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• Where to hook up engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:26:35 -0800
  For those of you who have lifted a waterboxer with an engine hoist, where / how did you make the attachment to the hoist to...
• Re: Where to hook up engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:42:06 -0800
  ...Mark Todd P Last wrote: > For those of you who have lifted a waterboxer with an engine hoist, > where / how did you make the...
• Re: DK into diesel, WAS:Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:17:46 -0700
  ...If a hoist isn't at your disposal 24/7, the Zoltan hoist might do for you. Worked great for me when positioning my...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 15:26:15 -0700
  I have one of Jim's pics of his engine hoist here: http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/saw-horse-engine-lift/ alistair...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:24:34 -0400
  ...DIY engine hoist? Anyone have instructions for building a hoist to drop a bus engine? Searched the archives and never came across what I...
• DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:17:28 -0400
  Anyone have instructions for building a hoist to drop a bus engine? Searched the archives and never came across what I remembered -- something involving...
• Re: Dropping Aircooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - George A Lehman
  Mon, 13 May 2002 20:29:13 -0500
  ...The best way has been to use a service station hoist and a large wooden crate sturdy enough to hold both the engine and...
• Fryeday - It's a Small World
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 07:18:45 -0800
  I had listed my 2-Ton engine hoist on Craig's List and got LOTS of responses. The hoist was used for my Syncro...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:39:41 -0700
  ...Can surely "hoist his own petard" and run his own Proxy Server? But alas, I know well enough when I've been shot dead...
• Re: [DIESEL] 1.9TD is in the Vanagon or... How I spent my Saturday
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 17:13:50 -0600
  ...I might add that my garage is not in good enough shape to be used for hoisting without some serious bracing (which I plan...
• Two-Ton Hoist Available
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:47:13 -0800
  ...I have a 2-ton hoist that was used once, on my Subie conversion. I would like to get $75 for it. That includes...
• last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 4 May 2012 15:13:36 -0400
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help with moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while transferring...
• Two-Ton Hoist Update
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 13:59:29 -0800
  Oops, I'm in Portland, Oregon. Cedar Mill (West side). Tom
• Re: Diesel Vanagon conversion project starting.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 23:03:50 -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: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 08:41:10 -0700
  ...Stuart, BTDT Tom Carchrae wrote: ......Good to know that I could rig up a 2 x 4 hoist, my drive is gravel, so a...
• Great idea for lightweight engine hoist
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 13:20:15 -0700
  ...I have the large 2 ton engine hoist I bought from Pep Boys for a cheap $119 right now on sale. The only problem...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 4 May 2012 12:41:35 -0700
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help with moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while transferring...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 4 May 2012 13:05:42 -0700
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help with > moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while transferring...
• Re: Removing engine the German way
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 20 May 2009 11:30:37 -0700
  I did something similar a few years ago but needed space for my chain hoist: http://picasaweb.google.com/xxtabe/Vanagons
• Correction to confusing post
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:37:23 -0500
  I mentioned in that last "tool" post that you would need a hoist. If you are just removing the heads, you don't need...
• I4 Engine mounting
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 06:47:36 -0700
  ...This is another advantage to using a hoist that bridges the engine hatch opening. The weight of the engine is still carried by the...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 07:26:36 -0500
  ...I've done it both ways, many times, and I prefer the precise control of a hoist. I bought a transmission jack once upon...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:42:09 -0500
  I'm talking about lifting the vanagon rear end enough to lower the motor--with a hoist hanging from a saw horse sitting over...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:21:45 -0400
  ...In another situation, not car-related specifically, when a hoist was under-engineered, I watched the top of a distillation column come careening to...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:01:44 -0500
  ...Jim On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Dan Barrett <dbx@pobox.com> wrote: > Anyone have instructions for building a hoist to...
• RE : availability of OEM westy mudflaps?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 11 May 2005 15:00:45 +1000
  ...No lift issues...a properly placed hoist should not significantly interfere with the mudflaps...I always use large wooden blocks between hoist and van...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Apr 2017 23:48:16 -0600
  ...is Quite Manageable with some Prior Planning ~ I have an Engine Hoist but choose not to use it as I like to have Complete...
• Syncro starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:23:20 -0800
  Hey guys i have limited time on a hoist tomorrow at work.. My starter in my 87 syncro is shot.. Any tips or must...
• Re: Two-Ton Hoist Available
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:46:00 -0800
  ...Tom@salicos.com> wrote: > > Garage Cleaning... > > I have a 2-ton hoist that was used once, on my Subie conversion. I would > like to...
• Goin to San Diego...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 05 Apr 1997 11:17:24 -0500 (EST)
  ...Anywho....anyone out there in San Diego know of a good brew pub? Anyone interested in hoisting a few monday night? E-mail me...
