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• Re: For the stove, I promised Mrs Squirrel . . .
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:01:01 -0700
  ...BTW, I didn't need to do this, I scored a set of the VW logo inserts when they were avaialble. Gee, I wonder...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 3 May 2010 08:16:25 EDT
  ...hello Roland there are a bunch of different plug inserts out there. They all work about the same. no compresion loss if installed correctly...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 16 May 2009 08:26:21 -0700
  ...I'm visualizing pop rivets from the outside of the plastic through the metal inserts. But a pop rivet is going to have a...
• Re: 1.6 litre diesel heads - regular vs turbo-diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Dec 96 15:35:29 EST
  ...Now Bentley explicitly says that VW does not sell the inserts. There may be a reason for that. On the other hand a head...
• coolant leak repair
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:45:59 -0700
  ...But GoWesty has a repair kit with brass inserts for the hoses that is claimed on the GoWesty web site to be great. This...
• Re: Hose has a brass sleeve in it
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:34:35 -0800
  ...Unfortunately, those inserts often gradually work their way out of the plastic pipe. Dunno if you can get the insert back in or if...
• Re: front aux. lights-clearance issue ???
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 23:33:24 -0500
  ...VW used a sort of zigzag bend > bit of steel that attached to these holes (via threaded inserts) and it > zigzagged back and up...
• Re: R&R alt/wtr pump belt; re-seating coolant pipe insert
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:05:51 -0700
  ...It shouldn't take much opposing force to hold them in place, and the GoWesty brass inserts provide plenty. Speaking of the metal inserts...
• Re: Porche Fuche Alloys
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 06:38:06 -0500
  >Can anyone tell me if you can polish the whole of the fuche rim?? >I've just bought some (5!!!) and the inserts are...
• Re: side sliding window latches...
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 18:37:46 -0400
  ...what is recommended to keep those >windows secure??? > >thanks >joe Joe, first check first to see if your window has the nylon slider inserts...
• Re: Fast Forward LT mirrors
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:53:31 EST
  ...end but have not > been able to find the correctly threaded inserts. How have others > attached these mirrors? I have sent an email to...
• Re: Head repair
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 09:01:44 -0400
  ...read in several places that these are aluminum heads. (The prechamber inserts are steel, however.) Yes, they're heavy, but they're a pretty...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017 23:33:42 -0600
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/page_494_293/fuel-tank-reseal-kit-b What I liked about it was the metal inserts of the...
• Re: confusing subject lines
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:01:08 -0400
  ...header changes, but gmail (properly, if that's what it's trying to do) inserts it into the current thread. Since the web interface...
• Re: rear table pole base plate missing ???
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:41:42 -0800
  ...I saw a picture of white plastic bushing that inserts into that > hole in the middle. I think I missing this. . .anyone know where...
• Re: Poor shifting in '71 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 00:40:05 -0400
  ...I got one that had urethane inserts for around $10-15 and cleaned the shifting up nicely. Took about 1/2 hour to install...
• Re: Questions on your cat heater?
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 14:28:50 -0700
  ...Maybe two temp inserts would be needed to handle both intake and exhaust - one for driver's window and one for rear opening window...
• Re: back-up lights inop.
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 12:12:30 -0600
  ...I believe it is the switch, located on the left side of the trans, opposite of where the shift linkage inserts. If my test...
• Re: stove insert
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 5 Apr 2019 11:51:56 -0400
  ...When is someone going to make some more of the VW inserts for the Westy stove so one can use a small pot without...
• Re: Paint color for Westy stove brown
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:04:47 -0500
  ...I have made up some inserts in brown and gray that go right over the indented area in the panel. Jim On Mon, Jul...
• Re: Joker accessories for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 00:52:37 EST
  ...kits rear hatch lock extension window insulation kits cab window vents inserts side tents clamp on awnings dash consoles cup holders wind deflectors bike...
• "VW" Stamp on Long Coolant Pipes Means they're original?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:48:17 -0700
  ...The metal inserts look to be in very good condition. Does this VW stamp mean the pipes are original? I'm trying hard to...
• Great tool purchase advice,was stripped stud
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 22:20:52 -0700
  ...I use these all the time- not just for helicoils(inserts are cheap to buy-no need for the "kit" now)--but I use...
• Re: Minimal Heat (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:29:32 -0500
  ...The bolts screw into inserts in the plastic bottom part of the housing. You really don't want to break them loose! If you...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 20:24:45 -0600
  As usual here on Vanagon.com, this simple, informative product-announcementby Ron, has been hijacked into one of the more entertaining subjects this first...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:08:51 -0400
  At 11:26 PM 3/23/2009, John Bange wrote: >The inserts are corrugated and the plastic is molded onto it. My Mine (the...
• cool headrest cushions (and more)
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:14:42 -0800
  Hey Folks, Here're some headrest cushion inserts that look kinda komfy. I don't know if they are stock, or custom made. I...
• BA6 Heater Booster - #3 cover
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:49:32 -0800
  ...The little plastic inserts for the screws are installed in holes already made in the frame.Just waiting to be filled with these little...
• Re: gowesty coolant hose repair kit instructions?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:44:16 -0500
  ...while ago I bought half a gowesty plastic coolant > hose-brass-inserts > repair kit on ebay, actually i think from a listmember. just unpacked...
• Re: Flue Cap?
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 05:44:30 -0700
  ...Kid inserts the straw into the drink, covers end of straw and extracts straw from drink. Drink is still in straw. Kid uncovers end...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:19:48 -0700
  ...easy (pulling the plastic coolant lines to re-seat the metal inserts took me five minutes). > Along these lines, does anyone have any wisdom...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:51:42 -0800
  ...others just get normal usage, like door pulls and door latch inserts. That's terrible! Only 450,000 miles and plastic parts are falling...
