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• cold weather ???what to do !
  Historical mailing list - Pierre A Lachance
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 16:03:53 -0400
  ...your inlaws...Next, wipers, blowers, rear window heater and wipers ,tires,scrapers...etc etc as somebody already said HAPPY Winter with a capital W...
• Re: Rain + Door Seal = ?? and Pop-Top liner "fuzz" question
  Historical mailing list - River Clan
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:11:38 -0800
  ...Heat gun, top off on a couple saw horses, and some scrapers. Good time to replace your canvas if it's needed. Being in...
• Re: FS Power mirrors, front air dam...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 11:51:25 -0800
  ...I removed the board from the van and scraped all the vinyl off with a paint scraper, then removed the old adhesive with acetone...
• Re: Long-term parking: nose up or nose down?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 5 May 2011 13:46:12 -0400
  ...haven't had a problem, as the water > bypassing the window scrapers now goes to the bottom of the door where the > weepholes are...
• Re: headliner material for westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:40:17 -0600
  ...I took the panels out and removed the original covering with a heat gun and scraper. It was pretty easy. I bought a several...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:21:35 -0230
  ...Gasoline, > Xylene, Acetone, Denatured Alcahol, and Water are all good things to try > out. > Of course you "Could" just use a paint scraper..... > > When...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:02:33 -0600
  ...I hung a big washer on the end > so I could grab it with my ski gloves on and my ice scraper still in...
• Re: Good pics of Poptop seal?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 13:23:37 -0800
  ...Make sure you use a razor glass scraper to carefully remove the old rubber if it sticks to the fiberglass. You can see the...
• Re: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:16:35 -0400
  ...just roll them down to > remove and replace the channels and scrapers. > > You do need to remove the vent windows (two Torx screws) to...
• Re: Kind of van question
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:33:32 -0400
  ...We went at it for 6 hours - Simple Green is the stuff! I have fond memories of using a teflon scraper to remove about...
• Re: a trick to share... window..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:13:09 -0500
  ...is, no trim), remove the zip tie Finish up with the scrapers and the top felt channel, since the door panel was off, lube...
• Re: stripes
  Historical mailing list - Emerson Schwartzkopf
  Wed, 13 Jul 1994 09:16:42 -0600 (MDT)
  ...There's also a handy little hard-edged scraper called a "Lil' Chizler" that someone found for me at a Montana feed store. I...
• Re: Wind Noises 'round the doors
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 11:21:32 -0700
  ...driver and passenger doors apart to > replace corroded window rubbers and scrapers, and to install sound > dampening material to the metal panels. While I...
• Re: Early Westy ceiling
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:09:47 -0500
  ...Use a heat gun and scraper to get all the old stuff off. Sand what's left lightly. Don't use any kind of...
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:20:55 -0700
  ...inner and outer scrapers off( the area where your arm rests) there are clips inside the door which hold the scraper, at the front...
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 25 Sep 2014 20:47:15 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/om8pwxb I took a scraper and carefully removed the lumps, a little emery cloth and they should be fine. Found it...
• Window seals and other things
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 17:39:26 -0500
  I just completed replacing all the seals and scrapers around the passenger and driver windows on my '88 vanogon. They were pitiful and past...
• Re: getting the fan blower switch out
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:24:37 -0700
  ...At that point and with no other option, using a stiff narrow (1.5") paint scraper as the lever of choice I was able...
• Re. Vanagon Problems? Vanagon Growth Experience?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 14:25:34 EDT
  ...hunching down to see out the tiny windows, using an ice scraper on the inside of the windshield as I motored down the road...
• FS 85 Wolfsburg Westfalia Without Kitchen W/73.4K
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 1 May 2009 14:09:15 -0600
  ...Front window scraper rubbers, two on each side. Cargo hold tie downs need screws replaced with SS and rust stains removed from fiberglass. Shredomatic...
