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• Re: limping with leaking heads
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:52:33 -0800
  ...Had the yellow/green coolant when I bought it and I've added bars leak (normal size) twice in that time. After the bars...
• Re: Head leak
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 19:46:45 -0400
  Brendan, as far as the Bars Leak Stop stuff, I have used it and it works great, but I wouldn't use it on...
• Re: Bars Leak
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 21:54:02 -0800
  ...BTW, I've used BarsLeak in the past and my recollection is that it didn't solve my problem (not a VW engine).
• Re: Advice needed on Thule Roof Rack Install
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 06:23:20 -0400
  Maybe I'm just week, but even with just the roof top bars on, it's much harder to raise the top. My van...
• Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:20:45 -0700
  ...I'm a very big believer in Bars Leak, it's the only stop leak I'll use, and it can only do so...
• Re: Riddle me this: question about dropping a radiator
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:54:51 +0000
  Start at the rearmost end of those bars.  I think there's a cotter on each or something like that, then twist and wiggle...
• Re: vanagon rear sway bars..
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 14:57:27 EST
  In a message dated 12/30/05 12:19:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM writes: > I hear of rear sway bars...
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:54:02 -0400
  ...Hi Bryan -- Before you do, might check out the rumor that the Subaru stuff is actually repackaged Bars Leak. I think it's a...
• Re: Anyone got a bike rack or towing hitch?
  Historical mailing list - Chet Douglas
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 09:43:46 -0700
  ...I don't like the round bars. It seems like my mountain bike friends are constantly tightening their attachments which seem to slowly turn...
• Re: roof rack brackets on westy top
  Historical mailing list - Juli Tallino
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 11:14:48 -0700
  ...i > use three bars on my > west, because i usually carry several kayaks or > canoes... these bars take > five minutes to take off..but...
• Re: NYC to Palo Alto CA
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:18:57 -0800
  ...If you're re-fueling in Barstow --snip-- You might want to check the online fuel-prices sites to verify this before or during...
• Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 08:35:45 -0800
  ...Make some tack welds. > Support the engine again and remove the carrier bars. Weld stuff up > right. Replace carrier bars and you should be...
• Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 11:23:21 -0500
  ...Make some tack welds. > Support the engine again and remove the carrier bars. Weld stuff up > right. Replace carrier bars and you should be...
• FS: Panasonic CD changer and Thule roof bars for Jetta/Golf ('92 or '93 to '99)
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Fri, 11 May 2001 07:18:37 -0500
  ...The Thule bars slip into the roof on the Jetta/Golf ('92 or '93 to '99). I plan on buying another set of Thule...
• Re: limping with leaking heads
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 11:40:38 -0500
  I used the Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair product on my son's 91 325i BMW, we bought the car with 200,000 miles...
• Re: Light Bars
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Wed, 11 Jul 2018 08:59:42 -0700
  ...Light Bars Does the person in the video just not know how to install the light? (Frustrated?) ;) Steven 91 Westy On Tue, Jul 10...
• RE: coil over springs for busses with sagging rear ends?
  Historical mailing list - JOHNSON THOMAS H
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 11:09:39 -0900 (AKST)
  On Thu, 21 Dec 1995, Maher, Steve (SD-MS) wrote: > I've also heard that the rear torsion bars (in my '71 anyway) can...
• Advice on possible engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 10:50:22 -0400
  ...diesel - need VW diesel carrier bars and other off-the-shelf VW connection/engine pieces - need to change gearing on transmission unless you have...
• Re: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 5 Jan 2014 11:15:51 -0800
  Ralph, You�ll need the later model door and bars. I tried it with the early door & bars and needed a hydraulic jack to...
• Re: length needed for thule/yakima cross bars
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:12:57 -0700
  ...length needed for thule/yakima cross bars > > Hi All, > > Anyone know the minimum/maximum length of rooftop crossbars? > > Cheers, > Harry
• Re: Head Gasket help?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 10:04:27 -0300
  At 10:51 AM 9/26/95 CDT, Cetin Seren wrote: >Try the "Bars Leaks" product (the version with the pellets). It >seems to...
• Re: Syncro convertible
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:43:11 -0000
  ...Put in some roll bars and a bikini roof. Hella off-road > lights on the top. Push bars front and rear. Super-huge wheels...
• Re: Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 12:26:58 +1100
  ...Bull Bars I am a ambitious do it yourselfer and was thinking about trying to make a set of bull bars for my van...
• Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 21:40:46 -0400
  Scott, Which Bars Leak Product do you use? I picked the up the "Head Gasket Repair" for $10 and it said to drain the...
• ADDCO sway bars: Don't buy from ADDCO!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 09:18:22 -0700
  ...These bars don't come with the doughnut endlink bushing, and I can't find a source for a urethane replacement. Anyone out there...
• Roof rack length
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:10:42 -0500
  ...I guess the 58 bars are too short or it will barely make it (I think Thule has 50,53,58 and 70 inches...
• Re: Yakima
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 21 May 2007 22:45:55 -0700
  Speaking of Yakky racks, if you are looking for really stout crossbars at about 1/8th the price of those bendy bars that Yakima...
• Re: yakima cross bars
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:16:19 -0400
  The minimum length would be 5 ft.
• Re: Vanagon Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 31 May 2007 23:53:16 +0000
  ...Ryan Miller <rmiller@AZTECA.COM> > Spoke with John at Addco about sway bars for the Vanagon. Below are the part > numbers for the records...
