Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 11+: 60 results shown for Rocker.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• For Sale: '89 Vanagon Carat $4500 obo
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:39:53 EDT
  ...cruise, AT, cold AC, rear facing jumpseats, weekender sofabed, fiberglass bumpers/rocker panels, alloy wheels (5 of them) 136k mi, no leaks, started right...
• FS: fiberglass front bumper $45
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 13:51:23 EDT
  ...also have misc fiberglass side pieces/rocker trim/ ground effects body moulding whatever you want to call it p-mail if interested chris
• Re: anyone have a westy with this passenger side jumpseat/storage box??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 13:30:18 EST
  ...ps, on the subject of vanagon jacks - here's a FYI..my vanagon has the full fiberglass bodykit (rocker skirts etc - i added them...
• Re: Brand new leaky rocker covers
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sat, 27 Oct 2012 13:59:15 -0400
  ...Brand new leaky rocker covers > > Don > I would make sure everything is flat and clean. Then glue > the gaskets to the valve covers with...
• Re: 2.5 litre upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Dec 1995 19:46:07 -0500
  ...In fact ratio rockers for a type 1 and a late model (71+ up) oil pump will fit and work perfectly. For high performance...
• 85 Westie FS
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 15:12:13 -0800
  ...Rebuilt 2.1 litre upgrade AVP engine with ratio rockers and 1k on it, new radiator, battery, water pump, hoses, windshield. Van is practically...
• AW: I will have a WBX "My Way" or nothing else...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 23:35:51 -0800
  ...Solid rocker shafts Roller tip aluminum high Ratio rocker arms racing valve locks Cromoly cut to fit push rods Cromoly valve spring keepers Counterweighted...
• Re: Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 24 May 2012 11:17:25 -0400
  ...In terms of bolt on you are limited to ratio rockers and exhaust. If you want to split the case, you can install a...
• Re: West Propane tanks & east coast tunnels
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:10:18 -0500
  I put the rocker panel skirts from a non-Westy on my Westy and painted to match. The driver side just barely allows the...
• Fwd: Re: Instant Horse Power Update
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 11 May 2000 12:56:42 -0500
  ...The ratio rockers, only allow the cam to add some more lift, which at best does little or nothing, unless you have better fuel...
• Re: Ooh look, we can get PopTopHeaven vans on eBay
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:27:05 -0500
  >> Have a look at he pic of the driver's side --- looks to me like they painted over the typical rust on the rocker...
• Re: Price breakdowns On The ECO/Rocker "KIT" and Comments about ZOOMIN!
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 22:32:26 -0400
  ...Yes $450 for a set of rockers is outlandish, pure highway robbery, I could have them carved from billet for less, yes $50 to...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 May 2017 01:22:33 +0000
