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• Re: Self-tapping Theft Prevention
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 19:15:09 -0700
  ...Someone > kept stealing his > radio. > He glued razor blades to the back of the 3rd > replacement. > Well, regardless of the blood all over the...
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 16:55:42 -0700
  ...The fan blades are the same diameter, the motor is different and the wiring is very different. 82-85 200/300 watt small motor...
• Turn singal problem
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 21:27:19 -0700
  ...one - with its turn signal that worked correctly - is now razor blades or something so I'd like to pre-order any needed replacement...
• rear heater blower only works on high.. any thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:54:14 -0400
  ...anything i am missing? i did notice the used fan i bought was just a little stiff when i turned the blades... could that...
• Re: 2.1WBX running rich
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:58:12 -0700
  ...in the Socket & on the Blades of the I'C'U' & even use a WireBrush on the Blades if they look Bad ~ I'm...
• Re: Faulty wiper "parking"
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 22:10:10 -0500
  ...At 11:22 AM 1/27/97 -0600, Laurie Loeb wrote: >My wiper blades "park" in random positions after turning them off. >Replacing the...
• Re: Dremels
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 2 Nov 2002 18:53:30 -0800
  ...But really, spending some money on decent files and hacksaw blades would be more cost effective for 95% of the time. Alistair -- '82 Westy...
• Re: 89' Wolfsy - Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:12:30 -0500
  >Finally I opened the ECU compartment under the back seat, the cooling blades were hot so I helped it cool down by fanning with...
• Re: Need help with price suggestions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:54:51 EDT
  ...will you work for 5 dollars an hour? you have to also figure in your busted sawzall blades, and the trip to the hospital...
• Re: Tips on repairing chipped Vanagon grills
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:16:36 -0500
  ...Tips on repairing chipped Vanagon grills > > When the thin plastic blades of your Vanagon's grill become chipped, > here's an easy way to...
• Oil cooler installation pictures...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 20:14:14 -0400
  ...I discovered it by having someone observe the blades in a box fan that was covering the opening while I drove. I have been...
• Re: cleaning glass
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 17:59:17 -0700
  ...Use good clean blades with no rust on them. Rust is harder than glass and will scratch the windshield. Karl Wolz On Mon, Mar...
• Re: Wiper blade trivia
  Historical mailing list - Richard OHalloran
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 23:12:31 -0800
  I just renewed my front wiper blades and went with the recent list thread and installed 21" for the driver's side and 19...
• Re: 666 torque, say no more - NVC ;^D
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:23:56 -0400
  ...that the hub area and the root area of the propeller blades >don't provide much air-cooling to the engine at all. This...
• Re: Inspection bummer
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:19:34 +0000
  ...sure all the small stuff is Ok- lights, turn signals, wiper blades, etc. If you know your brakes are questionable, do them before taking...
• Re: Cracked expansion tank
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Mar 95 16:32:42 gmt
  ...the following: >You go to the Parts counter for new wiper >blades, and are pointed to the Sales area for >a new vehicle. ;-) A...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 18 May 2004 19:05:20 -0400
  ...The seat back stops just about the bottom > of my shoulder blades, but other than that, it's fairly comfortable. Nice > not to have...
• Re: Utility Plug
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 19:44:40 -0400
  ...Utility Plug The external 110v plug on the side of my syncro is getting old and the blades that go into the external power...
• Re: Windscreen wiper prelim review
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 05:29:30 -0400
  ...I have tried them all and these work the best and will last years ! A lot of these new fancy no backbone wiper blades...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:37:28 -0800
  ...That said, I haven't looked into how to interface modern circuit boards with old style relay blades, so I don't know how...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 12:44:06 -0500
  ...are: * installing a bigger radiator * getting a new propeller with more blades for the water pump that is the only pump I have and...
• NLA Parts and Common Problems
  Historical mailing list - June Kinerson
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 19:46:39 -0400
  ...Also, a list of spares that one should carry other than the usual plugs, caps, rotor, wires, and wiper blades. Thanks Soon to be...
• hubcaps again
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 13 Jul 94 13:28:04 CDT
  ...and the GTS looks like the blades on a Norelco electric shaver. really. so ... maybe they are still around. maybe not. if you really...
• Ah, heated mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 23:25:14 -0500
  ...thin enough to come off with a flick of the wiper blades. So I got in and started up the engine, and waited for...
• Re: hole saws/floor cutting
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 04:57:30 -0700
  ...normal hole saws are bimetal blades. the bimetal tooth > structure is what makes the hole saws chatter and leaves that ruff hole > that looks...
• Inspection bummer
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:17:29 -0700
  ...but passing), the left front turn signal is dim(?), needs wiper blades, and the neat additional low-mount rearview mirror that's been passed...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:27:14 -0400
  ...I'm using the same type of blades on both arms, but the passenger >> side >>> does not float away from the windshield at speed...
• Re: NVC vehicle model names? WT_ were they thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:24:32 -0500
  ...Guy walks into an auto parts establishment and asks the counter guy," Can I get two wiper blades for my Yugo?". The parts guy...
• Re: Dremels
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 12:54:43 -0600
  ...I've run a wide variety of custom carbide router bits and even 3" circular saw blades on routers and laminate trimmers since the...
• Re: Re wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - dianne gigler
  Mon, 27 May 2002 16:00:05 -0400
  Clarence: Please see me post regarding Mr. Cranston's comments. I do have a part-time job and still money is in short supply...
• Stumped!
