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• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:46:46 -0500
  ...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: '82 Diesel, fuel, where did it go?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 13:14:58 PDT
  ...Where were the > other 4 gal hiding? >> > Is it possible that the tank was once upon a time damaged fron a floor > hoist or...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:46:12 -0400
  ...Not even completely bolted in yet but soooo much better than "hanging on the hoist in the garage" stage I've been at for...
• Diesel Vanagon conversion project starting.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 21:30:56 -0400
  ...Assemble foldable engine hoist just purchased from Harbor Freight Tools. While not nesc for engine removal from van, will definitely come in handy when...
• Re: Hatch strut - D'oh! Bent it.
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 16:11:42 -0700
  ...I better fix this or I'll be hoisting the hatch up with all my might and propping it open with a stick. 3...
• Re: Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 14 May 2007 06:02:38 -0700
  ...Mrs Squirrel is close to useless when it comes to >> hoisting heavy items. >> >> Does anyone have any recommendations for a good rack? I saw...
• Re: International Talk like a Pirate Day Sept 19th
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:20:43 -0700
  ...to Bob Evans for Breakfast and a Noggin of Rum. > So Hoist ye main sails, I will bring Rum if you need a bit...
• Re: The Vanagon as a standard unit of volume
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:50:07 -0700
  ...pool method is good though. |> |> Are you volunteering your van, a hoist, the pool? Again, my method wins |> on the basis not only of...
• Re: 85 GL Engine Exchange
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 20:22:04 -0800
  ...those found in a well-equipped > > home > > garage? Is a chain hoist or lifting device necessary? Is this a two-person > > job? > > > > Any feedback...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 29 Apr 2017 18:59:27 -0700
  ...I have multiple floor jacks and a hoist too, but I'd prefer not to use it unless it makes things a lot easier...
• Re: R.I.P. 79(80) Bug Convertible
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 09:53:46 -0500
  ...is not >dead..... > >So folks, if you would sometime this weekend, hoist a beer/or >observe a moment of silence in memory of "New...
• Re: Dropping Aircooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 13 May 2002 15:15:04 -0500
  ...Trolley jack, engine hoist (from > above, > inside rear hatch) or other? Any advice appreciated. I have > previously > dropped a '71 Beetle engine using a...
• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 17:19:10 -0800
  ...J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > So how do you hoist hot water up to the top of the windshield if (as mine...
• Re: Hatch strut - D'oh! Bent it.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 19:52:33 -0500
  ...I > better fix this or I'll be hoisting the hatch up with all my might and > propping it open with a stick. > 3...
• Re: Spare Tyre Too Big?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 15 May 2002 14:43:25 +1000
  ...how it might fit whilst the van had been on a hoist and it looks doo-able but as yet I haven't actually...
• Re: 2.1L engine from 1987 Syncro (Sold)
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Mon, 2 May 2005 22:05:59 -0400
  ...I can't ship, but I can hoist the engine into whatever conveyance you bring to fetch it. Cheers, Dave -- No virus found in...
• Re: tiico installation video
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 09:40:08 -0800
  ...I learned that buying a tall floor jack & renting an engine hoist would be better than rope & 2x4's as used in the video...
• International Talk like a Pirate Day Sept 19th
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:44:47 -0400
  ...Bob Evans for Breakfast and a Noggin of Rum.<br> So Hoist ye main sails, I will bring Rum if you need a bit...
• Charcoal Filter & Valve workings
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:35:21 -0600
  ...at the charcoal filter valve while he had it on the hoist. He indicated that it was sticking, but got it working again. Alas...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 04:03:20 -0500
  ...Jacking the van to this >>height can be risky for the average shadetree type, but, finding a >suitable >>gradient to avoid hoisting the van...
• Re: The Zombie Thread: Tongue Weight, Hauling Stuff, Bicycle Racks, et al.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 21:18:11 EDT
  ...We used his barn to hoist the engine from the trunk and to dump it into the engine bay. The farmer lent me a...
• Re: Absolutely no vanagon content - Lionel trains
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:54:44 -0400
  ...The bigger ones you'll need a special trailer and hoist to deal with conveniently. More infinite time and money plus getting your hands...
• Re: Searching for exhaust leaks
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 8 Oct 2010 09:48:55 -0700
  ...if you have a hoist ... put the rig in the air and start it up ... while it is still pretty cool run your hand...
• Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:22:58 -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: For those working on the WBX out of the car
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 20:39:16 -0700
  I used a generic engine stand when I was working on my engine (its now on hoist awaiting install). Slightly different than the HF...
• Re: Seized Engine? Is there something I can do? - '91 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 07:37:31 -0700
  ...Probably be easier renting an engine hoist, if you've got some pavement to wheel it around on. One advantage I had was being...
• Re: Looking for SFBay Salvage Yard to Accept Van Shell
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 18:14:21 -0700
  ...onto his tilt bed tow truck with it's power cable hoist. Then he will say $50, I pay him, and he drives off...
• Re: 85 Vanagon low compression in 2 cylinders. Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:13:20 -0400
  ...Here is the one beauty of the Vanagon! With affordable tools you can pull the engine or transmission, no hoists needed. Heads, pistons/cylinders...
• Re: How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:37:27 -0700
  ...to built from wood a simple frame for a pulley/chain -hoist |arrangement to handle engine weight and lower the engine to the floor...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - joe kallo
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 02:02:33 +0000
  ...including the torque > converter. > > > > I have multiple floor jacks and a hoist too, but I'd prefer not to use it > unless it makes...
