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• Re: Starter not working - problem solved
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 23:01:36 -0800
  ...I also polished the solenoid plunger (I could see some wear marks on it) then put a very light coat of dielectric grease on...
• Re: Bleeding the clutch.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 09:40:05 -0800
  ...the > clutch master piston back up to contact the clutch pedal plunger rod????? The latter. > Is this why pressure bleeding from the slave cylinder...
• Re: VW's Hydraulic Crusher
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 12:59:45 -0400
  ...It's usually the part that's resting crookedly, not the plunger. Keep the plates/pushers as grease free as possible, sticking friction is...
• Re: Fridge Help?? won't light when cold outside??
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:03:10 -0700
  ...Make sure you also pump the little plunger too to get enough air to the burner as well. Don't turn the thermo dial...
• Why not CIS? RE: Images of South African van on website
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:57:24 -0500
  ...The fuel distributor flow orifices are laser cut and the plunger is such a precise fit that pressurized fuel doesn't leak out even...
• Re: 20 psi oil pressure on freeway. Worry?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 22:42:04 -0400
  ...be taking apart the engine? I cleaned the oil relief valve/plunger. Should I stretch that spring out more? 1983.5 Westy with a...
• Re: RX7 Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 08:22:13 -0500
  ...So I refer to it as a 160 F > bypass > thermostat. > > #2) The little plunger pushes the thermostat to position one cooling > at > 148...
• Re: Craftsman Metal Lathe
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:20:55 -0400
  ...from Small Parts Inc or other >sources etc etc. > > >A-3125 Plunger Retaining Spring 1ea > Get from a hardware source > > >A-3129 Retaining Ring...
• re:'90 brake probs fixed
  Historical mailing list
  19 Jul 95 16:46:00 -0500
  ...is that either the pedal is not returning completely, or the plunger(i guess) that forced the brake fluid into the lines, and forces...
• Speaking of tools...sharing the resources??
  Historical mailing list - Henry Jackson
  Sat, 26 May 2001 07:28:40 -0700
  ...will require a special adapter for a dial indicator to measure plunger position at the back of the pump. Ok, I can buy the...
• Re: just replaced the Brake Master Cylinder, now what?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 5 Nov 2006 19:26:21 -0500
  ...I knew of older master cylinder reason, but assumed on a new cylinder that something might rub against plunger i.e. edge of port...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:46:53 -0700
  ...I have never actually encountered one, not that making sure the plunger isn't all goo-ed up isn't a smart thing to...
• Re: RX7 oil cooler, anybody else install one?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 May 2002 01:17:04 -0500
  ...Its shimmed to the proper position so as to maintain proper by-pass plunger spring pressure. I use a standard Empi sandwich plate and...
• Re: Timing Belt, Tools and etc.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Sedoris
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 18:50:33 -0800
  ...I broke down and bought the pump timing fixture that holds the dial indicator and measures the lift of the Cam plate and plunger...
• Re: Vanagon fuel injector cleaning
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:28:51 -0700
  ...polarity and creates a magnetic field which pulls the applicable part (plunger?), open. I would imagine that even a 9 volt battery would suffice...
• Re: Doors Closed, LED Dome Light Glows On. Solved?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:44:36 -0800
  ...the ground wire male spade on switch passes through > the black plunger as one piece. It is exposed ~ midpoint of the black > shaft. > > My...
• Re: locked out
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:26:16 -0500
  ...Watch what you do to the latches - you are trying to pull the lock plunger rod up or on Fords move the inside handle...
• Re: Hornet car alarm?
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Tue, 1 Jul 1997 18:23:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Mine is a fairly long and skinny metal plunger. It sticks out a fair ways, one time camping I cut my right forearm pretty...
• Re: Starter click, no cranking
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 08:54:12 -0600
  ...The solenoid is a little heavy duty electrically powered plunger with a larger electric switch capable of handling a lot more current than would...
