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  • Re: The mysterious 'Silver Socket'
    Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
    Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:51:32 -0700
    ...John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: The mysterious 'Silver Socket' > > Woahh... I have one of these, always wondered...
  • Re: Heads
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 18 Nov 2004 21:29:56 -0500
    ...Back at my shop, I just blast them off with air, they are > clean enough for the JB weld. All the ones I've...
  • Re: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:02:19 -0700
    On 3/11/05 20:50, "jbrush@aros.net" <jbrush@aros.net> wrote: > In <BE579F51.90CC%camper@tactical-bus.info>, on 03/11/05...
  • Re: Poptop Lift Assists
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Thu, 2 Jul 2015 21:49:09 -0600
    ...Not lifting, but taking the weight off my head when lowering! I'm with Loren--JB is the way to go. I bought one...
  • Re: instrument cluster plastic repair
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:20:00 -0500
    ...Next time I'll use JB Weld. Onliest problem I've got is that the speedo is pessimistic- reading 2-3 MPH slow at...
  • Re: Broken sliding door handle
    Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
    Sat, 10 Mar 2001 18:43:38 -0600
    ...Then fill the end with JB weld, and file smooth after it sets. Works fine. Feel free to contact me should you have questions...
  • Re: 1991 Vanagon GL Double Door
    Historical mailing list - Barb and Scott Stothers
    Mon, 27 Aug 2001 18:27:00 -0500
    ...Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jere Hawn" <jbrschawn@earthlink.net> To: "Barb and Scott Stothers" <kintail@MB.SYMPATICO.CA>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday...
  • Re: speakers for front doors
    Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
    Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:03:44 -0600
    ...I put in some 4" JBL power p-432's today, and they sound pretty good. I'm going to decide over the next...
  • Re: Gasket sealer for cooling system part
    Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
    Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:23:51 -0400
    ...surfaces just to be sure? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005...
  • Re: push rod tubes dilemma
    Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
    Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:04:16 -0500
    ...push rod tubes dilemma 85 Vanagon, what size engine? > I've had better luck with the spring loaded replacement tubes. > http://www.jbugs.com...
  • Re: 89 Westy - Engine of kilter
    Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
    Sun, 5 Mar 2006 02:32:10 -0500
    ...Strange. -- Rob NYC/Long Beach, NY 88 Wolfsburg, Silver on 3/5/06 12:54 AM, John Bange at jbange@GMAIL.COM wrote: > I...
  • Re: torquing axle nuts
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:40:01 -0700
    ...Cya, Robert It's Pre-Frydaye, ain't it? ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday...
  • Re: Repairing the piting in WBX heads.
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:07:44 -0500
    ...I want to clean them up and regrout the > pitting with JB WELD stick. Where do I begin? I want > to clean them up...
  • Re: SUB EJ22
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 4 Apr 2007 12:45:08 EDT
    In a message dated 4/4/07 12:25:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jbvelo@BELLSOUTH.NET writes: > I'm looking for a source...
  • Re: Here's your chance to have a say in the next version of the Westfalia!
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:24:42 -0700
    ...A poptop Westy Sprinter sounds damn good to me! :-) On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 6:54 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote...
  • Re: Air Cooled Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Mon, 20 Dec 1999 06:00:51 -0500
    ...jbrush@aros.net [SMTP:jbrush@aros.net] Sent: Sunday, December 19, 1999 9:53 PM To: Bulley Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: RE...
  • Re: ISO Upper Steering Column Housing
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:52:53 -0700
    ...black-for-switch.html if broken you could repair it with JB Quick Weld on the underside. I did it on some of my...
  • Re: Aero mod to Westy roof
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Sun, 9 Dec 2012 20:13:19 -0700
    On Dec 9, 2012, at 7:54 PM, Tom Boldway <jboldway@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: Here's a mod I've started to cover the...
  • Re: GoWesty 2wd Lift Spring Installation
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:33:45 -0700
    ...On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 11:59 AM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 8:14 AM...
  • Re: 71 Westy that won't start
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 23 Jan 1995 09:38:13 -0600 (CST)
    ...Brill Jr. \\ // jbrill@unlinfo.unl.edu \\ \\// // If you're not outraged University of Nebraska \\//\\// you're not paying attention. free-lance homo sapien \/ \/
  • Re: Grendel, Tuesday
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 27 Sep 1995 15:42:21 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Brill Jr. \\ // jbrill@unlinfo.unl.edu \\ \\// // If you're not outraged University of Nebraska \\//\\// you're not paying attention. free-lance homo sapien \/ \/
  • Pits in the case
    Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
    Mon, 17 Mar 1997 19:34:17 -0500
    ...anyone else run into this? I intend to patch them with JB weld, since they are very few in number. It seems like this...
