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Re: valves -> rebuild
Historical mailing list
Tue, 3 Oct 1995 01:21:46 -0500
...Remove the rocker arm assemblies from each head. Check the condition of the valve adjustment screws. If they're battered where they touch the...
Re: Tom Wilson Head Torquing
Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
Tue, 26 Dec 1995 11:30:45 -0600 (CST)
...8 2 4 6 5 3 1 7 [End] btw, torque for rocker arms is 18 ft-lb. Have fun! Sami
Re: Aircooled lifter noise
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 11:25:28 -0500
...Having slack in the distance between the rocker arm tip and the valve does NOT slam the valve CLOSED (as Jake asserts), because the...
Repair nightmare on vacation! (long)
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:26:53 -0400
...When I arrived, he had already removed the rocker arm on one side and was about to remove the cylinder head. I stopped him...
VW service action
Historical mailing list - John
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:34:26 -0400
...The procedure removes the rocker arms and intake runners to access the cylinder head nuts. Then the nuts are retorqued, not with a torque...
Re: '83 wasserboxer - valve adjustment advice?
Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:49:35 -0800
...at TDC, back all adjusting screws so they're flush w/ Rocker >arm, then turn them til they're tight up against (pushrod?) then...
Re: Stuck Cylinders: Any New "Tricks"?
Historical mailing list - Stuart
Sun, 27 Feb 2000 10:53:21 -0800
...in the middle, and bold it on to one of the rocker arm studs (vertically). Then you can grip each end and gently "rock...
Re: Gear driven, timing belts, chains, etc. NVC
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:40:33 -0400
...Some kinda linkage?? How about two >rocker arms, one opens, one closes, both running on the same camshaft, so >they can't possibly get...
Re: Push covers/enging tins
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:29:26 -0700
...and guess what's under them !!?..................the valve and the valve springs, and the rocker arms. The VW world seems to be rife ( is...
Re: GoWesty Engine - Follow-up
Historical mailing list - honemastert
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:34:45 -0700
...So, unless they had sourced a new vendor, or went to a different rocker arm config or something, they knew about this stuff, not...
Re: DaBoat 2-liter update - it lives! (long)availability of Cofap piston/liners
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Dec 95 11:51:57 MST
...ie unable to compress them at all by prying on the rocker arm with a screw driver) they could be adjusted to zero clearance...
Re: clarify .006 on lifters
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 10:13:11 -0500
Walt I would start with an inspection of the the rockers arms when the engine is cold looking for broken wave washers and to...
Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:16:46 -0700
...that is more for convenience, such as when checking compression or adjusting rocker arm screws/hyd lifters. and also starter circuit diagnosis. fuel pressure...
Re: Pesky Oil Leak
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:26:06 -0400
...photography btw ) > > one, is the expandable push rod tube. > you remove rocker arm and pushrod, and rip out the bad push rod tube, > then...
Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:37:30 -0500
...If I had to guess, I'd say it's the >>direct result of pushrods and rocker arms plus the H-4 configuration. >>It...
engine noises
Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
Mon, 23 Jun 2003 21:40:16 -0400
...For all the other cylinders and the intake on #1 when you push down on the rocker arm to act on the pushrod you...
Update: I recently started assembling my engine, and FOR the love of GOD!! Could someone help me???
Historical mailing list - Thomas Bartnicki
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 03:31:09 -0400
...Is #1 on the passenger side front or rear? I started adjusting my rocker arms as the Bentley called for, but when I went...
Going back to air cooled!
Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 10:37:30 -0400
...sounds good? yeah, it did until I went to recheck all the head bolts and rocker arms bolts and found coolant in the valve...
Re: Starts strong Now No Start HMMM
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:51:54 -0400
Lifters pumping up and holding the valves open is usually caused by excessive oil pressure, blocked channels in the push rods or rocker arms...
Re: gas mileage
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 11 Dec 2000 15:52:14 -0800
...I can cruise at 75 effortlessly now with the 2.1 and its 1.25 rocker arms, and pass at 85 if necessary. Having...
