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• Re: Alternative Vanagon heaters - Zodi's, Tankless Water Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 13:49:10 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > I just spent the morning laying out and > connecting a Watts Sun > > Touch heat > > mat. > > > > This is very low amperage...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:48:44 -0700
  ...fromn what I read, it's that the stretch connecting rod bolts allow the rod bearing oil clearance to get too big, eventually. If...
• Re: 1.9 Vanagon oil lite shananagons (cont.)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 May 2006 18:37:24 -0400
  ...Nothing fancy, no new crankshaft, no align bores, resurfacing heads, etc., just your basic rebuild; new heads, pistons and rings, connecting rods, crank bearings...
• Re: How bad is it to have dual carbs instaed if the FI on an 84
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 25 Aug 2013 20:53:29 -0500
  ...little individual air filters and a connecting rod > connected from the accelerator linkage to a long pivit rod that > connects both carbs. Im not...
• Re: Danger with 14" spare when remaining tires are 15"?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:54:58 -0700
  ...Danger with 14" spare when remaining tires are 15"? > > We put 15" wheels on our 86 weekender (2.2L NW Connecting Rod WBX and...
• Re: Help needed troubleshooting VDO oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 00:35:09 -0400
  ...I'd really > like to get a gauge working in this thing. (I replaced the main > and connecting rod bearings 700 miles ago, and...
• stranded in northern Virginia, urgent help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 21:03:52 -0500
  ...With lights flashing and buzzer buzzing, i pulled over and realized (through deductive logic) that at least one of the connecting rod bearings were...
• Re: Fw: VW TOOL LOANERS for list members
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 08:19:51 -0800
  ...expandable wrist pin remover; the third is a holder for the > connecting rod for putting the piston in. > > I will ship these tools to...
• Re: Wipers STILL don't work!! Arrgh!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 7 Apr 2011 18:53:00 -0500
  ...Also have the bayonet types that lock like two hands clasping - for connecting ends of two wires. Love those also. Put a little shrink...
• Re: check your firewall fuel line fittings! the 2nd main cause of engine fires
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:27:38 -0800
  ...Or I've just been very lucky. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@charter.net> To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> Cc: <vanagon...
• Re: vanagon speed (was Re: Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:56:18 -0600
  ...Yup - I'm old now, but I still "Fly slo and enjoy it mo'!" :-) Vanagons Forever!!! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Chelsea, AL Joy...
• Re: broke down in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:02:02 -0700
  ...Aircooled, Watercooled, Eurovan Northwest Connecting Rod 1705 S. 93rd St. Unit F-7 Seattle, Washington 98108 Phone: 206.763.2487 Type Of Shop: motor...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 08:19:59 -0700
  ...In retrospect I should have replaced it with a stock 2.1 Boston Engine or North West Connecting Rod engine. * Benny Boy you are...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 22:55:32 -0500
  ...Spooked! > > How many miles on the engine .. > or specifically the bottom end ? > > I was searching for some diesel AAZ connecting rods ( anyone got a...
• Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
  Tue, 3 May 2016 10:31:33 -0700
  ...NW Connecting Rod Rebuilds > Jerry does a 2.2 and a 2.3L in addition to stock 2.1L rebuilds. Although > NWCR has a...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 5 Nov 2014 09:11:13 -0600
  ...A > > .3 bar (~4 psi) normally closed is located between the push rod tubes. There > > is a higher pressure switch .9 bar (~13 psi...
• My westy one year later (was oil pressure woes 2/01)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 11:44:31 -0800
  ...last January, which led to a controversy over main bearings versus connecting rods and other thoughts. If you don't remember, Boston Bob supplied...
• Re: Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sun, 7 Dec 2003 00:51:28 -0500
  ...87 Syncro > suffered a horrible death when the #3 piston pin/connecting > rod exited the > top of the case. Funny thing, it was the...
• Re: 5-cylinder swap update (kits are ready!)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 17:44:37 -0800
  ...80 2.0L or Beetle 2.0L) due to the longer connecting rods. It is also less prone to knock too. The statement that...
