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• Re: Towing a Vanagon/Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:19:44 -0400
  ...Towing a Vanagon/Westy? What's the best way to tow a Vanagon/Westy? Are there tow bars to fit? Remove the f. bumper...
• Re: [Syncro] Starter removal/replacement syncro w/ Tiico
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 15:56:38 -0400
  ...seven inches at the driveshaft flange after taking off the protefctive bars and the shaft. Then you have pretty good access, though you also...
• tortion bars and the power steering system
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:06:04 -0800
  Hello, I've been reading the theory behind power steering systems on: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/steering.htm And cross referencing that with my...
• Re: Possibly NLA Suspension Parts
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 15:26:18 -0800
  You can get the strut bars bushing parts here. http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/smartlist_322/radius_arm_bushings.html The 80...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:55:56 -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: Thule or Yakima rack part no's - Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Wed, 2 May 2001 07:21:06 -0700
  ...These brackets aloow you to use the cheaper, but just as sturday QuickN Easy roof brackets($45/set) and bolt either round bars to...
• Re: what to do in Philadelphia-nvc
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:50:17 -0700
  ...any Suggestions for must see attractions in the  city or bars/restaurants that shouldn't be missed? We'll be here until tomorrow morning...
• Re: brake shoe installation help (long)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 21 May 2009 14:24:21 -0700
  ...t think there's a difference between passenger and driver side bars. (i.e. in case you or PO got the mixed up) If...
• My first Junkyard score
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 14:25:48 -0700
  ...Found the bottle but also found in the storage cabinet in one of them the bars for the front hammock!! Alll the hardware was...
• Re: Light Inside Camper
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 13:03:01 -0400
  ...I also installed using an aluminum plate an 18" stalk light ($42) just aft of the pop top support bars where they attach to...
• 11 in. pressure = how many Bars????
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 11:10:02 +0200
  I have searched the archives and I found a lot of discussion about the Westy propane regulator needing to push 11 inches of water...
• Performance...any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 23:59:14 -0500
  ...no sway bars and stock ride height/shocks. What else can I do? I have a new Rotor/Cap and platinum 4 Bosch Plugs...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 09:36:02 -0500
  ...Bull Bars you should sell the plans for the bumper. Let everyone have them built locally. >>> "KENWILFY@AOL.COM" 12/03/99 08:55AM...
• Re: Now: long term wear horn relay. Was: Horn installation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:43:40 -0700
  ...https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/horn-relay > > > > click on 3 bars on top left of the screen you will find other stuff in...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Re=3A_Diesel_Engine_Position=3A_4=C2=BA_Angle_From_Centr?= =?UTF-8?Q?e_of_Rear_Wheels?=
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 11:12:29 -0700
  ...diesel or gas VW inline gas engine mounted on > >diesel carrier bars, with the engine lid on if you put tape measure up > to...
• NOS YAKIMA HI RISE 1A's FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 20:23:18 -0500
  ...No bars or bike trays and no lock cores. Most of this stuff will be sold for 50-60% of retail and later on...
• Re: racks?
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 23:22:38 -0500
  ...I also installed bolts to prevent the canoe moving laterally along the bars. Thule makes top quality stuff albeit somewhat pricey, but hey, it...
• Re: off road grille guards...
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 07:35:06 -0700
  ...I want to have some bull bars welded that would make Mad-Max gealous. Phil***84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon" ***84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition...
• Re: inspection worries
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gilland
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 12:43:21 -0700
  ...I sincerely hope you >end up behind bars for a long long time. Wishing ill will upon a list member is unacceptable. Let she...
• Re: Stuff wanted 'n stuff available
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 17:49:48 -0700
  ...tranny, mounting bars, engine mounts, oil pan, hoses, etc. - vanagon stuff: front doors free for pickup, good shape - quantum starter, worked fine when pulled...
• Flat 4 towing 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 20:01:58 -0600
  ...was wondering if anyone else had any other brilliant ideas.tow bars get pretty spendy (up over 1K) and the old ones for Beetles...
• Re: re. Vanagon bull bars/brush guards...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:14:31 -0800
  ...Vanagon bull bars/brush guards... > > > > Exactly! The bumper just has to collapse at the > > proper rate for a high speed crash. Some > University > > showed...
• Vanagon Jailbars (was Re: Metal railing along rear glass?)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 17:40:48 -0500
  ...on the Deluxe Baywindow buses too) These 2 horizontal polished aluminum bars (tubing) with a vertical cast aluminum polished bracket supporting them in the...
• Re: Shims Swaybars CVs and Steve's Spings
  Historical mailing list - Derrek Wittmann
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 22:51:29 -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...
• =?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
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 21:08:03 -0700
  ...diesel or gas VW inline gas engine mounted on > > diesel carrier bars, ..... how far down is the centre of the crank > pulley from > > engine...
• Re: Roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:16:00 -0500
  ...the cart, painted > > it black, and mounted it to the cross bars on his roof to carry HIS gear > > along...It actually looked pretty...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:49:10 -0700
  For what its worth, both my vans parking brake bars are at an angle and work effectively - the '86 more so than the '84...
• Front Skid Plate Design -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 07:58:28 +0200
  ...The problem is that the tyre is too wide( by millimetres) to fit between the chassis bars which run length ways with the vehicle...
• Re: Long Wheelbase Diesel T4 Transporter (Eurovan)
  Historical mailing list - Kleinwagen
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 01:06:31 EST
  ...Is yours a "TDI"? Also, during several trips to Taipei and Taichung, I noticed the NICESTS Bull Bars (brush gards to US folks) on...
