~
Historical mailing list - Tim king
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:53:36 -0700
...My next steps would be to check the grounds at the bulbs, and check the bulb sockets for corrosion. I'm pretty sure it...
Re: vanagon Digest - 18 Feb 2014 (#2014-100)
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:17:12 -0500
...Rusted out light sockets > > Does anyone sell the front turn indicator sockets? The salt air here has > finally caught up with mine and the...
Re: General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 2 Oct 2017 19:34:20 -0400
...General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. (NVC) >> >> I've been using Craftsman tools (combo wrenches, sockets-ratchets, >> screwdrivers) for decades. The...
Re: Another leak
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:45:06 +0100
...My leak is coming out of one of the sensor sockets, even though the > U-shaped clip is securely fastened. Is there some sort...
Re: 1991 Vanagon GL passenger -- Fuses 12 and 13 Good, but things don't work
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 12 Dec 2019 20:03:46 -0500
...Turn the key on and check for 12V at both sides of the fuse sockets. If you *don't* have 12v on at least...
1985 Wiring Questions
Historical mailing list - Tim
Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:51:59 -0400
...i have three terminals on the lightbulb socket BL, 58 and unlabeled (enter). Can someone tell me which wire gets connected to which terminal...
Heatshrink wire connectors
Historical mailing list - David M
Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:23:42 -0700
...Anyone have a clue? This replacement of the 9004 socket is turning into a major project. ________________________________
Re: What Goes Where
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 6 Jan 2013 09:23:51 -0700
...bench seat with the chains, extension cord, jack, breaker bar/6pt socket, ax, saw, shovel, umbrellas, front curtains & screen doors. My back closet has...
Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sun, 29 Jul 2012 05:40:31 -0600
...So I now have a rarely used specialty tool in my cabinet-I welded the socket to the broken drive! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message...
Re: transmission, final drive oil level
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:36:08 -0500
I got the 17mm allen socket from BD for 3.50. When I used Royal Purple gear oil, the container comes with the 'pointy...
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: I need a lug wrench
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:03:51 -0600
...I use an 18'' Craftsman bar with a craftsman socket. Lifetime replacement warranty and it saves my back. Also, I carry an old handle...
Re: Rounded CV joint bolts
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:36:38 -0400
...Got under the beast with a jack and hex-head socket. 4 bolts on the outboard side came off just fine. The other two...
Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:17:07 -0800
...a 3/4" breaker bar and a 19.09 mm > Impact Socket to do the nut wenching deed. > Cheap and it can be used...
Re: Burnt Van Photos
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Fri, 6 Jul 2007 17:43:09 -0300
...you changed your fuel lines?" > >"No, but what is that silver socket on the dash?" > >"First change your fuel lines." > >"Yeah but . . . " > >"The fuel...
Re: VW Rabbit/Golf
Historical mailing list - Flat Four
Tue, 29 Aug 2000 22:01:06 -0400
...TIA ------Original Message------ From: "Rick D" <rickd@socket.net> To: <VintagVW@listproc.sjsu.edu> Sent: August 25, 2000 1:26:52 AM GMT Subject...
Re: On Board Propane used outside
Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
Tue, 7 Jul 2009 20:19:55 -0700
...The single table mounts inside the van with a standard RV table floor 'socket', and a standard outdoor tripod socket is included as part...
Re: oil cooler set up
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 20:52:24 -0400
I use the Aeroquip socketless hose with the push on fittings and use flare fittings with pipe threads for the hose to copper connections...
Re: Dumb Buzzer Question
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 7 Nov 2010 17:18:39 -0800
There is a separate relay socket for it in 1986+, normally clipped into one of the expansion locations on the top edge of the...
Re: Turn signal indicator troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:14:24 -0800
...led for the turn signal indicator backwards in the cluster led socket. Mark Stephen Grisanti wrote: > Okay, here's what I discovered in my...
Re: oil light
Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
Thu, 2 Nov 1995 06:27:35 -0600 (CST)
...Clean the switch's male connection and the connectors female >>socket. Before reassembling apply a generous coating of silicon dielectric >>paste, this will seal...
Re: Fuel Guage sender replacement
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 Jan 1997 09:44:19 -0800
...work to get this apart, and broke both the plug and socket. At least the rear wheel well is easy to get to. malcolm...
Re: Has anyone ever used a heatlamp...?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 18 Jan 2000 01:23:12 -0500
...They don't call them heat lamps, but I've used them to desolder 300-some-pin CPU sockets from PC boards. If you...
Re: [Fwd: What size is the..]
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:58:25 -0700
...remember that it's either > 17mm or 19mm - the only two sockets I didn't have at the time. >> > > All 3 Vanagons I have...
FW: Could you, would you...
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Tue, 31 Jul 2001 11:39:00 -0400
...Right before I left there was talk of how to get a 46mm socket needed for the rear bearing job. Could someone please Pmail...
Re: Main Drive Pulley for 1.9
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Sat, 2 Aug 2003 21:52:26 -0700
...What > size is the pulley nut. > Those big sockets are expensive and I want to buy > the right size first time out. > > TIA, > John...
Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:02:02 -0400
...Or you could drop down in front of the wheel arch to the rear jack sockets, or behind the wheel to the rear engine...
Water pump leak
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:00:45 -0400
...I put a 13mm socket on the 2 flange bolts. the top one turned about 1/2 turn to snug it up and the...
Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:54:17 -0800
...IIRC, I had been >> using a relay socket for the 109 along with a separate wire to 85 pin. >> Yes. Seems so. Image: >> >> https...
