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• Re: cigrette lighter or silver socket - amp problem with air compressor
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:30:16 -0700
  On Sun, 9 Jul 2006 20:25:21 -0700, you wrote: >I'm not very good with understanding amps.... Here's the "electronics as...
• Re: Phryedaye Phollies - way to lead a Vanagon lifestyle?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:44:18 -0700
  ...have not flinched nor cried aloud > As blood from my knuckles (socket slipped) > Has colored the surface of this shroud. > > Above these spots and...
• Re: exhaust nuts & bolts is 304, 308, 309, 316 or zinc plated etc
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:48:49 -0400
  ...off > when I tried to loosen it w/ a 1/4" socket. > > The other nuts came off fairly easily, so don't know why...
• Re: Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:11:32 -0400
  ...I've been futzing around with >> a 13mm wobble socket from the bottom, and I can tell >> you its mostly frustrating. >> >> Does someone have...
• Crazy BRIGHT(!!) reverse lights
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:06:59 -0400
  ...s are ridiculously bright, and I wanted to find a 1156 socket mounted version of the cree to use as reverse lights. I only...
• Re: Livin' in the USB fast lane--electrical intrigue
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:54:34 +0000
  ...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: Undoing the big nut on the upper ball joint - who knows how?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:12:56 -0400
  ...can get a socket onto this giant nut, but then can�t get a break > bar/ratchet onto the socket. > > > > Noting that the short...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:25:40 -0500
  ...Why haul around 3 extra arms and sockets I don't need? So, is an inexpensive breaker ok, or do I need to pay...
• Re: Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life, charging issues, etc
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 16:15:54 -0700
  ...I also brought one of those battery voltage >>> display/alarms that plugged into the cig socket, planning to wire it >>> directly to the aux...
• Re: Really Dumb Question About Aux Batteries Install.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:14:55 -0400
  ...Others had a single cig socket attached to the battery as the > > only purpose. > > Is this true? Why would an auto manufacturer go to...
• early impression of my EV
  Historical mailing list - robert barwise, LKG2-2, 508-486-5367 13-Jul-1995 1338
  Thu, 13 Jul 95 13:58:18 EDT
  ...Never thought I'd need a 30mm socket and 1/2 drive for a filter change! I'd hoped it would be about as...
• Rattling shifter fixed
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 08:38:59 -0700
  ...removed the fragments of the old boot, filled the little cup/socket with grease, and wragled the new boot on. Problem solved. If you...
• Re: 17mm Transmission drain tool in Vancouver?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:50:47 -0400
  ...Does anyone know where I can buy/rent/borrow a 17mm hex socket or 17mm allen wrench near Vancouver BC? I've tried Canadian...
• Re: Very Dim Rectangular Square Headlights
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:09:58 -0500
  ...Also add ground wires from the body right to the light socket ground. Both of these will have a major improvement. These relay kits...
• Re: CV joint socket size?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 11:33:32 -0700
  ...CV joint socket size? >> >> My gkn lobro CV joints arrived today yay! One question do I use the grease >> they came with or upgrade...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 19:41:05 -0700
  ...In addition to its other functions, if subjected >> to steady axial pressure it will remove bone from one side of the >> socket and replace...
• 99 Wiper Relay Blows #16 "Term 58" Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:53:03 -0800
  ...The cig socket light is connected to the #16 fuse. The OEM power door lock system has a fault but I removed the fuse...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 11:29:37 -0800
  ...No need to jumper the FP relay socket and really > you shouldn't since this turning the dizzy test will trigger the FP > relay...
• Re: Woah! Didn't see that coming!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Fri, 31 May 2013 19:44:50 -0700
  ...there a chance there could be something wrong with the lighter socket? What could have caused this other than the charger being crap. >> >> Jeremy...
• RE: how many? & the light. bulb (F)
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 12:13:30 MST
  ...I just found out that a newer, larger bulb, made by > a completely different company, fits in the same socket as the original. > Has...
• Oil Filter Nipple Snafu!
  Historical mailing list - Off White
  Wed, 13 May 1998 20:04:35 -0700
  ...Drain plug was no problem, feeling pretty smug about my old obsession with six point sockets and all that, threaded back up nice too...
• Re: speedo 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 00:12:47 -0400
  ...enough >cable to go into the speedometer and meet with the socket inside.Have you >tried just spinning the speedometer with a drill or...
• Re: Timing Light Recomendation. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:22:36 -0400
  ...Timing lights should have camera > body tripod sockets on them so you can mount them on a tripod and > pointthem where you want them...
• Re: Final Call for parts off of totaled 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:54:58 -0700
  ...head rests, dashboard (black), A/C unit (overhead pieces and compressor...) rear seat kick board, ECU, arm rest(s) (adjustable), head rest plastic socket...
• Don't Buy This! (Fluorescent Lighting)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:13:08 -0700
  ...Unless positioned "just so", it falls out of the sockets. I might have messed up the contacts opening up the case but it looks...
• Re: Body shop -- I take it back
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:00:13 -0700
  ...I'm hoping I'll find the bulb socket in there, or at least a wire. The marker lens mounting holes in the panel...
• Re: Intermittent right rear stoplight '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 26 Oct 2013 20:12:29 -0700
  ...possible that the contact(s) in the bottom of the bulb socket is so corroded or bent they don't have enough spring to...
• Re: Problems with cigarette lighter?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:35:51 -0700
  ...I have one of the nice little rechargeable LED flashlights from Volks Cafe that lives in the lighter socket and it will pop the...
• Selling Various Vanagon Parts in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:48:49 -0700
  ...seat, side table & mount, two theater seats w/ mounting brackets & floor sockets, etc.� $450 Several 2.1 engines that need re-building Several good...
