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• Re: Optima Batteries
  Historical mailing list - J. C.
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 08:58:58 -0800
  --- Todd Kaderabek <todd@LARKBOOKS.COM> wrote: >In my Westy, I had to punch holes in the > battery cover to get it to > work. OR...
• Re: 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 31 May 2002 23:56:27 -0400
  << A needle nose is not the right tool for the job--it may work, but so would a hammer and a punch---or a...
• Re: Does anyone have...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:22:47 -0800
  ...I got it tightened back up but I couldnt > find the cap. > > Thanks, > > Jeff Michal > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. > Try the...
• tackling sloppy shifter (4 speed)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:51:20 -0500
  My next task on my punch list for my van is to tighten up the shifter. It's very vague and sloppy, half the...
• Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 May 2013 15:03:15 -0400
  ...if it had slipped off the carrier it would have punched a hole in your engine case.
• Evil Front Bilstien Shock--Lower mounting bolt froze
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 15:12:27 -0700
  ...Ive tried a large punch and 10Lb. sledge and this doesnt work, if i hit any harder it will damage the threads. I tried...
• Re: Mitchell Repair
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:35:34 -0600
  ...Guess I'll have to remove all the pages, punch them and put it in a big binder. Lately I've been putting it...
• Re: Arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 08:40:38 -0700
  ...You will need a small hammer, a punch with a flat end about 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter and probably 4...
• Re: Captain's Chair Arm, '87 camper
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Tue, 25 Feb 97 16:53:00 PST
  ...In my armrest the piece is a little metal dowel that is removed by a punch and a little force. You just need to...
• re: deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Mon, 06 May 1996 12:43:08 -0400
  ...oof! (that's the sound of being punched in the stomach), matthew
• Optima source
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 12:34:45 -0700
  ...The terminals punched holes through the packaging and the terminal caps were destroyed. I requested new caps, we'll see if I'm going...
• VANAGON RARE WESTY SINGLE MIDDLE SWIVAL SEAT
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 08:18:06 -0400
  ...He claimed his 3 year old was punching away at the keyboard and did the buy it now when he was away from his...
• Re: BRAKE SHOES DIFF. DOPE
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:16:39 -0700
  ...beginners? > How about a training shoe? > > I'm getting a little punchy... it must be Friday. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Engine Racing (not racing engine...)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:17:20 -0400
  ...I have to throw it into > neutral and give the accelerator a hard punch to drop the rpm. > > Tell me what to check. > > Thanks...
• Crumbs on the Dash
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 03:03:39 PDT
  ...for identification we're required >to > > carry a Costco card and punch cards from Starbucks and at least strip > >mall > > teriyaki joint. (A local...
• Re: TIICO Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:25:02 -0800
  Hi, I am sure Dennis will chime in here, but let me beat him to the punch and refer you to his auto trans...
• Re: Fiamma Awnings Parts Support
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:13:07 -0700
  ...Anyway, if you can stomach punching a hole in your awning here and there, that might be a solution for you. Cya, Robert ----- Original...
• Re: Bolt Extraction - few successes
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 20:44:19 -0600 (CST)
  ...Center punch the broken part exactly in the center. If you are little off carefully work the punch part toward the center by angling...
• Re: Speaking of buttered pumpernickel toast-camp stove toaster
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 12:32:53 -0800
  ...You only need to punch a bunch of holes in > the bottom (which is now actually the top)--this is your toasting surface. > I...
• Re: exploding cartridges
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 95 07:29:49 EDT
  ...find a small metal tin, pint size, with a screwtop lid. Punch a nice fine finishing nail through the lid, from the inside, just...
• Re: which cylinder is #1 and which is #4?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 17:45:31 -0400
  ...The closest I came was a statement that it is "punched on >the tin", but there is no 'tin' on the engine in my...
• Re: calliper bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:13:42 -0400
  ...i use just a hammer, hammer on round stock or punches, hammer on wrench. i go for the hammer on wrench last as i...
• For Archives: replacing transmission drive shaft seals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 21:17:49 -0600
  ...Use a sharp-pointed tool east and west positions on the seal itself and punch holes. 10. Use the screw tool with the puller...
• Re: How to remove adjustable armrests?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:52:10 -0600
  ...You will need a small hammer, a punch with a flat end about 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter and probably 4...
• help for a new owner
  Historical mailing list - Tom
  Sun, 5 Sep 2010 00:15:07 -0400
  ...What's the secret to making the dang fan go? (....Sorry there, but we're getting punchy.) Tom Dolan (hedgehouse2@verizon.net)
• Re: Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 19:39:44 -0700
  oops :) I must be punch drunk after spending all afternoon working on dometic :) the instructions given are an attempt to make the rtv act...
• Re: no cat-potential probs?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 22:20:08 -0400
  ...Well, just replaced my > muffler (thanks Ron) and cat today and guess what?! The DPO had punched it > out! > So now my question, will...
• Re: John Wallace E-Mail Addresses
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 14:35:40 -0700
  ...with daily calls to worship followed by post-service > spongecake and punch. > > -- > > On 8/8/2005 1:39 PM John Wallace wrote: > > >I have...
• Front Suspension - Screws
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 24 May 2009 15:04:00 -0500
  ...off and lots of penetrating oil later, will they slide (or punch) out the top or do they have to be un-screwed? So...
