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• Re: My New Ride
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:32:56 -0700
  I think as penance Loren should be required to submit her story to the list of classic car barn finds :) http://www.motortrend.com...
• Re: Weakly Statz
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 00:40:05 EDT
  ...or something. -- Sean Bartnik Fredericksburg, Virginia 1981 Volkswagen Vanagon L Westfalia 1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible http://www.type2.com/bartnik/myvan.htm http...
• Re: Greaseable Sway bar Bushing Brand and part number...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 27 May 2004 22:15:32 -0700
  ...Greaseable Sway bar Bushing Brand and part number... > Energy Suspension > > > > www.energysespension.com > > > > 25 mm 9.5161 1" front > > > > 22 mm 9.5158 7...
• Fewer on the roads..NVC..
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:58:46 -0800
  Whatever the conversion is, it just points out what a bargain the U.S. is for most Europeans, as well as Canadians. I notice...
• make more usable space in fridge door:
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 13:16:47 -0700
  ...take the short side and then cut half of the end barb off (if this end barb is too long the fridge door will...
• Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:16:04 -0500
  ...The sharp barbs and non-expansion clamps combined > with the expansion-contraction cycles will over time damage the hose at the > fitting or still...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Nov 2015 (#2015-435)
  Historical mailing list - Jose de Carvalho
  Fri, 13 Nov 2015 12:53:55 -0400
  ...Edward V Barger <edvbarger@MAC.COM> > Subject: Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon > >>> On Nov 11, 2015, at 3:06...
• Re: red rock (Found the map~DOH!)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 18:55:25 -0500 (CDT)
  ...You definately want to go Barstow -> Four Corners -> Johannesburg ->RedRock. I think it would be much wiser to take 60 out of Phoenix up...
• Re: pry bars - was off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 8 Oct 2013 06:44:52 -0700
  ...my lady of the lake picked up > the smallest tipped wrecking bar she could find when she was in the city - > but alas, it...
• Re: Cargo Barrier 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:49:20 -0600
  ---- jon durham <jon_durham@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote: > I'd like to get a cargo barrier to put just in back of the rear seat...
• Re: Syncro Clutch Remove Trans Not Motor
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 15:50:19 -0500
  ...Helpfull hint!! Fabricate a support bar to go across the engine compartment opening. Use a threaded hook to hang the engine from the bar...
• Its Frydaye...howmany remember the Karmann Ghia "sportscar" TV commercial?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 06:25:15 -0500
  ...the Ghia approaches the paper barrier. The announcer says..."The Karman Ghia, its a sports car...." The Ghia hits the barrier but can't...
• Re: Foolish questions & Friday
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 18:21:57 -0700
  ...get out of hand: "One dog barks because he hears something; one hundred dogs bark because they heard the the first dog barking." Jerry
• Re: oil pressure buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:11:54 -0400
  Many VW and Audi engines use the 1.8 bar or the white sensor. The WBX can not. The .9 or the grey sensor...
• (F) Whiskey Joke
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 15:28:29 EST
  Guy walks into an exclusive metropolitan bar on the 50th floor of a skyscraper. He sits down beside a good looking guy with 10...
• Re: Removing flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 20:07:08 -0500
  ...This should break it loose and you can turn it with a breaker bar. Be sure you use a six point socket, an impact...
• VDO 80 psi oil pressure sender with 5 bar gauge
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:20:43 -0300
  Does anyone have experience using a 80 PSI VDO oil pressure sender with a 5 bar VDO oil pressure gauge? The Egauge site says...
• Re: junk / spam
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:43:36 +0000
  They come through in my inbox just fine.- Sean G On Friday, April 26, 2019, 10:37:41 AM MST, Edward V Barger <edvbarger...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:29:32 -0400
  ...Having used both products the Subaru stuff seems nothing like Bars Leak in consistancy or color. Although I could be wrong - it has happened...
• Re: New 23Window Horror Story...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 95 15:19 CST
  ...New 23Window Horror Story... >what so you mean that '67 single cab that I am doing the 'barndoor' >conversion on (really!) is a big...
