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• Re: Looking for a full set of Vanagon handles and locks -
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:08:57 -0700
  ...locks, including rear hatch? (Even better if can supply the ignition barrel, so that one key will work everything - which was my original intent...
• Re: Milk, arm rests, quotes, generalizations., torque w(r)enches...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 23:43:54 -0600
  ...trolley Swaller dollar cauliflower, alley-garoo! Don't we know archaic barrel Lullabye Lilly boy, Louisville Lou Trolley Molly don't love Harold Boola...
• Re: Carbs R.I.P.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:54:41 -0300
  ...I have a single, 2 barrel progressive Solex carb on my Canadian 91 syncro westy and I am very pleased with it.There is...
• Re: Stuck in Redding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 16:05:57 -0700
  ...the thin green o-rings at the top of the barrels.. those get hard after a while....coolant can get to the metal rings...
• Webers for '82
  Historical mailing list - Paula Lazeski
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 19:04:47 -0500
  ...They are dual single barrel "baby webers", 34 ICT. These are more than adequate for a 2 liter engine. They give good power well...
• Re: Head machined or my way ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:16:23 -0700
  ...How the barrels sit ( they could be tilted slightly ) ...and how far down the heads fit over the barrels affects that water gasket. So...
• camper fit in garage?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 12:26:52 -0700
  ...with > about 1/16th of an inch clearance. (Love to freak out my landlord by > barrelling into the garage full tilt and watch his...
• Re: more PC stuff...
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  23 Nov 1995 14:52:31 -0800
  ...the military 2) It has to do with politics and pork barrel legislation 3) Please note that the Congress and Executive branch now have...
• Re: Ignition switch barrel and tumbler replacement?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jun 1994 10:09:42 -0400
  No quote. Sorry. But the ignition on my machine gave up two years ago. I could turn it and the happy lights would shine...
• Fryedaye Phollees ... eh?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 23:18:22 -0500
  ...SONNET #43, From the Portuguese Man-of-War By Lizzie Barrel Browning .50 cal. How do I drive thee? Let me count the ways...
• Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:19:28 -0800
  ...but they could have had a flat deck design, with barrels that sit tightly in the block .. for example....the Renault 16 ( late 60...
• Re: NVC - Just for Mr. Squirrel
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:26:23 -0400
  ...I was given a barrel used to make Sam Adams Utopius. Their head brewer even loaded it into my Vanagon. http://www.facebook.com...
• Re: Friday Wal Mart standoff.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:00:45 -0700
  ...You may want to note that California's finest sport both a short barreled shotgun AND an "assault rifle" in their pursuit cars these...
• RE: Da Boat 2 litre
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  20 Sep 1995 09:34:43 +1000
  ...What does the list think? >Also, can I remove the pistons from the barrels and then reinstall them >later, without messing up the rings...
• Re: About the Solex's VS Weber
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:18:25 -0500
  ...have fixed with a smaller air correction jet in the secondary barrel if I hadn't sold the van. This was all seat of...
• Fwd: Oxygenated fuel causes overheating on aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:52:33 EDT
  ...2 engines I build now get about .090 deck from a barrel shim and the cut I make into the head it looks like...
• Re: Chrome Barrels - Iron Rings
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 May 2002 21:34:00 +1200
  >The chrome > > crosshatching will hold oil and help in lubrication of the rings after >> breakin. The chrome plated cylinders stand up to wear extremely...
• Re: 009 parts question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 25 May 2003 04:25:21 -0700
  ...http://www.bostonengine.com/articles/009.html And yes, My van also has a 2 barrel Weber carb, and the van runs fine, same...
• BBTA/Maiden Voyage: 84 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Sat, 25 May 1996 21:15:03 -0500 (CDT)
  ...No trouble keeping up with the I-70 traffic or barreling through a thunder shower!!!!!! About 70 Buses (at my guess) so far at...
