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• Price matrix
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 12:07:58 -0700
  ...med List vendors specials x x x lo lo U pick yards x lo lo JB Weld x VERY LO whatever Cheers, Tom Neal
• Re: vanagon Digest - 18 Oct 2000 - Special issue (#2000-195)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 06:08:30 EDT
  ...did with my rusty tank, including filling some pin holes with JB WELD, two years ago, and all is fine and never been refused...
• Re: 82 Westy body rust fixes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:35:56 -0700
  ...I don't have a welder, so that's out. Would >> cutting out the section and JB welding some sheet metal do the trick...
• Re: leaking coolant reservoir / sensor housing
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Sun, 4 May 2008 07:57:49 -0700
  ...I thought about JB Weld, but it doesn't list plastic repair. Chris C 90mv John Drew <john.p.drew@GMAIL.COM> wrote: Hi...
• Re: 84 Westfalia Subfloor Removal
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:51:04 -0400
  ...I've seen some people just drill small holes in the plywood > > subfloor to expose the metal floor beneath and then JB weld 1...
• Re: source for replacement fridge fan
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:34:49 -0700
  ...Not to > mention cheaper and *in stock*. > > > > To install, I used JB weld to attach the original > fan bracket to the new fan > > housing...
• Re: How to tighten up the cig lighter socket?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:56:20 -0800
  ...And, other than > buttressing around the inside of the dash with JB weld or some similar mess, > what can be done to steady the...
• Re: WTB: 110 VAC Electric hookup inlet
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 11:19:56 -0800
  ...do this on > mine...unless I want it to be 50% JB weld. > > Edward > > At 10:24 PM 12/10/2004, you wrote: > >> The...
• Re: Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:29:54 -0400
  ...Find a good rebuilt >> 1.9l WBX? Are there such things? Hand them a printout of how the JB Weld >> the cracks and ask...
• Re: Wanted driver's door pocket
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 26 Nov 2014 14:07:23 -0500
  ...panel. >> - do not force on the screws because the screws bosses may brake - if they >> do then use JB Weld to fix >> >> :-) >> > > > > -- > Tom Buese
• unpleasant surprise
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 12:37:51 -0500
  ...I extracted the engine and took a good look at it and decided that it probably only needed head gaskets and JB Weld. I...
• Broken Power side mirror
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:59:06 -0500
  ...So I'm going to try my luck with some JB Weld. I'll let you all know how it goes. I guess the...
• Re: Removing front heater cover
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 25 Sep 2019 23:45:00 -0400
  ...if it > breaks JB Weld to the rescue or looking at the ads.... > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2019 at 2:49 PM Jim. Felder...
• head gasket job question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 07:36:44 -0800
  ...Is this going to be necessary? I am not planning on replacing the heads- JB weld first, but if that is not an option...
• Re: Fixing Fibergalss Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 06:14:04 EDT
  ...BUT, is it possible to fix this?? what is the best material? just Bondo? or JB Weld? or what?? There is no need to...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:21:52 -0800
  Getting a freshened up 'raw' surface to get JB weld to stick to isn't that hard to do, But it is hard for...
• Re: Water Pump Damage
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:40:51 EDT
  ...When I rebuild engines I do fix that damaged area using JB Weld. But since the JB Weld stays liquid for such a long...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:35:38 -0400
  ...I propped up one side at a time, cut the tube short, turned solid ends from bronze, glued them in with JB Weld, and...
• RE: exhaust manifold leak fix?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 17:04:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...What can I put in that crack >that will withstand the high 1,000 + temps.? JB weld will only >go to 600degrees. Help!!! I...
• Works OK in AZ was:Strange AC Sighting in MD
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 10:12:23 -0700
  ...The drain pan had sprung a leak so I dismantled the unit fixed it (jb weld of course;). When I reassembled it I replaced...
• Re: Cdn Tire Mufflers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 06:51:05 EST
  ...I filled the corrosion pits on my original heads with JB Weld and resurfaced them. Also removed the cylinders and replaced the O-ring...
• head repair and water pump
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 22:12:28 -0400
  ...no other way!!!), but now as I sit waiting for the JB Weld to set up on the minor (but enough to leak) pitting...
• Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 18:55:31 -0700
  ...Roger pried out the old dead gasket, sanded things a bit and re-filled the gap with JB Weld. Audacious to be sure. :) Maybe...
• Re: Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 14:19:50 -0800
  ...When I got around to removing the pulley, the problem was a cracked oil gallery plug! Only thing I could do was JB Weld...
• Re: Wiper Shaft Stripped
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:13:24 -0700
  ...Can it be done without dash removal? How bad of an idea is it to JB weld the thing on there..... for now? -Craig
• Home from Inuvik (Long, Part 2)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Aug 1996 17:05:14 -0700
  ...I decided to see if I could reroute it and meet it somewhere in between, so I JB Welded the expansion tank, hoping it...
• Re: Front reservoir repair again
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 9 Jun 2021 18:14:40 -0700
  ...I remember something like using JB > Weld... > > but you have an option to get a new one here... > > https://www.gowesty.com/product/wiper...
• Re: woe is me
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 19:22:23 -0500
  ...Then I though, I bet the sleezie car > > salesman/mechanic JB Welded this injector in, and that's why it was so > tough > > to...
• Re: Hd Gasket Leak '85
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 23 Sep 1996 22:47:13 -0400
  ...Go there make decisions, save money, JB weld em yourself and save lots of money? AVP probably wants less than $250 each rebuilt FWIW...
• Re: Freeze plug leaks oil
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:37:51 -0700
  ...JB Weld (as Roger posted) is best to use to enhance the sealing of them all. -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84...
• Re: Stripped oil drain-how to repair?
