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Re: Syncro - Spare tire carrier capacity
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 12 May 1999 21:26:10 -0700
...The spare tire is pretty bald and a different tire. > >Will a 27x8.50 14 fit in the sapre tire carrier? > >Thanks -- Rich Durant...
Re: List Bumper Sticker?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 1 Mar 1995 18:59:59 -0600 (CST)
...Netgate off Highway 1 --ooO -(_)--Ooo---------------------------------------------------------- NO CARRIER
Re: UPS shipping
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 00:13:11 +1200
>Don't like either of them? Use a carrier pigeon!:>) Depends on the mass of the shipment. Hope the German eagle doesn't drop...
Re: Kayak/Luggage Carrier for 91GL
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:44:26 +0000
...Joy On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > Foam blocks that attached to cross-carrier bars...
plastic window parts
Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 15:30:58 -0400
...This square part fits into a rectangular cut out in the carrier assembly in which the window glass rests. This square part is what...
Re: R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:21:16 -0500
...I had originally thought that > the way to proceed would be to leave the engine support in place and > remove the > carrier bar with...
Re: SportRack Bike Carrier Offer
Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
Wed, 26 Apr 2000 13:18:22 -0400
...It is the SportRack bike >Carrier made here in Quebec, Canada. The SportRack bike rack is a very >economical and quality built carrier. I...
Re: Spare Tire Matching
Historical mailing list - Tromper
Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:17:10 -0800
...If you are having trouble getting yours to fit, look to see how long the catch part in the front the carrier is. One...
Re: SURVEY - How much would you pay for a rear spare tire carrier?
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:53:25 -0700
...Unfortunately, there are VERY few of us that can justify spending $3,000 for a spare tire carrier. (that is more than an entire...
Re: Sherpak car top carriers
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:36:40 -0500
...Sherpak car top carriers Tom, These are good durable products and I would consider one for my Westy luggage rack. The less we have...
How to ship a propane tank
Historical mailing list - BILL
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 19:07:10 -0700
Does anyone know how to ship a westy propane tank? What carrier can be used? TIA Bill "I'd Rather Be Hiking The '82...
Q.about Front Syncro Bearing Removal (shortish
Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:07:29 -0700
...Is there a home garage solution to getting the bearing out of the bearing carrier and back in again? Thanks, John-Reed
A mystery
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 21 Aug 2022 15:32:39 -0500
...The carrier bearings are a bit worn and they wobble sufficiently at 70 mph as to cause the VSS to get erroneous signals which...
Re: 86 Vanagon wheel question
Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
Sun, 8 Jan 2017 17:39:16 +0000
...in case you won't feel comfortable with the tight fit of the 15" spare, you could get an oversized spare tire carrier http...
Wind Noise from Luggage Carrier
Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 22:49:32 -0700
Dave and fellow listers, I encountered this incredibly annoying problem immediately after replacing the rubber seal between the cargo carrier and the Vanagon roof...
Re: Motorbike carrier
Historical mailing list - jimt
Wed, 4 May 2005 12:52:47 -0600
...red vestfalia vanagon and now I am looking for a motorbike > carrier like this: > http://www.sommer-wohnmobile.com/Fahrzeuge/0004/Fz0004-02b.300x225...
Re: Advice about how to deal with auto shipper damage
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 9 May 2008 08:03:12 -0400
...if it fell off the carrier or it hit a brdge or something that would be on thier dime. Damages due to rough roads...
Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 7 May 2013 15:03:15 -0400
...Eastern Daylight Time, tonycollin@GMAIL.COM writes: > I'm assuming that he was going > to use the engine carriers as a jacking point. > > > > bad...
Re: Carrier Bars?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 4 Dec 2011 20:41:06 -0800
...COM> > Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2011 2:11 PM > Subject: Re: Carrier Bars? > > >> Yes. And I have a steel engine cover waiting to be...
Re: Spare wheel Carriers
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:43:55 EDT
...EDU.AU writes: >I too like the concept of the rear carrier for my 5th 15" alloy wheel >which won't fit under the...
Re: Satellite Radio Antenna in Westie; where did you mount yours?.
Historical mailing list - Charles Hill
Tue, 6 Jul 2004 06:46:01 -0500
...Put the antenna somewhere in the middle of the luggage carrier and the system will work. Being hidden a bit may help prevent theft...
