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• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 18:29:42 -0700
  ...I use the cigarette lighter socket for > charging > >> my phone, and have also used it to power an Engels fridge which it does > >> well...
• make your own brighter stop lamp
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 21:26:38 -0800
  ...If the socket is loose, you may be able to use the bulb without removing the nub. I have several 1157s to mess with...
• Re: CV bolt rounded -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 11:49:55 -0700
  ...But I managed to round off one of the twelve 6mm Allen socket-head >> bolts so that I cannot break the last bolt free...
• Re: Install Details Please? "99" Intermittent Wiper Relay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:37:24 -0500
  ...When I drop the fuse panel in my '84 > Westy, should I expect the socket for this relay to be empty? Or do > I...
• Re: Stuck Oil Drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:14:18 -0700
  ...Also, you must use a 6 point wrench or socket, not 12 point. File the drain plug head by hand if you have to...
• Re: Rapid blinker/Wiring question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 30 Jul 2018 12:49:06 -0500
  ...I called Bus Depot and got a couple of > light sockets. I cleaned up and greased up everything and reassembled. > Problem is, the left...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 2 May 2013 10:45:38 -0700
  ...On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 7:04 AM, Steve Cotsford <cotsford@aol.com> wrote: > Socket head cap screws are especially strong. > If you...
• How to remove starter?
  Historical mailing list - Dick Taylor
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 17:51:36 -0700
  ...Are there any special tools that will get that top nut off? Looks like maybe a longish bendable socket shaft might get in there...
• Re: Windshield Wiper Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 May 2000 10:18:36 -0400
  ...However, it is very likely that the splines in the socket of the arm have stripped. See archives for the last two weeks or...
• Need head bolt
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 23:25:25 -0700
  ...I've tried the stud remover they sell at Sears - it cut such shallow splines in the stud that turning it with a socket...
• Getting air out of the coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:39:06 -0700
  ...engine compartment can't be managed with a screwdriver or a socket wrench so do you just grab it with a pair of pliers...
• Need Help w/ Power Window Motor / Regulator Separation and removal
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:38:22 -0400
  ...Is there some special tool that would make this job easier? I can't seem to get at it right with a socket, wrench...
• Spray or paste to help clean, and keep clean, electrical connections?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:38:43 -0700
  ...Anyone know of a spray or paste that would help clean, and keep clean, pins and sockets on electrical connectors? Maybe a spray is...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 14:50:06 -0500
  ...I found that th socket in whick the contol box fits, come right out with wires attached. There is a mounting block attached by...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 13 May 2002 07:56:26 -0700
  ...Then use a large socket against the case (this is so the wrist pin will go inside the socket), put a nut on the...
• Re: HUGE STASH of Rare Vanagon Goodies - MUST SEE!
  Historical mailing list - steve d
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 14:12:43 -0000
  ...I ordered two sets of the Euro tail lights, now what do we do with them ? They do not accept the light bulb socket...
• Re: Tuning/Timing
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:35:33 -0800
  ...Get a 10mm socket and loosen the collar on the distributor. once the engine's running, you don't wanna be fiddling with a...
• identifying wires at the fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Christensen
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 15:51:12 -0700
  ...Could this be off to the silver socket? Bently has been kind of confusing for these, so I was hoping there might be some...
• Re: Really Dumb Question About Aux Batteries Install.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:38:13 -0500
  ...Others had a single cig socket attached to the battery as the > only purpose. Is this true? Why would an auto manufacturer go to...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:01:09 -0700
  ...I > can put enough pressure on the socket where I know if I go much > further > the stud will break. > > Three days of penetrating...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 14:45:52 -0500
  ...Do not use a socket on the end of the axle eather. This will mushroom the axle also!. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net...
• Re: [vanagon] finalizing my idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 13:14:03 -0700
  ...PUT"......). > > You're going to blow your dipstick out of its socket or force oil past the > engine seals...might run ok temporarily if...
• Re: VW Solar Panel
  Historical mailing list - Dan Aldrich
  Fri, 31 May 2002 13:44:41 -0400
  ...Plugs in cig lighter socket. About 16" x 12" 12 volt, 1amp. Pretty >cool so go get 'em before I do !
• Bleeding Stemmed - I think.
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 18:10:27 -0400
  ...So, I got the handy allen key socket on that sucker and tried to tighten it up. Seems to work, but the proof will...
• Re: New exhaust install
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 09:08:40 -0700
  Has anyone used that socket that Sears sells for rounded bolts? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: Engine bay sound dampening
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 2 May 2007 12:34:29 -0700
  ...the newer type distributor cap (with posts inside the plug > wire sockets) on an older type '84 distributor in my '84 7 pass. It...
• Re: Question for Michael(VW)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 20:20:29 -0400
  ...One labelled +, one 83a, one 83b and one(maybe two) from the back >>of the light bulb socket. Is this the same as yours...
• Re: Tranny Oil Check
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:32:00 -0700
  ...Tranny Oil Check > Jean-Guy, > > What tool do you use to remove the filler plug? I have the 17MM by about 2" > male socket...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay failure points
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 24 Dec 2014 23:15:41 -0800
  ...My normal alloys rims do not allow a socket to capture the axle nut� Pz On 2014-12-24, at 7:22 PM, Neil...
• need help w/85 brake light circuit
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:59:57 -0400
  ...back towards the power from the fuse and where the light socket is grounded to find a possible power interruption. Is there something inside...