  V2hlbiByZS1pbnN0YWxsaW5nIHRoZSByb2NrZXJzIHRlY2huaXF1ZSBpcyBwYXJ0IG9mIHRoZSBq b2IuIFNldHRpbmcgdGhlIGVuZ2luZSB0byB0b3AgZGVhZCBjZW50ZXIgYW5kIGJhY2tpbmcgdGhl IHZhbHZlIGFkanVzdGluZyBzY3Jld3Mgb3V0IG1ha2VzIGl0IGVhc3kgdG8gaW5zdGFsbCB0aGUg cm9ja2Vycywgcm90YXRpbmcgdGhlIHB1c2ggcm9kcyB0byBtYWtlIHN1cmUgdGhleSBhcmUgc2Vh dGVkIHByb3Blcmx5LiBUaGVuIGRvIGEgcHJvcGVyIHZhbHZlIGFkanVzdG1lbnQuIEFuZCB5b3Ug d2lsbCBrbm93IHRoZXkgYXJlIGFzIHRoZXkgc2hvdWxkIGJlLiBPbmUgcG9pbnQgaXMgdGhhdCB0 aGUgdmFsdmUgYWRqdXN0ZXJzIGRvIHdlYXIgaW50byB0aGUgdmFsdmUgc3RlbXMuIE9uIGhpZ2gg bWlsZWFnZSBlbmdpbmVzIGl0IGlzIGEgZ29vZCBpZGVhIHRvIHJlcGxhY2UgdGhlIGFkanVzdGlu ZyBzY3Jld3MgYW55dGltZSB0aGV5IHdpbGwgYmUgZGlzdHVyYmVkLiBIYXZpbmcgdGhlIHNjcmV3 cyBhbmQgdmFsdmUgc3RlbXMgdGVhciBlYWNoIG90aGVyIHVwIGNhbiBtYWtlIGZvciBhIGJpdCBv ZiBhIG1lc3MuIA0KDQpEZW5uaXMNCg0KDQotLS0tLU9yaWdpbmFsIE1lc3NhZ2UtLS0tLQ0KRnJv bTogVmFuYWdvbiBNYWlsaW5nIExpc3QgW21haWx0bzp2YW5hZ29uQGdlcnJ5LnZhbmFnb24uY29t XSBPbiBCZWhhbGYgT2YgTmVpbCBODQpTZW50OiBTdW5kYXksIE1heSAyMSwgMjAxNyAzOjIyIFBN DQpUbzogdmFuYWdvbkBHRVJSWS5WQU5BR09OLkNPTQ0KU3ViamVjdDogUmU6IDIuMSBXQlggUHVz aCBSb2RzLiBNYWtlIFN1cmUgVGhleSdyZSBTZWF0ZWQhIFdhczogMi4xIHdieCByb2NrZXIsIHB1 c2hyb2RzDQoNCk9uZSB0cmljayBJJ2QgdGhvdWdodCBvZiB0byBoZWxwIGtlZXAgdGhlIHB1c2gg cm9kIHNlYXRlZCBkdXJpbmcgYXNzZW1ibHkgd2FzIHRvIGFwcGx5IGdyZWFzZSB0byBwdXNoIHJv ZCBlbmQgdGhhdCBzZWF0cyB0byBsaWZ0ZXIuDQpTZWVtcyBJIHdhc24ndCBmYXIgb2ZmIHRoZSBt YXJrLiBBcHBseWluZyBncmVhc2Ugc2VlbWVkIHJpc2tpbmcgaW4gdGVybXMgb2YgcG90ZW50aWFs bHkgYmxvY2tpbmcgdGhlIHB1c2ggcm9kIHBhc3NhZ2Ugc28gSSB0cmllZCBzb21lIGVuZ2luZSBh c3NlbWJseSBsdWJlIGluc3RlYWQuIFRoaXMgZGlkbid0IHJlYWxseSBoZWxwLiBJJ2QgdGhpbmsg aWYgdGhlIHN1cmZhY2Ugb2YgdGhlIGxpZnRlciB3YXMgb2lsIGZyZWUsIHRoZSBncmVhc2UgdHJp Y2sgd291bGQgd29yay4NCg0KRnJvbSBoZXJlOg0KDQpodHRwOi8vd2ViLmFyY2hpdmUub3JnL3dl Yi8yMDA1MDMwOTA2NTE1Ni9odHRwOi8vd3d3LmJvc3RvbmVuZ2luZS5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZXMvd2F0...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip and rockers
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:41:49 EST
  In a message dated 1/13/00 09:07:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, lindgre@ONLINE.NO writes: << The engine was an Audi/VW...
• 85 Westie FS
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 13:01:45 -0800
  ...Rebuilt 2.1 litre upgrade AVP engine with ratio rockers and 1k on it, new radiator, battery, water pump, hoses, windshield. Van is practically...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:28:49 -0500
  ...The will have a bad rocker geometry and make for a noisy engine. If something is wrong it will need to be fixed. A...
• Questions about Bent Pushrods and Repair
  Historical mailing list - Cary
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 01:23:08 GMT
  ...the related rocker arm, and slide it over, or do I have to unbolt and remove the shaft holding all four rocker arms? I...
• Re: Subject: Leaking valve covers
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 00:32:51 -0800
  ...Todd '88 Westy George Thorburn wrote: > Todd > A few years ago I installed 1:25 to 1 ratio rockers on my 1.9 WBX...
• Re: Problem with local service shop (vancouver, BC)... slight rant
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 11:01:31 -0800
  ...This > will only be done by > screws not being properly hardened, incorrect angle > of the rocker to the > valve stem, ( if the seats were...