  • Vanagon Hatch Trivia
    Historical mailing list - J. R. BROOKOVER / MFG IS
    Wed, 19 Feb 1997 10:31:14 EST
    ...BROOKOVER 721-6155 FAX(721-3822) E-MAIL JBROOKOVER@BFS.E-MAIL.COM
  • Re: slight surge in idle speed
    Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
    Thu, 19 Nov 1998 19:53:32 -0800
    ...Jarod Bishop <jbishop01@FOXINTERNET.NET> To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 4:47 PM Subject: slight surge in...
  • Re: more stupid van mods
    Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
    Thu, 7 Mar 2002 13:27:08 -0600
    ...behind us".....I'd see their wipers come on and the sucker would quickly pass perhaps never knowing how pissed on he was. JB
  • Re: [WetWesties] QUESTION ABOUT AUTO BROKER
    Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
    Mon, 3 Nov 2003 08:42:59 -0600
    ...where I live. Did he ask for your phone number then reply he couldn't get through? I told him to pound sand. JB
  • Re: Favourite Modifications
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Sat, 13 Aug 2005 21:23:34 EDT
    ...I then filled the valve stem cap with about two cents worth of JB Weld so the air would stay in there. That was...
  • Re: the high+pop-top
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:35:21 -0500
    ...Chris On 11/23/05, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, but RHD's have the fuel fillers on the same side as...
  • Re: Broken plastic parts
    Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
    Sun, 13 Sep 2020 17:21:03 -0700
    ...holders > - put on the screws as far as you can > - put JB Plastic Weld around the screw holders, let it dry and file the...
  • Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Sun, 5 Oct 1997 16:19:19 EDT
    ...703-534-1445. '69 Microbus, custom flame paint job, new engine/transmission/tires/interior, $10,000 stereo installed by JBL (no, that's not...
  • Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Sun, 5 Mar 2023 16:53:08 +0000
    ...like Richard I use 2 parts JB weld (Regular or Quick) if I still >>> have the broken part. If not then I use the...
  • cold/infrequent starting
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 1 Feb 1996 09:25:25 -0600 (CST)
    ...Brill Jr. \\ // jbrill@unlinfo.unl.edu \\ \\// // If you're not outraged University of Nebraska \\//\\// you're not paying attention. free-lance homo sapien \/ \/
  • [F] rain-x and windshield polish
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 13 Jan 1995 14:32:27 -0600 (CST)
    ...Brill Jr. \\ // jbrill@unlinfo.unl.edu \\ \\// // If you're not outraged University of Nebraska \\//\\// you're not paying attention. free-lance homo sapien \/ \/
  • Re: What to do about brakes
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Fri, 28 Jul 2000 21:03:01 -0700
    ...Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "SpaceKommander" <jboldway@cottagesoft.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 8:34 PM Subject: Re: What...
  • Re: Cheap H4's
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Mon, 29 Jan 2001 14:19:06 EST
    ...are plentiful compared to the rectangle $$ headlamps of the later Vans. >> JB, The H4's are the flat lens European style headlights with replaceable...
  • Hot Start Problem in H2O cooled
    Historical mailing list - John Baker
    Tue, 4 Sep 2001 12:47:06 -0400
    ...Anybody have ideas or suggestions about how to remedy this? Peace, JB '66 Split Window Camper '83 H20 Vanagon "You cannot simultaneously work for...
  • Re: Lower Grill ( Projektzwo fogs )
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:27:18 EST
    In a message dated 3/10/02 11:32:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > I have seen lower grills in...
  • head gasket replacement time
    Historical mailing list - Dart 330
    Tue, 6 Aug 2002 10:56:26 -0500
    ...First, on the gasket itself, is the one from VW the best you can buy? Second, does using the JB Weld on the pitting...
  • Re: 2.1 waterboxer weight
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:59:48 -0600
    ...Al Brase jbange wrote: > I have a dumb question that I couldn't find in the archives: how much > does > the 2.1 waterboxer...
  • Re: Propane tank fill valve replacement...
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Tue, 8 Mar 2005 12:24:17 -0700
    ...liquid wrench or sumthin to clean it up.I > put that jb weld on the waterpump and used a regular sized file to surface...
