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• turbo manifold and Saab engine mounts info
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 14:53:36 -0800
  ...turbo project) and also his work on using a Saab 9000 hydraulic engine mount on the stock Vanagon diesel engine carriers. deep link is...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:28:09 -0500
  >They claim:" the hydraulic steering system in your car siphons off >somewhere between one to three miles per gallon from your vehicle's >performance...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:22:07 -0600
  ...David Mc > > ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Cold weather has a way of making clutch and brake hydraulics suddenly > fail. > > Especially if the...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 4 May 2010 06:15:26 EDT
  ...If you still have steel lines, they can be replaced with hydraulic hoses. I had my steel line re-done in steel by a...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 15 May 2009 15:27:45 -0700
  ...If hydraulic pressure is exerting force on the hose, which causes the hose to slide off the pipe pulling the insert with it, then...
• Re: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:58:34 -0700
  ...hydraulic lifter and the lifter pushes back after you release it. #1 > exhaust is rock hard at TDC with no give from the hydraulic...
• Re: Grommet for fuel hole in fire wall
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 01:21:45 +0000
  ...I noticed that the plastic  hydraulic line to the clutch slave was close to the transmission.  I added slit fuel hose held with zip...
• Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:17:27 -0400
  David Beierl wrote: > I had some used ones Boston Bob gave me. They worked fine as I recall. When I got my '85, in...
• Radio openning cover
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 26 Apr 1995 15:28:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Does anyone here have a hydraulic press and a VW logo stamp? You could make a bit of $$$ I bet. Cheers <sstones@io.org...
• CAMS-1.9L verses 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:44:31 -0600
  ...profile to work with the digijet fuel injection or should I go to a 2.1L cam or an engle hydraulic 110 Malibu Tony
• Re: Transmission, Automatic, Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 1 May 2008 07:18:04 -0700
  ...There should be a Reverse Blocker valve, actuated by internal hydraulic pressure, that keeps the tranny from going into reverse above about 30 MPH...
• Re: 27 in tires in clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Larry Plotkin
  Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:21:06 -0700
  ...I carry an electric air pump and a little hydraulic jack, like a 1 1/2 or 2 ton bottle style jack. Let some...
• Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Sat, 19 Mar 2022 12:01:10 -0400
  ...electric or hydraulic power steering >> >> >> >> Sorry got the full >> >> List on gowesty gonna see if I can source this stuff. Thanks >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:06:16 -0500
  ...The clutch and brakes are 2 completely separate hydraulic systems. The fact they share a storage tank doesn't mean much. The biggest factor...
• Clutch problems (Hydraulics)
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 21:31:54 -0500
  ...From her description, I suspected clutch hydraulics. When I got there, I first looked underneath for fluid, but didn't see any. I stepped...
• Re: Foot actuated parking brake
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:24:25 -0700
  ...So for this little hydraulic brake park lock thing, um, you step on the brake pedal, push the plunger on the lock and it...
• Re: Sales ploys (was Re: Digest Mode)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Geer
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 22:58:49 -0500
  ...I've half a mind to do it with hydraulics or funny shocks or something just so I can really embarass my junior high...
• 091 clutch release arm lever???
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 22:19:10 +0000
  ...put a 091 bellhousing on my 002 tranny, it had a hydraulic slave cylinder on it before, and the clutch lever from the 002...
• Re: Dragging front brakes...why? how?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 31 Mar 2004 18:42:18 -0500
  ...the fluid return hole in the master cylinder is blocked thereby holding hydraulic pressure in the line. It's more likely your calipers need...
• Power Steering hose lenght
  Historical mailing list - Martine Boudreault
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:46:22 -0400
  ...I found a place to make high pressure hydraulic hoses with metric connectors to connect to the steering rack and the pump. How many...
• Re: Transporter/Vanagon 1600 AirCooled.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 95 13:07:17 +0100
  ...The filtercase is of poor quality according to them, it has 8mm oilgalleys (with hydraulic lifters ?!), only one oilpressure relief valve and suffered sealing...
