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• sharing a trick
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 09:46:21 -0800
  ...any time I pull out the dipstick the oil level is never right... quite hard to read, even to guess... here's the trick...
• Re: WTB 2.1L Dipstick Tube
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:49:42 -0500
  ...WTB 2.1L Dipstick Tube > > > The alternator belt on my '87 Camper pulled my dipstick tube underneath >> the crank pulley this morning. Anyone have...
• Re: Those dreaded 9 words...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 09:21:03 -0800
  ...http://xochi.com/vanagon/Plug1.jpg Would you rebuild this engine? Wonder if I could pull the head w/o getting a ticket (I...
• Re: Buses by the Beach group...clairvoiant?????
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:50:06 -0400
  ...likely to be pulled over" - sure enough > last > night on my back from picking up my boy I got pulled over on M-25...
• Re: dash diassembly video
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:59:26 -0500
  Jeff I just got done pulling mine, redid the flaps replaced the motor and added sound insulation. I found the info on BTDT was...
• Re: Ball joints and steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:41:42 -0500
  ...Paul Guzyk wrote: > Pickle fork will do, but it mangles the rubber boots, but if you have > new ones who cares. > > A puller is...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 22:33:47 -0800
  ...The black rubber powder was also evidence that the pulley was not aligned with the crank pulley. You experienced what I warned about, and...
• Re: On the road and need some help
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:43:31 -0800
  ...Pull the connector from one injector at a time - same thing, if you pull one and little change, that's the bad one. -- Neil...
• Fire Systems/performance parts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 15:09:07 -0600
  ...First is a fire extinguishing system which is cable pull activated and uses discharge tubing and nozzles to distribute your choice of either Halon...
• Re: Ford F150 pulling a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 12:05:20 -0500
  ...Ford F150 pulling a vanagon? >I am looking to purchase a ford F100 (straight 6) to help to move to Idaho. >I am thinking...
• Re: bench seat storage
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 15:53:07 -0400
  ...It seems that I >> should be able to pull down the panel below the seat to expose the storage >> area without pulling up the...
• Removing heater fan from alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:04:25 -0400
  ...The engine Craig and I pulled from his '80 Westy donor van had almost everything I was missing- an accordion pipe for the heater...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:26:43 -0700
  ...Pick up a garage door pull > > > handle > > > > or whatever you want to use as a pull handle. The poly garage door > pull > > > > handle is...
• Re: front window sprayers
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 21 May 2007 18:10:53 +0000
  ...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: Timing Mark
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:43:35 -0600
  ...It says to pull the #1 plug, and rotate the engine until you feel compression, then pull the old one, and put the new...
• Re: radio whine, need help
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 12:46:23 -0400
  ...BTW, the amp ground wires are a short run twisted trio. > > > > Recently the noise has become louder and worse. > > > > Today I pulled the alternator...
• Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 24 May 2021 17:06:28 -0400
  ...At that time I pulled the slave bracket off, can’t recall why. And I had to pull the lever arm off, again…why...
• Re: How to remove wires from headlight switch plug?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 20:25:27 -0700
  ...When raised, that tab bumps up against a step which keeps the connector from pulling out of the block. This type of connector is...
• Re: Pilot Bearing/Outer Race Removal -- 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Downes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:56:38 -0800
  ...good luck! -bob On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 6:11 AM, Mark Dearing <VWBrain@aol.com> wrote: > I use a blind bearing puller...
• Re: Easy way to get your car stolen
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:06:54 -0500
  ...On our older VW's, it's so easy to pull a handle and get the code. As far as unlocking, I can get...
• Re: Engine oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:01:05 -0700
  ...More than likely it is your oil cooler, the crank pulley seal, or a clogged oil breather hose that is dumping oil on the...
• Re: '89 SYNCRO AT U-PULL IT YARD IN SCRANTON PA..cheep parts
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:36:13 -0500
  ...Chris, why don't you hire some local college student with a wrench to pull stuff? I'm very interested in having some core...
• Re: Replacing 1.9 Thermostat Short Hose
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:38:52 +0000
  ...away from them.  Once you remove the bolts for the waterpump, pull the housing and waterpump away from the block...replace the hose and...
• Re: Awning advice
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 25 May 2015 15:18:15 -0600
  > I had a camper years ago that had a commonly-available aluminum track that > you simply pulled an awning cloth into that had a...
• Re: rear hatch lock failed locked...
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 11:46:21 -0500
  ...Again) wrote: > >> I would install a release wire that you can pull from the inside >> when this happens and make a small hole in...
• Relay #4 - what does it do?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 12:08:24 -0700
  ...The relay in position #4 was rattling like crazy so I pulled it, thinking it might do itself some harm. What does this relay...
• Re: OK to use an 11mm wide WP/alternator belt on a 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:19:06 -0700
  two wide a belt tends to jump out of the v-groove of the pulley. 10 might be better, for sure, in that regard...
• RE: a boy and his bus. '82 Van w/411?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 09:04:11 -0400
  ...Vanagon pulls out from the back, 914 pulls straight up. The vanagon motor has more torque but comperable HP to the earlier type 4...
• Auxilliary air regulator
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:07:35 -0700
  ...when I pulled it from the warm engine it was closed, and after cooling to room temp it was partially open, and after an...
• Re: how much can my camper weigh?
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:45:57 -0800
  ...On Thu, 16 Dec 1999, Dan Soiney wrote: > I've seen photos of a vanagon pulling a 24 foot trailer!! > > I als know a...
