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• Headlight Switch - stuck on!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:10:39 -0600
  ...comes off so easy.) I pulled off the dash cover and grabbed the headlight switch from the rear to unplug it...ouch...HOT, HOT...
• Arm rest brackets fatigue heads up
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:53:58 -0800
  ...going on 25 years next time your in the fasteners isle grab 8 number 12 bolts & change all the arms reat bracket bolts just...
• instrument cluster cover removal
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:02:46 -0700
  Hi, yeah, I know, this is supposed to be easy.... grab in the two molds at the front of the cover, pull up and...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 20:31:07 -0500
  ...When in > first gear and pulling out, the slightest lift of my foot off the floor > causes a little grab.. The grab stays small...
• Re: Help with coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:35:26 +0200
  ...Just grab the raised area, on one side and snip through it. If you grab the whole raised area, and try, the pressure of...
• Re: them swedish buggers tillgrepping them campers
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:22:59 -0700
  ...comes from the old old swedish > "grepp de till" or loosely translated into english "grab the till" or > "grab the money out of the...
• Re: Primary Battery Removal: How to?
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  23 Oct 96 19:49:03 EDT
  ...The steel ends just slip down over the posts, you grab the strap in the middle and lift. Andy McKinley 75112.2101@compuserve.com...
• Needed: Audi 5000 lugs around?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 10:59:22 -0400
  ...so.... � Does anyone have 10 Audi 5000 lugs out there? Maybe grab them out of a u-pull-it to make a few bux...
• tightening up emergency brakes to pass inspection
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:36:18 -0800
  ...rear brakes a little tighter so i get a little more grab on the emergency brake(inspection time)----should i just adjust the drums...
• Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 08:14:05 -0800
  ...Some people relocate it to behind the drivers seat so it can be grabbed on the way out the door heading for the rear...
• Re: Driver's side grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:40:12 -0500
  Thank you all for the information. I greatly appreciate it. Unca Joel sent a great step by step for this (maybe it should be...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:42:17 -0400
  ...As someone pointed out it doesn't actually burn as such; the burning magnesium grabs oxygen from the water thus facilitating its own combustion...
• Re: Grab Handles (no, not those things around your waist!)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 7 May 1999 13:37:04 -0300
  ...what I plan to do. Malcolm S Jeffrey wrote: > Subj: Re: Grab Handles (no, not those things around your waist!) > Date: 99-05-07...
• hole saws/floor cutting
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:35:38 -0500
  ...The bigger the bit, the bigger the grab. When that bit grabs, it stops right NOW. The drill will turn in your hand so...
• Re: Playing around with rear hatch carrier
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 17:33:28 -0700
  ...The paulchen was over kill for carrying a spare and I really don't like how it didn't grab the hatch as well...
• Re: rear heater hose replacement; Canadian spec 83.5 full westy
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:36:21 -0700
  ...Went feeling around for the on off valve, grabbed a hose and got a shot of antifreeze on my habd. Obviously a bad hose...
• Re: Oil change experience
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 6 Jul 2013 16:04:55 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- raceingcajun <raceingcajun@COMMUNICOMM.COM> wrote: > Karl, > > Have you got a death wish "GRAB A COOKING POT". That's grounds for > divorce in Louisiana...
• Re: Weekender foldng back seat.
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 11:56:31 -0500
  ...If so, pull the grab bar which will release the seat back from its brackets, and lift the bottom of the seat towards the...
• Re: Adding a front passenger dome light
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 15:06:20 +0000
  I grabbed an extra one a while ago with that very thought, adding one on the passenger side. In the end though, I put...
• Vanagon BS and Floppy Shaft
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:21:06 -0500
  ...Now when I grab the knob - it's right where it should be and shifting is easy!!! Given the age of our vehicles - if...
• Re: Exceptional Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 6 May 2015 16:40:39 +0000
  Excuse me while I run and grab a roll of paper towels... Jim On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 11:36 AM Stuart MacMillan...
• Re: vent& rear core for sale
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 12:15:52 -0100
  ...If this is one of the $39 poptop skylights I had, someone ought to grab it quick. They were a one-shot-deal at...
• Re: Clam Flogging!! at the Court House, Tomorrow Night (long-ish)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 May 2002 11:44:53 -0400
  At 09:07 AM 5/4/2002, Richard Golen wrote: >John, > >Are you grabbing a hoe or a ho? > >Ric Don't rile him...
• Re: John Brown's Busses?- Harpers Ferry
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 09:36:11 -0400
  ...There was a handout in the > Westies at Wakins grab bag. Check out: > > www.johnbrownbuses.com > > or e-mail: > > JBB@kookymathteacher.com > > Thanks, > Chris...
• Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:33:23 -0400
  ...They are flush with the head and have nothing to grab onto. What are my options with out removing the head. They are obviously...
• Re: The lid is *NOT* Plastic!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:56:17 -0600
  ...this way-----if your van is on fire, > grab > the dog, grab the kids, grab the beer, and get the hell out of there...
• On-board fire systems.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:29:17 -0700
  ...And you want to be able to grab that extinguisher and take it out with you in a panic evacuation like if you come...
• Re: Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:38:48 -0300
  ...2.2 WBX gowesty engine, 1990 Westy, Automatic, with Generat AT2 > Grabber 215/65/16 at 44 pounds > > I usually highway drive at 63...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 19:11:35 -0400
  They're insanely expensive / hard to find singly, so I just grabbed an 11mm obstruction box wrench and cut a small slit in the...
• Anyone here with a Nissan Maxima Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:19:45 -0800
  ...If I decide against the swap, which I probably will, this car is up for grabs in San Francisco for $600. Pmail for details...
