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• Re: removing cat -was:SS header
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 10:23:53 -0600
  ...I elected to just clean everything out of it with a broom stick (it looks like old used charcoal briquets) and put it back...
• Re: Followup to fridge troubles--success!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 25 May 2015 09:28:29 -0400
  ...A broomstick in the flue is ideal for the comnbination of brute force and delicacy required. I also sealed to the body but in...
• Re: Big empty space just forward of Passenger Side brake light
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:00:35 -0800
  ...I put a small broom and a fishing rod (broken down) in the space behind the upper bunk. You can't put too much...
• The Angel on the Tree (Frydaye Follies)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 22:05:44 -0600
  ...Going to fetch the broom he found that mice had eaten the straw it was made from. Well just then, children, the doorbell rang...
• RE: Help from Mexico!
  Historical mailing list - David I. Tanzer
  Sun, 8 Jun 1997 10:12:07 -0400
  ...tie one end of the cord to the broomstic= k (it's better if the broomstick has a hole drilled in the middle, so...
• Re: Installing Rear Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:40:33 -0500
  ...Of course, you'll want to support the hatch in the up position with a broom stick or pole of some sort. If you...
• Re: [Syncro] What are essentials to have if living in a van?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 15:44:46 -0700
  ...strainer for salads and pasta, wisk broom for cleaning the van. Non-Essential: A chair for sitting outside might be nice. Key to cheap...
• Re: Bike Rack
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:13:05 -0800
  ...there are bikes on the rack and I have my 'van broom' cut to the right length to use for an 'extra' hatch prop...
• Re: changing auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:38:34 +1000
  ...I use two jacks and plank of 6-12" wide and 4 ft long, maybe 10 2 foot lengths of cut up broom handle...
• Re: starter dead? 88 GL Auto
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:01:18 -0600
  ...It is said that the blow can be struck by using a broomstick or the like inserted past the rear tire. Since the ground...
• Re: Westy rear table mods: here's another one
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:44:58 -0400
  ...so its like a two feet long dowel inside > the > >> table leg?more like a cut off broom handle? and why does it rise...
• Re: Coolant draining strategy?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:13:41 -0700
  ...1'' maybe so -- start with a old broomstick or something. But if we're talking 1-1/2'', 2'' kind of guys . . . I can...
• Re: 84 Westy alternator mount studs breaking
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:46:05 -0400
  ...and mechanic Harold at Gene's Foreign Car Service and Parts Broomall, Pennsylvania. I trust he did it right yet, they are now broken...
• Re: OK, thinking of selling my 1985 Vanagon in Seattle-NOW using tables
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:07:15 -0700
  ...I use a cut off wooden broom stick placed in the rear table leg that allows moi to easily raise table to stove height...
• Re: Dometic Fridge experts: help!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 23 May 2002 03:48:26 -0400
  ...RTV can be useful here too, but the main tool is a broomstick shoved into the flue so you can get some leverage and...
• Re: Post on rear table knob
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:29:03 -0400
  ...Otherwise I’d still be using the broom stick table leg trick, or trying to manufacture my own table improvement devices. I have a...
• Re: Vanagon Shower
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 10:29:35 -0500
  ...with TWO hand crafted cherman black forest >custom compression support mechanisms (broomsticks cut to fit) > >The Sunshower is placed on top of the skylight...
• Re: Boiling radiator light and tailgate gas struts
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 7 Jun 95 10:47:10 PDT
  ...Use a finely crafted Schwarzwalder churman tail gate elevating structure instead. (broomstick with rubber cane tip). In a pinch you can do battle over...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:46:53 -0700
  ...to occasionally whack the starter on my '85, I used a >>> broomstick through the wheelwell. Didn't have to get dirty that way and...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:58:08 -0400
  ...lower > > > bearing area) sure helps keep bearing from grinding! I whisk broom > > > that area out from time to time when camping. > > > > > > Plus I can...