• Re: Transaxle Trouble 3rd & 4th - Away from Home
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 May 2009 15:58:13 -0500
  ...at the tranny and I am not able to get the plunger shaft to move back and forth for the 3rd and 4th gear...
• Re: What's that? - a single woman's view on camping and safety (you asked...)
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:00:27 -0230
  ...Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote: > " Recently it was a toilet plunger. I am amazed that she still finds > having me around reassuring even...
• bleeding brakes-a failed gadget
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 19:19:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Yes, dirty fluid came through the tubing, and when the syringe was full, I switched the valve so that pushing the syringe plunger would...
• Re: I have a van with doors that won't unlock... how do I fix?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 08:40:28 -0800
  ...The "up and down" plunger for the locks > are stuck in the down position - the key won't open the locks either. > Popping off...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:43:01 -0700
  ...that one could use a soda straw with some kind of plunger to push a greasy type lube onto that clevis/arm point. Also...
• Re: Starter Replacement Frustration - That durn second nut!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 19:35:15 -0500
  Many times the plunger in your solenoid sticks (dirt/grease/crud) you can clean it and see if it helps. If it doesn't...
• Re: Fridge Help?? won't light when cold outside??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:12:19 -0400
  ...Make sure you also pump the > little plunger too to get enough air to the > burner as well. Don't turn the thermo dial...
• Re: ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 13 Sep 2014 11:07:08 -0300
  ...The plunger on the switch was working freely, but I cleaned the switch just the same. If I reinsert the switch without the washer...
• Survivalist motor for your van, was: the vw waterboxer...and why it sucks..
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 16:37:33 EST
  ...There is a small "stop plunger" on top of the fuel pump: it is the only part of this motor that normally uses volts...
• Re: Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Feussner
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 13:08:44 +0100
  ...It has a little cam-shaped protrusion on one side which I presume is to make contact with the plunger on the reverse light...
• Re: Why not CIS? RE: Images of South African van on website
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:04:54 -0800
  ...weight. �The fuel distributor flow orifices are laser > cut and the plunger is such a precise fit that pressurized fuel doesn't leak > out...
• Re: Foot actuated parking brake
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:25:56 -0700
  ...So for this little hydraulic brake park lock thing, um, you step on the brake pedal, push the plunger on the lock and it...
• oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 13:19:14 -0400
  ...This is why doing stuff like new oil pumps and fooling with the pressure relief plungers only work for a short time. If your...
• Re: Fridge Help?? won't light when cold outside??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:11:01 -0400
  ...Make sure you also pump the > little plunger too to get enough air to the > burner as well. Don't turn the thermo dial...
• Re: Servicing AT/Diff/PS fluids
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 09:50:58 EDT
  ...Memory is that it is a pump that goes on a gallon jug or something, has a plunger on top, a spout that plastic...
• Re: Clutch Hydraulics Problem
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:21:10 -0700
  ...You might be able to reach up above your master cylinder and see if there is much play up and down in the plunger...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 17:52:04 -0400
  ...Try alternatively pushing the air supply pump/ignite plunger (far >>> left) in >>> all the way over and over again as you press the gas...
• Re: NVC - 86' Cabriolet
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 15:00:57 -0400
  ...In particular, the fuel distributor control plunger can get stuck usually making for the injectors to stay open and fill the cylinders with fuel...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 5 May 2010 18:25:49 -0700
  ...solenoid assembly' of course not letting the hook on > the solenoid plunger pull the part away from the flywheel. �We did try > the light...
• Re: Transaxle Trouble 3rd & 4th - Away from Home
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sun, 24 May 2009 09:37:41 -0700
  ...at the tranny > and > I am not able to get the plunger shaft to move back and forth for the 3rd > and 4th gear...
• Re: lubricating the cluch pedal
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Nov 1995 10:34:14 -0800
  ...The squeaking was coming from the point where the arm on the clutch pedal connected to the plunger assembley on the master cylinder. Now...