• Re: Engine Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 20:27:12 -0400
  ...a boat trailer part? We usually use a hoist or 4x4 and ratchet straps.. but a hand winch would be much faster. Got any...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 17:30:11 -0700
  you could also lift the bus up with the hoist... sort of like the comic in the Muir Idiot book..... (everybody should know what...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:04:19 -0600
  ...I've > > done it both ways, many times, and I prefer the precise control of a > hoist. > > > > I bought a transmission jack once upon...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:09:47 -0500
  ...my diesel westy, I simply set up a sawhorse over the engine hatch and lowered it to the ground with a chain hoist. Jim
• Re: Engine removal, long winded...... Seeking advice
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:59:15 -0400
  ...I rented the hoist from Taylor, I think, and it was worth the cash (although in hindsight I should've just bought one). I...
• re removing wbx
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Tue, 11 May 2004 15:44:26 -0500
  ...I have a engine hoist and attached that to the front of the wbx. I olaced a small rolling hydr jack on the end...
• Re: Engine removal by Zoltan
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:17:31 -0700
  Howdy, I used an atv hoist to doing a Subaru swap: Craftsman Motorcycle/ATV Jack http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605...
• Re: RE : availability of OEM westy mudflaps?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 11 May 2005 10:10:45 -0600
  ...No lift issues...a > properly placed > hoist should not significantly interfere with the mudflaps...I always > use large wooden blocks > between hoist and van...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 18:49:21 -0400
  Couldn't you swing the hoist into the hatch, wrap it around and lower the engine? Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 18 Sep...
• Fuel Carriers
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 09:38:52 -0800
  ...Carry one on the roof rack? Ever try to hoist a full 10 Gallons of gas to the roof in one container? pensioner
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:00:31 -0700
  Another bonus to the hoist. (for me anyway --- ;^) In theory, if I had used 2x4 for frame of platform to match height of my...
• Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 29 Apr 2017 17:56:56 -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: Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 8
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 14:09:50 -0700
  Dan, I used a 2x4 as a hoist for my 2.1, but not the sawhorse setup. I screwed a second piece of wood...
• replacing engine mounts - best method
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:54:04 -0800
  ...Am I correct in the easiest way being to suspend the engine from a hoist, then simply unbolt the carrier bar and engine support...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:30:52 -0700
  ...I've tried the hoist or cherry picker method a couple of times. Don't much care for it. Just my nickel's worth...
• Re: RE : availability of OEM westy mudflaps?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ayers
  Thu, 12 May 2005 07:15:10 -0500
  ...No lift issues...a properly placed hoist should not significantly interfere with the mudflaps...I always use large wooden blocks between hoist and van...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 May 2012 21:18:36 -0700
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help with > moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while transferring...
• Re: decided just to pull the tranny (please read if you are in the ...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 10:03:40 -0400
  naw man, one of those engine hoist things i always called em cherry pickers, don't know what the real name for em is...
• Re: please, please, advice....
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 12:04:32 EST
  ...While replacing a Vanagon engine is no big deal (afterall, the engine does not have to be hoisted out), this fellow does not need...
• Re: replacing engine mounts - best method
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:48:40 -0400
  ...You don't need an engine hoist. Pull all the bolts. The whole carrier drops down as a unit. I don't remember having...
• Re: BZ shelf
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:52:49 -0500
  ...It took me a few times to figure >out how to hoist and drop the top but it works fine. > >What keeps the shelf...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 16:26:52 -0700
  ...tim in san jose (sorry I were so obtuse) > >Couldn't you swing the hoist into the hatch, wrap it around >and lower the...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 May 2012 16:30:11 -0400
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help with moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while transferring...
• Re: Boat On Bus
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:51:11 -0700
  ...Or side extensions on roof racks that allow you to hoist one end, the the other, of the Bootle Bumtrinket on to racks and...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:41:30 -0400
  ...A petard is clearly a hoisting engine, and equally clearly not a hoisting motor. Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brm, brrrm b' brrrm...
• Re: Engine out, CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:57:53 -0500
  ...I remove the chain hoist from the saw horse and put it on this hook to raise the engine high enough to attach the...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 17:58:32 -0400
  Tim-- How does an engine hoist help eliminate the jacks? The only way the air-cooled comes out is DOWN*, so??? *unless you spend...
• Re: upper bunk entry
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 30 May 1999 15:35:06 -0700
  At 09:25 AM 5/30/99 -0500, you wrote: >Trying to think of a compact ladder that will hoist the wife or 8...
• expedient engine removal?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:39:06 -0700
  ...w/ and w/out tranny still attached)- from above (using engine hoist), or lifting the van and dropping/removing from below? Cheers, Mike 84...
• last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Fri, 4 May 2012 13:19:59 -0700
  ...do I also want some kind of hoist available to help with > moving the engine around my workspace, or to elevate it while transferring...