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• Re: Air-cooled to Water-cooled? --long read for those contemplating
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:16:23 -0600
  ...mounted engine to tran and hoisted into place SLOWLY. This is to make sure of everything is correct before costly or dangerous BOO BOO...
• Fuel pump folly (little Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:21:23 -0700
  ...I opted to remove the bed with my engine hoist to replace the pump since the tank had a lot of gas in it...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:16:15 -0500
  ...I >> have only put a couple of bolts in on each side (just enough to determine >> the left-right placement of the engine in...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:04:25 -0400
  ...The burnt engine has 95K original miles. I have an engine hoist, jack stands and a fairly comprehensive tool collection, but have never removed...
• Living with TIICo (long)
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 07:54:02 -0400
  ...I had access to an engine hoist, and this worked very well for me. It took me a day to drop the stock engine...
• Re: Replace Heads or Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:42:01 -0800
  ...There is no Small Car or Kennady engineering Kit..though K.E. does offer an adapter of some sort that I am not familiar...
• Re: Tires for 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 11 May 2008 10:50:43 -0700
  ...scotts extensive understanding of the internal combustion engine and all of the parts we have hung around it for our comfort is but one...
• Re: Dolly for engine removal
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:46:08 -0800
  ...hoist. Part of the reason for my dolly was to make it easier to load in my Westy so I can deliver the engine...
• Re: Burnt rubber( long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:12:02 -0700
  ...Now I have not had > transpo for 2 weeks. > I finally got a engine hoist for 20.00 bucks and will have this engine...
• spent the day under my van
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 23:50:49 -0800
  ...i had the advantage of a hoist today ..and as we inspected the jobs incremental progress my guide advised me to remove the complicated...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:28:02 -0600
  ...car garage, (2/3 taken up by the Westy) but no > engine hoist, stand or workbench. I'll be able to work on it...
• 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Greg Baxter
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 18:42:57 -0800
  ...car garage, (2/3 taken up by the Westy) but no engine hoist, stand or workbench. I'll be able to work on it...
• Re: Vanagon Repair and Maintenance Class--Beginner level
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Thu, 5 May 2016 12:41:06 -0700
  ...General overview of the engine compartment. > > . General overview of a hoisted Vanagon. > > . Common breakdown issues. > > . Plenty of time for questions. > > > > Register by email or...
• Re: Troubleshooting the Basic Idle Stabilizer System - Manual Transmissions- Part I
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:31:07 -0500
  ...big prop driven aircraft engines. It was a big, solid steel, geared torque wrench. Took a crane to hoist it into place. Once mounted...
• Re: Replace Heads or Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:27:08 -0500
  ...There is no Small Car or Kennady engineering Kit..though K.E. > does offer an adapter of some sort that I am not familiar...
• Re: VDO Vacuum Guage Installation 91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:24:50 -0400
  ...lift to hoist the van up since I had to thread a 25' >>lenght of 7/32' vacumm tube to the engine. >> >> The basic...
• Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:30:29 -0700
  ...And, sometimes when it is on and I hoist myself up using >> the steering wheel, it stops chiming. >> >> To make this all even more...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:23:06 -0800
  ...car garage, (2/3 taken up by the Westy) but no >> engine hoist, stand or workbench. I'll be able to work on it...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:11:06 -0700
  ...I >> have only put a couple of bolts in on each side (just enough to determine >> the left-right placement of the engine in...
• Re: '82 diesel resurrection death?
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 21:04:29 -0400
  ...But it emitted > a fearsome skreeching sound at about the frequency of the engine RPM. > The oil light didn't go out. The engine...
• 87 Vanagon Engine Swap Success (LONG!)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 00:48:08 -0500
  ...You can read more about it later, but I wisely choose an engine hoist to install the replacement engine. C. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS...
• Re: Fuel pump folly (little Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:38:17 -0500
  ...I opted to remove the bed with my > engine hoist to replace the pump since the tank had a lot of gas in it...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:10:57 -0500
  ...car garage, (2/3 taken up by the Westy) but no > engine hoist, stand or workbench. I'll be able to work on it...
• Re: Vanagon Repair and Maintenance Class--Beginner level
  Historical mailing list - J.C.
  Thu, 5 May 2016 14:07:48 -0700
  ...General overview of the engine compartment. > > > > . General overview of a hoisted Vanagon. > > > > . Common breakdown issues. > > > > . Plenty of time for questions. > > > > > > > > Register by email or...
• Re: New Westy owner with a few questions
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:57:08 -0700
  ...A 2 Post electric hoist 5. Cell phone actually a smart phone to call out to The auto club when you break down and...
• Re: 2.1wbx + auto trans into 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:54:29 -0800
  ...I do engine conversions all the time. And really, between the engine and the fuel system, there are about 10 signals or wires from...
• Re: Announcement: the BZ Shelf
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 10:40:54 -0800
  ...I have no concerns > hoisting boxes of groceries up there. > > I split a couple little chunks of PVC pipe and snapped them around the...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:21:01 -0800
  ...car garage, (2/3 taken > up by the Westy) but no > >> engine hoist, stand or workbench. I'll be able > to work on it...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 16:37:18 -0400
  ...The burnt engine has 95K original miles. I have an engine hoist, jack stands and a fairly comprehensive tool collection, but have never removed...
