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• Re: Need help in Lime Rock CT
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 20:32:39 -0400
  ...On our way down the outer part of the alternator pulley shattered. However there seems to be enough of the pulley to charge but...
• Re: instrument cluster cover removal
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:18:22 -0700
  ...it was actually as ard as i could possibly pull.... thanks flo On 9/17/06, Edward Maglott <emaglott@buncombe.main.nc.us> wrote...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:37:12 -0700
  ...On my late model > Vanagon, as you pull the handbrake, you feel the > tension build as you pull the handbrake higher. > > On my 84...
• Update: Why's One Side Hotter?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 17:02:09 -0600 (CST)
  ...Had to pull the engine to get the generator out, so I decided to retorque my heads, fix some exhaust leaks, and generally look...
• Re: Question on pulling the heads to repair leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:02:12 -0400
  ...you can pull the cylinders out quite a ways ... as long as the piston is out far enough that the piston rings don't...
• Re: Crankshaft oil seal
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:59:53 -0400
  ...As to getting the pulley off, mine came off fairly easily with a big screwdriver and prying on sides of the pulley, alternating from...
• Re: Pull engine and tranny together?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 12:34:40 -0700
  ...I've pulled the trans alone 3 times, and > > this past weekend, pulled both together. Aside from the extra time > > disconnecting stuff, pulling the...
• Re: How do I change the antenna?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:34:26 GMT
  ...3) reach up to antenna and either ( a) unscrew connector and pull cable out -saves cable, but mine connector was rusted making this impossible...
• Parting out my '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:57:20 -0800
  ...of it before the�town pulls my tag so I am limited in what difficult items I can pull off myself.� If you're...
• more TRUEly shocking stories
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 12 May 1995 15:35:14 CST6CDT
  ...Slight miss at idle so doing the 'power balance' thing by pulling off one spark plug wire at a time to see which cylinder...
• Stuck door lock - 83.5 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Brian Strange
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 20:52:33 -0700
  I unlocked the driver side door with the key, though the lock pull didn't return to the full top position before I pulled...
• FS: Bumpers, grills, alternator, glovebox, stereo, etc (Tampa, FL)
  Historical mailing list - FCF
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 21:01:27 -0400
  Tomorrow I'm calling the junker so if you want anything else pulled out let me know before I send it away. The things...
• how to pull the furnace out of an ASI Riviera?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 10:14:32 -0500
  ...I'm trying to help my friend pull the entire "kitchen" out of an early 80's air cooled ASI/Riviera vanagon camper. Everything...
• Brake resonse post appears to be blocked,
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:34:06 +0000
  As a test, pull up hand brake and then try. If pedal firms up with brake pulled, then problem is in the brake set...
• Oil Pump Access
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:39:25 -0600
  ...Could be the three-belt pulley seal at the end of the crankshaft, or could be the oil pump. Haven't gotten under the...
• Heads/Cylinders somewhat naive question!!!
  Historical mailing list - David G. Hobbs
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:03:53 -0600
  ...Does this mean I have to pull my engine to get the cylinders back on? Anyone please!!!!! Thanks David David Hobbs dghobbs@siu.edu
• Quest. About Alternator Pulleys? Pleeeeze Help!!
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 10:25:45 EDT
  Folks, Could someone PLEEZE tell me if the pulley for a 1987 Westy 90 amp alternator is the one pictured on pg. 27.16...
• Re: 84 clutch, etal
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 10:36:12 -0800
  Dennis is correct...way easier to pull the tranny than the engine to replace a Vanagon clutch...and no need to mess with that...
• Re: Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:04:11 -0700
  ...wrote: > Hey David, > Just a side note. > Going through your equation below, I did my measurements on the crank pulley, > 62cm = 620 mm/72...
• audi 3A Swap -- Jetronic LH 2.4 question
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 04:59:34 -0400
  ...If they did, will it work well with my audi 3A's distributor-mounted hall sensor????? I looked into pulling the pulley mounted sensor...
• Removing rear drums: review
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 23:24:32 -0500
  ...They studs moved inward! Nothing else moved though, and the studs pulled themselves back out when I put the wheel back on. If I...
• Crankshaft seal leak at the pulley
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 23:04:31 -0500
  ...The engine is original, and as such I assume the pulley installation is original factory - meaning that pulley is probably on there really tight...
• Re: Stuck Door Lock
  Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 09:02:21 -0400
  > > I unlocked the driver side door with the key, though the lock pull > didn't return to the full top position before I pulled...
• So Close to Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:18:41 -0700
  ...The other roosters were chasing pullets, bells a-ringing! The pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover. BUT, to Ze b's...
• Re: Diesel water pump pulley diameter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:57:05 -0700
  ...I finally got around to measuring the pulleys I have on hand, and found the results a little puzzling, as they are the opposite...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:25:06 -0500
  ...On my late model > Vanagon, as you pull the handbrake, you feel the > tension build as you pull the handbrake higher. > > On my 84...
• Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 10:48:59 -0700
  ...There is also an o ring behind that pulley. Dennis, From my phone. ________________________________ From: David<mailto:fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM> Sent: ‎8/‎5/‎2016 10...
• Sand seal pullies!?!?!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 1996 09:07:15 -0400
  Has anyone ever heard of a "sand seal pully"? Does this require special venting of the crankcase? Thanks, ...Markus ---------------------------------- '66 "rough looker, hackjob skylit...
• '90 syncro at pick and pull in nashville TN
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 04:20:16 EDT
  ...in a u-pull it yard in nashville TN too far for me, but a heads up for you southeastern people.. chris
• Re: Starter Bushing Blues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:03:17 -0500
  ...I have a tap and some allthread and other > various things that reduce that allthread to the threaded end of my > puller, but I...