• Re: Eurospec, Chip rocker, K & N filter, Jeff,,,,,,,
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 00:20:29 EDT
  ...Could you briefly elaborate (or provide me a link) on the "Eurospec" details? What's the scoop on the chip rocker, filter and exhaust...
• Hello again and '91 lifter replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 14:03:24 -0400
  ...Anyway, I pulled the valve cover and rocker arms and have found what I think is the problem. Two of the four lifters on...
• Rebuild jitters
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 12:33:05 -0700
  ...When I disassemble I plan on examining the pistons, heads, cylinders, pushrods, rods, lifters, rockers carefully. I am also entertaining the idea of taking...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 16:31:59 -0800
  ...back out the adjusting screw until it is flush with the > rocker arm, then turn engine to TDC on #1 and start from there...
• Re: thinking about buying...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 00:17:41 EDT
  ...Dan >> Buy 87 or newer Westy with the rocker and E.C.U. chip performance upgrade and you wont have a power problem. See...
• Re: Wow--150hp engine (snicker snicker)
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 23:18:15 -0700
  ...pushing 150 HP >what with the stump pulling cam, dual webers, rockers, larger pistons, >ported heads, yada, yada, yada.... >So, 150 HP out of...
• For Sale broken 1.9, ECU & accessories
  Historical mailing list - Baja Leo
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 22:06:16 -0700
  ...a 1.9 with a head leak and a bad cylinder. Rocker arm broke and there is no compression in that cylinder. Good ECU...
• Re: fog lights
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 02:18:18 +0800
  The relay for my Hella XL's is controlled through the headlight switch and a VW 3-position rocker switch also mounted in the...
• Re: Valve adjust after head job
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 2 Oct 2013 14:05:36 -0700
  ...on a level/horizontal engine ..assemble the rocker arms onto the pushrods to there's just a little tension on the pushrods .. reach down...
• Re: anti-theft for diesel vanagons?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 15:15:49 -0500 (EST)
  ...ant-theft device for busses is extensive rust, especially > in the rocker panels and roof. > Or convert it to diesel. :) -- Jerry Huff Data General...
• Re: REPOST! ECU CHIP AND ROCKERS UPGRADE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 23:44:23 -0400
  >I'm interested in what happens to the longevity of the engine. It's >not rocket science...more power, same basic hardware, more wear...
• Re: paint code
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 17:05:49 +0200
  ...How can I find the paint code, if its missing, for my 90 multivan which is >Orly blue with silver/gray rocker panels? >Don >
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Rolle...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 23:08:37 EDT
  In a message dated 8/28/00 10:48:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pdooley@gte.net writes: << No thanks, Robert. I'll go...
• Re: lifter's sticking
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 10:13:27 -0800
  >Adjust the valves after this, Bob says .060 with a feeler gauge and I say >one turn after the rocker arm touches your valve...
• Re: Need some fiberglass pieces
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:26:05 EST
  ...and the small piece behind the passenger front door. > > i have a bunch of fiberglass bodykit/rocker moulding pieces if anyone needs anything.. chris
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:28:54 -0400
  ...and I have never before heard someone call valve covers or rocker covers "Push rod" covers nor push rod tubes ... which should, I would...
• Installing Aussie chip
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 16:36:18 -0700
  ...be a week before I get the rockers installed - anyone tried the chip without the rockers? Any problems? (I am assuming not - just a...
• Re: undercoating body work (MSDS)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 17:39:17 -0700
  ...A body shop cut > out the old rocker panel and installed a new one and > repainted the left side. Looks great. > > They also sprayed...
• Re: How Do I remove frig/cabinets
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:19:41 -0400
  ...How Do I remove frig/cabinets How Do I remove frig/cabinets? I want to see if the rocker panel has rust. -- "Until one...
• Re: Mill Supply battery trays for Breadloafs:
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Apr 95 10:03:01 EDT
  ...I origionaly said, all the steel I ordered from them including rockers and battery tray for my '76 fit perfectly and were of incredible...
• A/C Condensation Hose Outlet
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 10:26:41 -0400
  Hey All, I ran the A/C yesterday on my 86 GL and noticed the condensation was flowing from my left rocker panel. I...
