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• Re: FS: westfalia syncro highroof tiico powered
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 18:46:06 -0700
  ...le jblp doit �galer Jean-Baptiste Le Pesant. L'auteur du "o� nous sommes" des cartes pour Vanagon. Jean-Baptiste, l'emplacement est-il...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:12:03 -0600
  ...ROBERT DONALDS >The OEM heads alloy sucked so bad that they would have pitted around the JB >weld no kidding and it does conduct...
• Re: JB weld on coolant expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 1 May 2003 20:21:30 -0500
  would JB weld be something that would work effectively , reliably and durably to reattatch my nipple/ tube to my expansion tank? --------------------------- Clip --------------------- Aren't...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting - recorded long term success of JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 01:27:45 -0500
  If you search the archives for JB Weld in posts by Tim Smith and Doug Houg, you will find detailed descriptions of how to...
• Heyyyyy JB Weld people...
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:17:21 -0500
  ...I put a light near the JB weld because it's been cool. The epoxy is still soft. When I poke it with my...
• Re: Heyyyyy JB Weld people...
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:11:55 EST
  ...I have no answers, but I do know someone who does: JB Weld tech support. Give them a call. If it happens that the...
• USDA Forest Service contact
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 22:43:34 -0700
  jblevins/wo@fs.fed.us [text/html]
• Re: AND THE WINNER IS [WAS: 85 GL No Spark/Start]
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 19:51:52 -0400
  ...Now that's a rig job, huh? Dave, what's this JB Weld stuff? Marc Dave Bayer wrote: > > You could encase the metal bits...
• Re: How best to JB weld pitted heads?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 10:43:08 -0500
  ...I have never tried this with a WB head (yet!), have others used a little heat to allow the JB Weld to flow into...
• Re: REAR AIR CONDITIONER
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 17:50:35 -0700
  ...Geo On 4/8/10, Jerry Baker (Guido) <jbvelo@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I recently acquired a 1984 Westfalia with the air conditioner > in the...
• Carfax account?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 10:45:39 -0500
  Anyone willing to run a vin for me? Thanks, JB
• Re: JB weld on coolant expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 1 May 2003 21:03:41 -0400
  ...My question is, would JB weld be something that would work effectively , reliably and durably to reattatch my nipple/ tube to my expansion tank...
• Re: Fixing case damage due to water pump impeller
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 06:05:43 EST
  ...Frank Condelli fixes damage to the case by water pump impellers using JB Weld. I'm a bit paranoid it might fall off and...
• Transmission Case, Clutch Shaft Bolt Hole Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:29:53 -0700
  ...A marine repair person (engineer) said that between JB and Marine Tex, he'd use JB weld for a mechanical repair. Just one mans...
• JB weld on coolant expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Lee Whetstone
  Thu, 1 May 2003 19:37:50 -0500
  ...My question is, would JB weld be something that would work effectively , reliably and durably to reattatch my nipple/ tube to my expansion tank...
• THANK YOU JEFF!!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:21:28 -0400
  I'd like to personally thank Jeff Stewart for moving JBB up a week from its usual "second weekend in October" slot. If JBB...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:24:55 -0800
  The only thing I can say to that is that some of these people who claim to be using JB Weld, say they are...
• Re: Baja Shakedown
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:08:28 -0600
  If you really want to do this "right," short of doing it really right and getting it welded, the JB weld route sounds good...
• Re: Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:21:24 -0400
  ...I'll try Max's rescue tape if the JB looks iffy after it dries but it looks like the JB will hold. Thanks...
• Re: JB Weld in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:48:50 EST
  ...Does somedy knows where to buy JB Weld in Canada? Canadian Tire, NAPA, Home Hardware. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90...
• Re: leaky head gasket question again
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:09:55 -0500
  <snip> JB Weld in the head pits? This really works? How many others on this list have used this technique? <snip> Last year I...
• Re: How best to JB weld pitted heads?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 06:20:25 EST
  In a message dated 3/13/00 11:51:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: << How best to JB weld...
• Re: using JB WELD to fix small rust pinholes Re: windshield rust repair cost
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:20:06 -0500
  Chris ~ You could make Roger even happier using POR PATCH in place of JB Weld. No mixing involved and it's supposed to have...
• Re: jb weld
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 17:22:05 -0600
  ...I wonder how long they will run cracked and if it even >makes any difference. > >The JB Weld isn't as conductive either which...
• Re: TEXAS SMOG LAW ORDEAL (don't fear!)
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:26:37 -0700
  ...John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET> > Reply-To: jbrush@AROS.NET > Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:08:16 -0600 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• The stuff
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 17:53:22 -0700
  JB weld. Right where the damn drain plug goes in. Who does that? -dm
• JB Weld exhaust studs?...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Tue, 21 May 2002 17:57:15 +0000
  Good afternoon All, I am interested in knowing if anyone has "JB Weld"ed their exhaust studs (permanently) into their heads? I am looking...
• Re: VANAGON GEARING
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:52:21 -0500
  ...2009/12/24, Jerry <jbvelo@bellsouth.net>: > I own an 88 GL Vanagon. I recently installed a > > new Boston Engine 2.1L engine. > > > > I...
• Re: Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain? / From the Real World
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:39:27 -0400
  ...Plug the drain hole with jb weld stick. Then get one of those oil pumps that go into the dip stick hole. Every now...
• Re: leaky head gasket question again, JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 22:08:03 -0500
  ...There is a good bit of material in the archives and maybe in the files of vanagon.com about the JB Weld fix for...
