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• Re: Clutch Release Shaft Removal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 23:55:56 -0500
  ...After that the puller drew it off fairly easily. david ps -- also look back a few weeks for Bulley's marvellous treatise on unsticking...
• Re: 84 westy engine replace advice wanted
  Historical mailing list - bill harris
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 08:55:12 -0700
  ...Is this pull and replace of a rebuilt engine > > something I can pull off in a few weekends, or should I simply pony up...
• Fridge wiring question
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:05:00 -0400
  Ok, I had to pull out my fridge to fix the rust on the side of the van. Installed the fridge then realized I...
• Re: Hi-dee-ho trailer camper
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:25:59 -0700
  http://www.scamptrailers.com/ http://www.casitatraveltrailers.com/casitaflash.html I found about ten sites with lightweight trailers that could be pulled by a...
• oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 22:12:42 -0400
  ...Also, can the pulley with the timing mark on it be put on 180 degrees out. Not passing emissions test, went to check timing...
• Relay powers up when battery connected
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 16:24:57 -0600
  When I was installing the new alternator, I noticed that a relay pulls when the battery is connected. The best I can tell is...
• Re: Sum' b*tch - Rear Heater Shroud
  Historical mailing list - Tony Flores
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:41:01 -0700
  ...Can't pull that shroud without taking the whole rear seat > front frame loose from the body frame. Shroud won't clear the heater...
• Re: order of cabinet removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:04:51 -0600
  ...the kitchen equipment - so on > saturday I pulled out the kitchen cabinet and reached in to pull out all the > wet glassfibre insulation. However...
• Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 26 May 2013 13:43:51 -0700
  ...Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE So another shop checked out my '81. The owner took a pry bar to the front...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:51:19 -0500
  ...And second, the point that I was trying to make is that if you are going to pull the heads, then spend the 50...
• Fridge exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 08:47:33 -0700
  ...Now I suspect this fridge has never been lit in it's 16 years, and when I pulled the fridge I didn't vacumn...
• Re: Electric window problem!
  Historical mailing list - Gordon Mah
  Sat, 22 Oct 2016 12:03:30 -0700
  ...The cable could also be fouled in the gear and pully >> arrangement driven by the motor. In any case you must pull the regulator...
• Re: cracked right side case...i'm in TROUBLE! (was crank pulley bolt...argh!)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:45:16 -0500
  ...The Bentley shows the proper tools to restrain the pulley when using a big breaker bar. Things should never jammed or wedge against the...
• Re: ? Can the rear wheels be aligned for an 88?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 06:02:09 -0400
  ...Drifting or pulling to one side is usually the result of a caster angle difference from one side to the other. The part that...
• Re: Everything peachy with vanagon.com foil replacement except...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:53:41 -0700
  ...No luck. > Pulled the connector and shorted the pins. No luck. > Pulled the cluster, reset ll the T14 connector contacts. No luck. > Checked the...
• Re: Tricks to ball joint removal without Pickel fork?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 20:54:42 -0500
  ...Thanks! > > -craig > > On Jul 3, 2013, at 8:49 PM, "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" < > kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > > > I used a pitman arm puller...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:04:44 -0500
  ...Turns out, just pull up on the rim of the tube, and up the extension comes. Someone else suggested using an implement, but I...
• Re: Rear Drum removal/rear shoes replaced?
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:57:28 -0400
  ...Now > this must be removed inorder to replace the rear shoes? Do I need the wheel > puller or can I just bend the pin...
• Water Pump Weep Hole advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Edward Morrell
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 00:01:18 -0600
  ...that coolant drips from the weep hold when I turn the pulley on the pump by hand! It does not drip when stationary. My...
• Re: sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 31 Mar 2004 21:05:14 -0800
  On 3/31/04 8:45, "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU> wrote: > I'm going to have to pull my dash soon...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Wed, 28 Mar 2018 19:51:29 -0400
  ...Once you pull it, you’ll know. > On Mar 28, 2018, at 7:40 PM, David Boan <dboan@OUTLOOK.COM> wrote: > > Hey Vanagon Types...
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  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Fri, 26 May 2017 11:07:28 -0700
  An old and reliable answer from tencentlife: "Before starting the engine, you should make a visible mark on your pulley exactly 2" clockwise (CW...
• 88 GL _ no start - Is it fixed - or is it?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 7 Jun 2014 22:42:42 -0500
  ...Put it back on - pulled it off. Nope - not tight. Put back on - engine started right up. Let it idle while I ran back...
• 3 Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 1996 17:47:51 -0700
  ...2) Is it possible for me to get to the head bolts without pulling the engine? The guy I just bought it from wasn...
• 87GL rebuild update (attempt #2)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Kimmons
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 13:26:42 -0500
  ...Guess you should take the 3-belt pulley off before you drop the engine. Any suggestions on how to get that bolt off. I...
• San Francisco is BusCity
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:27:59 -0700
  ...I pulled up to Brunos to pick up a friend. A blue 89-90 Doublecab pulled away just in front of me, and a...
• Re: Tiico: Harmonic Discord
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 13:34:21 EDT
  ...tiico freak out there put a harmonic balancing pulley on their tiicos (say, a pulley off of a jetta/golf/wabbit/rocco/fox.etc...
• Re: Oil Filler Tube
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:45:08 -0700
  .......... > Attention Newbies (and oldies for that matter): > > The oil filler tube is a telescoping tube that can be pulled out and > extended to provide...
• Re: 89 Vanagon westy with AC my front blower fan runs only on high speed
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 7 Oct 2016 15:06:32 -0700
  for AC there are 2 knobs - snow flake knob is for temperature - fan blade knob is for blower speed pull out the knob, remove...
