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• Re: Whiff of propane - (Probably NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:26:29 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR Dennis Haynes typed: > Disconect the 2 copper lines. Loosen the 2 nuts holdng the tank near the...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Installation Q:'s
  Historical mailing list - Erikson-Coyne
  Mon, 20 May 2002 00:02:33 -0500
  ...Replace caps (if you got the unit new it will have them) and install. No caps - use tape or hold it in a no...
• Re: Top tray
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:39:44 -0700
  ...of trough are attached to an end cap and wardrobe respectively (10 mm wrench size nut). The trough metal is attached along the outboard...
• Copy of: Re: Wanted - 5 spoke alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  08 Nov 96 00:57:44 EST
  ...used, depending on the condition - the "give" if they have all the lug nuts/bolts and center caps, and come mounted on tires. chris
• Re: Brakes....
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 02:14:37 +1200
  ...be capable of real violence! -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: Mounting jump seats in 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 17:12:08 EST
  ...large cap screw ( alan head ) that the pin drops into snugly. you can bolt right through the floor and put a lock nut and...
• Re: How to remove a nut, help needed (Auto but not Vanagon related).
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 26 Apr 2014 17:16:00 -0700
  ...What model of what make with what engine manufactured in what year? (I need a 710 cap for my car. It�s white.) Jim...
• Re: Motive power bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:22:26 -0400
  ...way, with a nut and some rubber washers to keep the air in. Get a spare brake fluid reservoir cap from a junkyard or...
• Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:42:44 -0700
  ...Also one set of nuts (for one cap) has no > shoulder. > Maybe this helps them "balance" the set. > Thoughts anyone? > > Tom L. > > On Mon...
• Re: Rear Axle Rare Problem Help?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 06:26:00 EDT
  ...The axle threads probably got stripped while the nut was loose and you were driving the vehicle with the loose nut. You will probably...
• Re: Wipers Moving Independently
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:19:05 -0400
  Pop the little rubber cap off of the base of the wiper arm. Using a 10mm wrench, undo the nut that secures it to...
• Re: Who wants a Tornado Red Carat!?!? CHEEP!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:42:44 -0800
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 2/27/2008 5:33 PM Andrew Grebneff wrote: > Who's ever seen a red tornado...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:15:28 -0600
  ...install ! > There is supposed to be a plastic cap thingy there to cover the nut and > threaded end to keep corrosion at bay. Probably...
• Re: Correct capacitor
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 19:39:49 -0700
  ...Correct capacitor > > >>Tantalum is just another type of electrolytic capacitor, it uses different >>material. Most electrolytic capacitors use aluminum. The difference is >>tantalum in...
• Intermittent miss on one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 20:56:27 -0500
  ...I was about to check the head cap nuts to see if they are torqued properly. I am thinking maybe there is a small...
• Re: Head Retorquing On New Engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:00:32 -0500
  The re-torque procedure was to turn the cap nuts 1/4 turn regardless of torque readings. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Cleaning AC Evaporator
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Wed, 27 May 1998 02:17:03 EDT
  ...the nuts came off of and CAREFULLY push/pull the grill up out of the top between the housing and studs. I capitalized "carefully...
• Re: Vanagon Wiki: MODS?
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Tue, 4 May 2010 14:36:08 +0000
  ...the search for recovered or saved > material, which should be an open request; and the nuts and bolts of > banging the thing back on...
• New Wheel - New Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:48:56 -0700
  ...is expected to be ~$120/wheel, which include the center caps, lug bolts & nuts. Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com Euroteile 2301 Vehicle Drive #G...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:21:08 -0600
  My last resort cheater bar is a 4' piece of 1 1/2" dia black iron pipe w/ a cap on 1 end to...
• strange resolution to my drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:15:07 -0800
  ...The good news is that I needed all those parts anyway but in the end it was the nut/cap for the CO test...
• Re: Alloy center hub
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Wed, 2 Nov 2016 13:04:44 -0700
  ...Then pop the cap on. Reinstall the wheel. They are intended to be difficult to remove when the wheel is on the vehicle. BenT...
• 1984-86 Brown Seats Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:37:19 -0500
  My dog went nuts inside an '85 Westy I have... He destroyed the drivers seat bottom and the rear engine cushion cover. Upholstery color...
• Re: Oil Change - Too Much Oil?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 22:09:56 +1200
  ...cap back on and drive away, leaving the dipstick somewhere on the forecourt or road... Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1969...
• Re: Carpet shopping recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 19:10:44 EST
  ...local shop would do, but they reproduce mass ammounts and sell them like honorable good capitalists should....nuthin' wrong with that. good luck, jeff
• Re: Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 May 2016 22:05:01 -0400
  I would go with socket head cap screws to get the job done. Zinc plated preferred. Stainless too soft for this manifold job. BTDT...
• Re: Exhaust Question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 06:16:19 EDT
  ...The bolts should not have any type of spring locking washer but instead should have a locking nut. We have been unsuccessful in finding...
• Re: : windshield wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Fri, 29 May 2026 05:06:50 -0400
  ...If tightening the nut does not secure them the wiper arm shaft hole is worn out and needs to be replaced. There is a...
• Re: Steering wheel removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:32:29 -0800
  the easy way is to pick the center cap out of the steering wheel horn 'button' .......... then put your .............24 mm socket I think...
• Re: Need to tighten my CAT!!!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 18:47:30 -0400
  ...Also thought of using an allen head capscrew for the bolt half, but still would have trouble tightening the nut on the other side...
• Re: SA grill; anybody have one for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 21:26:49 +1300
  ...of the country? I was helped by a then-listee in Cape Town, who volunteered. He sent a pair of kits here by mail...
