Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
VanagonEuroVan

Search messages and discussions

Clear search

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 38+: 60 results shown for JB.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

  • Re: Muir and Bentley are good but the list is great
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:03:11 -0700
    On 1/10/05 7:49 AM, "Anonymous Digest" <jbrush@AROS.NET> wrote: >> The vanagon runs >> better than I had hoped (so far) but...
  • Re: Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig lighter
    Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
    Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:39:35 -0700
    ...Jon Brown <jbrown510@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig lighter just what the subject says... If and when...
  • Re: Blue Book pricing reliable?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Mon, 2 Apr 2007 12:47:28 -0500
    ...On 4/2/07, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Which brings up a peeve of mine-what people are asking & what they > > sell...
  • Re: Octane mistake
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:07:14 -0700
    ...The brochure reads like a winery's product pamphlet ie "muscular yet focussed, with an intense oakiness"......... :-) On 10/19/06, John Bange <jbange...
  • Re: The mysterious 'Silver Socket'
    Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
    Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:44:32 -0400
    ...On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 12:13 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > I was reading about this, factory installed BWM type...
  • Re: Pitted Heads
    Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
    Wed, 7 Jun 2000 03:20:39 -0700
    ...I got in touch with the JB Weld technical personnel and they said that their product would withstand 500 degrees. Since the heads are...
  • Re: After Market A/C project - Items needed
    Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
    Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:23:57 -0700
    ...is an odd feeling being the dread 'DPO' (DDPO) myself now. JB After scouring the Earth for a condenser to maximize the available space...
  • Re: Propex installation opinions sought
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:06:17 -0500
    ...Karl Mullendore www.propexusa.com On Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:57:05 -0800, Tom Boldway <jboldway@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: >Ok, so the colder...
  • Re: Pair of dead mirrors wanted
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Wed, 4 Jan 2012 21:17:38 -0500
    ...On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 7:37 PM, Tom Boldway <jboldway@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hello, I'm looking for a pair of dead...
  • Re: Belzona experience??
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 14 Jul 95 18:43:02 EDT
    ...No but seriously, I have heard good things about JBWeldbond on engine blocks and have tried it on the muffler of the vanagon. It...
  • Re: Sink pumps
    Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
    Fri, 13 Jan 95 15:26:57 PST
    ...Brill Jr. \\ // > jbrill@unlinfo.unl.edu \\ \\// // If you're not outraged > University of Nebraska \\//\\// you're not paying attention. > free-lance homo sapien \/ \/ > J...
  • Re: preparing trip to NS
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:13:36 -0700
    ...severe emergencies when way off the beaten path. "Marine Goop" and JB Weld Spare wiper blade Assortment of hose clamps Assortment of metric nuts...
  • Re: Overhaul an 81 air cooled
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 16 Jan 2002 15:51:12 -0600
    ...Stan Wilder On Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:59:34 -0700 John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET> writes: > - > Hi all, > > I have been gone for...
  • Re: "Buyer BE Weir" of Go Westy Thick Skylight's / tearing your roof all to p...
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:14:52 -0800
    ...Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "jbange" <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 3:54 PM Subject: Re...
  • Re: Your onboard library
    Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
    Sun, 31 Oct 2004 14:44:53 -0500
    ...later, jess On Oct 31, 2004, at 11:15 AM, jbange wrote: > At 11:57 PM 10/30/2004, you wrote: >> What books are...
  • Behind the reefer
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 16 May 2005 20:58:28 -0700
    ...little fin-cooling fan removed and a larger unit mounted (with JB Weld ); the fan's thermal switch removed, thermally-conductive heatsink compound applied...
  • Re: Transmission corroding through
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Wed, 6 Apr 2005 20:46:25 -0700
    ...pinhole in the transmission, > cleaning it up and just finished the JB Weld patch. I'm going to wait till > sometime tomorrow and if...
  • Re: swapping r&p
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:38:37 -0800
    ...Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 8:27 AM Subject...
  • Re: Wasserleaker -- we will soldier on, but how?
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Sun, 1 May 2005 22:10:10 -0400
    ...Find a good rebuilt > 1.9l WBX? Are there such things? Hand them a printout of how the JB > Weld > the cracks and ask...
  • Re: Window rain shields?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Mon, 30 Jun 2014 05:11:11 -0700
    ...had to mend them using thin copper sheet, fine wire and JB Weld.� I keep fixing them each time they break because I do...
