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• Re: pry bars - was off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:45:49 -0700
  No, not wrecking bars. They are different. What I am talking about look like large screwdrivers but with a bend towards the tip. For...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 25 May 2003 22:07:40 -0700
  ...Towing a Vanagon? The answer is the tow bar. I bought a Reese towbar at Camping Whirled for 140.00. It has two brackets...
• '80 vanagon Camper Virginia
  Historical mailing list - J Barry Burneskis
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 18:19:09 -0500
  ...I am sure the first one there with $200 and a tow bar will take it away. I am outta here this weekend. It...
• Re: something to think about ... :) van cramming
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 09:27:34 -0800
  ...young (and stupid) I once fit 22 people into a 72 Bus....and drove them across town. Needless the say the brakes barely worked....
• Re: How to tow/transport a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 23:09:46 EST
  If you are experienced using a tow bar and have a vehicle that can tow the weight, I would recommend that. Mine was towed...
• Re: FW: A modern Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 10:28:27 -0600
  ...Michael Townsend <townsend@RTP.ERICSSON.SE> > Reply-To: Michael Townsend <townsend@RTP.ERICSSON.SE> > Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:20:14 -0500 > To...
• LED Bar-graph tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:11:26 -0400
  Hi Volks, Anyone here ever build an LED bar-graph tach for their bus/vanagon? I am looking to get a bit more engine...
• Stroking a type 4
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 22:01:35 -0700
  ...The 140 hp in the van was nice, the three ft tow bar was the worst mistake I've made and not paid for...
• Re: Alarm system, was Bus story - using a gun???
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:10:00 -0800
  I can still bring my TOW anti-tank missile into the bar then, just as long as it doesn't smoke?? :-) Courtney ----- Original Message...
• Re: tow loop based hitches (free support bar)
  Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 09:39:34 -0600
  ...I also bought the support bar (Item #GVW-76390A) which I found out after I bought it that it doesn't work with the...
• trailors...
  Historical mailing list - sallad
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 22:30:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Dallas...oh yeah, we have a tow bar we have borrowed from a friend. - '71 =========== - /_| |_||_|:| - 0| SALLAD | & a new<G> 1970 Kombi bus...the...
• Re: VW towing bar and tie down eyelets
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 17:37:51 -0500
  I have towed a 4x8 utility trailer with this setup. I have a few times hauled gravel in it, which put me "weigh" over...
• Towing needed: N.J. area
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Company
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 16:41:06 -1000
  ...Any listees with a tow bar willing to do it? Will pay or trade rental days in Hawaii.... Otherwise, perhaps someone can recommend a...
• [NVC] Frydaye Follies
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:13:50 -0600
  ...Two little country boys went to town, kicking with bare feet the occasional stone in the road, but mostly not. Having a few cents...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon behind a motorhome
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:07:20 -0700
  ...The Roadmaster brackets and Falcon2 tow bar work great. >> >> Dennis >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rob [mailto:vwrobb@gmail.com] >> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 12...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon behind a motorhome
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:02:07 -0400
  ...The Roadmaster brackets and Falcon2 tow bar work great. > >Dennis > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Rob [mailto:vwrobb@gmail.com] >Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 12...
• Re: luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - J
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 16:07:19 -0400
  Jim, > I don't intend to tow > the sailboat BUT I have an 18.5 ft. kevlar canoe that I'd like to be...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 21:24:19 -0600
  Helmut mentioned a nifty German tow bar for the Vanagon. I wonder if there is any chance of getting those here or if we...
• Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 14 Feb 95 16:31:32 PST
  ...The devices this fellow wants are Yakima Tall Towers or Terzo Tall Towers which will clear the top but barely. You will not be...
• Re: Injector Line Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Tue, 29 Sep 1998 00:44:26 EDT
  ...Slice the hose up the barb towards the ferrule as far as possible with an > X-acto or single sided razor blade. (Don't...
• Re: towing my van - my tow bar website
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:58:22 -0400
  ...They also make a brush guard that fits on the brackets after you remove the tow bar - I'll be picking one up later...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 12:57:26 +0200
  The German tow bars are hidden behind the regular steel or plastic bumper. It replaces the standard bumper support rails with some longer rails...
• EV Jumpseat Question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 11:15:29 -0500
  ...Looking at these extensions it looks as if they are supposed to enter the floor in front of the bar (toward the front of...
• Towing
  Historical mailing list - jonc
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 13:53:18 -0800
  ...with bronze disc brakes and torsion bars to make things easier for the driver and whatever is towing it... I have heard a lot...
• towing
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Apr 1995 13:48:58 -0600
  ...I am currently at college, and would like to tow it home (about 600 miles away). Where could I get a tow bar cheap...
• Re: trailors...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 19:05:10 -0400
  ...Dallas...oh yeah, we have a tow bar we have borrowed from a friend. > > Rent a tow dolly with working surge brakes. The life...
• Re: OT: Westphalia Trailers
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Sun, 19 May 2002 15:33:37 -0700
  speaking of towing. I noticed the tongue of the pictured Westy Trailers was too short (IMO). Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry E. Muller" <bmuller...
• Re: Camper Roof rack questions..
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:12:16 -0500
  ...Camper Roof rack questions.. > I use the yakima towers and round bars on 3 of my Vanagon's. > Wow they are great. I always...
• Re: Broken down in Barstow with a bad head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 22:21:03 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > No where in Barstow will you find a vanagon mechanic > Towed to bakersfield to JCS and a...
