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• Re: Bars leaks
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:11:56 -0500
  ...I decided to try Bars leaks based on what I had seen/heard from the list. I also am one who frowns upon a...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 27 May 2017 11:10:02 -0700
  ...diesel mount bracket position on a pair of '82 diesel engine bars. Given your recent forays into these parts.... Would repositioning the shift cup...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 22:43:44 -0700
  ...As I stated before, she has a tired engine that isn't worth rebuilding so the bars leaks has simply prolonged the inevitable. I...
• Re: Swaybars-worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 15:29:59 -0600
  ...Swaybars-worth it? > Does anyone have sway bars on thier vanagon? Does it help any? Worth it? > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer...
• Towing
  Historical mailing list - jonc
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 13:53:18 -0800
  ...custom aluminum and stainless trailor with bronze disc brakes and torsion bars to make things easier for the driver and whatever is towing it...
• Re: Has anyone fabricated a steel tube frontbumper?Bulli-bars?
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 12:27:40 -0700
  If you decide to do this how about putting in a 2" front mounted receiver hitch while you're at it? Thanks, Chris On...
• Re: Side Steps?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 22:32:33 EDT
  ...Listmember Dan Danrich "Maui Dan" of the aloha state made some really cool tube side bars for the vanagon...mount on both sides on...
• Re: Front end advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:37:37 -0500
  ...Plan to replace the bushings at the front of those strut bars. Even if they look good, they are distorted and stretched. Dennis -----Original...
• Anyone Need a (Vanagon) Wheelchair Lift?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:42:17 +0200
  ...Besides wheelchairs, this lift can easily help load and unload engines, transmissions, gold bars, etc. If seriously interested, please P-mail me. I'm...
• Re: I-4 conversion general info
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:18:17 -0700
  ...Off the top of my head: ’83 (or later) carrier bars & engine mounts Diesel bell housing & shield, starter, input shaft, clutch & flywheel Oil pan...
• Re: Vanagon Christmas Presents?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 27 Dec 2019 13:31:36 -0500
  ...Very fun. >> >> And, slightly related, more magnet bars for my shop, used to hold items during projects from getting away from me. >> >> My goal...
• Re: <VV> Re: [oletrucks] General Sway bar question
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Robert Hill
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 15:48:11 -0600
  ...They are solid steel bars that are tempered, just as any spring. Conduit has virtually no spring properties and no strength. Don't even...
• Re: Pop top side bar lift?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:31:26 -0400
  ...So, I stood in >> the >>> center of the floor, reached out to both sides to the side bars, and >> tried >>> lifting. I can't...
• Re: Eurospec conversion available on East Coast!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 15:54:35 -0400
  ...However, I believe one would also need to modify the >rear engine hanger and subframe to work with the diesel mounting bars. There >is...
• UPDATE on SOUTH AFRICA PARTS...PLEASE READ...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:59:41 -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...
• again with "exhaust rattle"
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:56:50 -0700
  ...So today I took off the muffler, dropped the skid bars, and removed the engine mount carrier. I found a loose bolt, the centre...
• Vanagon from AZ spotted at Darien Lake NY
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:17:45 -0700
  ...Van�was jacked up and looked like a Syncro wih big knobby tires�and chrome rims Had 4 sets of�carrier bars on the...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:55:13 -0700
  Buncha attitudinal crotchety barstids, y'are. Cya, Robert On Sep 24, 2010 12:38 PM, "Alistair Bell" <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > ok, > > I give...
• Road Trip!!
  Historical mailing list - Captain
  Sun, 5 May 96 23:41 EST
  ...Can anyone give me advice on the best (or any) VW repair shops along the way? I'll also be looking for Blues bars...
• Windsurfing & Westies
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Thu, 25 Jul 96 09:27:31 -0500
  ...among other things :) Anyway, I've been thinking about what I'm going to do about getting bars up top. Is the most common...
• Re: FS: 86 Vanagon Double Cab
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 21 May 1998 16:38:23 -0700
  ...I had assumed he had bought it to fix it up -- Porsche Engine and Brush-bars and all. If so, then $18k might be...
• You're Invited! Herbie & Friends Cruise Across America (A Little Long)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 5 May 2005 09:41:57 -0700
  ...The venerable "Hot Dog" Fred will be providing the "refreshments" at the first Lunch Stop in Barstow, CA at Dana Park, located at Barstow...
• Re: Thule or Yakima rack part no's - Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Tue, 1 May 2001 09:57:21 -0700
  ...Unfortunately, this prevents the pop top from being raised due to the load bars over the top. The alternative is to mount the steel...
• Re: Large parts transport from SF to SoCal to SF available
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:50:15 -0800
  ...in a while other than Friday! Man, a Syncro with brush bars, extra fuel tanks, SA grill, spare tire/gas can carrier, rack for...
• diesel vanagon parts quest
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 16 May 1999 22:54:03 -0400
  ...I got the transmission, starter, slave cylinder, load bars, motor mounts and three molded coolant hoses. Total cost: $96. That's the good part...
• Re: Welding Project For Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 00:29:56 -0600
  Roo bars. Except they would be for deer in this country! Al Brase 3 hits: 1 Vanagon, 1 draw, 1 deer Bob Stevens wrote...
• Re: interior lighting - led strip
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sun, 3 Mar 2013 12:52:14 -0900
  ...can read at night without flashlights clamped on the top support bars. Mark in AK - hoping for Spring to come soon On Sun, Feb...
• Re: Kayak/Luggage Carrier for 91GL
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:58:38 -0500
  ...you can just as effectively tie it down to the cross bars. > > Stace > > > > On Oct 10, 2008, at 2:30 PM, Michael Sullivan wrote...
