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• '66 bus w/ flickering oil light [Part Two]
  Historical mailing list - nick mcree
  Sat, 9 Apr 1994 16:49:36 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Wouldn't you know? The relief valve plunger is stuck. While the ol' screwdriver trick works to get the plunger out of the hole...
• Size of the small ball in the 5sp reverse lockout?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:07:10 -0700
  ...Anyway, under the floor, the shift linkage of the 5sp gearbox has a spring loaded plunger to allow the lever to come way over...
• Re: Size of the small ball in the 5sp reverse lockout?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:10:05 -0700
  ...You must push down to put the plunger in a > clear path, then it hits the "box" under tbe floor and tbere is another...
• Wanted: Syncro diff-lock plunger and sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Mon, 1 May 2000 21:00:47 -0400
  Need the entire plunger and sleeve assembly that installs through the trans case. No fork or vaccum unit. Anyone have a spare they would...
• Re: Size of the small ball in the 5sp reverse lockout?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:37:32 -0400
  ...You must push down to put the plunger in a > > clear path, then it hits the "box" under tbe floor and tbere is another...
• Driver's side (please use other door)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 13:26:59 -0500
  ...I depressed the locking plunger to see if that would keep the door closed until I got it home. Well, it did. Now pulling...
• Re: Slave Cylinder plunger
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Wed, 9 May 2007 23:21:16 -0400
  ...Slave Cylinder plunger I got a slave cylinder - (PEX brand). The "plunger" or actuator, (tip that exerts pressure on the clutch lever) has a...
• Re: 82 diesel 1.6na- Blowing out filters
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:10:24 +0000
  ...You can remove the end cap, the plunger and spring and polish the bore and plunger with a fine crocus cloth , then reassemble with...
• Slave Cylinder plunger
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 9 May 2007 23:06:24 GMT
  ...The "plunger" or actuator, (tip that exerts pressure on the clutch lever) has a plastic insert in it. Since tht last one was all...
• I'm locked in and can't get out
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 19:55:58 -0500
  ...I depressed the locking plunger to see if that would keep the door closed until I got it home. Well, it did. Now pulling...
• slave cylinder rebuild kits
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:33:37 -0700
  ...plunger is bad.� in the old days you could buy a rebuild kit which was a gasket, boot, and of cours the plunger and...
• Re: Digital clock won't come out of set mode
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:02:57 -0500
  John, You simply pushed the little plunger in too far and it slipped out of the hole. Some have had success with a needle...
• Hyd. lifter suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 21:01:55 -0400
  ...Had to hold down the bottom plunger and put a nail through one of the holes to keep it in place. Put the top...
• Re: Vanagon Syncro Delayed Start
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:13:35 -0500
  ...Magnet field pulls on a big metal plunger in the solenoid. 3. Plunger moves, and the starter gear is driven to engage the ring...
• Rear diff lock
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 23:36:55 -0700
  ...The vacum servo unit or a seized plunger. I read in the archives back on June 10th that Dan from the UK had been...
• Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:51:32 EDT
  ...You push the plunger to open the > fingers, stick it in, and release the plunger to retract the fingers. > Can't thank of the...
• Re: hot start relay didn't work, solonoid!?
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 14:53:15 -0700
  ...Note (mark) the orientation of solonoid plunger to the solonoid body! Clean and lubricate plunger with tri-flow and some grease. Now rotate the...
• [NVC] Dept. of Wishful Thinking: Camping gadget for doing laundry
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:35:18 -0700
  ...How about the plunger? Other than doing laundry, can anyone think of other uses for a plunger either in camp or with a Vanagon...
• 91 Vanagon rear hatch automatic lock motor re-assemble
  Historical mailing list - Donald Pelava
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:08:10 -0400
  ...The round notch concerns me, as with the motor removed the notch simply moves the plunger L/R (lock). With motor in it is...
• 91 Vanagon rear hatch automatic lock motor re-assemble
  Historical mailing list - Donald Pelava
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:21:36 -0400
  ...The round notch concerns me, as with the motor removed the notch simply moves the plunger L/R (lock). With motor in it is...
• Re: [NVC] Dept. of Wishful Thinking: Camping gadget for doing laundry
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:25:38 -0400
  ...How about the plunger? Other than doinglaundry, can anyone think of other uses for a plunger either in camp or witha Vanagon? Uses that...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 12:22:30 -0700
  ...from the inside remove the upper left corner of the panel enoguh to get your in it then pull the the plunger rod up...
• Free clutch slave cylinder - for rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 17:13:05 -0400
  ...Cylinder, plunger, 2 rubber boots APPEAR ok but are 10 years old. The plastic collar (on the plunger) that fits over the tranny lever...
• Hydaulic Clutch "Adjustment"
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Tue, 4 Feb 1997 08:37:59 -0800
  ...In Bentley there is a diagram that shows an adjustment to the "plunger" length. Only one problem...the "plunger" is BURIED behind the dash...
• 5-speed shift linkage..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 29 May 2017 14:16:32 -0700
  ...I must have been in my reverse and somehow sucked that lockout plunger loose during a lazy shift with no clutch. The 'boot" that...
• Re: Manual Tranny, funky Reverse Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:23:31 +0000
  I am assuming the switch installed was my old one.  But like I say, if you move the plunger on that switch only .025...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:28:51 -0400
  ...Anyway, under the floor, the shift linkage of the 5sp gearbox has a = spring loaded plunger to allow the lever to come way over...
• 85 Vanagon 1.9 oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 09:14:16 -0700
  ...I removed the oil pressure relief spring and plunger. The plunger was installed wrong at some point! It was on the bottom, with the...
