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Re: Bra Substitute
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 07:39:55 -0500
...The coatings last a long time as well, but what then? Re-coat? Chris. '85 Westy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jere Hawn" <jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET...
Gas heaters, was Re: I found a "Mystery Switch" .
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 May 2004 10:37:21 EDT
...there are a few shops out there that actually specialize in gas heaters - JB's heater service in Castle Rock, CO, , Ark Mervis heater...
Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 4 Apr 2008 20:29:03 -0400
...Let me know if I can help you further, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com jbclem1 wrote: > I have a 1983 Westphalia...
Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:11:46 -0500
...Jim On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 6:49 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: >> It's something I've considered doing too...
Re: Small coolant leak
Historical mailing list - Jerry
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:46:42 -0600
...will happen during cold weather or when there are temperature extremes. JB 88GL -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
Re: 82 Westy body rust fixes
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:35:56 -0700
...I wouldn't use JB weld. Just not the right application for the material. what is bomber good though ..........and expensvie a little...... is...
Re: Broken exhaust bolt.
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Sun, 1 May 2016 00:44:19 -0400
...use some ideas/encouragement. :) > > Drench it RealGood with PB Blaster or JB 80 or ZEP 45 for a couple > of days ~ > > Heat it up...
Heads leaking again after 2 years (?)
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Tue, 19 Dec 2000 20:16:12 -0600
...They were slightly pitted, so I filled them with JBweld and hoped for the best. Everything was thougoughly cleaned and inspected. I believe that...
what to do with corroded heads *and* block?
Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
Thu, 18 Jan 2001 03:56:04 -0600
...As I see it, my options from cheap to exorbitant are: - JBWelding (my VW shop is not real keen on this, read: don't...
Re: rebuilding throttle body
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Fri, 18 May 2001 19:47:47 -0400
...How would one fix these problems? Fill in the grooves with JBWeld > and sand > smooth? > > New throttle bodies are $515.00 at Camelback and...
Re: Alternative doorhandles from other VW models?
Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
Thu, 23 Dec 2004 21:09:44 -0500
On 12/23/04 3:40 AM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:54:06 -0800, jbange <hfinn...
Re: Front hose and alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:49:40 -0400
...Front hose and alloy wheels > On 4/19/05 13:17, "jbange" <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> wrote: > >> What's the difference between the "vanagon with...
Re: <no subject> (Sliding door support removal)
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:18:58 -0500
...Smaller spots can be dealt with using JB-weld. Larger holes will require welding or other remedies. 90% of track wear is to the...
Re: Clutch Pedal Click
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 3 Jul 2010 11:10:12 -0700
...Would JB work for that? Or maybe new hole to accept bushing would make oval bit a non issue? FWIW, I pinned the clutch...
Re: Of Crotchety Knees and Autotranny Conversions
Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:40:45 -0600
...the right amount of parts but it would be costly if you're not DIY. JB ps...andrew, what you askin' for the westy?
Re: Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic?
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Thu, 4 Mar 2004 20:45:48 -0500
...bleeder, so I don't bother anymore. > >Good luck, > >Jere Hawn <jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: >Hi All, > >We all agree that this is a...
Re: AMC Heads (My views)
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:52:48 -0500
...It's something else- alloy, electrical current, something. All that said. Jbweld and factory gaskets/ sealant has bought 7 years on one fix. (3...
Re: AIRS air cooled listings
Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
Sun, 17 Mar 2002 08:50:57 -0500
...Bob Allen ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Brush" <jbrush@AROS.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 12:31 AM Subject...
Re: trip odometer myth
Historical mailing list - shawn luft
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 11:56:01 -0400
...I rebuilt it with JB Weld and > it is now permanent. > > I'll bet that the workings get sticky with age and lube drying...
Re: cool hatch acessory mod.. (fun easy stuff to do this weekend)
Historical mailing list - don spence
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 11:04:04 -0600
...wrote: > Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 08:54:25 -0700 > From: jbange <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> > Subject: Re: cool hatch acessory mod.. (fun easy stuff...
