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• Linear or Cross-linked plastic in Brake Fluid Reservoir?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:46:08 -0500
  ...me if the poly is linear(ie weldable if cracked) or cross-lined (pretty much not weldable). son has a cracked at the stem...
• Re: Syncro Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:30:14 -0500
  ...No welding there. Only on the stamped steel arms which are soft and have a limited contact or press area. Dennis >From: -------- <VW4X4@VERIZON...
• Re: !#?*@? Exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jul 1995 12:58:25 -0300
  ...If it is 'just' your patch that has let go can you take the pipe off and get it properly welded up? If it...
• Swivel adapter for sale
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Brier
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 07:46:35 +0200
  ...this includes not only the >swivel plate that the seat mounts to but also the metal base that welds >under the swivel on which...
• Re: Welded 091 3rd and 4th gears??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 14:49:17 EDT
  tcarrington@RELITECH.COM writes: << ...Maybe Todd can weigh in on if the 091 trannys need to have the 3rd or 4th gears "welded" like...
• Re: Failing cooling system part
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 25 Dec 2001 16:34:46 +1200
  ...The restrictor should be no problem either, provided it is WELDED in securely (if it comes loose and gets into the waterpump there could...
• Re: Floor Seam Repair
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:23:17 -0700
  ...IMO If you can weld new metal in or weld a bead along the seams(to close the seams for good) I think this...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 10 May 2012 19:33:52 -0700
  ...No sign of spot weld. alistair On 2012-05-10, at 3:44 PM, ralph meyermann wrote: > Hi gang! Im busy tearing apart my...
• Re: Blower Fan troubles
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:08:22 -0800
  ...But clip should be there. > > Mon cher Benoit, > > [Technicalement]? ils ont [fuse']? (welded) par une > [machine/mecanisme]? ultrasonique. Et Bentley dit pas des 'clips...
• Re: Swivel Mods for 91GL Captain's Chair
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:31:31 EDT
  ...of the weld points? > > well since you have to cut these off a junked westy...then you just reweld where the welds were cut...
• Re: Your going to love this!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 22:35:06 EST
  ...Just welded caps on the ends and then mounted it to the stock bumper brackets. Spray painted black and looks sweet. No more rear...
• Re: How best to JB weld pitted heads?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 10:43:08 -0500
  ...I have never tried this with a WB head (yet!), have others used a little heat to allow the JB Weld to flow into...
• Re: When things go wrong..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:12:58 -0500
  ...Now fixed: > http://www.benplace.com/syncro/syncro37.jpg > > Welded (Aluminum), and jb-welded...hi hi hi, i will swap side, so > there is...
• Re: need stabilizer link
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:24:15 -0800
  Note that what was welded on was a new allen head bolt of the right size and thread. Mark Jake Beaulieu wrote: > I have...
• Re: Front bumper removal conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:30:19 -0700
  ...I haven't cut the front bumper structure apart, but I'm betting it is a welded nut or inner face. Worst comes to...
• Re: Front end suspension
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 13 May 2011 12:59:52 -0700
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=1144 > > Troy > > > �I had mine spot welded. �I later learned some don't bother spot welding...
• Re: NVC: Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:26:39 -0700
  ...It tripped too many times yesterday welding my Vanagon stuff (VC) Cheers, Neil. On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 3:20 PM, Mike Elliott...
• Re: Prompt response please...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 09:09:16 -0700
  The way to be sure that this is fixed quickly and with no attempt to sell you anything is to call a mobile welder...
• Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:20:09 -0500
  ...Then VW decided to reduce manufacturing costs by ultrasonic welding, so they added the tabs (but kept on using the clips). When they got...
• re. NVC- Harbor Freight welding helmets?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee www.vwrack.com
  Sun, 6 May 2007 23:27:31 -0600
  Does anyone have any experience with the Harbor Freight auto darkening welding helmets? http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91214 Thanks...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair
  Historical mailing list - WestyLuvr
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 22:09:28 EST
  ...Then I apllied the JB Weld to the pits. I just used a sanding block to sand down the high spots even with the...
