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• Re: Front hose and alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:16:55 -0600
  ...equipped vans also have a different tire tray and hold down >> bars. > > aha, so it's just an issue of space for the spare...
• Re: tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee www.vwrack.com
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:39:48 -0600
  ...I wonder how many people buy them thinking they can make exhaust systems and roll bars. You can't even make handrails with them...
• Re: Overland Engines
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 06:33:42 -0500
  ...Had to make a new left > motor mount, redoing the carrier bars because I found a 5 speed > transmission, and that scoots the motor...
• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:24:05 -0300
  Alistair, My suggestion would be a vertical bar/post fore and aft, between the two existing horizontal bars at the the start of the...
• Re: Trip Report On The Way to BBtB
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 15:35:01 -0800
  ...Now in Barstow. Will hit > the grocery store in the morning then on to Furnace creek/Texas Spring in > Deathe Valley. Other are supposed...
• Re: Problem removing grease cap from front wheel???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:43:11 -0700
  ...removed on the left front, first ? I just use big pry bars, similar to a crow bar, but shorter on the 'business end of...
• another score!
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 21:54:24 -0700
  ...Then I'll probably have the pieces behind and in front of the torsion bars fabbed, and section those in. Then I will have...
• Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:40:28 -0800
  ...Make some tack welds. > >> > Support the engine > >> again and remove the carrier bars. Weld stuff up > >> > right. > >> Replace carrier bars and you should be...
• Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 12:42:06 -0800
  ...the other place I have noticed that fine 12mm thread is on 82 DV engine cradle bars .. the bolts that go through the rubber...
• SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 16:38:40 -0800
  ...front air dam I also have brand new jail bars and Audi 15 inch rims on fairly new tires. Rims would need to be...
• Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:57:48 +0000
  Carefully, Appropriatley used, Bars leak, pwedered sealants, pepper, eggs, etc, will work on many small leaks. Bars leak can be nasty due to the...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety/Projectzwo bull bars>
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 13:12:52 -0700
  ...Vanagon crash safety/Projectzwo bull bars > > It's not about MASS. It's about RIGIDITY vs controlled crumpling > rates. An iron anvil doesn't...
• Re: Wheel suggestion. The spare tire carrier!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 3 Jan 2020 09:42:05 -0800
  ...I removed the OE spare tire bars above that hold the tire down on the carrier then used a ratchet strap at holes in...
• Re: =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Diesel_Engine_Position=3A_4=C2=BA_Angle_From_Centre_of?= =?UTF-8?Q?_Rear_Wheels?=
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 12:24:34 -0400
  ...So..... > >For Vanagon owners with a diesel or gas VW inline gas engine mounted on >diesel carrier bars, with the engine lid on if...
• Re: opinions on shocks... please
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 26 Nov 2016 17:14:38 -0500
  ...This is with stock springs, Addco sway bars (F&R) and 215/65R16 Michelin Defender tires and a Subaru engine. I had Monroe Magnum...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:19:22 -0800
  ...Got me to the big city of Trona, > California....right between Mojave and Barstow....parked till morning in > the front of a junkyard/garage...
• Re: Intermittent coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 21:33:02 -0700
  ...Last night I put in > some Bars Leak and more coolant after my van peed over the parking lot at > work. No leak overnight...
• Re: Westy anti roll bars
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 06:35:15 -0700
  Actually, if you are off-roading there IS a way to disconnect the rear Sway bars (where they attach to the A-arm thingie...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:10:15 -0400
  What do you think about the bars stop leak gasket fix? R On Aug 19, 2008, at 7:05 PM, Ben Cichowski wrote: > >>> I...
• Jerry Cans
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 7 Jun 2020 03:06:57 +0000
  ...Alternatively, I already have Yakima bars and a cartop carrier with room for a slim basket next to it. So, I am thinking I...
• Re: I've located some Vanagons for sale in RI!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:37:39 -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: Head Leak
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:46:07 -0400
  ...Or you can just use the plain old bars leak. My 90 Vanagon's PO used it every year from when he first bought...
• Re: Northeast Gathering.....
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jan 95 16:24:45 AST
  ...Stowe is an old ski town, small but active (there's bars in them there hills, hiccup). tim s. p.s. for them who...
• Re: Replace Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Thu, 02 Jan 1997 21:18:34 -0700
  ...After looking through the archives it seems that there >are four options: > 1) AlumaSeal/Bars Leak > 2) Repair heads/Replace Gaskets (J.B. Weld...
• Re: another wheel that fits the vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 16:56:34 -0700
  ...IF need be..:) (I'm not sure how many breaker bars i'll bend getting that axle nut off, though...;p ) later...david -- David...
• Re: retrofitting a table from a carat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:51:03 EDT
  ...Where do the table support bars bolt into inside the side panel? I am sure someone else has gone through this!! Lee >> youre most...
• FS: 82 Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 20:37:45 -0800
  ...tranny and bell housing oil pan and oil pickup tube engine mounts and carrier bars $250 more dollars, cash I won't store it...
• Re: [vanagon] Anyone know this Vanagon and owner?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:30:28 EDT
  ...owehener@nase.org Oliver H Wegener Passen Motorsports Roger Barstow Service Manager 3419 E Dublin Granville Rd Westerville, Ohio 43081 614-882-2028 P...
• Inline 4cyl kit in Portland, Oregon now includes an engine & diesel starter !
