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• Dolly for engine removal
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:56:09 -0800
  ...I sized it to support engine and IIRC, the carrier bar (aka load bar) but for sure not the exhaust header. I positioned it...
• Re: Where to place my jack?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 22:37:22 -0400
  ...In the rear is the engine carrier the same as the mustache bar? And just put the jack pads on that? On the front...
• Re: 15" wheels - what about spare?
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:00:36 -0700
  I've got a 15" spare in my carrier. I took the stock hing pin mechanism out and replaced whatever was there with case...
• Trans. Install: Input shaft & clutch splines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:52:08 -0800
  ...carrier ~ in middle of block, with transmission removed, engine might tilt toward rear of vehicle. MIne did. Jacking up pulley end of engine to...
• Diesel Conversion - was Sucky Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 2 May 2013 13:25:18 -0700
  ...Overlandparts.com - p/n 028 100 018K) Injection pump, injectors & lines Carrier bars (if 50 deg install) Motor mounts (if 50 deg install) Oil...
• Interbike '95 & Bergs shop
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 14:29:31 -0700
  ...First, the bike carriers. I may have missed some, but I found no less then 16 manufacturers of bike carriers. I didn't bother...
• Re: 15" wheels - what about spare?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:50:18 -0400
  ...225 widths might be possible with a custom tray or support bars. This may require leaving the tire deflated and carrying an air compressor...
• Re: 15" wheels - what about spare?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:29:46 -0400
  ...I use Volkscafe's oversized spare carrier with no problems: http://www.volkscafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp?pa=ip&ip=764380099 Chris On 6/24...
• Re: bike racks.. Any home made solutions?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Thu, 14 May 1998 10:11:25 -0600
  ...To these load bars were attached two thule fork mount bicycle > >carriers facing backwards, that is with the rear wheel of the bicycles > >facing...
• Re: Dolly for engine removal
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:30:45 -0800
  ...I sized it to > support engine and IIRC, the carrier bar (aka load bar) but for sure not the > exhaust header. I positioned it...
• for sale: 2.1 engine / 50 degree mounting hardware
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:23:59 -0700
  ...engine carrier bars oil pan bell housing oil level check tube [I think] and I think some other pieces that I just now forgot...
• Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 May 2013 11:30:05 -0700
  ...if it's a wateboxer and someone wanted to jack it by the rear engine cross bar .. while I don't especially recommend that...
• Re: Diesel Conversion - was Sucky Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 2 May 2013 16:09:03 -0500
  ...Overlandparts.com - p/n 028 100 018K) >Injection pump, injectors & lines >Carrier bars (if 50 deg install) >Motor mounts (if 50 deg install) >Oil...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 10:40:42 -0700
  ...I'll be fabricating new engine mount brackets for the diesel carrier bars so once I align the engine with the body, I want...
• Re: Neil's motor..
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:13:12 -0700
  At this point, getting the engine higher and making the carrier higher too, is a "next time" thing. That and actually getting the bottom...
• Re: 15" wheels - what about spare?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:05:49 -0400
  ...15" wheels - what about spare? I've got a 15" spare in my carrier. I took the stock hing pin mechanism out and replaced...
• Re: Rebuilt engine project
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:07:03 EDT
  ...rebuilt to better than new standards ! Engine carriers, both have been POR-15ed, the aluminium moustache bar is from a 2.1 to hold...
• Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 May 2013 21:05:22 -0400
  ...diesel Vanagon engine bay up > > close before ( seriously) and it was the first time I saw how the > > engine carrier bars mount-now it...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:27:18 -0400
  ...I found and purchased the later ('83-up) diesel engine carrier bars, engine mounts, diesel oil pan, and a couple of other items. Now...
• Re: FS: rare left rear westy weeeknder/multivan cabinet (with big door)
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 07:00:07 -0500
  ...its too big to be shipped UPS tho some other > carriers will take it. > you can email him at: > zbannow@hotmail.com *And* the...
