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• FS - 1984 Vanagon Engine (Rebuilt 2.1L), Stand, Hoist, & Parts
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:33:00 -0700
  ...Engine Parts (2) two air flow meters; (2) two throttle bodies, exhaust headers, muffler, catalytic converter, engine carrier bar, engine control module, AC idle...
• My Solution to Ron's Hitch Mounting
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:03:14 EDT
  ...Looking at the curved bracket, one half (referenced from the bracket bar that bolts to the hitch tube) follows the curve of the stock...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:09:34 -0700
  ...has *some* experience now, I'd suggest that copying the DV carrier bars is not a simple matter. The angles are likely crucial as...
• Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:59:39 -0700
  ...You have to get > an engine from a Quantum Turbo Diesel for the turbo to clear the engine > carrier. Good luck finding one of...
• Re: Where to place my jack?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 3 Sep 2021 08:09:33 -0400
  ...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: Alternative Part & Design to Bosal Diesel Exhaust Hanger? (15* I4 Jetta engine)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:53:12 -0800
  ...Hitting boulder crammed the muffler into the plate of my "beautiful" engine carrier. This bent the inlet pipe possibly weakening the metal, hastening the...
• Re: for sale: 2.1 engine / 50 degree mounting hardware
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:01:43 -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: Dropped my motor...almost..
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 19:06:51 -0500
  ...The first strap is necessary to keep the early rubber-mounted engine carrier bars tied together and moving in unison. I've found that...
• Re: Neil's motor..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:07:32 -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: Dolly for engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:50:57 -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: hitch
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:14:51 -0400
  ...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: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 03:42:02 +0100
  ...Think engineering, think mass and the original suspension design. OK FLAMES over, so I know my Kunho 15" 195's will fit under the...
• Re: Electrolysis and prevention of corrosion:
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 18:29:32 -0500
  ...Even higher potential than zinc. >Why wouldn't the zinc alone do the trick? Seems to work in the marine >engine environment. All corrosion...
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 08:48:54 -0400
  66 VW BUS, Westfalia camper, all original, body, int, engine, very good cond, needs torsion bar repair, $950. (860) 456-7431 . Willimantic 69 VW...
• Re: Trans. Install: Input shaft & clutch splines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:58:07 -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...
• Re: 2.1 crossover tube questions
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:43:01 -0700
  ...best way? Drop the back end of the engine/transmission and remove the muffler, carrier bar, and mounting harware! OK, so that's probably...
• Re: Neil's motor..
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:28:30 -0600
  ...Neil's motor.. > > At this point, getting the engine higher and making the carrier higher > too, is a "next time" thing. That and actually...
• Re: Diesel Westy (needs new engine) on CL - Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:47:29 -0800
  ...They are also great for converting to I4 gas engines as they c/w the required oil pan carrier bar/mounts etc. Not sure...
• DK into diesel, WAS:Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:44:14 -0700
  ...There is adjustment built into the left side carrier bar end frame mounts too, so leave the bolts on those slotted holes loose until...
• Re: inline 4 exhaust systems?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 08:28:28 -0800
  ...This curves behind the axle, is on the outside of the left carrier bar, and attaches to the '82 Vanagon diesel Muffler/tailpipe. No...
• 88 vanagon 4-sale $1,800 in Fl.
  Historical mailing list - digest Herbie Dave
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 12:51:55 EDT
  ...It comes with a front bra and a pair of roof carrier bars. The battery is new. My asking price is exactly what I...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:39:04 -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...
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:01:29 -0400
  ...Thule #953 super high foot gutter mounts, #579 canoe carrier & 65" load bars Ron rvanness@cortex.uchc.edu
• Re: for sale: 2.1 engine / 50 degree mounting hardware
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:12:53 -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: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 17:22:41 -0800
  ...So there may be an inherent resonance problem with the 1.8 litre I4 in the Vanagon engine carrier. A good muffler reduces this...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 12:37:17 -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...
• FW: [vanagon] Syncro diesel parts
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 14:07:06 -0800
  ...Bellhousing, input shaft, diesel fuel tank, starter, oil pan, aluminum engine mounts, carrier bars and a hose set that I bought from quality german...
• Re: Restoration completed on my '91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - KEN WILFORD
  Wed, 7 Aug 2024 10:34:15 -0400
  ...He jumps in, I get it started for him just barely and he drives it back to the car carrier and loads it and...
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:51:53 -0400
  ...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: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:02:44 -0500
  ...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: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:12:05 -0500
  ...need 5 speed engine carrier bars and rubber > mounts and the large bolts that mount the rubber mounts to the bars. > Biggest bolt in...