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:37:42 -0700
  ...Flywheel Oil pan Oil pickup Oil filler pipe Both engine mounting bars All rubber mounts Diesel filter module One special coolant hose (Missing only...
• Re: How to properly dispose of coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:46:15 -0400
  Oh, and when I replace waterpumps, if I'm not changing the coolant at the same time, I put flat bars on each side...
• Re: Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:47:02 -0400
  I have a couple of these vanagon engine support bars for just such a purpose. I recommend 'notching' the engines' sump (if possible and...
• Re: snow plow on vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:49:25 -0800
  ...Just some brackets/bars mounted to the chassis. It didn't come with the blade, but I'd guess that it was very basic...
• Re: anti-freeze leak
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Dec 1995 11:03:30 -0500
  In a message dated 95-12-07 22:30:01 EST, you write: >I've read a few posts that say Barsleak works. Some...
• Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 14 Feb 95 16:31:32 PST
  ...at no cost of course but he'll need 66 inch bars or so to span the top floor. alf@hpptc44.rose.hp.com
• Re: Diesel heatshield; how necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:04:06 -0600
  ...It;s steel plate of some kind welded to > the skid bars. > > I tried to view the pics on that website posted earlier but...
• Re: Camper Roof rack questions..
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 00:53:42 -0400
  ...Also, I THINK you can use standard 3/4" pipe for the Yakima rack bars instead of the plastic covered and much more expensive...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 22:28:54 -0500
  The original post had an installed photo: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~pjlander/Flares.htm I read a post on this a long time...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:56:00 -0700
  ...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: NYC to Palo Alto CA
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:38:34 -0800
  ...If you take I-40 (and possible National Trails Highway) to Barstow, then you will have missed Death Valley. I regret that I have...
• Re: Proper torque of lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:10:25 -0700
  ...torque things well over specs-- I've had to use breaker bars in some cases to loosen nuts. > > Troy > -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Fitting Dunlop Radial Rover in spare carrier?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 13:35:41 -0700
  ...Do I have to do some heinous bending of the metal bars above the carrier that are supposed to clamp the tire down from...
• Re: Pop top bar, can be bent
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:56:12 -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...
• Re: W pretour #2
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jan 95 13:46:02 MST
  ...Anybody know anything about Providence Mountains State Recreation area (off I-40 between Barstow and the AZ border)? As David says, Red Rock Canyon...
• Re: starter relay,bars leaks,Newark Electronics
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 21:44:29 -0500
  In a message dated 95-11-06 19:19:03 EST, yug@wwa.com writes: >Sorry,guys,when I said any 12v relay would...
• Re: Help With Instrument Lighting Please
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:04:38 +1100
  ...cracked the block on my '53 Ford station wagon somewhere between Barstow and Needles, driving in the dark w/no dashlights, oblivious to overheating...
• Re: wind problems
  Historical mailing list - Jess Lopatynski
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 01:06:12 -0500
  ...I suppose there are others that make sway bars as well, I've only dealt with Addco and been satisfied. Now at 158k miles...
• Re: Bars leak??????
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 16:25:24 EST
  Jaime, I have preached to this list about Bar's Leak for a while now so some folks are probably sick of hearing this...
• I Win the Friday Bonehead Award
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 11:59:40 -0800
  ...It has 15" SA alloys, Projekt Zwo fog lights, stainless steel muffler, luggage bars on the rear window, power windows/mirrors/locks, and a...
• Re: Towbar Source
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 20:58:37 -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...
• Re: Going to Vegas for a business trip, anything I should be seeing while there?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 05:03:03 -0500
  ...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: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:25:09 -0400
  I reiterate, if you don't want a catastrophic water pump failure, replace the water pump. No "leak stop" material, regardless of brand, is...
• Re: We Need Westy Poetry!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 00:41:48 -0600
  ...lame verse to mock our cars? no stupid songs unheard in bars? with wrinkled forehead o'er mine eyes, my tortured mind doth seek...
• Re: I4 engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 22:57:17 -0500
  ...Mine is an '82 so it has the rubber bushings on the carrier bars. I haven't ridden in a Tiico so I don...
• Tri-Star or 16" Fender flares was Re: " plastic wheel arch extensions"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:22:16 EST
  ...seen some sites where they had " plastic wheel arch extensions" & > ROO > > >Bars. Now I am searching for where I can find these things, any...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 20 May 2016 12:06:19 -1000
  ...Are the threaded rods on the correct side of the van ?????? the bars fit in two ways ...you'll notice at the end where...
• Re: Vanagon Christmas Presents?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 27 Dec 2019 14:34:44 -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...
• my new angle grinder
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 12:05:27 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Torsion bars, kingpins, everywhere. It's beautiful. I'll paint in 2 days, then undercoat. (Girlfriend came out and said "How's the Golenizing...
• Re: Getting Back to Basline Protection After Mixing Green & OrangeCoolant?
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 08:24:39 -0700
  ...plugged it? Or did you do the unthinkable and start adding Barsleaks, or raw eggs, or pepper or some other witches brew (all very...
• Re: spare tire mounted on front of watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ray Nemo
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 07:36:52 EST
  ...I know that many watercooled V'gons run around with their radiators half plugged with corrosion and barsleak, but is there any reason not...
• stuck shock bolts
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 20:51:03 -0400
  ...The first took more than four hours of hammering, heating, cheater bars, etc.; the bolt/bracket sleeve combo spun loose from the shock's...