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• Re: Anyone want a ZF limited slip?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 15:52:31 -0500
  ...Noise and profound understeer if you punch it in the corner. The ZF is less noise and less intrusive on handling but still shows...
• Re: More Captain Chairs questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 08:13:05 EDT
  ...you have to use a center punch to get it out. PITA. they seats dont swivel, the BASES do only on the westfalia models...
• Bit of Toyota Syndrome in '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:13:33 -0400
  ...A swift punch of the accelerator brings the speed down to idle. The van was doing this intermittently at the end of last year...
• Re: Removing seat arms
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:49:29 -0600
  ...I use a small hammer and punch but you can use a flattened nail of sufficient size to act as a punch. ONce the...
• Air Conditioning wiring burning
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 00:16:55 -0700
  ...Tonight it seams to take a punch to get it to work, next thing I knew the smell of burning wires.......SO I turned...
• Re: passenger door flip out window
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:17:25 EDT
  ...the pins are soooo thin , that any repeated force even light tapping with a hammer and a punch , can mangle the pin..(BTDT) and...
• Re: #8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:37:57 -0700
  ...Tinned terminal, punched, (a few times), soldered. > > Images: > > https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IuaaB_cDPBY/UUKE9bVA2HI/AAAAAAAAHJo/_NZkXVzevik/s512/%25238%2520Crimp%25201.jpg > > https://lh6...
• Re: Oregon coast, best beaches for tide pools ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:34:26 -0400
  James, Devils Punch Bowl Marine Garden, just north of Newport, was always one of my favorites as a kid. lots of tide pools for...
• Re: Boxer engines
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 08:58:41 EST
  ...that the pistons seem to be "duking it out" IE trading punches, as it were....In light aircraft it is the norm...BTW the...
• Re: New to Me vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 18:18:04 +0100
  ...Where is the punch line to this topic?? confused RSF IMPORTANT!!! In order to reply to me, you must have the word "FISH" somewhere...
• piston pin #1 removal question
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 13:33:36 -0800
  ...Now that I see how much pin is sticking out of the #2 piston, it seems to me that if I try to punch...
• Re: John Wallace E-Mail Addresses
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 13:57:18 -0700
  ...with daily calls to worship followed by post-service spongecake and punch. -- On 8/8/2005 1:39 PM John Wallace wrote: >I have...
• Re: wives and vanagons...rant... LOL
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:45:57 -0500
  I told Nancy I might sell the '79, she gave me a "Punch Dub" and said: "You can't do that". Pete '79 Westy...
• Re: '91 Westy arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 14:07:11 -0500
  ...Drive it out with a punch or large nail with the end filed flat. The armrest will then come off and you can see...
• Re: 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 31 May 2002 22:23:54 -0500
  ...job--it may work, but so would a hammer and a punch---or a screwdriver-- Beddy Beddy bad advise Benny--- Especially if you get...
• Is RE-USING front spindle nut OK....??? 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS IN GEORGIA
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:59:57 -0700
  ...I punched in the 2 notches on the nut and the nut still had slight play. The wheels turn easy and the bearing is...
• removing NA/dipstick
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:09:52 -0700
  ...With the enigne filled and run to fill the oil filter I punched the new dipstick to give me an index mark. I used...
• Re: Twelve, Six and a verdict on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Kari Williams
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 23:57:43 EST
  ...Can't find the website right now, but will, but one punch of the valve and 7' flames shoot out both sides of one...
• Re: Gas in my ear (OUCH!)
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 21:53:07 -0700
  ...And how do the ear mites feel about that? > Sorry--feeling a little punchy today after single-handedly HOISTING AND > INSTALLING MY NEW ENGINE...
• Re: Odd sound from rear end...(not Friday and no smart 'subject' remarks please)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:05:07 -0700
  "Kind of a gnarly buzzy sound that only comes > with a big load at low speeds and low RPMs...So if I punch it...
• Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:29:40 -0700
  ...M from M On 7/23/10 5:13 PM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I'm still waiting for the punchline. > > ;-) > > Ben...
• Re: bus?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:35:38 -0500
  > I took my 83 GL Diesel to the Ohio DMV to register it. > They punched the vin into the computer, and I didn't...
• Re: Speaking of buttered pumpernickel toast-camp stove toaster
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 18:33:17 -0600
  ...I punched holes in a 1 lb can, but the way my camper is parked in the garage, I can't get to the...
• Re: Stereo / CD Issues
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 16:51:15 -0600
  ...I just cringe at the thought of "punching through" or "mutilating" anything :).... Eric Small 86 GL (toaster-oven) Alexander Vitakis wrote: >At 10:15...
• Spanner Wrench for Power Steering Rack
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:47:41 -0600
  ...No punch and hammer recommendations please. BTDT, made a mess by breaking the ring. Couldn't find replacement. Had to have it welded and...
• Re: Front Glass
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 14 May 1996 10:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...They make it >>very breakable so that Schwarzenneger won't break half the bones in his >>hand when he punches through a car windshield...
• Re: What Vanagon years will this heater distribution box fit?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 14:07:05 -0800
  ...WBX > Anyone know if the "84" stamp denotes model year (and punch marks for > month) ? Not that it really matters in Jim's case...
• Re: replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 13:51:26 -0700
  ...Then take a punch an push down > the spring in the whole that you drilled. This will bend the little > metal leaf spring that...
• Re: bird sign on cars (was new to me)
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:39:10 -0700
  ...Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM> > > The punch line is "How long you been alone in that cabin?' > Now my Vanagon...
• Re: Speaking of buttered pumpernickel toast-camp stove toaster
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 17:38:26 -0330
  ...You only need to punch a bunch of holes in > >> the bottom (which is now actually the top)--this is your toasting > surface. > >> I...
