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• Re: Rims and Jack
  Historical mailing list - Denis B\ilisle
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 00:30:38 -0700
  ...Rims and jacking. > > Message-ID: <970416125323_183799962@emout03.mail.aol.com> > > > > In a message dated 97-04-16 06:42:50 EDT, Tim Smith...
• Re: It's a Beatiful Day in America!...
  Historical mailing list - Dale Goodvin
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:05:51 -0700
  ...MP3 players have been out for several years now. - Duane > > My car stereo has this jack, but when I looked at an ipod, I...
• iPod solution?
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 15:44:24 -0700
  I'd vote for finding a head unit with a 1/8" input jack as well...gives the most flexibility and avoids the need...
• Re: Best AC Condenser Option
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:00:31 +0000
  ...regards, Todd -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET> > What is the best AC Condenser I can put into my 84 Westy, to...
• Re:asciidoodle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 95 15:41:16 PDT
  ...of Weber Cams) on the way to work this morning? Jack '73 Westy ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jack A. Stafford | Hughes Aircraft Company Engineering Specialist | Microelectronics Division Design...
• Lowering '85 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - george reynolds
  Sat, 8 May 2004 08:15:44 -0400
  ...thanks jack8trop Jack Reynolds Ormond Beach _________________________________________________________________ Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us...
• Re: Head light swap to LED, Early Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 28 May 2024 10:14:56 -0500
  Very nice Jack. I have the Hellas with conventional bulbs in my 85. Can you provide a source for the LED bulbs? Thanks Jeff...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 2 Jun 2020 to 3 Jun 2020 (#2020-193)
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 4 Jun 2020 07:51:50 -0600
  ...Jack R <jack007@COMCAST.NET <mailto:jack007@comcast.net>> > Subject: Re: oil viscosity... best 10W60 brand / option? > > After watching the "Project Farm" Oil test...
• Re: Does anyone know the part numbers for the standard and Carat vanagon jacks?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 09:47:24 -0500
  ...The longer arm o the carat > jack allo2s the jackscrew to stand farther from the van to be able to clear > the fiberglas clading...
• Re: partial transmission drop(was: Manual trans. leak 88 GL)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:45:59 +0000
  This is a fairly easy task if you have room, a good jack and jack stands. Steps are: With van still level, remove tranny...
• Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 May 2013 15:03:15 -0400
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, tonycollin@GMAIL.COM writes: > I'm assuming that he was going > to use the engine carriers as a jacking point. > > > > bad...
• Re: We went to Mammoth Lakes for a few days...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:51:46 -0700
  ...Dan Los Angeles, CA "Winky" the '85 Westy Weekender On Jul 25, 2011, at 3:17 PM, Jack Botts wrote: > Hi again, Roland, > > So...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Brake Light fuse location
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:11:59 -0700
  ...the question is it !? good luck ! Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, July 18...
• Re: Removal of Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 00:25:44 -0700
  ...I supported the rear of the vehicle on jackstands, supported the tranny with a hydraulic jack and wood block, and used a floor jack...
• Re: NEED INFO on rear passenger side "nerf bar" step
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 12:51:59 EDT
  ...It plugs into your jack receptacles and are held by a small bolt. You will have to remove them should you need to jack...
• Re: Side Steps?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 22:32:33 EDT
  ...mounts into the jack holes so you'd need to carry a bottlejack under the back seat or something. not a bad idea anyway...
• Cleat for Luggage Rack; stainless steel - alternate source needed
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:10:15 -0400
  ...Jack R. <jack007@comcast.net> Date: Jun 30, 2007 9:30 AM Subject: Cleat for Luggage Rack; stainless steel - alternate source needed To: vanagon...
• Re: High-Beam LED Indicator Bulb
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:24:08 -0700
  ...Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 4:09 PM Subject: High...