  • Re: QT Video of New Microbus From Germany - Reply to Tim's "imagination masturbation" statement
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:48:55 -0800
    ...Where to next? On 3/4/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Have you seen "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" yet...
  • Re: beemer van
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Fri, 26 May 2006 07:38:23 -0700
    ...John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> >Sent: May 26, 2006 7:17 AM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: beemer van > >On 5/26...
  • Re: Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my cool in the desert (a trip report)
    Historical mailing list - David McCallum
    Mon, 26 Jun 2006 18:56:30 -0600
    On 6/26/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Actually, pressure is your friend in cases like that. Pressure raises the > boiling temperature...
  • Re: Big RV parks
    Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
    Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:48:11 -0500
    ...PM, "J B" &lt;<A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:jbever@excite.com" target=_blank>jbever@excite.com</A>&gt; wrote:<BR><BR>&gt; So...
  • Re: luggage area
    Historical mailing list - James morris
    Tue, 3 Nov 1998 12:50:26 -0600
    ...my .02 cents worth james b morris - Dallas, TX 69 Bug 73 Bus 87 vanagon John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET> on 11/03/98...
  • Re: small hole at exhaust header patch
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Mon, 9 Dec 2019 06:03:02 -0800
    ...header bolts to the head. > Anyone got a recommendation for a JB Weld type patch that will hold up for > a few thousand miles...
  • Re: heater motor
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
    Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:36:12 -0400
    ...the rear blower switch until I could ship in a replacement. jb On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 7:46 AM, Jim Lieb <jlieberie...
  • Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
    Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
    Tue, 30 Jan 2001 20:03:52 -0800
    ...Fish net style cargo strap for the roof 10.2-10" JBL truck box speakers behind the F. seats 11.adjustible Portable CD player...
  • Re: No cold idle, More details found.
    Historical mailing list - John Hawk
    Wed, 9 Jan 2002 06:33:37 -0600
    ...John >>> Kenneth D Lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM> 01/08 9:20 PM >>> JB; I had the same problem. There is a small adjustment bolt...
  • Re: Sulfur-like exhaust smell??
    Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
    Wed, 16 Jan 2002 09:07:25 -0800
    ...Running too lean???? > > > > > >Peace, JB >'66 Split Window Camper >'83 H20 Vanagon > >"You cannot simultaneously work for peace and prepare for war..." >
  • Re: Head Gasket Job Costs?
    Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
    Sat, 25 May 2002 07:07:36 -0700
    ...You can usually fill in the pits with JB weld and sand the head down with fine grit sand paper. It's doubtful any...
  • Re: vanagon accessories web site?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
    Wed, 12 Jun 2002 23:54:33 -0500
    ...John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 7:34 PM Subject: vanagon accessories web site? > Some...
  • 1985 westfalia for sale
    Historical mailing list - Mark Anthony
    Fri, 6 Dec 2002 22:50:13 -0500
    ...Email me at jboldway@bee.net if you want any pictures or more information. I am in NO MAIL mode so please do not...
  • Re: another Westy as a spare...
    Historical mailing list - Lorraine Sym
    Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:00:43 -0400
    ...Lorraine 1981 Westy "MIA" John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > What is the practical limit that most volks have had to stop collecting > them...
  • Re: Electrical question
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:03:25 -0400
    ...I will repair with JB. Before camping last night I repaired wire (removed 20 Amp inline fuse too. don't know why it was...
  • Re: who has copy of ETKA parts program?
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Tue, 7 Mar 2006 22:26:14 -0500
    ...p2p at its best. :) sudhir On 3/7/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > mumble mumble euro etka v6.3 mumble <foodhammer.net...
  • Re: fuel system expansion tanks
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:05:05 -0500
    ...As I understand it that part of the system is not under pressure - so we were thinking about using JB Weld or something similar...
  • Re: skylight flex arm repair
    Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
    Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:27:55 EDT
    Jim - I just used JB Weld to attach a washer to the end of each of the flex arm "pins" that poke through the...
  • Re: Sink Faucet Question
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 12 May 2003 21:54:21 -0700
    ...Mine broke off and > the cheap skate in me wants to JB weld it. Geeze > I'm cheap.... > Steve > > > ===== > Steve > croatoa@yahoo.com > > __________________________________ > Do...
  • Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sun, 5 Mar 2023 09:52:38 -0700
    ...Unsure why use 'JB' when the perfect stuff to bond ABS exists? I've done > a lot of repairs on my Vanagon and LT...