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• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 May 2013 09:18:25 -0700
  ...On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 8:04 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > The diesel carrier bars are not the only parts...
• FS- 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Robin
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:09:03 -0500
  ...CD changer Built in sub-woofer Yakima rack w/ three cross bars Front window wind/rain protectors Wolf bra Portable propane heater Photo here...
• Re: W pretour trip report
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 08:26:09 -0800
  ...Not to mention how it could give us all such great things - like the ice cream bars David Schwarze kept in his freezer (and...
• Roof Rack Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 10:00:13 -0800
  ...It is made out of 3/4" alumnium bars, is very rigid and only weights 25 lbs. with a rack size of 45" x...
• Re: 91' doors are better than 85 doors!
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:31:26 -0700
  Ive seen a cut away diagram of the "side impact bars" in a VWBusbook at Barns+Nobel. It said that these were for frontal...
• Re: Van Cargo
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:15:49 -0400
  ...Right now I have a Surco rack on Yakima bars on top of the van and one Yakima Cobra bike carrier. I am thinking...
• Re: An idea for Replacing Pop Top Canvas
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 2 May 2014 15:45:40 +0000
  ...feet or so, so that the top actually > pivots on the bars that hold up the front of the top. Place some sort > of...
• blown brake line
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:22:51 -0400
  ...junction that seems to be hiding above on of the skid bars. The $4,500 trade in is starting to look good now :) Ok...
• Re: low oil pressure on 89
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 02:47:07 EDT
  ...and RPM ) 30 lbs of pressure above 2000 RPM (2.2 bars of oil pressure) is great. You have nothing to worry about, currently...
• Shocking Dilemma...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 23:07:59 EDT
  ...Front and rear sway bars added, complete rebuild of the front suspension and plan to do a rebuild of the rear once I switch...
• bus bars for bus (engine conversion wiring questions)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:43:02 -0800
  Hi all, now that my diesel-gas conversion is running, I'd like to make my engine wiring a little prettier (and possibly safer...
• Re: demise of an olde year ...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:02:35 -0500
  ...as you go forth tonight, into that bacchanal of babbling banality > (with the other baboons from the bars), here's a song to sing...
• vertical bike mounts on rear hatch???
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 14:59:20 -0600
  ...Problem is, this setup had the forks, handle bars and portions of the maintubes still up in the freestream air causing drag. Has anyone...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 16:25:34 -0400
  ...Beetle > Hi Jim, I don't know anything about these sway bars but here's a source for them if you want your know...
• Question about replacing the Fiberglass tops for Westy's 84-8?
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 15:03:35 -0700
  ...I am very grateful this community, through it I have acquired information on engines, transaxles, sway bars, rims, tires, techniques to stabilize handling and...
• Re: Go Westy Pet Barrier.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:11:29 -0400
  ...The bars are adjustable, but it's sort of a bear to set-up > initially. > > On 8/22/06, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com...
• Yakima "wide body" mount location
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:58:24 -0800
  ...I was eying something called a "showboat" that basically consist of a couple of 66 inch bars which slide the length of the van...
• Re: no VW sports cars?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Fri, 28 May 2004 15:15:13 -0700
  ...The entire front suspension assembly (torsion bars, beams, sway bars, hubs, etc.) was from the Porsche 911 of that era. In fact, you can...
• Re: brake pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:52:56 -0800
  ...On 1/21/15, tysonfroh <tysonfroh@gmail.com> wrote: > Does anyone know what sway bars and drop downs are interchangeable yrs ? > 1980 is what...
• Re: FW: Car top carrier?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:02:25 -0700
  ...that is what Yakima calls the uprights that accept the cross bars) that will attach to the gutters. Getting stuff into a roof pod...
• Wilderness Camping
  Historical mailing list - Donald Woolard
  Mon, 30 Dec 1996 13:42:37 -0800
  ...There is an outside frame of about 3/16" dia steel and front to back bars of 1/8" dia (or less) steel. There...
• intermittant coolant leak resolved
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:17:43 -0700
  ...My theory is that there is still some Bars Leak floating around in the coolant which temporarily sealed the hose and then let go...
• Re: Has anyone added a rear swaybar to their westy?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 13:00:37 +1100
  ...Someone even suggested ordering it from JC Whitney since they offer > ADDCO sway bars for much less money. I think ADDCO actually builds to...
• List vendors plz note ($$$)
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 18:44:07 -0400
  ...Right now I am running on Bars Leak and who knows how much life is in the engine even with new heads, which I...
• Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 May 2013 21:05:22 -0400
  ...Had me wondering, just where DO you get these diesel carrier > > bars-other than a wrecked/junked diesel Vanagon of course. I've seen...
• Re: Vanagon/Porsche Project Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 15:38:57 -0700
  ...The extra weight of the motor means rear torsion bars should be larger. We talkin' splicing in the Porsche tube or is the VW...
• Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (Part 3)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 06:50:55 -0600
  ...70-14 tire used a different >clamshell and the hold down bars. Also the two hoses for the radiator are >different to make room...
• Re: Vanagon Gas Tank R&R.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 14 Aug 1996 11:50:54 -0500 (CDT)
  Thanks, Berry for that description! On Tue, 13 Aug 1996, Berry Kercheval wrote: [] > When you get the bars off, the rear of the tank...
• Re: Tiico conversion vs. other I-4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:47:05 -0500
  ...The kit contains all mounts and support bars, flywheel, engine adaptor plate (no need to swap to the TD tank in a Syncro), coolant...
• Re: Trade for a Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 11:00:01 -0700
  ...It includes original full leather upholstery from a 67 911 donar, sunroof, H-1's, H-128's, sway bars front and rear, and...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars: Best Price is PST G-Max (renamed Addco...)
