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• Re: bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 14 May 1998 09:38:01 -0400
  My bike racks are attached to Thule load bars and gutter mount uprights which are in turn attached to Thule's "artificial rain gutters...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:53:50 -0400
  ...Use something like Bars STOP Leak - Head Gasket Fix WORKS WITH > > ALL > > > TYPES OF ANTIFREEZE! ( > > > DOES THIS EVEN WORK? > > > http://www.barsproducts.com/1111...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:51:46 -0400
  ...To use Bars Leaks or not..... Soooo... Last winter I got in my van and started to drive, the heat took 15 minutes to...
• DUMB swaybar question - thanks (bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Holly and Chris Mills
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 23:17:06 -0800
  Well thanks for the informative answers on the homemade sway bars from electrical conduit. I haven't hunted out the old books yet but...
• Re: $75,000 syncro SVX Westy
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:02:29 -0500
  ...2015, at 8:55 PM, JordanVw@aol.com wrote: > > interesting brush bars and fill port outlet deletes (why?) > > _TheSamba.com :: VW Classifieds - 1987 SVX...
• Get your rear sway bars from here...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 19:32:06 EDT
  Performance Suspension Technology, Order Toll-free: (800) 247-2288 Web site: http://www.p-s-t.com/swaytv.html#VOLKSWAGON Cost for front and...
• front brush guard/bull bars? who makes them for fiberglass bumper vans???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:47:57 EST
  does any vendor out there carry a front bullbar/brush guard for vanagons that have the fiberglass bumpers? i know MSDS made one, but...
• sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 14:36:52 -0500
  VW brothers & sisters, I'm on the digest version of the list & seem to miss parts of threads as they come & go. Was there...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:00:42 -0800
  ...You may want to ensure your box/rack fits correctly as once mounted to the roof the separation between the bars is fixed give...
• Re: Suggestions for Fuel expansion tank hose repair?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 19:59:23 -0600
  ...I am presuming the holding bars are the two bars > that run paralel to the tank with one bolt holding each and notched into...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 20:36:39 +0000
  ...Bull Bars >Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 01:00:34 -0700 > >>I tried to get a few people interested in this.. gary lee...terry...
• Re: Folllow-up on head gasket question
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:01:58 -0500
  ...As for Bars, I just used one bottle when I did mine. Mark K 1986 GL/2WD/4SPD On Jan 10, 2010, at 1...
• Re: Newest Version of Coolant leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 09:42:13 PDT
  I have used BarsLeak for the last 50k plus with excellent results in my '85. I've mentioned this a couple times on the...
• grease beam
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Wed, 15 Apr 2020 15:35:15 -0700
  I am going to grease my front beam/torsion bars with a general all purpose Lithium grease. Should I use a product that has...
• Roof racks on non westies
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:14:08 -0400
  I am looking to purchase some roof bars for a sunroof syncro. I need to know what systems work as far as gutter mounted...
• NVC: What is the range of a squirrel?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 17:04:52 -0600
  ...Hadn't thought of that in spite of what were likely > squirrel attacks on some Clif bars this Spring .......................... But Mr. Squirrel lives in...
• Axle NUTS
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 08 May 1994 02:10:52 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I broke Sears 1/2 inch breaker bars, but never the 3/4 inch variety, while working on air-cooled related problems. Go at...
• Re: Leaking from head nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Sep 1996 20:05:08 PST
  ...Radtke" <m.radtke@elm.az05.bull.com> writes: >Others have recommended Bars Leaks, especially for larger leaks. Just curious; which nut is leaking ? In...
• Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 18:26:13 -0700
  I thought I read on the list several months ago that the front and rear sway bars have the same VW part number. If...
• Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:09:14 -0700
  ...VW 4 cylinder in-line > - need VW diesel carrier bars and other off-the-shelf VW > connection/engine pieces > - reliable and good mileage - install...
• Thule rack for sale
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:18:18 -0700
  ...have the bars that go across and the four gutter mounts... just because I went with yakima instead... cause I prefer the round... I...