• Re: Microsoft
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 20:02:55 +1200
  If Microsoft was capable of writing decent software it wouldn't NEED to make patches... I wonder how obwners of early iDrive BMWs are...
• OT: how to check Bug engine is a 1.3 or 1.6 externally
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 23:23:23 +1300
  ...But how do we tell what capacity it is? I know enfine number prefixes are useful, but don't know them myself. Also need...
• Re: NVC: Unimog
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 07:17:06 -0800
  ...I believe they're considered to be one of the >most capable offroad rigs around, but apparently they're no fun to >drive around...
• Re: Questions about brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 5 May 2020 14:03:25 -0400
  ...Was thinking of trying that it’s the bleeder nut that’s rounded off. I was using my torque wrench with the Irwin bolt...
• Stuck Grease Cap? Try This PIC.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 20:19:11 -0700
  ...The caps are pristine, the FR lock nut appears to have only been used once. Maybe they've never been removed? Anyhow..... Point is...
• Re: Trade BMW wheels for Vanagon alloys
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:15:17 -0800
  ...Of course, them "BMW Nuts" were born to hold Bimmer rimmers on. 'Nuffa this thread. Ronagon. -----Original Message----- From: BenTbtstr8@aol.com [mailto:BenTbtstr8...
• Re: No start/no spark
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:49:08 -0700
  ...by loosening the 13mm nut most of the way and lifting the distributor up 1/4" with the cap off, then spin the rotor...
• FS: Alloy wheels sets for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 19:29:57 -0500
  I have two sets of alloy wheels for sale complete with the special lugs and nuts and the small center hub caps. One set...
• Re: vanagons scaring women away!! Happy Thanks giving!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 22:14:00 +1300
  ...Fair enuff? -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
• Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:42:04 -0400
  ...Also if you filled the cap nuts with the sealant or oil grease, whatever, the studs will bottom out hydraulically before you actually clamp...
• Re: main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 08:10:20 -0500
  ...on a 2.1 waterboxer(the 4 cap >>nuts inside the water jacket, and the two nuts on the outside?) The manual >>that I...
• alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - james catterson
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 06:54:14 -0700 (PDT)
  ...to get the center caps to fit over the rear axle nut, cut 1/2 inch from the steel retaining ring on the cap...
• Re: UPDATE RE: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 01:50:08 +0000
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• Re: Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:38:31 -0700
  ...no center caps. > Bolts and nuts included > > I ask 350 plus shipping. > > Ramon Celaya. > South California > -- > > > Syncro 86 > Weekender 87 > Bug 68 >
• Re: size of nut (bolt?) on crankcase pulley?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:38:42 -0800
  ...Simply remove the 13mm nut that holds the dizzy clamp down to the block and swap the dizzy with clamp attached but undisturbed. This...
• circlip on lower ball-joint
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 00:21:23 -0700
  ...off the lower balljoint and putting two nuts on top of the shock - now the caps that are supposed to prevent corrosion don't...
• Re: horn
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:27:59 -0400
  ...I’m going to have to see if the horn I have in storage has a cap and adjustment. If not maybe I can...
• Idle hunting problem, 85 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 00:05:37 -0500
  ...at 5 degrees capacitor fix is in a few days Thanks for the help, Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne Two nuts hangin' in the Allentown...
• Re: Some kind of shelf?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 11:30:53 -0600
  I am also working on a design using off the shelf cheap "U" bolts & wing nuts, baltic birch plywood shelf w/ a hinged vertical...
• Re: Frydaye Evening Blues ...
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:08:47 -0700
  ...Are you guys nuts? Celebrities startle easily. One must approach the Hanks slowly and carefully. You send over a song like that and you...
• Re: Engine worries return
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 29 Jul 2017 13:15:57 -0700
  > ...... then future failures are really a symptom that the cap is being exposed to > hot combustion gasses or steam. Ahhhh, ok. I see. To...
• Re: converting an 83.5 to power steering ?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:10:14 -0500
  ...capped the lines with aluminum foil. 7) Removed the final two loosened fasteners and snaked-out the rack and rods. Discarded old nuts. 8...
• Re: Anyone running - Audi 5000 quatro turbo 6-spoke rims (ET-45)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:43:38 -0500
  ...Porsche parts are reported to > > be this way. > > > > To get the center caps to fit on the rear wheels, I first removed the > > steel...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:48:24 -0400
  ...Wheel axle nut torqued to 360 ft lbs. I then drove the Westy back to my farm 60 miles away. Remove hub caps and...
• Re: Qs: Downgrading to fiberglass bumper and spoiler
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 14 May 2006 22:55:53 -0700
  ...I see the spoiler when factory mounted is secured by bolts into a "riveted cap nut" (part # N 030 400 1). From ETKA it...
• Alloys for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 23:03:15 -0400
  ...The set also includes the special lug nuts and bolts necessary to install them and the small hub caps. The price is $550 and...
• Some more stuff---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 5 May 2002 02:17:47 -0500
  ...tire's ( about 40% Bridgestone's ) with all the lug nut's and caps--$400.00 Plus whatever it takes to get to you...
• Re: Wow
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 05:12:39 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR Andrew Grebneff typed: >> Has this been posted? I haven't seen it until today. >> >> Basically a Vanagon...
• 1980 Oil Change... Simple?
  Historical mailing list - Captain
  Sun, 2 Jun 96 00:19 EST
  ...Crawled under the bus expecting to find the 13mm nut by the oil screen to dump the oil. I wasn't prepared for what...