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• Re: Rear Wheel Bearings Replace$$
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 07:29:37 -0600
  ...type places that >> will do the job? Is everyong standing on their six foot bars to do >> this, >> or is there another approach? <g> >
• Re: Hatch bike racks question
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:19:02 -0500
  ...got the hatch rack with fold down shelf and bike load bars extension). I agonized over the price of the rack for two weeks...
• Re: Heading South Arizona-Way
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:01:42 -0400
  ...good cafes and bars, too. Have a great time. Stephen Chillicothe OH On Oct 30, 2008, at 9:25 PM, miguel pacheco wrote: > Guys...
• Re: Pop top bar, can be bent
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:46:43 +0000
  ...Years ago on this list it was recommended to me to not use that bar.  Instead to place your hands on the side bars...
• Re: Roof rack for kayaks on 91 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 16 May 2010 22:33:26 -0230
  ...Joy On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 8:39 PM, gneiss9 <gneiss9@gmail.com> wrote: > I am installing a set of standard bars ("Gary...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:37:32 -0700
  ...Dennis seems to have the safest solution. > > though, if someone can tell me which year van would have the correct clamshell and bars I...
• Re: 27 in tires in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:13:10 -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: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:38:32 EDT
  In a message dated 9/16/2009 4:29:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mbucchino@CHARTER.NET writes: I reiterate, if you don...
• just in case you might know someone who is interested ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 11 Aug 94 12:48:02 CDT
  ...aftermarket 22mm front sway bar $45 aftermarket 19 & 22mm rear sway bars $40 each front upper stress bar $30 custom locking car cover to...
• Re: CRASH WORTHY??
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 00:04:34 -0400
  ...so I > was wondering if the Projectzwo Bull bars would help in a major impact > or would the unibody construction render the big ass...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 09:46:19 -0800
  ...So, anyone out their have a source of "tube" bumpers, "bull bars", etc. >that can be used to repace the wimpy stock bumper? > >Thanks...
• Re: Projectzwo Bullbars
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 10:13:24 -0500
  ...do > alot of driving through the desert and woods and those bars would be perfect > to protect the van and to add accesories(sp...
• Re: 2.1L heads leaking @ -10?
  Historical mailing list - FranD
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 18:00:14 -0800
  ...before you > have to face the ultimate long term repair. > http://barsleaks.com > > Stuart > > FranD wrote: > > > > Tom emailed me and I'm putting it...
• FS: Bike Rack for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - G. Chapman
  Mon, 6 May 2002 12:37:43 -0400
  ...The setup incudes two (2) Steelhead holders, four (4) Q-Towers and attachment Clips, two (2) wheelholders, two (2) 66" round bars, and six...
• Re: Westy roof-rack spider bungee net
  Historical mailing list - Julia Schrenkler
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 20:58:54 -0400
  ...down strangely lumpy duffel bags and a sleeping bag against sissy bars on touring cycles. If memory serves it was listed as a size...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (Part 3)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 06:43:23 -0500
  The Vans that were factory equipped with the 205/70-14 tire used a different clamshell and the hold down bars. Also the two...
• Re: Seeking Yakima Rack Advice
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:23:52 -0700
  ...I have very little clearance between the top and the stock Yakima cross bars, and I've never had a problem even with bikes...
• Re: Overheating, smoking, rough running
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:03:01 -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...
• Re: PSI and Bars, for tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:53:24 -0800
  I see about 6-7 psi change on my 15 mile drive to town. Temp doesn’t change much at all. (Alistair’s cheap...
• Re: North Carolina Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:30:51 -0400
  ...just the deep-throated variety from too many smoky bars with a tendency to have dark oil runnin' thru her. https://picasaweb.google.com...
• Re: Rear brake adjustment wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 13 May 2016 14:15:24 -0700
  ...On one of my adjuster bars, the wheel won't back all the way off, as it shouldn't, but on one bar, the...
• Re: Mechanics using customer supplied parts.. Was bars leaks
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:00:40 EDT
  In a message dated 17/09/2009 9:23:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: That WAS not a...
• Re: Clunk up front when starting from dead stop
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 23:55:27 -0500
  Jeff, the trick to inspecting your torsion bars would be finding a vehicle that has them first. I'm pretty sure all vanagons came...
• Re: Would it be insane...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 10:50:23 -0400
  ...rams back on the sides and get rid > of the damn bars up front > - I could do it > j > > > ===== > www.vaef.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You...
• another Friday question! repairing metal, NVC
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:51:01 -0400
  ...3/4 inch diameter, to cross-bars - this is part of a futon frame. It has long metal pipes running the long direction, and...
• Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 15 May 2013 19:03:20 +0000
  ...Mostly > pretty rusty but still useable. > Mark > J Stewart wrote: > > Had me wondering, just where DO you get these diesel carrier > > bars-other than...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:33:49 -0400
  ...Removing rain gutter attached bars so that you can open the poptop is inconvienent when on the road. On Aug 20, 2012, at 4...
• Re: Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:40:05 -0700
  ...You can also mount one of the Xport mount onto a board about the width of your handle bars, and just stand the bike...
• Re: Mechanics using customer supplied parts.. Was bars leaks
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:29:34 -0400
  If you've ever been on the shop owner side of the counter, you might have a different perspective. I personally have not but...
• Re: Syncro Handling/Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Oct 94 11:40:53 PDT
  Steve Johnson laments: > > Yeah, and then you should sell your unused MXL's to a hungry starving 2WD > Vanagon driver so he doesn't...