Westy Front Pop Top Cargo Carrier ??
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Mon, 21 Jun 2004 13:04:25 EDT
Hi All, Momentary lapse of memory ??? I'm re- installing the front, top cargo carrier onto my bus & for the life of me, I...
Do I need to remove AC condensor to replace my radiator?
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:37:48 -0600
I've got the spare carrier and retaining bits off. Can't find a step by step where AC is mentioned. I have an...
Re: Let's make this large list EASIER ! !
Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
Sat, 22 Jun 1996 10:34:17 -0400 (EDT)
...but why don't you set it in digest mode...if you can't handle 100+ messages...or get a better commercial carrier? jonathan :-)
Re: battery removal
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 09:35:41 -0700
Should be able to find a battery carrier that mounts to the posts--mine is a vinyl strap with interference-fit connectors at both...
Vanagon Sighting in Jersey City
Historical mailing list - Tim
Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:16:33 -0500
I saw a very nice Grey Syncro with Bull bars and a spare tire carrier On Washington Blvd. in Jersey City, NJ today at...
Re: Spare Tyre Too Big?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Wed, 15 May 2002 14:43:25 +1000
...so the syncro carrier should be able to accomodate a wider tyre under the van (?) I have had a syncro carrier and looked at...
Re: Ken et al... Has anyone discussed a Fiamma bike carrier group d...
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Fri, 18 Feb 2000 08:34:41 -0800
...Has anyone discussed a Fiamma bike carrier group d... I have a friend that is a distributor for Fiamma. Is there enough interest in...
Re: Camper Roof rack questions..
Historical mailing list - G. Lee
Mon, 23 Jun 2003 12:26:01 -0600
...Some older Yakima carriers require exactly 1 1/8" load bars, meaning anything other than 1 1/8" will not work. I think their...
Re: Clamshell toolbox
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Sat, 6 Jan 2018 13:13:37 -0600
...After going with a rear spare tire carrier, I was pondering > > what to do with that available space. I ended up adapting my home...
Re: 83 and newer diesel carrier bars
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:39:48 +0000
...83 and newer diesel carrier bars It's the one Greg use to miun the Boxeer engine on our Doka. On Wed, Jul 15...
Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (continued)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 7 Mar 2011 19:32:48 -0500
...Just knock the catch back with whatever's handy, or more gently, lift the carrier a quarter inch and pull the catch back by...
Re: [vanagon] odd vanagon on samba....vanagon "carrier"????
Historical mailing list
Mon, 27 Jun 2005 01:14:29 EDT
...It was purchased > by his father for the family business and came with no seats in the back and > no sliding windows. "carrier" was...
Re: Kayak/Luggage Carrier for 91GL
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:58:38 -0500
...30 PM, Michael Sullivan wrote: > > Can anyone recommend a kayak/luggage carrier that is available at a >> national >> chain? I would like to actually...
Re: R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:27:06 -0500
...I had originally thought that > the way to proceed would be to leave the engine support in place and > remove the > carrier bar with...
Re: Neil's from scratch motor swap...and pre-Friday ramble
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:44:45 -0700
...But, for me, in terms of having the DV carriers copied, or a 15* carrier made..... I recall getting a loose quote of $75...
Re: how much oil in 82 diesel
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Mon, 13 May 2002 18:08:27 -0700
In my conversion ( '89 RV into '90 Basic Vanagon using '83 diesel carriers and mounts) I bolted the rear of the carriers through the...
Re: Gen Set
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:16:08 -0500
...Carrier - http://www.airv.carrier.com/Files/AirV/Local/US-en/customer_service/62-11187.pdf ) Dometic makes a 9000 BTU one, but even...
Cabtop Cargo Carrier?
Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
Tue, 25 Oct 1994 16:08:35 -0700 (PDT)
...We have looked everywhere to find a carrier/cover that fits and even wrote to Westfalia in Germany (no answer), but no one seems...
Re: Paulchen - ebay - What is this stuff?
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Wed, 1 Nov 2000 08:00:57 -0800
...Paulchen - ebay - What is this stuff? > > > Listees, > > Has anyone gone to ebay and typed in "Paulchen"? You know, > Paulchen as in > the bike carrier...