• Re: Engine removal, long winded...... Seeking advice
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:42:43 -0700
  ...How high can you go? (ceiling height) Then, dimension of engine WITH floor jack so you can leave it sitting on floor jack as...
• Re: Sales ploys (was Re: Digest Mode)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Geer
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 22:58:49 -0500
  stafford@newport26.hac.com (Jack Stafford) wrote: >Cheers, >Jack '73 Westfalia > > *** Friends don't let friends lower VW busses! *** Well, you know, I just...
• Re: westys & climbing mountain roads
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:57:48 +0000
  ...westys & climbing mountain roads Jack how would a 2.2 work with a 30 year old auto trans? Who did your conversion? -----Original Message...
• Re: Front wheel bearings (rabbits)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 14:04:27 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Jack Reed <jackr@fortnet.org> [Jack talks about renting a bearing puller to replace his rabbit's bearings] I recently had my front wheel...
• Re: [EDIT] Baffles next to headlamps
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 15 May 2012 11:50:03 -0700
  ...My username is either that.jack.elliott@gmail.com or j.michael.elliott@gmail.com But Google got totally messed up a few weeks...
• Re: LVC: Tools- tranny swap success/ Gearwrenches and Harbor Frieght Tranny Jack
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:42:47 -0600
  ...Horrible Freight makes a transmission adapter for any jack with a 1" hole in the saddle. It's OK for the money, but pretty...
• Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:08:13 -0700
  ...As for the short floor jack under the engine, I've often used a cinder block as a base to set the jack on...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:58:48 -0700
  "you really gotta look in Bentley more often Ramblin' Jack :)" Yeah, because it's so darn fascinating. I'm presently reading "The Worst Journey...
• Re: Locking lug nut/high lift jack
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:16:14 -0800
  ...Locking lug nut/high lift jack Vanners, I have an externally mounted spare tire. I went to get a locking lug nut just cause...
• Re: Aux. Battery: Two Group 1 6 Volt "Commercial" Batteries?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:58:42 -0800
  Thanks for the tip Not Jack. I'll look into Interstate but my guess is that it will more than the $140 battery I...
• Re: water pump for 76 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 94 17:12:29 MDT
  ...Jack jackr@starfleet.scs.ag.gov
• Re: Engine Cover carpet
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jun 1997 12:45:53 -0400 (EDT)
  In a message dated 97-06-13 04:56:51 EDT, jack2268@sj.bigger.net (Jack Ck.) writes: << I am looking the piece of...
• hall sender connector replacement
  Historical mailing list - UWannaDeaL2
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:10:58 -0500
  Anyone have a replacement or source for the electrical connector(jack) on a hall sender.. the little rubber jack slips onto the side of...
• Re: Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Tue, 2 Aug 2022 10:30:26 -0400
  Thank for the video jack! On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 9:24 AM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote: > At this point there...
• Re: Propane modification to my campsite meat smoker
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 13:26:50 -0700
  I'm thinking a trio of hydraulic jacks with a self-leveling feature. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore...
• Re: Mount Hi Lift jack in luggage rack?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 16:24:50 EDT
  ...why would anyone want to have a rusty greasy muddy jack mounted to the wall of their interior?? bad idea. also mounting it in...
• Re: rebuilt auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:43:41 -0400
  ...it-myself? You will need a sturdy set of jackstands and a good floor jack, and the correct tool for the CV bolts (some...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 23:46:35 -0500
  Considering the fact that you will be under the vehicle that this jack lifts - I suggest keeping it in the garage as a conversation...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Camber Nut
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 23 May 2024 20:58:22 -0400
  ...Eric Caron 85 Westfalia > On May 14, 2024, at 9:28 AM, Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote: > > Last summer my Upper Control Arm...
• Swing Axle Boot Leak Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:49:37 -0700
  ...Kind of squeezed out when I jacked it up on the opposite side. I'm thinking it may be a result of jacking the...
