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• Valve Clatter? Maybe?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Nov 1995 18:45:45 -0600
  I have noticed that I hear something that sounds like faint valve clatter coming from the engine of my '85 GL. This happened once...
• Re: valve lash adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 08:04:36 -0400
  ...I went through and adjusted each valve to zero clearance plus a quarter turn tightening of the adjusting screw, slapped the valve covers back...
• Re: Brand new leaky rocker covers
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:47:38 -0700
  ...Brand new leaky rocker covers Don I would make sure everything is flat and clean. Then glue the gaskets to the valve covers with...
• Gear driven, timing belts, chains, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:58:14 -0700
  ...with 29 of 32 valves bent by clashing with the pistons..4 cams and an idiotic drive belt system for those cams.. Ducatti had...
• propane leak?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 23 May 2001 11:41:41 -0700
  ...The valve is off and if the van weren't parked in the garage, I probably wouldn't have noticed the smell. I opened...
• Re: Diesel turbo oil drainage
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:19:40 -0700
  That's another good argument for having a means of pressure relief at either the block or the valve cover. -Dana- John Patton wrote...
• Pauter 1.4 Rockers & Chip Avail.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 08:02:43 -0800
  It looks like we may have an extra set of the Pauter 1.4 rockers, pre-cut chromoly push rods, clip on valve covers...
• removing rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:22:02 -0400
  I am attempting to remove the rear heater, but can't quite figure out how to remove the plastic cover. I have removed the...
• Re: Weird idle-solved
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 22 Oct 2014 01:28:15 -0400
  ...I finally decided it was heat causing the occasional problem because it would fail with the plastic cover on but would work OK with...
• Re: Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 21:54:42 -0700
  ...alistair On 2012-07-03, at 9:28 PM, neil n wrote: > Thank you Alistair. > > As it stands the hole is partially covered, throttle...
• Re: More Newbie '81 Hyd. Lifter questions... (Aircooled)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 09:11:11 -0600
  ...The VW emblem goes up on the valve covers and the gaskets need to be glued to the valve covers. #5. Put hose clamps...
• Re: Rear heater leak (87 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 20 Dec 2003 19:30:20 -0800
  ...Heater Valve O-ring (861 819 297) - $2.24 It's a pretty simple procedure to replace the core: - Remove the cover over the...
• Re: Front air distribution box question.
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 06:48:57 -0800
  For a quick summertime fix, remove the heater duct cover in front of the shifter and seal the duct directly. I use foam rubber...
• Re: long blocks
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:07:20 -0500
  ...It's a valve cover to valve cover new engine that you attach all the existing components to from your old motor. The list...
• Re: Air Conditioning problems on 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 8 May 1996 18:02:04 +0000
  ...As Jim, states, there is a box in the westy linen closet that has to come out to gain access to the 2nd valve...
• High Idle problem, help!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 95 14:56 CST
  ...remove the engine cover and "unstick" the throttle valve where the cable is attached. Last year I had the throttle valve removed and cleaned...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:28:28 -0700
  ...I would pop the cover, wiggle the rocker arms...pushing in on >the valve...if it pushes in....it's the lifter. There should...
• Re: Problem with local service shop (vancouver, BC)... slight rant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:40:44 -0500
  ...As a quick check, next time the noise is there, remove the valve covers and turn the engine by hand to see if any...
• Re: Propane Dealer
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 21:12:10 -0600
  ...cover from > the fill valve, connect the fill hose, open the bleed screw on the fill > valve *all the way,* open the valve on...
• Re: EV heating up (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 07:55:13 -0400
  ...I am going to try and clean out the idle control valve. Its right above the valve cover. Many VW's with this valve...
• Re: Major oil leak after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 15:26:32 -0500
  ...As a matter of course, I would think replacing the valve cover gasket would be standard operating procedure. Valve cover gaskets are almost never...
• Re: Propane Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 22:45:05 -0400
  > Hi, I just had my propane tank out to repaint and to re-valve >it. I warned the shop that the new regulator had...
• Re: Tire weiredness
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 14:32:04 -0500
  ...It seems that the stock gray plastic >wheel >cover has rotated its self and cut the valve stem producing a very slow leak. >Has...
• rear heater core?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 21:50:53 -0700
  ...Seldom or never used the rear heater in the early years (in San Diego), but it has been used and then the valve shut...
• Re: camping accessories?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 22:24:57 -0600
  ...Ask us how we (almost) know ... :-o > >2) the soft Santa that lives in the fridge when the vent cover is on, >and lives...
• Propane leak
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 13:06:10 -0600 (MDT)
  ...This is the piece after the main valve that is concealed by the black plastic cover. The propane leaks out of a round hole...
• Re: 89 syncro westy air conditioning blockage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 16:58:57 -0700
  ...Mark Mike Harrnacker wrote: > > I just went through this... > > The valve is behind the left side cover to the > airconditioning unit (or in back...
• Re: valve adjustment + what else
  Historical mailing list - johnny89
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 20:04:39 -0300
  >ok, after much talk i bought gaskets and am going to do my first valve >adjustment this weekend (please don't ask how many...
• Re: A ticking time bomb . . .
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 16:53:11 -0800
  ...It sounds like a valve tick, but a bit louder, coming > from the right head. So, I pulled the valve cover on the right...
• Re: Broken Head Stud
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 06:39:19 -0800
  ...Often times the stud that snaps is one covered up by the valve cover. When one of those goes the coolant leaks into the...
• Update on the New Engine Timing Issue....And finally idle problem solved.
