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• Re: gobbledegook
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:35:07 -0500
  ...See Now %RND_SYB > > deja clark exclamation hunter dowel heath intemperance erasure kafkaesque > bizarre chameleon bud dustbin knee labrador chromium currant rocket adequate > firsthand...
• For Archives: replacing transmission drive shaft seals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:17:49 -0600
  ...Oil up a new seal with transmission grease and tap home with a stick, dowel or rod about 1/2 inch diameter and about...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Wed, 8 May 2013 11:46:39 -0400
  ...Harbor Freight also has the metal dowels. Mine were all missing on the flywheel. No wonder clutch was shot! They are standard, and a...
• Volks Conversions rear-disc kits (Australia): AVOID!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 19:19:21 +1200
  ...after a month of operation due to misalignment of the location dowels in the adaptor plate, in other words the crankshaft centreline and the...
• Re: Left-hand mirror
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 19:20:17 -0800
  ...Then tap in a 1/8" dowel pin, preferably SST, & you're done forever (10 yrs+ so far on Moby's!) Austin premature for...
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - kathy jacobs
  Thu, 18 May 2000 02:46:50 -0400
  ...Trying hard to write in 'international' English > trunk -> boot > wooden rods -> dowel > hob -> cooker (from a previous post) > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail...
• oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Sat, 2 Jan 2021 11:47:22 -0700
  ...Instead, I purchased two 3/8-inch oak dowel rods and cut them to length. They fit perfectly in the white plastic clips that...
• Re: Anyone ever use standard awning rails on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:58:52 -0500
  ...side of the van, which is somewhat rigid due to the dowel or tubing at its core. I can't imagine how you would...
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Thu, 18 May 2000 07:05:02 -0700
  ...Trying hard to write in 'international' English trunk -> boot wooden rods -> dowel hob -> cooker (from a previous post) ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail...
• Re: tire size calculator Re: tire circumference
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:48:31 -0700
  ...mcneely > > > > ---- Robert Mac Dowell <yakandhike@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > >> Let me rephrase that. How many RPM'S should it be for the speedo to be...
• Re: home engine repair happenings: final fixes and oil presssure light woes
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 18:18:18 -0800
  ...am not going to mess with this one again. Brian >From: DowellCMD@cs.com >To: rangerbrian@hotmail.com >Subject: Re: home engine repair happenings...
• Finding TDC revisited
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Sat, 28 May 2005 19:40:32 -0700
  ...Once that has been identified, place a dowel into the spark plug hole and watch it go up and down - the high point is...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:00:02 -0700
  ...A wood dowel can be used to tweak the manifold so it lines >> up. You want 12-6, �3-9 o clock correct and...
• Subject: Re: "Westphalian"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:59:09 -0700
  ...it in my 'pile' and I put a 1/4 hardwood dowel in one end which goes into a 1/4 hole in the...
• Re: Trans upshift
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 17:02:16 -0700
  ...On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 19:14 -0400, Robert Mac Dowell wrote: > >> I just did the Kennedy mod on my governor. It actually...
• Unsubscribe delete stop
  Historical mailing list - Aaron O
  Thu, 7 Jan 2021 19:25:41 -1000
  ...Instead, I purchased > two 3/8-inch oak dowel rods and cut them to length. They fit perfectly in > the white plastic clips that...
• Re: I need help on my conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 21:57:13 -0700
  ...I did remove the two alignment dowel at the starter as > > they didn't appear to go into anything. As I was drawing it...
• Re: Hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 May 2011 19:59:17 -0400
  ...went to auto trans ATF cooler. > > Try a piece of hardwood dowel. Put two or three small pan-head screws > around the perimeter so...
• Re: Modified carriage bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 12 May 2011 18:44:40 -0700
  ...anti-rotation to a fastener--like pinning with a cross-holes (dowel pin) for example.� Uhh-h-h....maybe even Loctite....depends on what...
• Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 10:43:26 -0700
  ...Robert Mac Dowell forwarded a pretty fuzzy jpg of a page detailing the "Kennedy" modification, which is the same as what GTA did to...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 9 May 2007 18:25:33 -0400
  ...Else I will attempt the tight fitting dowel technique suggested. Thanks,Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ Vanagon mods, tech info and O2 sensor...
• Re: Power mirrors on an '85?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 11:15:28 -0700
  ...a roll-pin (spring pin) or a solid 1/8" diameter dowel pin coated with epoxy glue like I did.� I used a drill...
• Re: yakama bar length
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:51:48 -0500
  ...DM&FS At 06:48 PM 8/16/2011, Robert Mac Dowell wrote: > I have an 84 westy and I use 78 inch bars...
• Re: Wanted: front child cot/hammock
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 8 May 2013 05:46:15 -0400
  ...What it is, is a wooden rack made from two side pieces and cross bars made of dowels. This is as wide as the...
• Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:38:27 -0500
  ...tapping around, using a chunk of dowel rod as a drift and a small hammer, putting the dowel both close to the head and...
• Re: problems after head swap in '84 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 29 May 2002 16:36:35 -0400
  ...Find any kind of 1/4 dowel, wood or plastic (preferably plastic) and insert this one in the cylinder trough the plughole just before...
• Re: Yum, yum...(what a motor says when eating a rod)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 23 May 2002 15:24:00 -0400
  ...Being a dork, and only 18, I accidentally left out a crankshaft bearing dowel pin. 30k later, I was running 105 mph on US...
• Re: Unsubscribe delete stop
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 8 Jan 2021 08:21:56 -0500
  ...Instead, I purchased > two 3/8-inch oak dowel rods and cut them to length. They fit perfectly in > the white plastic clips that...
• Re: Table leg modification (Loren Bush) and cupholder coup
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:47:09 -0700
  ...It really wouldn't > take huge amounts of tools to shave off the 1/16" > required for the dowel to fit into the opening...
• Re: 2.1 distributor drive gear installation question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:07:31 -0500
  ...atop the gear and tapping in a 1/4 inch wooden dowel. The gear will pull out easily and insert accurately. Jim On Wed...
• Re: starter repair problem (bushing)
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:43:15 -0400
  A traditional trick to remove bushings in a blind hole is find or make a shaft (hardwood dowel works fine) that is a good...
• Re: Removing the poptop -- how many people?
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:56:29 -0700
  ...I used a blanket, two > 2x4s and/or heavy dowels and a ladder. If you have two people, one of > them will be weaker...
• Re: Roof box access ladder
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sat, 21 May 2016 01:59:06 +0000
  ...from passenger to driver side. What are you using for the dowel at junction.  Is this solid aluminium, or does it have a center...
• EV Oil Filter Removal -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
  Thu, 02 May 1996 09:35:12 -0700
  ...took some climbing equipment (1/2 inch webbing), a piece of dowel and some duct tape to get the thing off...it was bloody...
• Re: Hatch Strut PVC Fix Tip?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:57:36 -0700
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/dhanson928/VanagonMods# with the little dowel and the hole in the hatch to accept that, the rear hatch can not...
• Re: Table leg modification (Loren Bush) and cupholder coup
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:51:01 -0700
  ...It really wouldn't > > take huge amounts of tools to shave off the 1/16" > > required for the dowel to fit into the opening...
• Re: need advice re: rebuilding 84 Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 17:31:45 +0000
  ...Am I right? I removed the rods from the crankshaft with pistons attached and pounded out the piston pins with a "wood dowel rod...
• Re: EZ-up awning
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 18:40:25 -0500
  ...John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com Robert Mac Dowell wrote: > I have an awning...
• Re: Westy shower
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 21:47:45 -0500
  ...I use a home made > >dowel rod with rubber coated hooks on each end to keep the back door open > >since the struts can...
• Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - steve d
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 22:36:48 +0100
  ...Maybe a dowel rod with some bubble gum (regular or > sugar-free) stuck on the end might also work. I guess I should have...
