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Re: Using wire ties on CV joint boots?
Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:52:36 -0600
On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, John-Reed Maffeo wrote: > Has anyone tried using wire ties on CV joint boots as a temporary > or permanent...
Re: Using wire ties on CV joint boots?
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Tue, 1 Feb 2000 07:52:06 -0700
Hello John-Reed and everyone, I can't tell whether you mean ties made of wire, or plastic ties made to hold wires. I...
Re: Replacing coolant pipes - Drop gas tank?
Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:54:20 -0800
Try better zip ties. Panduit and others make zip ties that are UV resistant and waaaaay tougher than the generic ties available at Rat...
Re: seatupholstery removal tip request
Historical mailing list
Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:17:05 -0400
...plastic cable ties have maybe a 5 year life. metal hog rings last forever. theres a reason why auto mantufacturers dont use plastic cable...
Re: wimpy zip ties
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:03:05 -0700
those narrow zip ties are 20 years old, and they just, like all plastic, deterorate with age. sounds like you are looking at factory...
seats - hogrings
Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
Fri, 15 Aug 2003 02:56:23 -0400
...skip the hogrings entirely and use zip ties instead. So long as you use quality zip ties you shouldn't have a problem. Get...
Using wire ties on CV joint boots?
Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 15:48:23 -0700
Has anyone tried using wire ties on CV joint boots as a temporary or permanent option to the metal ones? John-Reed Mesa, AZ
Re: Using wire ties on CV joint boots?
Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 14:59:00 -0800
I use heavy duty plastic zip ties on my rally car. They take seconds to install and seconds to snip off. (the cv joints...
ties that bind
Historical mailing list - radish150
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 21:18:08 -0700
...let's get some of them string-ties like they wear in texas, cept > instead of a rattlesnake head or turquoise-set-in-silver...
Re: Engine Bay Zip Ties
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 09:17:18 -0700
...With the old >>> engine out I am cleaning the bay and noticed the zip ties that hold the >>> main harness around the edge of...
Re: Using wire ties on CV joint boots?
Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:47:58 -0700
Oh-Oh! I'm not using any ties at all. Where would they go? Where the CV boot wraps around the axle? Thanks, Bill...
Re: wimpy zip ties
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:58:11 -0400
...wimpy zip ties > After I got my fuel tank out from under the car, I took a look around > the area above the fuel...
Re: Rad cardboard deflectors
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Wed, 8 Sep 2004 07:33:39 -0400
...What I did was drill small holes in the cardboard and used small black zip ties to fasten the cardboard to the vertical bars...
Re: Engine Bay Zip Ties
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 13:01:31 +0000
...http://www.panduit.com/en/products-and-services/products/cable-and-wire-bundling/plastic-cable-ties/plastic-cable-ties-one-piece/specialty-ties/stud...
Re: Engine Bay Zip Ties
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 10:09:35 -0800
...With the old >>>> engine out I am cleaning the bay and noticed the zip ties that hold the >>>> main harness around the edge of...
Re: seatupholstery removal tip request
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:03:05 -0400
Oh boy, I got it folks, no cable ties. This is a spare middle seat used only occasionally in the van and used more...
Zip Tie Tricks anyone?
Historical mailing list - Racer X
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:22:28 +0000
...Does anyone have any tricks to keeping these guys on? Tried those Zip Ties? ie...wire ties? Do they hold on tight enough? Should...
Re: Engine Bay Zip Ties
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 6 Jan 2017 02:53:38 +0000
...I bought some white zip ties years ago thinking they were all created equal. They disintegrated in the heat of the engine compartment. They...
Re: Vanagon list members wear bow ties?
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 22:19:33 -0500
...let's get some of them string-ties like they wear in texas, cept instead of a rattlesnake head or turquoise-set-in-silver...
Re: Engine Bay Zip Ties
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 14:43:14 -0700
...With the old >>>>> engine out I am cleaning the bay and noticed the zip ties that hold the >>>>> main harness around the edge of...
