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• Re: Soo- Oil Pan cracked
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 Nov 2012 13:17:52 -0700
  ...Now to > attempt pan removal w/o hoist. > > -dm > > On Nov 3, 2012, at 11:48, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > > > It takes...
• New Jack City
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 9 May 2002 13:57:38 -0700
  ...In I initiate of the hoist maintain the yellow points 1 and 2 aligned in the posicao vertical. Carga maxima 960KG a partir de...
• Re: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:39:04 -0800
  ...Yes, the shelf makes it a bit harder to hoist the lid. The crossbar is no longer graspable, but it is shoveable. It took...
• Re: right front clunk noise
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:56:48 -0500
  Sid-hoist it up on a jack stand- jiggle the wheel on affected side with hands at 6-12 oclock and 9-3 o...
• Re: OIL FILTERS?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 08:46:46 -0500
  ...grrrr > I'm assuming that the driver got all confused about sitting over the fron > wheels and somehow droped it off the hoist. > > -ANdys
• Re: The Vanagon as a standard unit of volume
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:42:26 -0700
  ...Are you volunteering your van, a hoist, the pool? Again, my method wins on the basis not only of cheapness but it's 100...
• Re: need advice on water pump
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Wed, 18 Sep 1996 16:44:12 -0400
  ...And I did another in the shop, where I used to work, on the floor because all the hoists were full. At 12:17...
• Re: racks?
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 23:22:38 -0500
  ...tippy toes' (if you're under 5' 9" or so) to hoist the canoe 'way up there'. If you position the rear rack just...
• Re: Advice needed on Thule Roof Rack Install
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 06:48:55 -0400
  Of course there is the "throw a rope up to the nearest tree branch, hoist a block and tackle method", then you can lift...
• Re: Engine out, CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:03:13 -0700
  ...I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't tell you how impractical it...
• Re: How tall is a syncro?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 19:56:30 -0700
  ...have to work on my Syncro as they cannot lift the hoist up all the way. As far as floor paint I have some...
• Re: what's an '80 L worth?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 13:56:58 -0500
  ...what's left that doesn't require a lift or engine hoist? ...I guess I just call the yard after that? Seems a tough...
• Re: Who's got a West Virginia SYNCRO in Maui?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 01:07:39 -0800
  ...last feb i was at stephens autohaus in sacremento ..picking up an engine for our van and there was a van on the hoist...
• Re: Fryday Fun with the Empire VW Camping Club on Labor Day - VW Bus Hoist
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:59:44 -0600
  Hey Joel-great link! As an architect, all I can say is I am glad it was not a vanagon! Warning: do not try...
• Re: Porta Potti (new product)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 13:16:17 -0700
  ...I needed to grab ahold of something in front of me to hoist myself upright. YMMV. Otherwise, it seems to be a sturdy unit...
• Re: Transmission or engine ?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:17:58 -0700
  ...Talking about working under the car without a car hoist. The transmission is real heavy and hard to handle. You don't want to...
• Hot showers/vans.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 19:41:16 -0700
  ...Some type of a hoist or a hook is needed to elevate the bag enough to get comfortably under it during your wash.. In...
• Re: Power Steering help request
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 14 Nov 2018 04:31:45 -0500
  ...once and it is not a fun job even on a= > hoist where you can get at it...one less thing to be concerned...
• Re: '82 Diesel, fuel, where did it go?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 02:03:52 -0400
  ...Where were the other 4 gal hiding? >> Is it possible that the tank was once upon a time damaged fron a floor hoist or...
• Re: Fw: Ski/Bike rack for an '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - james catterson
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 04:52:17 -0700
  ...the upright trays IMHO suck because they require that you hoist the bike much higher to get it in the tray. with the fork...
• Re: Bostig Engine Installation 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 28 May 2012 13:08:33 -0600
  ...I could do this one in my carport, with the tools I carry in my van, MINUS the engine cradle/hoist, which I would...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 May 2012 09:47:34 -0400
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help >>>> with moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while >>>> transferring...
• Re: Help removing clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:21:09 -0700
  ...And yes, Mark, I do it on my hoist with all the right tools and don't burn it to the ground...The blessings...
• Re: Syncro trans input shaft guide sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Jun 2021 15:18:41 -0700
  ...Btw, tranny is out and hanging on hoist. Cleaning the oil and dirt off it. The Shift selector seal really increased its leak rate...
• Re: How to swap an engine without an engine lift.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 22:20:12 EDT
  ...and they only have these really heavy and hard to move engine hoists. With myself and a friend we used stacked up tires under...
• singlecabs in Canada (victoria)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:10:03 -0800
  ...top, Porsche engine, matching trailer Panel van, caramel coloured - seen on hoist in Ellice Automotive and broken down on Pat Bay hwy! Blue passenger...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:43:11 -0500
  ...engine hatch and lowered it to the ground with a chain hoist. >> >> Jim >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version...
• Re: Free 57 point checkup?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 21:40:45 -0400
  ...It's a much better view underneath when the vehicle is on a hoist. It's kindof hard to see everything when you're...
• Re: Hear Ye' Hear Ye' The Vanagon Tail Of Woe
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 21 May 2000 08:20:09 -0500
  ...vehicle, were clearly visible when said vehicle was raised on the hoist. Apparently this is done all the time. (It wasn't a Vanagon...
• Re: Replacement Muffller selections
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 09:23:06 -0600
  ...welded) it in less than one hour (including waiting for the hoist to be free) for no charge. I offered to show them the...