• Selling Various Vanagon Parts in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:54:20 -0700
  ...seat, side table & mount, two theater seats w/ mounting brackets & floor sockets, etc.� $450 Several 2.1 engines that need re-building Several good...
• Re: 88 Vanagon headlight socket problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:49:58 -0600
  "> Recently I noticed that the low beams seemed weaker than they should be. I > first suspected a poor ground connection as I had installed...
• Brake Drum Removal, Alldata web site
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Jan 97 9:21:32 PST
  ...Does anyone know what the size of that metric nut is? Does anyone know where I might find a socket large enough to remove...
• Re: Forget the Drums, How do you get the Lug nuts OFF!
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 14:53:03 -0800
  ...I have > tried penetrating oil soaked over night, heat from a propane torch, & > a six point impact socket and 2 foot breaker bar. None...
• Re: Oil Filter tool!!
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 23:17:45 -0800
  At 08:04 PM 3/16/98 CST, Joel Walker wrote: >for those wanting the little socket-thingie to remove their oil filters, >the...
• Re: Changing Tranny Oil - One More Question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 17:42:01 -0700
  ...Is this mentioned *only because I must have the right > > size socket for the job, or is the fill plug often difficult > > to remove...
• Re: gear oil fill bolt in tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 09:26:20 -0600
  ...I think Lisle Tools makes either the large hex key or the socket also. I've seen them in independent auto parts houses and...
• Re: in van hands free cellular install
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 21:31:51 -0500
  ...but a remote on/off. > > An easy place is unused relay socket #2, pin 4. [...] > This would be unfused so put a fuse right...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:52:20 -0400
  ...Will remove belts > again as I replaced w/new 1 hour ago and easier to reach switch. > BTW-24mm deep socket and thin 1...
• Re: Heat inside the camper.. No Carbon Monoxide detectors another option.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 5 Jan 2015 18:28:01 -0500
  ...the Westy? > I have been plugging mine in the lower electrical socket. Should it be high > up on the rear closet, etc? > Thanks for...
• Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:09:58 -0500
  ...Eyelets 9416K84 and socket ends 9416K88. These are not damped and will lift the hatch with authority. Regarding the factory hatch struts, the left...
• Re: Something draining my battery
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 8 Dec 2011 19:34:02 -0500
  ...It plugs into your lighter socket and has a flexible cord, then a head on it that has 3 white LEDs and 1 Blue...
• Re: Best method for remove seized exhaust nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:22:50 -0600
  ...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: aftermarket gauges
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 12:32:42 CDT
  ...Getting the VW oil pressure sender out of its den takes a >big socket and/or patience. Then you need to put a four...
• GEL Tools ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Jan 1997 13:14:27 +0000
  ...I carry a Craftsman breaker bar & socket (paid > regular price) for the lug nuts, and real vice grips. At the 'day after Lately, each...
• Re: Rounded CV joint bolts
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 06:19:16 -0400
  ...boots. > Got under the beast with a jack and hex-head socket. 4 bolts on the outboard > side came off just fine. The other...
• Re: Bearings or moronic PO
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:49:07 -0800
  ...Are you related to them?? > The special tool I refer to is a socket (46mm) to > loosen and tighten the nut. Any 46mm will...
• Re: backfiring?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 04:43:03 -0400
  ...Take the bolts out using two 6" extensions on your socket. Pull that plate down, get the old t-stat out, put the new...
• Re: Spray or paste to help clean, and keep clean, electrical connections?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:39:22 -0400
  ...or paste that would help clean, and keep clean, >pins and sockets on electrical connectors? Absolute best stuff is Caig Deoxit. It comes in...
• Re: Transaxle stub axle seal
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 21:40:53 -0800
  ...When it came time to replace the circlip I used a socket slightly bigger than the splined shaft and tapped it on the end...
• Re: Friday's corvette problems
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:45:40 -0400
  ...not strong enough internally, socket >> >> >splits > > >>16 - cooling system parts leak: plastic components, distributor on fire >>wall, expansion >> tank cracks, pressure cap. leaks, hose...
• Re: Steering wheel removal-THANKS!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:31:19 -0600
  ...You'll need about > a > > 22mm? socket, the longer the better. I use an 18 inch long, 1/2" drive > breaker > > bar, to enscrew...
• Re: How to remove arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 16:08:16 -0800
  ...I think I used a small socket and extension to get the pin started and finished it off with a punch but to make...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 23:42:37 EDT
  ...The impulse and vibration of this well-placed smack should cause the socket to release its grasp. George
• Re: Breaking exhaust port bolt loose, 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:05:08 -0700
  ...box wrench over it, only an open-end wrench or a socket at a slight angle. The exhaust pipe is in the way. I...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:37:48 -0800
  ...Basically just 'unknown' to fail as far as I know. >> >> they must have good wave tanks. > Or their installers used relay sockets. < grin > > > Neil...
• Re: Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:20:35 -0700
  ...Even has a pocket for sockets.
• Anyone rebuilt an alternator?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:21:23 -0800
  ...Will a deep socket and hammer work for this? The wayward alternator is in my Fox, but it has the same part number as...
• Re: known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:25:28 -0400
  ...not strong enough internally, socket :::splits :::16 - cooling system parts leak: plastic components, distributor on fire :::wall, expansion ::: tank cracks, pressure cap. leaks, hose...
• Re: Inverter at Radio Shack
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 20:38:00 -0800
  ...In the VW, things are really bad > as >> the lighter socket is connected with a 20 gauge more suitable for 8 > amps >> at best...
• Re: Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:02:49 -0700
  ...Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends) I have some play in the steering wheel and have narrowed it down to the ball socket...