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• new noise. help.
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 16:34:50 -0700
  ...I'd have a serious look see up on a hoist. On Friday, March 5, 2004, at 03:54 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote...
• Re: WHY? Engine fire totals my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 08:45:13 -0400
  ...I'm off this morning to see the VW up on a hoist, and get a (hopefully) more accurate estimate of costs to repair...
• Re: Engine Pull-Problem Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 18:50:40 +0000
  ...FWIW, I am using a cherry picker type hoist, and the two front engine mounting nuts were off-in fact, once I got the...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 12:29:51 -0500
  ...I saw this home made hoist - which I think Neil linked to on > the samba (unfortunately his hoist pics were broken links) ; > https://sites...
• Re: My red coolant light is flashing
  Historical mailing list - Craig Charles
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 10:17:49 EST
  ...I drove to the shop that did my heads and put it on the hoist and it was dry as a bone! I had...
• Smooth sailing to Dallas and back.
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:48:40 -0600
  I hoisted Billy Bones' main-sail this afternoon and headed down I-35 to Dallas, went to REI, spent my small dividend, and returned...
• 87 Front spindle needed ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:56:30 -0500
  ...Where can I get one of these RUSH? The van is on the hoist and the mechanic would prefer not to reassemble without doing...
• Bones sails at midnight!
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 21:24:07 -0600
  Ahoy, ye lubberly swabs! Hoist the mainsail, swab the decks ye bilge rats! Lay yer back into it! Captain Billy Bones'll be settin...
• Re: FS: '91 Syncro SVX Ebay
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:34:56 EST
  ...rebuilt transmission, new starter...lots of time, a garage with a hoist, lots more time... Actually, the Van didn't sell did it? :o...
• How High?
  Historical mailing list - Tom & Phyllis
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 05:46:09 -0600
  ...Not on a hoist - on the street, with ramps. Mine will raise the vehicle six inches. There is about a foot of clearance under...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 May 2012 21:51:31 -0700
  ...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: Bostig conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Saint-Amour
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 20:27:49 -0700
  ...Access to an engine hoist and a good set of tools are very helpful. Also make sure you have all of your parts when...
• 85 GL Engine Exchange
  Historical mailing list - Beckham, Chip
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 16:37:19 -0500
  ...those found in a well-equipped home garage? Is a chain hoist or lifting device necessary? Is this a two-person job? Any feedback...
• Dropping Aircooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Mon, 13 May 2002 11:03:50 -0600
  ...Trolley jack, engine hoist (from above, inside rear hatch) or other? Any advice appreciated. I have previously dropped a '71 Beetle engine using a...
• Re: what's an '80 L worth?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:20:40 EST
  ...what's left that doesn't require a lift or engine hoist? > just unbolt every thing you can or want to, and stick it...
• 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: Removing engine the German way
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 20 May 2009 15:05:08 EDT
  ...I did something similar a few years ago but needed space for my chain hoist: http://picasaweb.google.com/xxtabe/Vanag Sometimes you have...
• Waterboxer reliability and longevity issue / Subaru 2.2 /etc.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 02:10:43 EDT
  ...They are always looking for the engine hoist and the tranny jack. I'll stick with VW and keep repairing the electrical problems. See...
• CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:40:31 -0700
  Once more for popular demand, I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't...
• Re: Who is attending Daryl's celebration?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:51:44 -0700
  ...I will hoist the WetWesties banner ASAP! Andrew -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mark Tuovinen...
• Re: Syncro Alignment & Vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 19:14:44 -0600
  ...They can be easily checked by putting the van on a hoist and seeing if there is any looseness. As a check, remove the...
• 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: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:29:12 -0700
  ...I have to get my motor from the >>>> garage hoist to the car on a furniture dolly, so I have just figured >>>> out how...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:04:03 -0700
  After many years of using floor jacks for this I also now use a hoist to lower the engines to a plywood sheet and...
• Re: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:27:38 -0800
  ...It took me a few times to figure >> out how to hoist and drop the top but it works fine. >> >> What keeps the shelf...
• Re: Box for luggage rack
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Jul 97 12:25:47 EDT
  ...They seal completely waterproof, and are eary to hoist up and strap down. I also expect less extra wind drag than from a box...
• Re: Engine Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:23:16 -0700
  ...a boat trailer part? We >> usually use a hoist or 4x4 and ratchet straps.. but a hand winch would >> be much faster. Got any...
