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• Re: Removing front bumper end caps
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:42:03 EDT
  ...But I can't figure out how to > take off the end caps. The rear caps were pretty obvious but I can't > get...
• Re: mice!!...
  Historical mailing list - Terrence Tickle
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 14:06:22 -0400
  ...I have put them in a section of a nylon stocking (tie one end, fill, and tie the other end) and place them around...
• Oxygen Sensor Conversion Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:17:56 -0800
  ...I am preparing to cut the end off and solder the VW end in its place. Does anyone have the wiring schematic for this...
• Crankshaft Endplay / Shim question
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:10:12 +0100
  Perhaps a silly question, but do thicker shims increase the amount of crankshaft endplay, or decrease it? Thanks. Cary -- PROFESION�LN� WEBHOSTING s neomezen...
• Re: Squeaking from front end (spare tire?) of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 15:06:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...25-Apr-95 Squeaking from front end (s.. by Matt Weatherford@atl.com > My vanagon is just about the noisiest animal I have ever...
• Re: Front End Alignment?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 22:51:17 -0400
  ...Front End Alignment? > Well, it's that time of year when I start making a list > of all possibly needed maintenance on my '85...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 14 May 2002 21:08:28 -0700
  ...Read Karl's procedure again. > >Swapping end for end on the same side does not help. Only swapping from >side to side changes the...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 10:15:16 -0700
  Pipes have male ends, hoses have female ends. They join nicely. If you replace a pipe with a hose you need to convert both...
• Re: Hydaulic Clutch "Adjustment"
  Historical mailing list - John S. Jones
  Tue, 4 Feb 1997 12:13:00 -0800
  ...It ended up being a leaky slave cylinder - located on top of the transaxle. My van wouldn't shift at all (thought it was...
• Re: WBX Recommendations Sought
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 28 May 2014 16:08:29 -0700
  ...If you do only the top end, that higher compression will put an increased strain on the worn lower end and shorten it's...
• Re: Bumper end cap how to?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 Jan 2016 16:52:47 -0800
  ...Bumper end cap how to? Pry out the plug that conceals the phillips screw into the body panel. From the end or from the...
• Re: Throttle cable replacement- from which end?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:10:03 -0700
  You don't do it from either end. You do it from the middle. First you undo the front end under the front floor...
• Re: Tie Rod Boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:07:25 -0400
  ...I have not tryed this but the center of the outer end of the boot is not one piece. The outer end has a...
• 2.1 wasserboxer bottom end ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 16:20:34 -0600
  hello gang question as to the longevity of the bottom end of the 2.1L. I'm looking at doing the head gaskets here...
• Re: rear axles nut
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 May 2002 12:56:09 -0400
  ...The other end has a square hole for a 1/2" drive. That >end also has big shoulders around the end. You place the...
• Plastic coolant pipes checking
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Fri, 11 May 2012 00:44:13 -0700
  ...Need to take the hose off, take that broken end out of the hose, heat up the end of the pipe a little with...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:28:37 -0400
  ...Just flipping a shaft end-for-end (or moving CVs between ends, reversing the direction of movement) doesn't change the direction of load...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:24:02 -0600
  ...no end caps on black bumpers . . . hot pink >>>> end >>>> caps . . . no end caps on black bumpers . . . >>>> >>>> How's a girl to decide? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mike "Rocket...
• Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:10:45 -0800
  I am tackling control arm bushings and tie rod ends this coming week. I am assuming since the control arm bushings are pressed in...
• Re: rear bumper removal steps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:45:41 -0800
  ...don�t forget to pop the cover caps and remove sheet metal screws on the bumper end caps (one on each end cap). Do...
• Re: O2 Sensor wire connection (wiring harness end - 2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:24:27 -0700
  ...O2 Sensor wire connection (wiring harness end - 2.1) > Hello everyone - > > Would anyone happen to have the yellow connector that connects the wirning > harness...
• Re: My Cool Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 14:05:54 -0400
  ...I ended up just using I missed if you mentioned how much you paid. And could I put them on my '74? Also, can...
• Re: Window crank extenders
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 06:05:06 EST
  In a message dated 12/8/00 2:24:35 AM, wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET writes: << I put the hub end in a vise...
• Re: Crankshaft Endplay Adjustment Hits Me Flat
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:18:40 -0800
  ...Prying with a screwdriver while measuring endplay near the edge of the flywheel will give erroneous readings. I am willing to bet (my currently...
• end play measurement
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Tue, 10 May 2011 14:59:18 -0400
  ...Do I need to check the endplay? Thanks. Rick
• Re: Dang exhaust leak-- any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:52:34 -0700
  if a task takes endless patience, then you must be still working on it Scott. alistair On 18-Apr-11, at 8:52 PM...
• pickup tube removal on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:48:15 -0500
  Hi Everyone, I'm working on a bottom end rebuild for my '86 van. I removed the bolt that holds the big end of...
• Fw: Proer and bepane
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 23:13:05 -0600
  > > see the ending: -ane?? > Hmmm... > the ending I see as INane! yeah, but that's a synthetic gas, not produced in Nature. it's...
• sagging rear end
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 14:26:23 EDT
  so how come when i look at the van from the side it looks as though the rear end is lower than the front...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:29:22 -0700
  ...Just flipping a shaft end-for-end (or moving CVs between ends, reversing the direction of movement) doesn't change the direction of load...
• Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:41:18 -0500
  ...V-Belt Pully Bolt >> You do know you cant reuse the con rods without replacing the >> bolts and resizing the big end of the...
