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Anybody going to Punch Buggy Show?
Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:32:10 -0400
Is anybody going to http://www.punchbuggyvwshow.com/ this Sunday? Is there any good campgrounds nearby? Thanks, Bryan
Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:15:57 -0500
Definitely going to replace the bushing - and since I have three vans - I'm going to make the shouldered punch tool specific to the...
Re: Front bearings...
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 23:49:12 -0600
A brass dift punch is cheap---and don't go using a copper punch, or you'll wind up hammering it into a flat...
Re: Cost of Hobbies
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 11:43:29 -0700
...Boleyn wrote: "Somebody, please punch holes in this bald attempt at rationalization!!!" No, no, please don't anybody punch a hole in this rationalization...
Re: Floppy armrest - success!
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 3 Jun 2018 16:10:02 -0700
...the pin is tight, the armrest cushions press against the pin as it comes out, the punch (5/16”) is inexact/difficult to place...
Re; New Guy
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sat, 12 May 2001 23:15:18 -0500
Steven, Yea, Look for the white syncro double cab in the Swap area, with the guy cooling his unit in the punch----it's...
Re: tranny input shaft
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 20:46:02 -0500
...I placed the punch against the flat surface of the shell lip and drove it with a hammer parallel to the shaft. A few...
Re: Floppy armrest - success!
Historical mailing list - Syncrohead
Sun, 3 Jun 2018 17:25:39 -0700
J made a custom punch tool like one of these. Started with a rod sized to just slide through the hole and push the...
Re: repairing arm rest
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 23:56:28 -0400
...See >http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/E7QCRNkMRYvU9Dopc7V9BA?feat=directlink >for a picture of the pin and the pin punch I made for it...
cailliper pin stuck??
Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:05:37 -0500
...After removing one pin (the lower one) without trouble, the upper one won't punch out. I've punched it loose enough that I...
rekeying sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:46:09 -0800
...It looks like a punch(?) being used? Anyone have a DIY source for the tools/parts/instructions needed to punch(?) this out and replace...
Re: Making holes in metal
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Jun 1996 10:35:44 -0700
...They use them to punch holes in the electrical boxes for wiring access. They call them "knock-out punches". Looking in my '89 Mcmaster...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Bill M
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:43:29 -0400
Did you start out with a tiny drill bit not much bigger than the dimple you punched? I know it's to late for...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 01:28:39 -0400
...And how to walk a punch mark sideways. ;-) >I'd use a fine prick punch to mark the hole, then if you want punch...
Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:38:38 -0700
When I have soak a bolt in liquid wrench and taken the time to properly center punch it I have had success. When I...
Re: Chance meeting -- who?? hmmm
Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
Wed, 21 May 2003 10:01:57 -0400
At 12:03 AM 5/21/03 -0700, Stan Wilder wrote: >The punch line is .................. Whatever you want it to be. >I see it...
Re: vanagon keys???
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 Jan 1997 10:50:50 -0800
...I responded that he should get a key punched to code. My keys were very worn, and the difference using newly punched keys was...
Re: clean '85 Doka on samba...
Historical mailing list
Thu, 22 Sep 2005 09:48:45 EDT
...lol :<) i think this "$6000" punchline is getting alotta mileage on it.. time to change the oil!! remember, you should change your punchlines every...
Emergency brake cable
Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
Sun, 13 May 2007 14:27:14 -0700
...Is my next move to use a punch to get it moving? Thanks, Eric 91 syncro --------------------------------- Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try...
Headstud Horror PROGRESS
Historical mailing list - James Ruch
Mon, 3 Jan 2000 11:12:49 PST
...use punch to mark center of bolt -- this required a couple of tries, grinding flat between punches that "missed the mark". Don't compromise...
Re: FS: All manner of Vanagon/Westfalia key blanks
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:23:25 -0700
...If you have the key code for the key. (can be found on the door locking mechanism) a REAL locksmith can 'punch' a steel...
