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• Re: Diesel Radiator Removal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 18:04:52 -0700
  ...2 brackets hold up the bottom. Top end has a pointy part that fits into rubber grommet above. The '82 diesel radiator is unique...
• Re: need radiator removal advice today re: spare tire tray
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:08:22 -0800
  ...stumped by > how to remove the spare tire brackets that run > directly below the radiator (the 2 guides above the > tray that the top...
• Re: Pics of I4 motor mounts?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 07:16:47 -0500
  ...if any listers out there would have a picture of the > brackets that mount to an Audi 80 or Dasher or Fox. They should...
• Re: Exhaust parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 17:46:00 -0500
  ...The later muffler and tail pipe can also be used if you change the rear motor mount casting to use the later muffler brackets...
• Awning Deal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Erb
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 19:46:26 -0400
  ...I picked up the awning and T3 brackets today, I have seen this awning listed for over $600 online, I figure for that price...
• Stove filler ...from digest.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:28:28 -0700
  ...I had some kickin around my shop left over from my racecar for use building brackets and stuff. I used like 1/2" x...
• South African grills fitted finally
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 23:24:07 +1200
  ...the two small inner high-beam-only headlights are attached to galvanized sheetmetal brackets which hook under the grill mounts and do not locate...
• Re: Tables, Oil Leaks, and Aux. Heater in 79 Campmobile
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 22:42:13
  ...There should be brackets attached to the sink cabinet, right where it attaches to the icebox cabinet. An "upside-down-L"-shaped leg goes...
• Re: My Sway bar thoughts and Rear sway bars- Source: $119 kit F or R
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:13:55 -0500
  ...The mounting brackets could be better designed. I have made brackets to use this sway bar on a Syncro. The Vanagon has so much...
• Re: Carefree of Colorado, add a room
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 17:44:04 -0700
  ...Plus the required drilling and attaching of some brackets for the end wall supports. Plus the whole package was very bulky and heavy to...
• Re: 84 GL Exhaust System
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:39:05 -0400
  ...Make suer all the brackets are there so the pipes do not crack. Dennis.
• Many vanagon parts FS
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 11:29:50 -0400
  ...and small parts available also, glass, brackets, etc. No syncro drive train parts yet, but will probably offer some later. Bill www.geocities.com...
• Re: DIESEL exhaust question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:28:18 -0800
  ...It shows the 3 rubber mounts used to connect the muffler to the brackets that you mentioned. Mark Jim Felder wrote: > > Through a list...
• rear radio speaker bracket sought (85 weekender)
  Historical mailing list - Forrest Minor
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 19:14:32 -0500
  ...Too late! the brackets went with the car.... So, I have the speaker, but not the bracket that holds it to the body. It...
• The case of the cracking Alternator Bracket - Solved
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 14:24:10 -0500
  ...I've been thru 5 brackets (4 new) in the past 2 1/2 yrs / 65k miles. Daryl said that around 1988 VW offered...
• cruise control - aargh!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 10:43:55 -0500
  ...It was from an automatic - naturally! All the parts were essentially there except the brackets :-( My mechanic installed it, made the right brackets and...
• water from exhaust mystery solved.
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:02:54 -0500
  ...The exhaust brackets were the toughest part of the job. I am still stuck with two homeless exhaust brackets. One that the Bentley does...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 19:20:03 -0800
  ...Mike Snow Camp Pendleton, California 1982 Westfalia 1.6TD 1983 ASIA 1.6D Hi Michael, Do you have part numbers for the bottom brackets...
• Re: OK, OK, new topic
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 22:51:04 -0400
  ...Karl pdooley wrote: > Hence the reason I have mentioned a few times in the past about fabbing up > some brackets and mounting standard extruded...
• Re: SS header
  Historical mailing list - David Bartolini
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 08:13:29 -0400
  ...If you remove the cat, my guess is the brackets for the S&S muffler won't line up correctly. Here's the cure...