• 1985 Vanagon - Pop Top "secured open position"?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 19:40:03 -0400
  Question for those who've been there, done that......My young kids like to use the Pop Top mechanism itself to hoist themselves up...
• Re: The best engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:46:47 -0700
  ...Once you have the engine below the engine compartment, jack/hoist it up, mate the engine to the tranny, and jack/hoist it until...
• Re: Building a Shop
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:18:58 -0500
  ...Most hoists need min. 145 inches too....found that out and > had to modify mine slightly. You also need 6 inches of concrete to...
• Changing Rods
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 13:34:29 -0700
  ...I don't have an engine hoist and looking through the Bentley, I cannot tell if I am liable to lose anything into the...
• Engine out, CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:21:00 -0700
  ...I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't tell you how impractical it...
• Re: Car back carrier
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 18:01:18 -0700
  ...One on each end to hoist the thing, one to handle the straps. I wonder if it tries to beat itself to death at...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:11:51 -0700
  That hoist sure made "fine tuning" engine position easy for my conversion. i.e. getting the drive train level with the vehicle, then measuring...
• Fw: CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:47:48 -0700
  ...I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't tell you how impractical it...
• 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: 5 speed DX trans, which mount holes?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:49:16 -0700
  ...Just an update on this for the archives... > I put the hoist back on, loosened all the engine mounts, and swung the nosecone to...
• Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 12 May 2007 11:22:05 -0700
  ...Mrs Squirrel is close to useless when it comes to hoisting heavy items. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good rack? I saw...
• Re: 4 speed transmition stuck in fourth- UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:27:43 -0600
  ...then back to Regina? Dave Browns '87 van was on the hoist at Precision Motors this morning. The external shift rod seems to work...
• Re: CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 12:34:52 -0600
  ...I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't tell you how impractical it...
• Re: '82 Diesel, fuel, where did it go?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 14:44:41 -0400
  Dennis Haynes writes: >Is it possible that the tank was once upon a time damaged fron a floor >hoist or jack pushing in the...
• Re: CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 16:13:46 -0800
  On 11/3/06, Zoltan <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: > I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an...
• New engine install
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 11:42:15 -0400
  ...of the install process) and then put it up on the hoist and rechecked everything. My warranty is for 20,000 Kilometers or 12...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:23:42 -0700
  ...my diesel westy, I simply set up a sawhorse over the engine hatch and lowered it to the ground with a chain hoist. Jim
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:26:38 -0800
  ...I copied your hoist using a boat trailer winch I had at the house and a 2'X8' last month to drop the engine...
• Re: Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 6
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:40:50 -0400
  ...Using a small floor jack, an engine hoist (rented) and jack stands, I removed and installed the engine myself. Put it in from below...
• Re: how much does a tranny weigh?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 23:11:40 EDT
  ...Then, when I first hoisted it onto the UPS scale it weighed 92 lb. The clerk asked me to remove it since she had...
• Learning curve......
  Historical mailing list - Denmiester
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:14:33 -0400
  ...Wish I had a hoist though...a couple of days on my back with rust and dirt falling in my face wasn't my...
• Re: Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 10:44:05 -0500
  ...to do something similar - as long as whatever you use to hoist the stool in is long enough that you don't have to...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:32:22 -0700
  ...engine hatch and lowered it to the ground with a chain hoist. > > Jim > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 4 May 2012 17:59:52 -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: Help removing clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 07:34:01 -0700
  ...got spares too... > And yes, Mark, I do it on my hoist with all the right tools and don't > burn > it to the...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:49:06 -0700
  ...With an engine hoist, whoowhee! No jacks to mess with, no blocks, nothing to slow you down. Clutch position? Well, if you aren't...
• Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:07:41 -0700
  Craig, When I removed the WBX from my van, I used a chain, a floor jack, and some scrap lumber to make a "hoist...
• 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: upper bunk entry
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 30 May 1999 21:05:24 -0700
  ...upper bunk entry > At 09:25 AM 5/30/99 -0500, you wrote: > >Trying to think of a compact ladder that will hoist the...
• Re: 4 speed transmition stuck in fourth- UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:22:23 +0000
  ...then back to Regina? > > > Dave Browns '87 van was on the hoist at Precision Motors this morning. The > external shift rod seems to work...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:22:25 -0700
  ...I have to get my motor from the >>>>> garage hoist to the car on a furniture dolly, so I have just figured >>>>> out how...
• 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:14:07 -0500
  ...aft as I used the other hand to operate the chain hoist. Today I bolted it in and connected everything. No problem, no events...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 5 May 2012 08:12:00 -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...