• Re: Buses by the Beach - Tomorrow!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Wed, 14 May 2008 19:44:37 -0400
  ...How is the sweetest '85 Wolfie in all the land running these days? Pete On 5/14/08, Jack R. <jack007@comcast.net> wrote...
• Re: Battery Purchases
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 12:18:31 MDT
  ...Jack jackr@starfleet.scs.ag.gov
• Re: Front Wheel Bearing seal - countersink???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:20:35 -0700
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jack R. Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 7:55 AM To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Replacing Starter on 85 Vanagon - Jackstands or Ramps ?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:28:39 -0400
  Mark, you can just jack it up on one side with a jack and changing it out is pretty easy. I use ramps and...
• Fwd: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:26:07 -0400
  ...Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> > Subject: Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm > > Jack thanks for the information Great article. Here is what...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 10:55:42 -0700
  ...When using jack stands I always support the van with blocks as back up support. I could at least tack weld jack stand feet...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Jack Lockamy
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 22:39:15 +0000
  ...Thanks in advance, Jack Lockamy Camarillo, CA. www.geocities.com/jacklockamy
• Re: Lowering '85 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 8 May 2004 16:17:11 +0200
  ...thanks jack8trop Jack Reynolds Ormond Beach > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us...
• Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:19:03 -0700
  I remove the whole engine/trans unit on a single floor jack 'all the time' all my my little self, and it's no...
• Re: Vanagon Shop in Santa Monica Area?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:22:01 -0700
  ...but > unfortunately Jack made the mistake of trusting a hydraulic jack a couple > years ago and got crushed to death. under the front end...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:00:58 -0700
  ...Then I jack up each side in turn with a floor jack under the lower control arm until the wooden stand can slide in...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 14:29:37 -0700
  Anyway folk, to wrap this thread up, I told the fellow at Hi Lift that I was planning to re-paint the jack except...
• Motor is out, but....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Sun, 2 Apr 95 21:44:54 PDT
  ...No sooner have I lifted the bus of the jackstand on one side, the jack kind of hinges and collapses and the whole nine...
• Re: Archive Search by Author
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Mon, 31 Aug 2015 15:58:32 -0400
  ...Dake �Ian� �86 Vanagonn Westy �Wu-Wei� > On Aug 31, 2015, at 3:06 PM, Jack Botts <johnnyjewel43@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Since Dennis Haynes...
• Re: FS: 81 Vanagon only 6K
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:11:44 -0600
  Both my 83.5 & 90 have BodyColor "JackPoints/ RearSwingArmAttachPoints" ~ I assumed they all do ORR ~ DeanB On 22 Jun , 2012, at 8:53 AM...
• re; tranny jacking
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:37:20 -0500
  ...I have the smae jack as you and I had welded for me a small platform which slides into the hole where the cup...
• Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:40:57 -0400
  ...We used a good floor jack to do the job. Not sure if I'd do the final drop with 1 person but with...
• Re: Mount Hi Lift jack in luggage rack?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 14:14:24 -0700
  ...com> wrote: > I wouldn't want to put my > mud-covered jack back into the interior of my van It's the same mud...
• Re: exhaust question
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 15:26:51 -0700
  On 4/5/10, Jack Reynaert <jack007@comcast.net> wrote: > If you have a gasket leak prior to the O2 sensor, it will also...
• Re: Tail Lights
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 09:42:50 -0400
  ...Now, do you mean "cooler" per Jack Kerouac, I hope, or Lord Kelvin? > >Rich Sir Kelvin, of course but Jack had some cool ideas...
• Re: Different Starting Woes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 20:17:59 PST
  ...Ken Lewis On Thu, 24 Apr 1997 18:16:52 -0500 jrbateman@speedline.ca (Jack Bateman) writes: >Greetings - when the engine is hot it...
• Re: Cooling system maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:28:42 -0500
  I forgot.... """""""""how much more would I need to drain to change the thermostat and/or water pump? """""""""""" Can you jack the read end...