• Re: exhaust question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 18:04:35 -0500
  ...LOL Michael in San Antonio 91GL AT 'Gringo' 73 Beetle > Suffice to say there is a 'No Campfires' sign in a GCNP pull-out...
• replacing padded part of dashboard
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 13:11:19 -0500
  ...is it possible to remove and replace it without pulling the whole dash. Any suggestions for a coating that matches the brown color ( partnumber...
• Power Steering Rack Removal
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:22:55 -0800
  Anyone familiar with pulling out Power Steering Racks? I have someone asking for my Power Steering rack.� How much labor is invovled in removing...
• Re: hunting idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 14:16:47 -0700
  ...I pulled out the points and replaced it with a $59 pointless ignition system. Works perfectly and that's been 3 yrs ago. if...
• Re: WasserBoxer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 22:32:46 PDT
  Do you drive 70+ on the >highway with the AC on then pull into a rest area and instantly turn off >the engine? > Whats...
• Pull out oil filler
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 15:48:26 -0500
  Am I the only one who didn't know that there's a nifty slide out extension inside the oil fill tube (on the...
• EGR FILTER
  Historical mailing list - Craig Jones
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:12:22 -0800
  ...I've got a 1981 van that currently has the motor pulled and is just getting put back together. Any solutions?
• Re: 84 waterboxer overheating
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 7 May 2002 20:44:08 -0700
  ...the o-rings on the top of the cylinders. (Helpful hint: Pull the spark plugs. The plug that's extremely clean is the hole...
• Drive without a driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:46:21 -0600
  Hi all, I need to pull the driveshaft out of my syncro to replace the U-joints. While it's out, can I drive...
• Rear spring R&R
  Historical mailing list - Brian M.
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 23:27:30 -0500
  Hey all- How hard is it to remove the rear springs on my 84?? Simply unbolt shocks, pull out old put in new or...
• Noisy pulleys
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 19:30:07 -0800
  Is there an easy way to identify what accessory, water pump Power Steering pump Alternator A/C Compressor is making noise without taking off...
• help... need oxygen sensor thread size...
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 12:20:40 -0500
  pulled my oxygen sensor.. but left all of the threads.. so i need to tap it... do i need an 17 or 18 mm...
• Blinking stops, relay out ...
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:24:12 -0800
  ...But after I pulled the 42 relay out, it stopped. I somehow have the feeling, it is not the solution. Anyone? Zoltan
• Re: Talk to me about AT's!
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:58:09 -0700
  ...I spend a lot of time in the Mammoth area (the grade Mike was talking about) and I routinely pull it into second gear...
• 86 Vanagon wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:34:20 -0500
  ...Accidentally pulled the wires out of the crankcase return air heating element without noting which contact was ground and which was 12 volt. The...
• Re: Louisiana
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:31:55 -0500
  ...Some would say, the tickets were an excuse to pull people over and search their cars. Cars subjected to this were 'drug-runner' type...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 17:46:25 -0500
  Please don't use a slide hammer to pull the piston pins. You really need the reamer to break the carbon ridge in the...
• Re: Headlight Relay Kit Problems
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sun, 1 Dec 2013 09:29:54 -0800
  ...I don't think I pulled on it that hard; it may > not have been crimped very well. Is there a way to get...
• Re: Wiring questions
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:36:30 -0400
  ...The wire from the pulley sensor gets a female end. The wire from the pushrod sensor gets a male end. I guess you don...
• Re: Ignition turned "off", engine stays on. Pull up handbrake engine goes off??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:53:29 -0700
  ...When I pulled up > the hand brake, the engine off. I also noticed the " ! " light didn't > come on. With engine off, I had...
• Re: Water Pump // Alternator Belt problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 May 2008 16:31:26 -0500
  ...The pulley for the water pump is >>>> closer >>>> to the front of the van than the engine pulley or the alternator pulley. >>>> In >>>> fact...
• improving gas milage and other friday musings
  Historical mailing list - t obrien
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 18:44:53 GMT
  ...MOved the 84 into the garage, pulled the 83 into the space in front of the garage, and took the Toyota. Got the hose...
• Pulley End - Crankshaft Oil Seals
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:23:38 -0500
  Got an oil leak on my 2.1 coming from under the pulley. Might be the oil pump, but I suspect a seal There...
• Re: Embarassing moment: '79 westy on fire
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 21:49:23 -0400
  ...But then just as I was pulling into the parking lot it started to smoke again. When I pulled into a space and got...
• Re: ventilation levers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Nov 1996 08:26:03 PST
  Austin; I have been able to "pull" them out by grasping them at the shaft with needle nose vice grips. If you are not...
• Broken valves?
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 12:43:31 -0800
  Hello- This weekend I finally got around to doing a final compression test and pulling the rocker arms off after my 87 syncro lost...
• Year 2000 Vanagon PA inspection
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 07:42:13 -0500
  ...He made me pull all the wheels. He picked at the exhaust. Pulled hard on the brake hoses. HE was tough. I told him...
• Alternator, thanks
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 07:11:19 -0500
  ...The rebuilder (here in NC) did a great job (pulled it completely to pieces and replaced all, so I feel confident in the main...
• Alternator, thanks
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:25:34 -0800
  ...The rebuilder (here in NC) did a great job (pulled it completely to pieces and replaced all, so I feel confident in the main...
• I Need AC Parts... anyone have them or Part Numbers
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 13:07:28 -0700
  ...It has the (crankshaft) pulley that goes behind the fan on the rear of the engine, all of the relays and wiring harness, all...
• Re: Horn, why won't it stop blowing?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:11:07 EST
  ...The thing to do is pull off your steering wheel and have a look. Unclip the big pad in the middle, take off the...