• Re: Oversize Spare tire fitment in clamshell holder question
  Historical mailing list - Dragon List
  Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:43:38 -0700
  ...Depending on your engine type (1.9l turbo diesel) > temps and environment for driving a rear carrier may be a better option? > > On Sep...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:52:28 -0400
  ...Don't know how much is left/missing.) > 2.) Carrier bars? Late ones, right? The '82 bars won't work with the > wasserboxer gear...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:25:45 -0400
  ...for engine mounts, but at least the Volvo mount system is pretty simple. You could probably fab something up using carrier bars, similar to...
• Re: 15" wheels - what about spare?
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 17:13:30 -0700
  ...15" wheels - what about spare? I've got a 15" spare in my carrier. I took the stock hing pin mechanism out and replaced...
• WBX cooling system addittions
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:22:55 -0800
  ...and oil cooler.However the oil filter wont fit.Will an engine carrier from a 2.1 be necessary for the filter to fit...
• Re: is engine removed to change crankcase seal
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:01:47 -0500
  ...You have to remove the muffler and cat, tin shield above muffler, and the engine carrier bar, then lower the engine with a jack...
• Re: Stock 2.1 in NC
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:19:03 -0700
  The mustache bar (engine carrier/support?) is designed to only go one direction, as indicated by the arrow stamped into the brackets (not that...
• Re: Pull engine and tranny together?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 12:34:40 -0700
  ...I dropped the engine partway onto two jackstands on each end > > of the engine carrier bar, then moved the floorjack to just behind the...
• Re: Question about Auto Trans for experts
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 06:46:58 -0700
  ...conversion adapter from > Kennedy and then modified some diesel carrier bars so that the engine > sits about 5-6" lower than stock so that...
• Re: Where to place my jack?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 2 Sep 2021 21:22:51 -0600
  ...where it goes. > > In the rear is the engine carrier the same as the mustache bar? And just put the jack pads on that...
• Re: thoughts on a late model TDI engine into a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:42:32 -0600
  ...Mount angle > chosen opens up discussion on exhaust and engine carrier (mount bar) design > and fabrication or adaptation of existing VW parts. Another great...
• Re: hitch
  Historical mailing list - Todd
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:16:05 -0700
  ...flat bar extends forward from the center of the hitch to mount with the two middle motor mounts on the engine carrier (comes w...
• Re: Fast Forward's "undercover" TDI project for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:06:35 -0800
  ...would be 1.5" plus the difference in 2wd and syncro carrier bars which is around 2". so that would give a total drop...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 12 Jun 2008 (#2008-626)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:35:49 -0700
  ...You could probably also make those..but not so easy as the engine > carrier bars... The Kennedy Engineering adapter plate...again not too > expensive...
• Re: Trans. Install: Input shaft & clutch splines
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:10:15 -0700
  ...carrier ~ in middle of block, with transmission removed, engine might tilt toward rear of vehicle. MIne did. Jacking up pulley end of engine to...
• Re: Pull engine and tranny together?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 21:47:56 -0700
  ...I dropped the engine partway onto two jackstands on each end of the engine carrier bar, then moved the floorjack to just behind the...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:41:24 -0800
  ...What I do is put a LONGER bolt at each end of the engine carrier bar and then remove the other bolt at each...
• Re: What parts could I use?
  Historical mailing list - Hahn Rossman
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:02:46 -0700
  ...from diesel starter weird cast aluminum engine mounts bolted to the block carrier bars (fabricated steel bars which run north south and connect to...
• Re: potential hydraulic mounts for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 10:29:28 -0500
  ...It has a plate near the bottom with two holes that mounts to the carrier bar (after modifying the bar) and one hole on...
• Re: 15" wheels - what about spare?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 21:13:35 -0400
  ...15" wheels - what about spare? I've got a 15" spare in my carrier. I took the stock hing pin mechanism out and replaced...
