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• Re: T6 - California Video
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:49:07 -0400
  ...Reminded me too much of the > > Ford Aerostar... > > > > > > -MB > > > >> On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 7:40 PM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote...
• Re: Raising '83.5 for CV work
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 02:47:11 UT
  ...Raising '83.5 for CV work In the archives I have found a couple of references to using jack stands to support a Vanagon...
• [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 21:14:03 -0700
  Hi all (jumping the gun a bit on that Friday thing . . . ) I bought a Hi Lift jack from Al "Pensioner" Knoll earlier this year...
• Re: Dont do this at home ( I didnt)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 09:03:44 -0500
  ...And never work under a vehicle on a car jack either. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jens Jakob Andersen wrote: > Dont do this...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:54:42 -0800
  ...Tranny Jack opinions Hi all, I need to drop the manual transmission out of my '88 Vanagon and wanted to pick up a transmission...
• Re: Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 2 Aug 2022 17:54:22 -0600
  I’ll 2nd JackR & add > If You don’t do it while You are in there,, Odds Are You will need to do it...
• Re: Hot Foot well
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:03:53 +0000
  The guy in the youtube video had a lift.  How hard would this job be if only floor jack and jackstands?  Seems like that...
• Fwd: Jackson, Mississippi
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:12:23 -0600
  ...vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com I think Ben said he was in Jackson, Miss on his way to Mexico Here is the rescue squad entry...
• was tune-up 20 ?'s now how long on jack stands
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:33:27 -0500
  ...What does anyone think about leaving the van on jack stands for several weeks? I will be refurbing the entire brake system and anticipate...
• Re: Redux: My Own Private FAQ
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 May 1997 02:18:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The "ground effects" kit will not allow the shaft on the Bilstein jack to go in all the way - was this really designed by...
• Re: anyone have any experience w/ Van-Cafe's 48" hi-lift Jack??
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 20:50:29 -0500
  With a Hi-Lift jack, a tractor jack as the farmers call it... if you lift it really high, the loads tend to shift...
• Welding vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:07:26 -0400
  Greetings all, Unfortunately, I have serious " rust-out " on a front jacking point frame rail. The jacking point has collapsed into the rusted frame...
• Re: Middle Seat Graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:58:41 -0700
  ...Haven't you noticed all the wire coat hangers that just appear in your closet? And that's what happens to bumper jacks for...
• Re: engine rebuild in FL
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 10 Apr 1995 08:17:01 -0500 (CDT)
  On Mon, 10 Apr 1995, Richard Smith wrote: > Put a hydralic jack under the motor. Unbolt the rear motor mount Unbolt > the motor from...
• Q:How do i drop the engine on my Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 17:24:48 -0400
  does anybody know if you can drop a Vanagon engine with 4 jack stands and a 3-ton floor jack? i am putting another...
• Re: Antena option for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:35:00 -0400
  ...Ken On Fri, November 2, 2007 1:45 pm, Jack R. wrote: > Someone just sent this to me. wonder if there is a way...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:52:30 -0400
  "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET> writes: > Jake, > > Don't knock it until you try it... that "Head Gasket in a Can" got > me 50...
• Re: Pop-Top Screen Repair
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Wed, 9 Mar 2016 23:42:15 +0000
  ...Jim > On Mar 9, 2016, at 5:16 PM, Jack Botts <johnnyjewel43@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I've searched a couple of different ways and...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:58:26 -0700
  ...I hope! > > > > Thanks! > > > > Jack R. > > 84 Westy Wolfie.
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:18:16 -0600
  ...Jackin' Up The Van Isn't is possible to jack the van up by putting the jack plate under the engine block. I think...
• Re: Raising Westy using double VW Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 15:21:48 -0500
  <html> <font size=3>I have used both factory jacks at once, one on either side of the vehicle. <br> <br> I was thrilled...
• Re: WTB: working ECU for 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:17:58 -0700
  I likely have a spare I can sell jack. Scott turbovans On 8/17/2012 5:34 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > P/N...
• Re: Fuel hoses replacement section (including the fuel injector small hoses)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 19:00:37 -0600
  The engine pictured is a 1.9 Jack. Look at the coolant hoses in the picture on the L/H side. The fuel hose...
• Re: Probably more apealing to the Syncro owner (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:49:54 -0700
  Yeah, and it needs a new muffler! On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 5:58 AM, Jack R. <jack007@comcast.net> wrote: > This is...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:19:47 -0800
  ...Jackin' Up The Van > >> > >> If I have a floor jack and want to raise the van from the center rear > >> without doing one side...
• Re: Unsubscribe
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 May 2010 08:01:56 -0500
  ...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: [Fwd: Re: Flywheel Install]
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:21:35 -0400
  ...Jack R. <jack007@COMCAST.NET> > Reply-To: Jack R. <jack007@COMCAST.NET> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > References: <715BBC2CDDC84D46A930518D422C4923@KURTGROTZ> > > Since "Boston Bob" passed...
• Re: Front Shocks Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:35:43 CDT
  ...the trick is, you need a FLAT level place to do it, some jackstands, and a jack. you get the bus up on the...
• Re: jacking up tips for auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:09:53 -0400
  ...It is still wobbly on the jack but the 2 x 4's offer some stability if it falls off the jack. Its a...
• Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 15:35:52 -0400
  ...Got the jack from Jim Felder today. Now all is well with the jack problem onto the next Westy project. Coolant problems with a...
• Re: Is this a jack part?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:55:49 -0700
  ...KG6RCR Stan Wilder wrote: >sounds like the handle to a floor jack of some kind. Judging by the solid >bar-stock handle, probably a...