• 86 Vanagon Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 12:07:51 -0800
  ...Does anyone have any experience with Copper radiators with welded tanks and in particular, is there any problem with running a copper radiator with...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 01:48:52 EDT
  In a message dated 9/30/04 6:31:22 PM, gary2a@TELUS.NET writes: << You can also use weld elbows and piece the...
• Re: ID plate welded on, rusty propane tank ...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:00:32 -0500
  Glad you said that.
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:15:34 -0600
  ...I have also cut out the mess and welded in > 1-1/4" washers. You can also weld a washer on to what is...
• Re: Engine Conversion exhust sugestion
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 17:41:25 -0600
  ...Until I welded in a stainless steel braided flexible > section that I found at the junk yard. They are > > Frank Grunthaner wrote: > > > David, > > > > Your...
• Re: Swivel Seat install into a passenger Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:00:57 -0700
  ...arc or wire feed welding , about 4 or 5 inch long welds on each side. burning of rugs is an issue .. I spread old...
• Re: JB weld on coolant expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 1 May 2003 21:03:41 -0400
  ...My question is, would JB weld be something that would work effectively , reliably and durably to reattatch my nipple/ tube to my expansion tank...
• For sale: complete vanagon POPTOP section - make your hardtop van into a camper
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:42:26 EDT
  ...no welding. and then there was pedro dos santos who had the whole westy roof welded onto his van (above the raingutters - not as...
• Re: Fixing case damage due to water pump impeller
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 06:05:43 EST
  ...Frank Condelli fixes damage to the case by water pump impellers using JB Weld. I'm a bit paranoid it might fall off and...
• Re: MIG welding.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 14:06:28 -0400
  FWIW, I've been using a Hobart Handler 120 110-volt MIG for fifteen years in my shop, welding everything from thin sheetmetal to...
• Re: making a vanagon pickup truck!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:18:27 EDT
  ...An old rear hatch can be cut and welded to finish off the back end. If you are a truly talented welder, you ought...
• Re: Custom 15" wheels? Why not go to the Source?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 11 May 2001 09:55:10 -0700
  ...I have checked and it will cost $60 to have the welds machined > out and the centers welded back in for an ET35. This...
• Re: Rear hatch release thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 8 Feb 2019 14:09:19 -0500
  I welded up the batch for Ben. These are made by welding a bent piece of 1/4" steel rod to the original latch...
• Re: Radius rod question?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 May 2012 20:47:29 -0400
  At 07:32 PM 5/11/2012, ralph meyermann wrote: >I successfully removed pass side with only the spot weld blemish about >3-4mm...
• RE: (can do) Aluminum Crank Case..Weld or Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Eugene Palmer
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 00:02:37 -0700
  ----------I once had a case welded across the oil cooler web. The guy almost burned up his shop before he realized it was magnesium...
• JB weld on coolant expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Lee Whetstone
  Thu, 1 May 2003 19:37:50 -0500
  ...My question is, would JB weld be something that would work effectively , reliably and durably to reattatch my nipple/ tube to my expansion tank...
• Re: Weekender Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 20:29:13 EST
  ...Instead of welding the piece in, I simply kept it welded to the original plate from the donor van. I then cleaned up that...
• Re: 82 Engine FS & Swivel ??
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 17 May 1999 10:42:20 -0400
  ...has anyone done this?? Looks like welding might be called for... The Westfalias have a flat plate welded across the seat base, with a...
• Re: small hole at exhaust header patch
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 8 Dec 2019 22:54:01 -0700
  I suggest that You find a competent Muffler/Exhaust shop & have it welded ~ Could last way longer than a few thou' miles if You...
• Re: Reenforced...Heater Tubes!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 09:49:55 -0700 (PDT)
  On Tue, 25 Jul 1995, Mike White wrote: > > 1) How do I replace it--a competent local welder? > > 2) What about the "insulating" sleeve...