• Re: '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 09:47:26 -0500
  ...There's supposed to be a white tab(?) that pushes on the switch plunger. (imagine an upside-down thumbtack) These things have a tendency...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 17:09:14 -0400
  ...I took the plastic tip off the plunger, threaded a nut on it and pulled with a pair of pliers to the point where...
• Re: slave cylinder rebuild kits
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 15:45:57 -0700
  ...in the old days > you could buy a rebuild kit which was a gasket, boot, and of cours the > plunger and seal. are those...
• more Syncro-Diff questions
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 17:56:53 +0000
  ...1) the PO removed the diff-lock-servo from the tranny as the connection from the servo to the plunger-pin (in the tranny...
• Re: Low Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 14:56:48 -0400
  ...of oil came out when I removed the plunger.<< If the core (where the plunger is located) is damage this is a problem! It...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:15:17 -0400
  If the plunger won’t budge you’ve got a problem. The normal issue is that the lock gets dirty. This can be resolved...
• Re: Slave Cylinder plunger
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 10 May 2007 12:34:39 GMT
  Dennis, you are the answer man! Thanks so much. John -- "Dennis" wrote: They all use the plastic ball socket now. Rust free no squeak...
• Re: '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:33:36 -0500
  ...I could see that there was the remnant of some sort of white button (maybe) on the end of the switch plunger shaft and...
• oil pressure relief
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 20:10:29 EDT
  can anyone help me out with where to get, or a part number for, the plunger and spring to replace? for an 86 vanagon...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinders always leaking.
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 22:39:45 -0400
  ...This would definitely change the angle the plunger would enter the clutch master cylinder at and possibly cause premature failure. Tim Hannink Goldibox - 1987...
• ISV problem
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 08:07:08 -0500
  ...According to the archives, running a cold engine for a few seconds and disconnecting the wiring harness to the ISV should reset the plunger...
• More Syncro DIff-lock Questions
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 12:27:22 +0000
  ...1) My diff-lock servo unit (on tranny) was taken off by the PO as the plunger into the tranny had broken off the...
• front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 14:55:55 -0400
  My drivers side door (’86 Westy) is locked; the key won’t turn the tumbler and the plunger won’t budge. Any ideas on...
• Re: 5-speed shift linkage..
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 30 May 2017 09:52:38 -0400
  ...I must have been in my reverse and somehow sucked that lockout > plunger loose during a lazy shift with no clutch. > The 'boot" that...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 09:19:01 -0400
  ...I took the plastic tip off the plunger, threaded a nut on it and pulled with a pair of pliers to the point where...
• French Press was Campfire coffee, was: Heater for Winter Camping
  Historical mailing list - Wali
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 07:52:06 -0800
  ...I tossed the top and tube and replaced it with the plunger and its top. Makes a great cup of joe and it fits...
• Re: Bosch VE inj pump
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 10:36:39 -0600
  ...be checked? Should be the plunger immersed in the fuel, when opening the bleed blot on the plunger barrel (between the 4 delivery valves...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 18:34:23 -0300
  ...I took the plastic tip off the plunger, threaded a nut on it and pulled with a pair of pliers to the point where...
• Re: [NVC] Dept. of Wishful Thinking: Camping gadget for doing laundry
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:14:11 -0400
  ...a 5-gallon bucket, a plunger, and> some laundry suds".>> Having said that, I realize that while a 5-gallon bucket has multiple uses...
• Re: Free clutch slave cylinder - for rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 19:14:15 -0500
  ...Cylinder, plunger, 2 rubber boots APPEAR > ok but are 10 years old. The plastic collar (on the > plunger) that fits over the tranny lever...
• Re: ATF for hyd. valves
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 12:20:36 PDT
  ...I need to try this to save big-time > expense! > Thanks. > I assume you're referring to sticky lifters (plungers)..... ATF is an old...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 13:15:19 -0400
  ...I took the plastic tip off the plunger, threaded a > nut on it and pulled with a pair of pliers to the point where...
• Re: Wesipes
  Historical mailing list - Maureen Stretch
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 09:09:04 -0500
  ...Pour boiling water in over coffee, put plunger top on top of glass coffeepot, but do not push the plunger down until coffee has...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 13:14:08 -0700
  ...from the inside remove the upper left corner of the panel enoguh to get your in it then pull the the plunger rod up...
• Re: Back Door Bonk
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 09:24:22 -0800
  >> From vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu Wed Oct 25 17:05:51 1995 >> >> Or you can drill through the cylinder and plunger (with plunger...
• Re: Diesel injection pump setting
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 23:06:57 EST
  ...writes: << (86 degrees according to the manual). >> the pump is not set this way..it's set by pump plunger stroke vs. TDC steve
• Re: Brakes sticking...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 20:54:22 -0400
  ...I believe that what happens over time is the plunger gets a rust coating on it and it will not release, hence the binding...
• Any cheap fixes for clutch slave cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - mark thoma
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:40:22 -0700
  ...bit steep when all it probably requires is a new rubber plunger on the inside. Anyone aware of any rebuild kits available? Mark Thoma
• Re: oil temp up
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:43:11 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Quickly checked the oil pressure relief valve this morning, but it seemed fine; at least the plunger fell out easily... So what's left...
• Power lock sliding door fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Feb 2022 07:43:33 -0800
  ...Could get the lock to work consistently by detaching the spring plunger assembly and holding it to the pads on sliding door. The mechanics...
• Re: Hydraulic Clutch "Adjustment"
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 04 Feb 1997 22:15:48 -0500
  ...In Bentley there is a diagram that shows an adjustment to the >"plunger" length. Only one problem...the "plunger" is BURIED behind the >dash...
• Re: Reverse Lights not working - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 08:15:41 -0400
  ...it really well by squirting Ronsonol lighter >fluid (Naphtha) alongside the plunger and working it repeatedly ... soaking >up the black stuff that washed out...