• Re: Best 4 spd Syncro starter replace solution?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 22:07:33 -0500
  ...key while I poked the solenoid, through the wheelwell, with a broomstick. Anyway, without doing anything to the starter itself, cleaning the electrical connectors...
• Re: Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:30:46 -0400
  ...fitting is aluminum with two coaxial holes; the inner one is broomstick-sized, very convenient for aligning. The outer fitting attaches with three machine...
• Re: Starter Sometimes Doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:34:45 -0500
  ...If you have the usual "syndrome" the starter can be encouraged to crank by hitting it with a hammer (or a broomstick inserted above...
• Re: FS: Ebay: Vanagon Hatch Holder
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:39:49 -0500
  ...Sure beats the broomstick method. New working struts are better, however. Just my $.02. Sam -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD 89 Syncro GL 85 Westy...
• Big Lots things for your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 10:12:01 -0400
  ...My idea is to use those springy brackets that are used to hold things like brooms and mops to mount the light. The light...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 08:41:58 -0600
  ...Banging it with a broomstick or pipe inserted above the > rear wheel may also work. > The "hard start syndrome" typically shows up when the...
• Re: Failed Ca Smog due to Evaporative leak
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 15:28:20 -0700
  ...with those two-stroke power leaf blowers rather than sweeping with brooms or rakes...it makes you wonder..."who makes these rules up, anyhow...
• Re: Demons in my engine, water in my gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 May 2003 16:05:47 -0500
  ...A little pile of kitty litter, oil sorb and brush it in with an old broom. Let dry and no more oil spots. (Driveway...
• Re: Coolant draining strategy?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:52:55 -0700
  ...1'' maybe so -- start with a old broomstick or something. But if > we're talking 1-1/2'', 2'' kind of guys . . . I can...
• Re: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:20:48 -0600
  ...One person turns the key while another whacks the starter with a hammer or with a broomstick inserted thru the rear wheelwell. Good luck...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help! Stuck in the middle of nowhere!
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 30 Jul 2015 09:14:51 -0500
  ...Banging it with a broomstick or pipe inserted above the > rear wheel may also work. > The "hard start syndrome" typically shows up when the...
• Re: Westy rear table mods: here's another one
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:13:50 -0500
  ...so its like a two feet long dowel inside >> >> the >> >> table leg?more like a cut off broom handle? and why does it rise...
• Re: Speaking of AC and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:35:58 -0700
  ...first, but I took it out, piece by piece, with a broom after a few taps....And replaced the glass from The Samba... So...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:14:10 -0700
  ...The plywood with broomsticks is a good idea. If I had not had >> to make a trip to a store for a bag of...
• Re: [WetWesties] Flooring in back. Cont.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 8 Jun 2013 12:26:00 -0700
  ...A whisk broom takes care of minor clean-ups and a car wash vacuum the major ones. By the way, my carpet is 4...
• Re: overheating questions
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 21:01:27 -0500
  ...I listened to the engine, using a broom handle to isolate the noise to the head. Told him I didn't know what it...
• Re: Rear Hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 12:11:38 -0800
  ...a cool "poor mans" trick to get you by with saggin hatch struts. (beats the broom handle slipping and the hatch coming down on...
• Re: Help - Red Hot Cat (meltdown?) !!!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 07:11:52 -0700
  ...I had to take off the muffler and unplug the cat by using a broom stick as a ram. The pieces fell out. New...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:51:43 -0500
  ...The plywood with broomsticks is a good idea. If I had not had >>> to make a trip to a store for a bag of...
• Re: Big empty space just forward of Passenger Side brake light
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 19:53:08 +0000
  ...for items that won't damage them.  I put a small broom and a fishing rod (broken down) in the space behind the upper...
• Re: want to buy a fox, (no on the Fox, BUY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 23:04:57 -0700
  ...And someday I've just got to replace those expired rear hatch struts - in the meantime a broomstick works wonders. Darn Brazilian VW's...
• Re: starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:56:44 -0500
  ...A broom stick handle or piece of pipe inserted thru the left rear wheel well will work also. On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at...