Re: door chime/seat belt light anomaly
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 14 May 2010 16:21:55 -0500
...belt switch (yellow/red) -door/seat belt > > warning relay missing -socket (added socket on top of fuse panel), has > > some wires to it, but...
Re: Little problem with trickle charger
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:18:26 -0800
...up the westy electrical socket to a power source, plug >>> the trickle charger in to the interior 110v socket, and plug the cig >>> lighter...
Re: 87 Syncro axle help needed
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 21:21:30 -0500
...87 Syncro axle help needed > > The twelve point socket heads are called Tri-Square and Its best to > go > buy the driver if you...
Re: need advice on charging light coming on in my 90 Vanagon GL
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 2 Dec 2009 10:14:46 -0500
...I also purchased a black and > decker can cooler than plugs into the lighter socket. So, I had my car > stereo running, the can...
Re: Need Help w/ Power Window Motor / Regulator Separation and removal
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:03:37 -0500
...If it's really stuck, you can grind down enough of a cheap 10mm socket to fit between the casting and the bolt and...
Re: Can't remove Auto trans
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 7 Jun 2006 16:35:59 -0700
...remove these bolts would be to get a > > set of "Extractor" sockets, available at hardware and tool stores. They > > are like inside-out screw...
Re: low idle when AC compressor is on
Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:46:41 -0700
...It is labeled "relay > adapter" for some odd reason. > One of the wires in that socket is the wire that connects to the A...
Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:20:36 -0800
...I will probably stick with conventional wisdom and use separate sockets and fuses for the relays and put them in a box a la...
Re: Electrical Gurus help needed 88 van.kinda long
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 28 Jul 2002 08:19:08 -0700
...For testing purposes use the empty relay socket #2 on the relay panel. A spare male spade connector works great to get into the...
Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:46:07 -0800
...to break the studs.� I can put enough pressure on the socket where I know if I go much further the stud will break...
Re: Rusty parts (Auto Trans and accelerator cable)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:39:41 -0400
...I just went out and was able to get that socket end off the ball. The bonus is that after wiping that lever off...
RE: Gauged Animals?
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 09 Nov 1995 16:45:00 -0800 (PST)
...an "official" way to wedge a penny in the socket! :^) Steve Maher smaher@gi.com
Re: Shifting Problem
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 20:07:38 -0800
...The male end has splines but the female socket is smooth so this allows infinite adjustment when the clamp is loosened. Mark Bill Davidson...
Re: Vanagon/Bus space saver spares
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 06:08:12 -0700
...w/ a pump to inflate them, that plugged into the "silver socket" on the dash.  deflated, this tire would fit in the cabinet...
heads up...seam rust on vanagons w/ fiberglass bodykit
Historical mailing list
Sun, 20 Jun 2004 13:40:04 EDT
...but if you own a original fiberglass bodykitted vanagon, and live in the NE, its a good idea to take a 10mm socket and...
Rear Side Marker Bulb Replacement Help Request
Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
Sun, 19 Dec 2004 22:38:16 -0800
...I've had a good look at the whole socket assembly and not wanting to damage anything by going at this too roughly I...
Possible FAQ? (warning: kinda long)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Aug 97 12:06:12 -0700
...You pretty much have to have a 24mm socket. (Sears' deep socket is too long to fit in the cramped space, and the normal...
repaired again - repaired link to ..;/ photos of alternator repair :) hope the repair to vanagon is better than the link :)
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:50:53 -0700
...the socket which had been compromised so badly by helicoil/block failure> the port bolt had been twisted off inside the socket and left...
Re: 2.1WBX running rich
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:58:12 -0700
Steve It could also just be DirtyConnectors on the IdleControlUnit ~ So 1st UnPlug the I'C'U' from its Socket & Spray some GoodQuality ContactCleaner...
Story!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 19 Oct 94 23:50:10 -0600
...I pulled open the desk drawer with the 35mm socket in its holster and the Southern Comfort. The socket got to stay in the...
Re: Steering work advice?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 23 Jan 1995 23:16:47 -0800
...We made up a tool that was basically an old socket placed on an extension. The socket has to be bigger than the bushing...
Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
Historical mailing list
Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:16:24 -0400
...When I drop the fuse panel in my '84 Westy, should I expect the socket for this relay to be empty? Or do I...
Re: Front washer problem
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Sat, 5 Feb 2000 18:20:24 -0800
...Then just pop the orifice back into it's socket. Coby Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia...
Universal inline plug?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:57:21 -0800
Those small 2 wire plugs that are found on Battery Tenders? They have 2 bullet plugs and opposed sockets, allowing one to change the...
Re: westy elec. outlet
Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
Mon, 2 Dec 2002 11:06:37 -0800
...I use a small 300 watt inverter mounted in the "hidden" compartment behind the socket. Plenty for a laptop. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy...
Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:21:01 -0500
I agree with using the 6 point socket...12 pointers round off too much. Last fall, my nephew asked me to help him put...
Re: GoWesty High Power Headlight Kit
Historical mailing list - River Clan
Wed, 5 Apr 2006 20:23:56 -0700
...We burned out a socket by not doing this. European lenses are The Cool Thing though. They really work! Ri 87 Westy On Apr...
Re: Metallic "click" when depressing clutch pedal (Searched archives)
Historical mailing list - neil
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 18:42:08 -0400
...I put some grease bewteen ball and socket. No diff. To all: Another lister sugg. I have a helper push pedal while I listen...
Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:31:16 -0500
...Get a set of 10-19mm sockets, shallow and deep well, and be done with it. Also carry a pipe for leverage, which helps...