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 19:40:04 -0500
  ...with, heli-coil it, or what? I thought about using some JB weld and >permanently attaching the finger of the manager of the oil...
• Re: leaky head gasket question again
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 17:27:42 -0500
  ...I just cleaned them up and put them back on after a very tiny bit of JB weld on one small area. 18 years...
• Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:38:29 EST
  ...once i dropped it behind the fiberglass bumper...took me 15 minutes to get it out LOL im thinking of JB welding a little...
• Heads, lifters, the usual..
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Sat, 4 May 2002 13:31:15 -0700
  I'm in the middle of JB welding the heads from my '85 and am faced with a quandry: All I can find in...
• Re: More powerful waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 17:13:13 -0600
  ...on fixed on the >waterboxer, ie new AMC heads or just JB weld and or Ceramic Coated heads >really seem to be the final...
• 1.9 thermistat housing recondi
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:57:18 -0700
  ...All 4 steel bolts have been carefully removed with heat,and tossed out!! I will fill in any pitting with JB WELD stick. Painted...
• Re: Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:35:15 -0700
  ...Find a good rebuilt >>1.9l WBX? Are there such things? Hand them a printout of how the JB Weld >>the cracks and ask...
• Re: Need ideas to fix gas tank leak
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 17 Sep 2005 16:14:16 -0500
  http://jbweld.net/products/index.php J-B STIK Part No. 8267-S Quick, easy and clean. J-B STIK Weld is a hand...
• Win some and loose some VW emblem success.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 29 Aug 2014 18:27:42 -0400
  ...He set in a number 5 screw and used JB weld to hold it. He then threaded two nuts on each new post. He...
• Re: Tire Technology vs Actual weight of loaded Van
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 09:12:36 -0500
  ...or permanently repairing water coolant lines with a quick coat of JB weld, and POR -15. Your an absolute genius. I surley should have...
• Re: Sears Tools
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:12:54 -0500
  ...bueses@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> What no duct tape, bailing wire, or JB weld? >> >> Tom-always the right tool for the job? >> >> >> >> on 6/12...
• Re: Wheel Well Trim Thingy...SYNCRO ONLY SPLASHGUARDS
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 16:12:48 -0600
  ...I think I'll try drilling the "Splash Guards" out, and potting some bolts in there with epoxy/Quick Steel/JB Weld and re...
• Re: replacing plastic "adjustors" to attach headlights; license plate light bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 23:38:24 -0400
  Joy, I've done several headlight adjuster repairs in a simular fashion to JB weld, but I used body plastic, (AKA tiger hair). The...
• Re: replacing plastic
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 22:29:17 -0700
  ...Markus Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote: > Joy, > I've done several headlight adjuster repairs in a simular fashion to > JB weld, but I...
• Re: Oil Mess on Rear Hatch Following Freeway Trip
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 14:53:33 -0700
  ...I fixed this leak on my '84 with JB Weld, but unfortunately you have to remove the engine, muffler, and engine mounts to get...
• Re: Help and advice requested on engine case bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:15:22 -0400
  ...studs back in? Or can you weld material in and rethread them in? Can you JB Weld them in and will it hold? Thanks...
• Re: Stat
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Partin
  Thu, 6 May 1999 01:12:30 -0600
  ...I couldn't get a replacement locally so I smeared JB Weld in most of the holes and it worked fine. Over the last...
• Re: Velcro A.K.A Hook'N'Loop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 May 2002 07:22:51 -0700
  ...permanently stuck to > your dashboard, cabinet etc....??? > > Im ready to try JB weld Next, a two part epoxy, but if > this shight dont work...
• Re: Pitted Heads
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 03:20:39 -0700
  ...I got in touch with the JB Weld technical personnel and they said that their product would withstand 500 degrees. Since the heads are...
• Re: preparing trip to NS
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:13:36 -0700
  ...severe emergencies when way off the beaten path. "Marine Goop" and JB Weld Spare wiper blade Assortment of hose clamps Assortment of metric nuts...
• Behind the reefer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 16 May 2005 20:58:28 -0700
  ...little fin-cooling fan removed and a larger unit mounted (with JB Weld ); the fan's thermal switch removed, thermally-conductive heatsink compound applied...
• Re: Transmission corroding through
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 20:46:25 -0700
  ...pinhole in the transmission, > cleaning it up and just finished the JB Weld patch. I'm going to wait till > sometime tomorrow and if...
• Re: Broken Fuel Pump - Was: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:41:48 -0800
  ...inner sleeve, then JB Welded everything together with some thin nylon as wrap and cast material also impregnated with the JBW.��That pump�now...
• Re: Hose has a brass sleeve in it
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:29:27 -0600
  ...flared ridge from the brass piece with a grinder, > but > is JB Weld not enough to hold it? And if it's not, wouldn...
• Re: Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 1 May 2005 22:10:10 -0400
  ...Find a good rebuilt > 1.9l WBX? Are there such things? Hand them a printout of how the JB > Weld > the cracks and ask...
• Re: Window rain shields?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 30 Jun 2014 05:11:11 -0700
  ...had to mend them using thin copper sheet, fine wire and JB Weld.� I keep fixing them each time they break because I do...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:15:08 -0800
  ...the corrosion to leave > bright, shiny pits and filled them with JB weld. Cured overnight. Then > I spray-glued 100 grit sandpaper to 3...
• Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:28:47 -0700
  ...Brass tubing and JB Weld can put Humpty back together again. Jim
• Re: Expansion Tank
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:21:04 +0100
  ...I tried JB weld but no way would it hold. Eventually, I ordered a brand new OEM tank from Bus Depot. At $29.95...
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:04:24 -0700
  ...Aside from JB Weld (as some might use on a pitted WBX head) what epoxy would you or the list suggest? If the epoxy...