• Re: sway bar?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 11:54:35 -0700
  ...race that baby! Oh, no well, I've had anti-sway bars on both the elder bus and '71 and they're helpful but...
• Fiamma or Thule? 2
  Historical mailing list - Kokopelli Txirulari
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 08:36:30 GMT
  ...All of the roof bars, bike carriers, ski racks that I have owned, are still in extremely good use even after years of intense...
• Re: The ole head dilema
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 12:18:47 -0500
  ...I just cured a head gasket problem by using Bars Leaks Head Gasket repair. It's more difficult than the Subaru product as you...
• Re: demise of an olde year ...
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:46:34 -0600
  ... as you go forth tonight, into that bacchanal of babbling banality (with the other baboons from the bars), here's a song to sing...
• bike rack stuff
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth W. Wyatt
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 18:33:24 -0400
  ...I actually bought the poptop setup used for 50 bucks and had to add the hi rise bars. The plate thingy was a gift...
• Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 12:31:15 -0400
  ...box could be put between the frame bars, or possibly full width with the frame bars as dividers. This could be used for spare...
• Re: Rear tire angle
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 2 May 2012 07:17:22 -0400
  ...Big pry bars, big oxy-acetylene torch, BFH, etc., very little movement. Larry On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Pat <psdooley...
• Re: I've located some Vanagons for sale in RI!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:05:32 -0700
  ...s, tho...) I did see a white SIKA with black roll bars >> around and >> over the cab, etc. Anyone on the list? >> >> Mike B...
• Re: Vanagon headers
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 12:29:31 -0700
  ...As you > > >likely know, due to undercarriage skid bars and such, the Syncro > exhaust > >plumbing is different from that of a standard Vanagon. Please...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety/Projectzwo bull bars
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 14:46:28 -0600
  >Run your vanagon into a concrete wall at 5mph. see what happens, see >the damage. >i can do the same thing with my audi...
• Re: Shadyboy awning
  Historical mailing list - Ri
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 19:24:10 -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: Interior Light Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 19:54:24 -0800
  ...them and get some of these: <http://www.theledlight.com/light_bars.html> I've installed LED under-counter lights built from these for...
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:56:31 -0400
  ...Within days of adding bars leak, both had overheating issues due to clogged radiators. Cheers, Jeff iPhone email. On Oct 15, 2008, at 8...
• Re: bike racks and stickers
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 22:50:18 -0500
  ...Thule extra tall (11"?) feet and 84" load bars located over the front and rear edges of the luggage rack allow the poptop to...
• Diesel Conversion - was Sucky Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 2 May 2013 13:25:18 -0700
  ...com - p/n 028 100 018K) Injection pump, injectors & lines Carrier bars (if 50 deg install) Motor mounts (if 50 deg install) Oil pan...
• Bumpers, Racks and Winches, Oh My!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 7 May 2009 06:15:07 -0500
  ...Maybe not as big as the bull bars that Miguel has, but something I can attach a winch to. My 2WD w/185/14...
• show me your Home Made bumpers and racks
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 17:08:05 -0700
  ...Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders > In a message dated 9/30/04 6:31:22 PM, gary2a@TELUS.NET writes: > > << You > > can also...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:24:34 -0400
  ...though, if someone can tell me which year van would have the correct clamshell and bars I could start calling around to see if...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Fri, 16 May 2014 17:20:01 -0400
  ...Siemens, Murray and most every residential load center is marked single-phase if it has two hot lugs and two bus bars producing 240...
• Re: Mangeled lug nuts (slight rambeling)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Cole
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:24:48 PST
  ...it was the night at Aspen bars that cost the big bucks. If you can avoid breaking down Aspen, do so at all costs...
• Re: coolant leak fix
  Historical mailing list - G Challis
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 23:31:26 -0800
  ...coolant leak fix I just had a very slight leak in my head and put in a bottle of bars leak. It worked after...
• Motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 15:42:25 -0400
  ...Get yourself a bunch of extender bars, short-depth sockets, thin-wall sockets, and a couple of universal joints for your socket set. And...
• An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:50:56 +0000
  ...I found and purchased the later ('83-up) diesel engine carrier bars, engine mounts, diesel oil pan, and a couple of other items. Now...
• Re: '85 vs '90 : Gas tank and Gas tank Straps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 13:46:54 -0800
  ...including the tank holding bars that go under the tank. Sounds like you are sure due for a whole new-used tank arrangement there...
• Reasonable price for 85 Westy poptop, how to remove and transport
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 01:02:49 -0500
  ...Is this feasible? How much should I be willing to pay for the top, hinges, support bars, catch, etc. and the front luggage rack...
• Re: How to get to stuff on camper luggage rack?
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Fri, 27 May 94 9:15:36 GMT
  ...This rack extends about 15cm (9") beyond the pop top and the two bars are about a metre (3' you knew that, though, didn...
• FW: For Sale (F)
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 10:27:35 -0700
  ...Curb feelers, neon undercarriage lights (green), hydraulic suspension with remote, winch, brush bars, fender flares, Corinthian leather throughout. Collection of "Scent Tree" air fresheners...
• Re: ECU problems? '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 07:30:20 -0400
  ...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: vanagon lowering springs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:35:52 EDT
  ...You could also add a set of sway bars, heavier in front and then add one to the rear to improve cornering without losing...
• My dream vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 18:42:45 -0400
  ...as well in winds as my Agilis), front and rear sway bars, a set of Hella HID Rallye lamps on the front, and maybe...