• Re: Replace Heads or Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:41:27 -0800
  ...and someone has to supply an engine for the project. I like the customer to supply their engine .. I'll help them get a...
• Re: Announcement: the BZ Shelf
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 15:33:54 -0500
  ...I have no >> concerns >> hoisting boxes of groceries up there. >> >> I split a couple little chunks of PVC pipe and snapped them around >> the...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:20:22 -0600
  ...Sort of like an overhead hoist. A gearbox mounts over the nut on the shaft. Pulling the chains drives the gearbox. Max capacity on...
• Re: Replace Heads or Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:24:28 -0500
  Scott, Were you aware that the power band for the 16V DOHC engine is all wrong for use with the Vanagon tranny gearing? It...
• Re: [Syncro] How do you tell if you have 4.86 or 5.43 differentials?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 07:12:52 -0700
  So, logically speaking, if the van was on a hoist with the front differential locked, the drive shaft would then spin 4.86 times...
• Re: Fuel pump folly (little Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:57:23 -0400
  ...I opted to remove the bed with my >> engine hoist to replace the pump since the tank had a lot of gas in it...
• Re: Fuel pump folly (little Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:08:09 -0500
  ...I opted to remove the bed > with my > >> engine hoist to replace the pump since the tank had a lot of gas in it...
• Re: Clunk goes the rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:13:54 -0800
  ...not ... >> >> sorry i got carried away ... :) actually we put the vehicle on the hoist >> and run it up in the air and then simulate...
• Re: Driving a Vanagon or any RV fast.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 07:15:39 -0700
  ...That speed keeps my engine oil temp at 200-210f and lets me make average of 21-23 miles per gallon on Etho/Gas...
• Re: Replace Heads or Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:18:32 -0800
  ...It's just a conventional 4 stoke gasoine engine after all. I'm not that worried. I have been working on engines for about...
• Re: Difficulty / time to replace clutch - 1991 Westfalia 2WD
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:35:53 -0700
  ...R wrote: > Hi Steve, > > I did my clutch myself, without a hoist, but had the help of a friend. It really wasn't too...
• Re: [Syncro] How do you tell if you have 4.86 or 5.43 differentials?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:56:00 -0400
  ...sales@fastforward.ca > > Phone: (250) 992 7775 > > > > - Vanagon Engine Conversions and Accessories > > - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation > > - Electrical harness fabrication and customization...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:47:50 -0500
  ...car garage, (2/3 taken up by the Westy) but no > engine hoist, stand or workbench. I'll be able to work on it...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:53:08 -0700
  ...Not even completely bolted in yet but soooo much better than "hanging on the hoist in the garage" stage I've been at for...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:00:50 -0500
  ...car garage, (2/3 taken up by the Westy) but no engine hoist, stand or workbench. I'll be able to work on it...
• Friday Funnies
  Historical mailing list - Holm
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 20:57:21 -0600
  ...A stroboscopic instrument for illuminating grease buildup. > TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of ground straps and...
• late friday goofieness
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 May 1996 08:39:40 +0930
  ...TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of ground straps and hydraulic clutch lines you may have forgotten...
• Re: engine change
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 19:52:46 -0500
  ...You can read more about it later, but I wisely choose an engine hoist to install the replacement engine. C. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS...
• Automotive humor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 08:46:25 -0500
  ...TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of ground straps and hydraulic clutch lines you may have forgotten...
• Frydaye Follies
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:09:54 -0500
  ...TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of ground straps and brake lines you may have forgotten to...
• Re: In praise of VW inline fours
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:49:13 -0400
  ...A) it's actually WAY less confusing depending on what engine you choose B) there are no VW engines that offer solutions to your...
• Tools defined (it's a Fryedaye thing...)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 13:36:08 -0800
  ...TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of bolts and fuel lines you forgot to disconnect. 16. CRAFTSMAN...
• No Vanagon Content, yet
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:04:57 -0700
  ...TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 24-INCH SCREWDRIVER...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:38:36 -0800
  ...car garage, (2/3 taken up by the Westy) but no >> engine hoist, stand or workbench. I'll be able to work on it...
• Re: In praise of VW inline fours
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:00:57 -0700
  ...there is still not enough info to make a > definitive claim engine by engine based on it... but it can lend to people > realizing...
• Re: Driving a Vanagon or any RV fast.
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 08:37:36 -0600
  ...That speed keeps my engine oil temp at > 200-210f and lets me make average of 21-23 miles per gallon on Etho/Gas...
• 2 thumbs up - John's Repair - Bellingham [Was: Rear wheel noise... can't be good 1000 km from home :(]
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:53:29 -0700
  ...They pulled my van into the shop right away and put it on a hoist. Turns out it was just the dreaded "wheel nut...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:27:39 -0500
  ...car garage, (2/3 taken up by the > Westy) but no > engine hoist, stand or workbench. I'll be able to work on it...
• Friday Funnies - Mechanic's Tool Guide
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 20:05:09 -0500
  ...TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of ground straps and brake lines you may have forgotten to...
• Re: Asymmetric two post lift
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 4 Oct 2013 16:24:50 -0700
  ...The weight of the Engine and, pretty much the portions of the vehicle are about the same, as far as I can see. Anywho...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1000 /F
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 16:25:10 -0700
  ...TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of ground straps and hydraulic clutch lines you may have forgotten...