• Re: Reverse Lights not working - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 05:10:51 -0400
  ...it really well by squirting Ronsonol lighter >fluid (Naphtha) alongside the plunger and working it repeatedly ... soaking >up the black stuff that washed out...
• brake questions
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 13:22:48 -0700
  ...I replaced the master cylinder and I didn't adjust the plunger correctly such that I wasn't allowing the piston to return far...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 15:27:51 -0800
  ...It's a weird little mechanism- the plunger pushes the side of a spring which moves a lever in or lets it out. Mine...
• Re: ... and onto the next thing ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 08:10:37 -0400
  Remove it, hit it with some brake cleaner spray and click the plunger in and out several times. Check it with your continuity meter...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:38:17 -0700
  ...On my "home rebuilts" I disassemble the plunger part of the solenoid, clean, and very lightly grease (too much grease and the plunger seals...
• Re: A gadget to do your wash on the road
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:03:30 -0600
  ...I found that a five-gallon bucket, a Gamma > Lid, and a toilet plunger do a fine job of laundering the clothes. > > Like <http...
• Re: Vanagon fuel injector cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:54:24 -0700
  ...polarity and creates a magnetic > field which pulls the applicable part (plunger?), open. I would > imagine that even a 9 volt battery would suffice...
• Re: A gadget to do your wash on the road
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:58:45 -0800
  ...It looks like a plunger, but it's made from solid plastic or tin. There are holes, so it can breath. Makes a whooshing...
• Re: Speaking of tools...sharing the resources??
  Historical mailing list - Tony Gould
  Sat, 26 May 2001 11:02:49 -0700
  ...will require a special adapter for a dial indicator > to measure plunger position at the back of the pump. > Ok, I can buy the...
• Re: Electrical Gremlins (all in one post)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:59:48 -0500
  ...The plunger in the actuator does not > depress, even with force. I assume that means this actuator is shot.... > right? > > ANY input is appreciated...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 15:12:57 -0600
  ...Try alternatively pushing the air supply pump/ignite plunger (far left) in >>all the way over and over again as you press the gas...
• Fridge Tune-up.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 11:09:05 CST6CDT
  ...the addition of the grease yielded quite a bit more of an air 'puff' when the plunger is operated. 3. dusted the condensor air...
• Re: Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 19:49:57 -0600
  ...w/oil and filter change on completion 250 miles at 260 degrees (f) and 5 bar + oil pressure, Oil bypass plunger was upside down...
• How To Get Fridge Lit (& Delorme Mapping Software)
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 12:44:08 -0400
  ...Then i am unable >to get any flame until i use the air plunger a few times again and then the >same thing happens...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 16:08:47 -0600
  ...Try alternatively pushing the air supply pump/ignite plunger (far >>>> left) in >>>> all the way over and over again as you press the gas...
• Re: coolant gauge were is normal
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:19:50 -0700
  ...I can slide the plunger down onto the gas pedal and squeeze the "trigger" of the gun thus setting the pedal exactly where I...
• Re: Air Bleeder Installation/Cooling System Bleeding Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 23:33:36 -0700
  ...I can slide the plunger down onto the gas pedal and squeeze the "trigger" of the gun thus setting the pedal exactly where I...
• Re: locked out
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 12:33:28 -0600
  ...Watch what you do to the > latches - you are trying to pull the lock plunger rod up or on Fords move > the inside handle...
• DaBoat 2-liter update - it lives! (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 09:25:45 -0800 (PST)
  ...Underneath the plunger was a suprisingly strong spring. I found that there had indeed been air underneath the plunger, and when I reassembled the...
• Re: HELP ! Clutch pedal mechanism adjustment access needed.
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 21:13:53 -0600
  ...The adjustment of the plunger as it activates the clutch master is what I need. Does anyone have any experience and/or suggestions (other...