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• Trouble Fitting I-4 Engine Into '90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 17:46:33 -0800
  ...The rightside engine carrier is attached fore and aft and the bonded rubber mounting is attached to it and to the right engine support...
• Re: Chinese Diesel Heater for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:41:54 -0700
  ...If one already has a gasoline engine and tank installed, why not support a legit company that sells a superior [gas-fired] product with...
• Rear engine support bar question....
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:27:50 -0500
  ...My rear engine support bar end caps were falling out due to rust around them. So i pulled them out. What should i use...
• Re: Need "Retaining Rings" Lift Supports 85 Vanagon. Plus I need instructions on how to replace the lifts.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:24:49 -0400
  ...Need "Retaining Rings" Lift Supports 85 Vanagon. Plus I need instructions on how to replace the lifts. Does someone have or know of a...
• CB placement
  Historical mailing list - Erick Sowder
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 15:37:00 -0400
  ...I bolted the CB support bracket through the existing dash speaker hole and use rubber spacers so I wouldn't scratch the dash. I...
• Re: Audi 5000 Turbo Rims
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 22:52:31 -0700
  ...by and supported by the lug holes, but most modern rims are > actually centered by the hubs and only marginally supported by the lugs...
• Re: Vanagon rear hatchback supports WARNING!
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 13:19:39 -0500
  I concur with the poster who suggested to not use supports. Back when I first started on this list in the early 90's...
• That d**n bolt
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 08:24:52 -0500
  ...I've thought about cutting off the alt support from a junk golf engine and welding it in place of the existing support, but...
• Re: Bench front seats (from a 9 pass.) in a 7 pass.
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 00:01:28 -0000
  ...relies on > the bulkhead as a support for the back. When you put the 9 pass. front bench in > a 7 pass. van, the...
• Re: Front seat replacements
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 10:48:55 -0500
  ...The 91's seats aren't as comfortable long distance, but I don't need the lumbar support. The best seats I have in...
• Stock Seats & Lumbar Support
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:23:58 -0800
  ...Would like to add a "pump up - inflatable" lumbar support to the drivers seat. I know Recaro makes one ........ Has anyone done this or...
• Re: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:28:56 -0700
  Craig, I support the engine with a 2.4 across the engine bay, too. But, I took a chisel and made a small well...
• Gas Tank Vibration
  Historical mailing list - George Becker
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 07:38:01 -0800
  ...1) the tab ends of the tank supports where they fit in the slots 2) the supports against the tank (small bumper dots are...
• Unprecise gearshift on Caravelle Bus 1982
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Fri, 21 May 2004 11:57:31 +0200
  ...The support "stick" for the end of the gearshift rod, has a small plastic ring, that should make the connection a tight fit. But...
• Re: wbx removal question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:11:58 EST
  In a message dated 1/4/02 12:18:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU writes: << how do you support the tranny...
• Re: MAX weight capacity of upper bed?
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 13:37:38 -0700
  Our upper bunk has supported nearly 400 pounds, active. (I'm a big guy.) Bill in the Southwest ----- Original Message ----- From: "don spence" <dspence...
• Re: LVC: Route 66 2004 GPS Software
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 2 Nov 2006 21:16:06 EST
  ...RouteBuddy is more comprehensive, does voice on the Mac and supports the Garmin and DeLorme GPS bluetooth connections - rumored to support direct USB as...
• missing '86 table support
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:01:50 -0500
  ...The only problem is that the support for the table is missing (I knew this when purchasing the van). Does anyone have a an...
• Accessing the A/C Expansion Valve
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 08:45:41 -0500
  ...From what I understand, the evaporator and expansion valve are probably supported in some way - bolts, bracket, something - to the body/frame overhead. The...
• Re: motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 08:41:20 -0500
  > > 1) Remove the muffler/cat and the exhaust pipe going to #2 and #4. > 2) Support the engine with a jack but do not...