Re: Gas tank Questions
Historical mailing list
Mon, 27 Feb 1995 08:05:20 -0600 (CST)
...Netgate off Highway 1 --ooO -(_)--Ooo---------------------------------------------------------- NO CARRIER
Re: Bike Carrier and Westfalia Roofs-Question
Historical mailing list - S-n-J
Fri, 07 Jun 1996 17:04:11 -0700
I'm doing the same type of deal. Hauling multiple sailboards on the roof. plus basket and misc gear bags. Total weight might be...
Re: Those two vents behind the rear window
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Thu, 1 Jan 2004 22:50:59 -0500
regarding those rear window vents - does anyone know how to get 'em apart? My 90 served as a fido carrier in a past life...
Re: Hitch install
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:12:37 -0400
...Went back and placed the carrier on the hitch. Wired up the lights with a converter and all looked good. The carrier weighed about...
Re: Sirius antenna placement on westy??
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 2 Apr 2004 18:49:19 -0700
...Mine is also under the cargo carrier. I recently put a new canvas on my Westy and ran the antenna wire under the front...
Ken et al... Has anyone discussed a Fiamma bike carrier group dea l?
Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
Fri, 18 Feb 2000 10:00:04 -0500
I'm a little late on the subject here but I know there was talk before on the list about the Fiamma carrier. Has...
WTB Engine Mounts
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 17 Dec 2004 16:17:01 -0800
Hello- I need a pair of '83 Diesel engine side carrier bars or those from a Tiico which are the same. I was sold...
Re: Shipping an engine, Carriers?
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:25:13 -0500
...Shipping an engine, Carriers? > In a message dated 2/21/05 12:08:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, > vwdormer@HOTMAIL.COM writes: > > >> Who would...
Re: Mobile phone in a Westy?!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 19:04:59 -0800
...First there are two carriers for cellular, A and B. A in British Columbia is Cantel/AT&T and the B carrier is BC...
Re: looking for a front reciever
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:21:18 +0000
...I was able to modify the stock carrier so it fit. I removed the stock carrier and bars. Took my angle grinder and trimmed...
Re: Can I carry a motorcycle on a Type III carrier?
Historical mailing list - westydriver
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 09:37:54 -0600
...Most specify that >> the tongue weight be capable of the 350# plus the carrier itself, an >> additional 85#. >> >> All the information I have found...
Re: Flat and spare tire carrier woes
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Sat, 25 Sep 1999 12:02:35 -0700
David M wrote: > > I recently got my first flat tire and had to change the wheel. > The spare carrier nut was rusted and the...
Re: Oversize Spare tire fitment in clamshell holder question
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:52:19 -0700
besides using the oversize tire carrier, deflate the spare to make an easy fit... and always a 12V air pump... some of the battery...
lanolin, was Re: little vanagon content -cosmoline vs wd40
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:30:24 -0700
...it seems to leave a > greasy residue when sprayed liberally (not conservatively) on metal > and the carrier allowed to evaporate so i suspect there...
Re: Winkler Prices (Finally!!!!)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 Jun 1999 21:55:56 EDT
<< Ken, i suspect there are numerous people contemplating the Tierra del Fuego 2000 expedition who may be interested in the spare wheel carrier and...
Re: This is not about tires!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 6 Jun 2004 00:42:01 -0700
...This is not about tires! It's about the spare tire carrier. What is the largest tire the stock spare tire carrier can handle...
Re: Electric window problem!
Historical mailing list - Gordon Mah
Sat, 22 Oct 2016 12:03:30 -0700
...The carrier goes up and down, opening and closing >> the window. The carrier is pulled up or down by a cable. There is a...
Re: 1988 Vanagon "Carrier" for Sale
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Tue, 5 Jun 2007 19:41:09 -0700
...The dash was not padded. > I've never > seen the "carrier" logo. I have seen the later 80s Crew Cabs with > the round > headlights...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 3 Feb 2007 00:20:52 -0800
...This allows for the whole carrier rack plate > to support the additional lifting force applied. > > I used 250 pound rated gas springs (one on...
Re: Clamshell toolbox
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Sat, 6 Jan 2018 14:58:30 -0600
...After going with a rear spare tire carrier, I was > pondering > >> what to do with that available space. I ended up adapting my home...