Re: OT Drilling out a bolt. Expertise solicited.
Historical mailing list - John C.
Sat, 18 Sep 2004 13:46:31 EDT
...To prevent damage to the threads I have found that the center punch to mark the starting point of the drilling is the first...
Re: Tightening Armrests
Historical mailing list
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 21:48:39 EST
...or take a ctr punch and make a divot in whats left of the sheared off screw and use the punch to tap and...
Re: cailliper pin stuck?? (never mind)
Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
Mon, 27 Jun 2005 11:20:17 -0500
...two pins which punch out towarrds the car. At least, that's how it *should* work. > > After removing one pin (the lower one) without...
Re: hole saws/floor cutting
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:47:48 -0800
...The 2 1/4" Greenlee punch is $96 from McMaster-Carr. Your local contractor WILL have one (used for 2" conduit) and I'm...
Re: Drill a hole in the dash?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 6 Jul 2015 00:34:12 -0400
A Greenlee type hole punch will do a real neat job. http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=greenlee+punch&tag=mh0b-20...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:40:24 -0700
...I'd use a fine prick punch to mark the hole, then if you want punch again with 60 degree point puch. Then as...
Re: What is this? Juice Bawx L@@K!!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:30:36 EDT
...i opened up the JUICE BOX L@@K!! one day because i was bored, and it was full of Hawaiian Punch. thats why it...
Re: rekeying sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:34:19 -0800
...It looks like a punch(?) being used? Anyone have a DIY source for the > tools/parts/instructions needed to punch(?) this out and replace...
Re: Exhaust stud replacement on heads
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:55:58 -0700
...If its below grade, just try to punch a flat spot and center punch it so a small bit can be started in center...
Engine breather on 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schiebel
Fri, 4 May 2001 14:25:45 EDT
...There is a hole approx. .5" x .5" square punched through the top of the cap on the engine breather at the back of...
Re: vanagon syndrome week
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Sat, 11 Jun 2005 20:42:47 -0600
...Before that, it loves to bog down or stall unless reved up. (Sometimes....) Punching the throttle means the throttle switch. If the O2 sensor...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 18 Aug 2012 12:48:15 -0500
...And how to walk a punch mark sideways. ;-) > > > >I'd use a fine prick punch to mark the hole, then if you want punch...
Re: Vent Window Removal
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Thu, 18 Jul 2002 00:13:34 +0100
Yup, a straight pin punch of exactly the right diameter (clearance in the roll-pin's hole), dolly the locking mechanism onto something really...
Corroded Bolt Removal Process: Headstud Horror PROGRESS
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Mon, 3 Jan 2000 14:57:19 -0500
...use punch to mark center of bolt -- this required a couple of tries, grinding flat between punches that "missed the mark". Don't compromise...
Re: windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:44:25 -0500
...mcneely ---- Bill M <billmonk@gmail.com> wrote: > Did you start out with a tiny drill bit not much bigger than the > dimple you punched...
Re: repairing arm rest
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:52:21 -0500
...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drift_pin a drift pin is a punch used for aligning holes as in metal working. A couple of...
Re: Emergency brake cable
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 14 May 2007 10:22:23 -0400
...Is my next move to use a punch to get it moving? > > Thanks, > Eric 91 syncro > > >--------------------------------- >Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. > Try...
Re: rekeying sliding door lock
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:42:12 -0700
...It looks like a punch(?) being used? Anyone have a DIY source for the > tools/parts/instructions needed to punch(?) this out and replace...
Re: Van-O-Rama #14 - Sept. 7, 2014
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 7 Sep 2014 11:20:57 -0700
...says he'll be there, whagt more do you want ." Punch and pie. Punch and pie would be good. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott...
Re: your mail
Historical mailing list - jay m.
Mon, 16 Oct 2000 09:29:08 -0700
i'm waiting for the punchline... On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 web-help75@WEBTV.NET wrote: > > How do I put a headlight in a...
