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• Vanagon Handling Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Loucks
  Thu, 9 Jan 97 17:36:09 PST
  ...My knee-jerk plan is to add KYB gas shocks and some stabilizer bars. Also plan on adding wider Mercedes or Audi wheels with...
• halloween topic
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 08:49:15 -0500
  ...taking showers people still could smell us when we walked into bars. That was years ago during grad school, now I am glowing in...
• Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:26:52 -0700
  ...Q-Towers Q7 Clips 48" Round Bars All for 100$. Anybody know how I can check if this will work? Thanks! -eric ---------------------- '85 GL...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:15:37 -0600
  Jim Davis who organized the Syncro Safari '04, which met at Molas Lake just above Silverton, Co awhile back, has some very beefy, sturdy...
• Re: Vanagons in the news...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 09:37:39 -0800
  ..With chrome bull bars and three fog lights! Note the Syrian military truck on the right- www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,74981176,164,f...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 12:03:29 -0800
  ...Bull Bars I'd like to keep my stock bumpers, because they were designed for the vehicle and work as designed and intended. But...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Lundstrom
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:04:53 -0800
  ...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: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 18:52:08 -0700
  Jim, I installed a rear anti-sway bar from JC Whiffme; they stock Hellwig sway bars. Listed in index under Anti-sway bars. JC...
• Re: Alternate Fuels etc. - Some info
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 02:53:51 +1200
  ...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: grease beam
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Apr 2020 22:42:21 +0000
  ...grease beam I am going to grease my front beam/torsion bars with a general all purpose Lithium grease. Should I use a product...
• Leaking Heads - aargghh! - What to do?
  Historical mailing list - Gordon C Smith
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 08:47:37 -1000
  ...And then what should I do after that? I can try Bars Leak, right? How long should I give it a try? A week...
• canoe rack - no drilling required !!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 23:02:56 EDT
  ...I carry my old town on it as well as two bikes !! ( i got three bars, two over the luggage rack for the bikes...
• rear bumpers
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:31:48 -0600
  ...I can find a site with bull bars and stuff but no custom bumpers. is there another vehicle out there with bumper setup similar...
• Re: full width blue Zbed in Oakland PNP
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:05:25 EST
  ...paullist08@GUZYK.COM writes: > jailbars?? > > what do you mean? the only bars I see are on the grill of the dodge > van behind the...
• Re: Getting a Handle on the Handling of the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 12:35:46 -0700
  ...Any chance you can share the info on the sway bars such as where to get them and cost. On the springs, you may...
• Re: Kayak Transport on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 17:32:02 -0800
  ...The boat was inverted >and the flat area around the cockpit was what actually rested on the load >bars. This seemed very stable on...
• Re: Neil's from scratch motor swap...and pre-Friday ramble
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:24:29 -0700
  ...The motor mounts, > from the carrier bars to the block, those are cast and you might be better > looking for junkers or perhaps those...
• All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 15 May 2013 18:47:48 +0000
  Had me wondering, just where DO you get these diesel carrier bars-other than a wrecked/junked diesel Vanagon of course. I've seen...
• Re: FTC, VWOA, Head gasket p
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  8 Jun 1995 14:00:39 U
  ...I feed the cooling system BarsLeak >and have had no problems since. My '85 now has 128k miles. I've >mentioned this to the...
• Re: Kayak/Luggage Carrier for 91GL
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:56:15 -0400
  ...szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Foam blocks that attached to cross-carrier bars are very effective for >> Kayaks. You can find these at stores that...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 14:39:12 -0700
  ...built into where the bolt at the front goes. >> I think the wire bars for the top of the tire are all the same. >> >> >
• Progressive Dynamics charger, and Vitrifrigo installation questions
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 1 May 2009 19:16:25 -0800
  ...in mind if you don't want your H�agen-Dazs bars melting;) I put my drawer up on top, easier to get to...
• Proper torque of lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:04:38 -0800
  ...air impact wrenches that must torque things well over specs-- I've had to use breaker bars in some cases to loosen nuts. Troy
• RE: 87 Vanagon: Not your ordinary leaking head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 08:59:57 -0700
  ...I use AlumaSeal and others on this list recommend BarsLeak. I chose AlumaSeal because I felt that the powdered aluminum might be sacrificial instead...
• Re: Kayak roof rack
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 10:01:14 -0500
  ...Their other carrier is called a stacker, which lets you stack multiple kayaks on their sides between vertical bars. Mike Peters '93 EV MV...
• Re: 85 muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 22:07:58 EDT
  ...those from the dealer or can I build them from flat bars, does anyone have the dimensions for those rods. Are they essentials ? >> These...
• Alignment?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 06:29:10 -0700
  ...The outside is worn to the wear bars and the inside almost looks new. Looks like a visit to an alignment professional is in...
• Re: quik-n-easy roof rack on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 07:32:02 -0500
  ...the brackets new alone for about $40 and add your own bars. Can't imagine anything I'd want to haul any distance on...
• Re: bus bars for bus (engine conversion wiring questions)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:54:00 -0500
  On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, Alistair Bell wrote: > In my opinion the unit to get (and I wish I could find one!) is the...
• Re: Engine support for I4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 17:30:39 -0400
  ...If you want the 50$$ degree placement, I have the load bars and aluminum engine brackets. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Stuff wanted 'n stuff available
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 15:58:55 -0600
  ...tranny, mounting bars, engine mounts, oil pan, hoses, etc. - vanagon stuff: front doors free for pickup, good shape - quantum starter, worked fine when pulled...