Re: To waterboxer or not to waterboxer
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 23:03:01 EST
...Solid rocker arms to prevent wire clip breakage (I had a > clip break once on my T1 1641, and a fellow list member had...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 12:33:24 -0700
...15, at 4:49 AM, Kenneth Lewis wrote: > >> Alistar, >> Pull the rocker arms and look for mushrooming valve stem ends. If you are >> not...
Re: valve adj.: lower compression, valvetrain noise remains
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Sun, 20 May 2012 13:50:55 -0400
...from the end of the valve stem -- I > could move the rocker arm back and forth a millimeter or so at TDC. > > Best, > d...
Re: removing lifters
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:33:14 -0800
...Unless you get that engine up and running within 4 hours of installing the pushrods and rocker arms I'll bet you *will* have...
Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? Lilleys & aircooleds
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sat, 2 Jun 2001 00:01:37 EDT
...counterweighted cranks, balancing, stronger valve train parts that eliminate weak weaker parts (solid rocker shafts, stronger valve spring retainers, roller tip rocker arms, etc...
Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
Historical mailing list - George Laubach
Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:35:30 -0500
...miles or so with satisfaction, > learning as I go about timing, rocker arm adjustment, compression, and > brake, clutch, and coolant bleeding, etc., etc., etc...
Re: Trip Report
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Mon, 3 Jun 2002 08:03:44 -0600
...but have been ever since I > installed the 1.25 ratio rocker arms. The low pressure A/C hose parted in > Nashville on the...
List of stuff for sale in Vallejo
Historical mailing list
Tue, 18 Apr 1995 18:49:22 -0700
...cut for better oiling, heavy duty steel pushrods, solid rocker shaft, stock rocker arm. Good used 26mm oil pump, your choice of full-flow...
Re: Paint job pricing
Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:05:52 -0400
...He welded in a new rocker panel (I supplied it), and primed and wet-sanded the entire vehicle. The color was not a direct...
FS: 1966 MicroBus {Revisited}
Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
Mon, 18 Sep 1995 18:12:45 -0500 (CDT)
...Needs cargo floor sections, rockers, and outriggers Needs new front nose.. looks like Rusty VanBondo has been here ;-) Carb might need to be rebuilt...
Re: Opinions wanted: Overhaul or Eletric?!
Historical mailing list
Sat, 8 Jul 2023 05:23:36 +0000
...Engine is missing at least one rocker arm under the camshaft (visible via Oil filler opening). Where is it? Who knows. How many more...
Re: Engine worries return
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 29 Jul 2017 14:01:49 -0700
...move the intake runners out of the way, remove engine belts, loosen power steering pump bracket at head, remove valve covers and rocker arm...
Re: [T2] A cc'ing the heads question-answered
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 3 Mar 2003 16:52:22 -0600
...Using the 3 bolts >and the outside rocker arm stud of the head that wasn't being measured as >the 4 "legs" touching the...
Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:40:22 -0500
...various parts just expand and consume that .006. > > > >Various parts = Lifters, Rocker Arms, Valve Stems, Pushrods, valve > seats. > > > >Check out .006 on a feeler...
Re: TDI bad camshaft
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Mon, 23 May 2011 20:20:13 -0500
...lifters, cam bearings, >> rocker arm & bearing cap bolts (1 time use TTY). Might as well do the >> timing belt while your in there if...
2.1L Power-Up Grade
Historical mailing list
Wed, 4 Nov 1998 19:50:13 PST
...swivel feet, either 1.1 or 1.25 ratio Rhino rocker arms, solid rocker shafts, Aluminum clip on valve covers (allows for larger lifts...
How lifters work and Two turns to set valves?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:32:41 -0500
...Camshaft pushes on the lifters, lifters push on the pushrods, pushrods push on the rocker arms which reverse the direction of motion and push...
Re: No fire #3 hole...The sad truth
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 9 Nov 1999 11:59:13 -0500
Don't jump to conclusions....There is a slim chance that a rocker arm has loosened up, that will cause this problem. Take the...
Re: Aircooled lifter noise
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 12:42:43 -0600
...Having > slack > in the distance between the rocker arm tip and the valve does NOT > slam > the valve CLOSED (as Jake asserts), because the...
Re: Engine still not start!!!
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 6 May 2002 09:20:04 -0400
...PO says engine ran very well. * Both heads removed and replaced with new rebuilt heads * push rods are centered in lifters / rocker arms correctly...