• Re: Was engle 100 cam in a waterboxer Now more than you ever wanted to know about WBX cams
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Sun, 11 Apr 2004 11:51:04 -0600
  ...This cam has 0.430" lift with 1.1 rockers, and has an sdvertised duration of 255 degrees, with .050" duration of 225 degrees...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info.
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 09:59:18 -0700
  ...The chip will not > work otherwise. > > The chip can be run without rockers for about a 10% power boost, but they > _strongly_ recommended against...
• Re: Vanagon rocker covers??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 14 Jun 95 09:53:12 CDT
  On Wed, 14 Jun 95 09:40:35 CDT Tim Smith said: >Hi all, the rockers on my '87 Syncro GL are covered in...
• Re: It happens every 100k - vanagons with over 200k mi
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 10:06:21 -0800
  ...other > than > some rusty rockers (the '90 carat actually had huge holes in the drivers > side > rocker, underneath the fiberglass trim) they were still...
• Adjusting lifters preload
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 9 Oct 2019 10:34:45 -0700
  hi all, after installing new rocker arms and adjusting the preload by a mechanic, the valves on my 2.1 WBX are noisy when...
• Re: Storage box ideas for under rocker panel area needed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 20:45:40 -0700
  RE: Underside boxes and 'hole in the floor' type storage boxes Not knocking the idea at all but keep in mind that if you...
• Re: Adjusting Valves
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Feb 1995 14:03:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...For real fun, set the valves on a Triumph Spitfire, engine running, > gauge in one hand, screwdriver in other, everything blurred by the rocker...
• Thinking of selling the van...Anyone Interested in So Cal area?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 14:55:50 -0800
  ...1990 White 2.1 L motor with some modifications, intake, exhaust, ignition, and ratio rockers... 4spd tranny 16" Ronal R28 Wheels Grey Cloth/Grey...
• 85 Westie FS 2.1 litre upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 07:27:59 -0800
  ...Rebuilt 2.1 litre upgrade AVP engine with ratio rockers and 1k on it, new radiator, battery, water pump, hoses, windshield. Van is practically...
• Re: Rapture Texture Coating-Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Adam Butler
  Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:28:04 -0500
  ...In fact I'm trying to plan my trip so I can make a stop in and have my rocker panels prepped and sprayed...
• Re: sigh..... lifter adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 18:52:10 -0700
  ...When pulley and a set of valves were in the correct position (closed) I backed out each adjuster until I could **just** feel rocker...
• Re: how tight on pushrods?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 14:17:14 -0500
  ...how tight on pushrods? >Hey, I tightened up my head bolts a while back and had to take the rocker >arms off and everything...
• New Body Work Toy
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Fri, 12 Apr 96 19:29:02 -0700
  ...I cut a driver side rocker off a bus that is going to the crusher in about 30 minutes. This really works great. It...
• Re: Are waterboxers junk?ECU CHIP.
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 02:43:36 EDT
  ...A ECU chip, pushrods and rockers. Contact vwmaster@VOLKS-MOTORSPORTS.COM.M Michael.
• Fw: Calculating Horsepower?
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 19:55:07 -0500
  ...Calculating Horsepower? With all the chipping and ratio rocker being installed I've been thinking there might be a way to estimate HP by...
• Usable Parts--Aircooled 83 to Watercooled 84
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 15:41:37 EDT
  ...Ditto rocker arms, pushrods and lifters? TIA, John Houser, Jr. 84 westy
• Re: '91 Carat - maintenance report
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 18:47:38 -0500
  ...The push rods, being squeezed extra hard by the lifters at the botton of the valve train and the rockers at the top, had...
• Re: Aircooled hydrolic lifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 08:03:22 -0400
  ...The 1.9 and 2.1 engines I build get a .030 ths berg rocker shim to keep the screw sticking out enough does...
• Re: VALVE RETAIER
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:04:24 -0500
  ...VALVE RETAIER > Darrel > saw your post about the retainer hitting the rocker > the grooves that the keepers sit in are wiped out the valve...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip--let's test it!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 14:39:08 -0500
  ...Below that speed its action would be affected by the high-lift rockers. Of course the rockers would cause the AFM to be wide...