• Armrest installation technique
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:34:48 -0800
  ...To get the Mills pin out of the press fit hole, a flat headed punch sometimes referred to as a drift can be used...
• Re: how do I get O2 sensor out?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 14:00:16 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Had to heat them up with a propane torch and punch them out--a real pain. Good luck, David Bradshaw 85 vanagon
• Fuel pump/gas tank problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 11:33:28 -0400
  ...I had put in the tank....Would it be possible to punch the sock out with a wire or something and use two fuel...
• Re: Speaking of buttered pumpernickel toast-camp stove toaster
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 11:45:18 -0800
  ...You only need to punch a bunch of holes in the bottom� (which is now actually the top)--this is your toasting surface. I...
• Re: Induction Timing Light
  Historical mailing list - Lindemulder
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 22:22:41 -0800
  ...i hate the idea of pounding the CV centersection with a punch and hammer. There has to be a smoother way! Many Thanks, John...
• Re: Bus Depot query
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 15:03:54 -0400
  ...some brake components and > remembered there is a code you can punch in to get a little bit of a > discount, but don't...
• Re: Fwd: speedo cluster for sale
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 09:26:29 -0400
  ...punch with a 1/4" flat end put the punch on the raised hub area > that the shaft goes thru and hit the punch...
• Re: Dent pulling in rear corners?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:01:45 -0600
  Pick up the phone and call Dent Buster's, Dent Wizards, or Park and Punch--take the Van over there and have the dent...
• Re: Front bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:07:11 -0900
  ...A copper drift is simply a punch that is softer than the bearing race. That way you won't damage the race. Just stop...
• Re: stereo amp placement
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 03:16:35 -0500
  I have a Rockford Fosgate Punch 600-a4 amp under the passenger seat taking advantage of the short battery cable concetions. When you speak...
• Re: Rear Glass Shattered!
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:02:52 -0700
  ...about an inch and a half and looked like it was punch from the inside in two different places! What's with that? There...
• Re: BRAKE SHOES DIFF. DOPE
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:14:44 -0700
  ...beginners? > How about a training shoe? > > I'm getting a little punchy... it must be Friday. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Lower Ball Joint Adaptor Questions (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:33:51 -0800
  Don't drill them, pound them out! Heat them with a propane tourch, douse them hot with PB Blaster, get a stout punch and...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:40:22 -0500
  ...maybe the easiest way > > > to prove that statement is to imagine also heating the piece that was > > > punched out. it obviously exdpands, and should...
• Re: Edging my way toward pop top tent replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 12 Sep 2020 07:29:41 -0500
  ...This made it nearly impossible to punch the > > staples through. > > > -- > Neil n > > VE7TBN > > 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt > > 1981 Westy...
• Re: #8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:40:09 -0400
  At 10:26 PM 3/14/2013, neil n wrote: >Punch isn't centered, wires slightly exposed, but all is twice shrink >wrapped and...
• Re: Pilot Bearing/Outer Race Removal -- 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:41:38 -0500
  A Small grinder (Dremel) can grind the wall thin enough to collapse it with a punch or chisel. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Atco (HOTco) NJ show this Sunday
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 02:58:40 -0400 (EDT)
  Just a reminder that "Punchbuggy '97" (or whatever they call it) is this Sunday at Atco Raceway in Atco, NJ (Also known as HOTco...
• Re: Canadians - Don't Forget to Vote! (Suspiciously little Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 14:03:35 -0800
  ...Mike Do they punch their ballots with icicles? ----- Original Message ----- From: 1980 VW Westfalia "Pokey" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Its Frydaye...howmany remember the Karmann Ghia "sportscar" TV commercial?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 06:25:15 -0500
  ...The announcer says..."The Karman Ghia, its a sports car...." The Ghia hits the barrier but can't punch through it. The announcer continues...
• American Le Mans Series Campout in Wisconsin?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 16:09:31 -0600
  ...Bring a camera! So - here's the punchline: Anybody interested in making a campout at the track? (There full camping facilities etc there) Want...
• Re: Teaching Maths
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 23:27:45 -0700
  Ya blew the punch line buddy.... What's worse.. it that 60% of them graduated in the lower half of their class. tim in...
• Removing Starter - Help!
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 14:15:08 -0700
  ...i've bumped this thing plenty with a hammer and even used a punch to try to knock it loose, but i can't...
• Re: no start
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:04:39 -0800
  ...look at the top of the battery and there should be some numbers punched out that would give you some indication as to what...
• Re: Vent Window Removal
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:17:03 -0600
  Use a punch of some sort, along with a hammer. The small, phillips-head chrome-and-black screwdrivers that come in a set of...
• Re: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L???
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:29:25 -0500
  ...I've heard they can be punched out to as much as 3.0L. *However*, I've also heard that the engine is right...
• Re: Accelerator Pedal Attachment?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 10:59:38 -0800
  ...come up with a better failed fastener removal strategy than a punch and a BFH.) Took less time to put it back to rights...
• Re: Lower Ball Joint Adaptor Questions (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:03:01 -0800
  ...One finally moved about a mm before the punch bent and broke! Ha ha! The spare control arm is "unknown" but looks straight. But...
• Re: VC plates - I got a pic of the "burr"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 00:26:25 -0800
  ...photographic evidence of the subtle raised rim or burr > around the punched holes in one of the plate types in the VC. > > You have...
• Re: Upper Rear CVs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 1994 10:43:48 -0400
  beating joel to the punch on CVs ..... when i did my 83 vanagon CV a couple years ago they were knocking like crazy and...