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• Re: Syncro Clutch Cross Shaft problems
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 28 Nov 2010 09:24:10 -0500
  ...I have tried spraying it with PB blaster and all manner of pulling on > it, but to no avail. It is tricky to try...
• S&S Header install and a ?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 20:39:25 -0800
  ...Is this normal? I squirted all the bolts with PB Blaster before I removed the old exhaust, but none of the other bolt areas...
• Stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 10 Feb 2018 11:28:45 -0800
  ...Neither my propane torch nor PB Blaster have worked so far. Patience and persistence being tested. On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 8:23...
• Re: bio based motor oil (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:24:27 -0600
  ...the > tallow now (frying oil, I suspect)? > > The example of PB Blaster shows that just because the can is nasty, > the stuff inside isn...
• Re: Solar Panels in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 10:31:48 -0400
  ...It will also power small > radios &, I suppose, blasters. You get the idea. I paid about $100 or so > for it & love it! > I...
• Re: Advice if you ACTUALLY REPLACED your exhause headers
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:35:28 -0500
  ...Of course these fasteners should be soaked with PB blaster or Rust Eater, etc. for as long as practical before even trying to turn...
• Re: S&S Exhaust system, how bad????
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:58:56 -0500
  ...You don't want the money pit > coming back for another system after a few short years. > > > Also, get out some pb blaster or...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 06:55:49 -0700
  ...presented with that intent. And my personal favorite is "P.B. Blaster". It REALLY penetrates, and even makes the rust bubble. It can ruin...
• Re: Mullendore port help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 5 Oct 2011 23:56:28 -0700
  ...Mullendore port help > > I sure wouldn't use PB Blaster..........the pentrating oil if that's what > you mean. > > I'd use WD-40...
• Re: Show and Tell - Water Pump Change Out
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:38:46 -0500
  ...Just make sure > you soak down nuts and bolts with Parts Blaster and give it a few days to > work. Be patient and it...
• Re: Recommended Exhaust System for '88 Vangon
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 12 May 2008 18:29:44 -0700
  ...Properly applied heat and penetrating oil (PB Blaster, Liquid Wrench etc.) will be your friends if need be. Cheers, Neil. On Mon, May 12...
• Re: Vanagon Seams;
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:31:55 EST
  ...by th by.) And, at least in my shop, the sand blaster is still out :o) Then your metal etching primer, color tinted primer...
• Rust treatment, or repair? please read (a little too long)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 00:46:08 -0500
  ...I have a 5 hp air compressor in my home garage, and a Harbor Freight plastic shoulder carried blaster that holds 10 lbs of...
• Re: 1.9 alternator bracket
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:05:53 -0700
  ...Start spraying cooling pipe bolts with PB Blaster, or maybe try that new stuff that was mentioned last week from CRC, available at Wally...
• Re: Scary happening plus fuel injectors/catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 21:01:09 +0000
  ...easy - unless your exhaust nuts are frozen. (Liberal dousing with PB-Blaster or your favorite penetrating oil is helpful.) Don't be cheap - use...
• Re: '82 rear lock cylinder removal?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:04:12 -0700
  ...It is either seized (I have doused with PB blaster for a year now...) or the key is wrong. The van came with 5...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:03:36 -0600
  ...The cylinders were hard to pry off the head but > they came loose with some effort with a pry bar and some PB blaster...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 18:57:27 -0400
  ...On fluids -- PB Blaster has a much better reputation than WD40 as a penetrant. Many machinists swear by a mixture of acetone and ATF...
• Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:39:29 -0700
  ...WAY WAY better than any penetrant that I have ever used (PB Blaster, 3M 5-way, Marvel's Mystery....all garbage in comparison) Here...
• Re: rear axle nut removal (x-post)
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:59:29 -0800
  ...Fresh split pins, too. -soak the old assembly in PB blaster or Kroil. Tap the circumference of the nut gently. Soak and tap, repeat...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 13:13:55 -0700
  ...Home Depot is selling some by BP Blaster ( another great product - their penetrating oil ) for only $ 2 .. I bought 10 can of that Home...
• Re: Yee haw, got my solar setup installed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 22:56:43 -0500
  ...folks was to remove the aftermarket alarm system, remove the > ghetto blaster amplifier system, remove the FM booster. > Once I got all the twisted...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:10:19 -0800
  ...The cylinders were hard to pry off the head but >> they came loose with some effort with a pry bar and some PB blaster...
• Vancouver VW Show vs. Rockslide
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 22 May 1996 17:26:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...And they're going to be closing the road during the day for the next gods-know-how-long to let the blasters to...
• Re: Friday LVC: lubing old electric motors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 15:37:00 -0400
  ...in that bearing but >it didn't seem to help.� PB blaster, WD40, >triflow.� I gave up and resigned that I'd need >to...
• Gas Tank Removal & clamps
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 22 Sep 1997 23:44:45 -0700
  ...concur with most everything you >wrote. >My way to get the blaster clamps was to use tin snips to cut the crimped >bulge, cutting...
• Re: Soda blasting question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:31:01 -0700
  ...The other day I saw a soda blaster. Do >> the actually remove paint (seems like a great way to clean up a part, >> but...
• Re: Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:51:25 -0400
  ...I put PB blaster on it once I removed all the fuel lines. Let it sit for 5 min, reapplied and indeed the screw...
• Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 23:15:04 EDT
  ...Too me, it seems that PB Blaster is as good as any and it is readily available. One of the list members (Bulley, I...
• Re: Help removing clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:21:09 -0700
  ...I've let >>is >>soak overnight with PB Blaster, and bashed it as hard as I dare, but there >>seems no way to hold...
