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• Re: vanagon rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 22:39:49 -0500
  ...I seem to remember that one of my old Golfs also had struts that did not fully open the hatch, unless pushed. James Ottawa...
• Re: collapsable push rod tube source?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 18:15:27 -0700
  ...However, as far as the pushrod tubes go, no leaks so far. -- Craig On Mon, 31 May 2004 18:03:48 -0700, Scott W...
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:19:52 -0700
  I am scared Jeff... thanks :-)
• Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:23:34 -0800
  ...Try popping off a caliper, backing off the bleed nipple and pushing the piston in. That might wake them up until you can hone...
• RE: engine tins
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 11:45:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Lots of pushrod-tube oil leaks, come fom rocks etc. bouncing off your pushrod tubes. -Steve Maher smaher@gi.com '71 VW Transporter w...
• Re: VW Radio Into Vanagon / Only Newer, Not Better
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 05:43:52 EST
  ...Try to push those buttons with gloves on up here in winter wonder land and you quickly see how useless those tiny weiny buttons...
• Re: Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:49:45 -0700
  ...you remove rocker arm and pushrod, and rip out the bad push rod tube, then you compress the spring-loaded expandable push rod tube...
• Re: Valve adjust after head job
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 2 Oct 2013 14:07:18 -0700
  ...Otherwise use a flashlight to make sure the pushrods are > seated. > > < > https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/chWBpTJ3hQ75p7AJfzkdftMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink > > > > > Angus > > > On Wed, Oct...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 May 2017 01:09:16 +0000
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• Flushing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:07:28 -0400
  ...Anyone have a good photo? I also tried to get the tin off around the pushrod tubes but the bolts seem to be rusted...
• Lifter question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 10:00:07 -0500
  ...I can stand them on end and try to push a pushrod down into them, but the valves don't move. There's no...
• Re: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:28:29 -0800
  ...re any side-to-side movement in throttle pushrod > causes engine idle to drop off. if you are saying wiggling the throttle shaft or...
• Bleeding the clutch.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 09:03:51 -0600
  ...But I need to understand how that clutch hydraulics work beyond the fact that you push the pedal which pushed the fluid which pushes...
• A successful swap ...
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Wed, 10 May 2000 11:12:02 -0700
  ...After pushing the tabs down and carefully pushing the outlets out, I flipped them the other direction, pushed them back into the vent tubing...
• Re: Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:50:59 -0800
  ...and besides ....one could just push the piston out of the slave cylinder.. just like pushing down on the brake pedal with the rear...
• Re: Advice on Power Mirror removal (agai
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 03 Jan 1997 10:59:09 +0200
  ...Front view: ________________ I I I_I I_I ___ Side view ____<_________________ I___________I I_I I__I============ You have to push down that small spring...
• Re: Needed: Starter for 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 6 Aug 97 20:43:31 -0000
  ...Wife is tired of pushing/diesel fumes in hair. >Thank the Lord the List is up again! >Mark B. Magee >87GL 84K >82 Diesel...
• Clutch Question and confirm suspisions
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 00:14:07 -0700
  ...Situation: (88 GL (her van)) when I push the clutch in it doesn't disengage all the way. It has slowly been getting worse...
• Re: bent pushrods... overheated...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 11 May 2006 21:21:23 -0400
  I have seen only one engine with bent pushrods (2), different cylinders, different valve (exhaust and intake). So, both head were in good condition...
• Re: digital clock in stop-watch mode...???
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 22:46:58 -0700
  ...help? insight? > thank > mp > lots of busses Matthew, Check to see if one of your time adjusting buttons may have gotten pushed too far...
• Re: trip odometer myth
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 11:56:01 -0400
  ...and pushed the button while en route yesterday...... and IT DIDN'T BREAK! Thanks for the insight Bill!!!! Regards, Shawn. Bill Marshall wrote: > OK...
• Re: Temp II Sensor Release
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 20:53:34 -0600
  ...John On 12/29/2013 8:26 PM, OlRivrRat wrote: > JR > > Assuming this pertains to your 88GL2.1L ~ You Push or SqueezeDown > (if you...
• Re: Valve Adjusting
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 20:35:45 EDT
  ...Now you adjust the valve adjustment screws in while twisting the push rod between your fingers a little. When you just can't turn...
• Re: Separating heads from cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 22:42:47 -0500
  ...then turn the crank pulley one more complete turn and the piston will push against the rope and the rope pushes against the cylinder...
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Russell
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 16:38:00 -0700
  ...How hard can you push a Westy? > Hmm, last year I bought my Syncro Westy in San Diego. Drove it from LA > to Washington...
• Re: How to remove windows
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 11:47:11 -0600
  ...I use one palm for pushing, and the other hand to help the rubber through. Push very close to the rubber. I start at...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper/Washer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 12 Apr 2014 09:52:08 -0400
  ...A very quick > push forward produced a little squirt and turned on the (intermittent) rear > wipers - a long push produced a good long squirt...
• Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 11:15:27 -0400
  ...NEVER PUSH START YOUR VANAGON IN REVERSE! Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler On Wed, 16 Jun...
• Re: Needed: Westy circuit breaker
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 11:51:04 -0500
  Standard push button breaker. Most RV, Marine, or electrical supply should be able to supply it. http://www.iboats.com/Thermal-AC-DC-Push...
