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• Re: Playing around with rear hatch carrier
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 21:38:23 -0300
  ...But I digress, pic of the new rack here >>> >>> https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/07/12/vanagon-hatch-mounted-spare-tire-carrier/ >>> >>> I'll...
• Re: Carrier Bar
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:07:42 -0700
  ...I am doing some rust abatement currently focusing on the engine carrier bar. > The bar ends are badly rusted but the bar itself is...
• Re: 83 and newer diesel carrier bars
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 16 Jul 2020 02:42:11 -0400
  'Shot', how? You might also consider FAS's new mounting system that is said to work very well: http://www.foreignautosupply.com/parts-accessories...
• Choice of carriers for shipping a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Mon, 6 May 2019 08:19:03 -0400
  I am getting back into Vanagons after an absence of almost two years. Need to ship a Vanagon from Chicago, IL, to Macon, GA...
• Re: PARTS FOR SALE (LiMBO want ads) ...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 09:15:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...that go on front of luggage >> carrier on '70s models. better quality than original, $8.00. >> also avaliable large word 'WESFALIA' that goes on...
• another part thats no longer available....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 11:43:48 EST
  ...plastic pull tab that releases the latch for the spare tire carrier on the 80-87 vanagons is no longer available new from VW...
• Re: A mystery
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 21 Aug 2022 20:13:02 -0500
  ...BY CARRIER BEARINGS I mean the bearings for the stub/flange that sticks out of the transaxle that the CV's mount to. I...
• Re: Thanks for replies, but Re: CB Gutter Mount .. Where can get??
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 22:55:11 -0500
  ...Glued the steel cover plate to the floor in my luggage carrier area of my Westy. The antenna just rolls around in the carrier...
• Re: bike rack
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 May 2000 07:11:17 EDT
  ...It is the SportRack bike Carrier made here in Quebec, Canada. The SportRack bike rack is a very economical and quality built carrier. I...
• Shipping Strangeness'. Again my reply was blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2022 14:39:39 +0000
  ...The other common carriers use weight, package size, even value as part of the total cost. If the carrier has to pick it up...
• Re: Rear spare wheel, swing
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 10:27:30 -0600
  I got the combo tire rack & bike carrier. My spare is still under the front, so I will adapt the tire carrier for water...
• Re: Towing Syncro Westy on Rental Trailer
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:13:02 -0400
  ...those rental car carriers? > I'm looking at Budget Truck rental using a 16 foot truck > and their rental car carrier (full trailer, not...
• Re-New Paulchen Rack (long!)
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 13:30:15 +0100
  >I just purchased a bike carrier myself, but I decided to buy one made by >Fiamma (Italy). I also just bought one of these...
• Re: Maiden Voyage of the Weisel (Westy Diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Renz
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:26:30 -0700
  ...parts of the 101, specifically from just south of Eureka until you get closer to Santa Rosa (most carriers, unless you have US smellular)
• Re: Spare won't fit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 2 Nov 2014 11:38:11 -0800
  ...Vw also made a rear spare tire carrier and I haven't found any documentation stating that using the rear carrier reduces the crash...
• Thule carrier
  Historical mailing list - HERMANN DE BOER
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 13:54:18 -0600
  ...breaking/cracking of the top maybe? Also, last year at Olympic National Park, I saw a Thule bike carrier attached to the towhitch of...
• 2-inch receiver hitch is the bomb for adding receiver racks, bike carriers etc
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 18:27:15 -0500
  ...box you can add cool items such as reciever racks, bike carriers and so on......just be sure that the shop that custom fabs...
• Re: Gas tank Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 10:04:56 -0600 (CST)
  ...Netgate off Highway 1 --ooO -(_)--Ooo---------------------------------------------------------- NO CARRIER
• Need Diesel parts for conversion!
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 01:44:47 -0400
  ...Engine carrier Oil pan Oil pump? Let me know if you can direct me to where I can buy this stuff. Thanks, James
• Re: SA Limited slip differential and Spare Wheel Carrier Supplier
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 22:51:17 EST
  Guess you havent driven your van in the snow yet! Hee hee heee heee! Brian 83 1/2 non posi scare the heck out...
