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• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Tue, 25 May 2010 18:27:23 -0400
  ...I've got jack stands but they are VERY unsafe on my unlevel driveway. I use my floor jack to jack up a corner...
• Re: Saving my Vanagon this winter... need a carfax run!
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:09:11 -0400
  ...this was really helpful! All set! Jack R. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jack R...
• Barret Jackson Auction
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:31:36 -0800
  For those wondering "What it would have been worth if I hadn't sold/traded it...." the Barret-Jackson auction is being telivised live...
• Re: jack
  Historical mailing list - B Monk
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:38:41 -0800
  DOes anyone have the actual measurement of the two jacks offered. One for the nonfiberglass skirt van and one for the fiberglass skirt van...
• Re: front heater valve troubles?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 30 Jun 2020 11:11:25 -0700
  ...mcneely >> >> On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 3:59 PM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> Go with the cheap and easy replacement, $10...
• Re: Dolly for engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:11:07 -0800
  ...Your jack may be different. YMMV! Also this design >> is not meant for a lot of use. >> >> >> With jack saddle seated, I measured height...
• Re: AC jack location on 1982 Adventure Wagon
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 13:35:48 -0800
  ...AC jack location on 1982 Adventure Wagon I am trying to locate the AC 110V input jack on a 1982 Adventure Wagon without success...
• jackstands vs. ramps
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 12:03:29 -0500
  What is the consensus on the usefulness of jackstands vs. ramps for working on our Vanagons? As a novice mechanic I've put off...
• Re: Raising VW with two jacks
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 13:30:39 -0800
  ...Raising VW with two jacks > Another time I had a '72 bus jacked up on one side and was again > doing brake work. Just...
• Re: removing front end stuff without jacking up?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 15:37:38 -0800
  ...rocked hard in and out to check for play? Have you jacked up one wheel and rocked it at 6 and 12 and at...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:53:33 -0700
  ...A little finesse lowering the jack, then the ratchet, then the jack etc. Brendan On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:29 PM, Stuart...
• Fw: floor jack repair solution!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 13 Jul 2002 11:34:32 -0700
  I want to thank all 11 responses I got to the question of repairing my floor jack. The solutions offered varied from various rebuild...
• Re: brake pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:05:43 -0800
  .... and for the record, even though I had another jack stand and floor jack in place, wood placement between jack stand and frame may...
• Fwd: Engine Cover carpet
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Jun 1997 02:15:52 -0400 (EDT)
  ...vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu In a message dated 97-06-13 04:56:51 EDT, jack2268@sj.bigger.net (Jack Ck.) writes: << I...
• selling
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Wooten
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 09:26:54 EST
  its me chuck and I'm going to be selling Jack I jest gotta I am only telling the list about it so far...
• Re: Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 13:39:38 -0800
  ...Have support blocks about 4 inches under the front of the transmission, have a floor jack under the engine. Disconnect the engine mounts on...
• Bilstein Jack Needed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 07:11:54 -0500
  I have the cladding on my van and broke(stripped) my jack yesterday. Anyone got a lead on another. Guess I could wait till...
• Shameless plug - VW OEM Jack for a nickel
  Historical mailing list - Pedro L. Rodriguez
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 19:16:45 -0400
  Hey Volks, just clearing out some stuff here; if anyone needs an OEM jack for next to nothing check out my ebay item 7911099320...
• Re: High lift jack storage
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 18:31:25 -0600
  ...The photo of their Toyota LC stuck in quick sand and had they not had the HL jack ... well, who know's how they...
• Re: Battery Purchases
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 14:36:32 EDT
  jackr@starfleet.scs.ag.gov writes: > > > > Sealing the vent hole would prevent built up gases from escaping and probably would > > > crack the case, allowing...
• Off-road style jack recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 12:58:16 -0500
  Since I broke my OEm jack(it's only forergencuies, anyway) I am looking to get a heavy duty jack. Thinking of the kind...
• Re: WTB: Stock Tire Jack
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 21:41:19 -0400
  ...Stock Tire Jack > > > I got one for $40 at > B W Auto Dismantlers 800-327-0888. > They probably have more from the 52 vanagons...
• Re: Pneumatic Jack
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 04:28:12 -0800
  ...Ian --- stimler <stimler@ONLINEHOME.DE> wrote: > Hi everybody, > for an upcoming trip to Alaska next summer I need a > pneumatic jack to easier lift...
• will not start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Wooten
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 16:19:17 EST
  hi list its chuck again my 81 vanagon (jack) would not start today after I ahout him off he was jest turning over a...
• Speaking of axle stands
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 08:03:00 -0700
  Where are the safe points to place the axle stands on a Vanagon? Are there any places aside from the four jacking points? I...
• FS: 85 WESTY (WEEKENDER?) - NOT MINE
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:26:38 -0700
  Saw this on the Jacksonville craigslist. Looks terribly pretty but seems expensive for non-syncro. http://jacksonville.craigslist.org/car/380986345.html Not mine...
• Re: It's Friday !
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 18 May 2001 08:48:12 -0400
  ...I thought to myself, This guys a jackass. There are sure a lot of > > > > jackasses in the world. > > > > Then I noticed he had a...
• Re: Off-road style jack recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:33:59 -0700
  Harbor Freight has a hi-lift jack for $45.00 but you will need the adapter so you dont scratch you vans paint. The...
• Re: smashed jack point
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:01:43 -0700
  ...First time in the Syncro after > seven years and miles of back roads. > > Well, the jack would not fit into the rear passenger > jack...
• Re: Friday Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:07:39 -0400
  ...the oil spills, did not interfere with using the floor jack or jack stands, and protected the floor when sliding the engine/trans under...
