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• <FS> '86 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 16:42:32 -0300
  ...both bumpers chrome/straight engine?? judging by crust free heads, shiney pushrod tubes etc, I'd say it's been redone in last 3...
• it was just a small leak on the left head in the front of the head
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 20:01:43 -0800
  ...I had removed the pushrod tube cover to determine that it always leaked after shutdown on short runs left head in the front. Think...
• Re: Cold start oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 11 May 2021 21:06:03 -0400
  ...part of a recent project, I pulled the sender between the pushrod tubes and put that with the VDO sender on a tee about...
• I can't believe this!
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 16:45:23 -0500
  ...Pushrod tubes could not possible get into the engine airstream this way -- at least I wouldn't think so. Where else??? -- Harmon Seaver hseaver...
• GEX update...
  Historical mailing list - 2 Amys and a Bren
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 16:57:19 +0000
  ...week! Gotta love it! The fellas at the shop cite "weeping pushrod tubes" as the source of my irritation. I found GEX on the...
• Re: 0.9 bar or 1.8 bar Oil Press Switch Bullshit
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 13:54:44 EST
  ...writes: << You have two oil pressure senders, one is located above pushrod tubes on left side of engine, underneath the tin (this is the...
• Re: coil over springs / V6anagon chronicles
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 11:10:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...For my next trick, I will install all steel pushrods and a torque-rod/bellcrank affair. Can you say "Rube Goldberg"? But it will...
• Re: diagnosis--blown piston ring?
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:45:37 -0700
  ...is it normal for blow by to travel through the pushrod tubes and out through the head cover? seems like the dipstick or crankcase...
• Re: I get no respect
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 17:30:07 -0400
  ...My only consolation comes from the current > state of a leaky pushrod tube that sprays a fine mist of 40-weight on the > front...
• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:44:54 -0600
  ...But the engine was out of service while the oil cooler seal was replaced and two pushrod tubes were replaced on the side opposite...
• Performance after Rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - J Wagner
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 20:54:41 -0500
  ...bearings camshaft lifters oil pump rings waterpump plugs, leads, distributer cap and rotor among other things(like gaskets, pushrod tubes, clamps...nothing else major...
• Re: Empty Lifter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:51:26 -0600
  ...I was thinking of pouring some oil down the tube and then pushing on the lifter numerous times with the pushrod to see if...
• Bummed and need advise about my 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - James B. Morris
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:37:42 -0500
  Well boys and girls..........I replaced a pushrod tube on my Vanagon Saturday (THANKS!! Ron Salmon and the Bus Depot for the expedient service...
• questions...
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  15 May 96 20:25:04 EDT
  ...2) Is it possible to replace the pushrod tube seals with the engine in. If it's possible is it easy or is it...
• Re: Sticky or noisey Tappets
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Aug 94 23:06:33 ADT
  ...has anyone else fought with pushrod tube replacement? Remember the old models needed to have the heads removed to do this, then the mid...
• Help! Engine rattle from '84 Vanagon 1.9l gas - TERMINAL?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 18:34:17 +0100
  ...The tinware prevented me getting close to the pushrod tubes so I could not tell exactly where it was coming from. The ticking/knocking...
• Re: Euro-Elec: UPDATE 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:58:44 EST
  ...The pressure sender between the pushrod tubes shouldn't make the light come on until you are showing a pressure of around 3 psi...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 May 2012 16:23:56 -0700
  ...It is the pushrod tube condition that is a bit unusual, nice and shiny. I'll set up spare bellhousing and do comp test...
• Suddenly, no oil pressure. Disaster??
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 11:02:23 -0700
  ...This began immediately after replacing two pushrod tubes with adjustable pushrod tubes.I had to remove the rocker arm to do this. The switch...
• Too Much Head Sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Tue, 9 Apr 2013 00:46:58 -0400
  ...I added another film of black sealant, added some more yellow sealant under the cap nuts, left the 51813 on the pushrod tube seals...
• Re: uh-oh
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:38:17 -0800
  ...this claim supported by > the cleanliness of the heads, brand new pushrod tubes, etc. So -- > what's my best first action to address this...
• JM060356@AOL.COM
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:04:30 -0800
  ...old sealer a clean head is a good seal rotate the pushrod tubes as you torque the head so they seal well what other...
• O-Rings, was: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 12:20:24 -0500
  ...I'd be up their with Bill Gates if I had a dollar for every type-4 I found with leaking push-rod tubes...
• Vanagon Clearance sale: '81 L, '90 Carat...
  Historical mailing list - ok artguy
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 08:59:21 -0500
  ...paint � Gas heater is non-op � Horn needs to be rewired � Pushrod tubes drip a little bit Asking $950 '90 GL Carat Good: � Dee...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 12:10:49 -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: help me stop the oil light from blinking!
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 08:23:20 +0300
  ...Sensor one, is located between the pushrod tubes of number 3 and 4 cylinders. This sensor is grounded when the oil pressure is under...
• Running a 1.9 without any head gasket
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:12:20 -0800
  ...The problem is a pushrod tube was punctured somehow. these alujinum foil devices are fragile. I will cleanit off and pull outthe JB again...
• Re: Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Sullivan, Kevin
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 10:07:35 -0800
  ...Can you just remove the pushrod tube w/o the head? I've done head work on American mid-cam cars and several overhead...
• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:46:41 -0600
  ...But the engine was > out of service while the oil cooler seal was replaced and two pushrod tubes > were replaced on the side opposite...
