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• Oil leak, 1.9L, '84
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 08:33:02 -0400
  ...Leak does not appear to be coming from valve cover. Any thoughts on where to look, cost to repair would be appreciated (list vendors...
• Re: New (used) Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 01:44:26 +0200
  ...Should it be there? > I do not have this valve either, in my 88 Syncro. I have seen it on a '85 Syncro once...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 May 2000 23:41:25 -0400
  ...If the valve gets knocked off the tank, that's a different story entirely, but just having the valve open has been covered by...
• Re: head gasket progress
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:48:24 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/head.htm But, reverse all number! it is wrong to begin with the farther (outside the valves cover, close to...
• my quest for a westy
  Historical mailing list - Les Shiaman
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 19:31:58 -0700
  ...Front exhaust pipe cracked Valve cover gaskets leak (I noticed quite a bit of oil covering the right valve cover) Coolant leak (yikes!) - right...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 17:05:36 -0500
  ...The valve adjustment calls for so many hours because of all the stuff bolted above and around the valve cover. Sort of like changing...
• IT'S ALIVE!
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 14:13:36 -0400
  ...Started it up and identified offending noise coming from rearmost valve. Decided to put valve cover back on and see how badly it would...
• hot weather driving
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  18 May 96 16:03:31 EDT
  ...I think my new valve cover gaskets will significantly cut down that consumption as I can only find a couple drips underneath now where...
• Re: Valve cover oil leak..
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 09:52:19 -0600
  ...While all this is going on the sealer that sticks my new valve cover gaskets to the valve covers is setting. #10. Just follow...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Nov 2000 14:10:29 -0500
  ...As for the cover plate, Gene Berg sells a plate with an additional relief valve. This will be needed for winter operation. The stock...
• '83 Westy Fridge Won't Light
  Historical mailing list - Todd Evans
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 14:38:17 -0800
  ...may have been sucking on the wrong valve - so to speak. - Took off the flue vent cover and didn't find any spiders living...
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:43:42 -0400
  ...Also, here is how to find which lifter is th cupid (can i say thatin English?) In the morning, remove both valves cover, one...
• Re: ( four bent valves) fixed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:08:12 -0500
  ...bent valves) fixed When I use to turn wrenches on hondas I worked at a shop where we would take the valve cover and...
• 1.9 Head replacement (was lifter collapse / smog issue)
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Anthony
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:51:13 -0700
  ...The valve adjuster tip (intake, cyl 1) sheared off so I replaced it and adjusted the valves. The exhaust valves on 3 & 4 failed...
• [Fwd: Re: 88 Syncro; erratic idle, missing, vibrations...
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 20:14:56 -0700
  ...at TDC, popped of the valve covers to have a look at how the valves release. Not so good. #2 & #4 exhaust valves don...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 12:10:49 -0700
  ...crankcase breather tower (seen that before!) >> - minor oil weeping from one valve cover >> - pushrod tubes shiny, oil and rust free >> - oil pump endplay 0...
• report on renewing propane system
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 19:51:55 -0800
  ...covering the certification/data plate). This will prevent rocks from chipping the paint off the tank so easily. I purchased the POL valve and...
• Re: Oil Changing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 16:44:37 -0330
  ...Dust Cover - To keep the SureDRAIN valve free from road >dirt and safe from undercarriage debris, the ultra-rugged SureDRAIN dust >cover locks firmly...
• 86 Quantum Wagon FS/T: nearly free
  Historical mailing list - B P
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 14:06:44 -0500
  ...valve cover gasket, lower control arm bushing, exhaust manifold gasket and stud, tires and trailing arm bushing. (and maybe left inner c.v.) Has...
• Re: spare tire stowage quiz...
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 14:25:13 -0400
  ...I always try to line up the valve stem (pointing down) with one of the holes in the clam-shell cover. Then it is...
• Access to coolant drain plugs? 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Reeves
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 01:36:02 -0400
  ...Do I have to remove the bottom bolts on the exhaust manifolds to drain the coolant? On my bus the two cover plates that...
• Re: Refrigerator air supply mod
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 17 May 2000 12:04:18 -0700
  ...It's on p 76.25 of the Bentley that covers all models thru '91. The new one-way check valve was $13.45...
• 85' Westy 1.9L slowly dying
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 21:41:46 -0600
  ...siblings I'm going to pull off the valve covers tomorrow and check out the valves and springs......hopefully #3 has a broken spring...
• Oil Fill Level - Only go halfway. Makes a difference! Thanks Dennis.
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:46:05 -0400
  ...To lower the oil level, I removed one valve cover and let the engine idle. The oil dripped out of the head into the...
• Re: 88 Vanagon air flow meter question
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 19:34:25 -0400
  ...The 2.5" x 2.5" black plastic cover is the one in question. Pry that cover off with a pick ax, and pour...
• Hose routing to heat exchanger?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 7 May 2012 12:34:25 -0700
  ...covers and things. I'll be darned if the glove box doesn't close! One of my heat exchanger hoses has an inline valve...
• Re: Van on Bring a Trailer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:20:46 -0600
  ...They are the same valve covers and gaskets > used on a a Waterboxer . > > > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 8:59 AM, David Bjorkman...
• Propane tank filling
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 20:54:54 -0400
  > 1--Is there a procedure or adapter required that's not in the > owner's manual? (attach the filling hose, open the bleed valve...
• Re: Parts Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Chris Donaldson
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:22:09 -0600
  ...behind passenger tail light) Idle Stabilizer Valve Tail pipe and gasket Westfalia single mudflap Fuse box cover in black 2 alloy wheel hubcaps Cruise...
• What to do when your 2nd gear brake band cover is leaking?