• Re: Plastic Cooling Pipe Damage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 07:48:03 -0800
  ...I tried a couple of times to repair using a glue and succeeded with JB WELD type stuff. LOCTITE WELD. I used a dremel...
• Can a used gas tank be safely welded
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 08:53:55 EDT
  ...what else can be done to make the tank safe to weld? My local used parts monger tosses out used gas tanks. Three from...
• CHEAP Vanagon exhaust repair
  Historical mailing list - digest Herbie Dave
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 22:58:48 EDT
  ...Guess what the damage was? $30! They welded a crack near the flange and actually inserted about six inches of custom made pipe into...
• Re: Tiico Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Koloski, John G.
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 10:53:03 -0500
  ...I've also welded in the motor mounts. -----Original Message----- From: bigw [mailto:bigw@gateway.net] Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 4:37 PM...
• Re: need advice
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 10 Dec 2018 19:57:27 -0800
  ...Weld a steel washer to the steel stump remaining, then weld a steel nut to that washer. Nothing welded sticks to the aluminum head...
• Re: Rear trailing arm repair: Port Townsend (WA) Muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 2 Sep 2014 13:22:38 -0600
  I've always removed the starting battery ground before welding, thinking I was protecting the ECU. Maybe it's time to re-visit that...
• FW: Yikes!
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:08:29 -0400
  ...I for one have unknowingly put myself in danger by prepping surfaces for TIG welding with brake cleaner... http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm...
• Re: Smaller Angle Grinder?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:26:31 -0700
  ...Smaller Angle Grinder? > Hi all. > > Finally got around to welding a patch onto worn radius arm hole. I > need to grind some weld bead...
• Re: ISO Upper Steering Column Housing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 13 Sep 2020 09:41:49 -0700
  ...otherwise here's how I repair broken screw holders - put on the screws as far as you can - put JB Plastic Weld around the...
• Re: Magical cast iron suspension?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:01:57 +0000
  ...Fabricating arms out of several pieces of steel and welding them were likely more expensive than casting. That's my guess. I'd prefer...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 23:44:16 -0500
  Yes, the tack welds are needed. Mig! I have seen the bushings spin. The top ball joint bolts need lock tite. Back in 80...
• Re: how to fix cracked intrument cluster housings where speedo/tach mount to cluster
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:41:27 -0400
  ...That JB weld is amazing stuff. Mike Collum > > e-mailed me and also gave me a great suggestion, which was to glue a > > screw...
• Re: What kind of metal is this? (Jetta exhaust part for my conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 20:52:31 -0700
  ...And as for flanges, I used a local fabricator/welder to weld the pipes to flange that mounts to exhaust manifold. I didn't...
• Re: Clutch - - -
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 08:27:13 -0700
  ...It is actually better than getting a new or used pedal, the weld is harder than the steel the pedal is made of and...
• Re: Welding - my first big job
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 19:01:42 -0500
  ...We both are purely amateurs at > welding and body-work but we did it. I now have a webpage in place to show > others...
• Re: Can a 90A or 120A alternator be used for welding?
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:41:50 -0400
  ...bring some 3/32 or smaller welding rod though and you'll be in much better shape. At 08:06 AM 6/21/2005...
• Re: Opinions needed. Exhaust pipes too close? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:09:49 -0400
  Yeah you can tack them, I'm sure the welder will appreciate it.. they like to be handed something, told exactly what you want...
• Re: Replacing Front Step Section
  Historical mailing list - eric ley
  Mon, 6 Apr 2015 12:23:57 -0400
  ...Replacing Front Step Section I need to weld in a new Front Step Section on the passenger side of my '83. Is that too...
• Bodywork/Welding Questions
  Historical mailing list - Robinson
  Mon, 25 Sep 1995 17:32:23 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I'm thinking of buying a MIG welder and doing it myself but I don't know how powerful I need it to be...