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• Re: A different way of removing/installing Vanagon engines...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 06:06:54 EDT
  ...http://www3.telus.net/public/tabe/vanagon/hoistframe.jpg Nice view of an installed _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43...
• Re: How to swap an engine without an engine lift.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 22:20:12 EDT
  ...and they only have these really heavy and hard to move engine hoists. With myself and a friend we used stacked up tires under...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 5 May 2012 08:59:10 -0500
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help >>>>> with moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while >>>>> transferring...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 09:09:04 -0700
  Tom, the 2x4 hoist is to lower the engine down to the ground, not to hoist it up into the vehicle. Lower it onto...
• Re: Bostig Engine Installation 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 28 May 2012 13:08:33 -0600
  ...I could do this one in my carport, with the tools I carry in my van, MINUS the engine cradle/hoist, which I would...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:43:11 -0500
  ...set up a >> sawhorse >> over the engine hatch and lowered it to the ground with a chain hoist. >> >> Jim >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this...
• Re: Transmission or engine ?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:16:25 -0700
  Yeah, but if you remove the engine you have to deal with exhaust pipes, coolant lines, gas lines, wiring harness, etc.... It is 10...
• seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 13:21:54 EDT
  ...The burnt engine has 95K original miles. I have an engine hoist, jack stands and a fairly comprehensive tool collection, but have never removed...
• Re: was tune-up 20 ?'s now how long on jack stands
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:35:13 -0500
  ...a 79 Trans Am, (different strokes...) and his engine is hanging from the empty bay hoist waiting for the chassis and some new body...
• Re: A different way of removing/installing Vanagon engines...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 12:43:14 -0600
  ...telus.net/public/tabe/vanagon/hoistframe.jpg > > This is what I used to support the trans while the > engine was out. Worked like a...
• Re: what's an '80 L worth?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:56:58 -0500
  ...what's left that doesn't require a lift or engine hoist? ...I guess I just call the yard after that? Seems a tough...
• Re: expedient engine removal?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:49:12 -0600
  ...easy way to pull an > engine (w/ and w/out tranny still attached)- from above (using engine > hoist), or lifting the van and dropping...
• Re: 5 speed DX trans, which mount holes?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 07:27:08 -0700
  ...I put the hoist back on, loosened all the engine mounts, and swung the nosecone to the driver side to use the "left" 4...
• Re: 85 GL Engine Exchange
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 13:48:33 -0800
  ...the engine exchange? > Do you require any special tools beyond those found in a well-equipped > home > garage? Is a chain hoist or lifting...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 May 2012 10:35:15 -0400
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help > with moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while > transferring...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 01:10:53 +0000
  ...A good transmission jack can make moving the engine or transmission easy and help lift it to a bench or stand. Drain as much...
• Re: Changing Rods
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:57:05 -0400
  ...I don't have an engine hoist and looking >through the Bentley, I cannot tell if I am liable to lose anything into the...
• Re: How to swap an engine without an engine lift.
  Historical mailing list - S_J_ WACKER
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 18:04:17 -0700
  ...and they only have these really heavy and hard >to move >engine hoists. With myself and a friend we used stacked up tires >under...
• Re: Engine Transmission removal
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 08:42:32 -0400
  ...to remove the > engine/transmission as a unit from underneath the van or from the top using > a engine hoist. 2) Remove them as...
• singlecabs in Canada (victoria)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:10:03 -0800
  ...Porsche engine one white westy, ugly big 16"? wheels, aircon up top, Porsche engine, matching trailer Panel van, caramel coloured - seen on hoist in...
• Galvanic rust protection, rust repair
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 12:57:15 -0700
  ...Incidentally, Bill just picked up the back end of the bus with his engine hoist- bolted the hoist chain to the outer two holes...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 May 2012 10:46:55 -0400
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to >>>>> help with moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it >>>>> while transferring...
• Re: Manual Transmission Removal - 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:51:58 -0700
  ...have successfully used the saw horse type hoist. I used this set up to do my engine swap. This is an image of the...
• Re: First try at a trannie only pull - questions
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 19:56:46 -0600
  ...I have a metal sawhorse and a 2 ton comealong that I use to hoist engines with on vanagons. I think my van is...
• Re: Soo- Oil Pan cracked
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 Nov 2012 13:17:52 -0700
  ...Now to > attempt pan removal w/o hoist. > > -dm > > On Nov 3, 2012, at 11:48, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > > > It takes...
• Re: Engine Transmission removal
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 09:07:02 -0400
  ...to remove the > engine/transmission as a unit from underneath the van or from the top using > a engine hoist. 2) Remove them as...
• Re: 5 speed DX trans, which mount holes?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:49:16 -0700
  ...on this for the archives... > I put the hoist back on, loosened all the engine mounts, and swung the nosecone to > the driver side...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:35:22 -0500
  ...Maybe 21"). > > With a Zoltan hoist/chain etc. I needed a piece of carpet or wood > under engine, a jack, and a jack stand...
• Re: Who's got a West Virginia SYNCRO in Maui?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 01:07:39 -0800
  ...last feb i was at stephens autohaus in sacremento ..picking up an engine for our van and there was a van on the hoist...
• Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:14:45 -0700
  I put the van on my hoist, raise aprox. 4 feet off ground and drop the engine and transmission as one piece with a...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:08:09 -0700
  ...set up a >>> sawhorse >>> over the engine hatch and lowered it to the ground with a chain >>> hoist. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this...
• Re: Engine lift
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 19:01:38 -0700
  I tried the 2 ton engine hoist $199 made in China from my local Pep Boys. Very heavy duty unit with telescopic boom from...
• Engine removal by Zoltan
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:34:58 -0700
  ...To lift the engine up, I use a little chain hoist on a galley I made up from 2x6s, just hight enough. Which I...
• Re: Syncro trans input shaft guide sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Jun 2021 15:18:41 -0700
  ...Btw, tranny is out and hanging on hoist. Cleaning the oil and dirt off it. The Shift selector seal really increased its leak rate...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:40:04 -0700
  ...With a Zoltan hoist/chain etc. I needed a piece of carpet or wood under engine, a jack, and a jack stand to hold...
• Re: Determine if new pilot bearing needs replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 9 Oct 2017 15:09:34 -0700
  ...This was the first time I'd used a 3 point connection between hoist chain and engine. Image: https://photos.app.goo.gl/KNwUTnwiPM9Kqw5S2...
• Re: Transmission or engine ?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:34:55 -0700
  ...Transmission or engine ? > Well, certainly it is easier for the workshop to remove the tranny. It is > not always easier for the little guy...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 9 May 2013 14:13:36 -0500
  ...I've never had anything other than a chain hoist hanging from a metal sawhorse in the engine compartment to lower the engine to...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 10:40:42 -0700
  ...I might remove the right rear tire to help with engine removal. Engines will be removed/installed using a hoist from above. New engine...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 5 May 2012 10:41:48 -0500
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to >>>>>> help with moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it >>>>>> while transferring...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:12:14 -0700
  ...set up a sawhorse > over the engine hatch and lowered it to the ground with a chain hoist. > > Jim > > > -- > No virus found in this...
• FS: 2.1L engine from 1987 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Mon, 2 May 2005 13:04:42 -0400
  ...I can't ship, but I can hoist the engine into whatever conveyance you bring to fetch it. Cheers, Dave -- No virus found in...
• Re: Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:36:54 -0700
  ...I don't know what method you decided on using, but I used the hoist method (2x wood and winch). I lowered my air...
• Re: Bostig Engine Installation 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jon Durham
  Mon, 28 May 2012 17:15:04 -0500
  ...I could do this one > in my carport, with the tools I carry in my van, MINUS > the engine cradle/hoist, which I would...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together? Speaking of jacks or jack accessories
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 21:51:27 +0000
  Put a sawhorse with a chain hoist over the rear hatch and lower the engine itself or engine/transmission to the ground, then drop...
• Re: Engine removal by Zoltan
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:35:18 -0700
  ...To lift the engine up, I use a little chain hoist on a galley I made up from 2x6s, just hight enough. Which I...
• How to swap an engine without an engine lift.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 21:34:21 -0400
  ...The standard method of pulling an engine is to jack up the bus and then use an engine hoist to lower the engine below...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:37:46 -0700
  ...2.1 running again, thanks, list! > That hoist sure made "fine tuning" engine position easy for my conversion. > > i.e. getting the drive train...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 May 2012 12:11:39 -0400
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to >>>>>> help with moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it >>>>>> while transferring...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:04:40 -0700
  ...What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine? > Some of us do listen. I copied your hoist using a boat trailer winch...
• Re: 85 GL Engine Exchange
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 14:48:02 -0800
  ...the engine exchange? >Do you require any special tools beyond those found in a well-equipped home >garage? Is a chain hoist or lifting...
• Re: Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:50:37 -0700
  ...It will clear as long as the muffler tin > comes down with the engine. > > When the engine is down a few inches, double check...
• RE: engine sling for '80 V6anagon?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 12:44:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Partly to distribute the weight, and partly to help the hoist clear the distributor, which I'd rather not move. I already plan to...
• Re: Manual Transmission Removal - 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:01:35 -0400
  ...have successfully used the saw horse type hoist. > > I used this set up to do my engine swap. > > This is an image of the...
• Surplus stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 May 1996 15:41:11 -0400
  Greetings all, Last week I saw mentioned on the list the idea of adding blower motors in the engine compartment and wanted to pass...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 04:34:46 -0700
  ...And I actually enjoy working on it, so it's >> not all bad. >> >> Btw, are there any engine stands and hoists that are specifically...
• Re: How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:55:05 -0600
  ...a simple frame for a pulley/chain -hoist arrangement to handle engine weight and lower the engine to the floor (assuming a shop or...
• Re: Who's got a West Virginia SYNCRO in Maui?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 09:25:33 -0700
  ...autohaus in sacremento ..picking up an engine for > our van and there was a van on the hoist with hawaii plates > i remarked to...
• Wee bit of update with engine and tranny
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 5 Jul 2021 19:50:41 -0700
  ...I’m a little handicapped by friend … we’re swapping back and forth with engine hoist . Hes working on Audi s4 avant. V8 Standard...
• Vanagon Repair and Maintenance Class--Beginner level
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Wed, 4 May 2016 16:18:55 -0700
  ...General overview of the engine compartment. . General overview of a hoisted Vanagon. . Common breakdown issues. . Plenty of time for questions. Register by email or...