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• Re: Made By Hand tape... still circulating?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 20:35:13 -0500
  If this tape is still ariund, I would like to see it someday! -- Dan Soiney 87 syncro, 78 westy, and coming soon 67 crewcab...
• Double sided tape for moisture barrier
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:11:02 -0700
  Hello All, I know there was a thread a while back about this tape that holds the plastic moisture barrier to the doors behind...
• elec. plug below right side of dash?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 17 Feb 2001 10:58:42 -0600
  ...While replacingthe master cylinder the other day, I hadthe dash pod off and noticed a white multi wire plug with black tape taped to...
• Re: put my bentley on a diet!
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 18:09:37 -0700
  ...Using Scotch frosted tape I taped off all the section parts that did not pertain to my vehicle. Garrett Adams 83.5 Adventurewagen GL...
• Re: LED backup lights update
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 18 Feb 2023 17:59:00 -0600
  ...Jim On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 5:42 PM Pete Sicilia <pete@coffeepot.org> wrote: > Well I finally finished the aluminum tape around...
• Re: Tips on repairing chipped Vanagon grills
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:08:50 -0400
  ...Wherever you have a chip, tape over it gently from the front with clear tape. The tape will conform to the curve of the...
• Re: FYI: Self-Fusing Silicone Rubber Tape - Sounds like a solution for on the road leaks?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 18:19:48 -0800
  ...pSounds similar to 3M's 2242 Electrical Rubber Tape I carry for that purpose, only with THREE TIMES the pressure resistance. I'd probably...
• exhaust brace how to:
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 12:06:35 -0600
  ...This taper was achieved in my garage by taking 2 small wood blocks and making one side of each block half-round. I taped...
• Re: Lower door vents taped up?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 21:40:57 +0200
  The cutout is closed with tape on newer Vanagons because they have the vents in the rear windows instead. I think the plastic piece...
• Re: Nashua silicone tape vs Rescue Tape (tm)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:14:58 -0500
  At 09:46 PM 1/26/2011, Max Wellhouse wrote: > I misspoke about this "As Seen On TV tape. It's called "Mighty > Fixit...
• Re: Duct tape, goose tape, gun tape and mirror fixes.
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 07:14:44 -0700
  For the fellow who needed the D/S mirror. My friend Larry has one for 20USD in Sacramento. Yes it is electric but in...
• METAL TAG
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 15:30:10 -0600
  I found an aluminum tag taped to the storage compartment under the drivers seat when I bought my 1980 vanagon a couple months ago...
• Re: "Clear Tape" on the wheel well?
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 12:39:42 -0500
  ...The adhesive used for the tape has effectively "welded" the tape on there; it will not come off without a fight. How do you...
• Tape stuck in cassette player
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 15:49:50 GMT
  Anybody got any tips on extricating a tape from a cassette player? It wont eject, it tries but just goes back in. - David ('87...
• "Premium" audio not so primo...
  Historical mailing list
  18 Jun 1996 06:39:14 GMT
  Greetings,all Has anyone ever extricated a (stuck) tape from the above stereo? It currently appears to be in a state of limbo, not...
• Re: What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 May 2010 02:54:52 -0400
  At 02:31 AM 5/3/2010, Rob wrote: >Nashua Tape Stretch and Seal Silicone Sealing Tape, 1 In. x 10 Ft., Black I...
• Memory refresh request, trans drain/fill plug size
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 May 2017 08:55:11 -0700
  ...It's tapered thread, around M16. But is it metric tapered pipe thread? Thanks Alistair
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:39:29 -0500
  ...I have seen on-line dealers advertise them as metric but indeed are SAE tapered. It is real close to the same thread, but...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 16:53:15 -0500
  Wes, Most likely NOT metric threads if it's tapered. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "pickle vanagon" <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 May 2011 12:02:27 -0400
  At 09:08 PM 5/27/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >don't use teflon tape on the threads...as that's an electrical...
• Re: pop top heads up
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 19:58:14 -0800
  ...I'm just suck at applying tape. ;) Neil. On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > I...
• How not to snake wire/why "constant" velocity joints? Was: Wiring rear speakers - 86 Weekender - long
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:18:05 -0400
  ...My advice is do NOT try to run an electrician's "fish tape" from the underdash area up through the pillar. The tape's...
• Re: Bug screen for front windows idea
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 14:14:12 -0800
  ...didn't think the magnet would be strong enough to > hold through duct tape. You will need to tape over the magnetic strip because...
• Re: Windshield Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:11:35 -0500
  ...I think the gasket has a slight taper towards the top.If it is installed upside down, the taper will be towards the bottom...
• Re: Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 16:55:46 -0700
  Alistair Bell wrote: > all i can add is: > > "worm and parcel with the lay, then turn about and serve away" > > now where is that...
• Re: Slider Quietening
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 7 Jul 2012 19:19:47 -0500
  ...The site you linked to describes the ptfe tape as "demonstrate > good conformability when wrapping rollers" A wrapped roller on a taped > track might...
• Re: whistling vent window fix?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:45:00 -0500
  Black electrical tape will fix it, and disguise the fix till summertime.Tape the perimeter of the triangular frame on the outside.I have...
• I want your old Cass./radeo
  Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 17:44:46 -0700
  Hey there, I've upgraded in the past and then had a functioning tape deck hanging around. Now I need a tape deck. I...
• Re: Emergency. Stranded in Pleasanton, CA!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 29 May 2005 15:53:03 -0500
  ...Change the belts, wrap the cracked hose with the duct tape, and loosen the expansion tank cap so there is no pressure on the...
• Self Vulkenizing tape??
