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• Re: Crappy VW Show and Self Destucting Exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:54:31 EDT
  ...writes: > Wow, I wish someone had warned me about http://www.punchbuggyvwshow.com/ . > i never got to Atco anymore.. waste of a trip. just...
• GPS
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:03:47 -0700
  ...autopilot to get wet in the rain....until they would center-punch the buoy and smash in the bow of their boat....Very accurate...
• Re: removing a broken cv joint stud
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 18:13:50 -0700
  ...not EZ out pieces stuck in there? If you were able to drill a third hole, (use a punch --- ;^) would this more or less...
• Re: Bus Depot query
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 11:55:01 -0700
  ...Was just up to the Bus Depot site to order some brake components and remembered there is a code you can punch in to...
• Re: Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends)
  Historical mailing list - David Hines
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:38:10 -0400
  ...one can >do it with more or less one punch. Using a smaller punch might mangle >it up a little. > >http://tubaneil.googlepages.com...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:03:05 -0500
  ...Your proposal to punch a hole in the foil circuit might do the trick, depending on the sturdiness of the foil where you make...
• Re: hubcaps (wheel covers)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 May 1997 15:25:56 PST
  ...I filed a little off the end of the cable and dimpled the hub cap with a punch to achieve satisfactory clearance. Ken Lewis...
• Fwd: speedo cluster for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 18:15:15 EDT
  ...punch with a 1/4" flat end put the punch on the raised hub area that the shaft goes thru and hit the punch...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:19:07 -0500
  ...maybe the easiest way > to prove that statement is to imagine also heating the piece that was > punched out. it obviously exdpands, and should...
• Re: cup holder
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 15:53:36 -0800
  ...rock hammer flew by his head and punched its way out through a side window, after which he was of course covered with glass...
• Re: New Better Way to Remove Brake Drums? Opinions Requested Please
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 8 Aug 1999 13:59:51 -0500
  ...Use your largest punch / drift pin and about a 2 pound hammer. Tap the drum smartly with the drift and hammer in a circular...
• Re: Front bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 07:34:55 -0800
  A copper drift is simply a punch that is softer than the bearing race. That way you won't damage the race. Just stop...
• Re: Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 18 Jul 2020 12:26:22 -0700
  ...Water Pump Pipes GP So what was the $100 Tool & why did You feel the need to Punch a Hole in Sheet Metal ~ Just...
• Re: drilling through sheet metal?
  Historical mailing list - gary
  Fri, 14 May 2004 20:06:24 -0400
  First thing is get some safety glasses and a center punch. Figure out where you want the holes, and get your big hammer out...
• Re: Removing engine, WAS; How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 20 Nov 2010 06:36:25 -0500
  ...tray (FLAPS), that has a rope attached to through two holes punched, to >pull it out from under the car, that is lifted on...
• Re: Vent Block-off Part Number
  Historical mailing list - Giroux, Eric
  Tue, 9 May 2000 13:10:36 -0400
  Folks, That part does not punch in the computer. You have to add the color code (Black only, 01C) for it to be valid...
• Re: Costco - not for everyone
  Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 00:43:08 -0700
  In my neck of the woods (Seattle), for identification we're required to carry a Costco card and punch cards from Starbucks and at...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Coolant Light?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 15:33:37 -0400
  ...I found that by punching the dash (in a loving manner), I could get the blinking to stop and the guage to come back...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 18:48:43 -0400
  ...won't get punched through your mastoid bone (which is spongy enough that I suspect it is fairly easily punched through) or otherwise rearrange...
• Re: Seizing(?) wheel bearing advice?
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:04:45 -0700
  ...I ended up tapping some of the spindle areas that should see lower force (top and back) with a center punch to add some...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearing Options
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Tue, 3 Apr 2012 23:12:38 -0400
  ...like a big socket or pipe section, nuts, washers, cold chisel, punch, hammer, dremel. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Costco-not for everyone
  Historical mailing list - Carlos Del Rio
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 09:28:08 -0400
  ...for identification we're required to > carry a Costco card and punch cards from Starbucks and at least strip >mall > teriyaki joint. (A local...
• Re: Steering wheel disassembly
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Tue, 17 May 2005 16:53:41 -0500
  ...There are 3 tabs deep in one of the holes and you have to punch the plastic disc out that holds the ring from...
• Re: headliner material for westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:40:17 -0600
  ...I bought a several cans of high-temp spray adhesive, and attached the vinyl and punched all the holes out with a cheap set...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 00:12:51 -0500
  ...You want some good tools including a "Dead Blow" hammer, some good flat punches, and some pipe or sleeve material so you use the...
• CV joint question
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:18:44 -0500
  ...The fourth took the usual vice and banging on the axle with a brass punch. There hasn't been any sign of CV joint...
• Re: Removing starter bushing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:39:24 -0700
  ...also ...super important to use a drift or punch with a shoulder on it to install the new one. A bolt with a nut...
• RE: Screw extractors any good?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 15:07:13 -0700
  ...You might try filing a little grove in the side of the screw and using a punch and a hammer hitting on the outside...
• Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 01:49:27 -0700
  Is there any reason why, if you wanted an alternator with more punch, that you could not substitute an alternator (like the one below...
• THANKS FOR THE HELP...Re: Re: Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 17:00:59 -0800
  ...I did gouge the sealing surface in the process, stupidly using a round punch to pry(I was tapping the punch down in an...