• Re: limping with leaking heads
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 01:58:52 -0600
  ...After the bars leak stays leak free a > > couple years as a daily driver. I don't expect the bars leak to preform > > miracles...
• Re: Michael Modl and 'bull bars'
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 12:13:34 -0700
  correct address is www.msdsinc.com
• Re: rear anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:37 -0800
  Glad to see you offering your advice about the need for properly matched anti-sway bars front and rear. And that 'normally' ....to add...
• Torsion Bars
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venama
  Wed, 04 May 94 16:52:03 CDT
  ...I am fully qualified in roadside engine R&R, but have not worked on the torsion bars because I'm afraid they'll unwind...
• Axle nuts the easy way
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:19:03 -0700
  David, Forget about breaker bars, the tire flex absorbs the shock you need to break really tight nuts loose. After giving it a try...
• Re: Vanagon front sheet metal--tie bars structural?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:21:44 -0800
  ...my question refers to the vertical > bars that are welded between the bumper structure and the horizontal > reinforced panel mid-radiator height. If one...
• Roof Racks, Space Boxes and Westys
  Historical mailing list - bryan duggan
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 05:58:46 -0800
  Has anyone out there put a roof rack and space box on top of their Westy? I have put two roof bars up on...
• Re: looking for Barf
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 13:07:15 EDT
  try looking around most local bars after 2am. BenT
• Re: How to remove torsion arms, bearings?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 17:10:00 bst
  ...How do I remove the torsion arms, bars, and bearings. Muir indicates >that the torsion arms should just slide out after loosening the set...
• Re: Shameless Plug - Vanagon Jail Bars For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:07:47 -0600
  ...The bars aren't perfectly straight, but you can make them a bit straighter yourself, and the installation itself will help to hold the...
• My Junkyard score--BUMMER
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 1995 07:41:09 -0700
  OK--New seatbelts--- COOL Knob for Vent windows-- COOL Visor Clip-- COOL Replacement Snaps-- COOL Washer fluid bottle-- COOL Cross Bars & Hardware for front...
• Sway Bars.., Passing Mac's in the Wind
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:22:23 -0800
  I'm thinking of adding sway bars.., saw some colored blue..., from a vendor (trying to recall who that was...) These should really help...
• Re: PSI and Bars, for tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:14:47 -0500
  ...PSI and Bars, for tire pressure >> >> Yup, and the pendant in me has to point out one bar is 14.7, not 14.1...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Roof top Racks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:51:31 -0800
  Yakima still does a flat price for their bars, up to and including the 78" length. It's $80, factory suggested price. So if...
• Re: Roof racks on non westies
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:59:46 -0500
  I vote for neither!!! Too expensive and boats slide on the plastic coated bars like they were teflon-coated. Google Quik N Easy roof...
• Re: Roof racks on non westies
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:41:53 -0400
  ...5" clearence from the > rain gutters and comes with load bearing bars: > $49 (4 rain gutter feet, 2 load bars+S/H > http://www...
• Re: Riddle me this: question about dropping a radiator
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:29:13 +0000
  I dropped the spare and removed the tray for access and found that the bars interfered with access to the splined connector from rack...
• Bull Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Forstag
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 09:43:54 -0400
  ...I just saw some of these images of the Projectzwo Bull Bars. These look like a must-have item for my '84 GL! Questions...
• Re: Syncro convertible
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:33:58 -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...
• Re: EXTREME DANGER (was: Aluma-Seal Confessions)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Sep 95 15:09:35 PDT
  I think I'll stick to BarsLeak!
• Re: General Sway bar question
  Historical mailing list - vwbillmay
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:33:22 -0800
  conduit is hollow sway bars are solid not tubes.
• Re: 3 Yakima Bars/Mounts/Locks For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:44:11 -0400
  Sold to Robin of Wisconsin. Thanks
• Re: transmission/clutch noise
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 26 May 2015 10:52:40 -0700
  The skid plate and bars are not currently mounted on the van but I'll look for other tight clearances that could be vibrating...
• Re: Yakima cross bars alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:59:47 -0600
  ...Yakima bars rust when the end caps chip/crack, just like any plastic coated metal pipe. Ask me how I know :) Bob Stevens '87...
• Re: Camper Roof rack questions..
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:26:10 -0600
  ...Also, because of the round bars, > > bike racks > > and other things always line up correctly. With square bars, if you > > have any > > curve in...
• head gaskets & bars leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Nov 95 14:15:23 EST
  ...I'm not sure that I had this problem before adding Bars Leaks, I've only had the van since April. John Sharpe '86...
• Re: South African Bull Bars
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 09:40:28 -0700
  ? US-made at http://www.msdsinc.com/vanagon_pbg.htm
• Re: roof rack brackets /yak saddles FS
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 11:07:48 -0500
  ...i use three bars on >my >> > west, because i usually carry several kayaks or canoes... these bars >take >> > five minutes to take off..but...
• roof racks
  Historical mailing list - Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)
  Tue, 14 Feb 95 23:24:52 EST
  ...For my '87 Vanagon (no pop-top) I needed the 1A Tower rack plus some "extenders" to enable the bars to clear the roof...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 23:53:11 -0500
  ...seen some sites where they had " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO > >Bars. Now I am searching for where I can find these things, any...
• Re: Head leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 17:32:31 -0700
  ...The only one I use is bars leak, and I've never a negative or down side from using , no clogged anything ....except the...