• Re: Update at 11: evaporator dust/clog
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:34:43 -0400
  ...The dust was so embedded in the cooling fins that it had to be scraped out carefully with a whisk broom and sucked out...
• Alternate storage Areas Was: Big empty space just forward of Passenger Side brake light
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 13:19:29 -0500
  ...I put a small broom and a > fishing rod (broken down) in the space behind the upper bunk. You can't > put too much...
• Re: Time to paint, should I film it?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:34:35 -0700
  ...BZ-uses a broom w/ fine bristles > > > On Mar 10, 2011, at 2:22 PM, B Feddish wrote: > >>>> Thinking about my index finger after...
• Re: cap for fridge exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:45:02 -0400
  ...easiest way to do this is to take a dowel or broomstick and use it to twist the chimney into alignment. Once this is...
• Re: OK, thinking of selling my 1985 Vanagon in Seattle-NOW using tables
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:13:29 -0500
  ...table out of the way. �I use a cut off wooden broom stick placed > in the rear table leg that allows moi to easily...
• Re: MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:40:05 -0700
  ...way for them to get into the van. > Like having a broom lean up against the van. Make sure > there is no source of...
• Re: 85' won't start :-( any clues??
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:24:21 +0100
  ...I've spent the last 18 months intermittently knocking the starter with a hammer - via a broomstick stuck through the wheel arch and got...
• what do you pack?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Innes
  Fri, 25 May 2001 07:14:51 -0300
  ...handy items, like wisk broom, work gloves, bug spray, rope, WD-40, duct tape...it also works as a great stool for getting up...
• Re: starters-used vs. cheap rebuilt vs. Bosch rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:09:39 -0500
  ...My trick, before cleaning everything up, was using a broom handle through the wheelwell to poke the starter while someone else turned the key...
• more stoopid statz: LOCATION!! (unknowns) :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 04 Apr 97 21:07:29 CST
  ...Pascal 87 Vanagon Wolfsburg Weeken Sebastian hill 82 Vanagon Diesel Steven Broomhead Sr. 91 Vanagon Carat Stuart Hazlewood 88 Vanagon Wolfsburg Thad Hunkins 85...
• Checklist for beginning Medium Vanagon Roadtrip
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 3 Oct 2019 00:19:29 +0000
  ...Control (Audiovox CCS-100) works like a champ.  Clean windows.  Whisk broom and shakeout on carpeting. Food?  I kinda get that on the road...
• Re: [WetWesties] Flooring in back. Cont.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 8 Jun 2013 16:02:52 -0700
  ...A whisk broom takes care of minor clean-ups and a car wash vacuum the major ones. By the way, my carpet is 4...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:29:12 -0700
  ...The plywood with broomsticks is a good idea. If I had not had >>>> to make a trip to a store for a bag of...
• Finally, I spotted a Westy in my own driveway.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:54:22 -0700
  ...has a couple of worn spots, and the hatch struts require broomstick assistance, but there are some thoughtful mods like the closet door mod...
• Re: Clunking sound
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:22:48 -0500
  ...A broom handle or other thick dowel will also work. You can't touch a spinning assembly (obviously!), but you can usually find a...
• Re: MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 21:21:11 -0600
  ...way for them to get into the van. > > Like having a broom lean up against the van. Make sure > > there is no source of...
• RE: more stoopid statz: LOCATION!! (unknowns) :)
  Historical mailing list - Suniga, Durby
  Mon, 7 Apr 1997 06:56:12 -0700
  ...Pascal > 87 Vanagon Wolfsburg Weeken Sebastian hill > 82 Vanagon Diesel Steven Broomhead Sr. > 91 Vanagon Carat Stuart Hazlewood > 88 Vanagon Wolfsburg Thad Hunkins > 85...
• Re: Alternate storage Areas Was: Big empty space just forward of Passenger Side brake light
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 19:59:12 +0000
  ...for items that won't damage them.  I put a small broom and a > fishing rod (broken down) in the space behind the upper...