• Re: 2 liter carbs question
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 11:12:13 +0300
  ...I thought that I had a Weber carb but somebody misspelled weber as SOLEX.  It's a 2 barrel, progressive with an Bosch...
• Re: Cylinder Heads!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 05:59:52 EST
  Ken, you really should remove the cylinders to replace the 0-ring at the bottom of the cylinder barrels. They are most likely dried...
• Re: BURNINGvAN
  Historical mailing list - tim
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 11:34:11 -0800
  ...an evening. > > I set a type1 case ablaze in a burn barrel in my backyard(deed > restricted community) a few months ago. > Really cool...
• RE: Do I need professional help?
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  6 Dec 1994 08:19:45 +1000
  ...apostles) was off its face last weekend with the BIGGEST glassy barrels 8-)........ _________________________ Robert King king@tanelorn.aod.dsto.gov.au 72 Bug 76...
• '82 sliding door jammed! (Solution!)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 20:48:41 -0800
  ...to the slot, and then adjusting the tension on the cable barrel adjuster. Hope this info can help others in the future! T. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobin...
• finally figured out why the cable broke again
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 13:40:31 -0500
  ...Luckily I was able to get the correct rotating barrel thingy off the only parts vanagon I have located in town. I now have...
• Re: dramatic drop in oil usage with Pennzoil 5-50
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 06:51:10 -0500
  ...During the break-in period parts tend to "work-harden", particularly rings and cylinder barrels, and then can no longer "wear in", so proper...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:45:43 -0600
  ...and have the head flycut for >proper sealing surface at the barrels. >That JB patch is just half fast way to be doing the...
• Maybe I've got this "deck height" issue solved
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 9 May 1999 00:25:14 -0700
  ...I measured something around .02" (with the barrel shims that came with the P&C's in place) whereas Tom WILSON (I said Watson...
• Re: [T2] A cc'ing the heads question-answered
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 18:04:39 -0600
  ...The height below the barrel to the piston isn't relevant if I've got .028 + clearance. I've had situations where I swapped...
• was: Friday Wal Mart;what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 21:23:07 -0600
  ...Since that time I now carry a bear gun (12 Ga., 18 1/2" barrel, pump 6 shot, slugs) hoping cocking it will do...
• Re: *Sigh* Leaky Wheel Cylinder (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 09:56:43 -0700
  ...intermittent use allows for some rust to > form in the cylinder barrel between the piston cups and outer boot. Then > when the piston does...
• Re: side door handle for 84'
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 19:27:46 +1200
  ...Just be really careful with the little springs 'n things when swapping the lock-barrel over. I was very careful with mine, but eventually...
• Re: gas prices (again)
  Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 10:29:52 -0500
  ...would have to spend millions of dollars just to produce one barrel of crude oil, let alone a gallon of gasoline. I'm not...
• Re: Need barrel pin for armrest
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:04:24 -0800
  Hi SJ, These guys are called 'Mills' pins or Roll pins. You can use a 1/4-20 x4" bolt to drive out the...
• Re: Hanging it over the edge
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 08:39:49 -0600
  ...wriggle her backside, .... > > I have to admit to enjoying myself somewhat. Barreling along (I too, was > doing 70 mph, mainly to keep from being...
• Re: Oil Change - Haveline to Mobil 1
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 11:08:08 -0600
  ...Its better to have the sludge in your oil recycling barrel than in your engine. http://www.fernblatt.com/longhurst/engineoil_bible.html Stan...
• Oh Deer, Oh Deer
  Historical mailing list - john schaper
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:46:08 -0700
  And my related story:� About 6 years ago driving in western Rural Nevada at night in the fall.� Barreling along doing 70�in my...
• Re: Coolant leak at crankcase mating.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:52:10 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/pressure_test.htm Your bottom sleeve/barrel/cylinder must be leaking... or a crack in the case, or a bad...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 16:25:19 -0500
  ...It's tricky. > Then I install piston with new rings down into the barrel from the top > in the conventional way with a 'normal...
