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• Re: overland 5cyl conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 12:16:17 -0500
  ...Buy someone's dead diesel Vanagon and strip out the engine mounts, bellhousing, and snorkel. ;) The diesel carrier bars will fit any year, IIRC...
• Re: Bar's Leak
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 06:39:54 -0800
  my radiator was " new " and after 1 run with bars i felt it might have caused some wear to it. my tanks looked a...
• Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Sat, 13 Dec 1997 18:04:36 -0800
  ...So, anyone out their have a source of "tube" bumpers, "bull bars", etc. that can be used to repace the wimpy stock bumper? Thanks...
• Re: EV Poptop Struts Help
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Schermerhorn
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:34:09 -0700
  ...I usually only have the two bars on, but there is no problem with the struts holding the top up. So it sounds like...
• Re: Rear Window "jailbars"
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:22:26 EDT
  ...NET writes: > Has anyone out there in Vanagoniteland, installed the "jail bars" in the > rear hatch window? > The bracket's for the one I...
• Re: How does the Eurovan hood latch release
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:21:01 -0400
  ...to force it.> > > Also, what weight oil is recommended?> > > THANKS - from Barstow, CA _________________________________________________________________ More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live...
• Alternate Fuels etc. - Some info
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 08:11:05 -0700
  ...The huge Barstow arrays heated oil in large pipelines which in turn heated water into steam. These drove huge turbines/generators which of course...
• Re: coolant type--i give up
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 08:53:16 -0600
  ...What does it mean? Well, at 145K with green stuff all it's life and previous dripping cured by Bars-leak, I'd say...
• Re: Syncro Handling/Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 18 Oct 94 10:46:36 PDT
  So DerekDrew@aol.com says: > would fit. > > The syncros, especially loaded campers, absolutely should not use the > Michelin MXLs. Instead, they should use the...
• bike racks for sale (Nova Scotia) ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 16 May 96 22:11:40 CDT
  ...All that is required is the bars. (for Westfalia, four "fake gutters" from thule Items are in Nova Scotia
• Re: Cool Paint Ideas
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 08:33:33 -0700
  ...time. >[...] A few choice markings - the tire air pressure in >k/bars - , the fuel tank capacity in liters-, etc, stenciled in a few >choice...
• Re: Rubber meets the metal
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 07:28:44 -0700
  ...Suspension components I am talking about here, sway bars, bushings, etc. wherever rubber meets the metal. snip ---
• Stolen Bus Parts, Hialeah FL
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hooper
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 00:20:11 -0500
  ...DELUX TRIM ALSO >THE JAIL BARS AND WORST OF ALL THE SIDE POPOUT WINDOWS LATCHES He notes that the location was "somewhere around flagler...
• Friday short
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 22:34:00 -0600
  ...Mention 15 inch Audi wheel conversions, or VR-6 installations, or South African Bull Bars, or whatever, and you can see the eyes glow...
• Re: P22 basemodel westy interior Re: westfalia interiors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:06:04 EDT
  ...EDU writes: > Cloth upholstery in "Boogie Woogie" pattern > > (alternating multicolored horizontal bars) > Gazelle color scheme (beige/orange/green) available with > Medium Blue and Assuan...
• Re: Kayak Transport on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 11:25:49 EST
  ...drill to attach the rain gutter things and then use the tall Thule towers with 68" bars. >- Are the luggage rack tie downs of...
• transmission for I4 conversion--will a DK fit?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 00:35:57 -0400
  ...80 engine (code 3A), supported by the earlier version diesel engine bars. All done with the support of this list, particularly Frank Grunthaner. Thanks...
• Re: Need a Camping Spot in Texas
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 20 May 2010 17:58:21 -0500
  ...It's either camping or hit the bars while wife is gone, then pay the bail, etc. Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 16:43:05 -0700
  ...Shape them like the bars in our grill. Several colors. Way cool! Or how 'bout a neon Bud or Coors sign! David? What's...
• Re: Rear Window Parcel grid
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 20:27:01 -0700
  ...Todd Terry Kay wrote: > Has anyone out there in Vanagoniteland, installed the "jail bars" in the > rear hatch window? > The bracket's for the...
• Re: vanagon rear hatch jailbars on ebay.de
  Historical mailing list - Edmund Shotwell
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 21:58:21 -0400
  ...Are the so-called Jail Bars decorative only, or do they have some function? Based on the picture on eBay.de, I have to...
• Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:33:51 -0800
  Okay, now I get it. But that wouldn't work for tighening to a certain spec, only getting the damn thing off. On 1...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:00:17 -0600
  ...regulations state that the bars can't go past the side-view mirrors. 78" is okay, i measured it. I had 78" yakima bars...
• Re: Bleeding Air problems
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 19:26:10 -0500 (EST)
  ...I have some Barsleaks but have not > experimented with it yet. It sounds like you might have more significant problems than just the coolant...
• Re: 1993 Eurovan with 127,000 miles: yes or no
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 18:47:22 -0800
  ...If you look at the front suspension, for example , of an Eurovan ..this is probably the only vehicle anywhere that uses torsion bars for...
• WANTED: pics of vanagons with brushguards/bull bars
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 11:08:53 EST
  if you have a brushguard or bull bar on your vanagon, and have a pic you could send or know of pics on a...
• Re: ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:06:38 -0700
  Sway bars reduce body roll on curves, and can provide slightly decreased understeer (a tendency to turn less sharply than is intended). But, they...
• Re: Thule Roof Racks with 3 bars
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:50:45 -0600
  ...I did buy the bars from them so they made some bux on that. Bob '87 Syncro Westy On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at...