• RE: Hp products eurovan letter
  Historical mailing list - Jeff DeLeeuw
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 14:55:10 -0800
  ...Jack Lowry[SMTP:jack_lowry@cmsinc.com] Sent: Friday, January 05, 1996 9:48 AM ========================================================================= Date: Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com> From...
• Re: Red Rock Potluck
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Feb 1995 11:20:36 -0800
  So, Jack Stafford wrote: "Since I missed out on the rainy-day fun at Pheiffer I'm not sure what to expect. :) I've...
• Re: Compitent mechanics Jacksonville, FL
  Historical mailing list - Jim Grergory
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:01:58 EDT
  ...Augustine Road Jacksonville, FL 32207-7294 Phone: (904) 399-2533 Fax: (904) 393-9005 Good luck, Jim Gregory
• FS: Jack/tool set, head rests, rear seat partition on ebay
  Historical mailing list - JOHNSON,DAVID (HP-Vancouver,ex1)
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 10:47:34 -0500
  FYI: I've listed the following items for sale on ebay: Jack/tool set: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem...
• Re: Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:18:06 -0400
  ...I raise the engine with a jack and block, remove engine carrier nuts, remove tranny mount bolts and slowly lower engine with jack until...
• Re: adjusting sliding door height
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 3 Sep 2019 14:26:22 -0400
  ...Marc On Sun, Sep 1, 2019 at 8:33 PM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote: > I did exactly that... a floor jack and...
• Re: Short gutter channel piece near windshield
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:49:03 -0700
  Thanks guys - this list is the best! BT On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Jack R. <jack007@comcast.net> wrote: > Here...
• Dont do this at home ( I didnt)
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 22:17:07 +0200
  ...So in with some slabs of concrete, build some plateaus for the jacks, and use 2 standard VW jacks to rise the van high...
• Please don't laugh, Missing tooth, drum brake, new 16" tires and Insurance claims
  Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 21:43:02 -0700
  ...Anyhow the jack failed leaving me physically caught in the middle. Lost one of my front teeth and gained a 4 inch cut that...
• Re: Dropping Aircooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 13 May 2002 15:15:04 -0500
  ...Trolley jack, engine hoist (from > above, > inside rear hatch) or other? Any advice appreciated. I have > previously > dropped a '71 Beetle engine using a...
• Re: Jacks
  Historical mailing list - LAWS HOME
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:02:47 -0400
  Now you guys are gonna make me go out and check to see what my jack in my '84 looks like. All I know...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: high lift jack?
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 10:28:35 -0500
  Derek makes several good points on the high lift jack, but mind you these things are not light. Since I have a lifted vehicle...
• Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:28:56 -0700
  ...I support that end of the 2x4 with a small bottle jack (obviously with the end of the jack in the well), which makes...
• Re: jack, costs NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 12:51:58 -0800
  ...I'm sure that's a complex study all its own. //Jack Date sent: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:32:45 -0700 Send reply...
• Re: Brake Pedal Pulse Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:24:09 -0400
  ...Another for the jack would be a good idea as well. > > >Like this? image: >https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zCqGzE1KbmI/UDUyJPKF0WI/AAAAAAAAF_U/cBj1mBmkZ-Q...
• RE: Coolant Fill Crisis Resolved, how about sagging doors?
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 06 Dec 1994 10:25:03 EST
  ...Open door about 6-8 inches, pile up something sturdy under the door*, put a block of wood on a bottle jack on the...
• Re: Pop-Top & Luggage Rack Seal Kits - are they all equal
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 09:45:44 -0700
  ...Z ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 8:23 AM Subject: Pop...
• Re: Battery article and portable option.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 1 Aug 2021 11:31:48 -0400
  better would be Jackerys: https://www.amazon.com/Jackery-Portable-Power-Station-Generator/dp/B07D29QNMJ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=jackery...
• Changing Syncro Front Shocks?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 2 May 2000 13:50:52 -0400
  ...the trick is, you need a FLAT level place to do it, some jackstands, and a jack. you get the bus up on the...
• Re: Fuel tank remove / replace
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:21:53 -0400
  ...Oh, and always use chocks and jackstands. Never rely on jacks alone. Mike John Runberg wrote: > A local shop installed a new tank for...
• Re: Drafting for better MPG
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:51:37 -0700
  ...Joel in Philly --- On Fri, 6/20/08, Jack R. <jack007@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > From: Jack R. <jack007@COMCAST.NET> > Subject: Drafting for better...
• Re: Happy Friday - Dog Toy Question (Jack Russell) LVC
  Historical mailing list - Dana Abbott
  Fri, 4 May 2012 15:56:42 -0700
  ...Happy Friday - Dog Toy Question (Jack Russell) LVC Donna consider yourself ahead of the game.� We adopted a second Great Dane and one evening...
• hi lift type jack vs other kinds
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:46:51 -0700
  ...Changing the tires was tricky at times, the road was rough and uneven, the stock jack not so good. After the 3rd flat, I...
• automatic removal, atf coolers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:55:43 -0700
  how would you recommend going about it without a hydraulic floor jack... what tools do you need... did you replace all the seals... rebuild...
• Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 07:35:22 EDT
  ...I was surprised to hear this, but was wondering just how much one jack can take. In vanagons especially, the jacks were designed for...
• Re: Front shocks replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Aug 2015 20:00:19 -0400
  ...Jacking the arm between the spring and that pivot will increase the force required at the jack and on the pivot to keep the...
• automatic trannie removal, atf coolers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:55:58 -0700
  how would you recommend going about it without a hydraulic floor jack... what tools do you need... did you replace all the seals... rebuild...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Wed, 26 May 2010 10:07:11 -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: Suspend Mailing - how?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 12:56:17 PST
  So Jack Agnew says: > Hate to send this to everyone, but lost the discreet address. > I will be gone from contact the 15th through...