  • Re: WHy and not this topic again
    Historical mailing list - Dave C
    Fri, 19 May 2000 13:42:47 -0400
    on 5/19/2000 12:40 PM, Brush, John at jbrush@HMGSL.COM wrote: >> The list administrator has stated many times that the topic...
  • Re: Cleaning Seats
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Sun, 11 Mar 2001 16:53:31 EST
    In a message dated 3/11/01 1:40:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, jbrush@AROS.NET writes: << They are cloth seats and I...
  • Re: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L???
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:22:05 -0500
    ...Anonymous Digest <jbrush@AROS.NET> >Subject: Re: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L??? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >>> Conclusion: am...
  • Re: Need graywater tank ideas
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:20:20 -0400
    ...JFF On Aug 19, 2004, at 1:57 PM, jbange wrote: > We're heading out on a small camping trip up the coast of...
  • Re: GoWesty 16" Wheels
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Sat, 18 Sep 2004 21:06:46 -0700
    ...something like that]? Mike On 9/18/04 8:36 PM, "jbange" <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> wrote: > ust returned home from a week long trip...
  • Re: What to carry?
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:23:00 -0400
    ...On Oct 21, 2004, at 11:48 PM, jbange wrote: > At 09:34 AM 10/21/2004, you wrote: >> "The golf cart. Nice for...
  • Re: Vngns ARE junk!
    Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
    Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:27:25 -0600
    ...85 GL On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:20:12 -0800, jbange <hfinn@ingrates.net> wrote: > At 07:27 AM 3/10/2005, you...
  • Re: rear drivers side upper exhaust nut removal?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:27:08 -0500
    ...Do you remember offhand what size allen > socket the a/c compressor bracket uses? > > TIA, > Sudhir > > On 3/5/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail...
  • Sliding door repair
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:56:49 -0700
    ...Then, I JB Welded the hut. Again, trying not to get any in the threads. The nut was originally welded in, so hopefully this...
  • Re: Soundproofing pix
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:29:16 -0700
    ...On 6/28/07, Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie@nd.edu> wrote: > >> > How much of a sound deadening/proofing difference > >> does this stuff make? > > I put...
  • Re: Do You Ever Wish...
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:26:52 -0700
    ...Karl Wolz On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 9:07 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: >> you simply come up with a measure...
  • Re: Just Cause
    Historical mailing list - Phil S.
    Thu, 16 May 2002 14:45:39 -0700
    ...The MSHP now > owns more semis and SUV's > than guns and generates more revenue from this than > from speeding tickets. > > JB -never caught...
  • Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:28:47 -0700
    ...Brass tubing and JB Weld can put Humpty back together again. Jim
  • 82 Westy body rust fixes
    Historical mailing list - Pete Geisen
    Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:56:06 -0400
    ...Would cutting out the section and JB welding some sheet metal do the trick (with some serious patching), POR15 and painting and all that...
  • Re: Expansion Tank
    Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
    Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:21:04 +0100
    ...I tried JB weld but no way would it hold. Eventually, I ordered a brand new OEM tank from Bus Depot. At $29.95...
  • Re: repair manuals
    Historical mailing list - Joe L.
    Wed, 15 Mar 2000 18:42:35 -0500
    ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of jb euro Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 1:57 PM To: vanagon@GERRY...
  • Southern Missouri Vanagon on way to scrapper
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
    Fri, 25 Mar 2005 22:20:01 -0600
    ...The guy that just sold the vehicles can be found at the gas station with the subway in it (JB's I think)... E...
  • Re: Starting motor connector? Was loose tranny bolts.
    Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
    Sat, 1 Oct 2005 17:08:31 -0230
    On 10/1/05, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > > While tightening up some tranny bolts I noticed a dangling black > > electrical > > connector at...
  • Re: interesting body modded vanagon syncro camper
    Historical mailing list - Lon Bordin
    Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:39:56 -0400
    ...On 8/22/06, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 8/21/06, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > > As to the front...
  • Re: [Syncro] Any experience with Westfalia Enterprises?
    Historical mailing list - PB
    Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:55:40 -0800
    ...Parti On 1/7/09, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: >> If they're the ones run by a guy who calls himself 'Kevan...
  • Re: Pseudo-Vanagon Syndrome?
