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2.1L Power-Up Grade
Historical mailing list
Wed, 4 Nov 1998 19:50:13 PST
...All bearings, rings, seals and hoses almost all parts will be German. Blue-Printed stock oil pump: (gear end clearance set to .00, chamfered...
Re: Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 4 Jun 2012 23:57:53 -0400
At 07:53 PM 6/4/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >Is Bentley sufficient for R&Ring the front rotors and pads on an...
Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 3 Jan 2006 08:10:14 -0800
...the sealing surface) so I have a freshly machined replacement from AVP to replace it with. Needless to say the O ring was replaced...
Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:50:28 -0700
...The little green o-rings that keep coolant away from the metal combustion sealing rings at the top of the barrels........you'll find...
Flywheel, shims, seals, (long)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 19:22:25 EST
...I was very careful not to gouge the housing >and finished the removal job with a Scotch Brite pad to polish the sealing >surface...
Re: AT problems again - Dennis H.?
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Fri, 26 Sep 2003 13:31:32 -0400
...The direct drive drum assembly >relies on piston style ring for sealing while it spins on the pump hub. >These rings can break due...
UPDATE RE: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:02:40 -0400
...the combustion chamber in a way that will destroy the pistons, rings, and cylinders. Slow leaks also destroy the engine bearings even before you...
Re: Coolant mystery
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:57:35 -0700
...If your system is pressurizing from a leaking sealing ring at the cylinder/head interface, it's rebuild time. But that usually leads to...
Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 3 Jan 2006 09:07:59 -0700
...the sealing > surface) so I have a freshly machined replacement from AVP to replace it > with. Needless to say the O ring was replaced...
Re: 1.9L still a problem child (update)
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sun, 14 Aug 2005 22:35:21 -0400
...did having it set for 2 years did the lifters over charge or the rings are gummed up and not sealing?? im even more...
Re: 89 Bluestar project
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 3 Feb 2014 07:56:40 -0800
...I have no reason to suspect that the rings > > need replacement so I would really like to avoid any loosening or > > movement of the...
Re: Cooling system questions
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 13 Feb 2016 08:44:20 -0500
...Now put that bolt back in, making sure the copper-sealing ring is in place and leave it about two turns from closed. Open...
FS: '87 GL
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Sat, 24 Oct 1998 23:33:10 -0400
...So A/C has been open for some time, I bought some new O-rings and a new drier and have yet to put...
Re: Auto tranny and diff mating questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 06:24:49 -0400
...I'm sure it would be a bad thing to slip up and score sealing surfaces, so are there any special tools, techniques etc...
Re: 89 Bluestar project
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sun, 2 Feb 2014 09:51:13 -0500
...I have no reason to suspect that the rings need replacement so I would really like to avoid any loosening or movement of the...
Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:18:13 -0800
...the sealing >surface) so I have a freshly machined replacement from AVP to replace it >with. Needless to say the O ring was replaced...
Re: The Head is Off, Assume Cracked?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 7 Apr 2014 20:11:01 -0400
...The sealing o-ring at the top of the front cylinder looked damaged (or deteriorated) compared to the same o-ring on the rear...
Re: CIS Experts: engine does not start (long)
Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 22:03:15 -0400
...do a piston ring swap on the 5 cylinder because >there was too much blue smoke during deacceleration. The >sealing of the ventshafts were...
Re: Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:16:14 -0500
...The metal gaskets at the top of the cylinders are where the real sealing occurs. The green rings are just there to keep the...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:08:29 +0000
...wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed > sealing > > rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system, and that...
Re: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil... more questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:17:47 -0500
...wavy spring washer" inside/behind the cap- are these part of sealing at the flanges, and thus should be replaced as well? (which may...
Re: Advice on an Oil-pump oily gasket slow leak
Historical mailing list - David Devere
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 12:21:55 -0500
...These are self sealing nuts with a washer on the back so it is possible that maybe one or both of the bottom nuts...
Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:38:26 -0700
...To make a positive seal to the backplate, a rubber o-ring is used at the base of the cartridge. The backplate has four...
carbon monoxide leaking through the head gasket into the cooling system test.
Historical mailing list - roger sisler
Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:43:38 -0700
...leak where exhaust goes into the radiator?Like a bad copper sealing ring on a vanagon? I hear that an emissions probe that you...
Re: cracked AMC heads question
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:50:27 -0400
...3.7 mm thick. >>>>Put the head on temporarily ( with metal sealing rings at the top of >>>> >>>> >>the >> >> >>>>barrels ) and measure the water gasket...
Re: nuts vs head gasket job
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:10:07 -0700
...those small green o-rings that keep coolant away from the metal sealing rings on top of the barrels.. they go south in a...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 19:35:59 -0800
...So, if the cylinder pulls up even a little with the head do I assume it needs to have the O-ring at the...
Re: wanted: exhaust part number
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:22:28 -0800
...a three-bolt flange, right ? what is important is that there is a sealing ring in there .. OR just a flat flange gasket. and...
Re: The Head is Off, Assume Cracked?
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Mon, 7 Apr 2014 20:14:00 -0500
...The > sealing o-ring at the top of the front cylinder looked damaged (or > deteriorated) compared to the same o-ring on the rear...
Re: Anyone repaired plastic coolant tubes??
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:53:15 -0700
...No additional sealing is required. The theory is that the brass insert is butting against the end of the steel insert and will keep...
Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:20:04 -0800
...I’d also replace the TB sealing ring while you are at it. Mine was completely compressed and hard as a rock, making it...
Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:37:28 -0800
...t you changing the compression by flycutting both sealing > surfaces, just to get the proper sealing dimension at the water > surface? > > Jim > > On Jan...
Re: Gas tank leaks (LONG)
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Nowaczek
Mon, 5 Oct 1998 11:34:26 -0600
...Remember to ALWAYS replace the o-ring seal any time the sender is removed. BEWARE of rebuilt/remanufactured tanks. There are internal pipes leading...
Re: Pitted Heads
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Wed, 7 Jun 2000 03:20:39 -0700
...Due to the construction of the waterboxer, if you mill the coolant sealing surface, you must also equally mill the combustion surface. Great if...
Re: cracked AMC heads question
Historical mailing list - --------
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:16:35 -0400
...3.7 mm thick. >>>>> Put the head on temporarily ( with metal sealing rings at the top of >>>>> >>>>> >>> the >>> >>> >>>>> barrels ) and measure the water gasket...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 23:21:15 -0400
...wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed > sealing rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system, > and that...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:25:51 -0600
...wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed >>> sealing >>>> rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system, and that...
Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:29:05 +0000
...way ...you are asking the heads to seal > against the metal sealing rings.. > a very old air-cooled VW design.. > dating from the 40...
Re: cracked AMC heads question
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:29:44 -0700
...3.7 mm thick. >>>>Put the head on temporarily ( with metal sealing rings at the top of >>>> >>>> >>the >> >> >>>>barrels ) and measure the water gasket...
Re: 89 Bluestar project
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 2 Feb 2014 17:21:54 +0000
...I have no reason to suspect that the rings > need replacement so I would really like to avoid any loosening or > movement of the...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 15:12:13 -0700
...that could damage that sealing surface.. where the green o-rings mate with the head . They sure can get stuck all right. which is...
Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:45:37 -0600
...way ...you are asking the heads to seal >> against the metal sealing rings.. >> a very old air-cooled VW design.. >> dating from the 40...
Re: [WetWesties] sudden glitch
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:49:58 -0700
...They really do have joke head sealing compared to all 'normal' engines with 'real' head gaskets. ----- Original Message ----- From: Matthew Snook To: vanagon@GERRY...
DaBoat 2-liter update - it lives! (long)
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 09:25:45 -0800 (PST)
...After installing the heat exchangers with new copper sealing rings, the muffler didn't want to go on. Seemed like the left heat exchanger...
Re: What Determines Steering Knuckle Replacement?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 9 Sep 2012 17:27:53 -0700
...My default 'sticky gasket sealing material' is Permatex High Tack. gasket sealer. I have put about 60 gallons of that stuff on a thousand...
Re: cracked AMC heads question
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:36:02 -0700
...3.7 mm thick. >>>>>> Put the head on temporarily ( with metal sealing rings at the top of >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> the >>>> >>>> >>>>>> barrels ) and measure the water gasket...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 17:31:30 -0500
...out of the head... > that could damage that sealing surface.. > where the green o-rings mate with the head . > > They sure can get stuck...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:52:34 -0600
...wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed >> sealing rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system, >> and that...
Re: cracked AMC heads question
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:49:02 -0700
...3.7 mm thick. >>>>>Put the head on temporarily ( with metal sealing rings at the top of >>>>> >>>>> >>>the >>> >>> >>>>>barrels ) and measure the water gasket...
Re: oil consumption
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:38:04 -0700
...10% was the number >> with the conclusion that the rings and valves are sealing well. That >> leaves >> valve guides. They've added product to...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 08:31:40 -0700
...wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed > sealing > > rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system, and > > that...
Re: Drop in R-12 replacement...
Historical mailing list - Steve Cutchen
Mon, 26 Jun 1995 11:42:27 -0600
...The tear down of the compressor revealed the thin Teflon piston rings had broken, and fragments had lodged in the valves, holding them open...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:27:28 -1000
...wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed >>>> sealing >>>>> rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system, and that...
Fwd: Crankshaft endplay shims, flywheel and stuff
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 07:18:34 -0500
...I was very careful not to gouge the housing >and finished the removal job with a Scotch Brite pad to polish the sealing >surface...
Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power...
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 21 Jan 2000 16:47:29 -0600
...rebuilt rods, new barrels and pistons and rings, new lifters, REBUILT heads( the only weak spot,) but they had new guides, valves, seats. refaced...
Re: transmission, small leak fixed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 2 Jul 2011 01:27:47 -0700
...onto the bare block >> of their V-6 engines. >> no o-ring, not gasket, >> just this very high quality black silicone. >> it's about...
Re: a newbie with some problems: hissing 2.1 L WBX and thrown belt
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:30:59 -0700
...little green o-ring- and all of those that I see are hard as rock, and not doing any sealing...... which allows coolant to...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Michael
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:36:28 -0400
...wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed >> sealing >>> rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system, and >>> that...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:36:04 -0600
...wondering if it's burning coolant, but in my experience failed > >>> sealing > >>>> rings in Vanagons lead to over pressurization of the system, and that...
ALL NEW WASSERBOXER HEAD INFO
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Mon, 2 Oct 95 20:12:59 EDT
...if warranted (complaints about power or obvious leakage), remove glassbead carbon off, clean sealing surface replace head gaskets and retorque. 3. if worse replace...