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• Re: Blue LED's?, Valve adjustment procedure, buslust
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 12:30:58 PDT
  ...it has a blue plastic 'cap' which covers a clear bulb fitting in the LED socket, and I've burnt out 2 of these...
• Re: question for an engineer (tool purchasing advice?)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 08:20:32 -0400
  ...Will one wrench do? What size drive (have 1/4 and 3/8 sockets, no 1/2)? Etc. etc................ Thanks, and happy holiday weekend...
• how to remove starter from '87 automatic Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher H. Stinson
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 11:17:24 -0500
  ...The first, more-accessible "bolt" has a nut that comes off with a socket wrench. I can't see the less-accessible "bolt" but...
• Re: 4 way adjustable headrests in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 22:16:25 -0700
  ...they just slide right in the headrest sockets, and are alot more comfortable (more padding, no "hole" in them) than the stock vanagon headrests...
• Re: 85GL Acting Wierd........
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:46:01 -0800
  ...BTW my sig light caused a fuse to blow, my wifes cheep tire pump fit loose in the socket. so anything can happen in...
• Re: FAQ
  Historical mailing list - luke sponsler
  Tue, 28 May 2002 14:44:29 -0700
  ...The list will benefit from a cogent FAQ (tires, silver socket - you name it!), the address of which is given to everyone when they...
• Re: tightening floppy manual exterior mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:28:24 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Clint Kolda > > > I took mine apart and installed a rubber garden hose washer in > the ball socket joint. > > This seems...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:44:14 +0200
  ...I listened with the extensionset from the socketkeys, and it comes from the rear exhaustvalvearea, righthandside. Either it is a valve that hangs (broken...
• Re: Brighter taillites
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:05:26 EDT
  ...put the ordinary 1156, 21 watt bulb in the tail lamp socket. If you want brighter tail lamps try the new LED ones that...
• Re: CV star bolt tool
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:44:12 -0600
  ...Nobody in the state of Ohio seems to stock 12 > sockets or allen arms so I need some input. Napa (no), sears > craftsman (no...
• Re: Two Questions:
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 18:09:14 -0700
  ...I just replaced the right front signal bulb socket (I'm sure that's >not the real name, but it has the male connectors...
• Brake Light Switch Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 10 May 2021 11:54:20 -0400
  ...work again! A tip on replacing, use a 24mm deep well socket on the rear switch, with an extension, and you don't have...
• Re: Blinker LED goes solid, sometimes....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:39:57 -0600
  ...It might be that the bulb is loose in the socket, but then I would expect the fast blink same as a bad bulb...
• Re: steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 2 Mar 2012 14:19:40 -0800
  ...I think that nut is 17mm? I used my wheel breaker bar 'n deep socket. Drive the van just far enough so that you...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:04:59 -0800
  ...I > can put enough pressure on the socket where I know if I go much further > the stud will break. > > Three days of penetrating...
• Re: still cranks, won't start
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:09:37 -0800
  ...hot > terminal on the alternator and terminal 87 in the relay socket, the pump runs. > I did swap in the relay from my '90...
• Re: Vanagon Digest - 20 Aug 1997 to 21 Aug 1997
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Sat, 23 Aug 1997 08:38:06 -0500
  ...Put a screw type hose clamp around the base socket and tighten firmly. The marine type are all stainless and do not rust. This...
• Re: What tools do you carry in your Bus on a daily basis?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 03:01:39 -0500
  ...in my bus i have a full set of cheap-o metric sockets >>and wrenches, pliers, needle nose, cutters, large cresent wrench and large...
• more vanagon parts For sale (best offers)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:21:27 EDT
  ...auto tranny '83-'91 (make offer) -complete poptop assembly -headrests w/ sockets -etc...ill find more stuff as i dig it out.. best offer...
• Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 19:47:26 -0500
  ...Be sure you use six point sockets on those very tight nuts. Stan Wilder On Sun, 8 Sep 2002 19:24:34 EDT Steve...
• Re: Ground Fault in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 10:04:30 -0800
  ...Is there any way you can rig up a GFI socket for 115V or run an extension to one? David Beierl indicated that Westys...
• Re: Balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 09:54:24 -0700
  ...they were a lot of help for the rear > ball-and-socket, but didn't directly address what lay under the front > floor. > > Thanks...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:47:09 -0800
  no kidding not using a relay socket is a bad idea. puts stress on the pinsand relay .. easy to mix up the wires .. anytime...
• Re: Yet Another Head Pullin' Question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 23:54:28 -0500
  ...Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> You need a thin wall 17mm socket. Now please don't tell me you >>> loosened and removed all the nuts...
• '86 engine swap progress report (long) and question
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Fri, 23 Sep 1994 11:09:40 -0400
  ...Oh, before you lift it, find a 3/4 drive breaker bar and an 1-3/16 socket to undo the crankshaft pully - this...
• Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 May 2016 07:04:17 -0700
  ...central cylinders I can only reach with multiple extensions and deep sockets while the motor is in the van....So...When I try to...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:52:01 -0800
  ...The socket location looks useful. At the very least I will have run a wire to that area for a surface mount light. This...
• Re: tail lights
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:27:23 -0800
  ...brighter bulbs (like Don Hansons) but use of the unused (fog) socket can help and the someone said the P21 bulbs were helpful. John
• Re: Problems with cigarette lighter?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:20:16 -0600
  ...problem up front, and the heat generated by that made the socket fail? Bob On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Katherine...
• Re: At least we don't drive Trimuphs.
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:21:21 -0700
  ...I somehow ended up with his Whitworth wrenches, sockets, taps and dies. I have no idea what happened to them. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel...
