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• which length thule / yakima cross bars does a westy need at the minimum?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:11:41 -0700
  ...in terms of the towers i understand any type fits as long as its the rain gutter type and i buy the artificial raingutters...
• Yakima Artificial Rain Gutters
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:09:28 -0400
  ...the brackets on the '79 and then can transfer the towers and bars from bus to bus. Pmail me if you do. -- Pete '79...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon behind a motorhome
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:22:38 -0700
  ...The Roadmaster brackets and Falcon2 tow bar work great. >Dennis
• Re: Towing a breadbox with a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 21:08:01 -0500
  ...You will need a strong hitch on the Vanagon and a proper tow bar set up for the Loaf. Roadmaster has the proper brackets...
• sway bar?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 1995 11:36:34 -0400
  I was looking through some automotive catolog yesterday, and I saw a anti-sway bar or something for old volkswagens with the swing axle...
• Re: ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 11 Jul 2017 10:32:00 -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...
• 87GL In LIne 4 candidate
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 14:33:21 -0500
  ...Has temporary tow bar installed and easily detached that goes with the sale. Sell Everything for $1650. Van is in N. Little Rock, AR...
• Who took my 14" steel wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Barker
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:22:01 -0800
  Hello list, Toward the end of last year I gave away a set of 14" steel wheels to a local gentleman from the list...
• Re: Fw: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:00:26 -0700
  ...Bob Sent from DAS4X4 > On Nov 13, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Edward V Barger <edvbarger@MAC.COM> wrote: > > Was in Amsterdam september and...
• Barb Cotton status - 11:15 am CST today
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 11:16:31 -0600
  ...the phone all morning with Barb. Current Status: At Motel Six in Effingham, IL waiting for AAA tow truck to take her 111 miles...
• Re: Thule roof racks for Westie-Help?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 23:53:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I have the gutter mount 1A towers with 77 inch wide bars on my Syncro 7 passenger, I can strap on a bunch of...
• Re: What limits how much weight I can tow?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 12:02:50 +0100
  ...Tests by Volkswagen results, that some Vanagons could tow up to 2000kg, which is the limit of Germans tow bars, and, what I guess...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Mon, 26 May 2003 00:58:17 -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...
• Phx to Escondido to Pomona to Phx?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 23:12:09 -0700
  ...to hook up with anyone taking a vehicle that could tow the '54 barn on a Uhaul 2 wheeled dolly. Will pay a good...
• Re: Safare Custom Camper for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 18:10:30 -0500
  So Steven says SJ>Hey David, SJ>Why don't you buy it and get a tow bar? It'd definately be a double...
• Empire State VW camping club summer 2012 NY to Maine trip
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Thu, 3 May 2012 17:57:05 +0000
  ...Then thru Maine's lakes region thru Augusta, ME to Coastal Maine and Bar Harbor. Travel days are around 200mi each. July 2012 NY...
• Re: GoWesty Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:02:50 -0700
  ...The GoWesty hitch also connects (besides just the tow rings) to the engine rear support bar with a heavy piece of metal. Rob becida...
• Re: Roof Rack ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:02:48 -0500
  ...on two load bars with the high rise towers > and had no problem. Did it many times. Without the towers it will be > more...
• Re: Towing with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:12:16 -0400
  ...tow 1,000 pounds with no problem. As for hitches, I sell a class three type hitch that uses a 2" receiver bar. It...
• Roadhaus Password
  Historical mailing list - Adam Butler
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:34:16 -0600
  ...of town, possibly not. Local for Austin today, possibly west tomorrow...Marfa, Alpine...Suggestions. Hello, Everyone -- _@dam _|<,_ (*) / (*) Pecan Grove, RV Park....Barton Springs, Austin...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:10:13 -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: towing a van?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:20:37 -0400
  Yes, The vanagon tows nicley 4 wheels down. The Roadmaster Brackets and tow bar are definaltey the way to go. Also make sure your...
• Re: Weekending in Santa Barbara?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:07:19 -0700
  ...to Santa >>> Barbara >>> (CA) this coming weekend for a mini-holiday. Her sister has a >>> house there >>> and is out of town. Plan A...
• Re: pry bars - was off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Tue, 8 Oct 2013 06:37:58 -0700
  ...a bend towards the tip. > > > > For example > > > > > > > http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/pry-bars/4-piece-heavy-duty-pry-bar-set-1654.html...
• Re: Shipping a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 16:39:00 -0500
  ...You can also use a tow bar if it is a manual or Syncro. If an > automatic, it can be towed flat by disconnecting...
• Re: FOR SALE: Vanagon alternator, five alloys, tow hitch, 90 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Rick Berman
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 10:41:44 -0600
  ...no caps, a few lugs) > >Flat bar tow hitch, with new stainless bolts, nuts, fits on rear tow >loops, painted flat black with new...
• subie van on eBay NY
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 29 May 2008 17:37:48 -0700
  ...if you would come and tow it from Long Island has made it to the Samba for the bargain price of $2500.00, down...
• Re: Vote
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 18:23:54 -0600
  ...Ya gotta take the town drunk with the town barber. They're each a part of the whole. Let's keep the list the...
• Re: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:35:54 -0800
  ...BenT sent from my smelly natural gas > On Nov 13, 2013, at 3:25 PM, Edward V Barger <edvbarger@MAC.COM> wrote: > > Was in...
• pull a boat???
