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• Re: 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 31 May 2002 23:29:33 -0500
  ...You can use a razor blade instead of some megabuck headgasket scraper. Another example would be when you are stuck on a steep hill...
• Re: Front door window rubbers
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:52:59 -0700
  ...Inner and outer scrapers, and the seal that the window seats into. Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: tires
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 14 May 2001 10:31:36 -0400
  ...On a very different subject, Pep Boys sells ice >scrapers and defrosters in their stores...in Puerto Rico (helloooo, tropical >island). Strikes me as...
• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:09:33 -0500
  ...Squirrel needs a real ice scraper, not 1 of those SoCal leftovers or even a Banana Belt Oregon model. One like we use in...
• Re: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:01:21 -0700
  You don’t need to remove the front door windows, just roll them down to remove and replace the channels and scrapers. You do...
• Re: [Syncro] JBWeld and heads: 8 year report
  Historical mailing list - nobody
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 09:55:22 -0700
  ...In most of the areas, I couldn't get the JBWeld off with the platic putty scraper I was using... dave
• Re: Fresh coat of paint or not?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:10:20 -0500
  ...Especially if done properly with removal of all trim and glass, doing the door jambs and replacing all the gaskets, scrapers etc. A pint...
• Re: Removing very old stickers from glass.How?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Tommaselli
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 16:05:05 -0400
  ...by mm leaving > gunk/smear. > I am afraid of using a scraper in case of scratching the glass. Anyone got any > ideas? > Of course...
• Wind Noises 'round the doors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:10:21 -0700
  I'll be taking Mellow Yellow's driver and passenger doors apart to replace corroded window rubbers and scrapers, and to install sound dampening...
• Re: Westy Shelf Tip & question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 3 Apr 2013 17:29:07 -0700
  ...FWIW to all, this type of scraper: http://www.thepaintstore.com/v/vspfiles/photos/10610-2T.jpg worked great to remove almost all the...
• Re: [T2] Cleaning engine parts
  Historical mailing list - The Jester, 69
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 15:57:25 -0600
  ...He said he laid under the vehicle with a tub of gasoline, a scraper and a rag and removed the years of accumulated gunk...
• Re: Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 13:29:02 -0600
  ...The opening of these >scrapers is oriented so crank rotation is towards the scraper mouth. These >scrapers literally scrape the excess oil sheets from...
• Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 22:35:49 -0700
  ...If you think your cold now borrow a friends air-cooled >vanagon and drive it for a week (don't forget your ice scraper...
• Re: Power window Motor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 05:02:44 -0400
  ...If your bottom window scrapers are > old and brittle, water gets to the top of the motor and rusts the shaft in > the bearing...
• Re: OT: Window Glass
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:46:06 -0700
  ...Never use a rusty razor scraper to clean paint off of glass! Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "developtrust" <developtrust@HOME.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 3 Sep 2018 08:26:21 -0400
  Mark, you want to inspect the lower scraper seal. If it is cracking up and at least replace that as well. Easy to do...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:45:21 -0800
  ...I hung a big washer on the end so I could grab it with my ski gloves on and my ice scraper still in...
• Re: Window weatherstip question - 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 23:00:44 -0400
  ...Oct 2004, Dennis Haynes wrote: > That pice is called the window scraper. It leeps some of the water from > going into the door and...
• Re: Pics of New Rotors
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:05:16 -0800
  ...Likely with judicious use of a scraper. Then I'd carefully "smooth out" that corner all the way 'round. (fine emery cloth?) Looks to...
• Re: Unreal oil consumption on diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 21:14:04 -0700
  ...What is the percentage > likelihood of leaky valve stem seals versus defective oil scraper > rings? ? ? Any other possibilities not heretofore considered? ? > > E-mail me...
• Re: Replacement door panels
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:36:48 -0900
  ...Contrary to popular belief the scrapers on the door top do not keep water out . They are designed to stop large objects which plug...
• Re: Friday -for you on the east coast of NA
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 11:33:07 -0600
  ...There is a device, called an ice scraper, that can handle it pretty quickly. They are available anywhere car related stuff is sold in...
• Re: Windshield de-icer in a can?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:28:46 -0500
  ...Use a scraper and/or the defogger. Dave Mc On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > "Promote" as...
• Re: Exhaust & intake valve instalation question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 23:13:13 -0500
  ...The scrapers are held in place with only friction and they do fail at any sign of engine overheating. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Another solvent question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:18:39 -0500
  Just take a razor scraper and nudge it gently against the mounting block after you've removed the mirror. The old block should pop...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:33:32 -0400
  ...Of course you "Could" just use a paint scraper..... When all else fails, most of those solvents also burn..... Pull the steel tray off...
• Re: Heated LT mirrors
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 22:29:21 -0800
  ...Sometimes there is a little snow on them but a light brush with an ice scraper and I'm in business - once driving I...
• Re: Body Rubber
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 20:31:50 -0400
  ...pop out window scrapers are another sore point. I'm finding NOS stuff to put on my resto project. I have repro seals on...
• Re: Hard water spots on Westy windows
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 00:48:08 -0700
  ...Same goes for a razor scraper blade - always use new on glass. Karl > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: WOOO HOOO!! Bus BRRR is Two Weeks Away! (Buses By the Beach Event)
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:13:57 -0500
  ...Those Bus Pilots sporting �J� > > pipes, a snowmobile suit and ice scraper in one hand to use while driving > > earn major style points with...
• Re: Power Window motor rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 14:01:16 -0400
  ...My felt side and top seals seem fine, but the bottom scraper seals on both of my doors are toast. New one's are...