• Re: Tools
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 7 Feb 1995 12:26:40 -0800 (PST)
  ...one of those barrel shaped rechargeable electric screwdrivers. I have a Black and Decker model and although it may seem wimpy or toy-like...
• Split Bus Piece Needed
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 29 Jun 1996 21:04:15 -0700
  ...Thanks! Thom Fitzpatrick thom@calweb.com - http://www.calweb.com/~thom Keeper of the Barndoor Bus Web Page: http://www.calweb.com/~thom/barndoor...
• Re: Micrometers
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 20 Sep 1996 12:01:34 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Thom -- > Sex is like wine, it gets better with age! Thom Fitzpatrick thom@calweb.com - http://www.calweb.com/~thom Keeper of the Barndoor...
• Re: Final Drive Plug Size?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Mon, 4 May 1998 23:08:05 -0600
  ...much cheaper! > A 3 foot bar? How much torque are you puttin' on that plug? Is it gonna be that hard to take off...
• Re: VW Camper Magazine Subscription Troubles!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 09:46:59 -0600
  ...I'ma kindergarten student! ;-) Nice catch tho' PSavage wrote: > "Bare" with you...? > Just what sort of business are you in, Keith? > ; } > Phaedra > > >Bare with...
• Re: 83 and newer diesel carrier bars
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 17 Jul 2020 18:41:10 +0000
  ...83 and newer diesel carrier bars 'Shot', how? You might also consider FAS's new mounting system that is said to work very well...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 05:40:31 -0600
  Oh yes the torque multiplier the technical term for cheater bar! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Jul 29, 2012 6:36 AM...
• Re: 15 inch rims (same thread, different day/time)
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 31 May 2000 18:20:57 +0200
  ...Sullivan wrote > Fat chance!!! > > I'll be installing a Roll Bar sometime in the future and will mount the > spare vertically to the Roll...
• Re: Broken Stabilizer Link, any experts reading this?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 7 May 2002 12:29:41 -0400
  ...Looking at it, I would think that the whole stablizer bar would come off easier than just getting the link off the bar because...
• Re: Clutch clevis for '88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 2 Mar 2005 08:53:19 -0500
  ...It's probably the only thing on the inside worse to replace than the heater fan. -Hans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barrett Willet" <barrettw@NVENTURE...
• Re: Hog Rings - the mystery
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:23:13 -0800 (PST)
  ...new improved web pages, and my new Barndoor Page! ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/tf/tfab/barndoor.html Thom -- > Win95 requires so much ram...
• Re: tow bar?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 21:31:36 -0600
  Jerry Granito writes, "does any one know if there is a vanagon specific tow bar I can purchase to use for flat towing the...
• Re: Gas, milage, etc (was Air Engine)
  Historical mailing list - Bernie
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:13:48 -0700
  ...This one analyst was saying oil will be back down to 80 a barrel by late summer ( it hit a mid-day high of...
• Re: How to remove torsion arms, bearings?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 17:10:00 bst
  ...How do I remove the sway bar? The nuts came off OK, but the bolts are >intractable. If the bolts are rusted in the...
• Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 13:58:43 -0400
  ...Proper ones also use the bulge, not barbs for coolant hose. Many folks including me have used brass and copper fittings with little difficulty...
• Re: air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:31:26 -0400
  If you are going to splice those hoses, use a metal connector that is barbed. Once, I inserted a long threaded bolt in the...
• PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY part 2
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Mon, 9 Mar 2015 11:21:59 -0700
  ...the pop top canvas how do I remove it hoping to reuse it thanks ED Edward V Barger edvbarger@mac.com <mailto:edvbarger@mac...
• Re: FatMat install experience
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 6 Dec 2015 00:54:39 -0500
  ...FatMat install experience The PO installed FatMat onto the OEM clear, plastic, water barrier of the front doors (as well as the inner surface...
• Re: My Cool Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 14:26:09 -0700 (PDT)
  ...But it's slightly > lower than that. <wrinkled forehead> --Ralf Sagging torsion bars? About 4 years ago, one of those hot VW mags did...
• web site redesign
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 17 Apr 1998 16:46:07 EDT
  ...http://www.type2.com/bartnik/myvan.htm Thanks! -- Sean Bartnik Fredericksburg, Virginia 1981 Volkswagen Vanagon L Westfalia 1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible http://www...
