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• Re: Speaking of Windshield Wipers...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 18:44:18 -0600
  ...Beetle My comment here is not about wiper blades but Rain-x. I have been using this product for several years. It makes minimal...
• Re: Stumped!
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 18:37:32 -0500
  ...should be I get no intermittent, or > single wipe from the blades as I pull the stalk toward me. If I unhook > the motor...
• Alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Sun, 3 Jul 2022 13:18:24 -0400
  ...The pulley wheel was different so I swapped my old pulley wheel on to it but that was causing the little blades on the...
• Windshield wiper update for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 20:45:14 -0500 (EST)
  ...The new design blades are 20 inches long. The mounting bracket is located such that when measured its 9 inches to the top and...
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:37:48 -0800
  ...Apparently the previous owner had an illicit drug habit, as I removed many straws, empty bindles and razor blades as well. I found this...
• Re: Jokes...?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:57:04 -0400
  A guy walks in to a FLAPS and asks the counter guy, "Can I get a pair of wiper blades for my 411?" The...
• Re: Turn signal problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 05:36:42 -0400
  ...one - with its turn signal that > worked correctly - is now razor blades or something so I'd like to > pre-order any needed replacement...
• Re: Oil cooler installation pictures...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 19:50:10 -0700
  ...I > discovered it by having someone observe the blades in a box fan that was > covering the opening while I drove. I have been...
• Re: wipers no longer aligned with each other 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 10:47:19 -0700
  ...The blades froze to the windshield and once I unstuck it my right wiper was down on the grill going back and forth. All...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 14:41:11 -0600
  ...Plugging the stabilzer box into the recepticle can be a chore..I > was unsble to get the blades of the stabilzer to recess all...
• Re: Sad story
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:41:35 -0700
  ...because blades do fly off spinning blade assemblies sometimes all right .. on the those automotive radiator fans ( fan is on the water pump, not...
• Re: Increasing horsepower
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 14:48:38 -0400
  ...This is also often true of helicopter rotor blades. What I have heard is that turbocharged aircraft piston engines are considerably less forgiving than...
• Re: Dometic Rear Fan *prop* Better than CPU Fan?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 10:37:03 -0700
  ...8-inch, say) there isn't much room for > the fan blades. �As such they run fast and noisy for a given output. �The...
• Re: keychains....?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 09:46:28 -0500
  ...Found them quite by chance when picking up some Bosch wiper blades. Pep Boys, Auto Zone, Parts America, or other national chain might carry...
• Re: LVC: small wind turbines for portable power generation
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:42:36 EST
  ...as a replacement for the photovoltaics that people put on the roof of their vans? I'm imagining something with foldable blades and a...
• Re: Snakes in a Bus (volkstransport)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:18:10 -0800
  ...the > windshield wishywashy with winter grade washywishy (local > colloquialism here), new blades, clean and lube the seat > sliders...the tasks never end. Why do...
• Re: Side Air Intake Engine Cooling Question (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:54:58 -0700
  ...I wish I had known to examine the pump blades when I had it apart. Cya, Robert
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 06:27:08 -0400
  ...Wiper blade, BOSCH ICON, 19�, IC419B / 20�, IC420A - $22.95 / $23.95 They are the best blades you will ever have on your Westy...
• Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 00:05:09 -0400
  ...I once used part of a disassembled headlight switch--just the piece that has all the blades, but with a wire bypass soldered on...
• Re: Window Tint
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 6 Apr 2022 14:09:10 -0700
  It took me a whole day, a lot of ammonia and razor blades to remove the bad tint on the whole van. On Wed...
• Re: Larger Windshield Wipers / Less Can Be More
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 06:14:18 -0500
  ...Then it is time to get out and slap the blades against the windshield. > If a windshield has any curve to it, the outer...
• Re: Water Pump Impeller Damage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:56:04 -0800
  ...The damage to the blades may be from contact rather than coolant, so perhaps the globbed on RTV was in conjunction with a thin...
• Re: Backup lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:44:17 -0500
  ...Looked for continuity between the blades of the switch and found none. Looked for 12v from either of the wires and found none. Looked...
• Re: Sink P-Traps: great deal!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 12:13:43 -0400
  Hacksaw blades??? Another reason to check the archives. I went through this last summer and posted what I found. ON the type that has...
• transporters of Vanagons and other large things
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stinson
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 10:49:47 -0600
  ...engines, rippers, blades, track groups in the 3 to 10,000 lb category. She is currently handling a D7 17A engine for me coming...
• Re: wioers no longer aligned
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:53:26 -0600
  ...I set the wiper blades so they rest on the seal and that helps some unless its a really giant cat. When I go...
• Re: How can I lubricate a front heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:07:01 -0400
  ...I can get to the rear bearing, but the front one is beneath the plastic cover that makes up the blades of the fan...
• Re: Wiper Motor NIGHTMARE!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 22:38:04 -0700
  Remove the blades / arms. Put a piece of masking tape on the post sticking out like a flag in the general appearance of a...
• Re: Tim's Aircooled Westy Giveaway
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:04:56 -0700
  ...It would be > pure Damask Steel; make super sharp knife blades out of the remains. > > I didn't steal your thread, just borrowed it...
• Re: vanagon conversion to mazda rotary engine
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:59:45 +1300
  ...the best are Suzuki twostrokes, and will eat meter-high grass with blunt blades. I have no idea about twostroke diesels... but these are...
