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• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip + FIBER EXHAUST GASKET WARNING
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:13:48 -0400
  ...Interesting, VW designed muffler brackets that don't crack regardless of the vehicle they are installed on. (I admit, the Stebro ones would be...
• Re: Squealing Radiator Fan Motor
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 20:17:30 -0700
  ...Yep, the universal 16" radiator fan with "some > creativity for mounting brackets" seems like a great idea. After all, it's > only a fan...
• Drivetrain Movement Question. Video.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:06:25 -0700
  ...I now suspect that the modified transmission brackets are contacting each other when engine is under load. Regardless.... Is the drivetrain movement shown in...
• Re: [Syncro] Starter removal/replacement syncro w/ Tiico
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 15:56:38 -0400
  ...Then you have pretty good access, though you also have to remove the diff lock servo and associated brackets too. Being a Tiico also...
• Re: Over the bed storage
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 21:38:21 -0600
  ...There are lots of steel members behind your headliner to but angle brackets. The storage bin itself doesn't need to be very heavy...
• Re: Power Steering Hose Fitting Size??
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:07:58 -0800
  ...Guess that's the reason Tiico fabricated their own alternator brackets so you can use the stock p/s hoses. I'm not personally...
• Defination of HELP (was a thread about a Vanagon. Once)
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Fri, 7 May 2004 16:51:28 -0400
  ...Please note the lines marked in brackets (<< >>) Help �� �P���Pronunciation Key��(hlp) v. helped, help�ing, helps v. tr. - To give assistance to; aid...
• Re: Thule Hullavator Kayak Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 11 Feb 2016 19:43:11 -0800
  ...There is no need to fear mounting the brackets (https://www.yakima.com/widebody-brackets) for a rack on your Westy top, it's...
• Re: Awning Review, Fiamma vs. Catalina
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 19:02:13 -0700
  ...while holding the roll in your > hands. > The legs and side brackets fold into the roll, so all the weight rests on > your arms...
• Re: [WetWesties] VW Campers and Kayaks
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 18:35:23 -0800
  ...Getting the brackets mounted is a bit tricky, so measure twice, drill once (preferably not thru the canvas!). I mounted 3 sets of the...
• Re: Stock German Mud Flaps Available Again
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 19:19:20 -0800
  ...I did observe that the ss brackets utilize the quite a few of the formerly unnoticed factory holes in my van. The hardware included...
• What Learned Yesterday - luggage rack edition
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 9 May 2011 15:39:05 -0700
  ...the front line up with the threaded holes in their respective brackets. But now I have three spare gallons of Stabil-ized fuel under...
• Re: EV awning tips?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 8 May 1996 18:53:45 +0000
  ...I have a 10' Apollo box awning on my '90, with the Vanagon kit (although I made new brackets for it!). The Norseman kit...
• Re: List up!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 29 Dec 1998 20:53:17 -0800
  ...using for the past >few weeks puts the word [Vanagon] in brackets before each email. That way I >know that the the mail is...
• Re: Gabriel HighJacker shocks for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 23:11:59 -0400
  ...Since the Vanagon shocks are attached to brackets fabricated from sheet metal and spot welded in place, I would use these long term on...
• Re: Reaching the end . . .
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 09:15:36 -0500
  ...The '78 Horizon eats alternator brackets for lunch, munches distributors for tea, crunches CV joints for dinner, and prefers to run down the highway...
• Re: Exhaust Question: Stock, S&S, or Sebro?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 16:06:28 -0500
  ...I used a couple of angle brackets and a muffler clamp - http://www.bright.net/~agordon/vw/kludge.htm -and even though it's...
• Awnings
  Historical mailing list - Barb Cotton
  Wed, 25 May 2005 16:23:59 -0700
  ...t have to have it staked to the ground, there are brackets for the poles on the van. Big issue when your dog is...
• Re: more goofy mid year changes
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:34:23 -0400
  ...the middle of '89 vw changed the color of the jumpseat >brackets and frames from grey to black. > >i have 2 jumpseats from two...
