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  • wicked, nasty, mean vibration....
    Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
    Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:31:27 -0700
    ...there's a horizontal plate with 4 bolts going straight up (right next to a 3"cylinder), all 4 being loose. Did I miss...
  • Re: Off topic - Aircraft Engine
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:22:46 -0500
    ...A bolt through such a washer, would be like the crankshaft in relation to the "waffle-plate" or I suppose, swash plate. A lifter...
  • Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:21:52 -0800
    ...The one with the threads for a bolt is # 025 101 583 A The seal for a bolt is N 013 830 2 The...
  • Water Pump O-Rings, Sealant Needed?
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
    Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:10:07 -0700
    ...Do I need to use some type of silicone sealant on the waterpump o-rings and gaskets or can I just bolt it back...
  • R0ck! it runs right, now. stupid exhaust pipe.
    Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
    Mon, 13 Aug 2001 22:20:14 -0700
    weak willed bolts make me angry. both bolts that hold the exhaust pipes leading from the exhaust for the rear cylinders to that thingie...
  • Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:17:09 -0800
    ...Just some nuts/bolts. No studs to mess around with when >> tilting tranny down/out. >> >> Drawing a blank, >> >> >> Neil. >> >> >> >> -- >> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2...
  • Re: (oops. Forgot Subject!) Lube Coolant Pump Shaft?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Tue, 22 May 2012 17:53:22 -0700
    ...Stripped Allen heads would be a pain worse that CV bolts I bet! Neil. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 5:08 PM, neil...
  • Re: How to change a starter?
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:56:02 -0400
    ...On the Diesel, one needs also to loosen the clutch slave cylinder slighly to wiggle the starter out. Take out the small bolt that...
  • Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
    Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
    Wed, 5 Feb 2014 22:24:22 -0500
    ...Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up > > So what is the best and safest way to remove the cylinder head exhaust studs > and bolts...
  • Re: [Syncro] Were's all the brake fluid going??
    Historical mailing list - P&J Lander
    Wed, 24 Jan 2001 15:19:32 +1100
    ...Look for stains on the paint of the booster just below the master cylinder or undo the bolts that hold the cylinder to the...
  • Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
    Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
    Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:13:43 -0500
    ...On the master cylinder. It's a pressure switch that screws into the master cylinder and is turned on by the pressure of the...
  • Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 10 Aug 2001 01:45:45 -0700
    Actually, they are zinc rods inserted into a bolt that fits in the engine drain holes in the cylinder. They are larger than the...
  • Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 14:53:24 -0600
    ...A 3/4" wide hose clamp will > most likely > be of the T-bolt style. > > George >
  • Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:57:56 -0400
    ...Just some nuts/bolts. No studs to mess around with when > tilting tranny down/out. > > Drawing a blank, > > > Neil. > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2...
  • Water pump removal
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
    Fri, 13 Jun 2003 07:01:07 -0500
    ...The right Allen head bolt that hold the pipe that carries coolant to the right cylinder head is stuck and I am pretty sure...
  • Instructions for replacing the Clutch Master Cylinder
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Sun, 8 Feb 2004 16:25:03 -0800
    ...Loosen the two bolts that hold the master cylinder in place on thebracket. Now you can pull out the master cylinder and hold it...
  • Re: Are these bearings still usable??
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 6 Jun 2009 05:50:29 -0500
    The WBX is made like a flat piston-type aircraft engine - horizontolly opposed cylinders with a slit crankcase. In aviation shop practice these bearing...
  • Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:20:44 -0800
    ...AMC Cylinder Head Question Sorry, if I used a wrong term. What I meant is if it was messed up by whoever did the...
  • Re: Urgency of Upper Control Arm Bushing replacement?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 6 Jan 2013 19:52:53 -0800
    And, much worse, I think it's possible for really worn parts to affect the holes in subframe where the long bolt passes through...
  • Mechanics report
    Historical mailing list - Susie Ingham
    Sun, 3 Apr 2011 20:20:42 -0400
    ...the AFM needed to be adjusted an exhaust leak at cylinder #4 ( loose bolt ) idle speed too slow and... the popular vote... the oxygen...
  • Re: sudden clutch slave cyl failure
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Wed, 3 Sep 2003 20:14:30 -0400
    On Wed, 3 Sep 2003, Alistair Bell wrote: > have to wrestle with that one bolt that allows only 1/2 degree turn per > wrench...
