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• SET VANAGON MAIL Respectfully, Michael W Barbine C:
  Email contribution - Cheeseus Fries
  2026-10-16T03:24:34.000Z
  SET VANAGON MAIL Respectfully, Michael W Barbine C: +1-540-671-1261 W: https://barbineworldwide.com/ L: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbine
• Re: (F) Special Edition Barbies designed with the unmarried male VWaficionado in mind!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 10 May 2002 15:11:22 -0500
  Chris Stann wrote: > Beetle Barbie � pot. > > Squareback Barbie � > > Barn-Door Barbie � > > Bay-window Barbie � > > Vanagon-Barbie � > > New Beetle-Barbie � Even if it is Friday...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Email contribution - Cheeseus Fries
  2026-10-18T17:46:54.000Z
  ...https://barbineworldwide.com/ <https://barbineworldwide.com/> <https://barbineworldwide.com/> <https://barbineworldwide.com/&gt;> L: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbine <https://www.linkedin.com...
• Re: rear anti-sway bar - Info and Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:13:09 -0400
  Here's a little more information on Vanagon sway bars. I put pictures of front and rear Addco sway bars to the Spare List...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Email contribution - Cheeseus Fries
  2026-10-18T18:26:34.000Z
  Is this a battery? Respectfully, Michael W Barbine C: +1-540-671-1261 W: https://barbineworldwide.com/ <https://barbineworldwide.com/> L: https://www.linkedin...
• Re: rear anti-sway bar - Info and Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:38:14 -0700
  ...I have not found a Whiteline Automotive front > sway > bar. > > Comparison of sway bars: > It is difficult to compare the strength of sway bars...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine (BigNerdLoLz)
  2026-10-18T17:40:53.000Z
  Add a second spare battery to the drivers side Respectfully, Michael W Barbine C: +1-540-671-1261 W: https://barbineworldwide.com/ <https://barbineworldwide...
• Re: driving without sway bar? (was: Re: stabilizer link hitting coil? (WAS: Re: sway bar wiggling))
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:43:05 -0500
  Since sway bars are the topic.Be aware that the early ,thicker sway bar can be substituted for the thinner later sway bar with...
• [PREVIEW TEST] UUID installed. Cupholders still pending. mail_meta_20261015
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-16T02:50:08.000Z
  ...note to self / try not to do that again. On 10/15/26, 10:44 PM, "Michael Barbine" <barbine.michael@gmail.com <mailto:barbine...
• diesel bar/diesel bar mounts?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 17:45:45 -0800
  Hello- Does anyone happen to have the part numbers off their diesel mounting bars? I'm looking for 1 of the following: - the part...
• [PREVIEW TEST] UUID installed. Cupholders still pending. mail_meta_20261015
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-16T02:44:29.000Z
  ...Michael (gmail) Barbine wrote: my fingers are typing words... I wish someone would bring me a sandwich
• Re: Sway Bars.., Passing Mac's in the Wind
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:03:02 -0500
  I hear of rear sway bars being avaliable. A simple bolt on , I believe. My late 85 has the solid cast iorn lower control...
• LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST: Vanagon email-to-forum and subscriber delivery 2026-10-14
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-14T19:51:09.000Z
  ...On Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:50:07 +0000, Michael Barbine via VANAGON <listserv@lists-test.ja1.io> wrote: > This is an explicitly authorized...
• (F) Special Edition Barbies designed with the unmarried male VW aficionado in mind!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 10 May 2002 14:34:36 -0500
  Beetle Barbie � Although she�s not the cutest, and a bit spartan, she�s compact, thrifty and knows how to get around the block...
• Re: Does a rear bar exist for the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 20:51:42 +0200
  The front bar is available in 19 and 21mm. I don�t know which vanagons use the 19mm front bar, but most ones have...
• Re: Friday's corvette problems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:09:23 -0500
  ...Bark, Bark I had an 83 Cadillac 4100 ... bought New. Bark, Bark I had an 56 Mercedes 190sl bought used. Bark, Bark General motors...
• oil pressure switch question 1.8 bar?
  Historical mailing list - insyncro fabrications
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:13:41 -0500
  My question concerns part #056 919 081E, 1.8 bar oil pressure switch. My van has .3 bar and .9 bar switches, what is...