Vanagon list members wear bow ties?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 21:11:53 EDT
Do all Vanagon list members wear bow ties, or should they? I passed a Westy yesterday and the driver was wearing a bow tie...
Re: Grease into CV Boots
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:12:14 -0400
I use zip ties made for fuel lines to secure the boot to the axle. The block on those zip ties are rounded to...
Re: Hauling capacity of vanagons
Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
Wed, 28 Nov 2001 21:37:45 -0800
200+ lbs of tools, 12 old railroad ties, about 300 lbs of misc. additional lumber, 360 lbs of concrete. The creosote soalked ties are...
Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:05:33 -0800
During my recent engine compartment debacle the zip ties I encountered were pretty brittle.��Though some of them retained some strength most broke very...
Re: Zip Ties Everywhere (& heater hose in place of coolant pipes results)
Historical mailing list - Captain Ray Nemo
Sun, 26 Mar 2000 19:27:48 EST
...Same thing-- black zip ties everywhere. I bought a mess of them, and now there's new black zip ties everywhere. Even a few...
Re: Engine Bay Zip Ties
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 22:16:07 -0600
...Engine Bay Zip Ties I don't know. I bought some white zip ties years ago thinking they were all created equal. They disintegrated...
Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:48:04 -0500
...woods, but here in AZ five or eight year >old zip ties get pretty brittle. Don't know that I'd use them in...
Re: VW zip tie with slots?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:25:40 -0400
I had those same zip ties on my 93 corrado. I've never found a replacement for them. Dealer didn't know what I...
wimpy zip ties
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:41:25 -0400
...I noticed that the AC lines are zip tied to the coolant tubes with very WIMPY ties. Very narrow, and very thin. Many are...
Re: Engine Bay Zip Ties
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 18:19:01 +0000
...With the > old > >>>> engine out I am cleaning the bay and noticed the zip ties that hold > the > >>>> main harness around the edge of...
Zip Ties Everywhere
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Sun, 26 Mar 2000 14:45:48 -0800
...The whole mess of coolant hoses from the engine compartment to the radiator is held on by zip-ties. Is this a factory thing...
Re: Vanagon list members wear bow ties?
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 18:27:39 -0700
Does that go for the women, too, Dennis? Phaedra
Re: Engine Fires: A Professional POV
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:26:29 -0500
...In my own experience the nylon wire ties (if we are talking about the same things) get very brittle with age. Former Navy EM...
Re: Engine Bay Zip Ties
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Wed, 4 Jan 2017 22:07:26 -0600
...Engine Bay Zip Ties Hey everybody, Happy New year! If you remember a while back I had posted about my engine biting the dust...
Re: VW zip tie with slots?
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:16:29 -0400
They are not regular zip ties and the reason you can NOT use regular zip ties is there is very little to zip tie...
Re: VW zip tie with slots?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:34:59 -0700
...VW zip tie with slots? They are not regular zip ties and the reason you can NOT use regular zip ties is there is...
Re: Replacing coolant pipes - Drop gas tank?
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 13:56:39 -0800
...wrote: > Are there any other parts I should have for this job besides the 2 pipes, > hose clamps, zip ties and slicker? I might...
VW Neck Ties
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Thu, 9 Sep 1999 09:11:56 EDT
in Car & Driver this month, 6 different styles, 2 with busses. $30.00 + P&H. Call 800-914-5656
Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:41:58 -0500
...8:05 Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> napisał(a): > During my recent engine compartment debacle the zip ties I encountered were pretty brittle. Though...
Vanagon camper wanted
Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
Fri, 6 Jan 2017 05:06:27 +0000
...Engine Bay Zip Ties I don't know. I bought some white zip ties years ago thinking they were all created equal. They disintegrated...
Re: VW zip tie with slots?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:26:49 -0400
...N 020 902 2 Cable Tie 6X246 Mike Joe Federici wrote: > They are not regular zip ties and the reason you can NOT use...
