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• Re: Strange vanagon engine pondering, audi 5cyl
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:10:09 -0800
  Wow, did they weld an Audi starter carrier to a Porsche transaxle? Pretty kuhl stuff there On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 7:16...
• Re: map pocket repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:38:45 -0400
  ...JB weld does it.. i run the screws into beeswax then put the >>screws >>into the JB weld. that way the screws dont stick...
• Distributor clamp bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 09:32:51 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The bolt running through it from the back was tack welded to the clamp somehow. Last night I managed to break that weld loose...
• Re: Receiver hitch
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:39:27 -0700
  ...The metal loops > fractured, > at the welds the welds did not fail. > I don't know how it happened though or whether it was...
• Re: Permatex Plastic weld to create new instrument cluster tabs ??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 12:04:28 -0800
  ...What I did was grease the screw and then form the JBWeld over/around the screw with some extra 'weld' over the plastic edges...
• Re: Windshield Frame Rust
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:47:26 EDT
  ...Otherwise the rust is coming back ! AND, welding has it's own set of problems, like warping the surrounding metal which you have to...
• Re: got da heads off......wow! :-0
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 21:33:19 -0600
  ...Doubt Me? Try the center punch test on welded up heads and you'll see that all welded areas are harder that the OEM...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings, replacement question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 18:12:25 -0700
  ...Is there an alternative to spot welding the bushing shell > to keep it from spinning? Maybe drill and tap in a short small machine...
• Re: Looking for an arm rest repair procedure
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 19:35:17 -0700
  ...Just make sure they don't put welding to any place where it would interfere with the fitting of the armrest or to the...
• Re: '85 with geysering coolant (Update)
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 21:07:07 -0400
  ...I cursed leaving JB Weld home, but it was fate, I found JB Quick Weld with a much shorter curing time. I filled the...
• Re: Screw the $250 muffler!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 21:47:18 EST
  ...Tell them to overlap the pipes by 2" and then weld them (a butt weld won't last!). Your best bet, in my opinion...
• Re: More Swivel Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 02:01:07 EDT
  ...Is there an EASY way to retrofit a swivel seat without welding, etc.? Since the same year Westy has them, can I find/buy...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:31:13 -0700
  ...Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics) This is now NVC, but I gotta say. You replaced a 20A household breaker with a 30A? Well...
• Re: Aluminum coolant tanks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:15:34 -0700
  ...Any pressure drop or any sign of > > weeping…. > > > > I find aluminum welding much easier than steel or stainless. Big arc and > > puddle so my...
• Re: Look at my crack!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:17:58 -0400
  ...This is just so I can drive to a muffler/welding shop. I like the muffler bracket idea to reduce vibrations. Thanks! 2008/10...
• Engine tin (was Re: Look at my crack!)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:03:06 -0400
  Sorry I can't answer your welding question with authority, though I can't think of any reason why it couldn't be welded...
• Re: need Vanagon diesel exhaust advice
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 5 May 1999 19:44:34 -0400
  ...It is common that the welds and pipes on the Vanagin Diesel muffler rust out before there' seven a speck of rust on the...
• Re: Westy Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:51:35 -0700
  ...We live near Pittsburgh PA. > > >I knew how to weld with an oxygen-acetylene torch, but also knew that metal >distortion would result. I...
• Re: Swivel Seat install into a passenger Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:56:28 EDT
  ...Jeff, you do not have to weld if you don't have access to welding or want to clean up the welding afterwards. I...
• Re: antiswivel seat?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:15:30 -0800
  ...realize it was welded closed so you couldnt > actually put the seat back into the rails. > How much is welded? Too much to remove...
• Re: Installing weekender interior in pass. van
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:26:36 EST
  ...and even that, not necessary to weld. ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter...
• Re: Front bumper removal conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:38:13 -0400
  There are spot welded nuts or tabs that the bolts thread into. Since you have a 14mm (or 9/16") head someone tried to...
• Re: Very cool trailer
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 13:00:16 EDT
  ...Welded a steel tube to the cross member just ahead of the transmission mount and notched, bent, and welded the frame rails to the...
• Wasserboxer heads and JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:34:07 -0400
  ...I have heard that if the pitting is "not too bad" it can be filled in with JB Weld. The trouble is that I...
• Welding S&S Exhaust ??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Sat, 6 May 2006 22:13:39 -0300
  ...In an effort to postpone an expensive exhaust replacement, I'm wondering if it would be possible to weld a "crack" in my S...
• sudden clutch failures
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 16 May 2006 10:29:10 -0700
  ...These can and do fail inside the clutch housing, when a bad weld fails on one of the clutch release bearing support arms. I...
• Re: Coolant leak from the engine!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:14:07 -0700
  ...It appears to be on a >welded seam under behind a bolted-on metal panel close to the oil filter. >The drip amount is...
• Re: trailer hitch for 90' Vanagon Gl
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 09:21:30 -0700
  ...I did this option and had the tow hooks reinforced by a >welder. This is likely the cheapest option.... and the lightest weight. Also...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:20:05 -0700
  ...Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics) I wonder if that was really a 20 amp circuit to begin with. Maybe it is a 14...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:28:45 -0700
  ...This is a decent (Hobart) welder, so wire feed > system is good. No birds nests or binding. I'm careful about how I > position...
• Re: hoses vs. pipes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 11:05:27 -0800
  ...But, and ts a big but, the welded seam (the pipe is rolled and welded) had littel spots of rust on it. Inclusions in...
• Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Liberte, Joel
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:41:35 +0000
  ...Certainly no disagreement about making sure the entire joint is rust free before doing anything, whether welding or body putty and believe I've...
• Re: JT's Magic Bus Project Update
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 08:12:52 -0700 (PDT)
  ...You can get a decent lowe-end MIG welder for about $300, and you'll make that back in what you save on shop...
• Re: Swivel adapter for sale
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 23:53:45 -0400
  Well after reading this I have to ask if anyone else has a swivel seat adapter that does not require welding? Eric 86-VW4x4...
• Re: How easy is it to put a poptop into a standard vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:50:43 EDT
  ...like i said before this is a NO WELDING job. the only tools you need to put a westy poptop on your hardtop van...
• Re: Anyone ever see a pinion shaft break just behind first gear?
  Historical mailing list - paul guard
  Mon, 8 Aug 2016 14:29:26 +0000
  ...I've seen welded pinion shafts break. I suspect (without seeing it) that you may have a cut & spliced pinion shaft. Welding is done...
• Re: CV joint lifespan?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Tue, 07 Jan 1997 12:35:39 -0800
  ...diameter and install stuff that matches that diameter. > > Welding is labor intensive, machining after welding is part specific > and not well suited to high...
• Re: removing luggage rack?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:00:00 -0400
  ...Bentley says)? You >mean they didn't weld those nuts in place? No, they're not welded -- but I didn't have any trouble...
• Re: Front end suspension
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 11 May 2011 20:02:56 -0700
  ...Front end suspension "tack welded the new parts just for the halibut" cute .. must mean 'for he hell of it' . like it. ----- Original Message...
• Re: 2.1 head repair / JB Weld Musings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 23:29:19 -0800
  ...I have only used JB Weld once > as a grout on a semi-precision leveling job and it seemed to me to be about...
• Re: exaust removal
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:30:36 -0500
  ...IF and Only If the welder knows what he is doing , the weld will be clean and stronger than the pipe. A year of...
• AC Compressor
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 21:09:47 -0600
  ...I had the piece and was able to get it welded. The welder was concerned that the compressor was magnesium, but he was able...
• Re: Ovaled Radius Arm Hole Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:07:53 -0700
  ...I'm obviously not an engineer, but it seems to me the strength is a combination of weld where plate meets frame and weld...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:55:29 -0400
  ...On 9/23/06, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > Industry welds on tanks all the time that have been used for explosive > and...
• wasserboxer exhaust repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 20:36:30 CST6CDT
  ...oh, i've tried the JB Weld stuff too, it just can't stand the heat. so, don't despair completely-- weld 'dem cracks...
• Re: Tiico - Welding Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 09:47:34 -0700
  ...I decided to throw money at the problem rather than welding anything. The alternative to welding the bracket to the frame rail, or welding...
• Re: CRACKED BLOCK on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 10:17:58 -0800
  Shouldn't be too big of job to have it welded up. Just need to find a really good weldor. (person, not machine.) I...
• Re: Transmission housing corrosion and (separate question) asbestos ;~(
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:27:13 -0500
  On Wednesday 14 January 2004 10:54 pm, Herr Wibo Fichten wrote: > Anybody know if you can weld aluminium (to add some metal, essentialy...
• Re: front seat swivel removal
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:35:10 -0400
  ...The swivels are held with welds down both sides. As far as I remember a sawzall will probably have problems with the the blade...
• Re: (can do) Aluminum Crank Case..Weld or Replace? J.B Weld Stuff
  Historical mailing list - John Pertalion
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 10:27:36 -0400 (EDT)
  On Fri, 14 Jun 1996, Dwight Mattix wrote: > > in a $erious pinch? never underestimate the ability of JB Weld. > i put many years, miles...
• Re: How best to JB weld pitted heads?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:53:09 -0500
  ...How best to JB weld pitted heads? > > Volks, > > I'd appreciate the list's advice before I try this one. > > I'm doing the...
• Re: Splittie Roof 'Grafting'
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 10:35:11 -0600 (CST)
  ...I jacked up the middle of the bus to head off any body sag then I merely welded up the old spot weld holes...
• Re: swivel seats
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:32:03 +1000
  ...swivel seats On the stock Westy the swivel mechanism is welded to the seat frame overlapping the stock rails. Someone (I forget who) has...
• Re: 2.1 head repair?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 05:54:22 EST
  ...Use a hard plastic squeegee to force the JB Weld into the pits. You can leave a slight amount of the JB Weld on...
• Re: JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 01:25:49 EDT
  ...just the gaskets--I filled in the pits & corrosion with JB Weld--Watched it for 5 years--never leaked--over 80k on the Temporary...
• I got the 215/75R14 to fit in the carrier of my 88.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 21:51:28 -0600
  I took a 32" piece of 1" angle iron and welded it below the brace that had the carrier's hinges on it. The...
• Body Work, welding, and danger - A question
  Historical mailing list - samc
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:14:24 -0400
  ...fellow doing the work expressed genuine fear about doing the needed welding to repair and replace the body parts adjacent to the stove/refridge...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:40:53 -0400
  ...Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics) Oh please. Don't tell me I don't know what I'm doing. I'm right her...
• Re: Pitted Heads
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:53:22 -0700
  ...JB Weld and, a LOT of elbow grease. I would steer clear of rebuilt/welded heads. If yours are bad I would find some...
• Re: Swivel Mods for 91GL Captain's Chair
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:51:27 -0500
  The no-weld option seems pretty cool. I was asking because Siloth had some, but I think they are incomplete. Maybe if he is...