• Re: Livin' in the USB fast lane--electrical intrigue
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 06:47:06 -0700
  ...I installed two > (actually four, because each of the USB outlets has a 1 amp and a 2.5 amp > socket) USB outlets, front...
• Re: E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:03:56 -0500
  ...If I wanted >>to avoid cutting the existing sockets in my van and soldering in H4 >>sockets, can I simply install the 9004 bulbs...
• Re: How to remove GL panels from bottoms of door and body
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Wed, 20 Nov 2019 22:51:02 +0000
  ...I used a small socket with an extender to remove/replace my cladding. You will then be faced with removing the plastic vertical clips...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:49:45 -0800
  ...I can put enough pressure on the socket where I know if I go much further the stud will break. Three days of penetrating...
• Re: It's 22:26!
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:56:23 -0600
  ...I eventually used a deep well 22mm socket and with an extension and came up from beneath. I have read that if one has...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 18:31:14 -0800
  ...The reflector and socket are completely different. David Marshall Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 mailto...
• Re: Just my luck :-(
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:43:16 -0700
  ...I'm sure I'll be finding > 1/4 inch drive sockets through out the van for the rest of my life. > > Jere > 90...
• Re: Thanks guys, Now how do you set Idle Speed and Timing?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 18:00:54 -0500
  ...You have to pinch the sides of the socket to get it to release the plug... Then set idle to around 900, keep on...
• oversized valve guides?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 12:21:18 -0500
  ...These require a small deep socket and hammer.. that's just not right. Bradley Flubacher State College, PA '81 diesel rabbit '82 diesel westy...
• Need to replace a pushrod
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:05:38 -0400
  ...Its the same one that is dented where someone evidently tried to ram a socket in to undo the drain plug. I think the...
• Re: rear cv boots
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:09:01 -0500
  ...You'll also need a socket set with either wobbler extenders or universal joint to get into tight spots. Spray the bolts with some...
• Re: replace cat converter - tough job?
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:39:38 -0400
  ...You may need a special cutaway socket to remove the O2 sensor from the old cat .. though you may also wish to just replace...
• Re: Balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 10:48:09 -0600
  ...they were a lot of help for the rear > ball-and-socket, but didn't directly address what lay under the front > floor. > > Thanks...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:19:15 -0800
  ...Or their installers used relay sockets. < grin > Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue...
• Re: best headlight replacements?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sat, 22 Oct 2005 01:06:26 -0400
  ...12 http://www.rallylights.com/ 12V 30/40A RELAYS W/ DUAL SOCKET & 5 WIRE HARNESS - 1 - $3.98 - $3.98 http://stores.ebay.com...
• Re: Bolt Identity
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:46:22 -0500
  ...number is N-014-739-1, and > description "Bolt, with Hex. Socket Hd. - M8x16). look back at the etka at part number 38 on...
• Re: Was-Still got the Drips-Now Oil pressure switch?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:14:41 -0600
  ...Good price? >>>> >>> >>> I did mine in about 20 minutes (not counting running to Sears to get >>> the proper socket). I'd say that sounds...
• Re: Horns, improvements
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:17:37 -0700
  ...On a late model VW Vanagon, there is a "double" relay socket that's nice to > have to set up a few of them...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 19:00:57 -0500
  ...plus an extra 10, 13,15 wrench > Metric allen wrenches > A socket set, nothing fancy or big, 3/8 drive > vicegrip assortment > screw driver...
• Re: Any one activated rear fog in back light cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 10:09:19 -0500
  ...Put a bulb behind it and the result is scattered all over, not to mention the lack of wiring in the bulb socket. What...
• Re: need help with splitting the case
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 22:02:57 -0700
  ...For the front pistons, you will need to place a large sleeve (I use large sockets) against the block over the threadrod so the...
• Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:57:55 -0500
  ...Put your wrench or socket on and go for it. > > Just took my axle nuts off last night with this method. I tried it...
• Re: identifying wires at the fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:57:53 -0800
  ...Could this be > off to the silver socket? > > Bently has been kind of confusing for these, so I was hoping there might be > some...
• Re: NAPA Transmission Drain Plug "Tool"
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 07:50:48 -0000
  ...Use it with a 17mm socket, > open-ended wrench, whatever you need. Be happy! > > T. > > BTW: I advise you *not* to go to Canadian...
• Re: brake shoes cont..... 7mm wrench
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 06:32:48 -0500
  ...7mm wrench |I use a 7mm allen drive with a �" socket, no bending etc required. | |>>> McComas_Glenn <mccomas@SHORE.INTERCOM.NET> 03/13/00...
• Re: A/C Fan speed 3 not working in ' 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 14:42:29 -0400
  ...to replace it. > If you know which bulb goes in to light the cigarette lighter socket > let me know. > > Thanks, > Steve Johnson > ' 91 Carat
• Leak at oil pressure relief valve and pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:55:08 -0400
  ...pushrods also has a dent in it where someone shoved a socket in between them to try and loosen the oil drain plug before...
• Re: Substitute tool question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:41:57 -0500
  ...Substitute tool question > Howdy to all again. > > I need a 46mm socket to pull the rear hub to replace > the brake shoes. Do I...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Jun 2007 - Special issue (#2007-659)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:47:47 -0700
  Mr Squirrel Try this: <http://www.nationalbuildingandroofingsupplies.com/skyaccess.htm> and then bolt on the hex socket part onto the skylight knob. Piece of...
• Re: Exhaust install question -- sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 13:13:32 -0500
  ...Since the bolt heads or nuts get smaller as they rust, you need sockets of an assortment of sizes, smaller than the original 13...