  • Re: Gasket sealer for cooling system part
    Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
    Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:23:51 -0400
    ...ring, a flat gasket is used for the seal against the > cylinder head. > What, if anything, should I use on this gasket? So long...
  • Re: did I do that-Silicone
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:57:53 -0500
    ...I use it on all bolts that have a component of vibration involved, especially those alternator bolts. Don Hanson ----- No virus found in this...
  • (this is NOT a Cylinder head seal) Re: Gasket sealer for cooling system part
    Historical mailing list - Jim King
    Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:02:53 -0400
    ...the cylinder head seal/gasket. This is a coolant flange with a nipple for a small coolant hose attachment that is bolted to the...
  • Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder replaced Finally!!! - One other question though.
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 17 May 2012 13:26:11 -0700
    ...with a stud rather than a nut & bolt affair for the aftward slave cylinder mounting bolt hole ...makes it SO much easier to get...
  • Clutch Judder
    Historical mailing list - Don Bolt
    Sun, 22 Dec 2002 19:04:22 -0500
    ...Now there is slight evidence that the master cylinder is leaking. Any ideas? Don Bolt
  • Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:34:47 -0800
    ...AMC Cylinder Head Question Yes, tampered... English is my 3rd language. Sorry about that. David --- Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > Oh I...
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
    Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
    Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:23:07 -0500
    ...I agree, the ground running through rusty bolts etc. to the cylinder heads is questionable at best. The radiator hose clamp-method works perfectly...
  • Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
    Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
    Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:10:17 -0500
    ...The pop is more of a spit back I also have a water leak, in the forward head gasket below cylinder 3 where the...
  • Leakdown, Compression & Light wiring
    Historical mailing list - Tieitup
    Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:59:03 -0600
    ...Compression, all cylinders at 120? Light Wiring: Year ago April, I was on the side roads of New Jersey. Flat tire, rolling on the...
  • Re: Smoke after head replacement
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:15:42 -0800
    ...no bolt should be going into any exahust paasage, or bolt hole. Better check that out real carefully.. there can not be ANY passages...
  • Re: 5-cylinder swap update (kits are ready!)
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Wed, 9 Dec 1998 10:28:50 -0800
    ...they include everything > that you need to a bolt up installation of a 5-cylinder longblock into your > Vanagon. > They include: > wiring harness made...
  • Re: Vanagon Conversion Kits for around $2500
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
    Thu, 16 Dec 1999 07:35:48 -0600
    ...engines have the same bolt pattern for the transmission. So why > not use the bellhousing of a diesel vanagon. You can bolt the new...
  • Other Engines
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:21:02 -0500
    ...Heads bolted on at each end of the engine. It was possible to run one side or bank of cylinders and shut the other...
  • RE: Help..............won't stop
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Wed, 03 Apr 1996 08:47:00 -0800 (PST)
    ...power-assisted brakes? All U.S. '72 busses did-- the master cylinder bolts to a big drum-shaped thing that has a vacuum hose...
  • Splitting a TI Case and RearEngineMountBolts: CAUTION!
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 28 Dec 95 10:25:58 +0100
    ...against the 6 big case studs, use studs, bolts, spacers and/or whatever in the cylinderheadthreads in the case, just to tighten the head...
  • Re: head gasket question
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:51:52 -0500
    ...getting > past the corroded exhaust bolts. However i fear my problems are just > beginning. I had one (#4) cylinder jug try to come off...
  • Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
    Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
    Mon, 23 Sep 2002 05:47:41 -0400
    ...A 3/4" wide hose clamp will > > most likely > > be of the T-bolt style. > > > > George > > >
  • Re: 85 stalling probs...Where's the ARCHIVE!!!?!?!
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
    Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:52:09 -0800
    On the 1.9L, the idle position sensor is bolted on the throttle body. It's the one closer to the rear of the...
  • Re: Over Torque Crank Bolt Damage Threads? Gas Jetta engine in Vanagon)
    Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
    Thu, 1 Dec 2016 15:13:52 +0000
    ...It is therefore beneficial in high-frequency high-load situations with a higher risk of fatigue related failure, like a bolted down cylinder head...
  • Clutch slave cyl. removal & more
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
    Sun, 8 Jul 2001 07:06:19 -0500
    The clutch slave cylinder is mounted on a bracket with two small bolts, and is typically really difficult for me to remove. Access to...
  • Re: Stuck cylinders
    Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
    Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:41:24 -0800
    ...the cylinder a little > up/down/sideways to loosen the cylinder in the case. It would be best if > the case was bolted to...
  • Re: Trans. Upgrade: Secure Front Shift Rod Bushing?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 9 Apr 2010 15:35:29 -0700
    ...With 2:00 bolt loose, you can sneak the bushing in between plates, stop cussin, and install the other bolt. Yup. OC means on...
  • Re: off with her heads
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
    Thu, 7 Nov 2013 18:35:22 -0800
    ...bolts that I shouldn't have touched in the first > place). They are connected a plate (#10) which connects the short hose to > cylinder...
  • Re: Torque Specs - Lug bolts and nuts
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:32:21 -0700
    ...and not about the bolts so much. were they stretch head bolts, or non-stretch type ? but yes..always in steps, that's only...
  • Re: Craftsperson Tools
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 6 Feb 95 13:24:44 PST
    ...torque wrench. >> >> >>Cheers >> >><sstones@io.org> >>SStones Toronto, Ontario. >> >> Vanagon cylinder head bolts are torgued at 26 ft-lbs. So this torgue wrench is...
  • brake knocking noise question
    Historical mailing list - Karl M
    Thu, 15 Aug 2002 03:34:42 -0400
    ...No loose bolts or wheel cylinder. Noise is still there, a rhythmic knocking, one knock per wheel revolution. The noise is there, whether the...
  • Re: Ignition switch barrel and tumbler replacement?
    Historical mailing list - William Warburton
    Thu, 2 Jun 94 9:22:20 GMT
    ...undoing a pair of allen bolts which are accessible after removing the interior door trim. The lock cylinder has a tab at the end...
  • Re: Off topic - Aircraft Engine
    Historical mailing list - mike boland
    Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:42:08 -0500
    ...A >bolt through such a washer, would be like the crankshaft in relation to >the "waffle-plate" or I suppose, swash plate. A lifter...
  • Re: Firewall fuel fitting
    Historical mailing list - T Collins
    Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:59:52 -0400
    ...I bolted one of these to that part of each > bracket: > > http://www.elecdirect.com/images/pageheaders/RubberInsulatedCableClamps.jpg > > to secure each hose to...
  • Re: CV Bolt Lock Plates
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:48:01 -0700
    ...just rebooted > and repacked and I will likely not have the Bolt Lock Plates in hand > when I'm ready to throw them back...
  • Re: Brake master cylinder weep
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:27:10 -0600
    ...brake master cylinder has a slight weep. It’s not visibly >> leaking anywhere it just looks slightly wet we’re it bolts into the...
  • Re: Off topic - Aircraft Engine
    Historical mailing list - mike boland
    Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:41:52 -0500
    ...A >bolt through such a washer, would be like the crankshaft in relation to >the "waffle-plate" or I suppose, swash plate. A lifter...
  • Re: VW 2.5L RE: WBX6 RE: difference's between model years
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:02:59 -0700
    ...Near as I can tell, they share very little with earlier Audi/T4 five cylinder engines. For one, I think their cams are chain...
  • Re: Vanagon Love
    Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
    Thu, 20 Apr 2000 18:39:22 -0400
    ...I did have one bolt come loose on a slave cylinder braket on a 3000 mile cross country trip but that was not the...
  • Re: exhaust leak
    Historical mailing list - Madsen
    Thu, 14 Oct 1999 20:12:00 -0400
    ...cylinder. The metal gasket had disintergrated. As far as your flange, just make sure you have enough material (metal) for the nut & bolt. Use...
  • Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:23:38 -0500
    ...Collector to Header Pipe N01024416 8x30 (13mm Hex) Bolt Qty 4 Collector to Collector Pipe Going to Cat N01036112 8x65 (13mm Hex) Bolt Qty...
  • Re: Shift Problem after engine install?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 11 Jan 95 14:47:40 CST
    ...I now have a >rebuilt slave cylinder also. However, I still have problems with shifting. >My guess is this: try bleeding your lines and...
  • Re: 1986 GL won't start
    Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
    Sat, 15 Apr 2000 09:30:34 -0400
    ...The clamping bolt is the bolt that holds the steering lock housing in place. I had to remove the key cylinder from my steering...
  • Re: Brake master cylinder weep
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:10:39 -0500
    ...brake master cylinder has a slight weep. It’s not visibly > leaking anywhere it just looks slightly wet we’re it bolts into the...