• Re: @#$%! Trees!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 17 May 2016 13:25:44 -0700
  ...I didn't say, but was imagining bars o steel. ;) Bone yard hunt! On 5/17/16, Alistair Bel <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > For...
• Re: Syncro Handling/Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gary Soiney
  Tue, 18 Oct 1994 13:49:56 -0500 (CDT)
  I feel that my syncro handles great on or off road! Mine already has a 1 inch sway bar on the front, and the...
• California Syncro Off-Road Trip
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 00:31:23 -0500
  ...Maybe someplace east like, near Barstow? Maybe a little bit further northeast like near Redrock Canyon (north of Mojave) would attract someone from central...
• SYNCRO - recovery procs - tow hooks
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Dauth
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 10:39:45 +0800
  ...Dealers just tell me to hook on to the bumper bars. But I've seen those ripped off when snatched out of a bog...
• Re: Anyone have a large front Sway Bar FS?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 18 Feb 2004 07:51:14 -0500
  What year do you think the larger sway bars came on? I just got a 91 GL for parts with 100k miles on it...
• Re: Westy w/Front Sunroof (picture)
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:36:01 -0500
  ...the one i saw had the factory luggage rack w/ > the bottom cut out of it, and metal bars spaced about 3 or so...
• 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...
• FS: vanagon factory "jailbars" rear window trim
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:04:24 EST
  i have 2 pairs of vanagon factory "jailbars" (email me for pics) these are highly polished aluminum trim bars and brackets that go over...
• Re: Bar's Leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:43:09 EST
  ...he attributed that to the PO's religious use of bars leak.. who knows.. :<) chris
• Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 12:53:45 -0500
  ...Make some tack welds. >> Support the engine again and remove the carrier bars. Weld stuff up >> right. Replace carrier bars and you should be...
• Re: Jailbar kits
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 05:40:42 +1200
  ...But if the bars are too short for the Type 25, perhaps they'd sell just the cast center/end fittings, and you can...
• Precision Suspension Technology??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 09 Aug 96 21:43:31 CDT
  ...and they have front AND rear sway bars for buses and vanagons: 7/8" for $110; 1" for $150. anyway, i'm a little...
• RE: Leaking from head nuts
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 20 Sep 1996 08:05:16 -0700
  ...Others have recommended Bars Leaks, especially for larger leaks. I don't know, but I chose AlumaSeal because I reasoned that the extremely large...
• Re: vanagon exhaust (in STAINLESS STEEL!)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 14:20:37 -0800
  ...grrr I know that the syncro front pipe is "bent" to clear the skid bars, and a regular Vanagon pipe won't fit, but...
• leaky head advice :(
  Historical mailing list - mike barker
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 12:35:59 -0500
  ...all I should out of this engine and just put some bars leak in and hope for the best? I can't justify pumping...
• Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:20:41 -0600
  ...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: Rear Hatch Curtain rods for Westfalia.
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 12:41:14 -0800
  I had to make some before out of aluminium flat bars from Home Depot. Zoltan -----Original Message----- From: Jamie Fitterer Sent: Tuesday, February 05...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:06:26 -0800
  The SB "Ebay guy" you refer to is a long time Vanagon and Syncro list member. I'm sure he will reply if he...
• re: Roof-racks for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 09:24:31 +0100
  ...Mount the cross bars well apart for maximum high speed stability. The Yakima racks require you to mount small brackets on the side of...
• Re: Roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:05:29 -0500
  ...the cart, painted > it black, and mounted it to the cross bars on his roof to carry HIS gear > along...It actually looked pretty...
• Re: cv-joints. a tale of sleezy bars for cv's.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Jul 94 10:40:34 PDT
  Couple more points... flip the axles end for end so that the "other faces" of the cv joints are taking the wear (when driving...
• Re: Would it be insane...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 12:34:27 -0500
  ...rams back on the sides and get rid >of the damn bars up front >- I could do it >j > > > It would be insane not...
• ARB bull bars
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 10:49:04 -0800
  I've been getting a lot of flack for that "only about 700 bones" comment. Sure, it's a ton of cash, but look...
• Pop top shelf for sale
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 22:19:05 -0600
  ...It has two metal bars for hanging things, and we installed a custom magnetic lip/strip to catch stuff from falling on your head...
• Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:47:39 -0500
  Looks like a very cool tool... unfortunately, It looks like it's for 36mm axle nuts only... don't Vanagons all use 46mm back...
• Re: upper bunk entry
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 31 May 1999 00:04:44 -0400
  ...Spend some time each day exersizing on the parallel bars doing dips. (Remember high-school gym?) Then you can step up with one foot...
• Re: Roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 08:55:51 -0800
  ...the cart, painted > it black, and mounted it to the cross bars on his roof to carry HIS gear > along...It actually looked pretty...
• Re: syncro fuel filter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 19:04:45 -0700
  ...even though it's higher up under the van than the driveshaft skid bars are ..
• Re: Mechanics using customer supplied parts.. Was bars leaks
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:04:15 EDT
  In a message dated 17/09/2009 9:23:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: ARE YOU SURE ?!? What...
• SWAY BAR DISCONNECTS.....GREAT FOR SYNCROS!
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 22:08:43 -0500
  Have you guys seen the new sway bars that have pins so that you can reach in and actually disconnect the link from the...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 16:50:25 +1200
  >Muffler shop benders are compression benders, unless the shop has a mandrel >bender. Compression benders produce wrinkles on the inside of the bend, >most...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearings Replace$$
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 22:40:21 -0500
  ...type places that > will do the job? Is everyong standing on their six foot bars to do this, > or is there another approach? <g>