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Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 26 Sep 2014 05:12:18 -0400
...http://tinyurl.com/om8pwxb I took a scraper and carefully removed the lumps, a little emery cloth and they should be fine. Found it...
Re: Decal removal
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
Sat, 4 May 2013 18:52:13 -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: auto trans final drive
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 10:31:40 -0700
...It will probably be necessary to put something like a gasket scraper in there to pop the pan free (do this with the bolts...
Re: Your favorite tool for removing old seam sealer
Historical mailing list - Kevin Davis
Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:30:05 -0500
haven't used this tool for this application, but - the Fein MultiMaster is an extremely precise random orbital sander, scraper, cutter. Of course, precision...
Re: Power window Motor
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Fri, 5 Aug 2011 16:03:36 -0400
...If your bottom window scrapers are >> old and brittle, water gets to the top of the motor and rusts the shaft in >> the bearing...
Re: a trick to share... window..
Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:00:45 -0800
...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: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:33:49 -0700
...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: Low idle, hard cold starting
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:28:12 -0500
...An oil scraper ring can be installed on the intake valve stems to stop oil from being sucked down when the valve is open...
Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:07:32 -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: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 12:18:30 -0500
...I hone the piston pin hole in the piston to remove the burr a scraper might help. One last note the piston needs to...
Re: Any tricks for warped door cards?
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:11:08 -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...
Re: Any tricks for warped door cards?
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:19:03 +0000
...have a dramatic purpose. Water is INTENDED to bypass rubber window scrapers but then effortlessly drain out of holes in bottom of door. With...
Re: FS 85 Wolfsburg Westfalia Without Kitchen W/73.4K
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 1 May 2009 16:38:16 -0500
...operate well. > Poptop operates smoothly. > Needing repair or replacement : > > Front window scraper rubbers, two on each side. > Cargo hold tie downs need screws replaced...
Re: Original speaker grill question
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 21 Sep 2025 17:29:53 +0000
...doors (actually all cars) are designed to allow water from window scrapers inside, and then gently flow out of some drainage holes on bottom...
Re: Good pics of Poptop seal?
Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
Sun, 6 Feb 2005 00:30:34 -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: popseal installation tips
Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:36:53 -0400
...Use a scraper to remove any gunk from the underside and outside of the poptop where the old seal was. To get a good...
Re: UHMW tape for sliding door track
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 07:06:26 -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...
Re: Need help with old gasket removal
Historical mailing list - George Wietor
Sun, 8 Oct 2000 07:24:58 -0700
A neighbor saw me doing a similar job and walked over with a gasket scraper. Got his at NAPA. Amen to the anti-seize...
Re: CHEAP PARTS! Used 1.9L WATERBOXER PISTONS & CYLINDERS, and New RING Set (same motor)
Historical mailing list - Alan Cady
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:29:04 -0800
...There was the Fourth piston that had a broken place around the oil scraper part of the piston, it was NOT reusable. This is...
Re: List Sticker Production Progress
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Sat, 17 May 2003 15:25:08 -0500
...The larger one on the back window is starting to come apart (partly due to an ice scraper slip a while back). I think...
Re: First oil change
Historical mailing list
Fri, 4 Nov 94 14:10:59 EST
...The implication is that this procedure allows the oil scraper ring and the two compression rings and the bearings to seat properly. It may...
Re: Winter Camping Advise....
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 07:45:42 -0600
...Otherwise, you have to use the ice scraper on the INSIDE of the windshield (well, at -17*F, you have to do that no...
FS: 1980 Westfalia Basic (P21) Model
Historical mailing list - John Haddad
Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:04:04 -0400
...I found pieces of the oil-scraper ring in the oil, so I'm guessing its rebuild time. Still runs, but on 3 cylinders...
Re: identifying some parts, 80 Westy
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 28 Mar 2000 12:35:06 -0500
...Inspired by the huge tuned mass dampers in sky-scrapers, the hydraulically-operated 1.5-ton tuned mass (under floor) instantaneously compensated for wind...
Re: front window sprayers
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Mon, 21 May 2007 14:00:06 -0400
...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: WOOO HOOO!! Bus BRRR is Two Weeks Away! (Buses By the Beach Event)
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:19:09 -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: Westy Window Query
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:13:15 -0800
...My little fuzzy scrapers are shot too, and the window rattles > in a highly disturbing fashion when closing the sliding door. My > personal thought...
Re: Windshield Removal and Installation
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sun, 7 Oct 2007 20:45:47 -0700
...the frame for a > couple of inches, maybe stick a plastic scraper or > something like that between seal and frame to avoid > cutting into...
Re: Sliding window refurbish
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:31:02 -0400
...window would come out (I also had to use a wide scraper in the middle of the window (between the window glass and the...
Re: cold weather ???what to do !
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 24 Oct 1999 19:35:55 -0600
...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: Window seals and other things
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:44:13 -0500
...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: Any tricks for warped door cards?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:08:22 -0400
...Water is INTENDED to bypass rubber window scrapers but then effortlessly drain out of holes in bottom of door. With compromised vinyl Vapor Barriers...