• Re: No vanagon or bus or camper content - bug and coffee content
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:15:04 -0500
  ...bad feature on a bug, no windshield scraper in the world would do a good job on the inside. Ah, memories... At 12:24...
• Re: Need advice for stripping parts
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:07:46 +1000
  ...I used only gentle taps to the handle of the scraper with the knocktomitor. When replacing the trim panels I used Ford trim fasteners...
• Re: Windshield Removal and Installation
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 20:06:57 -0700
  ...Cut the seal on the outside along the frame for a couple of inches, maybe stick a plastic scraper or something like that between...
• Re: Near New Brake Drum: Crack or casting flaw?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 20:16:42 -0400
  ...ID (scratches are made by me with emery cloth and hand scraper): http://tinyurl.com/hfyjtdl Found this on other drum. Sure looks like...
• Re: Any tricks for warped door cards?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:04:45 -0700
  ...Water is INTENDED to bypass rubber window scrapers but then effortlessly drain out of holes in bottom of door. With compromised vinyl Vapor Barriers...
• coolant sensor price ramblings
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:03:33 CST6CDT
  ...in contrast, winter preparation for my '86 Camry (259K miles!) consists of throwing an ice-scraper in the glove box... :( -dan
• RE: Head restoration.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Wed, 9 Jul 97 00:43:18 UT
  ...Use a small pointed scraper and you'll find the groove and can clean it out. The Oring will not come out in one...
• Re: Westy Window Query
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 13:25:48 -0700
  ...My little fuzzy scrapers are shot too, and the window rattles > in a highly disturbing fashion when closing the sliding door. My > personal thought...
• Driver's Door Window
  Historical mailing list - Jason Stevenson
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 06:13:53 -0600
  ...Over the weekend, I replaced my lower scraper seals on my front doors. Everything went pretty smoothly, and I carefully reassembled the doors. There...
• Re: Stoned pizza
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:07:52 -0700
  ...When the stone is cooled I clean it with the scraper edge of a BBQ cleaning brush thingy. I prefer simple southern Italy pizzas...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - James Walldow
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 22:22:56 -0800
  ...ball peen >hammer (BFH), 2 types of visegrips, utility knife and scraper, prybar, >crowbar. Fuses, spare belt, oil, pre-mix coolant, some odd hose...
• Changing From One Van to Another
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Sep 95 08:14 CDT
  ...Does the custom interior ice scraper accessory come with it? Enjoy your 77. Only seven more years and it will be considered *Vintage*. -Jim...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:05:18 -0500
  ...spatula? �A metal spatula, not a rubber or plastic one. �Paint scraper > could be used in the same way. > > > > > Joy > > > > On Mon, Sep 21...
• Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:58:27 -0400
  ...Use of a post and terminal scraper tool will make this situation even worse, as the post is made smaller, while the terminal hole...
• Re: Any auto Tiico owners?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 14:04:14 -0400
  ...noise, but rather wind noise from the front windows (replacing seals/scrapers/felt). The biggest improvement was made by using self-adhesive asphalt sheets...
• Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:35:43 -0500
  ...cleaning the ground attachments down by the oil pan with a scraper. I've had nary a problem since. Jim On Mon, Mar 31...
• Re: stripping the undercarriage
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 09:24:38 -0700
  ...old, crackled, >layer of tar-based undercoating. > >Well, with a plastic scraper, a screwdriver, and a wire-brush, it took me >3 hours to...
• New issue, Re: Desperate for a High Top!
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 19:11:18 -0800
  ...I often had to use an ice scraper > on the inside of the windshield. > > -Mark > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:21:50 -0800
  ...I hung a big washer on the end >> so I could grab it with my ski gloves on and my ice scraper still in...
• Re: Need Help w/ Power Window Motor / Regulator Separation and removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:03:37 -0500
  ...If your bolts are this hard to get out, maybe you should get replacement window scrapers from bus depot and keep water out of...