• Archives reminder
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:49:34 CST6CDT
  ...but the information is often out there already! -dan "Can anyone tell me what that Silver Socket is on my dash?" :)
• Re: Stuck Bolt, Help, CV's '80
  Historical mailing list
  04 Nov 96 09:47:03 PST
  ...Tried to use a hand impact wrench with both the 6mm allen in a socket and with the 6.2mm (1/4") also. No...
• Re: ??? HOW DO I remove problematic rear deck lid on '86 GL
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 15:42:04 -0500
  ...Using a good quality hex socket > (snap-on), the remaining counterunk bolt resisted all effort and has now > sheared. Any ideas would be greatly...
• Re: fog light switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 8 May 1998 07:34:46 -0400
  ...251 941 535 - Fog Light Switch, Lighted ($24 from Rocky Mountain) 141 957 397A - Bulb Socket N17751-2 - Bulb NOTE: I have actually installed...
• transmission woes and new to list
  Historical mailing list - Wade Ebert
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 17:11:13 -0500
  ...shift linkage has let itself come loose at the ball and socket due to excessive travel) it feels like she goes into a gear...
• Re: Shifter Replacement Parts
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 11:10:03 -0700
  ...one I needed. . . > > I will try to replace my shifter springs, sockets etc. with the kit from > Ken that I received two business days...
• Stripped CV Bolt HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 09:08:39 -0400
  ...yesterday only to find that not one of the billions of sockets I have will fit the end... and I cant reach in there...
• Re: Starter Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 20:42:51 -0500
  In my limited experience, the allen bolts are used when you can't get a socket on a normal hex head bolt. If there...
• Re: Rear axle nut socket
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 20:16:13 EDT
  I have found a very good axle nut removal tool. It is a 7" metal cutting blade by Vermont American, and is super-cheap...
• Re: 12 point bit tool spec needed for CV/axle removal
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 20:55:15 -0600
  The key to keep from stripping the spline's from your tool is to make sure the socket in the bolt head is clean...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:37:27 -0800
  ...When I test the Coleman's 12v dc outputs which are 2 power point type plug sockets, I get no reading until I plug...
• water pump R&R
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 13:28:35 -0700
  ...I had recently purchased a hex bit socket set (Wal-Mart, where else?), and after pulling the 6mm bit out of the socket, discovered...
• Re: USB power?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 17:55:26 -0700
  ...http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0042B9U8Q/sbw/ But I also carry this Kensington dual adapter, with one 2-amp socket to keep...
• Re: rear wheel bearings - Pontification
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 18 May 2000 12:08:17 -0700
  ...Usually a big socket works well but it has to be pretty close to the right diameter. Speaking of diameter you need a big...
• Re: Exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:03:21 -0400
  ...Exhaust studs If they have 6 flat sides, make sure your socket does too! This is really the time to invest in a 6...
• Re: horn ring
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:34:25 -0700
  ...wrote: > > Aha! That must be why I have a 24 mm socket! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 22, 2020, at 5:09 PM...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 18:12:06 -0400
  ...https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/subaruvanagon/files/Oil%20Coolers/ I used Aeroquip Socketless hoses but I would recommend something else because these have...
• 87GL rebuild update (attempt #2)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Kimmons
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:26:42 -0500
  ...I'm using a 30mm socket and a 18" breaker bar.... I don't have the tool that the Bentley suggests you get... Any...
• Re: Changing Tranny Oil - One More Question
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 10:55:17 -0700
  ...Is this mentioned *only because I must have the right > size socket for the job, or is the fill plug often difficult > to remove...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 20:27:19 -0700
  ...Try using the proper lug wrench and you'll find that it will work better - or better still, try a 19mm 1/2" socket...
• Re: 12 point bit tool spec needed for CV/axle removal
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 17:17:38 -0700
  ...Nobody in the state of Ohio seems to stock 12 > sockets or allen arms so I need some input. Napa (no), sears > craftsman (no...
• Re: AC blower switch -- DIY fix?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 11:54:41 -0500
  ...We finished the journey with a paper clip stuck in the socket which kept it on the 3rd speed all the time. I did...
• Re: SA T3 Ventilation System
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 4 May 2008 09:58:23 -0700
  ...lights mounted below the hazard light switch and the multi > punned socket on the steering column cover. What is that for? OBDll? I like...
• Re: Free Stuff-see pics
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:02:21 -0800
  ...I'd keep the relay box with relays and sockets in it if I were you. I'm big on having spares - even just...
• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 10:39:27 -0700
  ...They are a bit hard to use, since they tend to fall out of the socket (though they do work). If you want a...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 13:52:32 -0700
  ...Are you sure your'e getting traction with your 13 mm socket? Entity Tobin Copley spoke thus: > Okay, frustrating problem here with my 1...
• Shifter
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 14:01:53 GMT
  ...The van was towed to his garage and he disassembled the shifter to find that the , I will use ball and socket for the...
• Re: Installing A Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 13:06:03 -0800
  ...120V power sockets? For >example, will I be able to plug in a heater or a laptop computer into >the power socket and get...
• Christmas fun
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 25 Dec 2023 11:41:17 -0500
  ...Metric socket hex set Small screw drivers that fit on a key chain. A device for listening to a engine with a metal probe...
• Re: Lower alternator bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:42:02 -0500
  ...time, but on my '84 (no power > steering) I used a socket from the front (fan) side of the alternator, and a > plain wrench...