• Re: FW: A modern Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Becks
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:32:40 -0800
  ...Michael Townsend <townsend@RTP.ERICSSON.SE> > Reply-To: Michael Townsend <townsend@RTP.ERICSSON.SE> > Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:20:14 -0500 > To...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 24 May 2011 12:47:39 -0700
  ...Someone makes mounts for tow bars for the Vanagon? -- RJS On Tue, 2011-05-24 at 15:32 -0400, Michael Snow wrote: > On Tuesday...
• Re: temp II sensor (syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:31:00 -0400
  ...If this wire terminates on the oil breather tower, move it to a bare-metal location, or add a second ground wire to it...
• Syncro Towing
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Sep 1995 12:09:32 -0400
  ...The current plan is to attach a tow-bar to the front bumper and not to steer it. > Or does the Synchro manual specificly...
• Re: towing my van - my tow bar website
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:39:57 -0400
  I have used this very "feature" like when I've had engine troubles and wanted to shut down before coming to a stop. Turning...
• Re: Kitchen gutter/tray
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:35:04 -0700
  ...I thought sure it was a Paper Towell Dispenser Holder ... or a Light Bar ... bar. b
• Vanagon Sighting-Vegas
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:09:45 -0800
  Heading West on Blue Diamond, toward Pahrump (hopefully not to . . . ) White Westy, OR plates, could barely see the paint through all the stickers. :o...
• Re: Frozen engine
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:34:26 -0500
  ...This one seems that I would break the bar if I could stand on it. Could I attach the towbar and break it free...
• Re: VW towing bar and tie down eyelets
  Historical mailing list - Hans Vanhethoen
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 14:48:22 -0500
  I have towed two ktm dirtbikes all gear and gas cans etc, I think the weight of the trailer and everything comes in under...
• Re: WTB Yakima Rack
  Historical mailing list - .round.eye.
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:59:30 -0800
  ...The clamp/tower assembly suggested by Yakima for the V-Gon winds up putting your cross bar really high above the vehicle roof, which...
• Installing jump seats
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:38:46 -0700
  ...Also the seat belt roll-up part mounts towards to the center of van (isle) or mounts towards the outside of van ? Also, turned...
• Re: Radiator replace
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 04:19:12 EST
  ...those bars come out --there are two separate bars-- by removing a C clip where the bars slip through the body toward the rear...
• Re: Towing a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:21:24 -0500
  ...the van just barely fit over the tow dolly when the wheels were still on there was about a 1/16" between the gas...
• Re: Jettas Towing Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 19:36:10 -0600
  ...It didn't seem all that more dangerous than towing anything else with the jetta though. Used a tow bar, all four wheels on...
• Re: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:46:24 -0700
  On Jan 29, 2008, at 3:22 PM, Troy wrote: > Personally, I still like a bar as you can hang towels and such up...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 14 May 1998 00:22:17 -0500
  I have a custom fabricated bumper attachment, a tow bar purchased from U-Haul, and trailer lights that I used to tow a 91...
• HELP with EVC kayak racks
  Historical mailing list - j
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:28:48 -0400
  ...I have a set of old Yakima bars that I used on the Westy, and was planning on going with towers on the EVC...
• Re: unrolling papertowel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:47:08 -0500
  ...stock >>> right now >>> >> >> >> Mini bungee cord around paper towel roll. > > Paper towel roll hangs from pop-top cross bar using larger bungee cord. > > Markus >
• Re: Watch out Westy, there is a new kid in town! Oil pressure switches.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:59:03 -0400
  ...Watch out Westy, there is a new kid in town! My bad the Blue is a .25 Bar On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at...
• Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:58:54 EST
  ...I bought a towbar out of the thrifty ads and ordered a pair of towing adapters(there's a name for them but I...
• Re: Carrying a Motor Bike??
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:42:32 -0800
  ...experiences? > > > I already have a tow bar, and could probably make a carrier that > >replaces > > > the tow bar and rear bumper. > > > > > > > > > Comments please? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks...
• Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:48:52 -0600
  ...people are favoring the 66" or 78" bar lengths - looks like both are acceptable since the towers curve in a touch. the overall width...
• Re: Camper Roof rack questions..
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:18:56 -0500
  I use the yakima towers and round bars on 3 of my Vanagon's. Wow they are great. I always worry that someone will...
• Re: pry bars - was off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 16:40:41 -0400
  ...a bend towards the tip. > > For example > > > http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/pry-bars/4-piece-heavy-duty-pry-bar-set-1654.html...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon? [ or AAA ]
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:12:59 -0400
  ...some kind of tow bar >that mounts to the tow hooks on each van? My concern is most hitches I've >seen are not...
• Re: unrolling papertowel
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:59:49 -0400
  ...Paper towel roll hangs from pop-top cross bar using larger bungee cord. Markus
• Re: EV - THING Demographics
  Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
  Tue, 11 Feb 1997 15:22:36 -0500 (EST)
  ...We got a tow bar specifically to tow Things with our EV. just gotta get them things running now... On Mon, 10 Feb 1997...
• Not new to Vanagon / EuroVan, hello.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Jul 1997 20:03:31 -0700
  ...w/manual and a tow hitch to transport trail/dirt bikes (motorcycles). Looking forward to sharing information and observations. James Chen Santa Barbara, CA
• Re: Towing a Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 28 May 2003 22:10:32 +1200
  ...My '84 came through a 500 mile tow just fine, >using a tow bar attached to the structure underneath the chrome of the >front...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 25 May 2011 15:45:29 -0500
  ...It seems possible that the bumper removal was involved in the tow set up, and that a tow bar installation required removal of the...
• Weekending in Santa Barbara?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:02:48 -0700
  ...to Santa Barbara (CA) this coming weekend for a mini-holiday. Her sister has a house there and is out of town. Plan A...