• Re: trailer conversion/Friday
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Fri, 7 May 1999 18:47:11 -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: YOKOHAMA Y365 Tires
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:06:41 EST
  ...They only lasted a year (<15K miles) until they were down to the wear bars. Got rid of them today as a matter of...
• Re: What is the Euro equivalent to diamond plate sheet metal?
  Historical mailing list - paul cooper
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 00:20:33 +0100
  ...I'm > talking about the stuff you see on the top of the authentic Projekt2 bull > bars, sometimes used on the top of Landrover...
• Re: blue vs green vs orange coolant
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 16:36:14 -0700
  ...Also, does your engine year also ask for the "genuine subaru coolant conditioner" AKA bars leak type sealer? That might be a consideration as...
• Re: A real sunroof on the Westy
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:17:57 -0700
  ...You have to make sure that the sunroof latch doesn't block one > of > the bars from raising the poptop. Does anyone know where...
• Re: Brake Caliper Torque - 200 ft/lbs??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 18:15:11 -0700
  ...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: cold start strategies
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 19:04:56 +0000
  ...It is a flat aluminum mounting plate with two "stove element" type bars that lead up to it from the electrical plug. I ordered...
• diesel vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:35:59 -0700
  i have some parts leftover from my diesel conversion for sale: *engine mounts 1982. (tubular bars. Not sure if i have the cast aluminum...
• Raingutter mounts on Westy top?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:05:59 -0600
  Hi, I'd like to mount Yakima raingutter towers (1A) and bars on the pop top of my 88 Westy to carry a canoe...
• Re: another victim - pop top lifting assembly weak spot
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:23:23 -0400
  ...Others may be able to disprove my theory too if they, unlike me, have had long had secure/not wiggly/vibrating cross bars and...
• Re: New motor selections for vanagons.
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Mon, 18 May 1998 19:48:54 -0400
  ...don't bother locating a set of diesel mounting bars. The diesel bars interfere with the accessories on the 2.3 motor. I plan...
• Re: radiator install
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:06:56 -0400
  ...When you drop the spare tire....be careful, it's heavier than you think, pull the clips that hold the cover and bars that...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 17:55:13 -0400
  ...net> wrote: >>> >>> fabricating new engine mount brackets for the diesel carrier bars so >>> once I align the engine with the body, I want as...
• Headrests on all seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 May 1997 14:36:26 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Feel with your thumb on the top of the seatback where the headrest bars would enter the seat. Push down hard with your thumb...
• Adding a pop-top to a Vanagon?!
  Historical mailing list - ROGunter
  Sun, 3 May 1998 10:16:00 EDT
  ...the Van to accept the top? Heavy duty shocks? Anit-sway bars? If I have to modify the vehicle too much it may not...
• Re: Would it be insane...
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 00:29:17 -0700
  ...rams back on the sides and get rid >>of the damn bars up front >>- I could do it >>j >> >> >> >It would be insane not...
• Re: Possibly NLA Suspension Parts
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 17:44:00 -0800
  ...PM, mdrillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > >> You can get the strut bars bushing parts here. >> >> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/smartlist_322...
• Re: BBtB 2014
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 11 Jan 2014 22:20:54 -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: Taking out middle row in 7 seater
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Feb 1997 07:24:10 -0800
  ...I played with the "jail bars" a lot, and thought that the rear corner windows were really neato. I don't think our bus...
• Re: retrofitting poptop onto GL?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 09:34:11 -0100
  ...I have seen several Vanagons which have been converted to poptops without similar reinforcement bars being welded in, and functionally they looked and drove...
• Re: Radiator Leak
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 13:05:03 -0700
  ...http://www.barsleaks.com If you decide to push on and do nothing you should be okay, just keep an eye on the level...
• Re: Inverter advice needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 20:23:12 -0400
  ...Modified sine will put a buzz in many audio gear (with inadequately filtered power supply), will maybe put crawling bars on a CRT monitor...
• Re: Westy Shock Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:30:20 -0700
  ...rr.com> wrote: > I have Koni shocks, stock springs, heavy sway bars front and rear, and > 215/65 > r 16 Michelin Defender tires on...
• =?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
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 10:47:44 -0700
  ...ABA with 1.8 liter head > and Vanagon bars, stock deisel motor mounts and stock Digifant stuff from > the 84 van.. > Mine is, measured...
• Re: Here's an interesting one.. RE: Ask Yourself Folks, What Would a Good Running One cost?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 08:10:28 -0500
  ...to anywhere on the body except by springs and feeble sliding bars, things get a lot less stable and a lot more complicated mechanically...
• head "tasket"
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 09:01:27 -0400
  ...And fool with it I must! Head is leaking steadily despite the desparate Bars Leak tactic. So its gasket time etc. I'm now...
• Re: Funny Noise...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 13:50:35 +0200
  ...kinda like 2 bars hitting eachother? it was when I went over bumps... > sometimes it was there... sometimes not.. what do you think??? Jason...
• Is The End near?
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 10:29:56 PST
  ...Also, is there a short-term fix besides Bars Leaks or another leak stopper? Also I'm looking for some later model interior parts...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 10:47:41 -0600
  ...lock) - a window ice scraper - an emergency sleeping bag - some chocolate bars or Christmas cake (for energy) Larry Johnson in Ontario, Canada Hans Brouwer...
• Re: Shadyboy awning
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 19:54:52 -0700
  ...We got the > optional hold down bars cuz we live on the coast. Had it in the rain, and > in some heavy gusts, and...
• Re: TOW BAR
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 00:14:31 -0500
  ...They make brackets http://www.roadmasterinc.com/pdfinst/1208-1.pdf specifically for the Vanagon and their tow bars are fantastic. I have the...