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• Re: jail bars for sale
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 07:04:00 -0700
  These jail bars were stock on 1984 Wolfsburg passenger models.These Wolfys also had screens on the sliding windows and a rear bench that...
• Re: lug wrench- was Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:33:48 -0800
  A breaker bar with the proper 6 point socket for the wheels you are using is the best thing you can buy for your...
• Re: sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 16:01:22 -0600
  There isn't a lot of science in sway bars. Measure your frame and go to a wrecking yard and find one that will...
• Re: TOW BAR
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 00:14:31 -0500
  ...TOW BAR Does anyone know if there is a tow bar setup that can be used to tow a standard transmission Vanagon? You want...
• Re: Shift bar seperation and part # question
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:29:22 -0800
  ...Because of the c-shaped clamp that holds the two pieces together, it crimps the outer bar onto the lower bar. So a little...
• RoadHaus - Open House / Barbeque Locations & Dates
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 21:21:19 -0800
  ...Barbeque or Pizza - Beer & Soda * SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA Date/Day:Mid April Location: Seth Hatfield's Vanagon Shop at 511 E. Richardson St. Santa...
• Re: Vanagon Jail Bars - Shameless Plug(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 11:31:21 -0800
  ...Vanagon Jail Bars - Shameless Plug > if i get jail bars i want them all the away around.. hehe > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Nadig <motorbruce...
• Starter troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 23:50:13 EDT
  ...http://www.mwc.edu/~sbart7kb/vwbooks.htm Thanks all -- Sean Bartnik Fredericksburg, Virginia 1981 Volkswagen Vanagon L Westfalia 1974 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible http...
• FS: vanagon "jailbars" rear window protective/decorative bars
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:11:41 EDT
  i have two pairs of vanagon "jailbars" these are the polished aluminum bars that go in the rear hatch window as decorative protective trim...
• Barrett Jackson Live Fedd
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 16 Jan 2015 09:07:14 -0800
  For those that might be interested the current Barrettt-Jackson auction is being streamed live right now http://new.livestream.com/accounts/6833132/events...
• Bars Leak, was: waterboxer longevity
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 13:12:20 EST
  I've used Bars Leak and Alumi-Seal on a number of cars, including my current Jetta. No problems. No Leaks. gmbulley ccary, nc
• 88 sway bar on a 1984.
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:04:52 EDT
  hey parts experts!!!! can I fit an 88 sway bar and links onto a 1984 gl no P/S/ thanks in advance.. CHris
• Re: FS: '91 Syncro SVX Ebay
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:17:51 -0800
  > 9300$ Bargain! > $9300 would indeed be a bargain, but the reserve was not met, so nobody got it. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 17 Oct 2016 20:59:19 +0200
  ...Am 17.10.2016 um 20:54 schrieb Dan N: > at both ends of the window lift bar there are 2 plastic guides if...
• Re: My Cool Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 08:57:55 -0400
  > >Sagging torsion bars? About 4 years ago, one of those hot VW mags did a >71 westy restoration project and they described, quite nicely...
• Re: Barbie bowspirit,,,
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 13:48:27 -0600
  "I found a Malibu Barbie on the beach ... glued it sitting on my bumper ... Is Barbie a powerful symbol to the women of America...
• Bar's Leaks
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 16:03:59 -0700
  ...Bar's Leaks > > I was wasting time looking at the MSDS for Bar's Leaks radiator > products. > To my surprise, ginger root and almond...
• Syncro Sway Bar
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Gruber
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:21:04 -0400
  ...Will the Sway Bar Assembly from a standard Vanagon fit a Syncro other that the spacer at the top connecting the bar to the...
• Re: Barbie bowspirit,,,
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 13:50:15 -0700
  ...Barbie bowspirit,,, > <<I found a Malibu Barbie on the beach after the Fourth of July weekend > in S. CA, so I glued it sitting...
• Re: Camper Roof rack questions..
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:26:10 -0600
  ...The bar length would be the limiting factor. I use fork mounts and front wheel mounts that attach to the upper bar. I then...
• Re: gas tank...
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 08:57:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...one thinks > that it may be from an early Barndoor.. The reserve valves were used up to the early 60's (61/62?) A...
• Re: correct load bearing bars lenght
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:14:38 -0700
  ...correct load bearing bars lenght Hey Folks, Stupid question, because I don't have the van with me to measure, but what are the...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 25 May 2004 19:03:22 +1200
  >Just curious if anybody has put a set of Addco >anti-sway bars on their vanagon and what their >thoughts are ... any other brand...
• Re: jail bars for sale
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:45:07 -0700
  Hi, What the heck are jail bars? Just so I don't waste bandwidth -- anyone let us know (email directly, not to the list...
• Re: R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:21:16 -0500
  ...Also get that > 8mm nut > holding on the heat shield. > Remove the 4 nut-bolt-washer-plate assemblies holding the bar up. The > bar...
• Rear Anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Pierce, John D
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 16:52:32 -0400
  I just finished installing my new ADDCO rear anti-sway bar on my 1985 Westy. I wanted to share my experience with the list...
• Re: Oil pressure switch question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 02:43:06 EDT
  ...You seemed to be pretty confidant in your reply to Anthont Kimmons, that it should be the 0.9 bar switch. I have the...
• Re: A Few New Goodies From Europe
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:58:59 +1300
  ...I now have matching >> side window jail bars in stock: >> >> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=J13855 > > >I've never seen the side bars...
• Re: Door vapor barrier
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 13 Jun 2017 07:57:16 -0700
  ...Door vapor barrier Hi All; I'm cleaning and rebuilding a passenger front door. Any ideas on what to replace the interior vapor barrier...
