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• 87: follow up on leaking head
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 16:47:47 -0800
  ...I'm going to try another dose of AlumaSeal and if that doesn't work, I'll try BarsLeak. Any suggestions or comments appreciated...
• Eurovan 3d seat
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 22:03:20 -0500
  ...It connects to the bars in the four recesses in the floor which are covered by rectangular covers. It may be that someone has...
• Westy 2WD HD springs - any interest?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 20:45:51 -0700
  ...springs at about 10-15% stronger rating - along with anti-sway bars. My thought is that this would give an improvement in handling with...
• Re: Diesel heatshield; how necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:56:07 -0600
  ...It;s steel plate of some kind welded to > the skid bars. > > I tried to view the pics on that website posted earlier but...
• Re: Warning about KYB front shock hardware
  Historical mailing list - Koontz, Mark
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:10:38 -0500
  ...Do they still sell these? (I think they acted like an anti-roll bar, in part.) Wouldn't they (or big anti roll bars...
• Re: 89 Hunter's Special pictures
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:57:15 -0500
  ...The gate brush bars are attached with 3 bolts each. The bolts are actually placed through the top edge of the gate, and are...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 14:05:13 EST
  Somebody was "manufacturing" them and selling them on ebay a month or two ago. I assume he had just made a vacuum type mold...
• Re: Bearings or moronic PO
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:05:26 -0800
  ...in the > Samba > >archives, and they talked about six-foot breaker bars, extensions bolted > to > >this, special tools etc, etc. It sounded like a...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:54:03 -0700
  ...To use Bars Leaks or not..... > > > I reiterate, if you don't want a catastrophic water pump failure, > replace the water pump. No "leak...
• Re: re. Vanagon bull bars/brush guards...
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 08:52:24 -0500
  ...Vanagon bull bars/brush guards... > Exactly! The bumper just has to collapse at the > proper rate for a high speed crash. Some University > showed...
• Re: Rotor Stuck - Need tips and tricks for removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:42:55 -0800
  ...Rotor Stuck - Need tips and tricks for removal Since it's a dizzy rotor, i'm not sure I'd use pry bars. :-) You...
• Re: Door Panel Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 09:11:16 -0500
  ...You still > need to be careful. > I have found these pry bars to be useful tools. > > > > Rob > becida@comcast.net -- David McNeely
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:44:34 EDT
  In a message dated 17/09/2009 3:44:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: David, thanks for the...
• Re: sway bar bushings
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 10:30:31 +1200
  >> I've notices some discussion about sway bars recently. �I assume that >> both the Addco and Empi (and others) will improve handling. �However, >> I...
• 87 Vanagon: weeping head summary
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 08:47:48 -0800
  ...Both were cured with BarsLeak or similar coolant additive process. I'm going to first try to patch it from the outside with thin...
• Re: Bush Bars from South Afrika-Vendors?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 11:40:12 -0700
  The are not the same as the one on the van on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1617801490...
• Parts for shipping - CDA - Nearly free
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 19:28:46 -0300
  ...The shifter is available, as is the middle seat, rear seat, grab bars, steering wheel cover, glove-box (strap type). glass etc metal engine...
• Re: Yakima cross bars alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:55:41 -0400
  Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET> writes: > While at Home Depot, I saw some three quarter-inch black gas line > that I thought I could use...
• Re: sway bar bushings
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:22:58 -0700
  ...sway bar bushings > > > > I've notices some discussion about sway bars recently. I assume that > > both the Addco and Empi (and others) will improve...
• Re: UPDATE on SOUTH AFRICA PARTS...PLEASE READ...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 21:17:17 -0800
  ...Mouse bars (the bar that comes up from the bottom of the > >frame and loops > >up and down again.. sort of a push bar...
• Re: Ultimate F+R Sway-Bar Test in 40MPH crosswinds
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 14:44:12 -0500
  ...Overall these sway bars performed very well, the body hardly ever wobbled or rocked after a gust and the sway bars just transfered the...
• Re: How you will blow your motor using Bar's leaks
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 21:39:45 -0600
  many of us faced w/ a leaking head gasket (143,000 miles) have figured there is not much to lose by putting bars leak...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:39:24 -0500
  ...As far as those ROO Bars go, I searched for those too. The company that makes them has no website that I could find...
• Re: $75,000 syncro SVX Westy
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:30:11 -0700
  ...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: Brake Caliper Torque - 200 ft/lbs??
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 15:29:11 -0600
  ...How the devil do you > get that torque value?? > > I'm working on the ground, so long cheater bars are out. Just not enough...
• Re: Raise the rear
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 1994 13:10:21 -0600
  Andy Erskine wrote: >>those torsion bars re-adjusted, and yes, it is EXTREMELY time intensive. >>I am currently saving my $$$ to pay the labor...
• Re: Installing a Westy bed: Help!!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 15:54:09 -0400
  You'll have to cut the top off and leave the support bars in place. Go look at Vanagon Westy ceiling and then go...
• Re: trailer hitch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 May 1999 10:52:49 -0700
  ...These are very light duty tow bars. I have towed log splitters, concrete mixers, small boats, a motorcycle trailer and a car dolly with...
• Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:58:54 EST
  ...Another possible benefit after seeing various brush and bully(no slight to GM) bars is that the offer a very secure base to fabricate...
• Re: PRICE OF Cigaretttes
  Historical mailing list - t obrien
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 01:30:00 GMT
  ...That and the segragating of smokers in bars and restaurants (MA) and elimination of smokers in both in CA... it is actually quite nice...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 18 May 2004 20:40:44 -0400
  ...Remember the lawsuits from VW bug seats popping off the rail during collisions in the 70's? Those flimsy barss cups in the plywood...