• Re: Air cooled camshaft
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:31:14 -0700
  ...What I've noticed is that the pistons and barrels are very seldom the weak part. Those seem to last just super well- though...
• Should I rebuild the bottom end? Questions & photos.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:35:14 -0500
  ...I've pulled the barrels and pistons, and I am wondering whether to rebuild the bottom end, or not. Side play on the connecting...
• Re: (Fwd: gas out )NO VANAGON CONT.
  Historical mailing list - frank n. furter
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 11:03:08 -0700
  ...We aren't talking a few extra barrels a week, we are talking MILLIONS a DAY. Let's say for a second that every...
• Re: Solex Parts
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Thomas
  Tue, 27 Sep 1994 22:31:39 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Also, I recently bought locally a barrel nut that you use to attach the accelerator cable (they always fall out when I'm not...
• '77 Westy Heat Question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 16:42:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I determined some of the missing parts (both heater control boxes, and some other metal pipes - even made my own barrel clamps to hold...
• Re: Frozen throttle cable!
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 16:13:29 -0600
  ...Mine came with the 2-barrel setup (Holley-Weber 5200) when I bought it last month. It looks pretty simple; the carb intake is...
• Re: Lowering Gasoline Prices
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 20:39:15 -0700
  It is called commodity pricing - the price of a barrel of oil is the same all over the world as this is the price...
• Re: Cooling questions still
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:01:37 -0700
  ...The next 'sealing feature' after that metal ring at the top of the barrel......which after a long time just doesn't seal that...
• Re: "Thanks" + Throttle cable coupler? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 21:16:25 -0700
  ...On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 8:26 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > Throttle coupler? > Like a barrel nut for "pinching" two cables...
• Re: Need something to do with a 5 yr old. Eastern nc/va
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:25:13 -0400
  ...Eastern nc/va So we'll be barreling up the I 95 corridor on Monday and were looking fir something to do with our...
• Re: vannie info on cranks and radiators needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:56:31 -0700
  ...they both take the same pistons and barrels.. it's the longer stroke that makes it a 2.1 on bare cranks ....don't...
• Re: Convert back to FI??
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:32:33 -0800
  ...0 engine but someone had converted it to a Weber 2 barrel > carb. > > Is it worth it to convert it back or am I...
• Carbs & MPG report
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:41:15 -0400
  After 5 tanks of gas (with me as owner) I've averaged the following for a 91 Syncro Westfalia running Webber two barrel progressive...
• Re: Gas, milage, etc (was Air Engine)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:40:31 -0500
  ...barrel of oil? > > > > > > I can't even begin to imagine how intensely linked the finances and > > > politics are behind the price of a barrel...
• Re: teenagers and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 23:49:08 -0400
  4-way stops are really helpful in keeping people from barreling at high speed through residential neighborhoods. They prevent accidents. We fought really hard...
• Re: Reliability of AutoZone (Duralast) alternators
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 09:55:30 -0400
  ...trouble with it, but it clearly was a bottom-of-the-barrel item. I always open the box and check the part before I...
• Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:29:39 -0500
  ...you could check piston to barrel clearance. That's how loose or tightly the bare piston fits in the barrel. I would expect yours...
• Re: How to deal with short ALT cable
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:20:05 -0400
  ...eating the wire off flush with the end of the connector barrel. The amazing thing was that these connections, or the first few at...
• Re: gas fuel tank sealant repair needed
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:21:09 -0700
  ...The bottom seam of the barrel is leaking at the seam where its crimped. There is a large grove in on the inside that...
• Re: Ahh... It's Monday morning and the bus won't start!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 15:55:29 -0400
  I have a 2 barrel progressive Solex carb on my 91, and in winter it nearly always starts right up - then dies - then fires...
• Removing Oxygen Sensor tips needed, broken O2 sensor cause backfire?
  Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:55:42 -0700
  Double barrel questions. Part I: How can I remove the Oxygen(O2) sensor? I've hooked three wrenches together to get around two feet...