• Re: Vanagon 2.1 Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 03:20:26 EST
  ...Engine running at MORE than 2000RPM .3 bar switch is ignored 1. Low oil pressure exists (below .9 bar), keeping .9 bar switch open...
• Re: Barn Door P/U (was 23-Window Whore Story)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 01:25:10 -0500
  ...They didn't have the big engine lids, like their bus counterparts, but were nevertheless called barndoors, and have the other barndoor features, ie...
• Does a rear bar exist for the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 13:10:13 -0700
  Raimund says: "The rear bar is the same as the front." My van has a 21mm front and no rear bar. Raimund, are you...
• GOOD LED SOURCE
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Tue, 12 Aug 2014 09:54:27 -0700
  http://www.superbrightleds.com Edward V Barger BARGER LITE ed@barger-lite.com BARGER-LITE.COM 310 401 0633
• Suspension Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:14:56 EDT
  ...Springs: @$289 H7R others $??? Sway bar $119 Front/rear w/ rubber bushings Sway bar $159 Front/rear w/ urethane bushings Shocks from $29 to...
• Re: vanagon rear sway bars..
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 14:57:27 EST
  In a message dated 12/30/05 12:19:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM writes: > I hear of rear sway bars...
• 11 in. pressure = how many Bars????
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 11:10:02 +0200
  ...20 Bar, 25 Bar, 30 Bar etc. My Excel spreadsheet does not have the conversion, inches to bar (or at least I can not...
• Re: vanagon rear sway bars..
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 17:01:10 -0500
  I believe that the thicker sway bars were stock on westfalias (and probably other hi-tops) to counteract the extra sway introduced by carrying...
• Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 21:47:59 -0400
  >The *bar* may indeed have the same p/n, but aren't there links that >connect the bar to the suspension? These, I believe...
• Re: Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:13:21 +0200
  The bar itself is the same as on the front of the Vanagon, having 19mm in diameter. For the front a 21mm bar is...
• Re: oil pressure switch question 1.8 bar?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:44:17 -0600
  insyncro fabrications wrote: > > My question concerns part #056 919 081E, 1.8 bar oil pressure switch. > My van has .3 bar and .9 bar...
• Re: Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 12:04:59 -0700
  Any idea what the diameter of the anti-sway bar is? Todd '88 Westy Raimund Feussner wrote: > The rear bar can be purchased directly...
• Re: What's a Barndoor?
  Historical mailing list
  26 Jun 95 11:13
  >I've seen sliding side doors on late-model buses, dual side doors on >microbuses, but what does the term barndoor term refer to...
• Re[2]: Barn Door P/U (was 23-Window Whore Story)
  Historical mailing list
  15 Dec 95 10:45
  >actually, the whole 'barndoor' thing is a misnomer. Anyone seen a >barn door that opens up? Duh. Someone told me it was like a...
• Re: oil pressure switch question 1.8 bar?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:48:34 -0500
  ...You can take the 1.8 bar switch and throw it away. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA...
• Re: why 2 oil switches (was: how engine oil degrades) oils)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 19:11:55 -0500
  ...Engine running at MORE than 2000RPM .3 bar switch is ignored 1. Low oil pressure exists (below .9 bar), keeping .9 bar switch open...
• Re: Suspension Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 07:53:35 -0700
  ...4) Add different springs and different shocks 5) Add a bigger front sway bar with rubber bushings 6) Add a bigger front sway bar...
• Re: Barn Door Registry.
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 09:28:49 -0700 (PDT)
  And Klaus Jacobsen thus wrote: > > I any of you out there owns a Barndoor (pre-55 type 2, not a real barn = > door). And...
• Re: Does a Rear Anti-Sway Bar Exist?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 14:14:27 +0200
  The rear bar can be purchased directly from VW.. The part no.s are: 1x 251 411 025 C for the bar itself, 2x...
• Re: Where can this wire be found?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 27 May 2011 00:04:49 -0400
  At 10:20 PM 5/26/2011, Edward Duntz wrote: >You mention a stock 1.8 bar switch, but say you have a 1...
• Vanagon Sway Bars
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Thu, 31 May 2007 15:11:36 -0600
  Spoke with John at Addco about sway bars for the Vanagon. Below are the part numbers for the records. Bars are about $220 ea...