• Re: Pop top bar, can be bent
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 19 Jul 2022 09:30:59 -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...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Diesel_Engine_Position=3A_4=C2=BA_Angle_From_Cent?= =?utf-8?Q?re_of_Rear_Wheels?=
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 12:40:08 -0700
  ...So..... > > For Vanagon owners with a diesel or gas VW inline gas engine mounted on > diesel carrier bars, with the engine lid on if...
• get'um while they're hot: buses for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 11 Feb 95 23:49:42 CST
  ...dove blue metallic, with the little luggage-protection bars on the inside of the rear windows. looks really good. looks like a purchased- in...
• Saludos de Mexico!
  Historical mailing list - Phaedra Savage
  Fri, 29 Dec 2000 00:28:48 -0000
  ...I imagine I�ve missed some (?) rousing debates about Bars Leak & other equally stimulating topics, but I suppose I will survive. The Mexican cervesa...
• Re: Swaybars-worth it(rear)?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 01:14:18 -0500
  ...Even more prevelent on >the >late model Bay Window Busses equipt with 7/8in sway bars front and rear. >Also >One Hell Of A...
• Re: gas price (was stealth camping)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:17:42 -0800
  ...station, gas at 3.55 a gallon; I > filled up in Barstow on my way here and thought > I was getting a bargain at...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:47:40 -0600
  ...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: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - WELLHOUSE MAX
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 03:36:19 -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: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 16 May 2013 17:35:17 -0700
  ...On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 8:04 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > The diesel carrier bars are not the only parts...
• Re: Going to Vegas for a business trip, anything I should be seeing while there?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:41:43 -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...
• Re: Double Van Sighting Boston Area
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:38:22 -0800
  The second dark blue one with the rack bars and the Zetec sounds like the Bostig turbo van of Jim. Which night was it...
• ECU problems? '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wigley
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 17:55:57 -0700
  ...learn the hard way (that would be another three hours in Barstow and two in Needles). All free advice is welcome! TIA, Neil in...
• Re: Deer Syncro direct hit
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 20:06:57 -0700
  ...The van is now back to normal but I must say I like the look of some Auzzy Bully Bars I saw the web...
• Re: Has anyone added a rear swaybar to their westy?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 20:22:28 EST
  ...Someone even suggested ordering it from JC Whitney since they offer ADDCO sway bars for much less money. I think ADDCO actually builds to...
• Re: Reflectors on back of van
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:42:43 -0500
  Tabe, I've done design work for trucking fleets who call these features "worry bars." They're designed to keep the brights out of...
• Re: Was: Where.... Heat Going? Now: "Top Ten" space useage under/over Norcold
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:00:50 -0700
  ...I do miss the little top tray in the door on the Norcold, great for small stuff (and a few cany bars).
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:41:15 -0800
  ...So, I > dumped some Bars Leak Engine > Stop leak in, and in a day or two, it stopped > leaking. ;) Hasn't leaked > since. > > The...
• Re: Shims Swaybars CVs and Steve's Spings
  Historical mailing list - Derrek Wittmann
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 19:31:27 -0800
  ...Shims Swaybars CVs and Steve's Spings > Derrek, > > Could you tell me where you bought the sway bars for you Vanagon, and any > other...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:35:29 -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: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 14:49:17 -0700
  ...On 9/23/17, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: >> >> fabricating new engine mount brackets for the diesel carrier bars so >> once I align...
• Re: BBtB 2014
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 11 Jan 2014 18:44:46 -0800
  ...are gorgeous and beer is 10 cents a glass and the bars never close and there is always wood stacked by the campfire. On...
• Re: anti-freeze leak
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 17:24:04 -0800 (PST)
  ...I've read a few posts that say Barsleak works. Some have posted that it might clog the radiator works, but one of the...
• '87 mods???
  Historical mailing list - Perry Patterson
  Fri, 14 Mar 1997 23:51:52 -0800 (PST)
  ...Anyone have any suggestions on shocks, sway bars, even whole handling kits, wheel and wider tire combos. I've read all the tire info...
• Repair shop in Buffalo
  Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 11:18:25 -0400
  ...NY 14216 (716) 877-2677 The owner's name is Eric Barsch. His partner is in the market for another Westy or a Westy...
• Re: Multivan trays
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 17:20:22 -0700
  ...The little metal clips attach to the jump bars. These little suckers are Great! I use them constantly for misc stuff. Don Chris & Jaidon...
• Re: Load in Van?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 19:42:48 +1200
  ...two friction tiedowns (none of those awful ratchet types) on the bars to pull the bike's front end down, no stand or rear...
• Re: Transmission suddenly slipping
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:17:09 -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: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 15 May 2013 19:20:01 +0000
  ...Cal is one source of bars and mounts. scott www.turbovans .com > On 5/15/2013 11:47 AM, J Stewart wrote: > > Had me...
• Re: brush guard/bull bars for vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 08:48:15 -0400
  Chris my Van Cafe bumpers also mount undernieth. I'll get you some pics on Monday when I'm home with my digital camera...
• Re: Folllow-up on head gasket question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:45:05 -0800
  hi, I recently took a waterboxer engine apart that someone had put a significant amount of bars leak in, to get the van, which...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:44:36 -0700
  ...OK, I plan on a late > fall rebuild for the engine BUT my question is should I throw some Bars > Leaks in there for...
• Re: Overheating, smoking, rough running
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:01:42 -0400
  ...I used Bars Lead Head Gasket Repair on my son's 91 BMW 325i, when it had 200k on it. Followed the procedures to...