• Yakima Bar sizing
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:34:54 -0700
  I use 66" bars. The 58s are too short. I use a tall tower just in front of the westy luggage bin and Yak...
• Re: CV Joint Load Visual Aid
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 10:20:29 -0800
  ...It is like torsion bars. You are not supposed to switch torsion bars or they might fail. Todd Francis
• Re: Bull Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 11:08:39 -0400
  ...I just saw some of these images of the Projectzwo Bull Bars. These look like a must-have item for my '84 GL! Questions...
• Questions regarding South African parts/importing/list interest..
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 13:43:31 PST
  ...Mouse bars (the bar that comes up from the bottom of the frame and loops up and down again.. sort of a push bar...
• Re: Deer and Bull Bar Availability in the USA
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 14:24:33 -0600
  ...For all of these years >> I have owned my Van I have never seen or found Bull Bars Available in >> the USA or Canada...
• Re: cooling system failures
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 12:27:58 -0600
  ...head gasket drip 11 years 80,000 miles corrected with bars leak still running same gaskets at 85,000 miles ;) expansion tank cracked 10...
• Rear Window Parcel grid
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 21:10:21 -0500
  Has anyone out there in Vanagoniteland, installed the "jail bars" in the rear hatch window? The bracket's for the one I have seem...
• Re: Kayak/Luggage Carrier for 91GL
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:03:16 -0400
  Foam blocks that attached to cross-carrier bars are very effective for Kayaks. You can find these at stores that sell kayaks. 2008/10...
• Re: Bush Bars from South Afrika-Vendors?
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 14:32:48 -0400
  ...are two of the shots he took showing two different bush > > bars. >-- >Stuart MacMillan >Seattle >'84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 >'65 MGB (Daily...
• Re: Roof racks for Westies and Eurobagos
  Historical mailing list - Felix Martel
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 16:22:51 -0400
  ...I use a Thule rack with the tall mounts (#300 I think), 64" bars and gutter replacement plates that bolt on to the pop...
• Re: Rear Window "jailbars"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 12:38:25 EDT
  ...long, and the bracket's would hit the inside > panels when opening and closing. > > trim the tubes/bars, not the brackets. chris [text/html]
• which length thule / yakima cross bars does a westy need at the minimum?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:11:41 -0700
  subject says it all - whats the minimum crossbar length? trying to buy via craigslist, so this helps to know. in terms of the towers...
• Yakima Artificial Rain Gutters
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:09:28 -0400
  ...brackets on the '79 and then can transfer the towers and bars from bus to bus. Pmail me if you do. -- Pete '79 Westy...
• Re: bike racks.. Any home made solutions?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Thu, 14 May 1998 10:11:25 -0600
  ...i've used wood bars and the less expensive cast metal feet (sold at hardware stores) for, at different times, kayaks, wind surfers or...
• sunsei solar vent
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 09:44:06 -0700
  ...roof (have two bars, but the thules are rolling inward a wee bit, so will probably go to four bars), there isn't enough...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Lundstrom
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:47:10 -0800
  ...regulations state that the bars can't go past the side-view mirrors. 78" is okay, i measured it. I had 78" yakima bars...
• Re: ETKA scrolling - ETKA wont even load
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 13:33:55 -0800
  ...I used to have it loaded on a desktop and I had the scroll bars, which I don't mind. Anyone know how to...
• Re: Very Interesting Fire Suppresion System
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:00:28 -0400
  ...There's a pressure gauge in the end, green is 6-19 bars. Fourth photo down. Yrs, d
• Re: Opinions Please!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:29:22 EDT
  ...hey neil ever hear of Bars leak?? I am betting the head gaskets haven't been done later mark d
• Re: Roof racks for Westies and Eurobagos
  Historical mailing list - Thing Guy
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 18:41:12 EDT
  In a message dated 4/28/98 2:22:01 PM, felixm@TOTAL.NET wrote: <<64" bars and gutter replacement plates that bolt on...
• Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#585802949: vw vanagon rear window ...
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 4 May 2001 00:24:29 -0500
  ...What is wrong with the bars he's selling? They look the same as the ones I have. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74 Westy (Clementine) 85 GL
• Re: Vanagon crash safety/Projectzwo bull bars
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 15:26:16 -0700
  Because they're 'light trucks'. Different requirements. Look at the same vintage Baby Bronco or Blazer. No 5 mph bumper there either. (Same with...
• Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 11:46:10 -0800
  RE: Torque Miester Okay, I'm looking at the pictures of the thing but damned if I can figure out how it works. What...
• Re: Roof racks for Westies and Eurobagos
  Historical mailing list - Felix Martel
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 20:32:47 -0400
  ...Thule (and Yakima, I think) bars are rated in excess of 100lbs load each. I've carried up to six white-water kayaks (35...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:50:31 -0400
  ...Use something like Bars STOP Leak - Head Gasket Fix WORKS WITH >> > ALL >> > > TYPES OF ANTIFREEZE! ( >> > > DOES THIS EVEN WORK? >> > > http://www.barsproducts.com/1111...
• Re: third brake light and curious
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 06:28:51 -0600
  ...It will flash red when breaking, yellow when turning, and > turn white when backing up. > > http://www.realtruck.com/led_light_bars/R110B5530CS.html...
• Sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 13:38:11 -0700
  Steve, ADDCO at www.addcoinc.com makes the bars. I've got the rear bar installed and am waiting for the front, but they...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:20:34 -0400
  What are peoples thoughts on the Bars Leaks - Gasket Fix liquid and this other product that is a pro version of it. Head Gasket...
• Re: What vanagon items did Santa bring you?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Richardson
  Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:20:41 -0500
  ...I need to find a way to hang them; some hooks on the pop-top cross bars maybe.
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:52:24 -0700
  ...the mark Ben, but here is link to side by side pic of '83 up carrier bars, 2wd vs syncro. They are different. > > alistair
• Re: Double Van Sighting Boston Area
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:42:22 -0500
  ...yahoo.com> wrote: > The second dark blue one with the rack bars and the Zetec sounds like the Bostig > turbo van of Jim. > Which...
• Camper tables
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 15:33:19 -0400 (EDT)
  Has anyone had all of the paint flake off of the table bars where they are clamped by the bear down knob? This has...
• Re: Bars leak??????
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 13:17:05 -0800
  Best thing that I can tell you is that I've had to have radiators and heater cores replaced after using it. The guy...
• Re: re. Vanagon bull bars/brush guards...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 01:27:35 EST
  In a message dated 1/22/02 12:36:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, dmc@CYBURBAN.COM writes: > > Bumpers dont need to be heavy...
• Addco swaybars... anyone have a set for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:37:48 +1200
  J C Whitless doesn't have front bars... anyone got a set up for sale? -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand 64 (3) 453-4436...
• Re: Pillow Support for Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Sat, 07 Jun 1997 13:00:55 +0000
  ...This leaves two plastic bars about 1"x 2". I made two U-shaped brackets like this: ___ ___ |____| (need 1"x 1/8" aluminum bar...
• Re: Tire size(s) that fits into clam shell
  Historical mailing list - Rick N
  Mon, 4 Jul 2022 21:05:27 -0700
  ...One set for > standard steel, the other for 205 alloys. > > I guess the spring bars are a little higher for alloys, > for the pan...
• Re: transmission/clutch noise
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 26 May 2015 08:45:22 -0700
  ...exhaust pipes closer to the skid plate - the 2 skid plate bars - these could be bent up on mine I have about 3" clearance...
• FS: 1989 Tristar Syncro in the UK
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 17:14:21 EST
  ...Power steering 15" alloy wheels 255-70-15 Factory fitted roll bars Full Tristar trim Price $30,000 negotiable. Can send photos via email...