• Clacking Noise while braking
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 22:50:25 -0700
  ...Can I replace the mounts just by dropping the engine carrier...or do you have to remove lots of stuff to get to the...
• Re: Restoration completed on my '91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 8 Aug 2024 07:34:18 -0700
  ...He jumps in, I get it started for him just barely and he drives it back to the car carrier and loads it and...
• SA report(Vanagon Info...good stuff!)Longish
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 04:00:07 +0200
  ...the WB, and this carrier has two engine mounts for the Audi engine (similar to the golf mounts). "Bull Bars" These are VERY well...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:10:36 -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: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 04:26:25 -0500
  ...The '82 carrier bars work just fine, and I never tested the '83 units so YMMV! Second, on the issue of conversion engines, there...
• Re: I-4 conversion general info
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:23:37 -0700
  ...correct. > > Off the top of my head: > ’83 (or later) carrier bars & engine mounts > Diesel bell housing & shield, starter, input shaft, clutch & flywheel > Oil...
• Re: Neil's motor..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:40:02 -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: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 16:46:43 -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: Dolly for engine removal
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:46:08 -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: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:00:11 -0800
  ...engines. Other systems including the hydraulic > Audi 5000 series mounts and the Mercedes units will probably work as well. > The '82 carrier bars work...
• Re: Success!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:34:59 -0500
  ...raise the van 15 3/4) at the cross bar > behind the tire carrier and now use the great idea of the ABS pipe...
• Re: potential hydraulic mounts for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Nock
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 02:22:41 -0800
  ...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: for sale: 2.1 engine / 50 degree mounting hardware
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:52:24 -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: FW: [vanagon] Syncro diesel parts
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 15:38:38 -0800
  ...Bellhousing, input shaft, diesel fuel tank, starter, oil pan, aluminum engine mounts, carrier bars and a hose set that I bought from quality german...
• Re: hitch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:02:20 -0500
  ...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: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 12:19:39 -0700
  ...for engine mounts, but at least the Volvo mount system is >> pretty simple. You could probably fab something up using carrier bars, >> similar to...
• ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 12 May 2013 20:17:22 -0700
  ...carrier bars engine mounts motor mounts oil pan oil pickup oil filler dipstick & tube exhaust mounts bell housing bell housing dust shield bell housing...
• Re: New engine, was Re: Ecu fix addendum
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 1 Apr 2020 11:00:46 -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: F/ White Salmon River damn "burst"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Nov 2011 19:36:15 -0700
  ...I have not ever heard that Canadians invented or thought of the steam catapult for carrier aircraft launchings or cable arresting for landings. You...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 14:04:59 -0500
  ...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: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:15:35 -0700
  ...won't care. > and move the middle brackets on the engine carrier bars forward a like > amount. > > I even did that with a 5...
• Re: JT's Magic Bus Project Update
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 10:25:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Croteau - Preserver of Precious Metals and Network Engineer \/ \/\/ '66 Transporter currently under a complete custom restoration \/\/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > And John T. Croteau thus wrote: > > > I did...
• Re: Replace Heads or Engine? I-4.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 09:54:46 -0800
  ...able to easily find all the diesel parts (bellhousing, oil pan, carrier bar, etc.) for the 50 degree install if/when the urge or...
• Re: Fwd: 83 diesel into 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 10:44:30 -0500
  ...bus bar if you're careful not to short them to the block! Disconnect the plugs when the engine starts. This engine vibrates a...
• FS: 70 Panel Double-sliding door - $300.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 20:41:51 CDT
  ...and if he can't sell it, it's going to the crusher with all the rest of the junkyard!!!! the prologue: - no engine...
• Re: shifter bushing kit
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:05:17 -0400
  ...Terry" <sgterry@ENGINEERING.UCSB.EDU> on 10/22/2001 12:53:22 PM Please respond to "Scott G. Terry" <sgterry@ENGINEERING.UCSB.EDU> To...
• Re: ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 13 May 2013 09:14:04 -0400
  ...of the exhaust header pipe from the donor > > '83 Diesel: > carrier bars > engine mounts > motor mounts > oil pan > oil pickup > oil filler > dipstick & tube...
• Body lift for Syncro Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:58:28 -0800
  ...The rear with the engine and transmission would be about the same - spacers between the engine carrier and transmission mounts. The area where the...
• Re: Value Of '82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:22:07 -0700
  I'd give $3-5 hundred for the engine carrier bars and the diesel parts..From your description, parts van for sure. Don Hanson...