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 05:18:56 +0000
  ...on the cover and removing the brake band replace the seals and put it back in? Ive heard something about the valve body but...
• manassas bugout & thanks
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  17 May 96 00:20:49 EDT
  ...Very helpful! I'll try to do those valve cover gaskets before the bugout. Speaking of the bugout, I need info! I would like...
• Re: compression
  Historical mailing list - WaywrdCyc
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 07:20:38 EST
  ...to be a generator stand on a beetle) and at the valve cover also around the exaust . this will at least point you in...
• Head gaskets on CU motor aircooled with engine in van?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 15:38:48 +0200
  ...So I thought, that while changing the pushrod-pipe seals, as well as valve cover gaskets, how much more work is it to get...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 21 Nov 95 22:02:50 EST
  > Has anyone had any luck rebuilding/lubricating an intermittently stuck Idle > Control Valve Stablizer Unit? I'm talking about the cylindrical doohickey that On...
• The '85 needs a diaper
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:52:41 +0000
  ...I have motor oil seeping from seemingly everywhere, most notably at the valve head cover, driver's side, after I opened it once. I...
• Can any one help find my oil leak?
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 20:54:35 -0800
  ...the leak has also lightly sprayed the hatch cover on the left side -valve cover not the source -oil pressure sensor is not the...
• Re: Worst of all Vanagon Jobs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 7 Mar 2013 19:16:48 -0900
  ...Or even worse ..adjusting >> the push rod length for the clutch master cylinder. >> >> It's very important IMO to have the rear heater valve...
• Continuing saga 82 aircooled 2.0l westy emission failure issues update
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:25:13 -0700
  ...Just a cover up for another problem unless they were not adjusted correctly to begin with. Anytime the valves are adjusted the adjuster screws...
• Re: Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 15:40:14 -0700
  At 02:48 PM 10/13/2002, you wrote: >As for the idle stabilizer valve, if I disconnect it with the engine >warm then...
• Engine Rebuild week 4 - Valve knock question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 13:47:23 -0700
  ...I can't tell if it is in the valve cover or the cylinder head, but it is definitely the 2 outside valves (1...
• Re: Air Conditioning problems on 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 1996 13:38:00 -0400
  ...My 87 & 88 Vanagons have the second port inside the plactic cover that runs from the floor to the ceiling at the left/rear...
• Re: smell
  Historical mailing list - Chris Tucci
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 22:32:25 -0500
  ...the compartment but not outside the van .I have a leaky valve cover gasket but it is not getting on anything hot. The smell...
• Re: Major oil leak after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 14:33:43 PDT
  ...text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed >> >>Well, got the van back from the garage today...It was the Valve Cover >>Gasket. The mechanic...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:37:38 -0500
  ...The filter/screen is under the tin cover.Take the 3 phillips head screws off and the cover/filter comes down.REMEMBER the orientation...
• Re: Valve Cover Gaskets and Lifter adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:15:13 -0400
  ...Valve Cover Gaskets and Lifter adjustment? Hi Volks, I was at my buddy Gil's Air-Cooled shop the other day talking about my...
• Re: WAS:trip out west-NOW: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:23:34 -0500
  ...Find the hose going from the valve up to the heater and drop it off the heater outlet inside the glove box opening. Now...
• Re: strange cut off problem with wbx vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 04:07:24 -0500
  ...the side of the PC valve that would go into the valve cover on a conventional car faces the breather tower (this is the...
• Re: interchangeable parts?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 22:13:55 -0500
  There are many parts interchanges in Rocky Mountain Catalog, Bus Boys Catalog, Bus Depot Catalog for starters, valve covers etc. etc. Finding a VW...
• propane fill-valve repair kit review
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 21:30:55 CST6CDT
  ...the fill valve itself is a simple affair (well, as simple as affairs go) basically held together by 4 screws in the cover. i...
• coolant seeping from 2 into1 pipe junction
  Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 23:24:58 EST
  ...I had to crawl under it yesterday to replace a defective valve cover gasket and I noticed some coolant seeping from this 2 pipe...
• Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 14:10:14 -0700
  ...van and it needs the head worked on" engraved inside my valve cover as part of the restoration process. > >When the rocker arms lifted...
• Re: Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:50:00 -0700
  ...While all this is going on the sealer that sticks my new valve cover gaskets to the valve covers is setting. #10. Just follow...
• Re: Denver Parts House
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 21:14:38 -0600
  ...oil filter for an AC vanagon and that will also have valve cover > gaskets? I will be leaving the cold mtn. climate in a...
• Re: hot foot syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 14:44:26 -0400
  ...impossible to get to shut off valve---and it's located upstairs--right under the heater cover. Flip it closed in the summer, flip...
• Re: Cylinder Identification
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 18:39:19 -0700
  ...WHERE? I have been through that thing, cover-to-cover, and didn't find what I was looking for! My Bentley has been with...
• Re: pumping up lifters after head job...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:32:27 -0500
  ...If a lifter is tight and the valve starts to lift, let engine sit for a while after adjusting. Replace valve covers. Then start...
• Re: Finding TDC (dumb question?)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 14:52:11 -0600
  ...I just went and picked up a set of valve covers; I'm going to try to tear into it tonight, I think. One...
• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:54:41 -0700
  ...It's easy to remove the duct cover in fronta the shifter and either stuff the ducts with whatever material floats yer boat, or...
• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:27:46 -0500
  ...It's easy to remove the duct cover in fronta the shifter and either stuff the ducts with whatever material floats yer boat, or...
• Re: Noisy cylinder head
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:22:00 -0700
  ...It's not hard to remove the valve cover and inspect the rocker assembly to see if anything has loosened. -Mark > On Jun 18...