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Wed, 26 May 2004 04:33:57 -0700
  Id say if anything, the front Addco/PST is TOO stiff and makes the van jerk around at higher speeds when you need to...
• 2 Thules on top - outward scoot
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:27:02 -0700
  ...to limit or eliminate bowing of the bar... - - - though really, I'm going to have to get two more bars and four more towers...
• 1991 Westfalia for sale. $18000 CDN
  Historical mailing list - Marek Czulnowski
  Tue, 5 Dec 2006 19:58:28 -0500
  ...Yakima roof rack is included (towers and 58inch bars only). Custom made 2" trailer hitch can be used for 3 bicycle rack (Swagman Twister...
• Re: propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:48:10 -0400
  ...what I assume >> is >> minimal heat (very short bars on the dial) to hottest (long bars on the >> dial). >> >> When I switch it left...
• Re: Possible S FL Trip - Key West?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:12:53 -0500
  ...Another thought --- the appeal of Key West tends to be the nightlife/bars --- something that's going to be impossible with your kids in...
• Coolant Manifold Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Thu, 09 Jan 1997 21:55:13 -0800
  ...I think is was full of barsleak or something from the previous owner.(I bought it with leaky heads). It all made sense. The...
• Building "PZ Bull-bars"
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 02:50:40 -0000
  I thought ya'll might be interested, with all of the talk about lust for those rad bumpers. I too lusted after these but...
• Re: bullbars Q.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 07:30:38 -0400
  ...Cheers, MJS At 04:44 PM 4/28/98 -0300, Tim Smith wrote: >Hi, > >looked at your drawing of PZ bars, nice. I'm...
• Re: Paulchen accessories wanted
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 07:39:30 -0800
  ...pmail me if you are interested. > 2 load reinforcement bars which extend support from the basic rack > to the vehicule bumper This comes as...
• Re: Anyone running a Porsche 6?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:49:42 EST
  ...He runs MSDS in Glendale which offers engine conversions, big brakes, winches, and bull bars fof Vanagons. I kind of have had the idea...
• power mirror problem
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 11:40:26 -0700
  ...it apart and cleaned it, including the tiny little spring-loaded bars. There was some corrosion and wear. I cleaned it all up, lubed...
• Re: 27 in tires in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:06:17 -0800
  ...The clam shell and bars from the 205/70 will take that tire with little effort. A longer front bolt and dropping the rear...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:44:45 -0700
  ...Gave me a lot more confidence than those 4 way cross bars, and of course stores in much less space. Comes with a cheapo...
• Questions, questions, questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 21:22:34 -0700 (PDT)
  ...For that price, you should be looking for gold bars under the bench and in the cabinet! ;) Sounds to me like the seller is...
• GEL Tools ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Jan 1997 13:14:27 +0000
  ...this one since our local Sears had no stock of breaker bars. Shawn & Janis Wright '88 Westy (336k) '85 Jetta TD (363k) VWnut@smus...
• Re: tow bar
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 08:59:25 -0500
  ...List members must have found/created/used tow bars many times over the years. Alan Pickersgill Ottawa Ontario Canada At 06:50 AM 27...
• Re: Bike rack over luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 18:45:50 -0500
  ...He had two bars--the shorter one for > one for two or three bikes and a longer one that would fit up to five...
• That damn cooling system !
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 23:51:11 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I dont seem to be able to get Barsleak at my local autoparts store. Is it known by another name also ? I am going...
• Re: Roof racks for Westies and Eurobagos
  Historical mailing list - Felix Martel
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 20:20:51 -0400
  ...Roof racks for Westies and Eurobagos > >In a message dated 4/28/98 2:22:01 PM, felixm@TOTAL.NET wrote: > ><<64" bars and...
• Caravana CARNET?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 05:38:58 -0600
  ...I guess I expected bulli bars and other exotics devices bolted onto mostly syncros. Photos sent back showed at least one loaf that made...
• Re: studded snow tires: 2 or 4?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 14:50:04 -0700
  ...Additionally, toss some granola bars in the glove box, carry blankets and coats at all times. (My buses (3 of 'em) each have their...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Roof top Racks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:11:55 -0800
  ...can get the whole thing for around $140 (top > end). > 72" bars are the way to go but they are hard to find. I...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:09:08 -0700
  ...2x4" and just a little narrower, side to side, than my stock mirrors.� The 'bars' have large radius corners.���I was working about 60mi...
• Re: PSI and Bars, for tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:07:40 -0800
  And I see same average difference, but a drop in this case, from our summer ( mid 20s C) to our depressing meh winter of...
• Re: Busses by the Bridge?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:07:21 -0800
  I will be leaving at 4am Thursday from Ventura, CA headout thru Barstow via I-40 to get in there on Thursday afternoon (2pm...
• Re: Whats a Caravelle Carat & whats an Adventure Wagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 02:35:16 +0200
  ...a full 360 & the rear 2 recline fully (flat). > <<snip>> "jail bars" in the rear window <<snip>> Q1. Was this model > available in the...
• Re: boston trip [MinVC]
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 19:18:47 -0400
  ...places to eat of >high quality, theaters, jazz clubs, other music clubs, good >brewpubs/bars, other things to do out in the evening. > >am...
• Re: Would it be insane...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 17:34:21 -0400
  ...rams back on the sides and get rid > >>of the damn bars up front > >>- I could do it > >>j > >> > >> > >> > >It would be insane not...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:40:38 -0500
  ...The 205-70 is usually slightly smaller in diameter > > than a 185r14. > > I would weld a plate between the two side bars and then...
• Re: another victim - pop top lifting assembly weak spot
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:14:20 -0700
  ...lowering of the top as much as it does from the bars/lift assemblies vibration/movement while driving. I'm not totally sure of...