Re: Dead Bus Report
Historical mailing list
Mon, 3 Mar 1997 18:30:53 +0000
...as far as accident damage goes, complete locks, windows, hell the scrapers are even OK for 20+ years old. Also have a full set...
Re: Good pics of Poptop seal?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sun, 6 Feb 2005 08:19:16 -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: front window sprayers
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 21 May 2007 18:10:53 +0000
...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: Water in the foot well
Historical mailing list - Steve Overmyer
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 10:21:31 +1000
...Water can run down inside the door past the scraper (yea I know it's meant to) but sometimes,instead of running out the...
Re: Doka Look Alike (friday reply)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:22:55 -0700
...to pull up the accelerator pedal all winter and an ice scraper in the other hand for the defrost/windows. I'd switched to...
Re: Standard Repair Times - Rings / Heads
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 6 Sep 2005 23:10:53 -0500
...Since the ETKA does not show it and the gasket sets do not have > it, the part number for the intake valve scraper ring...
Seam rust repair tips WAS (Re: is primer/sealer weathertight?)
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:22:01 -0700
...initial question as well (seam rust.)� Make a little sharp flat scraper tool with a reverse angled hook, I take a bit of 1...
Where to get A-pillar Molding / was Door window scrapers
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 1 Jul 2010 03:35:27 -0700
*Molding* Molding for T3 (T25) Bus / Transporter / Vanagon for installation on a-pillar. Colour: graphite. Article 251 853 705 1BG (left) Article 251 853...
Re: Winter Camping Advise....
Historical mailing list - HERMANN DE BOER
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 11:13:56 -0500
...Otherwise, you have to use the ice scraper on the INSIDE of the windshield (well, at -17*F, you have to do that no...
Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:33:43 -0700
...My Lie-Nielsen scraper plane is Made in USA and Lee Valley's Veritas line is made variously in Canada and the USA. Freud...
Friday -- How to start a new term
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 08:47:17 -0700
...Something simple like a paint scraper, screwdriver, saber saw blade etc. These products are sold under the "Chinese Warranty" policy which amounts to this...
Re: Low idle, hard cold starting
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:12:33 -0500
...An oil scraper ring can be installed on the >intake valve stems to stop oil from being sucked down when the valve is >open...
Re: Little help with wind wing rubber replacement
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 5 Jun 2006 16:19:26 -0700
...It may require the removal of some of the metal clips that hold the scrapers on, and WILL require spreading the inner and outer...
Re: Sound proofing, was: Muffler question
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:51:07 -0700
...doors on the window regulators and even on the glass and scraper seals. Uuuuhhg. Prep work is EVERYTHING! E-mail for photos, flame suit...
Vanagon Rites of Spring (Fuel Lines, Pop Top Seals, Etc.)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 May 2001 08:53:53 EDT
...Only extra tools I would recommend are a paint scraper, some scotch brite scrubbing pads (clean off old junk left behind by pop top...
Re: Front door window rubbers
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:36:20 +1000
...top of the quarter vent around to where it meets the scraper near the door lock button will yield and co-operate ;-) Fitting the...
Re: Where to get A-pillar Molding / was Door window scrapers
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Thu, 1 Jul 2010 18:42:06 -0400
BenT, Did you see that they are also making the 16"wheel moulding again too? I can't recall how it would fit on...
Re: Where to get A-pillar Molding / was Door window scrapers
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 1 Jul 2010 08:35:18 -0700
Great site Ben. Thanks! On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 3:35 AM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > *Molding* > Molding for T3 (T25...
Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:48:12 -0700
...nice small carbide router bits from > Whiteside Tools. > > My Lie-Nielsen scraper plane is Made in USA and Lee Valley's Veritas line > is...
Re: best method/chemical/tool to remove very old pinstripe material
Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:09:50 -0500
...best method/chemical/tool to remove very old pinstripe material > > > What best experience do you have removing the old pinstriping? Goo Gone & >> plastic scraper...
Re: Door wiring repairs was Re: Fwd: Power Lock Trouble
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:47:42 -0500
...If your lower scraper seals are bad or your window seals look cracked up, this is allowing a bunch of water to get down...
Re: '84 Westy door seal replacement
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 4 May 2015 12:35:25 -0400
...Go around that area with a scraper and be sure all of the old glue is off and old seal. Now put a bead...
Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:58:17 -0500
...I hone the piston pin hole in the piston to remove the burr a scraper might help. One last note the piston needs to...
Re: The Squirrels are back!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:51:00 -0500
...running); replacement of the poptop canvas; > replacement of the windows' front scrapers, seals and -- while I'm > at it -- some sound-deadening material on...
Re: power window regulators
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:13:36 -0600
...And while you're at it, order new window scraper rubber. If you're getting water into the door when it rains as a...
Re: best method/chemical/tool to remove very old pinstripe material
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:00:23 -0600
...best method/chemical/tool to remove very old pinstripe material > > > > > > What best experience do you have removing the old pinstriping? Goo Gone & > >> plastic scraper...
Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:52:56 -0700
...Paint scraper >>> could be used in the same way. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Joy >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com...
Re: Tips on passing emissions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:41:19 -0400
The scraper seal part number is 113109619. For some reason ETKA does not show it on the waterboxer or type 4 engines but they...