• Re: Greetings Again & Overheat Help
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 18:59:07 -0300 (ADT)
  ...maybe a dying water pump, yes no noise, but maybe blades on the impellor are all corroded away. The rear heater should blast out...
• Re: turned 200,000 on the odometer!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:21:48 -0700
  ...Thoughts? a.) change the oil during the light of the next full moon? b.) new set of wiper blades that don't "moo" across...
• Re: Only ONE drive wheel?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:52:00 -0400
  ...practically nil, compared to the many other forces working on the blades. > �Yes, the sudden movement causes a short-duration, somewhat-bigger 'bite' in...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:07:17 -0700
  ...my carbide saw blades are wearing out and they are all dull, I'd love another fancy set of chisels (I love good chisels...
• Re: turned 200,000 on the odometer!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:54:43 -0700
  ...Thoughts? >> a.) change the oil during the light of the next full moon? >> b.) new set of wiper blades that don't "moo" across...
• Re: 89' Wolfsy - Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 07:55:43 -0700
  ...I think, if I go with the cooling fan, > I will install the external fan first and cirulate air over the cooling blades. This...
• Re: Improve comfort of Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:49:22 -0800
  ...Is that because the fan > speed is so low that they can't injure, or because the fan blades are of a > soft material...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:07:06 -0400
  ...I'm using the same type of blades on both arms, but the passenger >> > side >> > > does not float away from the windshield at speed...
• Re: VW drivetrains in early '80's Dodge cars
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 00:50:49 -0400
  ...and I have never found anything of any use or worth in a 80's chrysler...well maybe the wiper blades....nah not even
• Re: alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter vanagon engine???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 20:02:25 -0500
  ...fuel I'm seeing loads of folks walking, > riding bikes, roller blades, scooters and my neighbor is talking about > buying a Vespa for short...
• RE: Volkswagen 'quality'
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 09 Nov 95 12:51:27 CST
  ...Consumer Reports has powerful us old farts can attest to that! :) fan blades don't fly off and hit you in the shoulder nowadays...
• Re: Think I have an electrical problem here.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 5 Nov 2005 11:37:28 -0500
  ...The difference between the two relays is that there two 87 labeled blades on the origional relay.This extra blade provides a power supply...
• Adding Fridge Fans
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 17:19:23 -0700
  ...Because the mounts of these Fridgemate fans hold the blades out further from the back of the fridge, I was concerned about clearance between...
• Re: cats and stan's wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 13:52:10 -0600
  ...I set the wiper blades so they rest on the seal and that helps some unless its a really giant cat. When I go...
• Re: Help!, Something funny with Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:37:21 -0500
  ...However, I have no problem with the 0.007 or 0.008 in blades. If I back off on the adjustment screw a little...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:13:21 -0800
  ...I ususually get the run of the mill blades at Wal*Mart. > > It sounds like your left wiper arm may need tweeking. > > Mike > Houlton...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: Front heater motor blues
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 31 Dec 1998 13:44:45 -0500
  ...My front heater blower was making a very small sound on the low speed setting, as if the blades were slighly touching the fan...
• Re: Idle stabilizer control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Jul 2016 16:22:23 -0500
  ...Plugging the stabilzer box into the recepticle can be a chore..I > was unsble to get the blades of the stabilzer to recess all...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:04:47 -0800
  ...That said, I haven't looked into how to > interface modern circuit boards with old style relay blades, so I don't > know how...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:10:23 -0400
  ...I've stuck to the fancy Rain-X blades since. I also use Rain-X washer fluid most of the time. The combination seems...
• Re: refrigerator fan replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:54:49 -0700
  ...Alistair On 22-Jul-04, at 9:47 AM, Jim Felder wrote: > Gowesty has replacement fans with better, quieter blades. I found one > on...
• Re: Keys
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 20:27:40 -0700
  ...A lot of locksmiths don't sharpen their blades often enough (all of mine go out every year, at LEAST), and a dull blade...
• Final Westy trip of the year repeatedly foiled
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 27 Dec 2015 01:58:47 +0000
  ...neighborhood and I realized the existing wiper blades sucked, so I turned back to install some blades I had stashed in the garage.  Once...
• Another Heating system Q.
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 21 Sep 1994 19:32:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...backwards, or would that screw it up, or are the fins/blades curved in such a manner as to make that useless? I've...
• How original is this type II ?
  Historical mailing list - Edward van der Jagt
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 11:05:56 +0100 (MET)
  ...The bumpers were blades, no overriders, and colored white. The bus itself was two colors, a white/cyan(?) combination which looked original. I didn...
• Re: Canadian Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:52:02 -0600
  ...such as the discontinued and had to find Bosch winter wiper blades. Along with lots of other parts you might need to keep your...
• Re: aftermarket tach
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 18:11:13 -0400
  ...A jeweler's saw and some coarse blades - no finer than #5 I would think http://www.anvilfire.com/FAQs/jewelers_saw_blades.htm...
• Re: Dometic 182 B parts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 21:46:04 -0400
  ...Watch clearance, the Fridge Mate has larger blades than the Dometic. There should be a picture on my website showing a mod to the...
• Re: Faulty wiper "parking"
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 09:52:17 -0800
  ...22 AM 1/27/97 -0600, Laurie Loeb wrote: > >My wiper blades "park" in random positions after turning them off. > >Replacing the motor the...
• NEWS FLASH: replace bottom flap seals without pulling heater and dash
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 11:51:20 -0600
  ...offset on each side that will force you to guide the blades right between the raised plastic channels in the case. A mirror and...