• Re: Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 21 May 2011 13:48:44 -0500
  ...One of > them stripped the alternator mount bolts, put in inserts and then > stripped out the inserts. That takes talent. > > Click-type wrenches are...
• Re: machine shop recommendations (vancouver)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 8 Nov 2013 09:51:43 -0800
  ...Machinist will likely have to drill out the broken bolts but will be able to repair it with Helicoil inserts (hopefully). Worth it for...
• Re: '80 non-L two tone sighting
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 27 Feb 1998 13:44:32 EST
  ...and also, i've never seen a '80 vanagon with the plastic air scoop inserts anyway, be it a L, or not. the plastic...
• Broken Jack
  Historical mailing list - eric solomonson
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 19:13:15 -0600
  ...rod bent (as it was still supporting the folding arm that inserts into the jack point of the van body.) The jack and van...
• Re: high lift jack?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 07:58:39 -0600
  ...the breach? Jim of syncrohead fame has a pair > of > lifting inserts specifically designed for Hi-Lift Jacks Simple > design. If I > do it...
• Re: 86 Westie - clunking driver window, clunking side windows
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:34:50 EDT
  ...Both have new plastic inserts under the U-channels that > slide on the lower rail. > > Other than these 3 clunks I've chased down...
• Re: Window Seals
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 15:37:42 -0400
  ...The 80 to 86 Vanagons had chrome trim around the two front door windows and also fake chrome inserts in all of the other...
• Propane van (was Re: jumpseat cylinder housings)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 11:30:25 -0800
  ...reply ---------- > > Here is a picture of the floor with the metal inserts. Also pictures of the > 5th seat in a westfalia. > I don't...
• Re: Anyone repaired plastic coolant tubes??
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:53:15 -0700
  ...If I had to do it again, and I will on my '88 Westy (way over due for this maint.), if the inserts are...
• Re: Porche Fuche Alloys
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  24 Apr 1995 14:27:14 GMT
  >>Can anyone tell me if you can polish the whole of the fuche rim?? >>I've just bought some (5!!!) and the inserts are...
• Re: On the Appropriateness of the Archive Word
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:13:05 -0400
  ...If the line is longer than 70 characters or so, it inserts lots of spaces to make things pretty. My ISP considers subject lines...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 12:08:36 -0800
  ...crank > came off in > my hand!! > > It is brown with chrome inserts. Can I put it back on? I haven't > checked yet > in...
• Re: stove insert
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 5 Apr 2019 09:27:34 -0700
  ...When is someone going to make some more of the VW inserts for > the Westy stove so one can use a small pot without...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 07:37:34 -0400
  Kim: Curious - what is the bulb by the driver's seat for? Looks like a pump - does the seat pump up? Pete '79 Westy...
• Re: Splittie Reduction Box Trauma
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Tue, 14 May 1996 16:40:25 -0500 (CDT)
  ...My solution was to disassemble it down to the swing tube, take it to a machine shop and have them put thread inserts into...
• Re: side window lock help
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sat, 30 May 1998 22:55:09 -0400
  ...check first to see if your window has the nylon slider inserts on the outside of the window. If these are missing, the sliding...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:54:59 -0700
  She's sitting next to me. She likes me on fishnet too. BenT Sent from my mobile device On Oct 7, 2009, at 6...
• New German Side Tents and Credit Cards
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 20:16:07 EDT
  ...I have a few rain deflectors left, and some cab window vent inserts. I also carry a sliding door opening screen kit, that allows...
• Re: Coolant draining strategy?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:10:22 -0700
  ...After you disconnect the hoses, plug them up with something--at minimum inserts rags then wrap with plastic bags and tie wrap. A better...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sun, 2 May 2010 11:28:20 -0700
  ...Long, 14 mm Spark Plug Rethread Inserts Instructions on rear: - Includes thread locking compound and 1 pair inserts - Use to replace damaged 14mm spark...
• Re: fix the plug!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Jun 1995 08:33:36 +0600
  ...That cylinder could easily be worse off >after you 'fix' it. Inserts often leak and the metal shards you'll >inevitably get in the...
• Re: Insert came out with oil drain plug - What to do?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 07:51:24 -0700
  I have a Timesert tool available for rent ,with the proper inserts . P mail me for details . Stacy On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at...
• Re: VW (orig) Mudflap Installation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:33:38 EDT
  ...use silicone when installing the inserts for the studs, u dont want any water getting into the rocker... chris ************** Great Deals on Dell 15...
• Re: Fire Extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 21:08:18 -0400
  ...auto engine - for one, all > the threads would have to have inserts. Hmm...you sure? I'd always heard that the Type 1 engine...
• Re: Westy sliding windows.
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 20 Jun 2018 21:10:20 +0000
  ...are available, but Go Westy has many of them, including > the inserts Alistair mentioned: > http://www.gowesty.com/search-results.php?search_phrase=sliding...
• Re: Speaking of dashes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 14:13:02 -0600
  ...right hand side through the raised > worthless > shelf for cup holder inserts. Has anyone done this? Does anyone have > any > advice? > > Also, has anyone...
• Re: Speaking of dashes...is "Armor All" destructive to vinyl?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:02:03 EST
  ...on a drill, then you could maybe slide some PVC pipe inserts down in there to house cups. ps, what did the Armor All...
• Re: On the Appropriateness of the Archive Word
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:04:18 -0700
  ...If the line is longer than 70 characters or so, it >inserts lots of spaces to make things pretty. My ISP considers subject >lines...