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• Re: Tool trick..(not Xmas related)
  Historical mailing list - pepperd
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:29:09 -0800
  gotta love the dandelion tool!� i use mine for easing out the push caps/pins used to hold the interior panels on. happy holidays...
• Fuel hose clamp tool
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:21:08 -0700
  Does someone know what the proper clamp tool is to remove install the small blue ( crimp style) clamps on fuel hose/injector connections? Sorry...
• Re: 102mph
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 16 May 2007 09:34:00 -0700
  ...http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php
• [NVC] - Are there mathematicians among us? Or foundry mold designers, or........?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:47:55 -0500
  I need draw tools for parabolic and hyperbolic curves. These are usually created with plywood, and are marked up with dimensional numbers, distances, pivot...
• Re: General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 14:09:19 -0700
  ...General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. (NVC) > > I've been using Craftsman tools (combo wrenches, sockets-ratchets, > screwdrivers) for decades. The...
• Re: tool identification request
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 14:31:34 -0500
  This tool looks like a bed or bearing scraper to me. By this I mean for the hand scraping of a machine tool bed...
• Re: clutch pilot tool
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 11:17:17 -0500
  ...clutch pilot tool quick question - can you use a Type I/II (bug/bus) clutch pilot tool to align the clutch on the Vanagon...
• Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 09:43:40 -0600
  ...Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool? > > Aaarrgh! I've had it with vice grips! Does anyone know if there is a...
• Re: Aux. air reg. update
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Wed, 6 May 1998 09:18:46 -0700
  ...Do you have the >tools >>name, manufacturer... model perhaps. >> >>Better yet! Is Tom located anywhere near Southern California?! >> >>Thanks, >> >>Dan > >Sorry Dan. While Sooke...
• Re: General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 17:58:50 -0700
  ...General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. > > (NVC) > > >> > > >> I've been using Craftsman tools (combo wrenches, > > >> sockets-ratchets, > > >> screwdrivers) for decades. The...
• Re: Sliding door inner panel removal -- any gotchas?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:25:08 -0800
  Rocky, you can get a K & D Tools (or equivalent) trim tool at most any FLAPS. They are thinner than the cast dandelion tool...
• Re: Tools
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:16:54 -0600
  The issue isn't Asia, there are some great tools and parts made in Asia. The original wheel bearings in your Vanagon were probably...
• Re: Electrical Crimp Connectors - How-to Video
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:49:13 -0500
  ...I always use the stick-through and tug metod, but nice to know a generic tool and generic crimps will work. Be safe. Michael...
• Re: Tool trick..(not Xmas related)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:08:31 -0500
  ...Tried all manner of pry techniques and BFFI, too. (BFFI= Brute Force and _______ing Ignorance) Then I recalled my handy dandy dandelion garden tool...
• Tools
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Feb 1995 08:49:24 -0600 (CST)
  I see that there are now tool request threads going pretty strong on both the Vintage and Vanagon lists. I have been saving them...
• Re: Speaking of tools...sharing the resources??
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 26 May 2001 11:12:14 -0700
  ...have a freebie rental of some common tools and gauges. You deposit the value of the item, and bring it back for a refund...
• Re: FA: Diesel Timing tools on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 19:29:31 EDT
  ...I do not think it would be fair to anyone who bids on the tools. >> If you feel that way then you shouldn't...
• Re: The corruptor (explanation)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:08:27 -0600
  Is that tempered glass like mine? :-) TEMiller LMAO :) Bob _________________________________________________________________ Get rid of annoying pop-up ads with the new MSN Toolbar � FREE! http://toolbar...
• Re: Electrical Crimp Connectors - How-to Video
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:01:55 -0400
  At 11:00 AM 9/2/2010 -0400, Don Hundt wrote: >less than $19.00 for this one. >http://www.tooltopia.com/tool-aid...
• Re: Looking for Transmission tools
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 08:50:28 -0400
  Just as important as the tools, is the experience. In particular, all the housings must be inspected and checked for proper fit of the...
• Re: captive nut tools
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Sun, 14 Oct 2018 07:49:05 -0700
  Hi Mike, I had never used riv-nuts until recently and didn’t want to pay for a tool, but I found out how...
• 12-point tool
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Tue, 14 May 1996 14:16:59 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Where is a good place to get the 12 point tool for removing CV joints > with the dreaded connections? Thanks I've used a...
• Re: syncro tank material
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 22 May 2007 17:09:23 -0700
  ...http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php
• audi turbo rims maching bigger holes....san diego
  Historical mailing list - gatorxray
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 20:08:57 -0700
  ...For this price I could purchase some high end tools and save some money. Question:What tool/tools would work in this situation short...
• EMZ and the Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Kate Sheflo
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 19:34:06 -0800
  ...My knowledge and my tools are my limit as a mechanic, but knowing that fact makes me at least something better than useless. Bill...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 11:36:06 -0500
  ...I usually forget something but > with a bit of improvising you can go along way. > > Therefore it is time to put a dedicated tool...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Richard Atwell
  Sun, 6 May 2007 17:24:53 -0700
  ...I > hate to > spend $50+ (http://tinyurl.com/23m9wo) for a tool I will probably > only use > once. Any ideas, suggestions,help,etc.. would...
• Never mind....Front Shocks Saga.. Other side stuck
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:42:04 -0400
  I stared at my tool collection and spied a pluming tool that I had to buy that I only used once. Got it right...
• Re: Tools....
  Historical mailing list - Terry
  Thu, 24 May 2001 22:02:53 -0500
  Oh yea, for sure I want Home Depot to trade me their low buck, Husky tools for my Happy Snappy's!! Another Bargain!! ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry...