    Historical mailing list - MC
    Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:08:54 -0700
    ...On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 07:59:57 -0400, John Brigstocke > > <jbrig@attglobal.net> wrote: > > > Have 86 Vanagon. > > > Similar problem to yours. Cutouts in...
  • Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:04:24 -0700
    ...Aside from JB Weld (as some might use on a pitted WBX head) what epoxy would you or the list suggest? If the epoxy...
  • Re: "enough" vs "too much" monitoring, was: permanent fuel pressure gauge
    Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
    Mon, 6 Mar 2006 22:02:05 -0500
    ...and the ability to change the fuel mixture Bob Donalds Boston Engine ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
  • Wire guages
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 17 Jul 1995 08:53:28 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Brill Jr. \\ // jbrill@unlinfo.unl.edu \\ \\// // If you're not outraged University of Nebraska \\//\\// you're not paying attention. free-lance homo sapien \/ \/
  • wasserboxer exhaust repair
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Mon, 17 Jul 1995 20:36:30 CST6CDT
    ...oh, i've tried the JB Weld stuff too, it just can't stand the heat. so, don't despair completely-- weld 'dem cracks...
  • Re: unpleasant surprise
    Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
    Tue, 30 Mar 1999 22:25:30 -0800
    ...I extracted the engine and took a > good look at it and decided that it probably only needed head gaskets and > JB Weld. I...
  • Mirror movement FIX
    Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
    Thu, 13 Jul 2000 17:25:20 -0500
    ...ftp://ftp.cottagesoft.com/users/jboldway/mirror2.jpg through mirror5.jpg Warning - my FTP server is slow . . . . Tighten this just a little, put it...
  • Re: It's not moving...UGH!!!
    Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
    Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:20:24 -0400
    ...members.home.net/fullmooninjoon/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Bowen" <JBowen7@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001...
  • Re: Let's give Tom C a stake . . . .
    Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
    Wed, 12 Jun 2002 23:31:43 EDT
    In a message dated 6/12/02 5:17:24 PM, jboldway@BEE.NET writes: << I was on the 2400 Fulton St. (Jefferson Airplane...
  • Re: [T2] Harbor Freight motorcycle jack on sale
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Thu, 14 Oct 2004 23:50:30 -0500
    ...I'd rather be gouged by a local businessman that is my neighbor! Al Brase 69 double cab, Vanagons jbange wrote: >> It's not...
  • Re: coping with fuel prices(NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:37:07 -0800
    ...John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> Date: Saturday, April 29, 2006 7:44 am Subject: Re: coping with fuel prices To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • 84 Westfalia Subfloor Removal
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
    Fri, 20 Jul 2018 10:40:29 -0400
    ...I've seen some people just drill small holes in the plywood subfloor to expose the metal floor beneath and then JB weld 1...
  • Re: Vacuum System Parts on 1.9 - "Y's" and Constrictors...
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
    Tue, 14 Oct 2014 20:24:01 -0400
    ...If so I figure I can just call the end with jb weld and drill a tiny hole in it... http://tech.bentleypublishers.com...
  • Re: New blog
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 8 Jul 2012 16:08:41 -0700
    On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 3:17 PM, J B <jbever@excite.com> wrote: > Hi Everyone! > > I just wanted to say that this...
  • Re: shifting problems
    Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
    Wed, 28 Mar 2001 02:37:26 -0600
    ...Diesel 4 X 4 "The Beast" ----- Original Message ----- From: "James T." <jboldway@INTCON.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001...
  • Re: Will someone please go KILL this guy!!!
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:27:16 -0700
    ...Do you think JB Weld is strong enough to hold the upper and >> bottom Syncros together? VC on upper Syncro a must for even...
  • Re: AC Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
    Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:11:30 -0700
    ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of jbange Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 7:57 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
  • Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:33:42 -0700
    Not sure if he did NOT remove the heads, but I recall him posting something about sandpaper, JB weld, used to fill pits in...
  • Re: Replacing the water pump on a 2.1
    Historical mailing list - A2L1
    Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:30:13 -0400
    ...Anyone have any ideas on this? On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 4:53 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > Maybe I'll...
  • [vanagon] ceramic caotings/corrosion
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 29 May 1996 11:48:51 -0300 (ADT)
    ...Mechanic near me fixes head, 7 vans, 14 heads so far, using JBWeld as sealant over pitted surfaces. No recalls, first one has done...