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Date:         Sat, 23 Jun 2001 12:15:31 -0400
Reply-To:     Brian Honan <bhonan@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brian Honan <bhonan@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      antenna replacement complications
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Charles gave me inspiration to make my antenna work with some modifying. The nut would not screw on, the bottom part of the antenna with the barb on it needed ground down. I don;t have a grinder so I went to Home Depot to get a hacksaw. I left the new antenna in because I didn't want rain to get in the whole. The string on the cord is still hanging out the ashtray. So on my way back the wind works the base of the antenna that was just sitting on there, up the antenna. As I look out of the corner of my eye it reaches the top of the antenna and wisps off out into the highway air. Is there another antenna that others have used and installed with no hang ups?

Brian 87 GL "The Sun Boat Limo" Pittsburgh Pa

>I just used a bench grinder and gently held the angular surface on the side >of it -- gingerly, too, I might add, since it got hot quickly -- and kept >judging my progress by holding it against the nose of the van by the >antenna hole until I couldn't see any light under it any more. Mine wasn't >curved enough that a hacksaw would have been very effective. When it was >finally flat it still wouldn't fit, and it was then that I figured out the >some would have to come off the top, too -- again, gently and gingerly >since there wasn't much there in the first place. I took about a 16th of >an inch or less off that I'd guess. I could get the threads started then >and the rest is history. > >Charles >'85 Westy > >At 06:19 PM 6/22/01 +0000, Brian Honan wrote: > >>Chasing justice isn't worth it to me all the >>>time. It'll drive a guy crazy. >>> >>>Charles >>>'85 Westy >> >>Charles, that is a good statement. I guess the art is knowing where to >>draw the line. Well I figure I can round up a hacksaw so you say just take >>a bit of the tip of the barb off and round it off. >> >>> >>>>Thanks Brian, >>>>87 GL "Sun boat limo" >>Pittsburgh Pa >> >>>>>Mountaintop, PA >> Is this in North Eastern Pa ? >> >> >>>>84 vanagon >>>>>87 syncro "Captain Blue" >>>> >>>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >> >> >

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