• Re: Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 7 Dec 2003 21:12:17 -0500
  ...My 87 Syncro > > > suffered a horrible death when the #3 piston pin/connecting rod exited > the > > > top of the case. Funny thing, it was...
• Re: stranded in northern Virginia, urgent help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:50:03 +0100
  ...With lights flashing and buzzer buzzing, i pulled over and > realized (through deductive logic) that at least one of the connecting rod > bearings were...
• Cross-country trip report
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:47:28 -0700
  ...Thanks again to John Rodgers, Unca Joel, and Jim Felder in Alabama (I miss the Brrmp! Brrmp! Brrmmp-brrmp-brrmp! of Alabama's "Intersection...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 21:38:16 -0700
  ...Spooked! > > > > How many miles on the engine .. > > or specifically the bottom end ? > > > > I was searching for some diesel AAZ connecting rods ( anyone got a...
• Re: No Spark '90 2.1 UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:53:34 -0800
  ...Sometimes so strongly, that it will bend the connecting rod inside and thus causing binding of the pistons. And if you set timing right...
• Re: 2.1 L Engine rebuilds
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 20:25:02 -0400
  ...In the last 2 years, I have put almost 40k miles on a 1.9l engine rebuilt by NW Connecting Rod and it is...
• Re: Clutch pedal goes only halfway
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Wed, 9 May 2012 00:06:49 +0000
  ...Skip '84 WBXR 1.9L Manual (currently out of the van and getting 96mm pistons, new cam, crank, lifters, and connecting rods) ----- Original Message...
• Re: Frozen engine
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:56:15 -0800
  ...When the connecting rod let go in his Tremclad orange bug we dug the engine out of the mud under his porch and hauled...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:48:33 -0500
  ...Along with the new P/C's I also >>> installed new driveshaft, connecting rods and cam (and new lifters). >>> >>> What might your wisdom conject...
• Re: Red Blinky Light Issue
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:08:47 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Marc Perdue wrote: > Hi all, > > I've also been battling the low-coolant sensor issue. I was going to...
• Re: check your firewall fuel line fittings! the 2nd main cause of engine fires
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:39:49 -0600
  ...The 2 to 3 inch hose connecting the fitting to the fuel line from the pump begain to leak. No way ot get at...
• Re: Suburu/Golf debate
  Historical mailing list - Steve C.
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 12:02:04 -0800
  ...sweet 86 Sunroof Van, with 52 K miles on a Northwest Connecting Rod engine rebuild ( a very good outfit). I noticed a few days...
• Re: vanagon speed (was Re: Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:04:09 -0500
  ...back > > > On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 2:56 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > >> As a pilot - I have flown the big...
• Re: broke down in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Doug Elledge
  Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:13:53 -0800
  ...Aircooled, Watercooled, Eurovan Northwest Connecting Rod 1705 S. 93rd St. Unit F-7 Seattle, Washington 98108 Phone: 206.763.2487 Type Of Shop: motor...
• Re: Cross-country trip report
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:27:00 -0700
  ...Thanks again to John > Rodgers, Unca Joel, and Jim Felder in Alabama (I miss the Brrmp! > Brrmp! Brrmmp-brrmp-brrmp! of Alabama's "Intersection...
• Re: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 May 2016 22:49:49 -0400
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of John Rodgers Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 5:13 PM To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 06:30:01 -0500
  ...A >>> .3 bar (~4 psi) normally closed is located between the push rod tubes. There >>> is a higher pressure switch .9 bar (~13 psi...
• several questions about my 1984 westy
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 14:23:05 -0400
  ...The big front brake replacement has the steel tubes coming out of the calipers and connecting to the rubber hoses, but there is no...
• Re: Good collaboration with a mechanic?
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 12:36:10 -0500
  ...posting I said how > proud I was of the set of connecting rods that Boston Bob built for me. > > So lets get back to...
• Sleeve valve engines - off subject
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 11:16:13 +0100
  ...Plus some things like a steel connecting rod > surrounded by a ceramic which puts the steel under constant stress loading > can be made using...