• hydraulic clutch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jun 1995 11:09:20 -0500
  Does anyone have words of wisdom about clutch problems? The slave cylinder was leaking, so we installed new seals. We can't seem to...
• Re: Pulling and replacing pilot bearing in crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 30 May 2001 12:20:10 -0400
  ...dowel, then pound it in with a hammer, and voila'- the hydraulic pressure will pop that bearing right out. Please wear you safety glasses...
• Re: Loud Ticking In engine after sitting for 3 months
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:30:45 -0500
  ...Sounds like hydraulic lifter noise. It's very common with Vanagons. VW says it's ok as long as the noise goes away after...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Funk - Worn Pedal/Clevis Linkage
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 01:05:25 -0800
  ...Don't disconnect the master cylinder hydraulic > lines though, they will flex enough to allow you to remove it from the brake > booster. Okay...
• Re: Replace Hydraulic lifters with solid lifters?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 21:00:05 -0500
  ...And people, If any of logic/methods don't make sense (the world of hydraulic lifters is new to me), please advise! Thanks! Neil...
• Re: The Berg and springs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 19:14:14 -0700
  ...As for the hydraulics, I think he's mostly talking about the long run, 45,000 miles down the road situation when the engine...
• getting started, TDC, hyd. lifters
  Historical mailing list - Eric Baden
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 07:32:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...Here's the problem - with the new hydraulic lifters (when I installed them I had soaked them in very warm oil and given them...
• Re: Is my clutch slave failing?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:52:00 -0800
  ...If I pump the clutch, the > engagement point seems to be temporarily raised from the floor-slightly. > Is the hydraulic slave adjustable? I've...
• Re: TDC ?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 20:30:31 PST
  ...You do not adjust the valves on a motor with hydraulic lifters; if that is what you are trying to do. Ken On Tue...
• Re: Help!
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 16:53:44 -1000
  ...What is it and why does it prevent cranking? Dave Hydra lock or hydraulic lock is when you have fluid in the cylinders such...
• Re: Windage Trays and Lubrication Issues (Air and Water Cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:06:50 EST
  ...Remember any lubrication film over a few tenths of a micron thick is acting as a hydraulic support (bearing)! Frank Grunthaner
• Re: Ebay Deutchland dumptruck
  Historical mailing list - Corner House Farm
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 07:24:08 -0500
  Hello everyone, Just wanted to reply to the question about the hydraulic cylinder. It's a poor picture but it is a segmented cylinder...
• Re: Automatic to manual conversion...
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:25:09 -0600
  ...No, All Vanagons have hydraulic clutch. Early use steel lines, late use plastic. BTW, do you have any stuff on trouble shooting the DA...
• Re: Bleeding clutch system--what gives?
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:33:14 -0400
  ...Meanwhile, the > bad threads had damaged my hydraulic line, so had to pull that and > get the threads cleaned up. > > OK. Hydraulic line back...
• Re: Dying Clutch Hydraulics
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 23:14:35 -0500
  ...Dying Clutch Hydraulics > I bleed the clutch and all seems well for about a dozen shifts or so but > slowly I seem to lose...
• Re: clutch fun
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:23:31 -0700
  ...I suspect the next hydraulic item to fail and require replacement will be the slave cylinder. Regards, Joseph Fortino wrote: >dang van desided to...
• Re: Replace Hydraulic lifters with solid lifters?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 21:52:21 -0500
  ...Replace Hydraulic lifters with solid lifters? Yah, that makes sense. I haven't adjusted the valves (preloaded) yet. Since it's likely air is...
• Hatch struts- take the pressure off
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:15:00 -0600
  ...Center the tube and let it slide back over the hydraulic cylinder.Another cheapo hack! > Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:57:48 -0700...
• Re: Solid lifter conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 May 2003 11:44:26 -0700
  ...Stan Wilder On Sun, 11 May 2003 09:54:34 -0600 John Connolly <john@AIRCOOLED.NET> writes: > the reason they went to hydraulics was...
