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• Re: Which Wind/Rain Deflectors?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cox
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:05:33 -0800
  ...That's because the deflector is wedged in between the glass > and the window seal. So when you roll the window back down, the...
• Re: snake oil VW Carriolet Carrado Cabrio VanagonSupercharger/Turbo ???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 16:42:33 +1300
  > >Please tell me more about your fabulous Garden Gnome Power Booster system. >>Is it compatible with the Barbie Head Fuel Economizer wedged under my...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 20:50:29 -0800
  ...at the Bentley (13.52 & .53) & I sure see counterweights - not wedge shaped like a V-8, but still there!?!? B) how in heck...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Manny Melo
  Thu, 27 May 2021 15:49:41 -0700
  ...comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Hi guys, > > > > I have a handle and the wedges from Jim Felder some time ago. I have not installed yet but...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:07:44 -0500
  ...The rock is > > wedged in place and can't go anywhere, unless the seat gets ripped out and > > then > > a rock is the least...
• Re: Best Hatch Struts???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 10:15:16 -0400
  ...Now when you open the hatch the pvc will fall over the silver rod and wedge itself between the black part of the strut...
• propeller shaft dropped successfully
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 00:12:22 -0800
  ...punch, and the combo wrench and a small crescent (as a wedged stop) working hard, and i got that satisfying "crack" when the threads...
• re. More Rabbit expertise needed
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:44:51 -0700
  ...After trying for over an hour as to figure out how to get these on ------- reply ------- I made a couple of "wedge" style expanders...
• Re: westy silver socket
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 20:10:19 -0600
  ...Ed in CT I use a small wooden match stick and wedge it into the socket. The only non-snug-fitting electrical unit I...
• Re: driver's power window motor removal
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:19:19 -0800
  ...Be sure to wedge the window in the up position with the wooden wedges before the second bolt is removed, otherwise with window will...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:10:03 -0500
  ...Not only to you need special tools (steel wedges) you need a magic wand to make room to swing the hammer that it will...
• Re: Looking for a good body shop in Seattle.
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:31:20 -0700
  ...Um, isn't your Caddy a VW? Alan '81 VW Pickup (aka Caddy) '87 VW Vanagon (aka Wedge) On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Ty...
• Re: P-trap removal
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 05:46:53 -0700
  ...You, or a helper, may have to hold the threaded stainless steel ring from above with a suitable shaft wedged gently into the drain...
• Re: '84 seats into an '81?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 14:55:32 EST
  ...The passenger seat cushions are very > much thicker and wedge shaped. Even if you mounted them they would not > be flat when the bed...
• Re: Vanagon carrying capacity impresses
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 23:39:33 -0500
  ...2 - 18" PA speaker cabinets 2 - 15" PA speaker cabinets 4 - Wedge style floor monitors 1 - 24 channel mixing board 1 - Large PA equipment...
• VW SHOWS IN WEST MICH.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 15:33:17 -0700
  ...musta broke off and drifted over here, and is now kinda wedged up between Wisconsin and Canada. It floated up onto what used to...
• Re: Wesipes - pizza in the engine box!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 00:54:02 -0500
  Trevor - Kinda hoped no one would ask! Wrapped a non-microwave, super supreme, pizza in lots of aluminum foil, wedged in in on top...
• 82 diesel clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 15:31:01 -0800
  ...I was sort of thinking it might be the t/o bearing, that would explain the noise, maybe it came apart and is wedged...
• Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 21:39:23 -0700
  ...I guess I should have said > a wedge style, > screw holding screwdriver. > > ?Como se dice en Espanol "Smart ass"? > > Georgie Boy
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:11:52 -0700
  ...Don't forget to put some of those Dcon mouse bait wedges in there....don't know how bad the mouse problem is in...
• Re: sliding door cover plate-baywindows
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 07:42:47 -0500
  ...too. > >Thanks, >Paul > There is a long metal strip that is wedged between the body of the bus and the cover plate. Toward the...
• Re: running a log splitter from a power steering pump???
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 12:42:54 -0600
  ...splitter :-) Now i just need a 6" I beam and some wedges and > i'm in business. (We heat with wood. All we have...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 27 May 2021 07:29:24 -0700
  ...comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Hi guys, >> >> I have a handle and the wedges from Jim Felder some time ago. I have not installed yet but...
• Rear Window Wiper Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 21:47:22 EDT
  ...Is modifing the switch just a matter of pulling out the wedge? I need to either install these parts or get rid of them...
• Re: Pistons on rear door
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 15:23:33 -0800
  ...the cylinders, the right length to slip over the > shaft and wedge against the cylinder in the full-open position. > > Not quite as elegant...
• Re: it just stops! What do I do? - was Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Apr 2013 21:08:34 -0700
  ...it's a pliers like tool with forks that wedge behind the hose and push it off. let me see if I can find...
• Re: Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 13 May 2016 13:50:00 -0700
  ...The rotation of the drum against the shoe should slide > the shoe a bit like a wedge. They are called leading and trailing shoes...
• Re: Removing the top ball joint.
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 17:16:25 -0400
  ...I've got one of those wedge things but it don't seem to make much difference. Should the joint be fixed to the...
• Rescued!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 14:55:59 EDT
  ...A small piece of gravel wedged itself in the power steering pump pulley, chewing up the belt. I had to spend quite a while...
• Re: Aluminum Side Gates Question
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:53:09 -0700
  ...3 different sets of gates. > > The steel gates have a rubber "wedge" in the hinge, but the alu gates > do not have the same...
• sunroof like in Jurassic Park
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 13:57:27 -0600 (CST)
  ...would be the same, but the plexiglass roof would be more wedge-shaped for better looks and aerodynamics. Now am I crrrazy, or what...