• Re: removing the harness from Hall sender?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 04:41:43 -0400
  Just push the metal clip toward the plug like you would on the fuel injector plugs. I usually hold onto the hall sender while...
• LED lighting
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:52:53 -0800
  ...Push on push off. At this price they're a steal. A dozen of these and you could turn your van into a grow...
• Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 22:39:23 -0400
  ...Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available? > > I was just cleaning up my pushrod tubes, three of which are > collapsible, and was...
• What the ideal wateboxer engine would be like -
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:03:09 -0700
  The opposed four cylinder push rod aluminum engine part is just fine. with push rods, no timing belt to replace, wear out, adjust or...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 12:04:25 -0600
  ...hatch I have to pull/push it up and it requires some > effort, it stays when I stop pushing it. The struts are new...
• [A] 2.0L pushrod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Thu, 16 May 1996 13:19:25 -0700 (PDT)
  Hi gang, I'm finally getting around to addressing the chronic low-level oil leak that seems to be coming from the pushrods in...
• Re: Loud clanking sound from exhaust - pushrod unseated?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:44:18 -0700
  ...If a > > > pushrod is unseated, what else should I inspect for damage. > > > > > > Also, do other people suspect a pushrod? The problem began while I...
• Re: Push button switch
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:37:56 -0700
  ...12:32 AM, HotelWestfalia wrote: > I would like to install a push button switch on the firewall to > start the engine. My question is...
• Re: radio code buttons
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:49:50 -0700
  Simultaneously push in the am/fm and the scan/seek buttons until the "Safe" appears on the display. Then punch in your code using...
• Re: Strange noises from engine (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 04:52:16 PDT
  ...A set of cut to fit Cromoly push rods are @$45 . Cut to match the old push rod length (Easy to install also). Any...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:26:06 -0400
  ...Mike Allan Streib wrote: > I've noticed that every time I check my oil, the dipstick has been > pushed out about half an inch...
• Re: that so called quick and dirty head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 31 May 2013 21:06:16 -0700
  Nice work! Alistair wrote: "I forgot to mention before this that I found a bent pushrod when I took the heads off. If I...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 12:09:30 -0700
  ...leading up to it and never > found a reason for the pushrod to have come loose and it hasn't happened > again. Various Vanagon...
• gimmie some opinions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Oct 1994 19:59:43 -0400
  ...A friend of mine who has a similar van said that it just needs new push rods and pushrod tubes. My questions are about...
• pushrods, compression, brake parts prices
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 12:49:12 -0800
  ...Type IV engine pushrod tube leaks are easy fixes, but you've got a type II, like my '70, I believe (upright fan?) and...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 19:44:22 -0800
  ...Now the van has around 195K miles, so the engine has pushed the brick for approx. 100K miles, no problems apart from maintenance items...
• Re: Clutch problem - input needed - Now solved
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:05:57 +0200
  ...6.Poked around, pulled my slave, found that the pushrod of the dead spare slave was LONGER (5 mm) than the pushrod in my...
• Re: Puzzling valves...
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 19:24:00 -0800
  ...When those arms stick out, that creates quite a bit of wiggle room for the pushrods. Remember how hard it was to properly seat...
• Re: Ignorant glow plug question
  Historical mailing list - Sue Booth
  Sat, 16 Nov 1996 01:48:48 +0100
  ...You don't have to sit at an idle until you can push the knob back=20 in. I usually take off down the...
• Re: wives and vanagons...rant... LOL
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:02:47 -0800
  ...She pushed me to get leather seat, mag wheel and other not needed aesthetic stuff. Now she is pushing to get the heck out...
• Pushrod tube cracked HELP
  Historical mailing list - James Gebhard
  Thu, 7 May 2009 17:44:37 -0700
  ...When I was filling it back up �I noticed it was running out into my drain pan one of my push rod tubes has...
• Re: Headlight Switch in the dark.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 13:57:52 -0800
  ...If you push on the wire to free the barb then depress it against the metal connector with a toothpick, tiny screwdriver, or similar...
• Re: So why have the tiny push button, etc....)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 97 16:05:41 EDT
  You guys ... :) Duhh.
• Re: pushrod tube fix
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Thu, 22 May 1997 10:50:00 -0400
  ...To replace pushrod tubes the > heads need to come off. I'd bet you'll also need a new head gasket, $30, > and if...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:56:53 -0400
  ...So air is purged out of the system rather >than being trapped and pushed to the injectors. When a very hot engine >is shut...
• Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 08:30:16 EDT
  ...Also if you are push starting the van moving forward I always use 3rd gear since the gear ratios allow the van to push...
• Re: How hard is installing turbo I4 in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:08:38 -0500
  ...with a motor designed to push a small light much more aerodynamic sedan.....My guess is you'd be buying bottom ends more often...
• Re: Digital clock. Can it be fixed?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 11:55:52 EST
  ...a paper clip pushed the button back too deep, thats why it got stuck.. chris
• Re: Brand Newbie
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:19:21 -0400
  On Mon, 26 Apr 2004, Bike Florida wrote: > My headlights are a bit floppy on the outer edge, meaning if you push on the...
• Re: cylinder head drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:33:33 -0500
  There is enough room to get past the pushrod tube ... after you remove the shield beneath the tubes. Some have cut a hole in...
• Re: dont pusy our trip meter while driving!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 19:56:42 -0700
  Huh? David, what are you saying? That it is OK to push while moving, or that it is not OK? I used to always...