• 82 westy 4sale, Chico CA
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 09:00:01 -0700
  ...left head pulled ready to be inspected. Best guess is it was a lifter acting up Ran fine, smogged fine prior to pull. was...
• Re: How to untorque the pulley?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 13:44:49 -0500
  ...How do I untorque the pulley bolt? >Really, how do I hold the pulley while me and six friends and a 10 foot >cheater...
• Re: update: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:12:31 -0700
  ...I may just pull the pulley off my 2wd parts van and keep the syncro pulley intact.. Thank you, Jay Lefstein. Sent from my...
• Re: Differential Lock curiosity
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 14:24:26 -0800
  ...Also the lights on the lock panels all light up, but does not > change when I pull the knob out. I do feel, and...
• Re: drive belt pulley bolt
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 16:50:46 EST
  Charlie; The three belt pulley's bolt takes about six times more tightning torque than the single belt. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis...
• Van magic, and keep anything that shows up in your van
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 7 Aug 2015 23:16:03 -0400
  ...At one point he asked for my hub cap puller. I handed him a screw driver. he explained that for my metal old style...
• Re: '89 SYNCRO AT U-PULL IT YARD IN SCRANTON PA..cheep parts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:59:33 -0500
  ...U pull it yards do not have an inventory, nor will they pull > > > > anything > > > > > for you, nor will they ship anything. > > > > > > > > > > U pull it...
• Re: Coolant Pump Gently Weeping
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 May 2016 06:58:19 -0500
  The only pulley that has to come off is the coolant pump pulley and it is a split type or two part pulley. It...
• successful heater blower replacement
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:10:44 -0800
  ...i ended up getting a replacement blower from a pick-n-pull junkyard in newark, ca, for about $19 including core deposit. pulled one...
• leaking,pulley wobbling,noise making water pump
  Historical mailing list - s w
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 10:50:46 -0800
  ...just to make sure im in the right place, the small pulley to the left of the engine(facing forward from back) is the...
• timing mark on a 1.9 wbx DH block
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 11:03:19 -0600
  ...Is left before or after TDC? The pulley on the motor does not look exactly like the pulley for the 1.9 wbx in...
• Re: ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 May 2000 22:59:29 -0400
  At 19:56 5/2/2000, Bob Gourley wrote: >Could someone please tell me if the notch on the crankshaft pulley is at TDC...
• Re: Pulls to right
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 20:50:04 -0700
  ...Still pulls. Ideas? > Thanks, Stephen > 84 Westy > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. > http://invites.yahoo.com/
• junk yards - Harry's U-Pull
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 12:47:28 -0500
  Has anyone ever been to Harry' U Pull It junkyard in West Hazleton, PA.? They claim to be world's largest (I think my...
• Cylinder Heads!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 17:27:54 EST
  ...I just removed one of the heads to fix the gasket leak and when I pulled the head off the cylinders stuck to it...
• Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? (and some trip pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 10 May 2013 10:39:38 -0700
  ...At ~ 50-60 MPH, if I brake hard hands "off" the wheel, the van pulls to the right. Not severely but quite noticeably. Doesn...
• Re: power steering V-belt falls off
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 23:13:55 -0700
  ...However, it is > not clear to me one could alter the plane of the pulley. The pulley of the > power steering motor turns fine...
• Re: Pull engine and tranny together?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 21:47:56 -0700
  On 8 Apr 2005 at 20:03, jbange <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> wrote: > I'm putting in a rebuilt engine so I need to pull...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:10:19 -0600
  ...I also remove the water pump pulley. > > Dennis, > From my phone. > > -----Original Message----- > From: "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> > Sent: ‎11/‎15/‎2015 1...
• Re: My writeup on removing and replacing the 2.1l Vanagon water pump
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 6 Aug 2013 23:14:53 -0700
  ...help when cracking the coolant pump pulley bolts loose? Or is there a tool that holds the pulley from turning? Something like this? image...
• Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 20:06:22 -0800
  ...Just grab the lip on the end of the fill tube and pull. It'll pull out. I hope. Mike On 1/8/03...
• Re: horns that don't sound so lame
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:33:41 -0800
  ...A relay has a coil like that but what makes it a relay is the coil energizes ( pulls - it's an elctromagnet ) contacts for...
• sliding door latch/lock
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Sun, 26 May 2013 09:02:06 -0700
  Advice needed on 2 fronts: (1) sliding door on my '83 vanagon broke yesterday - unlocked it, pulled handle down to open, something went "snap...
• Re: Sizes of large fastners?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sat, 12 May 2012 11:37:19 -0700
  ...Ken -------- From Ekta Bolt for 3 groove pulley: M20x1.5x45x14* *(don't know what the 14 means hear? Thread tolerance perhaps) Single groove pulley...
• Re: Removing the top ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 18:38:13 -0400
  ...I tried to use a small two arm puller and that failed also, to small. I tried to heat the joint during the pully...
• Re: Water pump premature failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:35:40 -0500
  Yes, the only wrong way to install the pulley is to forget the o-ring. I have yet to see one bend without breaking...
• Re: URGENT!! Broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 19 May 2012 18:16:31 -0700
  ...The pulley on our alternator >> broke and its chewing up belts in minutes. New alternators don't come with >> the pulley so getting one...
• Re: spoiler vs. spare tire release
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 11:13:50 EDT
  ...How do the models with spoilers deal with the spare tire > release pull tab? On my bus the plastic pull tab is perpendicular to...
• Timing mark
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 20 Nov 96 01:46:59 UT
  Which one of those notches on the pulleys is the one I use for my timing in my 83.5, the one on the...
• Anyone have a photo / dimensions of a westy water tank?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 19:58:26 -0400
  I am toying with the idea of pulling my water tank and putting a propane tank there instead, but I want to get an...