• Re: Totally NEW Add-A-Room for Vanagons - Answering your Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 May 2010 11:41:52 -0400
  ...There might be a (dowel) batten at this point, I forget; also maybe at the corner. All the way forward the edge is stiffened...
• Re: Why this type IV engine caught fire, spun the mains and ruined everything.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 15:11:31 -0500
  ...Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> writes: > On my very first Type4 rebuild (1984) I left out one of the > crankshaft > dowel pins. Couldn...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:35:18 -0800
  ...There are slots that have wooden dowels in them that the tent staples to. If you're interested in the Euro version, look in...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 8 May 2013 16:07:03 -0700
  ...Puller worked fine. > Harbor Freight also has the metal dowels. Mine were all missing on the > flywheel. No wonder clutch was shot! They are...
• Re: What Mini-Projects are going on?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 16:10:07 -0500
  ...The awning will be held to the bus at the rain gutter with a piece of one inch doweling and some quick-clamps - the...
• Re: Need Diesel engine or westy fs
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 10:36:13 -0400
  ...Plugged both hoses with wood dowels (about 3/4"), secured with hose clamps. Drained/flushed coolant system. Used Prestone "Super-Flush" to clean out...
• Re: gobbledegook
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 19:47:30 -0500
  ...See Now %RND_SYB > > deja clark exclamation hunter dowel heath intemperance erasure kafkaesque > bizarre chameleon bud dustbin knee labrador chromium currant rocket adequate > firsthand...
• Re: Westy shower
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 17:31:22 -0700
  ...any space in the back overhead compartment facing the rear window. Dowel rod up there too. The shower enclosure fits in a small stuff...
• Westy rear table mods: here's another one
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:21:01 -0500
  ...It took a minute of whittling on the end of a 1" dowel and a dab of epoxy. Thanks to the original poster a...
• Re: Modified carriage bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 12 May 2011 19:29:13 -0700
  ...anti-rotation to a fastener--like pinning with a cross-holes (dowel pin) for example. Uhh-h-h....maybe even Loctite....depends on what...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Request - Change fuel hose from tank to pump
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 08:43:30 -0500
  Don, How do you use them to stop brake lines? I find I have to take a dowel and sharpen it in a pencil...
• Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 18:33:41 +0000
  ...I took some samba advice and used a wood dowel (1/4") to lift the dizzy drive shaft 1/2 to 3/4" in...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 9 May 2007 18:55:15 -0400
  ...Else I > will attempt the tight fitting dowel technique suggested. > Thanks,Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > Vanagon mods, tech info and O2 sensor...
• Re: Westy rear table mods: here's another one
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:44:58 -0400
  ...so its like a two feet long dowel inside > the > >> table leg?more like a cut off broom handle? and why does it rise...
• Re: propane tank question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 19:57:30 -0400
  On 10/3/2012 7:09 PM, Robert Mac Dowell wrote: > Let me put it this way. I had all the valves and bungs...
• Re: Power mirrors on an '85?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 15:38:13 -0700
  ...Use a roll-pin (spring pin) or a solid 1/8" diameter dowel pin coated with epoxy glue like I did. I used a...
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 18 May 2000 13:27:14 -0700
  ...Trying hard to write in 'international' English > trunk -> boot > wooden rods -> dowel > hob -> cooker (from a previous post) > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail...
• Re: Yum, yum...(what a motor says when eating a rod)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 23 May 2002 19:35:57 -0700
  ...dork, and only 18, I accidentally left out a crankshaft bearing > dowel pin. 30k later, I was running 105 mph on US 264 between...
• Re: Leaking oil seal
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 17:56:37 -0800
  ...Otherwise, the flywheel loosens up and ovalizes the dowel pins, wobbles and breaks the seal. I've been through this, and its not a...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 21:40:11 +0000
  ...to operate the brake lights—I cut a 3/4 inch dowel that jams very tightly between the underside lower steering wheel and the...