Re: You can blame Me - was: steel coolant pipes 82 diesel Westy
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:06:27 -0500
...ring around the rear pipes since they will be out, and jbweld a similar ring on my installed pipes. All will have to be...
Re: Double T Trouble
Historical mailing list - Robert Young
Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:23:18 -0400
...What about JB Weld over the crack? Bob At 04:48 PM 10/03/2001 -0700, Richard Ferguson wrote: >Dear Volks, >I'm having...
Re: Parts suppliers for "Half Liley"?
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Fri, 26 Oct 2001 07:36:57 EDT
...Carat's engine to replace the head gaskets and do the JBweld fix on the heads. While I have the heads off, I want...
Re: 1980 AC w/ 1.9 wasserboxer?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 7 Apr 2008 20:00:13 -0700
...On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 7:25 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > Get a load of this one on eBay: > > > > <http...
home engine repair: exhaust struggles, one man flush
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Sat, 3 Mar 2001 09:01:29 -0800
...The oil dipstick had broke...(I think had been leaking before) so I have JB weld it together. I hope that does it. So...
Re: Engine conversions and such...
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 17:48:14 -0700
...Jun 2001 5:19:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET> writes: > > << By the time I realized that people would read...
Re: What to do with a stripped drain plug?
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 21:12:45 -0500
...You could JB weld the drain plug replacing piece to the engine if your threads were too weak to hold it solid. I didn...
Re: Will someone please go KILL this guy!!!
Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:26:49 -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: Misleading Advertising
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Mon, 20 Sep 2004 23:53:30 -0400
...www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm On Mon, 20 Sep 2004, jbange wrote: > >Of course... this is the guy trying to make his retirement...
Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:13:14 -0800
...Jim Thompson 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" oldvolkshome@earthlink.net jim@karmannghia.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com *********************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "jbange" <hfinn@INGRATES...
Re: 46mm socket for wheel bearing / Alternative
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 8 Mar 2005 18:35:17 EST
In a message dated 3/8/05 12:58:09 PM, jbrush@AROS.NET writes: << Has anyone used the tool BusDepot sells to hammer...
Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:42:32 -0500
...dylan --- Anonymous Digest <jbrush@AROS.NET> wrote: > >Do the CV bolts require lock washers? Locktite? > > > >Yes, lock washers are needed. They are a special...
Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:44:29 -0700
...Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Brown" <jbrown510@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:17 AM Subject: Re...
Re: Beware of Vanagon mirror problem
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Thu, 2 Mar 2006 04:38:13 -0800
...In a message dated 3/1/06 11:08:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, jbange@GMAIL.COM writes: > > > > actually its a supply and demand...
Re: Squeaky front end parts
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:58:47 +0000
...Every tool kit should have PBlaster and JB weld. <g> Todd '88 Westy. -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM> > Yep, worked for...
Re: Weak..... so weak
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:19:15 -0700
...14 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 6:28 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Yesterday...
Re: Automatic Transmission Welch Plug
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 7 May 2014 05:53:52 -0400
...clean the area well and seal it with some sealing compound: JB weld, Epoxy, RTV Silicone etc. All that plug is doing is covering...
Re: help. noise from the rear :)
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Fri, 23 Jun 2000 04:48:15 -0400
...Adam Puzerewski 81 westy ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Brush" <jbrush@aros.net> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 11:02...
Re: Octane. NVC
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:49:49 -0700
...John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 11:17 AM Subject: Octane. NVC > > > > I understand in...
Re: Curtain hold-downs
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 12:44:08 -0700
...Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Brush" <jbrush@AROS.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 4:19 PM Subject: Curtain...
Re: removing air conditioner without spilling the Freon
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:04:21 -0500
...call. :-) Ken On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 5:43 AM, jbclem <jbclem1@charter.net> wrote: > I have a 1986 Vanagon, and I have...