• even more '54 RHD deluxe progress!
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 21:12:58 -0700
  ...These center pieces are different between barndoor and non-barndoor busses, but its very close. Basically its a matter of opening up one of...
• Re: Interesting find...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 19:31:38 -0700
  ...On 8/28/07, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > > And now the rest of the story > http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/barnfind...
• Hitch Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:34:43 -0400
  ...The only way I seem to be able to get it mounted is the the bar under the tow hooks (rather than sigtting on...
• Re: Blink'n Ignition Light
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 7 May 1998 12:35:57 EDT
  ...The fuel pump doesn't kick in until you turn the key to the start position. -- Sean Bartnik Fredericksburg, Virginia 1981 Volkswagen Vanagon L...
• Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 11:08:54 -0800
  ...Hope you'll join! Patti 90 Westy Automatic On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Edward V Barger <edvbarger@mac.com> wrote...
• Re: Camper Roof rack questions..
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:12:16 -0500
  ...Also, because of the round bars, > bike racks > and other things always line up correctly. With square bars, if you > have any > curve in...
• 86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:07:57 -0700
  ...When I pulled the key out, the entire lock barrel mechanism came with it... I should point out that i knew this was coming...
• Re: DOMESTIC WATER PUMP.
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 20:43:03 -0700
  ...ANYONE GOT A SPARE THEY WOULD PART WITH? > BART HOLMQUIST
• Re: Digifant I
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 1 May 1998 23:16:59 EDT
  ...Available thru my bookstore, see http://www.type2.com/bartnik/myvan.htm and click on "bookstore" Well worth it, explains theory and how the...
• Re: Where to buy 0.25 bar oil pressure sender?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:02:48 -0400
  The correct sensor is .3 bar, 4.2 psi. If you can't get 4 psi of oil pressure than you have to find...
• Re: '53 Deluxe for sale (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 04 Jan 96 12:44:30 -0500
  There are some great pictures of this Deluxe at Thom's barndoor page: http://www.calweb.com/~thom/barndoor.html Tom F. buncha VAG...
• SoundProofing Materials
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 12:10:20 -0400
  ...http://www.soundsuckers.com/barriers.htm#barriers Tom Salicos '87 Syncro Westy EG-3
• 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: tool find
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:13:01 -0500
  I'm sure the $5 find will work well - but I believe I would replace the HF breaker bar with one from a more...
• Top holding bars
  Historical mailing list - Fran�ois V�zina
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:30:04 -0800
  Hi Is there any way to adjust the "pop-top holding bars"? On my 81 westy when the top is closed the left side...
• Westy Pop Top Part Needed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 09:03:07 -0700
  A list member, Barb Cotton, needs to replace the cross bar for the roof lifting mechanism. That's the piece that you push up...
• Re: Found 6 Splitties in a barn!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 1995 14:28:08 -0700 (PDT)
  And Bradley thus wrote: > > On Mon, 25 Sep 1995, thom fitzpatrick wrote: > > > And Mike White thus wrote: > > > > > > 6 Busses! 2 are Barndoors!!! > > > > So any...
• Locks and keys -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Curtis Graham
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 17:01:44 -0700
  I had a similar situation with two different keys and a locksmith was able to rekey the barrels so they all worked with one...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 1 May 1999 09:58:02 -0600
  As other listees have noted, the Vanagon indeed has a front anti-sway bar. These things are also variously called anti-roll bars and...
• Re: General Sway bar question
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 02:07:14 EST
  ...If you made your sway bars with this stuff. The first turn will twist them out of shape. Sway bars are usually made of...
• Re: ISO anti-sway bar for 1983 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 11 Jul 2017 14:06:38 -0700
  Sway bars reduce body roll on curves, and can provide slightly decreased understeer (a tendency to turn less sharply than is intended). But, they...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 8 May 2016 06:21:52 -0700
  ...I put my own full body weight (165lbs) on the end of the bar...nuthin... Asked two of my friends to get on that...
• Re: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:02:19 -0700
  ...The design of this barrel positions > the cable end to hold the barrel straight in the lever. Using the throttle > barrel you should shim...
• New Barndoor Page
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Nov 1995 03:27:39 -0800 (PST)
  ...I have started a barndoor page! Check it out, and if you have any pics handy you'd like to add, or any trivia...
• Re: 89 Hunter's Special pictures
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:57:15 -0500
  ...The steel bar is drilled and tapped to accept the mounting bolts. When we reassembled the brush guards and the roll bar after restoration...
• Re: Stuck in Barstow with coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 09:15:45 -0500
  ...Gary Not sure how far it is from Barstow to Bakersfield, but at least in the same part of California (unless you are talking...
• Door vapor barrier
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:09:18 -0400
  ...Any ideas on what to replace the interior vapor barrier with? Any vendors carry it? Thanks; Dave B.
• rear anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:38:58 -0800
  I was wondering if anyone has installed a rear anti-sway bar from www.aircooled.net on their vanagon? � If so, how well does...
• snap up those Barbie Microbuses!!!! was: Concept Microbus is Dead
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 May 2004 19:38:19 EDT
  folks, y'all run out now to Toys-R-Us and snap up those Barbie Microbuses..theyre gonna be collectors items!!! :<) chris
• jail bars for sale
  Historical mailing list - DAVID PARSONS
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 06:37:51 -0700
  I have a set of VW jail bars from a vanagon. I`ve never seen these before. I want 125.00 plus shipping for...
• Re: torquing axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:02:06 -0700
  --snip-- Always be sure to have him balance on one foot on the bar, as both feet on the bar will double the torque...