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:38:41 -0400
  ...But when i had the valve covers off.. i noticed that as i spun the engine.. after TDC the exhaust valve should open on...
• Re: oil from pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:43:10 -0500
  ...In addition there are wire retainers inside the valve cover area that hold the pushrod tubes in the right position. If this wire retainer...
• Re: Coolant Bleeder Link Under Engine Cover
  Historical mailing list - Greg McKinney
  Wed, 4 Jan 2023 00:16:46 -0600
  ...It's the plastic tube that runs under the edge of the engine cover and connects the coolant system to the bleeder valve at...
• Re: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 15:30:15 -0500
  ...Small bleed valve thingy w/ spin dial on side of fill valve will release gas. Lightly pushing red cap on other side of the...
• High Idle Problem Fixed! (I hope)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 11:48:27 -0700
  This morning, I disconnected the breather from the intake at the "T" fitting above the valve cover. I started the beast up, let it...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - brian adams
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 08:43:12 EST
  I have an 84 Vanagon GL--it sounds like the rocker arms are pinging against the valve covers. When I start the engine a...
• Re: AC no work
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 16:30:15 EDT
  ...Aside from that, your expansion valve may be shot. Check that pressure on the high side, located under the plastic cover on the driver...
• no compression
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Tue, 6 May 2003 19:21:21 -0500
  ...What do I look for when I pull the valve cover off of that side? Or, is there another way I should go about...
• Re: Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 11:10:21 -0600
  I violated my pretty black plywood under-seat cover and drilled a hole where I could open and close the valve via gray lever...
• Re: Oil Changing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 22:50:38 -0700
  ...Dust Cover - To keep the SureDRAIN valve free from road >dirt and safe from undercarriage debris, the ultra-rugged SureDRAIN dust >cover locks firmly...
• Valve Cover Gaskets and Lifter adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 12:48:50 -0400
  ...He mentioned valve cover gaskets. Then we talked about popping in a new set before I take off. He was also concerned about a...
• hydraulic problem
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 09:13:02 -0800
  ...i took the valve cover off and looked at the valves on cylinders 1+2. i can move the rocker arm of the intake...
• Leak at oil pressure relief valve and pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 18:55:08 -0400
  Hello folks, I've got an oil leak coming from my oil pressure relief valve plug. I'm a fairly new Westy owner and...
• Heat exchanger wierdness
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 22:20:15 -0800
  ...You'll recall that the junk yard sold me two heater boxes which have intact flapper valves + arms. Removing the cover from one of...
• 86 syncro questions/ for sale too
  Historical mailing list - Andy \"The Music Man\"
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 13:36:02 EDT
  ...loud tick from the left hand valve cover area, it goes away after a while too. Stuck valve?? ( I've never had this problem...
• Re: need valve covers and gaskets in Canada
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:44:56 -0700
  ...But now she's leaking oil and my mechanic said my valve covers are > rusted > out. I see I can order them from Bus...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - The Southards
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 21:39:42 -0500
  ...studs;..." > > Here is a paste from the web site: > > OEM Rubber Valve Cover Gasket Part #037103483C > Comes with studs to convert. For all 8V...
• smell
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 22:13:52 -0800
  ...the compartment but not outside the van .I have a leaky valve cover gasket but it is not getting on anything hot. The smell...
• Re: Valve adjusting--What am I doing wrong?
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 12:09:57 -0400
  ...Your valves should both be closed at TDC so they should appear even with the valve cover off. I'm not sold on the...
• Re: Parts suppliers for Half Liley?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 14:35:47 -0400
  ...95 1644 Rocker arm spacer kit, $10.95 1691 Clip-on valve covers (must), $16.95 > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Joel Sell" <jsell@PHILA.K12...
• Re: LPG tank ... white paint or varnished steel?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 14:02:10 -0800
  ...are covered by different rules. All of those old Westy auto-stop fill valves should be replaced with a standard RV fill valve and...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:17:24 -0800
  ...The filter/screen is under the tin cover.Take the 3 phillips > head screws off and the cover/filter comes down.REMEMBER the orientation...
• Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:46:25 -0700
  ...You can not get a tank filled without the OPD > valve top anymore.... > Don, unless something has changed in the last few weeks you...
• Re: Driving with LP appliances on
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 28 May 1998 12:53:27 -0700
  ...Because of this and coversations with propane repairmen, I believe driving with the tank valve open is unwise. There are specific failures which could...
• Re: EGR valve info.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 15:39:44 CDT
  ...i made a flat plate that cover the valve position and bolt it in place with a gasket. for the exhaust pipe end of...
• Re: Shocks: KYB or Sachs
  Historical mailing list - John Grazul
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 07:59:59 EDT
  ...where is the debate??? BTW, has anyone besides me had their valve covers rust through? It was quite a shock but an easy fix...
• how to replace heater core?
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:21:15 -0800
  ...In addition, this test was done with the valve closed the whole time, and the leak was larger than that obsserved with the valve...
• Re: Very Hot Blowing over Accelerator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 21:16:52 -0700
  ...Very Hot Blowing over Accelerator Pedal > At 15:41 7/8/99 -0700, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > >More likely the water control valve is not...
• Re: Battery re-installation
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 15:25:35 -0700
  That's why it's there! If you don't have a cover, you could short out the battery and very well could cause...
• Re: Diesel Maint-Timing Belts and Pulleys?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 06:15:54 -0800
  Valve cover gasket. I don't change any other parts unless they are causing problems. Mike Snow ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Dalton" <dieselsong@YAHOO...