Re: replacing shift ball and cup, and where best to find one
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 1 Sep 2013 10:13:28 -0600
...there ORR ~ DeanB On 1 Sep , 2013, at 3:42 AM, jbclem wrote: > On the way home from picking up my new used 1986...
Re: No real VC, water tank question
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 12 Jul 2002 17:46:27 -0500
...Stan On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 12:01:02 -0400 John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET> writes: > Soliciting advice from those in the know: > > What...
Re: Wheres Waldo (EGR or no EGR)
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Sat, 6 Dec 2003 14:23:04 -0800
...valve and the hole on the crossover pipe with gobs of JB Weld. I spent a wad of cash on a new EGR filter...
Re: What's a Joker?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:39:12 EDT
...Best, Jeff 83.5 Westy LA,CA In a message dated 7/15/2005 12:00:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, jbange@GMAIL.COM...
Re: 3rd (center) Brake light for late model Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:45:46 -0800
...Seeya, On 2/14/06, Jon Brown <jbrown510@gmail.com> wrote: > > I picked an red LED 3rd brake light up off ebay, wired it...
Re: MYT (Massive Yet Tiny) Engine
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:47:39 -0800
On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 8:18 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: >> But ya, haven't found anything of it running...
Re: Fixed What w/What?
Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:35:00 -0700
...lil jb weld mixed up on the trail sealed it up--and to my knowledge--still is years later. got us out of the...
Re: Dead analog clock & vinyl tiles
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:45:04 -0700
...Dead analog clock - any easy fixes > jbange wrote: > > >>> What I did was to get a small alarm clock from > >>> the local "Dollarama" store, and...
Re: "Buyer BE Weir" of Go Westy Thick Skylight's / tearing your roof all to p...
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 27 Dec 2004 18:31:15 -0600
...Guess that's what I get for jumping to > conclusions. > > Cya, > Robert > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jbange" <hfinn@INGRATES.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
Re: Reflectors on back of van
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Fri, 14 Oct 2005 16:03:30 EDT
...jimt On 10/13/05 9:43 PM, "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Lights and reflectors are covered by different rules. In California...
Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
Historical mailing list - Jerry
Mon, 9 Feb 2009 21:09:13 -0600
...You'd think anything related this way would do it from the > beginning though. > Scott > www.turbovans.com > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry" <jbvelo@BELLSOUTH...
Re: Question about hard start relay
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:36:53 -0500
...olrivrrat@comcast.net> wrote: > > Personally,, I Am A Huge Fan of JBrowns Relays & in light of the fact that He recommends not using > > His...
Re: Rear Seat Removal
Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 07:26:03 -0800
...Walter Evens Hesperia, CA, USA 2-85GLs ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Brush" <jbrush@AROS.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, February 19...
Re: Coolant flush...best way to do it?
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Tue, 28 May 2002 20:51:12 -0400
...On Mon, 27 May 2002 14:27:49 -0700 John Clemens <jbclem@EARTHLINK.NET> > writes: > > Without using a flushing tee setup, what's the...
Re: More powerful waterboxer
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:30:54 -0600
...on fixed on the > waterboxer, ie new AMC heads or just JB weld and or Ceramic Coated heads > really seem to be the final...
Re: About them Norcold refrigerators
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:49:55 -0700
Get yourself one of those hobby miniature steam engines attach a bicycle generator, power it with propane. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Brown" <jbrown510@GMAIL...
Re: Lubing a stiff steering rack (manual) with the wrong grease??
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:42:13 -0400
...Mike Houlton, Maine '84 GL 7 pass manual steering '85 GL Westy power steering jbclem1 wrote: > My 1983 Westphalia steering became stiff yesterday with...
Re: Idle Relay - Idle Valve match?
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:04:30 -0700
...Does anyone have a diagram of what's going on inside this relay? Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon...
Re: Recent Trip - FWIW
Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:01:21 -0600
...jbrush@aros.net [mailto:jbrush@aros.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 11:59 AM To: Warren Lail; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re...