• Re: Fix for "locked" factory radio
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 18:30:13 -0600
  ...I have the > correct code, but my wife read it out wrong as I was trying to punch it in while > driving. > > I have...
• Re: OEM vanagon dash cup holder
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 21:00:19 -0800
  ...I now have a place to put all those coffee, bread, etc punch cards. Jere 90 GL 88 GL -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Vanagon front seat "mystery hole"
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:34:36 -0800
  ...Other vans had no hole nor even a "dimple" in the sheet metal indication a punch out area. Anyone have any idea what this...
• TDC Sender Removal
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 09:26:15 -0800
  ...Do I just punch this out with a hammer? My TDC sender has the wire cut from it, so maybe I shouldn't be...
• exhaust stud removal broken
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:58:07 -0400
  ...so after using a chisle and center punch to cu the nuts off of 2 studs and thinking im golden the last bolt after...
• Re: Unbeliever-more Friday
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:29:44 -0800
  ...and ending with the same punch line. or maybe....................... 'an ugly vanagon owner walks into a shop with his or her two kids' ............etc...
• Re: EV Fan Resistor Update
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 06:44:24 -0500 (EST)
  ...The parts guy punched in the "B" number on his inventory system...the system responded that the number had now been replaced by the...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 14:45:52 -0500
  GOOD ADVICE! another way to get the joint off is to use a punch on the center hole in the end of the axle...
• BA-6 Question
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 13:18:54 -0800
  ...A hole has been punched into the heater, in the middle of the BA-6 label that is riveted into it. The hole is...
• Re: Rear Glass Shattered!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:16:00 -0700
  ...about an inch and >> a >> half and looked like it was punch from the inside in two different >> places! What's with that? There...
• Re: Hole in luggage rack/ best repair material?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rasmussen
  Sat, 6 Nov 2010 16:06:45 -0700
  >> At 04:45 PM 11/4/2010 -0700, Michael Hart wrote: >>> A low hanging tree branch punched a 2 inch hole in the front...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 11 May 2009 22:24:53 -0400
  ...away from home, of course, so I punched out what remained of the broken rivets and ran long wood screws through from the top...
• Re: Emergency fuel line repair
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 11:28:07 -0500
  ...But in fact, every time the gas pedal was actuated, the end of the throttle cable would punch out and stab into the lower...
• Re: Friday - hazards to our van (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 22:04:29 +1300
  ...of an impact crater) or the meteor was >slowed somewhat by punching through the roof before hitting the car. >Either way, it would have...
• Re: Total restoration cost!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 14:18:57 -0800
  ...CDN $45 to > $50,000 in the van. > > Thanks Malcolm > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. > Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. > http...
• Re: bus?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Brune
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:17:17 -0800
  ...They punched the vin into the computer, and I didn't pay much attention. After I got home, and read the registration card. It...
• Re: Trying to drill out bolt ...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 May 2018 10:35:38 -0700
  ...and a good brand. > > If you can make a punch mark with a centre punch on the bolt, then you can drill it. > > Start...
• Re: windshield wiper repair redux
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:44:55 -0500
  ...Despite punching a good, centered dimple on the tip of > >the stud after filing it flat, I was unable to keep the drill bit...
• Re: how many on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:43:42 -0600
  ...07, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > > Okay Maggie, whats the punch line? Is it going to be like a "How many > to change...
• Re: Holes in Metal
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 15:10:00 -0400
  ...Chassis punches would do it, but are expensive Drilling a series of small holes around the circumference, and then cutting/ filing is cheap but...
• Re: (long)Re: If You're Against Mandatory Daytime Running Lights...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:00:07 -0600
  ...left hand because of the injuries he sustained when the > airbag punched it through the window. > Bob, Given the choice of putting my hand...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 17:32:23 -0400
  ...my GL the speedo cable (inner) plugs into a square hole punched in the > left front outer wheel bearing dust cover, from there the...
• Re: Whistling Wind Wings
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 22:38:15 EST
  ...Also, when it is installed, drive it SLIGHTLY below flush with a properly sized pin punch. George
• Re: Flywheel Install / O - ring
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:22:31 -0500
  ...It gets punched out at machine shops when the flywheel face is machines - and they never get put back. Then the mechanics typically don...
• Re: exploding cartridges
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 16:06:48 -0300
  ...find a small metal tin, pint size, with a screwtop lid. Punch a nice fine finishing nail through the lid, from the inside, just...
• Re: Why am I hear? (free H.P. for syncros)
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 12:08:23 -0400
  ...The CAT clogged and has been punched out. > I have removed the water separater. One long up hills, I have noticed that > I was...
• Re: Tools....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 25 May 2001 00:05:00 -0500
  ...useful for punching holes in door panels for screws. drifts and punches. useful for pushing those dufus roll-pins out of the front seat...
• Re: Captain's Chair armrest
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 08:04:36 -0600
  ...You can drive it completely out with a > 1/4 punch, readjust things, and then drive it back into place. (Or just > drive it...
• Re: rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:09:54 -0700
  ...I get a long thin punch in there I think..to drive out the outer race with rollers. never had a problem. On 9...
• Re: GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:20:06 EST
  ...Do you (or anyone?) know anything about wiring up the little driving lamps that fit into those little holes punched in the H4 lenses...
• Re: Lower Ball Joint Adaptor Questions (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:50:04 -0800
  On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 7:20 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > Neil, > I broke many punches trying to remove rivets from...