• Re: replacing flex plate with flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Thu, 7 Dec 2023 21:41:35 -0500
  ...Rear engine carrier bar is different along with > muffler brackets and j-pipe. > Rear exhaust has some different supports and a heat shield, usually...
• New engine, was Re: Ecu fix addendum
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 1 Apr 2020 10:12:19 -0700
  ...Have the diesel bell housing and carrier bars and pan etc. Also have. 2.0 ABA block and head that might be rebuildable. And...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 16:28:09 -0700
  ...pump, alternator, alternator bracket,oil filler tube, aluminum engine mount, bonded rubber mount, right carrier bar-It weighs 47 lbs. Sure, the longblock with...
• Re: Looking for Diesel mount brackets
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 11:28:23 -0500
  ...for the two rear brackets that bolt the rear end engine > carrier bars to the vanagon frame. > > I know this is a bit of...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 04:01:34 -0700
  ...I found and purchased the later ('83-up) diesel engine carrier bars, engine mounts, diesel oil pan, and a couple of other items. Now...
• Re: for sale: 2.1 engine / 50 degree mounting hardware
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:05:59 -0700
  ...I went the 15 degree route. > > engine carrier bars > oil pan > bell housing > oil level check tube [I think] > and I think some other...
• Re: Diesel 4 speed vs. 5 speed
  Historical mailing list - The Southards
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:56:59 -0500
  ...mwsnow@home.com wrote: <snip> > The engine carrier bars are curved differently and mount to the body using a > different bracket system. The rubber...
• What is the wire path for the tach signal?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:16:02 -0800
  ...the engine carrier bar I had to drop the whole thing just to replace that pipe. Turns out I had three broken engine mounts...
• Re: I-4 conversion general info
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 27 Oct 2015 22:36:18 -0700
  ...The kit is designed with flexibility to locate the hydraulic mounts either above, or below, the carrier bar as needed, depending on the engine...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:25:53 -0700
  ...I found and purchased the later ('83-up) diesel engine carrier bars, engine mounts, diesel oil pan, and a couple of other items. Now...
• Re: Dolly for engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:11:07 -0800
  ...I sized it to >> support engine and IIRC, the carrier bar (aka load bar) but for sure not >> the >> exhaust header. I positioned it...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 16 Sep 2013 08:55:13 -0700
  ...I found and purchased the later ('83-up) > diesel engine carrier bars, engine mounts, diesel oil pan, and a couple of > other items. Now...
• Re: Strange vanagon engine pondering, audi 5cyl
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:55:11 -0800
  ...would need to find is the engine mounting bar and mounts. See above. The rear engine carrier can be bought from VW in South...
• Re: Does anyone have experience with high mileage motor oils?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 19:40:21 -0500
  ...The bottom of the engine where the oil drain plug is, is always covered with oil. > > The front engine carrier bar is oiled up...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 11:35:04 -0700
  ...I'll be fabricating new engine mount brackets for the diesel carrier bars so once I align the engine with the body, I want...
• Re: Need help on I4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:41:53 -0700
  ...the > carrier bar? Automatic or manual? > > Are you using the oil cooler? 1982 Diesel > hardware or 1983? > > Robert > > 1982 Westfalia '95 Golf engine > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Gilles...
• Re: Bike Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lackner
  Sun, 16 Jan 2005 10:45:03 -0800
  ...Bike Carrier > > Hi all, > > Regarding bikes, I think the top is not the best solution: > -not easy to have access to. (unless you are...
• Re: More Power to the Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 23:05:42 -0700
  ...The Muffler is strapped/bolted to the upper portion of the engine carrier assembly which moves right along with the engine. Granted, the carrier...
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:36:02 -0700
  ...Unless I misunderstood and you mean the isolators (DV setup) between the engine carrier bars and frame. I used two Fox rubber mounts between...
• Re: Coolant Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 17:24:27 -0500
  ...Of course, if this happens when the engine is hot and under load will cause engine damage such as internal head gasket leaks etc...