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• trailer hitch?
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Fri, 30 May 2008 09:13:00 -0700
  I, too, would love to decrease my MPG by towing a light trailer for gear while camping, and dump runs. The stock tow bar...
• Re: nifty looking little trailer
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 19:55:54 -0700
  ...When I bought my van it had a home made tow bar/hitch assembly on it. I took it off because it was ugly...
• Re: Fw: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:25:41 -0800
  ...the future EDWARD V BARGER BARGER-LITE PO Box 2818 Venice, CA 90294 www.barger-lite.com ed@barger-lite.com 310 401 0633...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:00:56 -0700
  ...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: Towing a vanagon with a U-Haul car dolly
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Mon, 27 Jan 2014 09:24:07 -0500
  ...Jersey (concrete) barriers can be of concern with narrow roads. But 100% less than with a tow dolly. The trailer will ride better in...
• Re: Spindles, Lowering, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 21 May 1996 19:17:54 -0700
  ...And you can quote me on that! Thom Fitzpatrick thom@calweb.com - http://www.calweb.com/~thom Keeper of the Barndoor Bus Web Page...
• Yakima rack Options
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 10:05:59 -0800
  ...I use the yak bars and towers, but my bike attachments are Rocky Mounts. They are very high quality, often surpassing the Yakima quality...
• Re: Towing w/ a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:18:52 -0500
  ...I had purchased a tow loop tow bar from Da'Lan in Shirley MA. Towing at speed up to about 60 mph, I just...
• Re: A couple of questions as I seem to move towards a strip down.
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 13:45:31 -0600
  Yes, .3 bar (blue) between the pushrod tubes. .9 bar (grey) in the rear, by the water pump pulley. Syncros do have sealant between...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 25 May 2003 23:42:33 -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...
• Shelf for sale
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Fri, 2 Aug 2013 23:13:29 -0600
  Anyone out there interested in a perfect condition Tom Buese custom shelf? Features two towel bars. Ready to mount in your Westfalia. We now...
• '54 RHD Deluxe bus update - more welding
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 05 May 1996 17:34:09 -0700
  ...This section on barndoor busses is radically different than later ones: where the frame exits the floor towards the front, it makes a dramatic...
• Re: Receiver hitch
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:33:19 -0600
  When I got rear ended by the ford truck I had one of the loop tow hitches mounted. That hitch bar is all that...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Wed, 25 May 2011 16:21:01 -0700
  ...As for the rear tow bar I would not use that as a tow point for extraction purposes by pulling from the tow ball...
• '67 Camper
  Historical mailing list - GAK
  Sun, 7 Apr 1996 22:15:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...guy's barn for 10 years and he had to have the barn torn down. I bought it for $50 and towed it home...
• Re: Window chrome moulding
  Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
  Thu, 4 May 2000 19:06:41 -0400
  ...Mike Barfield barfield@gte.net '84 Westy (looking for a name)
• Re: Towing a vanagon with a U-Haul car dolly
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:05:33 -0500
  ...Another option would be to use a tow bar and tow all wheels down. Vanagons tow very well this way. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Roof Rack ?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:41:54 -0600
  I've put a a good 300 lbs on two load bars with the high rise towers and had no problem. Did it many...
• FS: '85 Westy in Florida
  Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 21:40:00 -0400
  ...Volkswagen 1985 $4,750 (4/28/00) VW 1985 CAMPER POP-UP 4 spd stick, Water-Cooled, Stove, Fridge, A/C, Sink, Tow-bar...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:18:54 -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...
• Yakima Rack Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 6 May 2002 13:05:24 -0700
  ...The towers that hold that bars are made to be attached at an angle and work well. I was fortunate enough to find a...
• Re: looking for a front reciever
  Historical mailing list - Larry Steffen
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:13:21 -0700
  A front tow bar bracket kit is pricy at $300. from Roadmaster which I purchased. Two brackets bolt to front frame and two other...
• Re: Syncro convertible
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:33:04 -0700
  ...Put in some roll bars and a bikini roof. Hella off-road > lights on the top. Push bars front and rear. Super-huge wheels...
• cleaning method/ was: CV joint BARBARIC handling info
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 23:28:09 -0500
  I found the cleaning method to be rather barbaric. He suggests spraying brake cleaner into the cv to remove the old grease. Even says...
• 87 GL FS in AR
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 13:12:59 -0600
  ...ready to tow, bar included $1200. Pix available via pmail. Headswere cooked due to bad bleed job by shop. Bottom end sound. Dimwitted Moose...
• Yakima Bike Rack on Westy
  Historical mailing list - EarthSister
  Tue, 28 May 2002 12:09:35 -0700
  ...The Yakima tower turns, and doesn't require bending. Way cool. We did cut the top bar a few inches so it didn't...
• Deck Height/CR
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:50:11 -0600
  ...barrel gaskets I have in inventory. This Van probably will never go below 4200 Ft altitude and the fuel mixture will be set towards...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:00:17 -0600
  ...I had 78" yakima bars on my syncro 7-pass. i thought they looked cool, with the short towers. I never utilized that extra...
• Re: Vanagon Swap Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 7 May 1998 12:08:02 EDT
  ...Luckily the Sundance engine is not an interference engine but it was a hassle (at least she has AAA -- free tow). Anyway, the shop...
• WTB- Vanagon racks (thule/Yakima)
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 22:10:06 -0400
  ...If anyone's interested I have a set of Q towers + 48" bars and clips for A2 and A3 chassis golf/jettas for sale...