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:12:06 -0500
  ...should be I get no intermittent, or single wipe from the blades as I pull the stalk toward me. If I unhook the motor...
• Re: How wipers work / rain-X
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 25 May 2002 19:16:42 -0500
  ...How wipers work / rain-X > I've been buying Bosch blades for a long time but they don't seem to last > very long...
• Cooling system, any final solution?
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 23:21:51 -0500
  ...are: * installing a bigger radiator * getting a new propeller with more blades for the water pump that is the only pump I have and...
• strange noise from???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wilson
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 12:30:35 -0700
  i've been getting this metalic noise that sounds like someone is feeding a pencil into a fan's blades recently, only when i...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 00:00:42 -0500
  I'm with Karl on this one. If you use Rain-X once every 3-4 months correctly I seldom need any more then...
• Re: VW Caravelle C, Turbo Diesel... info on turbo....
  Historical mailing list - P. Fjeldstad
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 22:47:45 +0200
  ...spinning turbo? It wouldn't take much > to fracture the impeller blades and render the turbo out-of-balance or > frozen. > > Gary > > >> I have...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded: The Rest of the Story...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:28:53 -0700
  ...hello Be careful using creek water, I have seen the grit in creek water eat the blades off the water pump. later mark d
• 87 Vanagon Crisis
  Historical mailing list - Bryan
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 08:41:22 -0700
  ...skills and aptitude are limited to changing oil and replacing wiper blades. So, what I need is help in making decisions about the future...
• alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter vanagon engine???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 20:16:40 -0400
  With all the recent expense for fuel I'm seeing loads of folks walking, riding bikes, roller blades, scooters and my neighbor is talking...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:46:43 -0400
  ...I'm using the same type of blades on both arms, but the passenger >>> side >>>> does not float away from the windshield at speed...
• Re: Vanagon door locks [Q]
  Historical mailing list - Christer Lindh
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 23:28:36 +0200
  ...they are not worn out, just clogged up so the little "blades" in the lock are not pushed back to their neutral position by...
• Compaq Commercial
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 23:51:25 -0500
  ...Throughout the commercial you see the guy in front of the Bus with a wrench another scene is him fiddling with the wiper blades...
• 3 Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 1996 17:47:51 -0700
  ...edge...I see some of that same kinda crud on the blades of my cooling fan..... 2) Is it possible for me to get...
• Re: power steering whine
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:30:02 +1200
  ...I guess if this is correct, there could be pitting of the edges of the impeller blades long-term. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St...
• cats and stan's wiper arms was:Re: wipers no longer aligned
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 14:24:55 EST
  ...the wipers down to > the rubber seal. > I set the wiper blades so they rest on the seal and that helps some > unless its...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 11:43:12 -0400
  ...I'm using the same type of blades on both arms, but the passenger side > does not float away from the windshield at speed...
• Re: Larger Windshield Wipers / Less Can Be More
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:09:18 EST
  ...Then it is time to get out and slap the blades against the windshield. If a windshield has any curve to it, the outer...
• Re: Wipers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:35:17 -0700
  ...It presses the wiper blades harder on to the windshield as you drive forward faster. Next time you are driving in rain, take note...
• Re: How wipers work / rain-X
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 May 2002 20:14:11 -0500
  ...wiper blades just haven't been cutting the mustard for the last three sets I've bought. Stan On Sat, 25 May 2002 19...
• Re: Backup lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 09:14:49 -0700
  ...Looked for continuity between >> the blades of the switch and found none. Looked for 12v from either of the >> wires and found none. Looked...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:27:51 -0700
  ...stay away from roberk blades unless you like changing them more often. bosch is now marketing a new blade called the "ICON". this blade...
• Re: Electric Water Pump (was: Re: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:22:19 -0500
  ...The wear on the impeller > blades is very evident . So an electric driven water pump might prove a > healthy gain in FE (fuel economy...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? - SilBlade
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:42:19 -0500
  > I have converted to Silblade: "SilBlade has been formulated > with a premium General Electric silicone elastomer." The > Bosch blades on my 911 never lasted...
• Re: Keys
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 21:51:56 -0700
  ...A lot of locksmiths don't sharpen their blades often enough (all of mine go out every year, at LEAST), and a dull blade...
• Winter/Rain windshield trea
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  11 Jan 1995 21:38:36 U
  ...of benefit to the folks out there with marginal wiper motors/blades, as this would at least give you a chance to see out...
• Re: turned 200,000 on the odometer!
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:06:15 -0500
  ...Thoughts? > a.) change the oil during the light of the next full moon? > b.) new set of wiper blades that don't "moo" across...
• Re: Window Tint Removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 02:39:03 -0600
  ...Get a coupe of scrapers that use straight edge razor blades. There are some scrapers with wide blades. You might try a glass place...
• Re: How can I lubricate a front heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:04:40 -0700
  ...I can get to the rear bearing, but the front one is beneath the plastic cover that makes up the blades of the fan...
• Re: Re wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 25 May 2002 12:01:21 -0500
  Yo Clarence--- The subject at this moment is as bout as dumb as the frequently discussed topic of tail light bulbs---I agree--- This...
• Re: Cutting out swivel Westy Seat Bases
  Historical mailing list - olists
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 21:32:20 -0600
  ...olists@THEBRANDS.ORG> writes: > > On 12/02 Stan Wilder wrote: > > >> Saw blades $3.20 each, Bolt free, two lock nuts $ > > >> 0.64 > > > > Introducing a...