• Re: Smooth sailing to Dallas and back.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:09:29 -0800
  ...Smooth sailing to Dallas and back. > I hoisted Billy Bones' main-sail this > afternoon and headed down I-35 to Dallas, went > to REI...
• My hats off to you do it yourselfers
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 21:08:15 -0700
  ...I realized just how tough some of these projects are for those of you without a hoist, air tools, welder(s), multiple special tools...
• Re: Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 12 May 2007 16:55:03 -0400
  ...Mrs Squirrel is close to useless when it comes to > hoisting heavy items. > > Does anyone have any recommendations for a good rack? I saw...
• Re: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:35:55 -0700
  ...It took me a few times to > figure > out how to hoist and drop the top but it works fine. > > What keeps the shelf...
• Re: A different way of removing/installing Vanagon engines...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 12:43:14 -0600
  ...If you're interested: > > http://www3.telus.net/public/tabe/vanagon/hoistframe.jpg > > This is what I used to support the trans while the...
• Re: Transmission or engine ?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:16:25 -0700
  ...the tranny. > Talking about working under the car without a car hoist. The transmission > is real heavy and hard to handle. You don't...
• 5 speed DX trans, which mount holes?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 13:18:51 -0700
  ...fix the CV alignment issue, but before I hook up the hoist and loosen all the mounts so I can move it over, can...
• Re: Lockable Cover for the Westy Luggage Rack
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 20:17:06 -0700
  ...It would definitely take two people to deal with it, or a hoist system, but that would be the same as for something you...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 01:10:53 +0000
  ...I have multiple floor jacks and a hoist too, but I'd prefer not to use it unless it makes things a lot easier...
• Re: how much does a tranny weigh?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 09:03:29 -0700
  ...Then, when I first hoisted it > onto the UPS scale it weighed 92 lb. The clerk asked me to remove it since > she had...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 5 May 2012 08:59:10 -0500
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help >>>>> with moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while >>>>> transferring...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 May 2012 10:35:15 -0400
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help > with moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while > transferring...
• Re: Box for luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 13:48:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...They seal completely > waterproof, and are eary to hoist up and strap down. I also > expect less extra wind drag than from a box...
• Re: 85 GL Engine Exchange
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 13:48:33 -0800
  ...those found in a well-equipped > home > garage? Is a chain hoist or lifting device necessary? Is this a two-person > job? > > Any feedback...
• alko shock failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:30:55 -0700
  ...Had the van on the hoist, pushed, pulled almost everything there, adjusted front bearings, replaced one tie rod that seemed a tad worn (rack...
• seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 13:21:54 EDT
  ...I have an engine hoist, jack stands and a fairly comprehensive tool collection, but have never removed a VW engine. (my experience is with...
• Re: New Jack City
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 May 2002 17:09:51 -0400
  ...e 2 alinhados na posicao >vertical. >In I initiate of the hoist maintain the yellow points 1 and 2 aligned in >the posicao >vertical...
• Hatch strut - D'oh! Bent it.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 15:41:38 -0700
  ...I better fix this or I'll be hoisting the hatch up with all my might and propping it open with a stick. 3...
• Surplus stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 May 1996 15:41:11 -0400
  ...winches, hoists, gauges, pulleys, bearings, alternators, trailer parts, mud flaps, hydraulic stuff, motors, fans, pumps, air compressors and parts, battery chargers, misc. electrical stuff...
• wiring diagram confusion
  Historical mailing list - Turbo
  Thu, 05 Sep 1996 21:22:59 -0700
  ...Maybe they could be hoisted up to another VW site. I have a 20Mb quota, and man bus pix to scan before I sleep...
• Re: expedient engine removal?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:49:12 -0600
  ...w/ and w/out tranny still attached)- from above (using engine > hoist), or lifting the van and dropping/removing from below? > > Cheers, > Mike > > 84...
• Re: Porta Potti (new product)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 16:37:04 -0500
  ...I needed to grab ahold of something in front of me to > hoist myself upright. YMMV. > > Otherwise, it seems to be a sturdy unit...
• Re: '61 crew cab value
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 02 Sep 1995 08:49:12 -0700
  ...I was able to look at the undercarriage while it was on the hoist, and saw no visible signs of corrosion or sheet metal...
• Re: Changing Rods
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:57:05 -0400
  ...I don't have an engine hoist and looking >through the Bentley, I cannot tell if I am liable to lose anything into the...
• Re: How to swap an engine without an engine lift.
  Historical mailing list - S_J_ WACKER
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 18:04:17 -0700
  ...and they only have these really heavy and hard >to move >engine hoists. With myself and a friend we used stacked up tires >under...
• Re: your Boat, Ginger Clown the Dream ...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:33:03 -0400
  ...Dip the ensign, fire a gun, Hoist the signal up: Well Done. Vessels that have guns typically don't have lifeboats. Motor whaleboats, Admiral...
• Re: Who's got a West Virginia SYNCRO in Maui?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 09:25:33 -0700
  ...engine for > our van and there was a van on the hoist with hawaii plates > i remarked to stephen .. wow somebody shipped their van...
• Re: Manual Transmission Removal - 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:51:58 -0700
  ...setup, but certainly people have successfully used the saw horse type hoist. I used this set up to do my engine swap. This is...
• Vanacouver The Bug Shop - Need Shop Review Submitted
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:30:03 -0500
  ...Last time I was there, just to talk, there was a Panel Syncro and a 68 Cougar on 2 of the hoists! I am...
• Re: Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 12 May 2007 12:45:17 -0700
  ...Mrs Squirrel is close to useless > when it comes to > hoisting heavy items. > > Does anyone have any recommendations for a good > rack? I saw...