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:32:09 -0800
  ...If it was me, and I was really not interested in buying a cheap tow vehichle, I would stay with a real bare bones...
• FS: 83 Diesel Vanagon, WA state
  Historical mailing list - Sue Dumond
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 11:06:48 -0800
  ...Tow bar. Blue/White. Can dig up all reciepts. Owner for 5 years. Running perfect,just moving onto something else. $2900 obo located in...
• Re: Empire State VW camping club summer 2012 NY to Maine trip
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 3 May 2012 16:28:28 -0400
  Great! You are coming thru my area near Bar Harbor in Blue Hill, Maine-will catch you in the area. Cheers, Mr. BZ-always...
• Re: towing my van - my towbar website
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:46:45 -0700
  ...They also make a brush guard that fits on the brackets after you remove the tow bar - I'll be picking one up later...
• Towing a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
  Mon, 06 Jan 97 18:26:00 CDT
  ...As we left the bar I noticed a flat bed tow truck parked in front of my Syncro, I ran toward it telling the...
• VR6 into a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:53:02 -0500
  ...The 1.6TD just won't go more than 70 mph while towing. That is flat out. It will barely cruise at 65. So...
• Re: Adding windshield fluid? Where?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 22:03:08 -0500
  well, the only times I had to fill it up was when I was at skip barber in connecticut, and I would have a...
• Re: FS: trailer hitch for 2wd vanagon (sfbay)
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:08:45 -0700
  ...spacer, I used a floor jack to push the t- bar up toward the threaded hole and then just ran the bolt up in...
• Re: In Case You Have Not Seen This Yet
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 20:29:46 -0800
  At first glance, it appeared "Barbara" is the dog -- available for $95K. In the first picture the owner is towing the Prindle with the...
• Re: Throw down camping near Santa Barbara/San Diego
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 08:09:35 -0800
  ...Santa Barbara there is El Capitian State Beach and other camp spots around there. Or if you head up 154 (* i think- towards lake...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 26 May 2003 23:11:49 -0700
  ...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: UPDATE - Won't idle but getting combustion-'88 2.1L (Long)
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 12:48:04 EDT
  ...Pacific Daylight Time, barrettw@NVENTURE.COM writes: While waiting for the tow truck on Saturday tried to start it again. No gas smell this...
• Re: waterboxer longevity
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 11:13:53 -0800
  ...Some guys around town have had to put some Bar's Leak into their systems for the radiator, and my radiator was replaced by...
• 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: Towing with 88 autotranny
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 13:50:43 +0200
  ...All three Vanagons the I've had (or still have) are equipped with a towing bar (factory installed). The 95 hp 2.1 and...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 01:26:07 EDT
  ...If you get the right size u-bolt and run it through each set of holes, you can then attach a tow bar to...
• Re: Not exactly...was: towing with a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rich Burdick
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 18:01:04 -0700
  ...How does one respond appropriately? - If you pull a vehicle, or trailer, with a 'tow-bar' type set up, usually the pivot point of...
• Re: When Good Vanagons go Bad
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:25:40 -0800
  Are those Yakima or Thule racks? I'm looking for a set of fake rain gutters, high towers and cross bars to add to...
• Re: Driving to Kansas
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 15 May 2000 12:45:04 -0700
  > It will be a brown 82 Westy towing a blue 80 Westy (Niagara blue). As Now there's a photo I would like to...
• Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:26:52 -0700
  ...Q-Towers Q7 Clips 48" Round Bars All for 100$. Anybody know how I can check if this will work? Thanks! -eric ---------------------- '85 GL...
• Re: Yakima length
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:02:29 -0700
  ...I've got this setup and I can measure my bars tonight for you. I used the artificial raingutters as well. I also used...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:52:11 -0500
  ...I have used my 86 straight stock Syncro to tow vans from all over with a tow bar. The longest was 3000 miles, towing...
• Correction: ISO anti-sway bar DROP LINK for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Jul 2017 17:32:43 +0000
  ...What is broken on my car is the drop link, not the anti-sway bar. I need a passenger side drop link only. For...
• Re: Kayak roof rack
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 10:01:14 -0500
  ...Yakima roof racks are excellent & do have tower rack "feet". Another equally good manufacturer is Thule (pronounced "toolie"), a Swedish company. They can also...
• Re: Towing?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 11 May 2000 13:56:18 -0400
  ...as a bar that would connect the two > hitches together > > (bar with a ball receiver at both ends) so I could tow one > vehicle...
• Re: How to make friends in the campground
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:20:09 -0600
  I have a friend in MO who towed a similar item behind his air cooled Vanagon. He definitely made friends at the campground On...
• Re: Tow bar question (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 02:24:44 EDT
  In a message dated 9/3/02 9:16:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM writes: > . I put mine on to keep...
• Frozen engine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:10:42 -0800
  ...This one seems that I would break the bar if I could stand on it. Could I attach the towbar and break it free...
• Re: Suspension parts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:45:10 -0800
  ...So keep on herdin' them barnacles up the old milford trace/track and let us know how we can help you towards your vanagon...
• Re: Anyone got a bike rack or towing hitch?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 09:22:58 -0600 (MDT)
  ...it's mounting towers swivel 360 deg. I am not familiar with Thule, I personally never liked them because their bars are square, so...
• Re: da'lan hitch
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:35:45 -0400
  Be aware that towing consists of TWO factors. Accelerating and BRAKING. While your Vanagon may be capable of slowly accelerating more than 1500 pounds...