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• Re: 3 Questions- Engine carrier, Interior Trim, Erratic Speedometer
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 00:49:24 -0400
  ...On my bi-annual exhaust pipe check, I noticed that the engine carrier bar > is bowed up in the middle as if it were...
• Re: trip report
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 28 May 2009 15:46:39 -0600
  ...The shop that put the motor in and does these starter changes, said they unbolt the engine carrier, drop it 3-4", then put...
• Fiamma or Thule? 2
  Historical mailing list - Kokopelli Txirulari
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 08:36:30 GMT
  ...All of the roof bars, bike carriers, ski racks that I have owned, are still in extremely good use even after years of intense...
• Re: Carrier Bar
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:36:19 +0000
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• Re: Carrier Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 14:11:02 -0800
  Yes. And I have a steel engine cover waiting to be modified. Thanks. Jim On Dec 4, 2011, at 12:11 PM, Don Hanson...
• FS - Heidelberg radio
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 21:42:05 -0700
  ...Engine carrier bar from an '87 Free - U pick it up, no shipping. SF Bay Area. Pmail me with questions. Thanx, Ron Antaki
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:15:51 -0700
  ...I "leveled" > the engine, then made marks for mount bolts onto carrier. When engine > supported by carrier, the mount looks like it's shifting...
• 15" wheels - what about spare?
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:00:13 -0500
  ...I told him I used the 14" wheel and spare because I didn't think the 15" would fit in the spare tire carrier...
• Re: Engine Carrier installed: The Good Bad, and the ugly! --- ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:29:13 -0700
  ...Not much room to get down to take better > pics. > > > > Bottom of carrier is off level, but drive train is level and mounts > > don...
• Re: Bumper build, swing away tire carrier progress
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 23:13:07 -0500
  I've often wondered how difficult it would be craft up aluminum panels to replace the "frequently rusted" side panels on a Vanagon, and...
• Apology to Bible carriers
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 09:57:35 EDT
  Sorry to rile up everyone out there! I guess my pushy-Christian sister,then those #@%^&* Church bells going off several times a day RIGHT...
• Re: [Syncro] Another 6 million dollar question
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 17:44:02 +0200
  "Forhan, Thomas" wrote: > Interesting questions, but why not just carry the correct spare? My > 27x8.5x14 fits in the carrier (on the factory alloy...
• 2" receiver hitch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Harrnacker
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 20:33:17 -0800
  ...I want it for using one of those hitch mounted box carriers... Mike Harrnacker 89 Vanagon GL Weekender www.transporter.org vanagon@ifreedom.com...
• Re: ABS on a Vanagon ... wha'???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 08:38:42 EST
  ...Heated Seats Headlight Washers Rear Spare Tire Carrier etc, etc, etc... Thanks, Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16 http://www.vanagain.com Office...
• Re: Mounted Spare Blowout
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 29 May 2007 12:40:40 -0400
  ...why the spare would just blow out while mounted on the > carrier? The weather is in the mid 80s and the parking platform is...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:15:14 -0700
  ...I "leveled" > the engine, then made marks for mount bolts onto carrier. When engine > supported by carrier, the mount looks like it's shifting...
• Re: Cargo carrier good/bad feedback for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:28:07 -0400
  ...My camping chairs were not pleasant to use, and > didn't clean up well! A completely sealed box carrier would > be better from the...
• Fwd: rear gas can carrier ( winkler )
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 13:41:16 PDT
  ...rear gas can carrier ( winkler ) >Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 08:52:23 -0400 > > > Also, maybe someone has come up with a good way...
• Re: On I4 Engine Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 08:22:52 -0400
  Jason, it has been suggested, properly I believe, that the TIICO motor mount/engine carrier needs to be welded, not suspended on rubber bushings...
• Re: Tire size(s) that fits into clam shell
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:01:44 -0700
  ...The spare fits in the carrier fine. If you expect to run on the spare for any extended period, you would need to make...
• Re: How to ship a propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 16:49:32 -0700
  >>><< Does anyone know how to ship a westy propane tank? What carrier can be >>>used? >>> >> >>> >>>actually i just shipped one VIA UPS. labeled the...
• Fuel Carriers
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 09:38:52 -0800
  How about those marine metal gas tanks. Used for outboard motors. Have a pressure device that works as a "primer". I'm sure they...
• Re: swing away tire carrier
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 16:05:08 EDT
  Gary, Great job! Count me in also for at least two of these if you go into production. I have been very pleased with...
• Re: Front Bike Carrier
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 18:38:37 -0500
  On Sun, 21 Mar 2004, Karl Wolz wrote: > With the long distance from the front wheels to the front bumper, I've > found that...
• 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...
• Re: Friday - NVanagonC - Routan
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:58:57 +1300
  ...vans at all. > And VW wasn't about to mess with the most successful people > carrier of all time. Say what? On what planet?
• Re: [syncro.org] Re: Oversized Spare Tire Rack?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:46:15 -0800
  ...Oversized Spare Tire Rack? I'm very happy with Gary's tire carrier. If you have a decoupler, you can keep the stock spare...
• Re: Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 14:57:40 -0700
  ...Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request) > > Hello List, > > I have been searching but failing at this. I know that I saw a > modification > to...
• Re: Towing Syncro Westy on Rental Trailer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:33:07 -0500
  ...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: [vanagon] odd vanagon on samba....vanagon "carrier"????
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:11:05 -0600
  ...It was purchased by his father for the family business and came with no seats in the back and no sliding windows. "carrier" was...