• Re: Decal removal
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 4 May 2013 15:46:00 -0700
  ...Find something with a sharp-ish corner, like a windshield ice scraper or even a credit card...heat the decal then get one corner...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 06:35:35 EST
  ...AND, those gaskets that are installed dry and become baked to the aluminium surface and have to be removed with a gasket scraper or...
• Re: UHMW tape for sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Fri, 2 Aug 2013 20:12:36 -0700
  ...this is a prime candidate for reconditioning , much like the window scrapers in the front doors. you might also wash and wax that channel...
• WOOO HOOO!! Bus BRRR is Two Weeks Away! (Buses By the Beach Event)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:52:46 -0500
  ...Those Bus Pilots sporting �J� pipes, a snowmobile suit and ice scraper in one hand to use while driving earn major style points with...
• Re: Steam Cleaning?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 12:40:05 -0600
  ...Then use Gunk spray can cleaner (or similar) usually the non foam type, and a a plastic scraper on any heavy stuff and just...
• Removing South African Grill - *Summary*
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 23:44:19 -0500
  ...I started with the outside corners, with some firm hand pressure and gentle persuasion with a paint scraper (covered with a rag to protect...
• Re: Long-term parking: nose up or nose down?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 5 May 2011 11:34:21 -0700
  ...haven't had a problem, as the water > > bypassing the window scrapers now goes to the bottom of the door where > the > > weepholes are...
• Re: Door window scrapers
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:49:50 -0700
  Ahh we were not. Now we are. Those are being made again as well. I call those rain gutter deco strips. Not really sure...
• Re: EV Winnebago Defrosting - LACK OF
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Sun, 7 Jan 1996 11:16:51 -0500 (EST)
  ...We went skiing > yesterday (-20 C a.m., -14 C p.m.) and spent > the three hours of driving, scraper in hand, > just like...
• Re: Exhaust & intake valve installation question-Intake scraper part #
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 23:09:04 -0500
  The part # is 113-109-619. Note that it is for the intake valve only. It does not work like a normal valve stem...
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:45:38 -0700
  ...inner and outer >> scrapers off( the area where your arm rests) there are clips inside the >> door which hold the scraper, at the front...
• Re: Door screen removal and repair question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 26 May 2014 15:43:48 -0400
  ...Scrape the old screen out with the scraper. Replace it with screen of your choice. Reglue with hot glue. Installation is reverse of removal...
• Re: now, how do I get the window out?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Aug 94 10:42:41 bst
  ...Now the Window, right? No way. >To get any angle on that sucker it looks like you got to rip out the window >scraper...
• Re: FS 85 Wolfsburg Westfalia Without Kitchen W/73.4K
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 1 May 2009 14:31:55 -0700
  ...Front window scraper rubbers, two on each side. Cargo hold tie downs need screws replaced with SS and rust stains removed from fiberglass. Shredomatic...
• Re: Standard Repair Times - Rings / Heads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 23:53:40 -0400
  ...Since the ETKA does not show it and the gasket sets do not have it, the part number for the intake valve scraper ring...
• Re: tint?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 17:08:07 -0500
  ...Pete 83.5 Vanagon John Rodgers wrote: > Rawls, at my son't tint shop he uses a razor blade mounted in a little scraper...
• Re: Clutch alignment tool? and Lapping compound ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 5 Sep 2010 06:36:15 -0700
  ...You > should use a scraper or blade to remove all of the remaining traces of > gasket. If there's a lot of gasket, I...
• Re: Window seals and other things
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:13:22 -0700
  ...Window seals and other things I just completed replacing all the seals and scrapers around the passenger and driver windows on my '88 vanogon...
• Re: front window sprayers
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 21 May 2007 10:35:23 -0700
  ...If you have a thin plastic scraper you can try and depress the barbs once pulled away a bit, but they will come out...
• Re: Stoned pizza
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:52:34 -0700
  ...When the > stone is cooled I clean it with the scraper edge of a BBQ cleaning brush > thingy. > > I prefer simple southern Italy pizzas...