• Re: swing away tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 11:56:38 -0500
  Have you ever tried making a front bike rack? I've looked thru the archives for this, only thing I found that looked at...
• Re: emergency stuff
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:25:37 -0500
  ...The spare tire carrier's lock nut is also 19MM. Geo/ATL
• Syncro Engine Parts & Accessories Available
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:22:00 -0800
  Have at the least the following Syncro specific parts, ask otherwise, but No exhaust parts A/C compressor mount Alternator mount Engine Carrier Coolant...
• Syncro WBX parts available
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:52:17 -0800
  ...So, I've got most of the Syncro specific parts (engine carrier, exhaust components, cooling, etc) that I won't be using. If interested...
• Re: WTB: Caliper Guide Pins for Vanagon Girling Calipers (was Audi 200/5000)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:03:28 -0500
  ...They are actually brand new calipers that come with guide pins, boots and carriers ready to install. They require your old calipers back as...
• Re: Engine compartment door hinge
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 6 Sep 1994 11:15:24 -0700 (PDT)
  ...A) Cut a small hole in the hinge carrier behind the offending bold, and use the standard bolt-washer-nut setup.... B) Replace the...
• Re: Advice about how to deal with auto shipper damage
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Fri, 9 May 2008 08:40:27 -0700
  ...That's part of their cost of business - - even in the 80's when I drove a car carrier we were charging $1.00...
• Re: rebuilt tranny slipping out of 4th gear-revisited
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 23:30:38 EDT
  ...Also, the supply of good used carrier housings with tight mainshaft bearing bores hasn't gotten so slim as to require a new one...
• Re: MotorBike carrier
  Historical mailing list - barriver witch
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:40:29 -0400
  ...MotorBike carrierDate: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:21:57 -0400To: barriverwitch@HOTMAIL.COMI'd be interested in this one too. I like the idea...
• Re: torque converter carrier plate
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 7 Apr 2013 08:31:35 -0400
  ...torque converter carrier plate >>> >>> Hello, fellow listees, looking for a torque converter carrier plate, >>> or flex flate, for my van. Apparently it cracked in...
• Update: vibration source found, Syncro 1.9 TD (also found a few more ponies!)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:52:53 -0400
  ...I originally thought that attaching the rear of it to the engine carrier tubes should work well, but that is not the case. Apparently...
• Re: hard to shift into 2nd
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:18:36 -0700
  It's probably Not the Cup Itself that is the Problem ~ The Carrier Bracket that "Locates" the Linkage Shaft is Moveable for Adjustment purposes...
• Re: Best way to ship long block?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 19:58:14 -0800
  Not sure if you're asking about technique or carriers. Technique-wise, build a small pallet that's an inch or so longer than...
• Spare Tire Stowage Mod
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:58:41 -0600
  ...It was on the back of the van in the 2" receiver, on a modified Thule Bike carrier. http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare/sparetirestowage...
• wiper blades
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:14:15 -0400
  ...The ones without the jointed carrier. They did not perform as stated and now I need new ones. What does the list wisdom say...
• Re: LT pickup for sale here
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 04:48:32 -0700
  ...how often that is needed, haha > > -----Original Message----- > From: "BenT" <syncro@gmail.com> > > But the Singlecab can be easily converted to a Vanagon carrier.;-) >
• Thule roof rack for sale
  Historical mailing list - Pierce, John D
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 20:27:42 -0400
  New Thule roof rack with one bike carrier for sale. It came off a 1997 Jetta Trek. Never used. Asking $200. Call John at...
• Kayak Transport on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 16:06:33 -0500
  ...Think of it as a car top carrier that floats. TJK --
• Re: Thule Hullavator Kayak Carrier
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 02:37:20 +0000
  ...wrote: > Just curious if anyone has used a Thule Hullavator Kayak Carrier on a tin > top Vanagon. I can load my 12 foot kayak...
• Re: Bolt needed for spare tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:23:03 -0700
  ...Bolt needed for spare tire carrier Not so fast buddy... I did a few phone calls around here and all I could find is...