• I-4 VW Diesel Vanagon conversion parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Scott Solomon
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 12:20:41 -0500
  ...All brackets, oil pan, pump/pickup tube, cradle, hoses, oil cooler, everything but the bellhousing(I have an Automatic). This would allow you to...
• Bumper repairs, fibreglass
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:17:23 -0700
  ...By the way, one of the nuts that are welded to the inside of the bumper brackets had come loose. I Bremmelled off the...
• Re: Was: Exhausted, but quite...finally! Now Dremel!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 10:10:31 -0500
  ...With the muffler and cat down, I was able to unbolt the remaining >portion of the support brackets. However, separating the j-pipe from...
• Re: towing a van?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:20:37 -0400
  ...The Roadmaster Brackets and tow bar are definaltey the way to go. Also make sure your hitch is rated for 5,000 pounds and...
• 1990 Vanagon GL (non running), jump seats, large table/mount, headrests for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:48:41 EST
  ...Just need a good cleaning. $150 each or $275 for the set Large beige table with two sets of mounting brackets $100 Headrest insert...
• Big Lots things for your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 6 Jul 2002 10:12:01 -0400
  ...My idea is to use those springy brackets that are used to hold things like brooms and mops to mount the light. The light...
• 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: new LP tank regulator touches body
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 16:35:31 -0700
  ...On Jul 15, 2012, at 4:18 PM, Spencer Allen wrote: > After much grinding of the openings on mounting brackets on the new > Go...
• pop-top won't shut
  Historical mailing list - Lanni
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:39:06 -0700
  ...we also tried adjusting the rear brackets that hold the pop-top to the van, but that didn't help, either. i figure with...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 01:47:19 -0400
  ...grr, nice) some of us have to replace exhaust gaskets and brackets.... Anyway, for something constructive: If you decide to go with the fiber...
• Re: Is lifting a Westie bed really this simple?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 25 May 1999 16:04:39 -0400
  ...The "L" brackets on the >bench that are bolted to the floor would need longer bolts and they could >go through the 2x4s for...
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:52:16 -0700
  ...I had the same problem as you on my conversion, made some brackets that approximated the diesel one, but with radiator mounts sandwiched in...
• Painting the vinyl and closing in the windows?!!
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 14:43:07 +0000
  ...Through insulation, pegboard, L-brackets, paint and baskets we have made this area more functional, temperate and private. ...
• Re: middle seat mounting question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 06:56:16 -0400
  ...to line up with the existing threaded >> holes in the track brackets. >> >> But I wonder if removing the left side armrest would let the...
• Re: Repair glue for heater box
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:53:21 -0700
  I bent some metal L brackets to fix a box that I worked on. There really wasn't enough gluing surface to repair the...
• Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 18:27:21 -0400
  ...bumper is a different story ..same bolt thread though, to the brackets, 4 screws there. > > > On 4/1/2013 8:08 AM, T Collins...
• Re: Diesel alternator
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 17:15:15 -0500
  ...Get the alternator, belt and brackets. Snip the wires off the big plastic connector that you use now on the alternator, and install ring...
• Re: Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list - J. C.
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 13:15:17 -0700
  ...It was so light I didn't need any support brackets at all. Which was good, since they were all rusted out. Jim Carter...
• Re: Fwd: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:02:17 -0800
  ...Left and right Cast Aluminum Engine brackets...and mounting bolts. Exhaust brackets ..the left one on the left aluminum engine mounting bracket.. .........and the...
• Re: Trailer hitches..couple of questions
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 18:18:13 +0000
  ...I then bolted the tube to the stock bumper brackets. Once I was sure everything was lined up perfectly, I took the whole thing...
• Re: 91 Westfalia - metal clips in headlight buckets that hold on front grill
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 6 Sep 2015 01:53:37 -0400
  ...I've re-installed the (straightened) >head light "buckets", or steel brackets that hold the 2 glass lenses. > >I then went to install the...