• Re: RADIO LOCKOUT 87 VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - scott brickley
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 16:08:59 -0800
  ...Scott >My '87 vanagon has the OE VW design >AM/FM/Dolby/Cassette. >What 2 buttons must I press before punching in the >anti...
• odometer question
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sat, 12 May 2007 19:56:59 -0600
  I stopped to fill the tank today ($3.39 a gallon!) and punched the trip meter to take it back to zero. I wrote...
• Re: How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:19:31 -0400
  ...As a kid I absolutely lusted after a set of Greenlee chassis punches -- octal and miniature seven and nine pin tube sockets, relay sockets...
• Re: {front} wheel bearings on an '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 28 May 2016 11:22:13 -0700
  I think you mentioned this before Dennis, but would making 3 equal spaced punch marks at spindle where bearing inner race seats help? Or...
• Re: Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 22:47:51 -0500
  ...had to be just right so as not to punch out the windshield...but was done. John Rodgers '88 GL Driver in New Mexico
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:10:08 -0700
  ...but. The lower vent is about floor-level in the van. Punch a hole through the bottom of the van and that adds, what...
• Water pump removal
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 07:01:07 -0500
  ...Try tightening up the fit of the allen head by tapping at it with a long straight punch. Try loosening it in the threads...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:34:33 -0400
  ...maybe the easiest way > > to prove that statement is to imagine also heating the piece that was > > punched out. it obviously exdpands, and should...
• help 82 diesel head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 13:16:46 -0700
  ...Should I punch holes in the gasket to match the holes in the head? Robert Crawford "This year will go down in history. For...
• The Expert Strikes Again!!! Was:DeLorme accuracy (was New Topo USA(R) 3.0 Mapping CDs)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 22:17:57 EDT
  ...You're supposed to fully engage the brain before punching keys, right? Chuck '85 Wolfsburg Westy -- 'Roland the Road Buffalo' Expert= Ex(has been...
• Re: Re-key
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 12 May 2002 20:20:03 -0700
  ...I have a punched key from the dealer, but it doesn't work very well at all. I'd like to have the whole...
• Re: Just wondering
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 22:19:47 +0100
  ...Don't pull any punches. > > "kapiffle" ?? > > Larry A. all vehicle through-flow systems?? Very few flow this way! So yes Larry, that was absolute...
• Does anyone have...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:22:29 -0800
  ...Thanks, Jeff Michal ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam...
• Re: oil pressure woes
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 2 Mar 2008 22:15:33 -0800
  ...The most awkward part is punching a hole in the engine tin to route the extension tube through. The rest is a snap. As...
• Re: Costco - not for everyone
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 01:30:41 PDT
  ...for identification we're required to > carry a Costco card and punch cards from Starbucks and at least strip >mall > teriyaki joint. (A local...
• Re: Rear Bearings,
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 19:15:32 -0400
  A hammer and punch will drive the bottom pin out. Drive it away from the van. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 17:27:58 -0400
  ...Or if I leave > it on I have to make sure I punch the gas everytime I take off to keep my > RPM's...
• Re: Costco-not for everyone
  Historical mailing list - Holm
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:37:57 -0500
  ...for identification we're required to >> carry a Costco card and punch cards from Starbucks and at least strip >>mall >> teriyaki joint. (A local...
• Syncro fuel gauge sender??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Hosage
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:17:57 EDT
  ...I am not sure if they will punch out or if the need to be drilled. Also any idea what kind of bolt they...
• Re: Optima aux battery fitment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 12 May 1999 13:50:28 -0400
  ...I recommend "punching" the holes in the cover using a 1" sheet metal punch instead of drilling a hole -- much cleaner than cutting and...
• NVC:. Insurance Surprise
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 4 Jan 2013 17:37:47 -0500
  ...When he was done punching it all into the computer in his highly connected mobile office he printed out the final estimate and handed...
• Re: how 2 block fuel lines ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 1996 22:11:02 +0000
  ...Drift punches work well, too, because many of them have tapered shanks. -Tim Parker 93 EV GL 60 Singlecab 29 Model A Ford
• Re: how 2 block fuel lines ?
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  February 04, 1996 12:09AM
  ...Drift punches work well, too, because many of them have tapered shanks. -Tim Parker 93 EV GL 60 Singlecab 29 Model A Ford
• Re: Traveling Tool Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 16:54:41 -0700
  ...on the other end... > > an oil filter - once a sharp rock punched a hole in my oil filter.. but I > have a shield for...
• Re: Westy Syncro driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 7 Oct 2005 20:26:09 -0400
  ...Lift latch while punching seats all the way forward until it > is completely off the track. Watch you fingers on that latch. Probably > better...
• Re: Total restoration cost!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:48:48 -0800
  ...Thanks Malcolm ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html
• Re: Engine Tin's Needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 May 2009 14:53:03 -0700
  ...Has anyone beat me to the punch about saying ...... 'engine tin for a what ???" this is a VANAGON list..... there are 4 types of...
• Re: 81 air cooled heat exchangers and engine tin
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:27:16 -0400
  ...am interested in new or used (good condition) > > Thanks, > > > Tony > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. > Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. > http...
• Re: Synchros
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Dec 1994 21:00:04 -0500
  ...The vanagon syncro wasn't actually assembled by VW!!!! It is made by Styer Diamler Punch in Austria in the same plant that makes...
• Re: New Bosch H4's from CDN Tire r Installed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 12:51:41 -0500
  ...Too bad -- the people that thought up custom headlights are on my "punch in the face" list of engineers (I have a much shorter...