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• Noisy Wheel bearing - Serious Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 08:56:12 -0600
  ...My only thinking at this point is to go back in and use a center punch to put a dimple in the spindle shaft...
• Re: Clunk After Shifting - a longish story with little Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:18:49 -0400
  ...oil was coming from the ignition coil, which had a hole punched in it! Our vacation time was rapidly approaching, so the pressure was...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 20:57:02 -0500
  ...I kept it punched up and cruising 75-80 all the way. That Damn sorry section of I40 through Arkansas sure slowed me down...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:18:15 -0500
  ...Examine the mechanism to locate the metal > piece that, when pulled (from the inside, or pushed by the button from the > outside) and punch...
• Roadside engine swaps was death valley... but that would be death valley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:41:25 -0600
  ...Every drift, punch, cutter, C-clamp, trouble light, extension, everything. I'm talking furniture clamps to squeeze the exhaust tubes into alignment for reassembly...
• Re: Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:45:09 -0600
  ...However, please note that in fact I do go to the fabric > store for specific things, including those "punch eyes" for a tarp, got...
• Re: I'm in trouble again....fuel tank leak
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 19:04:53 -0500
  ...I was just proud as punch, after making sure all 24 of those > 5/8 inch screw clamps were nice and tight, I put...
• '72 Westy update (was Re: '71 single cab pickup?)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 14:40:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I lean up to open a zipper in the tent, and *riiiiiip* my big 'ole butt punches right through the canvas and I fall...
• Making it shift like new
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 7 Oct 2014 15:50:21 -0500
  ...on each end it could be expended effectively with a sharp punch. A few good taps brought it up to 6.48 mm and...
• Re: holes
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:01:57 -0700
  ...You may be able to take some stiff fabric (window screen might work) and get a cheap hole punch set (like from harbor freight...
• Re: Power Steering Boots
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:47:29 -0500
  ...It has a lip on it that you bend toward a slot the rack (with a chisel or a punch) after you get it...
• thread on CVs
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Jul 1994 10:43:04 -0400
  ...About keeping balls/races matched - being fairly AR i tried to do this with a punchmark on the body of the CV and keeping...
• Re: motor rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 07:28:21 -0400
  ...breath, betting on +30 hp, but it should be a bit > punchier. Since we are adding two auxiliary oil coolers, 40-feet of copper...
• Re: Remove Broken Stud: Web Page
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:18:27 -0700
  ...next step but I could barely make a dent beyond > the punch mark in the end of the piece. I finally pulled the head...
• Re: front wheel bearing questions...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 1 May 2006 17:33:20 -0400
  ...The races >>>can be removed with a flat tip punch and new ones installed using the >>>old race, a block of wood, and a...
• Felder Industries dash foil workaround--one solution to fix iffy instrument lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 1 Nov 2015 15:36:47 +0000
  ...I made the holes with a harbor freight leather punch. I added two holes in the cork to push down over the plastic pins...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:37:45 -0700
  ...Get an air grinder or Dremel and grind the end smoth and use a good sharp punch to get a center dimple. Start with...
• Re: Reality Check on New & Better VW Campers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:27:40 -0500
  ...The cabin slides are hydraulic, and they're *strong.* The leveling feet carry seven thousand pounds plus each, and I've seen one punch...
• Re: How to patch van cover!
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 9 Jun 2023 21:15:13 -0700
  ...I use an awl to > > punch holes in the material and the needles to make the stitches. I'd > > think it could be done...
• Re: Arm Rests...what breaks and what is the fix?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:10:50 EDT
  ...set pin will gouge/tear the armrest vinyl when you are punching it out. once setpin is out, slide the armrest off the shaft...
• Re: 84 Vanagon GL Intake Air sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 00:20:41 -0700
  ...dead stop or just try to accelerate quickly, like > passing gear (punch it) i am "hopping" its not stalling, but lurching, and > i > am...
• The Tool List
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 10:11:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...CRESCENT WRENCHES 6,12,18" CHISELS/PUNCHES Center punch, flat-end punch for door hinge pins. Chisels have been seen sold in sets with...
• Re: RIP: Robert Keezer
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:32:36 -0700
  ...edified by your advice and council - what a thing >>> to have punched on your entrance ticket - (the Heater Guy) >>> should be worth at least...
• holy smokes (melted the instrument circuit)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Fri, 6 May 2005 14:23:38 -0400
  ...Aaaack! Punched off the light switch to stop the juice, yanked the gauge cluster out again, and back to the workbench. Ahh, the heady...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:21:26 -0700
  ...As you may have noticed, I am working thru a punch list of issues, some arising on a recent trip, others just stuff I...
• Re: Flywheel Sleeve - WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:31:09 -0500
  ...When a flywheel goes to the machine shop for refacing during a > clutch job, the sleeve gets punched out so the wheel will fit...
• Re: Tightening front seat armrest
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:11:30 EST
  ...set pin will gouge/tear the armrest vinyl when you are punching it out. once setpin is out, slide the armrest off the shaft...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:20:31 -0700
  ...and flat before hitting the broken off bolt with a centre punch and try to get it as centred as possible. Start with a...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:35:52 -0400
  ...and flat > before hitting the broken off bolt with a centre punch and try to get it as > centred as possible. Start with a...
• Re: Heater always blows hot
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 24 May 2007 13:15:53 -0700
  ...CA > > > > ************************************** See what's > free at http://www.aol.com. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. http...
• Re: Swap 1600 to a '73?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Jul 1996 19:16:09 +0100
  ...the edge that goes up to join the part of the body where the chassis number is punched and the curve that goes down...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:32:45 -0700
  ...the thing into two, and then use a cold chisel to punch it out, > apparently works great. Brute force wins again! > > Troy > > >> hi. >> I...