• Re: Safari racks for Vanagon, not Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 22 Nov 2003 10:53:18 -0500
  ...Since it's simply two roof rack bars, they don't take up much storage space when not on the van, and the price...
• Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:32:21 -0800
  Wow, that's quite the device. So I assume you put a wrench on the small gear, and the gear ratios multiplies the torque...
• Re: For real? (CL listing)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:48:56 EST
  ...notice the reinforcement bars behind the front seats to keep cargo from hitting them, and the white fiberboard headliner and sidepanels, and the transporter...
• Re: sway-bars: why not street legal in CA?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Jun 1996 16:42:54 -0700
  > This week's question: I picked up my new rear EMPI sway bar for the bus and > noticed the warning about using it in...
• Re: Rubber meets the metal
  Historical mailing list - Toby Erkson
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 08:15:00 PDT
  ...Suspension components I am talking about here, sway bars, bushings, etc. wherever rubber meets the metal. ...
• Re: Coolant Leak, Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 09:57:59 -0800
  ...Try a can of Bars Leak, that worked for me for quite awhile and caused no problems, that was (100,000 miles ago) or...
• Re: Addco swaybars... anyone have a set for sale?
  Historical mailing list - STEPHEN OVERMYER
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:05:39 +1000
  ...Tue, 15 Jun 2004 23:37:48 +1200 J C Whitless doesn't have front bars... anyone got a set up for sale? -- Andrew...
• Re: oil leak above the oil filter.
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 23:29:10 -0700
  Actually I like the small oil leaks...I work nights and the next morning I can see which bars the ol' "B-A-C...
• Re: Loose motor
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:10:22 -0800
  ...Loose motor > >All right, you must be talking about the 'tie strap' that joins the bottom >of the two engine cradle bars. A simple...
• Re: Now: long term wear horn relay. Was: Horn installation
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:43:12 -0400
  ...https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/horn-relay > > click on 3 bars on top left of the screen you will find other stuff in...
• Re: $75,000 syncro SVX Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:36:35 -0800
  ...2015, at 8:55 PM, JordanVw@aol.com wrote: >>> >>> interesting brush bars and fill port outlet deletes (why?) >>> >>> _TheSamba.com :: VW Classifieds - 1987 SVX...
• Re: Going to Vegas for a business trip, anything I should be seeing while there?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:21:15 -0700
  ...BZ-which ones? On Feb 6, 2012, at 5:50 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Stripper bars are always fine places for an inexpensive...
• Diesel Vanagon conversion parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - david hardy
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:15:39 -0600
  ...so I don't need this stuff: - diesel vanagon carrier bars (late style) - a little surface rust but solid. with 1 mount. - bellhousing - good...
• Re: vanagon rear hatch jailbars on ebay.de
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 00:35:54 EDT
  ...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: Vanagon seat replacements?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 13:53:06 -0800
  ...Then fabricate some bars to attach the tracks too. You can see what we have done on slowcarfasthouse. Easy job. Go now. Because LATER...
• Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:17:53 -0800
  ...No need to jump on breaker bars > > >> Yeah and it's not made in USA, atleast for a long while now. It's another...
• Re-Syncro Handling/Sway Bar
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  18 Oct 1994 16:28:12 U
  Re:Syncro Handling/Sway Bars Daniel G. Soiney comments: >in a fast car behind me on a wet cloverleaf-type on ramp and sandbag...
• Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - Steve Miller
  Sat, 23 May 1998 22:20:30 +0000
  ...Since this is a British edition, there are some quirks, like measuring compression in "bars", using words like tyre and petrol, and a section...
• Re: need radiator removal advice today re: spare tire tray
  Historical mailing list - jeff
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 13:24:14 -0500
  On those bars, one end goes into the front of the van and the other acts as a hinge pin for the tire tray...
• Re: Raising the seat back
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 18 May 2004 19:57:28 -0400
  Randy very nice work what are those metal bars bolted in between the two seat bottoms? jonathan On Tue, 18 May 2004, Randy Bergum...
• yakama bar length
  Historical mailing list - Robert Mac Dowell
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:48:24 -0400
  I have an 84 westy and I use 78 inch bars. That's about right to the outside of the mirrors. I carry as...
• No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 15:40:14 +1100
  Firstly I hope you all had a happy new year. Now! recently we have had a lot a talk about the dreader PO and...
• Transmission suddenly slipping
  Historical mailing list - s kraning
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 18:42:29 -0400
  ...Wondering if the cause of this is 1.) the Bars Leak stuff, or 2.) That the tranny fluid level is actually now much lower...
• Re: Homemade roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 01:35:15 -0500
  ...I use the QNE brackets with Unistrut channel for the cross bars. It >>provides >>easy attachment to the brackets and also allows attachment of...
• Various Items for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 11:09:59 -0500
  ...Roof Rack (Machine-O-Matic) 14" towers 2 sets of cross bars 55" (from my 1979 camper) and 58" (from my 1988 camper) NOTE...
• Re: Adding a pop top question??
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 18:48:27 -0600
  ...Do I need to fabricate the flat bars on >the sides of the roof for support and so the hindges close properly or can...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 22:09:47 EST
  Good plan. Is there a website with a picture of these flares or arch covers installed on a Vanagon? And what's the difference...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Roof top Racks
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:51:38 -0800
  I will be mostly hauling bicycles, but I thought the 72" bars were also overpriced, so I did this: <https://plus.google.com/photos...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:24:43 -0400
  ...I was thinking of using these Bars Stop leaks products till I get the heads done. Any thoughts? http://www.barsleaksdifm.com/hg3.htm...