• Re: July on Newfoundland
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:28:50 -0500
  ...That ferry crew put our westy in an open container, hoisted on deck, and then a 3 day voyage along the coast stopping at...
• Re: Bostig Installation (so far) Report
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:49:59 -0400
  ...I'm sure there are strong, resourceful folks out there who could get by without an engine hoist. I am weak, and decided that...
• diff lock woes
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:55:42 -0700
  ...The diff lock has worked with the van on a hoist with the tires off the ground slowly being rotated and the locking pin...
• Re: diff lock woes
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:40:10 -0400
  ...The diff > lock has > worked with the van on a hoist with the tires off the ground slowly > being > rotated and the locking pin...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:08:22 -0700
  ...bolted in yet but soooo much better than "hanging on the > hoist in the garage" stage I've been at for quite some time...
• Re: So who sails? I keep forgetting a bunch of the vanagon people also h
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:17:35 -0600
  ...His wife was thrilled when he bought it, but the first day out on their first cruise, the minute he hoisted the sails to...
• Two syncro questions
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 15:19:54 -0700
  ...the engine is on a jack? How about suspended from a hoist? I'll try and summarize any private responses I get into an...
• Re: Dropping Aircooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 13 May 2002 14:33:16 -0400
  ...Trolley jack, engine hoist (from above, inside rear hatch) or other? Any advice appreciated. I have previously dropped a '71 Beetle engine using a...
• Re: List Wisdom - DIY rear bearings...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 16 Apr 2017 06:52:14 -0700
  ...I don't have a hoist, so I'd be doing it > on a crawler laying on my back. > > Nothing I saw in either...
• Re: 85 GL Engine Exchange
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 22:59:36 -0800
  ...those found in a well-equipped >>> home >>> garage? Is a chain hoist or lifting device necessary? Is this a > two-person >>> job? >>> >>> Any feedback...
• Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:32:14 EST
  ...This was in a fully equipped shop with aircutting tools, sawzalls, plasma cutters, welders, lifts, hoists, etc. It was a long arduous day. Heck...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:24:03 -0700
  ...I copied your hoist using a boat trailer winch I >> had at the house and a 2'X8' last month to drop the engine...
• Driving a Vanagon or any RV fast.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 08:56:45 -0400
  ...What other van type vehicle can have the complete drive line removed in your front yard without a hoist or exotic equipment? Know how...
• Re: Vanagon and Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 15:56:51 -0800
  ...It took them about 2 hours and they needed a hoist to do it as the straps will hit the ground before they come...
• Re: Difficulty / time to replace clutch - 1991 Westfalia 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 15 Dec 2020 08:51:33 -0500
  Hi Steve, I did my clutch myself, without a hoist, but had the help of a friend. It really wasn't too bad! While...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 12:37:17 -0700
  ...Engines will be removed/installed using a hoist from above. > New engine is a rebuilt by me Jetta 2.0 ABA at 50º. > > Stuart...
• Re: Good vanagon parts source/junkyard in Seattle? Richmond, too!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:56:00 -0700
  ...The guy's homemade wrecker is a torched-off-body flatbed tandem-axle syncro with a hoist, to give you an idea what the...
• Re: Clunk goes the rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:59:42 -0800
  ...sorry i got carried away ... :) actually we put the vehicle on the hoist and run it up in the air and then simulate actual...
• Re: Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:49:03 -0500
  ...And I would do it > this way even if I had a car hoist. > Zoltan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Guzyk" <paullist08@GUZYK.COM> > To...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together? Speaking of jacks or jack accessories
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 02:06:07 +0000
  ...I have multiple floor jacks and a hoist too, but I'd prefer not to use it unless it makes things a lot easier...
• Re: Power Steering help request
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:53:32 +0000
  ...once and it is not a fun job even on a hoist where you can get at it...one less thing to be concerned...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 10 May 2011 17:57:48 -0700
  ...try to use the hi-lift with a lift-mate > to hoist up the tires and ram grabby things under them, like carpet or...
• Re: Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jarvis
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 13:44:15 -0800
  ...The good part is I only had one day rental on the hoist. It wasn't bad at all to do. I hope I...
• Re: diff lock woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:03:23 -0700
  ...The diff lock has > worked with the van on a hoist with the tires off the ground slowly being > rotated and the locking pin...
• Re: Internal Debate
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 22:53:07 -0800
  ...how will i get under vehicle -- hoist .. jacks ... blocks ... 10. am i physically able to do the task ... or will repeated crawling out form...
• Re: Westfalia-Yakima rack questions
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:06:05 -0400
  ...of our 87 Westy Syncro w/o a ladder and/or hoist. Then again when we take the boats out we are going where...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 02:02:58 +0000
  ...I have multiple floor jacks and a hoist too, but I'd prefer not to use it unless it makes things a lot easier...
• Body lift for Syncro Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:58:28 -0800
  ...http://www.fastforward.ca/gallery/0305GolfCountry.jpg When I get some more pictures with the vehicle up on the hoist, it will be posting...
• Re: Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 14 May 2007 06:45:43 -0700
  ...Mrs Squirrel is close to useless > when it comes to > >> hoisting heavy items. > >> > >> Does anyone have any recommendations for a good > rack? I saw...
• '86 engine swap progress report (long) and question
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Fri, 23 Sep 1994 11:09:40 -0400
  ...Now the fun starts - you'll need an engine stand or hoist to lift the motor in the air so you can dissemble all...