• Re: Swapping late sway bar links to '82?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:40:07 -0500
  The late 85 uses the early sway bar with the late cast iorn suspension. Looks like only inner and outter bushings need changing along...
• Re: rear anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:37 -0800
  Glad to see you offering your advice about the need for properly matched anti-sway bars front and rear. And that 'normally' ....to add...
• Re: 15" tire pressures?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:09:13 -0700
  ...Adding a rear bar increases the amount of oversteer so most > manufactures increase the size of the front bar when a rear bar is...
• 11 in. pressure = how many Bars - part 2
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 07:45:43 -0800
  ...so that makes 11 in W.C = 0.028 Barr Note that 1 Bar = 1000 m Bar (milli Bar). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stebbins" <stebbins...
• Re: PSI and Bars, for tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:06:01 -0800
  the Europeans use Bar instead of PSI... here's a joke on the other side of the pond... - how many bars you have? - 4...
• Re: 15" tire pressures?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:20:53 -0400
  A thicker rear stabilizer bar will cause more oversteer not understeer. A rear stabilizer bar will decrease the traction of the rear, relative to...
• Re: rear anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:51:21 -0500
  The picture of the rear sway bar on aircooled.net appears to me to be the same product at the same price as the...
• so a... /f
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 13:47:05 -0700
  On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Ryan McGee wrote: > So a 'loafer, a splitty owner and a vana-goner walk into a bar. The 'loafer...
• Re: LVC: FRIDAY!!! Barefoot Driving.
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 17:07:58 -0500
  I used to use "barefoot driving" as a topic in critical thinking classes. I'd ask the students to write on "The Reasons Barefoot...
• Re: ?? 0.9 bar or 1.8 bar Oil Press Switch ??
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 09:23:40 EST
  When I went to buy a new oil pressure switch, the parts guy only had 1.8 bar switches available from his regular vendor...
• anti roll bars
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 13:22:30 +0000
  Hey Guys, I am thinking about installing a larger front sway bar on my 91 carrat and moving the stock 19 mm front bar...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:28:52 -0400
  ...This is gauge pressure and denoted by barg, often written with no spaces, spoken "bar gauge", and sometimes using symbols such as 'bar(g...
• Vanagon Brush Bars
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd Perkins
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 18:17:40 -0500
  Some time ago I recall seeing an ad for brush bars for vanagons in Hot VWs. I believe that they were called "panzar bars...
• Re: Rear anti sway bar on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Fri, 1 May 1998 00:33:11 -0600
  Addco makes bars for the VAnagon, and has been making Anti-sway bars for the Vans/buses for at least 20 years. They are...
• BART: was Re: Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 22 May 2007 17:17:40 +0000
  The other name for BART when it first started was "The silver Slug" owing to how often it would break down during its early...
• Re: rear anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:03:33 -0500
  The picture of the rear blue sway bar on Aircooled.net is off my old 78 Westy if I remember Whiteline was the brand...
• Re: pry bars - was off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:45:49 -0700
  No, not wrecking bars. They are different. What I am talking about look like large screwdrivers but with a bend towards the tip. For...
• Pop top bar, can be bent
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 22:54:47 -0400
  ...I put a Buese Shelf on the bar and it was a good fit. Tom told me it would only fit if the bar...
• FFFriday Follies: some silliness ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 14 Jul 95 10:05:30 CDT
  Barnacle Bill the Busman <to the tune of Barnacle Bill the Sailor> A Volkswagen Bus is right for me, Said Barnacle Bill the Busman...
• Carrier Bar
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Wed, 19 Aug 2020 11:45:47 +0000
  Hello Vanagon Types I am doing some rust abatement currently focusing on the engine carrier bar. The bar ends are badly rusted but the...
• Vanagon sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 00:34:28 -0800
  I have spoken with John at Aircooled about these, they are Whiteline bars. www.aircooled.net: Front bar --> http://www.aircooled.net/new-bin...
• Re: Barn Door P/U (was 23-Window Whore Story)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 01:20:55 -0500
  ...They didn't have the big engine lids, like their bus counterparts, but were nevertheless called barndoors, and have the other barndoor features, ie...