• Re: VWofA suing over VW piccie use???
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 11:51:08 -0700
  A few comments: *1.* VWoA would be wise to recognize the potential within the "supporters" of their products. I beleive this non support by...
• Re: [vanagon] Since the list is down-can't a notice be sent?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:59:52 -0600
  "Again-Octoberfest is coming up and I would like to nominate a Membership fund annually starting this October and onward to support any financial...
• Re: 87 a/c recall
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 09:24:37 -0500
  ...metal support brace added to ceiling piece so it doesn't fall down and konk someone on the head. Is the new support visible...
• Engine mount for 4-inline with Turbo
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 13:47:52 +0200
  ...The customised support just runs below the turbo and keeps this space open. Additionally, Michaels engine support does have a bracket for the Vanagon...
• Re: How to fix / External body panel internal supports coming loose
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:06:33 -0700
  ...Reinhard, 83 Westy. "Moose" --- Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET> wrote: > Anybody know how to re-attach the interior cross > over supports in the...
• Re: Rear hatch strut support
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 18:16:48 -0800
  ...the rear hatch strut support. > > PVC Electrical conduit, or similar. 3/4" ID, about 1" OD 8" long. Remove > bottom mount, slide over left...
• Re: Vitrifrigo
  Historical mailing list - Hugo Varotto
  Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:29:20 -0700
  ...you supporting the side flanges somehow ? Looks like you only >> put two screws through the side panel, is that enough to support the >> weight...
• Re: Collapsed BreatherHose Support
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 17:37:54 EDT
  The way I supported mine was to take a wooden dowel rod, about 5/8" dia., and wound a stainless steel wire around it...
• Re: Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list - J. C.
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 13:15:17 -0700
  ...Has anyone come across any snags that I > can anticipate? eg, one > bracket supporting muffler appears to support one of > the exhaust pipes - > will...
• 85 westfalia gas tank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 10:14:55 -0800
  ...5) While supporting the rear of the tank, insert the gas tank supports into the slots in the rear rail, then raise the front...
• hatch struts: 2 strong ones or 1?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 05:49:34 -0700
  ...So I needed a way to support the hatch with the load on it. when just the rack is on, it still creeps down...
• Exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 14:11:23 -0600
  ...In trying to find it, I found that my muffler is not supported like I would like it to be. The brackets that used...
• Watch out ....................
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 18 May 2003 21:38:48 -0700
  I just got an E mail that said it was from Microsoft Support. The only E content was a PDF attachment. If you get...
• Re: R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:21:16 -0500
  ...For the support bar to engine note the original > installation was with extra thick washers and all metal lock nuts. > tness > > While there check...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:30:25 -0400
  ...I supported each side of the roof separately while I worked on that end. Supporting the middle could well be better, I just didn...
• Re: those cab separators
  Historical mailing list - John Ritchie
  Tue, 11 Oct 1994 18:04:29 -0800 (PDT)
  ...I AM curious, though, what later-model vanagons do for the same support (if it is, indeed, support that these little walls provide). Vanagons...
• Re: EVERYONE READ THIS..hatch strut supports
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 16:07:21 GMT
  ...EVERYONE READ THIS..hatch strut supports > > go to your hardware store. > > buy a section of PVC pipe, 1" in dia. > > <snip> > > slide a 8...
• motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 06:48:20 -0800
  ...2) Support the engine with a jack but do not apply a lot of lifting force. Just want to support the engine. 3) Remove...
• Re: R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 17:11:51 -0800
  ...IIRC, I used a bottle jack + 2x4 chunk of wood to support drivetrain undid 2 bolts at each end of carrier at frame, then...
• RE: awnings, what I've learned
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 22 May 1996 14:42:00 +0000
  ...I just anchor the support rods to the ground with a metal tent peg. There are 2 holes in the foot to accomodate a...
• Question re: engine removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Oct 1994 08:56:11 -0400
  ...Can someone confirm for me that it is NOT necessary to support the transaxle with the engine pulled? In the back of Muir, I...
• Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 13:00:06 PDT
  ...Has anyone come across any snags that I can anticipate? eg, one bracket supporting muffler appears to support one of the exhaust pipes - will...
• Re: Engine cover latch
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 19:54:50 -0800
  If you have Vanagon(not Westfalia) you can install simple hinges and some support (similar to engine hood supports on cars) when cover is...
• Re: rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon, fits all including westys
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 22:49:28 -0400
  ...3person bench seats do require some support in the middle portion. Where I think Ben is not correct is to say that Transporters are...
• Re: environ"mental"ism !
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 21:58:39 -0700
  ...Anyone here support those things? > Bill, Well, in Wyoming they have great coal strip mines, the coal going to provide electricity in many parts...
• Starter :bushing support
  Historical mailing list - Mark Whitney
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:46:22 EDT
  ...What Bushing! Ect ect Has anyone had to replace the support bushing on the drive gear end of the starter? (The engine side.) You...
• Re: Global Warming My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:01:51 -0400
  FYI, since you don't know. "Float" in this context means supported by water. At 09:00 AM 3/17/2007, David Etter wrote...
• Re: '77 Westy: Interference between Bed and Table
  Historical mailing list - Kirk D. Hilliard
  Mon, 20 May 1996 18:31:14 -0400
  [ Concerning modifying rear seat bottom so that it can be converted into a bed without removing the table support. ] > Whew, I thought about this...
• Re: VW dealer support
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:36:47 -0800
  "Dealer Support" is generally accepted as an oxymoron at most (but not all) VW Dealers for about 2 decades now ;-) -- Jim Thompson 84 Westfalia...
• Re: After market rear bumpers?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 15:10:08 -0500
  ...I bolted the 4x4 to the supports coming off the back of the frame where the bumper would go, so that the top of...
• Re: R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 18:34:44 -0800
  ...You > will also find this hardware a blessing when the transmission has to come > out as it can support the front of the engine...
• Re: Removal of Vanagon Engine (support of Transmission)
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 00:32:07 -0400
  ...Removal of Vanagon Engine (support of Transmission) >Thanks for the post. By the way, to support the transmission do you only >use a chain...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Dec 2002 - Special issue (#2002-1395)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 16:22:29 -0700
  ...5167ACD With 14" riser and 2 support brackets. But you could get by without the support brackets if you don't mind the jiggle...
• Re: Automatic reply: Lower control arm bushing r&r on 89 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Feb 2016 22:24:28 -0500
  ...For immediate response, please email support@chnwmd.com<mailto:support@chnwmd.com> or sales@chnwmd.com<mailto:sales@chnwmd.com>, or call 800-592...
• Re: Fiamma Awnings Parts Support
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:59:14 -0700
  Hi Loren, Sorry to hear about your struggle getting some basic customer support. A point of clarification: You wrote, "two weeks ago I left...
• Re: Curtain support
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 12:52:03 -0700
  ...Curtain support > Most outdoor /backpack/canoe/rock climbing stores sell elastic stretchy cord > in a variety of thicknesses and colors. It's called bungie...
• RE: Question re: engine removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Oct 94 08:53:16 -0500
  ...So Peter you do need to support >the trans while the engine is out, either with a jack stand underneath, or >with a 2x4...
• Re: SVX Vanagon on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:59:59 -0600
  ...HTTP 404 - File not found Internet Information Services -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Information (for support personnel) More information: Microsoft Support Bob Stevens > Saw this on WetWesties. Not...
• Install radiator "cardboard" after rad in?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:42:07 -0800
  ...Got the upper support in! What's left of the donors' rad cardboard is toast. Can I install this stuff after rad is in...
• Re: Upgrades 2
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 07:52:37 -0400
  ...It is attached the bottom of an aluminum plate that extends horizontally and is bolted to the lip in the body that also supports...