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Re: How high do I lift the wee beastie?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:37:54 -0600
...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: Friday Fish Rap
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Sat, 1 May 2004 12:28:46 +0200
...May Day here in Austria, and all the towns are busy hoisting up their MayPoles in the town squares. Once they are vertical (should...
Was: New Heads. Now: VW I4 Swap by Shop. Competitive Price?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:37:50 -0800
...van, working as a > total neophyte without air tools or a hoist or even a good tools set...And > putting in a large 'fudge...
Re: tiico installation video
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Tue, 26 Mar 2002 11:20:22 -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...
Re: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 7 Aug 2005 12:03:15 -0600
An on again/off again project I am designing is a small electric cart/hoist. Speed controllers is one of the things I have...
Re: Oil Leak advice needed
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 17:01:29 -0500
...Oh, and while they had it on the > hoist they might as well track down the oil leak that has been coating > my rear...
Re: BFG AT/KO tires (Was: RE: More on Michelin tires: Agilis vs. MX)
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Thu, 6 Apr 2000 20:37:13 -0400
...up and in a bit, I really noticed the lift for about a week hoisting my but into the van. John jander14@wvu.edu
Syncro U-Joints
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Sat, 28 Mar 1998 18:46:42 -0800
...They can be easily checked by putting the van on a hoist > and > seeing if there is any looseness. > > As a check, remove the...
Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 6
Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
Thu, 27 Sep 2001 09:40:18 -0700
...Right now the plan is to consruct a derrick in the luggage compartment out of 2 x 4's and a chain hoist. We...
Re: DK into diesel, WAS:Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:58:25 -0500
...The tranny/engine was suspended by hoist when installed. I thought there should be some slotted holes in the carrier bar mounts (where they...
Re: Go westy sales
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:59:39 -0700
...restore a few and offer them for sale whats that ...have to amortize a full set of snap on and hoist plus shop space...
Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:16:17 -0700
...well when i got her home and up on a hoist i could see the extent of the wrinkles and now with the first...
Re: [Syncro] How do you tell if you have 4.86 or 5.43 differentials?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:12:00 -0700
Just put it up on the hoist with the front diff locked... as little less the 5 revolutions so it is a 4.86...
Z-tech convert
Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:56:56 -0400
...new power plant and proceeded to wheel it under the van. Hoisted it up and bolted it in. It took a few phone calls...
Re: diff lock woes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:53:39 -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: Charcoal Filter & Valve workings
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:15:24 -0400
...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: FS: '91 Syncro SVX Ebay
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:48:10 -0800
...rebuilt transmission, new starter...lots of time, a garage with a hoist, lots more time... Now of course you'd have to get all...
Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 18 Sep 2002 20:31:26 -0500
...I > have an engine hoist, jack stands and a fairly comprehensive tool > collection, > but have never removed a VW engine. (my experience is with...
Re: Driving a Vanagon or any RV fast.
Historical mailing list - Frank Romano
Fri, 7 Jun 2013 09:57:24 -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: Friday Fish Rap
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 1 May 2004 14:46:51 -0700
...May Day here in Austria, and all the towns are busy hoisting up > their MayPoles in the town squares. Once they are vertical (should...
update on diesel-gas conversion
Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
Sun, 26 May 2002 13:50:18 -0700
...I wish I had done this before installing the new motor but I was paying money on a hoist and in a hurry. No...
ENGINE SWAP: Got the I4 installed today!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 22 Mar 1998 22:37:14 -0800
...under the rear of the truck! Next I attached the engine hoist lifted up into place and bolted it up to the transmission, again...
Re: jackstands vs. ramps
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Thu, 9 Nov 2000 15:02:51 -0600
...fours, but it's got to be cheaper than a hydraulic hoist. Finding room to store all that wood,well, there's another problem...
Re: List Wisdom - DIY rear bearings...
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:17:53 -0600
...I don't have a hoist, so I'd be > doing it > on a crawler laying on my back. > > Nothing I saw in either...
Friday - engine stand, cleaning, painting.
Historical mailing list - Zolly
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:12:43 -0700
...Then I made a galley to be able to lift the engine up with a HF 1 ton chain hoist, fit the engine and...
Re: Clunk goes the rear wheel
Historical mailing list - Sondergaard, Arlene
Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:05:31 -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: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 10 May 2011 16:53:26 -0700
...If I do get stuck, I will then try to use the hi-lift with a lift-mate to hoist up the tires and...