• WTB: BFG A/T KO 14" tires
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:25:30 -0700
  ...I'd rather grab a pair of BFGs to run with while I wait for the right 15" wheel/tire combo to come along...
• Any Way to Filter Vanagon ATF on Autoboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 08:11:55 -0500
  ...Is there any place to tap into the pressure side AFTER the torque converter to grab a stream of ATF to send to a...
• Buying a bus?
  Historical mailing list - Jim A
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 08:00:42 -0700
  ...To grab yourself a copy, point your browser to: <http://members.tripod.com/~wetwesties/buyers.txt> Jim Arnott List Admin. WetWesties
• Re: Vanagon and fire
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 20:57:56 EST
  ...I thought of the feelings that the owner must have had > grab all that stuff, tables are a desireable commodity.. (they always get lost...
• Re: eBay Feedback is pointless
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 09:45:44 -0500
  Rich, I like the way you put things ! My thought process goes something like this---- I you can't grab the fucker by the...
• Re: Starting Batteries
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 11:22:12 -0500
  The method that I used after the FLAPS guy couldn't figure out how to perform the free installation they advertised was to grab...
• Re: Which years/models had centre seat attachments?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 19:39:06 -0500
  ...the clamps changed slightly through the years but all grabed the round tubing seat frame. c-ya Jonce >Hi All, > >Another question: Does anyone...
• H&R / Bilstein package on eBay
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:15:58 -0800
  ...I almost grabbed it at the Buy it Now price. IMHO, the package is not worth what it has ben bid up too already...
• Parting '87 GL passenger van with blue exterior and gray fabric i nterior
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:00:14 -0600
  ...injectors are up for grabs, interior items like dash switches-knobs-blower-fuse box-harness are up for grabs, lights and lenses available-pass...
• Unsubscribe
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Smit
  Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:43:37 -0400
  ...24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle- >> < >> https://www.gowesty.com/product/handles-knobs-coat-hooks/24381/front-door-pillar-grab-handle- >>> >>> >>> https://www.thesamba...
• Re: Tachometer Needle-How To Remove
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:26:01 -0500
  At 04:24 PM 1/28/2012, Robert Downes wrote: >i grabbed the little shaft with some pliers, then carefully pried against >those, came...
• Van Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:55:22 -0800
  ...I am selling a grab bag of parts left over from my 1990 Carat - for a 2.1 l motor, with about 250k miles...
• Corrosion X Marine seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 19:18:39 EDT
  Finally got down to the basement and grabbed the pint bottle of CXM. Made by: Corrosion Technologies Corporation, Dallas, TX Phone:1-800-638...
• Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:37:48 -0800
  ...window to the wipers and around through the other front window. Grab line, move back and forth and drive. Worked more reliably than the...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:40:33 -0700
  ...for 8 high quality fi connectors weather tight neoprane seal then grab the rachet crimper from here http://vintageconnections.com/ $35 the local hoser...
• Rear trailing arm/wheel hubs/bearing housing same for all years?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:57:52 -0800
  ...Thought I might grab the rear trailing arms too. If they don't have any rust. Are the rear trailing arms, wheel hubs and...
• Domain Name "revanagonator.com"
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 15:09:46 -0500
  ...It is expiring soon, if anyone is interested in it please let me know otherwise it will be "up for grabs" whenever the registrar...
• Re: Wanted - Battery Box Lid Retainers
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:33:18 -0700
  ...To remove the battery, pull the strips back up and grab them with vice grips to yank the battery. Or make a less rigid...
• Re: Chicagoland get together
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 8 May 2001 05:46:38 EDT
  ...What a road trip!! Take a run up north a little, Grab Ben T, and the rest of the Haight Ashberry crew, and blow...
• Re: Chicagoland get together
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 8 May 2001 11:58:23 -1000
  ...Chicagoland get together > So get in the 84, grab all the west coast Vanagonites, and Come-on > Down!! > > PS. > Forget Ben T.------- > His unit...
• VW Logo needed...
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 22:28:28 -0700
  ...ON:US:1 If you have one, or know where I could grab one from the web, would you please email me? Thanks, dave :)
• Re: shuddering clutch
  Historical mailing list - Ed Hinchey
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:37:56 -0400
  ...I think the coolant got onto the clutch plate and is causing "grabing" either from some gunk build-up or some change to the...
• FS: tan or grey vanagon capt. chairs/front seats w/ armrests
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:03:55 EDT
  ...tan was sold buy buyer bailed, so theyre up for grabs again. both have armrests, grey has adjustable armrests. both pairs in excellent shape...
• 86 Syncro parts
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:59:25 -0900
  ...I will be keeping some parts, but the rest is up for grabs. Mark in AK
• Re: Wire fire in the Engine Room
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:31:27 -0400
  ...I grabbed my halon extinguisher (reachable from driver's > seat), leap out and put a shot down the vent, open the license plate door...
• Re: Fire Extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 1 Feb 2009 22:11:37 -0800
  ...So the extinguisher is by the door so you can get out, then grab the extinguisher and put it to use. If it's...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:42:59 -0600
  ...The stuck end > of the cable will turn, just can't pull it out because there's > nothing to grab onto. I'll see...
• (82) Air Cooled Air Conditioner Unit Up for Grabs
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:51:02 -0800
  I dont know if it is worth anything, but I removed the Air Conditioner unit that sits in the attic of the rear of...
• Re: Fuel Injection rated hose
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:20:59 -0500
  Woooh, Wildly more pricy than the non SAE30R9 stuff, but I can grab 25 feet of it for the same price as buying a...
• Re: Vanagon Content - Sort of (rant)
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 14:44:50 -0700
  ...I am going to pay with the coin of the > realm - American Paper Dollars. �The heck with the money grabbing > so&so's! �I...