• Re: [vanagon] vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 14 May 2005 10:15:56 -0700
  ...I don't think that alone would require the TWO reinforcement bars specified (illus. 75-00, pn 251 723 520 in the ETKA). Perhaps...
• Re: Go Westy Pet Barrier.
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:31:35 -0700
  ...The bars are adjustable, but it's sort of a bear to set-up initially. On 8/22/06, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com...
• Re: Michelin Defender LTX M/S 205/65/15 or 16"
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Dec 2016 20:15:54 -0800
  ...I hope to keep my non alloy wheel clamshell, delete the bars then fur the front end of shell down with washers and a...
• Re: Thule Roof Racks with 3 bars-Parts online
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:44:37 -0600
  Melissa, just go to TheSamba, forums under Vanagon and do a search. I just did it, hoping to send you a link, but there...
• Re: what to do in Philadelphia-nvc
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:22:14 -0400
  ...any Suggestions for must see > attractions in the city > or bars/restaurants that shouldn't be missed? We'll be here until > tomorrow > morning...
• Head Gasket help?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 11:47:30 +0500
  Try the "Bars Leaks" product (the version with the pellets). It seems to have worked on my '82 diesel -- no trouble after about 4...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my- source for bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:55:09 -0600
  ...need the boots.) Al Brase (also, still looking for engine mount bars for an 83 diesel!) Karl Wolz wrote: >I've gotten into the...
• Re: Vanco Winter Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 10:19:03 -0700
  ...The belts will shift and the tire will go out of round or the tread >> will separate long before the wear bars show. >> > Are...
• Re: Pop top bar, can be bent
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:38:27 -0400
  ...Instead to place your hands on the side bars just below where the horizontal bar connects. Keep the force up or down level. It...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:16:42 -0700
  ...Don't know how much is left/missing.) >> 2.) Carrier bars? Late ones, right? The '82 bars won't work with the >> wasserboxer gear...
• Weld heads?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 12:54:52 -0400
  ...I did the Bars Leaks thing and I think I can tough it out for a while. My mechanic (who owns an 87 Vanagon...
• Re: Newest Vanagon Performance Mod...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 20:56:27 EST
  ...Please mail several platinum bars to Van-Again, Millville Airport, NJ BR549. Drive your van to the airport and fly home! Happy April 1st...
• Re: Vanagon-esque vehicles...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:21:23 -0400
  ...Wheel hop was a bit of a problem in reverse on loose gravel, but a set of traction bars might have helped. David Brodbeck...
• Re: Tire Choice Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:33:51 -0800
  ...The tread wear bars I think I measure at .023, so only that much is usable on the rears and .028 on the fronts...
• Re: How Tall is Tintop Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sat, 26 Apr 2014 07:41:29 -0400
  ...That's with roof bars, but still..... I was shopping for a garage to rent recently and 7' 5" was the minimum I was...
• Re: Loosening Axle (rear)
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:21:03 -0600
  After I moved out in the sticks my city friends gave me an alias "redneck Ralph" but I like to refer to cheater bars...
• Rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - John Wilson
  Fri, 6 May 1994 09:43:27 -0400
  ...Still, the first time I took my drums off, I broke two 18" breaker bars in two consecutive days (and got a really dirty...
• Re: Thule Rack and Rocketbox
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 08:18:49 -0700
  ...but I installed Thule gutter mounts and bars last fall and found it difficult to lift just with those installed! So my guess is...
• Re: Would it be insane...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:17:49 -0500
  ...rams back on the sides and get rid > of the damn bars up front > - I could do it > j > > > ===== > www.vaef.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You...
• Re: Advice needed on Thule Roof Rack Install
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 23:00:43 -0600
  ...I spaced them so that a basket would fit in between the bars. Its not bad lifting with just the rack and basket, with...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 May 2004 23:11:08 EDT
  ...Remember the lawsuits from VW bug seats popping off the rail during > collisions in the 70's? Those flimsy barss cups in the plywood...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:44:43 -0500
  Maybe you should cut it then thread one side right handed and the other side left handed ... then use a turnbuckle adjuster to vary...
• Re: Vanagon non-sighting
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 14:36:30 -0700
  ...more places than you would likely think ... > Ten million folks in bars have never seen me drink ... > I haven't driven far out west...
• Re: [Syncro] Front and rear Bullbars are ready in september
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 09:14:53 -0400
  ...735 US$ >side bars : 295 US$ > >Transport: I look for a good shiping dealer for this stuff. > >If you want to have more information...
• Re: Clam shell mod for 15" wheel
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 19:23:35 -0700
  ...Taking out the 2 spring-bars allows more room above and removing some of the frame gives enough room side to side to keep...
• 1988 Carat for sale
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 7 Dec 2023 13:26:30 -0800
  ...lights - Have A/C but belt is removed - Tow hitch - Roof bars + topbox Works done within 6 months: - 2 months old alternator - Brake rotors...
• Re: Buzzing luggage rack on westy need advice
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:38:54 -0800
  ...End caps on round bars make the difference there. -- Matt Thyer ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:02:04 -0800 > From: vanagon@ASTOUND.NET...
• Free! Thule custom Vanagon rack
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:13:06 -0800
  ...4 risers, 2 bars. No other accessories, but you can get those from Yakima. Anyone want it? I'm offering it first to anyone...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 11:36:06 -0500
  ...lock) - a window ice scraper - an emergency sleeping bag - some chocolate bars or Christmas cake (for energy) Larry Johnson in Ontario, Canada Hans Brouwer...