Re: for sale
Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
Thu, 17 Jan 2002 12:53:10 EST
<<1) Fuchs from a 1968 Porsche 911 make offer.>> What the Fuch is that?? Is it Friday yet?? Brian- the very tired and punchy...
Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:47:24 -0400
the Aristocrats On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 8:13 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm still waiting for the punchline...
Re: Oil Filter Spin-On mount came off
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:07:15 -0600
...To do this use a very small punch or small coal chisel and hammer. Place the punch or chisel blade right down at the...
Re: [WetWesties] Chance meeting - VW die hard.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 21 May 2003 00:03:17 -0700
The punch line is .................. Whatever you want it to be. I see it as that this guy wasn't a sociopath silently screaming, "Look...
Re: Exhaust stud replacement on heads
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:12:26 -0400
...If its below grade, just try to punch a flat spot and > center punch it so a small bit can be started in center...
need advice on timing marks & dwell meter
Historical mailing list
17 Sep 1995 20:32:21 GMT
...I used the right hand notch aligned with the left hand punch as the reference to TDC and used the same timing notch on...
Installing Oil Temp and Pressure guages in an '81
Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
Sun, 10 Mar 1996 12:32:14 -0800 (PST)
...I removed the sump plate on the bottom rear of the engine and punched a 9/16th hole in it. I highly recommend using...
Re: Vanagons being called "Hippie Wagons"..
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 12 May 2008 05:22:51 -0500
Hippie Van? Those darn Amerikans! I saw two boys in the parking lot nearly knock each other out playing "Punch Bug" when saw me...
Re: Rear Wheel Nuts!
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 6 Oct 2011 20:38:57 -0400
...My first inclination would be to take a hammer and punch, and see if you can turn them that way.
12V receptacle in drivers seat pedestal
Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
Thu, 17 Jun 2004 11:23:51 -0700
...There is a punchout (hole) already right there in the pedestal? I already have the extra battery under the drivers seat. Pull the carpet...
Typo
Historical mailing list - Colin Carmichael
Fri, 15 Dec 2000 12:28:59 -0800
Sorry - subject header obviously should have read "Vanagon sightings...." Thought I'd beat all the "What's a vonangon?" posts to the punch. __________________________________________________ Do...
#8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:26:03 -0700
...Tinned terminal, punched, (a few times), soldered. Images: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IuaaB_cDPBY/UUKE9bVA2HI/AAAAAAAAHJo/_NZkXVzevik/s512/%25238%2520Crimp%25201.jpg https://lh6...
Re: Secret of the Exhaust Nuts?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Sun, 13 Feb 2005 01:00:34 -0500
...vibrate the nut with a punch and light fast sharp raps with a hammer. heavy blows will get you nowhere you want vibration not...
Re: radio code, Dealer hell!
Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
Thu, 2 Oct 1997 12:30:58 -0400
...PA USA > > 86-VW4x4 * 72-240z * 1936-Chrysler > > > > You have to punch in the security code. If you do not know it find the...
Re: [T2] Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:30:17 -0400
...before you put the vise grips on get a punch and give the head of the fastner 100 short high hertz taps with a...
Re: hole saws/floor cutting
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:02:57 -0500
...additionally you need a hole saw bigger than the root diameter of the threaded punch shaft because as you punch your hole the slug...
Re: Busses Over the Bridge
Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 01:50:33 -0700
Looks like Frank beat me to the punch! Nice shots of Busses Over the Bridge at: http://members.tripod.com/~AV911/vwskyway98.htm Dane...
Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - Jay
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:27:48 -0600
Safety will be the only reason to rag you since you've beat em to the more obvious "Your tranny will blow" punch by...
Engine breather on 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Fri, 4 May 2001 16:35:45 -0700
...As for a hole punched into it, no, that's not right. cover it, or renew it. You'll have to yank it to...