• Re: Air flow = Got tools?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 09:35:42 -0400
  ...Air flow = Got tools? When we first added the tool box out front we had temp issues. Listers here talked us through a new...
• Re: captive nut tools
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:35:16 -0700
  Astro Pneumatic Tool 1442 13" Hand Rivet Nut Setter Kit - Metric & SAE W/ 60pc Rivnuts <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TODXQW/ref=oh...
• Re: Vanagon Value....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 19:23:28 -0400
  ...817 >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > It's here! Your new message! > Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ >
• Favorite Penetrating Oil?
  Historical mailing list - Paul N. Oliver
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:48:28 -0600
  ...The most economical Bubble flare tool to > date. Housed in a blow-molded storage > > Double Flaring Tool Kit - 7 Adapters -$27.50 > ToolSource#: 68738...
• Wire crimp tool, find
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 28 Jun 2024 05:48:39 -0400
  Hi friends on the Vanagon list, I can’t believe no one on this list mentioned this tool to me! A friend stopped in...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:42:53 -0700
  This is similar to what I used http://www.protoindustrial.com/en/industrial-tools/Proto/Pliers%2c-Snips-%26-Clamps/Retaining-Ring-Pliers/J250G...
• Re: General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 16:40:28 -0700
  ...General tool (brand name vs quality vs price) question. > (NVC) > >> > >> I've been using Craftsman tools (combo wrenches, sockets-ratchets, > >> screwdrivers) for decades. The...
• Modding Vanagon dash
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 2017 15:36:33 -0400
  I'm getting ready to add another air conditioning vent beside the radio on my Vanagon and I wondered what tool would be best...
• Re: Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 11:08:21 -0800
  ...Cool Tool for Rusty Nuts, etc. My Snap-On man just gave me a demo of this inductive heating tool for loosening frozen nuts...
• Tool Time
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 14:24:20 MST
  Let me throw in my favorite odd tool for the "every tool you could ever want to carry in the closet of your Campmobile...
• Re: Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 17:34:07 -0500
  ...There is absolutley no trick to replacing those mouldings---- You just need the right tool to do the job, and a can of WD...
• Vanagon Owners in Calgary, Alberta
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Thu, 9 May 2002 09:29:37 -0600
  ...I moved here a few months ago from the UK and as I came on the plane I didn't bring many tools. I...
• Re: Door Panel Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 22:07:33 -0700
  At 6/5/2011 09:42 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > I need a tool to loosen up the door panel retainers without tearing >the...
• Re: midas,mieneke?anyone ever try em
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 08:34:58 EDT
  Sears has a new tool to remove rounded nuts and bolt heads. Have not tried them yet, just saw it a few days ago...
• Re: Tools
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 16:51:29 -0700
  I have been buying tools from http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/ and there prices cant be beat. Shaggy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL...
• Re: Tools
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 21:16:59 -0700
  ...Tools Well for those of us that do our own maintenance (isn't that everyone on this list?) I really enjoy getting good tools...
• Re: Cool DIY diagnostic tool on Samba
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:06:47 -0800
  ...Cool DIY diagnostic tool on Samba While searching Samba for troubleshooting ideas I came across this very cool DIY diagnostic tool. It's primary...
• Re: digijet tool
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:47:52 -0400
  ...will drop by when I have the tool setup and we will use his 85 to check > it out and then he will do...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 16 May 2014 09:46:17 -0700
  ...The circuit supplying the tool will have a double breaker (two singles ganged together). The tool should have two black (or black and red...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:00:55 -0500
  Yeah, I first noticed that Porter Cable tools were overseas-produced a couple years ago, so I started buying Milwaukee Brand. My $230 18v...
• Re: free toolbox with vw purchase
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:21:15 -0400
  ...free toolbox with vw purchase > > >> Don't know anything about this vehicle its not a vw but the toolbox that >> comes with it is...
• Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:00:46 -0800
  At 1/31/2007 09:31 AM,Chuck Baird wrote: >Morning Listmembers, > >My questions is this....Exactly what size sockets, wrenches, and what >tools...
• Air flow = Got tools?
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 09:31:41 -0400
  When we first added the tool box out front we had temp issues. Listers here talked us through a new two speed fan and...
• clutch/brake bleed pressurization tool
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:34:49 -0700
  So Wil, Where is it leaking from? kinda important to solve this first clutch/brake bleed pressurization tool Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19...
• Digifant Tool
  Historical mailing list - William H. Collins
  Sat, 19 Jun 1999 17:26:45 EDT
  Can anyone tell me where the digifant diagnostic tool is documented? I have seen it mentioned on the list, and even looked at the...
• SnapOn plastic tool box
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:48:16 -0700
  http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=storage&item_ID=515&group_ID=53&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog For behind the...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts-Screw impact tool.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 May 2013 16:41:19 -0400
  ...Flywheel Bolts Could a tool like this: http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-29200-Hand-Impact-Tool/dp/B0002NYDRG be used on the offending flywheel...
• What tools do you carry in your Bus on a daily basis?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 15:49:35 -0700
  So what tools do we carry in our busses on a daily basis- not a road-trip basis? I'll start: in my bus...
• Re: CV joint 12 point cap screws (bolts)
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 10:48:21 -0700
  ...I've been using this tool for over 20 years, never had a problem stripping it. Stripping the 12 points on the bolt a...
• Re: Lower Ball Joint tool
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 20:33:57 +0000
  ...I do > not want to do another ball joint replacement without the correct tool. > > Chris. > > > > Wysłane z iPhone'a
• Re: NVC - VAG tool recommendations
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:30:55 +0000
  ...NVC - VAG tool recommendations Hi Folks, I'm looking for recommendations on an OBDII VAG tool for my GTI ~ any input would be appreciated...