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• Help The List!!!!! Who can find out the part #'s and availability for the rear links for the rear swaybar
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 20:04:00 -0400
  ...1x 251 411 025 C for the bar itself, 2x 253 511 049 for the linking bars between the sway-bar and the trailing...
• Re: middle seats as living room furniture
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:04:26 -0700
  ...middles seats that can sell for $1000's? Tom-then there are the split nose clips that have been converted into drinking bars, etc.
• Re: bad news from mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:27:55 -0700
  ...and I like Bars Leak. have used it over the years many times. just wanted to say .. that at 120,000 miles it really...
• Trip Report On The Way to BBtB
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 4 Jan 2013 20:21:55 -0800
  ...Now in Barstow. Will hit the grocery store in the morning then on to Furnace creek/Texas Spring in Deathe Valley. Other are supposed...
• Re: Thule roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 18:21:05 -0800
  ...It consists of two bars that mount to the >roof gutters. Looks to be heavy duty and very well made. >I'm 1/2...
• Thumping when start van
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 05:46:48 -0800
  ...There does not appear to be hard metal contact (like slamming two bars together) but it is more like two pieces of metal banging...
• re. Vanagon bull bars/brush guards...
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 17:35:09 GMT
  When I had my 1974 Fiat X1/9 it had very interesting bumpers. Each bumper, front and rear, had two tubular collapsible buffers. They...
• Safari Roof Rack FS - Grey Door Panels Sold -
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 21:03:42 -0700
  ...http://www.syncro.org/sitephotos/RoofRack.jpg It does not come with the Yakima bars. They are light, well made and go for about...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:14:10 -0800
  ...Bummer. > FWIW........my recomendendation , and Bars Leak is the only leak-stopping > additive I use....... > throw it in the pressure bottle with a cold...
• Re: Pop top bar, can be bent
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:19:28 -0600
  ...It will as I always lower and raise from the side bars. >> >> So, that bar can bend! And I am a believer in using...
• Re: Water in the exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 23 May 1999 13:29:51 -0400
  Replace the leaking heater core, NEVER use Bars Leak again (bad news for these cars). TBD has the core at +ACQ-69.95, I...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Diesel_Engine_Position=3A_4=C2=BA_Angle_From_Centre_of?= =?UTF-8?Q?_Rear_Wheels?=
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:56:43 -0700
  ...For Vanagon owners with a diesel or gas VW inline gas engine mounted on diesel carrier bars, with the engine lid on if you...
• Re: 27 in tires in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:04:12 -0500
  ...The clam shell and bars from the 205/70 will take that tire with little effort. A longer front bolt and dropping the rear...
• Re: Can I Reach Fuel Level Sender?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:52:15 -0700
  ...Slipped the front end over the frame lip, lifted the >back end up with one hand, and slipped the retaing bars in with the...
• Re: Sway Bars.., Passing Mac's in the Wind
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Sat, 31 Dec 2005 10:05:21 -0500
  If you van is aflicted with the dreaded VW bus "dance" while passing trucks or in crosswinds, try this: Adjust your review mirrors so...
• Re: Front vs Rear Shock Absorbers
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 08:56:44 -0800
  I have 4 all the way around, what i would like to get is sway bars, that would even tight up even more -----Original...
• WTB pop top lift linkage to raise 87 westy top - passenger side spring strut
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Fri, 26 May 2006 12:56:55 -0400
  ...The two bars that connect the pop top to the van body are connected at a joint that has become damaged internally. The spring...
• Re: Westy Fuse Confusion
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:00:31 -0400
  Your Vanagon plays a "start-up tune"? What is it, Deutschland Uber Alles? No? Hum a few bars, maybe I know it? My Vanagon...
• Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:27:04 -0500
  Where are you flushing this stuff out? Please be responsible and not anywhere I might fish. :-) <On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 7:14...
• Re: Replace Heads or Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:51:05 -0500
  ...1982 Engine hanger bars and motor mounts were picked up at a swap meet (BusFusion) for $100. Using the 82 mounts will require rotating...
• Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Randy A. Bergum
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:48:46 -0700
  ...Benefits of a rear sway bar? > > Heres a company that sells "G-max" front and rear sway > bars for $119.....thats cheap! They come...
• Re: westfalia interiors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:56:47 -0700
  ...the interior consists of a full size > folding bed with flat foam cushions covered is a colorful patterns of > horizontal little bars with rounded...
• California Syncro Off-Road Trip
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Dec 1995 18:37:55 -0500
  ...Maybe someplace east like, near Barstow? Maybe a little bit further northeast like near Redrock Canyon (north of Mojave) would attract someone from central...
• RE: coil over springs for busses with sagging rear ends?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 13:34:57 -0600 (CST)
  On Thu, 21 Dec 1995, Maher, Steve (SD-MS) wrote: > > I've also heard that the rear torsion bars (in my '71 anyway) can...
• Re: interesting picture of south african syncro .. :)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 20:09:27 -0700
  Cool looking bull bars! Me want some! Whadya mean you don't think he made it up! It's not THAT steep - or else...
• Re: Where to get Axel wrench?
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Wed, 23 May 2001 17:16:07 -0700
  ...I suggest the drive for the socket you get be larger than 3/4"- better to be half inch, breaker bars in this size...
• Re: [vanagon] 1980 Vanagon ASI or Country Homes - need front luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 14:25:59 EDT
  ...I've only seen them with crome bars in place. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html">Vanagon Cafe</A>
• Re: Update on leaking heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 18:10:25 -0800
  ...Alumiseal if you must, but ne'er Bars Leaks. Bar Leaks = new radiator come Spring. Jim On Friday, January 9, 2004, at 07:37...