• Shocks and brake job, one question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:16:05 -0700
  ...I decided to file down the mating surfaces of the caliper carrier to get most of the worn spots smoothed out. I wonder if...
• WTB: Caliper Guide Pins for Vanagon Girling Calipers (was Audi 200/5000)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:14:58 -0800
  ...When we got into final > assembly, we discovered the > caliper guide pins were missing after the carriers came back from the > machine shop. > > These...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:34:40 -0700
  ...I "leveled" the engine, then made marks for mount bolts onto carrier. When engine supported by carrier, the mount looks like it's shifting...
• Re: More Questions...78 Westfalia!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 May 1996 13:10:40 -0400
  ...IT before you go drilling all those holes to mount the carrier eh? Numerous splits I have had in the past had the infamous...
• Re: bike racks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 17:38:50 -0400
  ...All i can suggest is to make sure that you have the bike carrier mounted high enough on the front so that when you...
• Re: How to ship a propane tank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 22:02:46 EST
  ...Does anyone know how to ship a westy propane tank? What carrier can be used? >> actually i just shipped one VIA UPS. labeled the...
• Re: 215's fitting in the spare tire compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:42:03 -0700
  ...allows fitting a 215x75-15 BFG All Terrain/KO into the carrier. His firm is excellent. His work exceptional. His prices reasonable. His locale...
• Little Miss Sunshine (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 07:46:27 -0400
  ...in their late 70's bay window. -- Brien K Dews CC-AWCI www.busesbythebeach.com 84 Wolfsburg Westfalia 88 Vanagon 'Carrier' 89 Vanagon 'Bluestar'
• Honest/ Reliable Vanagon Semi Transporter Needed
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:08:51 -0600
  ...Doing my research on the web, there are gazillions of auto transport companies or at least brokers who get a real carrier for you...
• Re: Shuddering clutch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 21:11:21 -0600
  ...Was that one of those tow hitches that attaches to the engine carrier for support? If so possible the carrier moved and sheared the...
• Re: Front brake compatibility question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:15:26 -0700
  ...either caliper type as long as you have the matching carrier type. ( and see my other post about the knuckles will be PS type...
• Re: Need a shower? Got tools?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 16:18:11 -0700
  ...We usually put a rear swing away tire carrier on the Westies we refurb, but we always leave a stock spare in the clamshell...
• Re: Clunking front end noise
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 12:15:12 -0700
  ...I had a slight clunking (maybe a clinking noise though) that was caused by one of the carrier bolts not allowing the caliper to...
• Re: Hey
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:15:49 -0700
  ...Another darn tire carrier. > On Apr 27, 2016, at 9:09 PM, Alistair Bel <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > > So Stephen just told me you...
• Re: LHD caravelles? (SA caravelle)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 11:10:44 EST
  ...for any LHD markets? > <http://members.cruzio.com/~cikasper/sa/pics/carrier.jpg> > > Just wondering... > > VWSA (VW of South Africa) does not export the...
• sunroof under front fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:04:40 -0500
  has anyone out there ever installed a glass sunroof under the front Westy carrier. i remember seeing something like that in an old German...
• Re: FRONT TIRE MOUNT
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 12:31:57 +1100
  ...anyway, best option is a rear swing out carrier.. they are available.. not=20 cheap, but they are available. Chris Absolutely bad idea on...
• Re: Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:47:02 -0400
  ...Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel? Just look at a waterboxer rear engine cross bar for inspiration. It's rectangular tubing...
• Re: trip report
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 28 May 2009 15:56:05 -0700
  ...The shop that put the motor in and does these starter > changes, said they unbolt the engine carrier, drop it 3-4", then put...
• Re: Stairs to the Westy roof?
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:55:47 -0700
  ...Optimally this would fit in to the luggage carrier in > front. Of course, if it hasn't been made, guess I'll have to...
• Trilogy of the trip to libby montana part 2 bad noise
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 12:15:46 -0800
  ...We continued on to portland until I discovered the four screws that hold the carrier "you guessed it" down. There exist four screws that...
• Re: Spare tire
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 12:49:07 -0700
  ...They will be oversize, so the carrier under the van front has to be modified. Waiting on BenT's new gadget o fix that...
• Re: Riddle me this: question about dropping a radiator
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:22:11 -0400
  ...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: Bumper build, swing away tire carrier progress
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 08:22:44 -0800
  http://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/img_3009.jpg?w=620&h=826 Clever! Neat trick for bending. Neil. -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil...
• Luggage Rack Parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:28:20 -0500
  ...May mount lugge carrier, but REALLY need to get my kayak in the water before I burst into flames! 102 in SA. Please pmail...
• Re: Four Bicycle Carrier VW T2 Trotter in Reimo 2000 Catalogue
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 21:44:52 -0700
  > That being said, as Steve Lashley correctly points out, the Paulchen rack > is rated for a load of 40 kilos, or 88 pounds. Unless...
• Re: Front Bike Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 16:56:21 EST
  I was thinking about putting a receiver hitch on the front so I could use one of those cargo trays to mount the bikes...
• ETKA these #s for me please
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 16:25:55 -0400
  ...The plastic carrier it is mounted on has two part numbers stamped in it: 321419661A 321419662 Which one, when given to the VW parts...
• Re: Clamshell toolbox
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Jan 2018 16:43:08 -0800
  ...I believe also that some 16” Syncros had a different front carrier where the spare tire usually is and that vw did make a...
• Re: pickle has new shoes (Photos)
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:29:46 -0400
  ...the van-cafe carrier, without other > modifications: > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_348_129/oversized_spare_tire_carrier.html > > > These are...