• Re: EV Winnebago Defrosting - LACK OF
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jan 1996 12:14:58 +0000
  ...We went skiing > yesterday (-20 C a.m., -14 C p.m.) and spent > the three hours of driving, scraper in hand, > just like...
• Re: front defroster blower
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 08:52:05 -0500
  ...It was useless and more effective when used as a window scraper. Cheers, Doug Alcock '84 Westy "BlueBelle" Toronto, Canada http://www.torontovanagon.com
• Re: How to Remove Front Door Glass? (Bentley is not Helpful)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:16:43 -0700
  ...I still have the > lower inner scraper installed, to prevent scratching my window tint > on the metal window frame. Now if I could remove...
• Re: cold weather package?
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:28:53 -0800
  ...spot), started the van, turned on the rear defroster, grabbed the scraper (which I only own because we spent a couple of years in...
• Re: Window tinting / valude debate
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 11:00:38 -0600
  ...Window tint will not devalue your Westy since anybody can remove it with a good razor scraper or heat applied to shrink the plastic...
• Westy Window Query
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:54:10 -0400
  ...My little fuzzy scrapers are shot too, and the window rattles in a highly disturbing fashion when closing the sliding door. My personal thought...
• a trick to share... window..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:00:42 -0800
  ...is, no trim), remove the zip tie Finish up with the scrapers and the top felt channel, since the door panel was off, lube...
• Re: Long-term parking: nose up or nose down?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 5 May 2011 11:41:12 -0700
  ...haven't had a problem, as the water bypassing the window scrapers now goes to the bottom of the door where the weepholes are...
• Smokin' Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Lon Herman
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 11:15:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...So what may be happening? Valvegear problems? Scraper ring not doing it's job? (I hope I'm not looking at something major...........never...
• Re: Door electrics problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:33:56 -0600
  ...When I replaced the motor and slider about 2 years ago, rotten scraper rubber had apparently allowed rain into the door. While it didn...
• Re: UHMW tape for sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 22:07:50 -0700
  ...this is a prime candidate for reconditioning , much like the window scrapers in the front doors. you might also wash and wax that channel...
• propylene glycol washer fluid
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 09:54:08 CST6CDT
  ...it is particularly good at removing a real thin layer of frost, the kind that is almost too thin for a scraper to effectively...
• Fwd: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 09:17:05 -0500
  ...Squirrel needs a real ice scraper, not 1 of those SoCal leftovers or even a Banana Belt Oregon model. One like we use in...
• '91 Westy Tailgate Struts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 16:45:46 -0700
  ...held the gate open with one of those expanding windshield snow scrapers. Bob Stevens '91 Westy Happy is he who bears a god within...
• Re: Re : synthetic motor oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 20:15:25 -0500
  ...that there are about thirty different designs for compression rings, oil scraper rings, #2 compression ring? Only about three are designed for racing and...
• Re: Wind Noises 'round the doors
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:20:22 -0400
  ...driver and passenger doors apart to > replace corroded window rubbers and scrapers, and to install sound > dampening material to the metal panels. While I...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:12:32 -0230
  ...Paint scraper could be used in the same way. Joy On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com...
• Re: weddle 5 speed tranny...What you get...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:36:43 EDT
  ...The SA 5 speed tranny also includes the Heavy duty parts previously mentioned on the list (the extra oil scrapers to increase lubrication of...
• Re: leaky auto transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 20 May 2008 07:34:52 -0700
  ...Where your worst clothes, have lots of dirty rags, plastic scraper, and brake parts cleaner on hand. Newly sealed tranny should not leak for...
• Re: Replaced driver's side front window seals. Report...
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:13:23 -0700
  ...to remove the door glass after removing the inner and outer scrapers and upper run channel. There is a small Phillips at the top...
• Re: Door screen removal and repair question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 26 May 2014 13:47:00 -0500
  ...Scrape the old screen out with the scraper. Replace it with screen of your choice. Reglue with hot glue. Installation is reverse of removal...
• Re: Stuck Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list
  18 Dec 96 08:51:13 PST
  ...Use a plastic paint scraper modified into a two prong fork to assist in removing the press-in fasteners that hold the panel. You...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:47:39 -0400
  ...ball peen hammer (BFH), 2 types of visegrips, utility knife and scraper, prybar, crowbar. Fuses, spare belt, oil, pre-mix coolant, some odd hose...
• removing westfalia letters or in praise of WD40
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 96 21:55:30 EDT
  ...This didn't work, so I used the heat gun to loosen up the glue and pushed the letters off with a paint scraper...
• Re: Any tricks for warped door cards?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:16:35 -0400
  ...Water is INTENDED to bypass rubber window scrapers but then effortlessly drain out of holes in bottom of door. With compromised vinyl Vapor Barriers...
• Re: Wall paneling for campers?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:21:09 -0400
  ...Getting the old material off of the wooden panel is best done using a heat gun and scraper (a bit laborious but rewarding), and...
• Re: flush kit woes
  Historical mailing list - Steven E. Broomhead, Sr.
  Mon, 09 Sep 1996 16:55:45 -0700
  ...I had to have the radiator rodded out and I had to pull a round scraper thru the pipes to get out some kind...
• Re: tint?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 15:55:18 -0500
  Rawls, at my son't tint shop he uses a razor blade mounted in a little scraper and Johnsons baby shampoo to soften the...
• now, how do I get the window out?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Sat, 6 Aug 94 20:53:46 EDT
  ...To get any angle on that sucker it looks like you got to rip out the window scraper et. al. On manual does mention...