• Re: Woofer Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 12:57:41 -0800
  ...custom built solution ... >"a pair of Rockford Punch 8" speakers mounted clam shell "Isobaric" >style, in a sealed box. >The box is made from...
• Re: odometer question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 12 May 2007 21:59:07 -0700
  ...David --- Maggie Dew <wildebus@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I stopped to fill the tank today ($3.39 a gallon!) and punched the trip > meter to...
• Re: Bostig Turbo update
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 23:25:25 -0500
  ...After he punched it in 2nd, he was hooked and I could see him wondering what to sell to get one for his van...
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:33:49 -0500
  ...Center punch the exact center of the head, then drill a 5/32" hole down through the head, continuing all the way through the...
• Re: Talking about tools and side of the road :-)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:36:48 -0800
  ...nail I found on the side > >> of > >> the road as a punch. > >> Regards, > >> Courtney > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > www.crescentbeachguitar...
• Re: anti squeel shims install questions
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 25 Jul 2015 09:28:30 -0700
  ...Installed pads, upper pin part way, clip, pushed upper pin further in, installed lower pin and seated pins. (tapped in with punch/hammer) After...
• Re: Good trip, but BAD news follows
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 08:41:36 -0700
  ...You run the risk of punching a rod through the side of the case and rendering it unrebuildable. (Translation: more $$$ for core charge) BTDT...
• Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:32:30 -0700
  ...I use a finishing nail or some such to punch a hole. > The > > > > hole should let the water level return to the same on...
• Locks and Keys
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 16:22:37 EDT
  ...Just stick the blank in, punch in the code and 30 seconds later out comes a perfect key. Since I had removed the passenger...
• Re: [Syncro] Woofer Recommendations - Summary
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 09:55:26 -0800
  ...custom built solution ... "a pair of Rockford Punch 8" speakers mounted clam shell "Isobaric" style, in a sealed box. The box is made from...
• Re: clutch chatter fixed, thanks
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:12:26 -0500
  ...shaft bearing bushing there?" Like Scott said - those bushings often get punched out along the way and never get put back in. Sine yours...
• Re: Coolant Movement Problems
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 12:49:07 -0400
  ...syndrome. > > > > > > At highway speed it cools fine. > > > > > > Now here's the punch line. > > > > > > His mechanic told him that Vanagon's have an inherant cooling...
• Re: Wasserleaker Head Job - What am I getting myself in for
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 09:44:34 -0500
  ...substitues for the various special tools called out? > >And, finally, the punchline: > >5) What can I expect to pay if I take it to...
• Re: Armrest Fell Off
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:52:19 -0700
  ...set pin will gouge/tear the armrest vinyl when you are punching it out. > > once setpin is out, slide the armrest off the shaft...
• Re: installation of lower control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 07:31:02 EST
  ...A long tapered punch helped get things aligned to get the bolt back in. Funny thing, when I got done, the Vanagon drove TERRIBLE...
• Re: Smart Car Opinions
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Sat, 5 May 2012 13:30:47 -0400
  ...I'm been working with computers since punch card days. I've been a programmer, designer and, for the last 25 years or so...
• Interesting things in glovebox,VW orgins, "joker"...wolfburg, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:21:38 -0800
  ...Inside this book there is an old-school computer punchcard-- "Service Coupon" with my VIN and the 134 again and the handwriting in pencil...
• Re: [WetWesties] Woofer Recommendations - Summary
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 12:35:41 -0600
  ...custom built solution ... > "a pair of Rockford Punch 8" speakers mounted clam shell "Isobaric" > style, in a sealed box. > The box is made from...
• Re: head gaskets, my turn
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 19:31:13 -0700
  ...Apparently the desk guy punched in a Eurovan code or something. And yes, they were quite, quite embarrassed. Like I said, they've done...
• Re: (f) Recipe for "Bus Roll" (long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Perry
  Fri, 06 Sep 1996 19:46:27 -0700
  ...As the van exited the road, a side marker caught the bumper and punched out the right turn signal. Dad hit the floor. Watching...
• Re: 1986 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 09:30:34 -0400
  ...Use a pin punch to push the small pin on the inside of the housing in, and pull the locking cylinder out. I used...
• Reinhardt Saga (long)
  Historical mailing list - Southard
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 20:46:16 -0400
  ...half-moon shape) was completely gone, as if it had been punched out. No sign of it. The PO used some sort of sealer...
• Re: RIP: Robert Keezer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:11:21 -0500
  ...edified by your advice and council - what a thing >>>> to have punched on your entrance ticket - (the Heater Guy) >>>> should be worth at least...
• Re: A ticking time bomb . . .
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 20:34:56 -0800
  ...Here comes the punch line - the spigot/hose/clamp pass through some engine tin work in that area. There was no noise after the...
• Re: tiico's, subies and diesels oh my...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 18:13:31 -0700
  ...engines, all you would need is dyno data and gear >>>ratios. Punch >>>it in on the spreadsheet, do a little Excel work, and bammo...
• Re: Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Wed, 8 May 2013 11:46:39 -0400
  ...Take > a small punch and grind a sharp end on it instead of the flat end. That > should get you started and then you...
• Re: Engine out, CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:29:42 -0700
  ...on the ground), that has >> small rope on it, tied into punched holes, to pull it on the >> ground. It is still heavy to...
• Re: Odd sound from rear end...(not Friday and no smart 'subject' remarks please)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:56:09 -0800
  ...Kind of a gnarly buzzy sound that only comes > with a big load at low speeds and low RPMs...So if I punch it...