EV-Update list address
Historical mailing list - Terry Tiessen
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 08:58:29 -0500
...See you there! Cheers, Terry ***************************************************************** Terry Tiessen '97 EVC VR6 ____ >From: dgibbons@presray.com >To: Terry Tiessen >Cc: >Sent: April 14, 1998 08:34...
Re: [vanagon] Needed: Window Regulator for '91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:16:27 EDT
...I ended up fixing mine with a couple of plastic wire ties. The window went down but would not come back up. I found...
Re: Placement of BlazeCut tubing '91 GL passenger
Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
Thu, 12 Dec 2019 21:55:11 -0500
...I have the tube (and I got the longer one) tied down with heavy zip ties attached either to the heavier wire or through...
Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:51:47 -0700
...woods, but here in AZ five or eight year old zip ties get pretty brittle. Don't know that I'd use them in...
Re: VW zip tie with slots?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:38:12 -0400
...N 020 902 2 Cable Tie 6X246 > > Mike > > > > Joe Federici wrote: >> They are not regular zip ties and the reason you can NOT use...
Re: Traveling Tool Kit?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 4 Jul 2015 18:57:30 -0700
...better yet combine it with plastic cable ties.... I tried the bicycle inner tube... errr... sorry ...no.. not good....
Re: Placement of BlazeCut tubing '91 GL passenger
Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:39:19 -0800
...I used cable clamps/zip ties. Works well Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 12, 2019, at 8:20 AM, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail...
Re: VW zip tie with slots?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:41:49 -0400
...N 020 902 2 Cable Tie 6X246 >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> Joe Federici wrote: >>> They are not regular zip ties and the reason you can NOT use...
Re: 5+years on Rescue Tape.. Fri post
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 1 Sep 2017 15:08:39 -0700
after wrapping the rescue tape around the hose, I put a couple zip ties around it.. one one each end and one right on...
Re: [vanagon] Needed: Window Regulator for '91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Koloen
Tue, 10 Aug 1999 16:57:56 -0500
...I >ended up fixing mine with a couple of plastic wire ties. The window went >down but would not come back up. I found...
Re: What to keep on hand to not be stranded
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:46:18 -0700
Tie wire....Zip ties. A million uses for zip ties. Headlamp bulb. Can of Fix a Flat...Spare ignition key hidden somewhere. A lot...
Engine Bay Zip Ties
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Thu, 5 Jan 2017 03:18:36 +0000
...With the old engine out I am cleaning the bay and noticed the zip ties that hold the main harness around the edge of...
brake line hangers, stud mounted
Historical mailing list - mike riley
Wed, 17 Oct 2018 12:19:57 +0000
...good substitute? All of mine are crumbling and some are above the fuel tank so no drill for wire ties with eyelets. thyanks mike
Re: Biggest vanagon load
Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 11:56:35 -0500
While it wasn't a Vanagon, I once put 7 brand new railroad ties on top of my Karmann Ghia with a rack - drove...
Re: VW zip tie with slots?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:52:16 -0700
...N 020 902 2 Cable Tie 6X246 > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > Joe Federici wrote: > >> They are not regular zip ties and the reason you can NOT use...
'67 Transporter for sale
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 19:40:11 -0500 (EST)
seen today on america online, have no ties to the poster, cannot look at vehicle for you either. Guess it's in KY.lot...
Re: (rear) cv joint
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 13:29:07 -0500
Put two zip ties through each axel to imobilize the joint.If one ball falls out(very very ez to do), the others will...
PIC of vent cap
Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
Sat, 27 Oct 2001 20:57:21 EDT
Attached is a pic of the vent cape i made using a duct cover from home depot , SS footman loops and velcro wire ties...
Re: Zip Tie Tricks anyone?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:26:33 -0800
...any tricks to keeping these guys on? >Tried those Zip Ties? ie...wire ties? Do they hold on tight enough? > >Should I get out...