• Four Bicycle Carrier VW T2 Trotter in Reimo 2000 Catalogue
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 10:08:58 -0400
  I am spending a lot of time drooling over the Reimo 2000 catalogue but the coolest item so far is this Four Bicycle Carrier...
• Re: MotorBike carrier
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:23:30 -0500
  ...Hello > Has anyone ever tried or seen anyone build a motorbike carrier for the > back of a vanagon?? We have a yamaha BW5 (Zuma...
• SportRack Bike Carrier Offer
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 2000 07:05:23 EDT
  ...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: [DIESEL] mount-to-block torque spec
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 08:38:29 -0700
  Bentley is talking about the bolts (M10 or M12) holding the front end of the engine carriers to the front engine carrier brackets. For...
• Re: Tip needed for GW replacement radiator baffle set
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 17:23:35 -0700
  ...You need to lower the spare tire carrier to properly install it. The bottom of my radiator has 2 small holes to screw that...
• Bike carrier
  Historical mailing list - tunajuice
  Sat, 15 Jan 2005 09:00:37 -0800
  Is there a list consensus (like there's ever been consensus on anything) on how and which bike rack works well on a vanagon...
• thanks robert
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:20:47 -0400
  ...But im not a nuke im a conventional MM stuck on a nuclear aircraft carrier. Thanks for the input on mufflers, I was thinking...
• Re: Hitch step new van improvement
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sat, 17 Apr 2021 02:11:56 -0700
  Never needed a breaker bar for my wheels, but have twice for the spare tire carrier bolt. -MB On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at...
• FS: Complete Thule roof rack system for Vanagon & Bus Westfalia, $299
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lee
  Wed, 20 May 2015 00:58:05 +0000
  ...Load bars accept other accessories (carriers for kayaks, skis, bikes, etc.) from either Thule or Yakima. All used only a few times, and in...
• Re: Bolt needed for spare tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 14:43:35 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Bolt needed for spare tire carrier Not so fast buddy... I did a few phone calls around here and all I could...
• Re: I4 Engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 25 May 2008 19:02:13 -0700
  ...Plus you would need to build a carrier for it. With a carrier built for that setup you would likely lose some ground clearance...
• Re: What Parts are need for Inline 4 conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 16:26:19 -0500
  Vanagon Diesel/Conversion Parts 1- Flywheel- $316 1- Oil Pan- $109 1- Pickup Tube- $80 2- Rubber Mounts for engine carriers- $99 each ($198...
• Re: Riddle me this: question about dropping a radiator
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:54:51 +0000
  ...I got the spare tire carriers out of the way with an angle grinder because I couldn't figure out how to get those...
• Re: bike carrier 2
  Historical mailing list - tunajuice
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 09:47:40 -0800
  ...bike carrier 2 > Here is a good page (in French unfortunately) that summarize different > options. > http://mononc.free.fr/VanagonInfo/RackVanagon/SupportVelos.htm > > You...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:36:37 -0400
  On Mar 12, 2014, at 5:11 PM, Tim Whynot <timwhy@MSN.COM> wrote: > Eric I thought that you were going to go with...
• Mutant Westy luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:55:21 -0800
  I'm looking at that aerial photo from VerningBan, and noticing that no one has a luggage carrier like mine. Mine has no indentation...
• Lotus in my Volks?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 22:33:13 -0600 (CST)
  ...Netgate off Highway 1 --ooO -(_)--Ooo---------------------------------------------------------- NO CARRIER
• SA Limited slip differential and Spare Wheel Carrier Supplier
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:59:37 -0500
  Found these guys on the SyncroSA list and thought they may be of interest to the list: http://www.webtraders.co.za/autos/modifications...
• Re: Thule Hullavator Kayak Carrier
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Thu, 11 Feb 2016 22:02:09 -0500
  ...wrote: > > Just curious if anyone has used a Thule Hullavator Kayak Carrier on a tin > top Vanagon. I can load my 12 foot kayak...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:53:47 -0700
  ...Don't know how much is left/missing.) 2.) Carrier bars? Late ones, right? The '82 bars won't work with the wasserboxer gear...