• Engine Rebuild week 4 - Valve knock question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 13:47:23 -0700
  ...stethoscopes around) and the sound is coming from the 2 outside pushrod tubes. I can't tell if it is in the valve cover...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:53:00 -0400
  ...maybe one of those drains in the water jackets near the pushrod tubes? Only one of mine will loosen... Have to consider the thermostat...
• Re: installing oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 03:22:46 -0500
  ...both the original VW sender and the VDO sender underneath the pushrod tubes and still clear the shield. I took photos of it for...
• Re: Will loud lifters ruin my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:17:42 -0600
  ...pushrods, take a big a**ed pair of pliers to the tubes and pull them out. Get the lifters out and replace the tubes...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 May 2012 17:48:13 -0700
  ...It is the pushrod tube condition that is a bit unusual, nice and shiny. > > I'll set up spare bellhousing and do comp test...
• Re: '81 Engine work
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 21 Jun 1995 15:17:14 -0700 (PDT)
  James Brill writes: > > I am helping a friend to replace the pushrod tube seals on his '81 > Westy. When he pops the valve cover...
• Re: Some basic TypeIV engine help, please
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 20:57:23 -0400
  ...heard was the engine was leaking oil and the right-side pushrod tube oil seals had been replaced somewhere around Eureka, California. Of course...
• Re: Repost: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timingproblem?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 08:55:59 +1000
  ...I stopped, investigated, found the problem and replaced the offending pushrod tube at the roadside, topped up the oil and went on my way...
• Re: Rocky Mtn Westy Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 1 Apr 2015 10:34:40 -0700
  ...It requires omission or modification of one of the pushrod tube covers. The slip joint clamps are difficult to get leak-free, especially after...
• Re: Cracked heads, 2.0 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 18:39:45 -0500
  ...This engine actually ran > pretty well but had developed oil leaks from the pushrod tubes and I > wanted to check out the piston/cylinder...
• Re: VDO Oil Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 16 Oct 1999 02:57:51 -0700
  ...the DOP sender inside the stone guard aaand away from the pushrod tubes. Will be draining coolant in a couple weeks and could photograph...
• More Valve Lifter Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 17:24:08 -0400
  ...I ordered a lifter and a "collapsable pushrod tube from The Bus Depot. While I wait for delivery, I'm trying to figure out...
• Re: Is the Digitool still available from someone???
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:20:13 -0800
  ...driving oil pressure sensor with an extension tube and a hole cut in the left pushrod tube shield. I did both myself. I can...
• 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: Oil Cooler Location opinions
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:55:58 -0500
  ...Maybe removing the pushrod tin would > give me more room and the oil cooler would "protect" the tubes > instead. No fans for this option...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:22:27 EST
  ...benplace.com (thanks so much for that page Ben) says to use loctite 518 on the pushrod tube seals and the black cylinder O...
• Re: misc
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 30 Aug 94 14:21:54 PDT
  ...I took off my heat exchangers and air pipes, had them hot-tanked, and changed my pushrod tube seals. Know what? My heater *still...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:21:46 -0500
  ...Changed two pushrod tubes that were leaking. Put everything back in place, adjusted the valves, put 20-50 oil in the engine, and went...
• click click
  Historical mailing list - michael.r.robison
  3 Jun 96 10:08:15
  ...The engine does not feel as powerful as before (we did a minor rebuild, new pushrod tubes, adjusted valves, etc). Seems to be running...
• Re: about to switch to amsoil,
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:27:13 -0700
  ...I replaced three pushrod tubes (with > collapsables) when I changed the oil. > > Before I changed the oil, the oil pressure light never came on...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:14:10 -0700
  ...86 > vanagon, my Bentley points to the drain plugs between the pushrod tubes as > the proper location to drain. These plugs are accessible after...
• valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 25 May 2004 23:17:20 -0500
  ...or at least that's my experience - same's true for pushrod tube seals - use oil). Over the course of about 2 months, I...
• Re: Suddenly, no oil pressure. Disaster??
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 16:25:49 -0400
  ...This > began immediately after replacing two pushrod tubes > with adjustable pushrod tubes.I had to remove the > rocker arm to do this. The switch...
• Building that engine, but got sidetracked with the car (part2)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 22:47:42 -0700
  ...Pull pushrod tubes apart well past spec, (over 7.5") so they'll be squished real tight. Attempt to clean tube seals. While this...
• Re: Oil Light Discovery-Fram Filters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:44:45 -0600
  ...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: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:57:01 -0400
  ...It might be possible he connected the wiring wrong. ?Which sensor is the temp 2? The one in between the the pushrods or near...
• Re: Some potentially stupid questions
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 09:15:19 -0700
  ...There should be one under each set of pushrods tubes, IIRC. > Is there power that comes from the antenna port in the radio? If...
• Replacing broken valve lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Capra
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:10:24 -0700
  ...After a talk with the mechanic, the service manager admits reluctantly that - yes, you can do a replacement with the collapsible pushrod tube, but...
• Re: Decision Time
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 10:42:05 -0500
  ...Now it needs, front end bushing, all new hoses, pushrod tube seals, and the trans cooler is leaking, so who knows how much that...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 10:12:06 -0500
  I had a braided stainless steel Aeroquip #4 teflon hose made to connect under the pushrod tubes and then curl up the #3 cylinder...
• Re: The New Vanagon Bentley Manual is Awesome!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:57:12 -0500
  ...Bob gave me some of the spring-loaded pushrod tubes so I could take them out to look at. Yours, David Yours, David