• Re: JB Weld question
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:36:02 -0800
  Epoxy (and that is what JB is, with some fillers) is not good for high temp applications. RTV and other types of sealants actually...
• Re: Pitted Heads
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 21:53:22 -0700
  ...In 1996, I used JB Weld to fill-in pitted surfaces on both heads (where they make contact with the head gaskets). The odometer...
• Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 07:14:37 -0500
  ...JB Weld to fill in pitting on > the gasket surface of the heads: > > How well has this worked for you. > > Any indication the JB...
• Re: map pocket repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:38:45 -0400
  ...i run the screws into beeswax then put the >>screws >>into the JB weld. that way the screws dont stick to the JB weld...
• Re: REAR AIR CONDITIONER
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 18:39:35 -0700
  ...refrigerant system. -Peter On Thursday, April 8, 2010, Jerry Baker (Guido) <jbvelo@bellsouth.net> wrote: > I recently acquired a 1984 Westfalia with the air...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:12:09 -0600
  But since the JB weld outlasts the aluminum on the head, what's half-fast about using it? If my head surfaces had been...
• Re: The other vw Dealer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 08:39:53 -0500
  I second that request...just downloaded the ETKA and I'm ready.... JB
• How best to JB weld pitted heads?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Mellor
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 21:06:19 -0600
  ...I'm doing the head gaskets on my '85 Westy and want to use JB weld to fill in the pitting on the heads...
• Anyone have a current CARFAX account?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 15:15:34 -0600
  Would like to check a vin. Please p-mail JB birkenfeldjeff@johndeere.com
• Re: 1.9L spark plug &water pump suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 13:59:16 -0500
  I use JB weld to repair cases at the water pump surface on a regular basis. Pitted aluminum is not something that JB weld...
• Front end suspension
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 12 May 2011 18:46:39 -0800
  Speaking of upper control arm bushings, is there any reason a person could not use JB Weld instead of spot welding those things in...
• Re: Grill fix glue? JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:07:33 -0700
  ...I ended up using JB Weld (regular) because of the time it took me to get the pieces fit back into where they came...
• Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:08:21 -0400
  ...I would use JB Weld. Some tape on one side, fill the hole from the other side, let it set, then sand both sides...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings, replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Freese
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 15:13:20 -0800
  Never jb.� Try west systems g flex. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
• Re: Vanagon Heads
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 11 Aug 1997 14:22:23
  ...no >>additional work to the JB Weld. >> >>My first JB Weld coated heads lasted 65000 mi, and only failed when a >>coolant hose blew...
• Re: JB Weld exhaust studs?...
  Historical mailing list - Arnott
  Tue, 21 May 2002 19:32:56 GMT
  ...Jim >Good afternoon All, > I am interested in knowing if anyone has "JB Weld"ed their exhaust studs >(permanently) into their heads? I am...
• Re: Repairing the piting in WBX heads.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:20:29 -0600
  ...Mix JB weld and fill the holes. Don't necessarily try with one pass, it takes less time to do a pass at filling...
• Re: Improvement or desecration?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 12:14:27 -0700
  ...John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET> > Reply-To: jbrush@AROS.NET > Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 11:38:15 -0700 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: JB Weld and heads: eight year report
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 16:46:56 PDT
  ...I was going to go with the Boston folks' rebuilt heads, but I think I should try the JB weld thing. Sounds like the...
• Re: CRACKED BLOCK on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 08:56:16 EST
  ...Here is my experience with JB Weld in a similar situation. The top of the coolant level sensor broke off. I was far from...
• Re: EVERYONE READ THIS..hatch strut supports
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:29:59 -0800
  ...John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET> > Reply-To: jbrush@AROS.NET > Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:38:53 -0700 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• JB Weld question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 14:29:40 +1100
  Apologies for the lack of direct VW content here but since JB Weld is mentioned regularly here on the list I believe some of...
• Re: Mirror fixes
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 20:50:40 EST
  ...You want enough room to spread some JB weld > in there, and to get good contact between the two. > 9. Mix JB Weld. > 10...
• Re: Auxillary heater "guru" needed
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 13:37:59 -0500
  ...Search the type2 archives with JB's and/or Stewart Warner if you want more references. He's been in Hot VWs magazine for...
• Re: Grill fix glue? JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:21:56 -0700
  ...Grill fix glue? JB Weld > At 3/26/2009 11:45 AM, Rob wrote: >>It's time to try and fix my '84 Vanagon...
• Re: Something is wrong.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 20:17:41 EST
  ...lives again! On Wed, 10 Dec 1997 14:15:57 EST JBrian65 <JBrian65@AOL.COM> writes: <snip> The van runs ok but has no...
• Re: Installing chrome molding strips...tool?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:51:33 -0500
  ...John. >>> jbclem1 <jbclem1@CHARTER.NET> 08/15/05 8:25 PM >>> Looking through the archives I found mention of homemade and purchased window/windshield...
• Bus passes up a Porsche GT3
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 06:15:16 -0800
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JB6JzzY4Yw This really bitchin.. sorry if you have seen this already. Joe
• Re: JB Weld Throttle body repair question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 00:01:24 -0400
  ...Hopefully back close to the designed specs? It just seemed like it would be a lot easier and the JB Weld idea makes me...
• Re: Bostig Zetec kit...WOW...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:17:38 -0400
  ...Well, for one thing, it was sitting in tall grass on mushy ground, thanks to all the DAMN rain we got for JBB. I...