• Re: SA GRILLE
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:50:17 -0500
  ...made of brittle plastic, >it had narrow bars like the German item, and the center section >(including the area surrounding the high-beams) was...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:38:22 -0400
  ...To use Bars Leaks or not..... > > In a message dated 9/16/2009 4:29:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > mbucchino@CHARTER.NET...
• Re: Westy Shock Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:29:46 -0400
  I have Koni shocks, stock springs, heavy sway bars front and rear, and 215/65 r 16 Michelin Defender tires on my '86 Westy...
• Re: Diesel 4 speed vs. 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 17:45:35 -0800
  ...I haven't tried it in a van using the 1982 carrier bars. If I do, I will definitely post my findings. Mike Snow...
• Re: Need Read Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:43:25 -0700
  i want nerf bars for bumpers. -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email (510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax ---- Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars- Now step bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Woodrose Dawn
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:32:43 -0700
  --- Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > Why not just glue some non-skid to the top of the > bumpers where you step? > You know...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:15:02 -0600
  ...Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders > you don't want a tubing bender, you want a mandrel tubing bender. There > are > only a few...
• Re: What parts could I use?
  Historical mailing list - Hahn Rossman
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:02:46 -0700
  ...weird cast aluminum engine mounts bolted to the block carrier bars (fabricated steel bars which run north south and connect to the aluminum mounts...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:27:30 -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...
• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:36:16 -0700
  ...One note, as the bars are made from aluminum, the welds will be pissy fussy around 1/4" rod. If was stainless it would...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:09:42 -0500
  ...No bars required -- foam blocks suffice. Google search "canoe > > on westfalia" to get some ideas. One example: > > > > > > http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http...
• Re: Bar's Leak
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 22:44:23 -0600
  bars leak......used it on old pinto and 65 ponitiac. I know it worked on one of em. My 90 multi w/140k just...
• Re: Replacing front end bushings, Hardware questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:57:03 +0000
  ...Radius bushings? sway bar stabilizer bars? Thanks, T.
• Re: Rear Hatch Curtain rods for Westfalia.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 15:09:59 -0600
  ...mcneely ---- HotelWestfalia <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote: > I had to make some before out of aluminium flat bars from Home Depot. > Zoltan > > > -----Original Message----- > From...
• Re: New motor selections for vanagons.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 18 May 1998 22:39:53 -0600
  ...mount bar- both of my Buick V6 swaps used the stock bars, and no problems were had with either. I'm sure the weight...
• Re: 83.5 underheating
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 18:11:06 -0700
  ...This problem started after the replacement of the 'Bars Leaks' plugged radiator. I'm convinced that we have a faulty thermostat, but it sure...
• Anyone need an I4 kit from a diesel Vanagon? (in Portland, OR)
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:06:14 -0700
  ...custom exhaust installed) Flywheel Oil pan Oil pickup Both engine mounting bars All rubber mounts Diesel filter module One special coolant hose (Missing only...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:42:05 -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...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Diesel_Engine_Position=3A_4=C2=BA_Angle_From_Centre_of?= =?UTF-8?Q?_Rear_Wheels?=
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:47:12 -0700
  ...AAZ diesel using stock diesel carrier bars (and piece of wood at driver side but engine looks level). I think this is a 2WD...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:09:49 -0400
  ...Here's a photo of the working end of one of the original prototype metre bars, specifically the one that was the US National...
• Re: Sagging suspension ??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 00:08:45 -0500
  ...The rear torsion bars are adjustable, >but it's a pain to do, requires the right tools, and a pretty knowledgeble >person. Often takes...
• sway-bars: why not street legal in CA?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 22:41:13 -0800
  Hey guys, Can't live with the list, can't live without it... :-) This week's question: I picked up my new rear EMPI...
• Re: Projectzwo Bullbars /I'm getting as many as needed.....
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 08:37:55 -0500
  ...Drew, Kevin & anyone else readfing, > > I'm getting a set of bars for a customer of mine, (Fogs Too!) > > I'm going to be...
• Re: trailer conversion/FRIDAY
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 7 May 1999 17:14:06 -0400
  ...I have the front end cut off and am > attaching the tow bars. I will use to carry family and friends when south > of...
• Re: [Westfalia] roof rack mounting tabs
  Historical mailing list - Jason Rutgers
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 21:29:54 -0400
  ...I just make some? I'd like to have three cross bars, to mount about a half dozen (really light) mountain bikes. > The tabs...
• Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 22:34:43 +1200
  ...VW 4 cylinder in-line >>> - need VW diesel carrier bars and other off-the-shelf VW >>> connection/engine pieces >>> - reliable and good mileage - install...
• Re: Hitch Question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:47:17 -0600
  ...them) and then bolting though the > retainer > bits (3 inch long bars) through the tow hooks and then through the bar > followed by nut...
• Re: Roof top Racks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:55:12 -0800
  ...has rectaular section cross bars ....not as heavy and bulky ....nice round large knobs to tighten them down ... I like these really a lot...
• Tom Buese shelf for sale
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:06:58 -0900
  ...I also have two of the stainless steel towel bars (never installed) to go with it. Mine has three coats of clear finish on...
• FOR SALE - 1986 VW VANAGON PARTS
  Historical mailing list - res0449u
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 11:44:18 -0700
  ...Air Flow Meter - 025-906-301C - 1 each - Factory Rebuilt - ROOF RACK - Thule Cross Bars & Feet - great for camper Thanks, Denys
• Re: 76 Westy in Ohio
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 13:36:14 +1100
  ...Looks like it could require the rear torsion bars to be re-set at some stage. From the pix it appears to have a...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Lundstrom
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:36:04 -0800
  ...So I'd need new bits.=20 Just fyi, a lot of Thule accessories do fit round yakima bars (and mine). However, Yakima does...