Fw: [KG] Needed Tools
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 13 Nov 2000 14:10:04 -0700
...A stroboscopic instrument for illuminating grease buildup on > >crankshaft pulleys. > > > >TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile > >strength of...
Re: Z-tech convert
Historical mailing list
Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:31:51 EDT
...new power > plant and proceeded to wheel it under the van. Hoisted it up and bolted > it in. It took a few phone calls...
Re: Difficulty / time to replace clutch - 1991 Westfalia 2WD
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:17:57 -0600
...You can support the engine with a chain hoist on a saw horse and pull the transmission out with a buddy to help. Or...
Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:11:15 -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...
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
...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: diff lock woes
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:34:29 -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...
1.9l TD swap, Was: Re: VW I-4 Engine Blowout
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 18:43:15 -0500
...No engine hoist needed, just wood blocks. Drop engine. Raise van on blocks. Pull out engine. Installation is reverse. To build it as a...
Buses by the Beach Bus BRR Next Week!
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Sat, 3 Feb 2007 10:04:22 -0500
...Thanks, Greg! We'll hoist a LaBatt's or a Molson in your honor around the fire! http://www.pottsfamily.ca/The_Bug_Pack...
Re: List Wisdom - DIY rear bearings...
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 11:29:55 -0400
...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: Tires for 91 GL
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 11 May 2008 10:50:43 -0700
...vehicles from the 1950's as daily drivers he has too hoists and great understanding of nearly all things mechanical ... another pal who has...
Re: Air Conditioner
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Sat, 30 Mar 2002 10:40:29 -0800
...A solid tree branch and a hoist could lift the hatch on/off for use in the summertime. Or you could use a forklift...
Re: Vanagon Repair and Maintenance Class--Beginner level
Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
Thu, 5 May 2016 12:41:06 -0700
...General overview of a hoisted Vanagon. > > . Common breakdown issues. > > . Plenty of time for questions. > > > > Register by email or phone: <mailto:mail@stanshapiro.com> > mail...
tire size vs. rpm. the real answer
Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:33:05 -0500
...Imagine your car up in the air on a hoist, the wheels are off, the car is running and you put it in 4th...
Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 10 May 2011 17:24:43 -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: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 7 Aug 2005 13:23:17 -0500
...Thanks, John Rodgers jimt wrote: >An on again/off again project I am designing is a small electric cart/hoist. >Speed controllers is one...
Re: Charcoal Filter & Valve workings
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:46:18 -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: Cost? -was Why convert? was Re: Inside a Subi engine EJ22
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:34:16 -0700
...This does not count any tools I bought (a folding engine hoist and an engine stand come to mind) , it does not count the...
Re: Go westy sales
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:43:40 -0700
...that ...have to amortize a full set of snap on and hoist plus shop > space and storage of wrecks for parts and knowledgeable workers...
Re: Internal Debate
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 8 Mar 2009 14:00:11 -0700
...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: Announcement: the BZ Shelf
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 07:18:48 -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: diff lock woes
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:07:23 -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...
DM, Wasserboxer Cooling System
Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:27:40 -0700
...It just might be faster if you don't have a hoist. Keep the motor clean. Keep the battery clean. Problems here will lead...
In praise of VW inline fours
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:44:20 -0700
...They designed it to be worked on up on a hoist. The inline four has it all on one side , easy to replace a...
Re: Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 6
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Thu, 27 Sep 2001 19:55:30 -0400
...luggage compartment out > of 2 x 4's and a chain hoist. We will pull the engine up and out, and lower > the new...
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: Driving a Vanagon or any RV fast.
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
Fri, 7 Jun 2013 06:42:30 -0700
...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: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:11:06 -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: Racks for Tandem Bikes?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 14 May 2007 07:10:59 -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...
Burnt rubber( long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:09:11 -0700
...I finally got a engine hoist for 20.00 bucks and will have this engine and trans installed in my Jetta Monday. Then I...
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...
Vanagon Winter Storage and or annual inspection
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Fri, 8 Oct 2010 14:16:37 -0400
...rear wheel toe in/toe out ___ _____ Wheel bearings move wheel on hoist check wear/play, Axle bolts torque, cotter pin in ? ___ _____ check Tires wear...
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...