• Special Tools for the Home Mechanic
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 6 Feb 2014 23:25:47 -0600
  Just scored me a couple of special tools for some front end work. 1) OTC Pitman Arm/Tie Rod End Puller - Jim Felder loaned...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_ABA_engine_swap=3A_install_fuel_rail_end_for_end=3F_?= =?UTF-8?Q?=28flip_180=C2=BA=29?=
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 11 Oct 2017 18:25:08 -0700
  ...anyone installed an ABA fuel rail turned end for end (180º) so the fuel >> hose end is near the firewall? >> > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons...
• Tie Rod ends and Rear trailing arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Tue, 29 May 2012 11:55:52 -0400
  ...I recently replaced my steering rack (with tie rods) and tie rod ends and I found, after alignment, the engagement of the tie rod...
• Re: 85 muffler question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:43:20 -0400
  ...They tend to fail by rusting out, especially at the ends. The ends can be repaired by brazing. Homemade ones that I have seen...
• Re: Heater core repair
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:30:04 -0400
  ...The heat exchangers are aluminum with plastic end caps with tangs that are crimped around the end caps to seal them together. There is...
• Loose front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 18:50:27 -0500
  ...The first 2 pics are of the idler arm bushings, They look like they should be more to the end, but I have not...
• '84 body parts
  Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
  Mon, 01 Apr 1996 16:30:58 -0800
  does anyone know where to get cheap (used) body parts? specifically, i need a new main front grill, bumber end caps, and other odds...
• Re: Rubber Failures
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:57:51 -0800
  ...Just on the rod end. pensioner (just getting the jump on mike and frydaye)
• Re: Crankshaft Endplay / Shim question
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:33:42 -0500
  ...Crankshaft Endplay / Shim question Perhaps a silly question, but do thicker shims increase the amount of crankshaft endplay, or decrease it? Thanks. Cary -- PROFESION...
• Re: [WetWesties] Need fuel expansion tank valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:21:50 -0400
  ...It's just there to keep gas from being sucked into the engine if you >end up upside down, and if that happens I...
• Re: Refresh my memory about inner tie rods, someone!
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:37:12 -0400
  ...When the inner tie rods were tightened to spec, there was a small but visible gap between the peening flange and the end of...
• Re: Bushings on Stabilizer bar.
  Historical mailing list - VWQ47
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:34:38 +1000
  ...Use some sandpaper to make sure the end of the sway bar is smooth.
• Re: Can't get the %&#*!!! OFF!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:34:46 -0400
  ...I then tried a pipe wrench it just started to round the ends. I then bought a six-sided Craftsman boxed end wrench @$8...
• Another Chapter of The Road according to Mike Miller--
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 20:45:51 -0500
  ...the front end alignment shot another try-- He goes to a NTB shop, first thing--and they do the front end !!!! PTL, and Haleluija...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:20:11 -0500
  ...no end caps on black bumpers . . . hot pink >>> end >>> caps . . . no end caps on black bumpers . . . >>> >>> How's a girl to decide? >>> >>> -- >>> Mike "Rocket...
• Re: Power Steering Hose Fabrication
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:06:21 -0400
  Hi, Well personally I removed my old lines first and brought the ends in as a sample. The ends are metric, and my new...
• Re: Door wiring repairs was Re: Fwd: Power Lock Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:13:24 +0700
  ...Leave the tube ends in place, cut off the bellows part completely and discard, make your repairs, install a suitable sized piece of split...
• Re: clicks in the front end
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:43:52 -0600
  The sway bar ends look fine to me. I'm guessing ball joints, but I am not so eager to drive it like this...
• Rear? You mean FRONT
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 06:32:57 -0600
  NO! I disagree! The front of the engine is ALWAYS the end with the pulley and the rear is ALWAYS the flywheel regardless of...
• Re: Which end?
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 13:26:55 -0600
  ...Which end? I have just installed a new muffler. I was looking for the arrow to show the flow of direction but none was...
• Fwd: Overheating
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 11:27:56 -0700
  ...In addition to the normal large end that opens as it gets hot > there is also a small disc at the other end that...
• Re: Rattley front end
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 21:36:46 -0400
  ...I have checked the entire front end, new shocks, etc... and it still does it. I think it must be a worn steering column...
• '85 Westy w/power steering
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:19:53 -0700
  ...Front end suddenly making a loud dinosaur-like "gronk" noise when steering or over road undulations. Steering seems to have stiffened a bit, too...
• Re: Fuel filler tube issues
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:53:28 -0400
  ...Does anyone know if the floaty ball end piece can be removed from the end and installed on filler tube made pre 1988? Specifically...
• A/C duct for '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 10:11:19 -0700
  ...The opening is 1 1/4" high, so that determines the shape of the end of the duct. Flatten the end of the duct...
• Re: Exhaust struts
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Fri, 14 May 1999 20:10:44 -0500
  ...The braze repairs I've made to rusting ends have been very durable (folded light sheet metal over the end, then fill in with...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:57:49 -0400
  ...A kit of ends to be epoxied into place and/or a replacement bar with solid ends would be very useful. Ends could be...
• Re: Rad Hose Dumb Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Nov 2003 17:14:31 -0500
  ...On the upper hose aft end, from the un-barbed plastic tube, a metal insert extends about 7/8" out from the end of...
• Re: Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:46:28 -0700
  ...The big end needs to be resized to do this I have a cap grinder it >trims a few thousandths off of the mating...