• Re: need welder in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 11:04:53 -0700
  ...need welder in Seattle > Hey, I need to find a welder to attach some brackets to a stainless steel > muffler (Stebro). Anyone have a...
• Re: More On Difference Between the 1.9 and 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:22:31 -0800
  ...crank pulley, AC brackets and PS bracket .. >> and the various minor parts that go with them. >> >> your AC and PS brackets will be fine...
• Re: 1991 or 92 Carat Panic Sale
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 8 Nov 2003 15:24:49 -0500
  ...Engine compartment has some rusty brackets, but nothing serious. However, the transmission case (I know its aluminum alloy) looks for all the world like...
• Re: Vanagon Awning, now Inflation/greed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:23:41 -0400
  ...a 40% price increase since I purchased in May 2019! >> >> I paid $307 for Awning >> I paid $82 for Brackets >> >> Inflation... ouch! >> >> -----Original Message...
• A/C Condenser R&R Notes, '87 Westphalia, US Spec
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 8 Aug 1999 04:50:20 GMT
  ...Skipping a lot of steps, removing the unit consists of taking the two bottom brackets off and letting the whole thing drop straight down...
• NOS parts & Old engines.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 13:26:59 +0100
  ...The profile consisted of rings and did not look like a reflector (that's why i'm not sure) They have brackets that bolt...
• Re: Heater motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:43:58 -0500
  ...The Vanagon steering wheel is designed to fold forward into the dash, not down through the floor, and if you examine the locating brackets...
• Re: Rantworthy '85 Westy ad?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:47:14 -0500
  ...And yes, the two brackets can be seen in the photo. mcneely ---- Stuart Fedak <ve3smf@yahoo.com> wrote: > Gary Lee racks > > http://www.telusplanet...
• Re: Blown Coolant Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 3 Jul 1995 13:12:43 CST6CDT
  ...There are a lot of hoses which i have found to be > >chafing against brackets, and other things within the engine compartment. At > >Mike...
• yet more 2.3 4 cylinder turbo stuff
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 21:05:57 -0400
  ...the >Esslinger kit - does it contain all mounting brackets? yeah right. the kit is designed for sand rails. I may have screwed up, as...
• STEBRO exhaust news
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 05:50:10 EST
  Due to some customer inquires about how the special brackets supplied with the STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler for the Syncro model attach, I...
• Re: Looking for convex mirrors for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 17:02:25 -0700
  "(Can anyone remind me how to force the whole URL on one line? I recall there being a trick, brackets or something, but I...
• Re: [vanagon] FS: Carat/ Wolfsburg interior w/ flip out table..fits all pass ...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:56:07 EST
  ...i'll cut the rear brackets off the body too, so its everything one needs to install. Unlike some other folks who put these...
• Re: My new 87 - was O2 light button & rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 13:28:07 -0700
  ...The bolts that go into the firewall are still there but on the sides it's just brackets. The local wrecking yard had an...
• Re: Fiberglass rear bumpers (vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:26:52 -0800
  ...I don't think the bumper is 'flat' between the main bumper brackets. Fiberglass is not hard to repair structurally if you use the...
• Re: Type 2 hitch
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 15:28:54 -0500
  ...They extended the bumper brackets about 3 inches, bolted a big square tube between them that had a 2" receiver welded in, then bolted...
• Re: Mufflers and OXS sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:07:32 -0400
  I recently installed a "GoWesty" stainless muffler and brackets. So far very nice! It sounds like it is ales restrictive design and it saves...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:57:53 -0700
  ...compared to the fiberglass front that weighs about 15 pounds plus > any mounting hardware, brackets and such. > > Best, > Jeff > 83.5 Westy > LA, CA >
• Re: Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:04:30 -0800
  ...They also make all kinds of other Heavy Duty brackets, mounts, and goodies for off road and utility vehicles. Their racks make a Yakima...
• Has anyone installed a BA4 up front on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 09:33:20 -0500
  ...a 412) under the front of the bus on the evaporator brackets, reconfigured the A/C blower system to draw air from under the...