• Re: Head Gasket Project
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 23:36:19 -0400
  ...I painted the engine flat black, and the >removable parts like the A/C compressor, PS pump, alternator and any >brackets - flat aluminum. I...
• Paulchen Bike Rack Setup Question
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 20:34:11 -0400
  ...When I tighten the brass thumbwheel screws that secure the lower brackets to the rack, they become very tight with about .4" remaining space...
• Re: Dropping Aircooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - George A Lehman
  Mon, 13 May 2002 20:29:13 -0500
  ...Disconnected most everything (including heater hoses, Electrical/Starter, fuel and clutch slave/hose brackets) Marked the exact location of whole assemble on jack and...
• Need some parts - used or new if fine (89 Carat)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 17:12:19 -0400
  ...I also posted this a while ago but lost a bunch of emails, I need the �plastic and the mounting brackets for the Carat...
• Re: noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 00:29:37 -0700
  ...What gives? How can it be silent on one bus and so noisy on another? Mounting brackets are the same, connections seem the same...
• Re: fiamma awning 10 ft or 11-8 ft
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Thu, 17 May 2007 16:30:48 -0700
  ...It's a lot of weight hanging off the rain gutter on the van IMHO, even with the mounting brackets bolted into the body...
• Re: Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 12:59:11 -0700
  ...I was pleased with the ease with >which they came off. >I live in sunny South Carolina so rusty brackets are not a question...
• Giving Back to the List
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Sat, 22 Feb 2020 12:07:15 -0500
  ...Working condition………$100 GoWesty Vanagon Hitch………………………………..…$100 Vanagon Power Mirrors……………………………………$350 Vanagon Bumper Brackets……………………………..…..$50 Vanagon Chrome Bumpers with Rubber Pads…………$200 Buyer pays...
• Re: Almost rear-ended by inattentive drive
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 20 Aug 2018 18:09:29 -0500
  ...Jim On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 3:50 PM Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote: > When the bumper or brackets are to beffy...
• New Parts from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 May 2012 06:41:36 -0400
  ...Stainless Steel fuel pump mounting brackets. Dash trays. Grey Water tanks. Heavy Duty rear springs. And much, much more. No more need for Canadians...
• Muffler brackets and things, 87 Syncro manual
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 09:19:02 EDT
  Hi all! When I purchased my 87 Syncro Westy, the last owner had a new muffler system installed by one off these big muffler...
• Re: Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:05:11 EST
  ...buy new cat that has hole of oxygen sensor) 2.1l Brackets for muffler and cat (if you have 1.9l you need to...
• Exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 14:11:23 -0600
  ...The brackets that used to be on my exhaust pipes (where they connect to the rear two cylinders) have broken/rusted off and my...
• Re: 2.1 Upgrade for '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 10:48:56 EST
  ...I know that you could probably modify the mounting brackets with some work and experimentation, but the much easier route is to find a...
• Re: air conditioning for germany
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:13:42 EST
  ...I will wait until I change the engine to 1.9td before having brackets made. I also have in my possession a Tiico (gasoline...
• Re: noisy fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 06:44:55 -0400
  ...What gives? How can it be silent on one bus and so noisy on another? Mounting brackets are the same, connections seem the same...
• Re: Wanted : Vanagon Paulchen Rack
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sat, 9 Dec 2006 22:22:12 -0500
  ...Must be in good shape and come with all the brackets to install properly. I'm also looking to sell an Eurovan Paulchen rack...
• Vanagon 2.1 muffler and front fiberglass bumper for sale
  Historical mailing list - Dave Weaver
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:38:21 -0400
  ...Bumper includes the steel mounting brackets. I'm looking for $125 plus freight for the muffler and $75 plus shipping for the bumper. I...
• Re: trailer hitch for sale...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:04:29 -0400
  ...It replaces the stock bumper brackets and pushes deep into the frame of the vehicle. Included are two sets of bumper brackets, one for...