• Re: smashed jack point
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:34:35 -0700
  hmm do we need to bring up the plug your tires your self- kit debate also- i have a hydraulic bottle jack for situations...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 07:01:03 -0400
  ...Front shocks replacement question >> >> I use a floor jack a lot of course.. >> but for some operations I use a bottle jack .. >> as it...
• Re: thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:18:54 -0800
  ...Result higher than average pressure on the Jacket seals, and less than average clamping force on the Head/ Jacket seals via the steel head...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 19 May 2012 (#2012-326)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 20 May 2012 16:30:58 -0700
  You can't use it to jack up the control arm rather than the body? Jim Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or...
• Re: '73 Westy needs faucet repair
  Historical mailing list - Terry Erb
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 16:23:11 -0700
  ...Terry On Oct 11, 6:00pm, Jack Stafford wrote: > Subject: '73 Westy needs faucet repair > The faucet on my '73 Westfalia started leaking at...
• Re: Splittie Sells For $198K at Barrett Jackson Auction
  Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 08:08:16 -0400
  The problem with that sale on Barrett Jackson is now every tool selling a ragged-out beater is going to think it's worth...
• Re: Aux. heater questions.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 16:08:35 MDT
  ...exhaust > would double the GNP of many small countries... > > Mike Wright Any advice on who to go to? Jack jackr@starfleet.scs.ag.gov
• costco jack
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 09:38:03 -0700
  A few weeks ago I emailed with someone who had a non-functioning costco jack. If you read this please respond. I lost your...
• Re: Raising Westy using double VW Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 14:39:41 EST
  In a message dated 11/26/01 1:56:36 PM, mwmiller@CWNET.COM writes: << using two VW Vanagon jacks, one on > either side...
• ramp/jack/tool advice needed for engine change
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 10:17:22 -0400
  ...I am looking for advice on what ramps and jacks to buy to do the job safely and effectively. Any advice on tools would...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 02:40:21 -0600
  ...That's what jack stands are for. I >>>put the jackstands on the outriggers ahead of the rear wheels, then I >>>lower the jack...
• transaxle removal technique
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:10:15 -0400
  ...I found a pretty good improvised method to handle the trans on a floor jack. I have a cheap 3 ton floor jack with...
• Trip Report - Jack Maynard
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 21:47:57 -0800
  I received a postcard from listmember Jack Maynard a couple of days ago. Jack and his bride Kelli are enjoying an extended tour of...
• Jack extensions
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:50:59 -0600
  I am selling a amazing pair of chrome jack extensions. These are round, perfect for a hi-lift. Custom made and purchased from a...
• Re: running board/side step for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Martin Walz
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 11:46:09 -0700
  > So it must be REMOVED to use the jack-holes? What a pain > in the case of a flat! Does anyone have one of...
• Re: A query about jackstands
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:48:05 -0400
  I will testify to the fragility of the stock jack--mine snapped on the side of the road 5 miles from Nowhere, NM. Fortunately...
• Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:44:44 -0400
  The big aluminum racing jack works well (height-wise) for vanagons. Wait till they go on sale & grab a 20% off coupon out of...
• Re: Any Eurovan Camper owners out there?
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 17:35:48 +0000
  ...Jack R <jack007@COMCAST.NET> >Reply-To: Jack R <jack007@COMCAST.NET> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Any Eurovan Camper owners out there...
• Re: Jackson, WY VW repairs?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Woods
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 20:47:47 EDT
  Mike, For what its worth, I've so many problems with work done on my Syncros in Jackson I have mine worked on by...
• Re: tranny jack point
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:48:10 -0700
  --- dgak sdfhkasjfh <darlzer@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > What is the center of weight (Jack point) for removing > the 1986 manual 4 speed tranny? I am...
• Sears floor jack on sale/fits in bus
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 14 May 2003 17:46:37 EDT
  ...The Vanagon tie in is the jack fits in the compartment under the Westfalia rear seat on the passenger side of the bus--just...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 May 2010 16:01:41 -0500
  ...Drive up one end, then jack up the other and put jack >>> stands under it. I like having the ramps instead of four jack...
• New Jack City
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 9 May 2002 13:57:38 -0700
  I don't work for TBD, but I just got my new scissors jack from them. WOW! What a difference from the original jack...
• Re: Barret Jackson Auction
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:47:15 EST
  ...The day when a Vanagon goes on the block at a Barret-Jackson auction will be the day we all rejoice and jack up...
• Unsubscribe
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lin
  Thu, 13 May 2010 05:05:17 -0700
  ...Jack Reynaert <jack007@COMCAST.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 8:18:27 PM Subject: Dual on-board Battery...
• Re: Window Molding - Sides and Front 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:55:49 -0700
  ...http://busdepot.com/view.jsp?model=43&category=47&group=114&prodgroup=1032 flo On 3/18/07, Jack R. <Jack007@comcast.net> wrote...
• Re: auto trans install in 87 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 22:36:09 -0400
  ...I found a pretty good improvised method to handle the trans on a floor jack. I have a cheap 3 ton floor jack with...
• Re: Pop-Top Screen Repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 9 Mar 2016 17:44:24 -0600
  ...On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, Jack Botts <johnnyjewel43@hotmail.com> wrote: > Jim, where did you get the new screen? Eric, I have tried Fancher...
• Re: Rear heater - sweet smell
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gordon
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:34:31 -0400
  ...Sit back and cherish your new found storage space. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Reynaert" <jack007@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday...
• Re: Antena option for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:12:57 -0400
  ...Sam Conant Colchester, Vermont ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 1:45...