• Re: Winters in the van...a woodstove?!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:50:55 -0500
  ...The chimney went out through an insulated ring set into a hole in one of the back doors --- and there were brackets on the...
• Re: tailpipe rusted already
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 06:31:49 EDT
  ...and tail pipe then your worries about tail pipe, muffler and brackets are over forever ! Cheers�� Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada <A HREF="http...
• Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 22:59:24 +0000
  ...painted all the >tubes and brackets >black por 15 and the silver por 15 all the aluminum pcs. now the aluminum >a/c , power...
• Re: Westy Roof rack for a canoe?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 03:41:00 -0500
  For the fake rain gutters no, but Quick-N-Easy has been making metal gutter rack brackets for a long time and they may...
• Re: Theme song for Tii: "Good Vibrations"
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:05:30 -0800
  ...replace the SA brackets with US Golf- Jetta brackets. This inline four engine is otherwise at least equal in reliability to the WBX . VW...
• Re: hold in place bracket for storing the front table
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 2 May 2019 11:25:51 -0700
  ...again for all the help > > Awhile back there was mention of brackets that screwed in to the ceiling > over the rear seat / bed where...
• Re: mounting bracket for t1 into t2
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Wed, 7 Sep 1994 11:20:01 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I mounted one of the > oil pump mounting brackets on one ('68) and there was nothing in the way of the > mounting bolts on...
• Re: Your Response to my e-mail
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Sun, 06 Jul 1997 20:59:04 -0400
  ...Also look for worn/missing plastic bushings where the linkage assembly passes through metal securing brackets. > >Hope this helps > >Bill >
• Re: EV windshields
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 10:18:42 -0800
  ...the rear (to keep the cable off the roof) and two brackets which attach to the window frame (make sure that the rubber parts...
• Re: Eurovan Hitches
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:14:01 -0400
  ...It is a European made hitch which replaces your bumper brackets. Has proven a very popular item for Just Kampers in the UK, who...
• Raingutter mounts on Westy top?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:05:59 -0600
  ...How far down on the top do you mount the brackets? I imagine this has come up before, but I've tried searching the...
• Re: unrolling papertowel
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:09:07 -0700
  ...Sits on "top" of the > towel roll? Where or what is it fastened to? Brackets? Got a picture? > > Thx, Maggie > > Date: Thu, 24 Jul...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 17:55:13 -0400
  ...17, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: >>> >>> fabricating new engine mount brackets for the diesel carrier bars so >>> once I align the engine with...
• Re: Another Hitch Question
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:28:17 -0700
  The tongue hitch I modified bolts between the bumper brackets up near where they emerge from the body. I've never trusted those tow...
• Building a Vanagon stretch
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:19:24 -0700
  ...Had to redo the engine conversion anyway to replace all the homemade brackets, engine carrier and exhaust. Instead of putting them back here, the...
• Re: Vanagon got smacked :-(
  Historical mailing list - John Franklin
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 10:00:29 +0000
  ...Be sure to check behind the bumper for any hidden damage to bodywork or brackets before you agree on a price. There can be...
• Re: Paulchen (and other) racks
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 16:19:20 -0800
  ...They are attached to the rack with pipe brackets which are available at any hardware store. I also had a bush bar made with...
• Why no 5cly transplants to Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 08:45:29 -0500
  ...would have all the necessary engine mounts and exhaust system parts and brackets etc, probably even wiring harness for sale. Is there an issue...
• Re: Hot Footwell Kit and Luggage Rack Screaming
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 10:30:39 -0700
  Jeanne, The seal must indeed be tight against the top, but there is no way to "adjust" this, the position of the brackets and...
• Re: diesel vanagon radiator
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 18:22:59 -0700
  ...It seems clear to me that I can > get a radiator for the gas vanagon and add mounting brackets + wiring > and be set. I...
• Re: convex glass in mirror
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 24 Nov 2019 09:38:06 -0500
  ...https://www.ebay.com/itm/Volkswagen-Type-2-T3-Vanagon-Side-Mirrors-Set-With-Adapter-Brackets-RH-LH/153139269807?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid...