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• Re: 78 Bus Hydraulic Lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 06:14:24 -0500
  ...they did? > > You do not have the wrong push rods as the pushrods are different lenghts for solid and hydraulic lifters. Not interchangeable. Dennis.
• Re: Oil on the rear window!!!
  Historical mailing list - Lon J. Thompson
  Sat, 31 May 1997 07:05:40 -0600
  ...the level is at the > > top mark. > > I found that my pushrod tubes leaked just after an oil change. At first > I thought that...
• Re: The infamous leaking head gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 11:07:12
  ...It contains basically everything you need to do a complete head gasket job, including all gaskets, pushrod tube seals, water pump seal, upper and...
• Re: Help Vanagon stuck in Chico, CA
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 15:38:42 -0500
  ...I had no compression after I put on my rocker arms and it was because the pushrods were not possitioned correctly in the hydraulic...
• Re: Heat shield
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 10:06:30 EDT
  ...Looking for drivers side pushrod tube cover/heatshield, and muffler/exhaust straps (all of the drivers side). I have all the exhaust support rods...
• Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:48:32 -0800
  ...In attempting my first complete replacement of coolant for my 2.1 86 vanagon, my Bentley points to the drain plugs between the pushrod...
• Answers(was questions...)
  Historical mailing list
  15 May 96 21:23:00 +1900
  ...Yes, just remove the valve covers, and pushrods, see Muir, Bentley, or Haynes for the procedure. It shouldn't be all that hard, just...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:39:44 -0700
  ...do this on the left side of the motor as the pushrod tube > blocks part of the drain hole. > > > Todd > '88 Westy > > "Sean B...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 2 May 2005 20:49:57 -0400
  ...do that when the engine is cold...remove valve cover and push on the rocker (where the pushrod sit).. Follow those procedure: http://www...
• Re: Now what have I done.... Flashing oil light??
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 21:43:10 -0500
  ...Only pressure sensor I am familiar with on my vanagon is the sensor between the 3-4 cylinder pushrod tubes. Haven't seen any...
• Re: How fast should a 1.9L go??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 23:54:51 +1200
  ...Even a modest leak can oil the rear up...my 66 did it, leaks from pushrod tubes etc. Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW...
• Re: Engine tin (was Re: Look at my crack!)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:50:54 -0400
  ...to complete the >> job would do the trick. >> >> As for the pushrod tube shields, I have never seen a WBX without them. >> It may...
• what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 May 2012 13:11:29 -0700
  ...tower (seen that before!) - minor oil weeping from one valve cover - pushrod tubes shiny, oil and rust free - oil pump endplay 0.004" (good...
• Re: Clacking in engine!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 10:53:59 -0500
  Rual; Double check the seating of the pushrods into the lifters. It is VERY EASY to get one hung on the lip. You need...
• Re: Need some aircooled parts
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 10:49:41 -0800
  ...the two bottom plates (left and right) > for the cooling tin (under the pushrod tubes, but not the deflector > tin that stalls under the...
• Was bummed (now happy and confused) about 87 GL
  Historical mailing list - James B. Morris
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 08:31:20 -0500
  Thanks for everyones help in the compression issue on my 87 gl !! It was a pushrod that was off center of the lifter. I...
• damaged push rod tubes vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 1 May 2004 13:14:52 -0400
  ...so off with the old and on with the new replaced all 4 push rod tubes with new seals and 2 pushrods from the...
• Re: Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Sullivan, Kevin
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 10:07:35 -0800
  ...I assume a lifter or pushrod. I haven't opened or verified which valve it is. Assuming that while hand cranking the motor, I...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:28:36 -0600
  ...leading up to it and never >> found a reason for the pushrod to have come loose and it hasn't happened >> again.  Various Vanagon...
• Re: lifters that go flat
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 00:15:17 -0600
  ...If these do not correct your problem, you can get a collapsable pushrod tube and replace the weak lifter once identified. Malibu Tony 85...
• 139297.4 miles -> BOOM!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 17:50:29 PDT
  ...Or, possibly the engine sucked a valve or thrown a pushrod. They all sound the same, to me. No black smoke, just a terrible...
• Rocker & Chip kits ready to go!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 16:04:07 -0800
  ...825.00 gets you a set of Berg Rockers, Scat Chromoly Pushrods and the > Performance Chip for your 86-91 Vanagon with the 022...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 21 May 2017 12:21:30 -0700
  ...Re-checked rockers > and pushrods on #1 cylinder head. Put a little oil into cylinder #1. > Checked compression. 0 PSI. Installed new plugs. Engine...
• Re: Oil pressure summary
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:33:06 -0700
  ...Space is tight between the pushrod tubes, but if you can fit a tee fine, and I prefer rubber hoses too, copper will eventually...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 10:28:47 -0700
  ...how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover so i have been perusing the archives looking for hints as i begin my...
• Re: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:27:34 -0700
  ...The pushrod seems extended a bit, enough that I can't > get a feeler gauge in there... All of the other cylinders seem to...
• Re: Tin Trivia
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 22:23:03 -0400
  ...At the >> very >> least, they're there to protect the pushrod tubes.....though they may have >> other benefits as well such as channelling air...
• Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:26:09 -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...
• got the key!!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 22:29:05 -0800
  ...I'm thinking maybe a rod bearing or a bent pushrod (they can sound as bad as a bad rod), I have to check...
• I hear ya tappin
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 23:34:00 -0400
  ...Am I headded for trouble here? Sticky pushrod? TIA Jim in Atlanta with sometimes tappin' Herbie, 85 Westy
• Noisy cylinder head
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:02:40 -0600
  ...My guess is that the rocker assembly has loosened and a pushrod is rattling. But I really have no idea and have not yet...
• Rear (pulley) seal on Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 12:11:16 -0500
  ...of the leak (it appears to be around the seal, the pushrod tubes, valve cover gaskets and drain plug look OK), I like to...
• Re: head diagnosis
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 May 2000 07:57:26 EDT
  ...If you are really picky have them remove the lower engine tin that cover the pushrod tubes. Take a look at the gaskets and...
• Best flushing method - 2.1,and maintenance questions.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 10:53:26 -0500
  ...1 What is the best way to do this without removing the pushrod covers to access the head drain bolts ? 2 Where can I...
• Re: Oil Light Discovery-Fram Filters
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 08:50:47 -0500
  ...Leave the stock low pressure sender(4.4 psi) between the pushrod tubes in place to warn of problems at the beartings. One could...
• Re: pushrod leak question
  Historical mailing list - anthony kimmons
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 12:10:56 -0500
  ...The bumper and end caps are history, > and I seem to have developed a leak at/around my left front pushrod > tube. It doesn...
• Vanagon parts (1.9l and 2.1l) $15ea (in Portland, Oregon)
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:46:46 -0700
  ...both headers, J-pipes, engine shields) for both engines Engine pieces (injectors, runners, pistons, pushrods & tubes, coolant tanks, coolant hoses, ECMs, etc.) Body parts...
• Re: Grover's recovery thus far
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:30:48 -0700
  re "The clatter and power loss was traced back to a badly seated pushrod (or two) . Next time I put head gaskets on an...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:39:34 -0700
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• Tune-up parts list?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 17:42:10 -0700
  ...Anything I should add to my list? Head Gaskets sealant water pump hoses (which ones?) plugs wires distributor cap pushrod seals belts Thanks, Joel
• Re: damaged push rod tubes vanagon
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Sat, 1 May 2004 19:53:40 -0400
  ...The bent one doesn't worry me but the worn one do, carefuly monitor the valve gap on this pushrod, by that i mean...
• Re: 87 rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - Paul B.
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 19:43:28 -0400
  ...Loosen the valve adjusting screw until it just touches the pushrod - then tighten two full turns. Do this for each cylinder. The first cylinder...
• '83 wasserboxer - valve adjustment advice?
  Historical mailing list - James, Daniel
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 11:33:53 -0800
  ...Rocker arm, then turn them til they're tight up against (pushrod?) then back them up (or sock them down) some fixed # of turns...
• valve lash adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:25:44 -0700
  ...I am wondering if I am getting lash +1/3 turn wheIi am adjusting to that spec.When adjusted, I can twist the pushrod...
• Bent valve push rod
  Historical mailing list - Ed Lloyd
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:40:27 -0400
  ...When I pulled the #1 cyl pushrod out of the tube it was bent! Curved into a bow shape. Not kinked or creased, but...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Fri, 11 May 2007 10:42:50 -0400
  ...The Vanagon pushrods tubes don't really need sealant, unless the case >mating surface is pitted, i put some to again, hold the tubes...
• Oil Cooler Location opinions
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:28:57 -0500
  ...My other consideration is mounting it under the left side of the engine just under the pushrod tin where it would be out in...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 05:36:35 -0600
  ...Test for that by removing the rockers and pushrods and smacking the tops of the valve stems with a brass or plastic hammer. You...
• Clutch adjustment on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Bracken
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 11:49:52 -0800
  ...the Bentley book is at the clutch master cylinder clevis-to-pushrod, and I can't even feel that part, never mind see it...
• Re: everybody knows them to be high maintenance
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:43:06 -0500
  ...The thought > of any pushrod engine cruising at 4000+ RPM is > frightening, especially when the redline is 5K. The SOHC VTEC engine in my...
• Re: Push rods change?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:14:44 -0700
  ...You cannot change them with original ones because they are like the old type 1 pushrod tubes. You might be able to replace them...
• Re: oil light problem
  Historical mailing list - Ken Ehlert
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 10:08:39 -0600
  ...The wire would periodically short to the sheet metal cover under the pushrod tubes. "Mark B. Magee" wrote: > > Jaime, > I am having the same...
• VDO Oil Sender Setup
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 16 May 2012 10:03:40 -0400
  ...a flex hose connected to low oil pressure switch port between pushrod tubes. A T-connector provides connections to the dual-pole sender and...
• Re: Heater Box Repairs and Aluminum
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 15:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...It also made the engine compartment look very nice and clean until a pushrod tube started leaking. PEJ
• Re: Pushrod tubes and N&D Automotive
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Oct 1996 11:21:28 -0300 (ADT)
  >Sorry about the missing subject in my previous message. I also >forgot to provide N&D's phone number. It is: (905) 625-9393...
• Re: rebuilt head and rocker arm clearance
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:32:43 -0500
  ...BTW the pushrods were definately seated in the > lifters. Has anyone else run into this problem? If so, what was > the > solution? Can a...
• Re: Parts suppliers for "Half Liley"?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 07:40:04 -0500
  ...Ratio rocker arms? Chromoly pushrods? Bosh Platinum 4 spark plugs? Please help. Joel
• Re: AT speeds/rpm's
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 18:39:48 -0400
  ...Any pushrod engine don't sound good at high rev, only my point of view Best regards, Ben
• Re: brakes breaks
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:50:09 -0400
  ...I have wondered if the pushrod on the master cylinder is mis-adjusted, but I have never been able to see (or even touch...
• Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 00:45:24 -0500
  ...decide where contact is! I push even lightly on the bottom (pushrod side) of the rocker arm to preload it, then tighten the adjusting...