• Re: Coolant hose replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:34:33 +0000
  I always stuck a 2 x 4 over the back seat, inside the car, wedged under the middle seat, and hung the compressor off...
• Re: Syncro rear hub removal, spindle nut size
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 14:27:59 -0500
  ...the end to >loosen the nut ( make sure the Van is wedged so it won't roll ) As I recall, >the nuts are torqued...
• Stripped oil drain-how to repair?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:08:51 -0600
  ...Last oil change was at one of the national chains, and it appears they over-torqued it and it was just wedged in place...
• 76 camper for sale (ohio)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 02 Apr 96 18:52:38 CST
  ...etc. - lots of extras - sink and cooler inside, screens intact on pop top (not the cheese wedge type, lots of room in this one...
• Re: How do you adjust clutch pedal free play?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 14:21:11 -0800
  ...The easiest way is to open brake bleeder and push brake pedal down and hold it with some piece of wood wedged against the...
• fan
  Historical mailing list - Thomas W. Reid
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 16:20:41 -0400
  ...Turns out the PO had stored the third back seat head rest under there and it had become wedged against the latch. Using a...
• Re: [WetWesties] Cause ofJulianna's Tiico engine buzzing revealed
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 19:21:20 -0800
  ...Yikes!!!!!! The bolts fell out of the compresser again, so I am thinking those vibrations are really getting old! I watched Robert wedge, and...
• Syncro dripping air filter.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:10:30 -0400
  ...Clean the silt/mud/leaves out and wedge a 1/2" thick bit of wood to keep the elbow off the floor. Clear any...
• Re: heater blower runs intermittently
  Historical mailing list - Hans V.
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 19:23:26 EST
  ...IT SEEMS ONE OF THE TERMINALS GOT SLOPPY WITH AGE ? BUT ANYWAY I CUT A VERY NARROW SLIVER OF PLASTIC AND WEDGED IT IN...
• Re: 15" or 16" wheels on the Syncro?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Nov 1996 18:35:42 -0800
  ...A 235 tire would be even less -- things an easily get wedged there (no matter what your tire size, but bigger tires will wedge...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:53:48 -0700
  ...the burner grille, > what's wrong with a few little hardwood wedges? If you're worried about > things not staying put, remove the two...
• Re: Derek's Syncro alignment specs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 96 20:36 CST
  ...in between the rear springs and the body of the vehicle there is a >small doughnut sized wedge of about 3/4 inch thickness...
• Re: another great portable BBQ
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 2 Jan 2014 15:59:55 -0800
  ...You can prop it with a rock (or wedge it into a campground fire pit. Your SS grill in the link wins the design...
• rear westy table size
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 12:31:03 -0500
  ...The table fits if you wedge it down in the space but since it is wider than the cabinet you can not make the...
• Re: camping accessories?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 22:24:57 -0600
  ...camping accessories? > >I almost forgot about three of our most important camping accessories: > >1) the soft ball that lives wedged in the pop-top...
• Installed GO Westy's rear shoulder belt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:33:49 -0400
  ...I wedged one of those phillips "Tips" (the kind that is only about an inch long and inserts into a screwdriver that accepts various...
• Re: led replacement for overhead westy light
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:05:54 -0400
  Wedge yourself under the steering wheel, drop the fuse box, and clean up those ground-crowns where all the dash wiring comes together... you...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info/Dennis Haynes concerns
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 00:36:46 -0700
  ...This mod allowed the keepers to seat fully, forming sort of a 'wedgemate' with the valve stem, eliminating wear in the keeper grooves. He...
• Re: Mudflaps - installation ?
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 11:51:40 -0700
  ...my 91 GL has the fiberglass quarter panels that allowed the mudflaps to stay wedged in place until I had the clips attached.) I...
• Re: Dometic Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 18:02:56 -0700
  ...After about 10 min > the digital thermometer wedged against the cooling fins read 47 degrees. > This is with the door off. The top rear...
• Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:36:03 -0600
  ...many years ago, I was > disappointed, after I removed the plastic wedge, to find I > still had no intermittent wiping. > > Closer look at the...
• Engine Cover Woes (74)
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Thu, 18 Apr 1996 00:45:42 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I have to wedge a piece of feeler-guage into it to hold it up. My advice to anyone with an older bus is...
• Re: tie rod end removal Q
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:07:57 EST
  ...Even experienced hands often see it as a wedge when in reality it is a pry. If you see the end of your mechanic...
• Re: FS: New SA Hella H-4s with correct factory buckets $65/pair
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:24:03 +1300
  ...Cafe</A> The low-beam cutoffs can be "corrected" using a wedge of insulating tape or vinyl graphics tape attached over the appropriate part...
• Vanagon Themed Mix Tape
  Historical mailing list - Jim Stout
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:13:49 -0600
  ...The Wedge - Phish 17. Blazeabeago - Keller Williams 18. Camper Made For Two - Jerry Peterson 19. Getaway Van - Current Swell 20. Vanagon - mica strong
• Re: Propane
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:07:20 -0700
  ...I just loosened all the screws that hold the floor down and put a wedge under it to hold it up while I manipulated...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:54:49 -0500
  ...The plates turns out are exactly the same size as the sink, so they wedge in about 3/4 way down and won't...
• Re: Towing & sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:43:38 -0500
  ...It recommends using a plastic wedge and a hammer ( perhaps rubber padded I suggest ), to carefully drive it upwards. Several years ago I towed...
• Re: Bud Vases
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 20:02:39 EDT
  ...It is a bendable tab that can be wedged into a slot or crack somewhere in your dash. That is how it mounts. I...