• RoadHaus - REMINDER --- Barbeque April 19TH / Santa Barbara, CA
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 09:01:52 -0600
  ...Barbara RoadHaus B-Que at Seth Hatfield's H&R Motors. If no one is interested I'll cancel this event and head towards...
• Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Otter
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:51:11 -0500
  I second the 3/4" breaker bar suggestion. I broke my Dad's 1/2" breaker bar trying to remove a lug nut. Marshall...
• FOR SALE: Vanagon alternator, five alloys, tow hitch, 90 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 21:12:15 PDT
  I've got the following for sale- alternator $50 Carat style alloys $100 each (no caps, a few lugs) Flat bar tow hitch, with...
• Re: misc. ramblings about locations
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 16:42:01 -0600
  ...I bet we >could all get 30 mpg :) > >-David Shucks, I was hoping we could hook them all together with tow bars or something...
• Re: Window chrome moulding
  Historical mailing list - Denis M
  Fri, 5 May 2000 21:53:09 -0700
  ...Denis 86 Westy GL Vancouver, BC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Barfield" <barfield@GTE.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000...
• Yakima Rack Pictures (wrapped text)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 6 May 2002 13:26:29 -0700
  ...The towers that hold that bars are made to be attached at an angle and work well. I was fortunate enough to find a...
• Re: Towing a Westy
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:49:17 -0400
  ...Lauderdale to Raleigh, using a tow bar. I assume using an Xterra would be similar. First, be VERY careful when you stop or the...
• ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:18:07 +0000
  I've been perplexed at seeing my Vanagon Westy tilted over toward the drivers side. I would normally attribute this to old age and...
• Re: ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:28:01 -0700
  ...ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy I've been perplexed at seeing my Vanagon Westy tilted over toward the drivers side. I...
• prgs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Apr 95 16:21:36 EDT
  ...towards using KERMIT only. It's a fallacy of our system. I tried other prgs but they don't mesh well. Ah well... Barry...
• Re: Tow Bar for Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 02:59:35 -0600
  ...Remember that the main problem with towing is lack of stopping power, not lack of horsepower. If your tow vehicle is smaller than a...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:14:40 -0400
  ...this without a hitch, ie: > some kind of tow bar > that mounts to the tow hooks on each van? My concern is > most hitches...
• propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:49:35 -0400
  ...heat (very short bars on the dial) to hottest (long bars on the dial). When I switch it left, towards the little picture of...
• FS: Complete Thule roof rack system for Vanagon & Bus Westfalia, $299
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lee
  Wed, 20 May 2015 00:58:05 +0000
  ...Attaches securely to rain gutters and completely clears the Westy roof with NO DRILLING! Includes super-high-rise towers, 65" load bars (narrower/wider...
• Re: Buying and transporting a Westy? (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 03:58:26 -0600
  ...your 84 GL, but just barely. Alternately, you could try driving it back home, and use the tow mode only if the Westy's...
• Re: Use of Tow Dolly to Move a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 00:28:49 -0400
  ...com wrote: >have personally towed my vanagon with all 4 wheels on the ground in neutral >with a tow bar for over 2000 miles...
• Re: Local gas prices?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 19:12:44 -0400
  ...I think I remember reading that both ethanol and biodiesel become affordable as the cost of oil per barrel breaches about $62 per barrel...
• Re: Adding windshield fluid? Where?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 17:16:56 -0500
  ...feel for the "indents" in the cover that are toward the windshield ... place my fingers there and pull toward me which naturally causes it...
• Turbo Diesel air cleaner question
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 20:39:21 EST
  ...me if the aircleaner canister has a cover? The barrel shaped housing faces towards the front of the vehicle. It looks to me that...
• Re: Towing a Boat?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:40:56 -0600
  ...I have twice towed a Rabbit, using a tow bar that left them on their own 4 wheels, from one end of the Denver...
• Re: Bike Rack for a Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jul 94 00:23:49 ADT
  ...the towing eyes. If so then it appears my trailer hitch is simply a tongue with ball welded/bolted ? to this cross bar. I...
• Towing a Vanagon behind a motorhome
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:08:12 -0700
  ...Right now I'm looking at Roadmaster Classic Base Plate Kit 1208-1 & the RoadMaster Falcon 2 Tow Bar RM-520, for the braking...
• 15" tires,load rating D
  Historical mailing list - jay murphy
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 03:52:59 PST
  ...at the local Town Fair Tire here in MA. Came across them after a tremendous amount of searching and bargining. The tires were listed...
• Re: Friday NVC; interesting video
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:14:56 -0600
  ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY Nice! Bartlett is here in the town where I live, Boulder, CO, where many of us...
• Re: Steering wheel removal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:06:38 +0000
  Grab the top "lip" of the long horn bar and pull toward you and it will pop off. It's held in place by...
• Towing a Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 May 2003 23:33:59 -0400
  ...Roadmaster makes an excellent set of tow bar mounts for both the Vanagon and Bay Window Bus. This is the proper way to go...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Lundstrom
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:04:53 -0800
  ...I had 78" yakima bars on my syncro 7-pass. i thought they looked cool, with the short towers. I never utilized that extra...
• Re: Lost the post with the cute little vanagon trailers....
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:36:33 -0400
  ...With the steering column unlocked, the van would track well and follow nicely in the corners, much like flat towing with a tow bar...
• Re: Towing a vanagon on a trailer
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 15:04:43 EST
  ...you have a weight distributing hitch bar system? i have a dual axle car trailer and have towed vanagons facing bacwards with their engines...
• Re: pop up camper
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 23 May 2006 10:40:50 -0400
  I used to tow my ATV with the GoldBrick (7 passenger Syncro), back when I had the stock engine. The ATV is a big...