• Re: Power steering rack to standard rack
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:15:47 -0700
  ...I plugged the hydraulic > lines with rubber fuel line- one end closed with a > screw that fits tightly, and the other clamped to > the...
• Re: mystery of the dragging clutch
  Historical mailing list - AATransaxle
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:02:59 -0700
  ...Other than that, I would double check the hydraulics. The ball on the lever will not cause the problem. The slave has plenty of...
• Re: Clutch problems (Hydraulics)
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 14:04:16 +1100
  ...Clutch problems (Hydraulics) >Hi Volks: > >Drove the '84 Vanagon all over Portland (ME) this weekend Christmas >shopping. Worked perfectly, no problems at all. This...
• Repairing Clutch - Please Help.
  Historical mailing list - PhamA
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 15:03:19 -0800
  ...Please help! It appears that I have a leak in my clutch's hydraulic line.� My clutch pedal lost its resistance and went all...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:17:26 -0400
  bottom line is that lash should be set, or at least checked, hot; ideally with engine running to account for the details of hydraulic...
• Re: Was: Hydraulic lifter. Now: more accurate version of question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:55:50 +0000
  ...neil Date: Sunday, November 12, 2006 2:00 am Subject: Was: Hydraulic lifter. Now: more accurate version of question. To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: air in clutch hydraulic system '84 Vanagon ?puzzled?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 28 May 2009 01:48:06 +0000
  If you are going to replace the slave cylinder, now is the time to bleed all the brakes enough to change out all the...
• Shuddering clutch
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 19:18:53 -0800
  ...Does this sound like the Sachs clutch problem, or could this be a problem with the hydraulics in the clutch mechanism? Thanks Todd '88...
• Re: Unkown Engine #GD000861
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 May 2000 10:32:03 -0400
  ...Therefore it will need periodic valve adjustments unless someone converted it to Hydraulic. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. http://www.busdepot.com (215...
• 2.0l engine tech Q?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 14:59:22 -0400
  ...gain? gas mileage/grade needed? 3) ditto a better cam? for hydraulic lifters and stock FI, not a carb conversion. 4) finally, Mark Stephens...
• Taking apart a distributor -- arrgh!
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 20:21:04 -0400
  ...Anyone have any suggestions? I'm thinking hydraulic press at this point. Thanks, tabe johnson/87 westy/vancouver bc __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
• Re: Vac/pressure bleeder recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:33:32 -0500
  Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> writes: > I use the Motive European power bleeder (model 0100) on my hydraulic > systems and love it. I paid...
• Re: Rebuilding master cyclinder
  Historical mailing list - A J I
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:38:39 -0500
  ...it's not necessary; just use the working fluid to rebuild any > hydraulic cylinders. In this case, it's regular brake fluid. > > Mike B. >
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear.
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 22:30:36 -0600
  ...If it barely moves, then the hydraulic line most likely has air in it, and needs to be bled. HTH, John
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:17:44 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 5:39 PM Subject: Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question > Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes: > >> I adjust...
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:43:02 -0700
  Most likely your engine has a hydraulic lifter that constantly leaked out the oil over night. You said it takes 5 to 10 seconds...
• Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Mar 2022 04:27:21 +0000
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• Re: Clutch Hydraulics
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Jan 1997 16:48:09
  >Anyone know if the master and slave are rebuildable? My parts guy >claims they are not! He does have factory rebuilds in stock though...
• Noisy Lifter - to replace or not?
  Historical mailing list - Kenn Draymon
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 15:09:58 -0800
  ...I assume it is caused by a leaking hydraulic valve lifter. I thought about replacing all the lifters on spec, but wonder if anyone...
• extra reservoir cap anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:28:16 -0500
  Anyone have an extra used hydraulic fluid reservoir cap they could send me for my homemade pressure bleeder? I'll cover postage by paypal...