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 19:42:51 -0700
  ...The tape however is much thinner and elastic than even racing bicycle tube patches. To apply the tape on the old boots I first...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 20:13:09 -0500
  ...VDO oil sender with untapered threads? Wes, Most likely NOT metric threads if it's tapered. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "pickle vanagon" <greenvanagon@GMAIL...
• Re: Ur-tools
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 20:44:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648 wrote: > Ron Van Ness sings the praises of bungee cords, but I think duct tape was > created DAYS...
• Re: Reflective Tape NHTSA Study link
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:32:22 -0700
  ...1st photo here: <http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/photos/Reflective_Tape_On_Rear-Left1.jpg> 2nd photo with flash here: <http://home.earthlink.net...
• Re: Propane Service Valve
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:27:48 -0600
  Troy, wrap your threads with Teflon Tape, then paste Teflon Thread Sealant on top of the tape. Install good and tight and you should...
• Blue Tape
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:33:17 -0800
  ...Keep blue painters tape with you at all times. Whenever you need to replace a headlight bulb, or have some reason to remove the...
• Re: Silicone "Rescue Tape" ... it works
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:21:26 -0400
  ...particular name for the stuff or is it just called Rescue Tape? -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78...
• Radio needed 1987 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 14:54:29 EST
  I need a radio with a casette player, my original radio works except for tape. A Cd player in addition to casette player would...
• Re: Self Vulkenizing tape??
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 22:04:30 -0600
  ...The tape however is much thinner and elastic than even racing bicycle tube patches. To apply the tape on the old boots I first...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 3 Feb 2019 20:36:10 +0100
  You probably have the black vents in the rear side windows? In that case yes, the door vents are taped shut, and no blue...
• Removal of Duct tape made easy!
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 06:14:16 -0500
  Hello from Atlanta--try Goof Off solvent---sold in hdwre stores and HomeDepot--to remove old duct tape residue. Just spot check to see...
• Re: Tips on repairing chipped Vanagon grills
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:16:36 -0500
  ...Wherever you > have a chip, tape over it gently from the front with clear tape. The > tape will conform to the curve of the...
• Re: LED backup lights update
  Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
  Sat, 18 Feb 2023 16:06:11 -0800
  ...As it turns out, my fears >> about cracking old plastic were well founded. >> >> I meticulously cleaned and taped all around the lens housing and...
• Re: electrical insulation
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 3 Sep 2006 12:16:26 -0400
  Electrical tape is horrible stuff. The glue weakens over time and it just unwinds. Skip using that. However there is another material that is...
• Re: Coolant hose tape
  Historical mailing list - g august
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:09:00 -0500
  I use a really stretchy tape from the plumbing dept in homedepot etc that should work in an emergency. It will not completely stop...
• Re: Oil Pressure sensor
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:39:04 -0400
  ...I put some pipe tape on the threads and it solved it. It is just a thin teflon tape tape - any hardware store should...
• Re: Traveling Tool Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 22:03:07 -0500
  Ditto on the rescue tape. A lifesaver. Jim > On Jul 4, 2015, at 8:49 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote: > > Rescue tape...
• Re: LED backup lights update
  Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
  Sat, 18 Feb 2023 16:25:54 -0800
  ...I'll just have to clean off the krazy glue and duck tape first 🤣 On Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 4:09 PM Richard...
• Re: VDO oil sender with untapered threads?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 16:09:11 -0800
  ...It is true the all VDO Pressure Senders with 10mm Threads (1mm Pitch) are of the 1K style, which is tapered. They do (or...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 08:44:01 EDT
  ...all bailing wire - any and all duct tape - any and all electrical tape - any 8-track tapes :) happy fried-egg two awl. gmbulley cary...
• Duct tape over air intake
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sat, 10 May 1997 20:30:05 -0400
  ...covered what appears to be the fresh air intake with duct tape. I remember seeing some mention of this on the list. What problem...
• Re: Friday's known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:46:54 -0400
  How 'bout some transparent aluminum tape? On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 23:40:25 -0700, LOREN BUSCH <labusch@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > RE Transparent Duct...
• Rescue tape: Amazing stuff.!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 1 May 2016 08:01:17 -0700
  ...This hose was repaired over 4 yrs ago using Rescue Tape. The hose took the full weight of the head, it was hanging there...
• Re: Syncro Tire Inflation VS the VC
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 27 Apr 97 12:49:28 CDT
  ...counting each time the tape on the tire goes around and meets the ground again. count ten times and stop (with the taped spot...
• Re: Door vents
  Historical mailing list - Karl Vochatzer
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 16:36:00 -0500
  ...I've even pulled the tape and put the blue sliding plastic on my 88 door vents, but didn't get any additional air...
• Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:30:42 -0800
  ...Lots of mass in that new roll of tape. A super big gulp fits just right, in the center hole. Wont tip. Always within...
• A Minor Warning
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 9 Oct 2012 19:05:45 -0700
  Caution! When they tell you the 3M VHB (Very High Bond) double back tape is near permanent once in place, they mean it! Luckily...
• Re: Teflon tape difference: Propane Leak solved
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 5 May 2000 13:52:36 EDT
  ...Interestingly, my propane guy (and I seem to recall the instructions to my regulator confirmed) that teflon tape isn't needed/isn't good...
• Fwd: removing duct tape from paint..ideas? paint thinner/mineral spirits
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:48:26 -0500
  ...removing duct tape from paint..ideas? paint thinner/mineral spirits To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com folks i used paint thinner/mineral spirits. works well...
• Re: Repairing a coolant hose
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:17:14 -0500
  Gary and others, those stores DO NOT sell Rescue Tape, at least the ones i my area don't. Ask them. What is shown...
• Re: Leaky Clutch Slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 17:42:24 -0800
  Teflon tape on the threads won't solve the problem since the threads don't provide the seal in the first place. The bleeder...