• diagram
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 06 Jul 1996 15:00:54 -0700
  ...http://www.calweb.com/~thom/barndoor.html
• Re: [/F] So a...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 08:41:40 -0700 (PDT)
  So Ryan McGee says: > > So a 'loafer, a splitty owner and a vana-goner walk into a bar. The 'loafer > sidles up to the...
• What are the aluminium bars across the rear hatch for?
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 22:52:17 -0000
  ...Two horizontal aluminium bars about 2" apart covering the bottom part of the windscreen. What are they for? Dogs? Luggage? Decoration? The PO said...
• Re: Kayak Rack For Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Quijano/WA
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 16:44:26 -0400
  Marvin, I have installed 3 pair of Yakima artificial rain gutters and have three Thule cross bars on my roof. So far it works...
• sway bar size bigger on Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 12 May 2002 19:19:24 -0400
  ...I noticed that the front sway bar on the 85 westy is obviously bigger. Looks like an easy swap, any comments on this? Will...
• Syncro convertible
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:24:50 -0500
  ...Put in some roll bars and a bikini roof. Hella off-road lights on the top. Push bars front and rear. Super-huge wheels...
• Re: Liquid electrical tape????
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 14:08:27 -0700
  ...M --- Barrett Willet <barrettw@NVENTURE.COM> wrote: > Does a product exist that acts like liquid electrical tape for > resealing cracks in wiring insulation? ...... > Would...
• Re: Harbor Freight 3/4" drive breaker bar?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:24:32 -0700
  ...I've got 3 of their floor jacks and a 1/2 and 3/4 inch bar, all still working after 6 years. Like...
• getting link bushings out
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 14:27:18 -0400
  I'm trying to get out the old bushings where the stabilizer bar attaches to the stabilizer links. Any quit and dirty tricks? When...
• Re: Riddle me this: question about dropping a radiator
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:29:13 +0000
  I dropped the spare and removed the tray for access and found that the bars interfered with access to the splined connector from rack...
• Re: Propane Tank removal and sway bar swap...
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 08:45:59 -0800
  ...see, > the non-campers have a 19mm front sway bar. the campers have a 22mm > front sway bar. :) it'll definitely make your 87...
• Sacramento Swap Meet Results
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 25 May 1996 15:14:06 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I also picked up an NOS RHD barndoor gas pedal, a set of German replacement reflectors, a_set_ of '51 license plates, barndoor hoorn...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:22:48 -0700
  Hi Mark, Do you have a pic of the bars side by side? I have a few of these bars. Just trying to identify...
• Re: Paul's starter problems
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 09:09:44 -0800 (PST)
  And Sean Bartnik thus wrote: > > Paul is now convinced that his non-start problem is due to the ignition > switch. Soooo, he wants advice...
• vanagons DO drive better with sway bars
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 09:29:07 -0400 (EDT)
  all, Sunday I found out that my '83 westy had broken its connector in the sway bar sometime in its past....I never noticed...
• Re: What are the aluminium bars across the rear hatch for?
  Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
  Tue, 17 Dec 1996 12:47:04 +0100
  ...Two horizontal aluminium bars >about 2" apart covering the bottom part of the windscreen. > >What are they for? Dogs? Luggage? Decoration? The PO said...
• VW books
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 00:47:49 EST
  ...The site is http://www.type2.com/bartnik/vwbooks.htm Thanks! -- Sean Bartnik Fredericksburg, Virginia 1981 Volkswagen Vanagon L Westfalia 1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia...
• Re: Watch out Westy, there is a new kid in town!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:00:38 -0500
  ...Using the 2.5 bar switch in place of the 0.3 bar switch would result in the idiot light operating any time the...
• Re: beware of parking garages!
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 12 Aug 1997 11:16:21 -0700
  I have never relied on the bar height alone but rather the bar height plus the stated clearance in feet or meters. The owners...
• Re: Reverse Lights not working - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:17:32 -0400
  ...Anyone else had similar experience? Am I jumping the gun by replacing the switch? Thanks Barrett '88 GL Wolfsburg '87 A2 GTI 8V