• Re: Washer wiper problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 19:35:36 -0500
  ...Pull off the covers surrounding the steering column, and look into the right side of the switch assembly as you pull back for the...
• re. Showering on the road
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 11:10:52 -0700
  ...It is a pull out type faucet with the on/off switch on the faucet head. You pull it out the window or front...
• Re: replacing waterpump in 87 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 22:19:19 -0700
  ...I never pulled the distributor to replace the waterpump but it probably would have given me a bit more room to work had it...
• Re: Noisy pulleys
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 20:47:04 -0700
  ...Noisy pulleys > > Is there an easy way to identify what accessory, > water pump > Power Steering pump > Alternator > A/C Compressor > > is making noise without...
• Re: pop top tent tightening kludge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 18:02:58 -0700
  ...Alistair on 24/7/03 5:58 pm, Damon Campbell wrote: > So just out of curiosity, why didn't you just pull up > the...
• Re: Las Vegas, NV camping(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 14:03:14 -0800
  ...Mark in AK " My old buddy Sally Edwards pulled into her garage with her racing > Specialized on top. Whoops. Leaving for Hawaii Ironman next...
• Re: A good lube for sliders
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 22:32:15 +0000
  ...You carefully take your hand that's not pulling out the latch and sliding the window. With that hand not sliding the window you...
• Re: Looking for glass
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:33:48 -0700
  The best to do is to get one from a wrecking yard by cutting the seal and pull it off. The aluminium frame would...
• Was: Clutch housing rebuild questions. Now: clutch housing info.
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:04:45 -0400
  ...And for those who want a laff, here's a link to an image of a puller that I made, that DIDN'T work...
• Re: steering wheel scraping
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:48:47 -0800
  ...Once you get that undone, the steering wheel simply pulls off. The contacts reside underneath. Make sure you mark your wheel while it;s...
• Re: VW bus in railroad museum
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 06:23:47 EDT
  ...Cute, yes BUT - that splitty with 36 HP cannot pull that trailer ! BIG JOKE ! >>>>>>>A friend went to St Paul and visited the railroad...
• all twos
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:46:20 -0700
  ...I was lucky to have seen it and pulled over and took a photo. https://share.icloud.com/photos/02cTncpK8DMl5tYk4w5gbeDyQ 1 Photo share.icloud...
• Tow bar question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:46:15 -0500
  ...are for the front bumper, as in how wide do the arms on a towbar have to be to pull a vanagon? Thanks, Jim
• Re: Warning Lights Audible Buzzer
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 26 May 2010 16:55:37 -0700
  ...Even a double-plus illegal eye watering 120A headlight bulb only pulls 10A. -- John Bange
• Re: How much of a pain?? re:front fan motor
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 13:06:04 EST
  ...it worked when i pulled it. chris
• Re: SUNROOF OPTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Irvin
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 14:14:45 -0800
  ...You might want to find a dead van and pull the hardwear from it. My '84 gl has the option. Christopher Irvin Eagle River...
• Exhaust Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Jon Baker
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 08:48:55 -0700
  Hi all, I pulled my exhaust system off this weekend and am replacing the gaskets. Does it matter which way the metal side of...
• Re: Compression test on 1982 aircooled westy
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 12:25:09 -0700
  Have you tried pulling the plug to the injector? See if the RPM changes or not. Pat Callaghan 87 Westy GL Portland, OR. http...
• Re: removing bench seats
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 02:26:21 EST
  In a message dated 11/25/03 6:05:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, ki@CLOUDFACTORY.ORG writes: > or pulling the carpet out and...
• Re: How much range on your tank?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 4 May 2005 23:31:06 -0400
  ...Unless I'm pulling a trailer, in which case it drops down to around 190...
• Re: seat removal help
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:59:57 -0400
  ...Remove these 4 bolts and pull the seat straight out the door. Wallah!! seat removed. jonathan
• Instrument lamp replacement
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Thu, 17 May 2007 09:48:08 -0700
  Anyone know the secret for getting the instrument lamps out? I've pulled and twisted about as hard as I dare. TIA Craig --------------------------------- Pinpoint...
• Re: Suicide ad - VW
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:10:58 -0500
  Glad they pulled it. What a sick, capitalist world we live in that a company would exploit the mentally ill in such a way...
• OOoooo, ouch. re: firing order and plugs.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:05:41 -0600
  ...WATER COOLED BOXER FLYWHEEL Front, left side: #3 Front, right side: #1 Back, left side: #4 Back, right side: #2 PULLEY For those of...
• Loose Exterior Mirror Fix
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 14:21:14 -0600
  ...The normal mode of failure is that when you tighten the nut, in pulls the hex end out of the base of the mirror...
• Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 17:09:36 -0800
  ...There is not enough belt contact on the water pump pulley to prevent belt slippage. IMHO, this is really a non-issue. If a...
• Re: Broken bolt on torque converter
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 12:49:43 -0700
  ...This is a big job, and I would suggest finding an assistant for the pulling, and installation of the AT, I pulled it out...
• Re: valve lash adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:08:25 -0700
  ...Figured I would reduce the compression by pulling the spark plugs. As I pulled the third plug I suddenly remembered I had parked the...
• Re: Electric window problem!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 22 Oct 2016 08:50:53 -0500
  ...The cable could also be fouled in the gear and pully arrangement driven by the motor. In any case you must pull the regulator...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:03:46 -0700
  ...On Wednesday, June 9, 2010, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > Just pop the "horn" off (pull on it from the top) but hang...