Re: Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 11:10:03 -0700
...One full turn down from the point that the > rocker arm just > touches the valve stem. > Option #2: Using a feeler gauge set the...
Re: engine recommendations
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Jan 1996 14:12:02 -0800
...I would go for a stronger carb and exhaust, a higher lift rocker arm, and HD single springs on the valves. > >Do you know...
Re: Repair nightmare on vacation! (long)
Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 00:09:23 -0400
...When I arrived, he had already removed the rocker arm on one side > and was about to remove the cylinder head. I stopped him...
Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:00:51 -0700
...They were not open at all, based on the > > ability to pull the rocker arm back off the stem, on both of them. Not...
Re: Vanagon Disaster Prevention
Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
Fri, 13 Jan 1995 09:19:24 -0500
...Taking off the valve cover while the engine was running and >prying on the rocker arms a bit the noise went away when I...
Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:36:06 -0700
...wrote: > Walt > > I would start with an inspection of the the rockers arms when the engine is > cold looking for broken wave washers and...
Re: Got a new Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 29 Jul 2020 08:38:48 -0600
...upper-control-arm-bushing-full-set-?v= Dash Mounted OverRide Switch for Radiator Fan Power/Performance Boosters MarcoMansi Injectors MarcoMansi Rockers https://mansispeed.com...
Re: 2.1 WBX Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Thu, 8 Jun 2017 21:22:13 +0000
...The one noisy rocker arm was my own fault. Today I found out which one it was, readjusted it and now I have a...
Re: The writings of Gene Berg and ETC.
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sat, 22 Jul 2000 16:06:55 EDT
...The later T4 engine rocker arms use a 10 mm adjusting screw. Find a set of rockers from a 1.7 or 1.8...
Re: tech sheets on a web server
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Sun, 17 Apr 1994 21:54:40 -0500 (CDT)
...cylinder engine and the pinging of the valve rods against the rocker arms. Anyone managed to capture that yet? <smile> (not to mention the...
For Sale: '66 MicroBus
Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
Mon, 11 Sep 1995 13:35:20 -0500 (CDT)
...Needs cargo floor sections, rockers, and outriggers Needs new front nose.. looks like Rusty VanBondo has been here ;-) Carb might need to be rebuilt...
Re: 2.1 WBX Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Tue, 23 May 2017 16:33:01 -0700
...Yes, I'm the original owner and the engine has never been apart- original heads, valves, rocker arms & adjusting screws. The engine has never...
message for stan
Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
Tue, 14 May 2002 09:15:37 -0600
...Set your lifters to one turn down from just touching the stem to the rocker arm. Set your timing exactly to 7.5 Set...
Re: Should I rebuild the bottom end? Questions & photos.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:01:53 -0400
...The PO had headgaskets, oil pump, one head (used), a couple of lifters and a rocker arm assembley replaced. Test drive seemed fine, and...
Re: lifter's sticking, adjustment procedure
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 10:26:21 -0600
...I adjust the first #1 intake and exhaust valves to one turn after the rocker arm just touches the valve stem. Or use Bobs...
Re: Paint job pricing
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:04:21 -0400
...In hindsight I should have replaced the window rubber the first time and the full rocker panel below the flue, etc. the first time...
Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:24:03 -0700
...If I had to guess, I'd say it's the >> direct result of pushrods and rocker arms plus the H-4 configuration. >> It...
Robert Lilley's upgrades, was: Transplant - - Subaru or ???? Need feedback.
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 19 Jan 2000 09:51:40 -0500
...the problem areas for the Wasserboxer engine (cooling problems, head corrosion, rocker arm clip breakage, harmonic problems), gave it some needed power, increase MPG...
FS: 1966 Type 221 MicroBus
Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
Sat, 16 Sep 1995 19:10:14 -0500 (CDT)
...Needs cargo floor sections, rockers, and outriggers Needs new front nose.. looks like Rusty VanBondo has been here ;-) Carb might need to be rebuilt...
Re: Cause of broken valve?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 2 Aug 2003 13:40:26 -0400
...The valve spring is all the way against the rocker arm. So, that leads me to beleive the valve stem is broken somewhere, and...