• Vanagon A/C compressor
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 2 May 2007 14:16:40 -0700
  ...Im talking about lots and lots of tiny bearings,pistons,and piston rings,connecting rods,ect. Oodles of them. If the oil charge ever...
• Re: Clutch pedal goes only halfway
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 May 2012 00:01:42 -0400
  ...Skip '84 WBXR 1.9L Manual (currently out of the van and getting 96mm pistons, new cam, crank, lifters, and connecting rods) ----- Original Message...
• Re: Real Block heater for Frost-plug-Challenged Westies!
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 22:05:38 -0500
  ...using the drain plug means cutting a hole in the push-rod > guard - to get access to the drain plug. > > Then - how long a...
• Re: Clutch pedal goes only halfway
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Wed, 9 May 2012 06:17:23 -0500
  ...the van and getting 96mm pistons, new cam, crank, lifters, and connecting rods) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > To: 'George Laubach...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:32:47 -0700
  ...1) I had the pan off and pump out to replace the connecting rod and main bearings. That completed, I have new con rod...
• Re: Followup Re: 1991 Westy - Does Bentley describe relays on fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:18:26 -0400
  You think that's bad? The Haynes manual for my big Dodge van shows no torque spec for the connecting rod bolts in its...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:26:30 -0800
  ...Robert 1982 Westfalia I should note here that Jerry at Northwest Connecting Rod takes credit for part my conversion by servicing the head and...
• Re: Sleeve valve engines - off subject
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:45:27 -0400
  ...Plus some things like a steel connecting rod > > surrounded by a ceramic which puts the steel under constant stress loading > > can be made using...
• Re: Frozen engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:50:35 -0800
  ...For five brutal Canadian winters. > > When the connecting rod let go in his Tremclad orange bug we dug the > engine > out of the mud...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:39:38 -0700
  ...Along with the new P/C's I also installed new driveshaft, connecting rods and cam (and new lifters). >>> >>> What might your wisdom conject...
• Re: Trip Report: Westywoman has risen again!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:06:14 -0700
  ...when I got the car back,..........a connecting rod inside the AC compressor was sticking out the side of it ....blew it right up...
• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 May 2011 15:56:30 -0500
  ...John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 5/27/2011 9:13 AM...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 14:46:49 -0400
  ...1) I had the pan off and pump out to replace the connecting rod and main bearings. That completed, I have new con rod...
• Re: No Spark '90 2.1 UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:42:00 +0000
  ...Sometimes so strongly, that it will bend the connecting rod inside and thus causing binding of the pistons. And if you set timing right...
• Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 8
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:04:51 -0800
  ...By the way, when we finally put the crank in with assembly lube and hadn't connected the connecting rods, it turned over like...
• Re: broke down in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 01:27:52 -0500
  ...Aircooled, Watercooled, Eurovan > > > Northwest Connecting Rod > 1705 S. 93rd St. Unit F-7 > Seattle, Washington 98108 > Phone: 206.763.2487 > > Type Of Shop: motor...
• Re: Cooling woes and the aborted trip to TBTT (somewhat longish...)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 19:45:13 -0500
  ...With the engine cold, the mechanic can start taking readings from various points on the engine and the connecting plumbing. You should watch the...
• Re: Rings? New engine?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 10:14:07 -0700
  ...I just have to take the pistons off of the connecting rods with that little puller? Regards, Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: Zoran Mladen <zmaninco...
• Re: Oil Pan Heater (immersion vs. stickon)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 14:16:29 -0800
  ...The hot oil heats the crankshaft, which in turn heats the connecting rods, pistons and cylinder heads. Remember "heat" rises." More likely this is...
• Re: lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 14:47:30 -0800
  ...This can be deadly for areas like main bearings, connecting rods, and cams. If the problem is instead related to "sticky lifters" then it...
• oil pressure story in full: costs, thoughts, gripes, etc. (quite long)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Fri, 4 May 2001 17:41:29 -0700
  ...Bob put his money where his mouth was, in terms of betting on his theory that the connecting rod bearings were worn, which was...