• Re: Vanagon Seams
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:47:57 EST
  ...out the old seam sealer) Then I bought a small sand blaster from harbor freight, & blasted the seam. Take everything off from the inside...
• Re: Sandblasting
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 07:46:18 -0400
  ...A spot blaster requires less CFM, and makes less mess, but is limited in it's ability. I have never tried one but this...
• Re: Propex alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 4 Nov 2013 19:14:39 -0500
  ...Then >other radiant heaters like buddys, black cats, and so on rounding out >the bunch, with the exception of Rocket's kero blaster they...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:58:26 -0500
  ...The cylinders were hard to pry off the head but > they came loose with some effort with a pry bar and some PB blaster...
• Re: Removing stuck nuts and bolts e.g. Axle Nut
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:57:55 -0500
  ...WAY better than any penetrant that I have ever used (PB Blaster, 3M 5-way, Marvel's Mystery....all garbage in comparison) > > Here you...
• Re: Building a Shop
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 21:52:00 +0000
  ...Larger if considering a sand or bead blaster. Two stage best. Begin buying real air powered tools. Battery impacts are not real shop additions...
• Fw: S&S Header install and a ?
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 21:02:10 -0500
  ...Is this normal? I squirted all the bolts with PB > Blaster before I removed the old exhaust, but none of the other bolt areas...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:03:20 -0400
  ...upgrading brakes in 83.5) I would spray the metal connections down with either PB Blaster or WD-40 a few days before you...
• Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:11:44 -0500
  ...Good tip on the PB blaster. I snapped a stud replacing the other header... (although the 2/4 header hardware looks much less corroded...
• Re: Interesting Thing About My Brakes....
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 08:59:49 -0700
  ...BTW, buy yourself a good flare nut wrench set (14mm is what you need) and use PB Blaster on the nuts before you try...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 22:20:03 -0500
  ...PB Blaster soaks in progress. I’m thinking propane torch and Vise Grips. I’ve heard of welding nuts to what’s left and...
• Re: Which Wind/Rain Deflectors?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:40:48 +0000
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=484038&highlight=blasters Stephen On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 12:48 PM, PB <pbrattan@GMAIL...
• Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:25:19 -0500
  ...The TDI guys >> seem to think highly of it, with their chipped n' tweaked heat-blaster >> engines. >> >> I'm personally leaning towards a thermostatic...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:38:40 -0700
  ...PB Blaster soaks in progress. I’m thinking propane torch and Vise Grips. I’ve heard of welding nuts to what’s left and...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 22:24:27 -0400
  ...Right-angle screwdriver for whatever the regulator screws are on your alternator -- Phillips or Torx Can of PB Blaster. Some vacuum hose. Roll of...
• Re: Ball joints and steering rack
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 18:14:22 -0800
  ...thingy to get the outside tir-rods off the wheel - pb blaster the 4 hold downs, outer-tie rod ends, hp/lp lines, steering...
• Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 May 2009 22:32:50 -0700
  ...I did spray them good with PB Blaster today. Maybe with heat I can get them to go. As much I would hate to...
• Ebay LED interior lighting for the westy?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:24:54 +0000
  ...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OptyX-Round-Chrome-White-24-LED-Blaster-Dome-Light_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6755QQitemZ4607744909QQtcZphoto >From: Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US> >Reply...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - emergency/parking brake set-up
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:43:41 -0500
  ...keep hitting it with WD40 or Penetrating oil (such as PB Blaster.....good stuff!). All the best, and happy holidays! -Craig '85GL On Dec...
• Re: Propex alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 4 Nov 2013 17:47:16 -0800
  ...Then >> other radiant heaters like buddys, black cats, and so on rounding out >> the bunch, with the exception of Rocket's kero blaster they...
• Re: '88 Exhaust help
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 15:49:03 -0700
  ...Except to mention the one broken stud that took more than 4 hours to coax out using heat, PB Blaster, vice grips and patience...
• Re: Syncro Clutch Cross Shaft problems
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 16:52:42 -0800
  ...I have tried spraying it with PB blaster and all manner of pulling on it, but to no avail. It is tricky to try...
• Weekend Vanwork: Propane, lights, exhaust, gas pedal, etc
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:52:16 -0400
  ...I used some PB blaster on the little connectors, and still had to use a flat blade screwdriver to nudge the connectors around until...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 08:58:46 -0600
  ...upgrading brakes in 83.5) > > I would spray the metal connections down with either PB Blaster or WD-40 a > few days before you...
• Rear wheel bearing replacement...don't do it like this..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:56:42 -0700
  ...heating it with a propane torch and soaking it in PB Blaster... I re-ordered a second outer bearing from Van-Cafe and it...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:23:56 -0400
  ...If your fittings are THAT corroded, that even after a bath of PB Blaster (WD-40 is not a very good penetrant) that they...
• Re: Tranmission R & R
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:58:46 -0600
  ...a Ratchet applied they Should Loosen Easily ~ Always Spray some PB Blaster or Zep45 in between the CVJ Flange & the Trany VeryEarlyOn in the...
• Re: AC Part II
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 13:09:59 -0700
  ...I recently yanked out the screen in front of the rear evaporator coil and cleaned the coil with picks, brushes and coil blaster spray...
• Re: Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Sun, 8 May 2016 22:11:13 +0000
  ...46mm = 1 13/16" I also soak it good overnight with PB blaster before I even try to remove it... Good luck and play...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Edwards
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:33:57 -0600
  ...by BP Blaster ( another great product - their > penetrating oil ) for only $ 2 .. > I bought 10 can of that Home Depot BP Blaster spray penetrating...