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• Re: Which direction do you sleep?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:48:48 -0500
  ...It looks like a furnance barrell type fan but it is real small and has guards so you can't stick your hand in...
• Re: (NVC) Vehicle Financing
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:39:27 -0700
  ...He's good pay, but has always been a cash > on the barrel kind of guy. Always on time with the rent, etc, He...
• Re: Engine Disassembly, EGR, Air Pump
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 2 Nov 94 10:56:31 PST
  ...everything but the case to get to two liters, and change barrels, pistons and heads to get to 1800 (the best of the bunch...
• Re: Oxyboxer Motors
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:16:12 +1000
  ...They machine off the water jackets and fit air-cooled cylinder barrels > and cylinder heads to make an air-cooled version of the Vangon...
• Re: cylinder heads for my 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:41:53 -0500
  ...The other way is to find or make some sort of ring compressor that >will compress the rings to get the barrels on then...
• Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:28:01 -0700
  Okay, as some of you know, Mrs Squirrel and I just moved our darn selves--lock, stock, and barrel--to Bend, Oregon from a...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:08:45 -0700
  ...How many miles on the pistons/barrels/rings, anyway, on this one ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Storing Van outside over winter???
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:29:09 -0600
  ...oil on the rings, rubbing metal to metal in the cylinder barrels. While you are at it, cycle the heaters and especially the air...
• Re: WBX Recommendations Sought
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 29 May 2014 02:23:11 -0700
  ...Heads, valves, cylinder barrels, rings, maybe even rod end > bearings, oil pump and water pump. I know the lower end of these engines > are...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:22:03 -0500
  ...I used > the barrel from my clickable federal pen, shaved down the ends to fit the > line, tied up tight to the line with...
• Re: Using Gunk or other engine cleaning solvents!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 13:26:42 -0600
  ...I bought a 1962 International Scout that had been perched > on > barrels for 6 or 7 years waiting for someone to replace the rear...
• Re: funny disc? OR BETTER YET, SERIOUS DISK!
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 20:40:34 -0600
  ...My engine burned a piston > clear through and scored the dickens out of the cylinder barrel and > never once showed any sign of overheating...
• Itchigo got broke. (subtitle: Baywindow glass needed)
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sun, 24 Aug 1997 00:45:13 -0400
  ...He tells us to go pick up the barrels, at least, before we leave. We do, and talk to the other officer, talking with...
• Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:08:41 -0800
  ...If used...new > rings. > > you could check piston to barrel clearance. That's how loose or tightly > the > bare piston fits in the barrel...
• Re: Oldest
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 12:53:07 -0500
  ...I immediately had a 2150 cc motor with a Holley 2-barrel carb built and installed. That thing would scat. First Vanagon - a 1985...
• Re: westy H2O-tank key?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jul 94 12:45:04 PDT
  ...I took the lock barrel to a locksmith and had two keys cut for ~$5-7. The locksmith recognised the lock immediately, suspicious eh...
• Re: Parts Request
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 22:18:06 -0500
  Give us a clue! Air Cooled, Right.? What Year ? I only ask because I've got some but I need to research the barrel...
• Re: cylinder hone question
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:42:22 -0800
  ...see the old hone at the top and bottom of the > >barrels where the rings never passed over, so am I > >just trying to...
• Battered and beaten heads (graphic pix. NSFS - Not Safe For Shop)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Thu, 5 May 2016 16:31:38 -0400
  ...I start pulling the heads, (you're thinking, "Oh, here it comes, you pulled the barrel out"), nope, just missed that too. We'll...
• Re: Any experience with VWofCanada
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 09 Jan 1997 20:39:29 -0800
  ...they usually rate very close to the bottom of the pickle barrel. > > So I would like to hear any good and bad experiences people...
• (TIICO) ridiculous oil pressures
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 15:34:44 EDT
  ...So, what the hell is this all about? �I've heard of folks seeing 80 psi when barreling down the highway, but rolling down...
• Re: Door handle/lock changing question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:58:54 -0800
  ...If the wafer sits flush with the cylinder barrel, then that wafer will work in that position. You just keep doing this until all...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 13:20:33 -0600
  Vanagon starters sometimes have solenoids that freeze in the barrel of the actuator barrel. The starter normally has hesitations for several weeks or months...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Stone
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 08:21:34 -0800
  ...I used > > the barrel from my clickable federal pen, shaved down the ends to fit > the > > line, tied up tight to the line with...
• Re: aircraft engine NVC
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:12:42 -0700
  ...Saturday, July 11, 2009, 10:23 AM > Hmmm! > > Finned cylinder barrels, three port heads with no fins. > Intake, exhaust, > and other?� Makes one wonder...
• 74 Westy Cold Weather Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark E. White
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 18:09:49 -0600
  ...1800 cc pancake Weber 2 barrel progresive Bosch 009 Here is what I've done: New fuel pump & filter New plug wires (Bosch Silcone...
• Re: 2.1L Cylinder barrel rebore (Wow!)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 13:42:48 EST
  I would see if the builder would you can do some work that would take extra time your self: IE: heads clean ports up...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:36:41 EST
  ...It is a much longer stroke with 98 mm pistons, plus heads, cam, rods, barrels. >> Oh Jubilee Christmas...Sure, I've built 2.5...
• Re: Friday Wal Mart standoff.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:32:15 -0500
  ...You may want to note that California's finest sport both a >short barreled shotgun AND an "assault rifle" in their pursuit cars these...
• Re: 1982 Air Cooled with compression 110, 110, 115, 115
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 1 May 2007 09:57:10 -0400
  ...good > to to be true - 110 lbs in the 2 forward barrels and 115 in the rear > 2. > > The engine has not been torn...
• Re: Milk, arm rests, quotes, generalizations., torque w(r)enches...
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:53:22 -0800
  ...trolley >Swaller dollar cauliflower, alley-garoo! > >Don't we know archaic barrel >Lullabye Lilly boy, Louisville Lou >Trolley Molly don't love Harold >Boola...
• Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:29:39 -1000
  Did anyone notice the 'ports' in the non-flywheel end of the piston barrel area of the block ? one is exposed when the water...
• help me understand US emissions control strategy.(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:00:01 -0700
  ...Plus, auto manufacturers are resistant to change and have vast lobbies in Washington. > These 'allowed vehicles" use up six times as many barrels of...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:29:58 -0700
  ...Replacable barrels are not that big a deal. Renoult and Citroen, to name just tw inline 4 water ccoled 4 engines have had replaceable...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 23 Mar 97 12:10:37 EST
  ...obo, 703-237-5540. '61 Beetle, all custom, roll cage, two-barrel, excellent condition, $4500 obo, 301-262-0556. '57 Beetle, oval window, pan...
• Re: vanagon sliding door han
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  13 Sep 1996 20:04:52 -0700
  ...However -- If you remove the old handle and turn it over and look on the bottom side of the main barrel, you should find...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 15:00:07 EDT
  ...301-464-8999. '61 Beetle, street rod, roll cage, red, 1600 2 barrel BLR, must see, $3450. 301-262-0556 [WHY HACK A '61...
• Re: eBay Adventurewagen:Si?..No!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:41:49 -0700
  ...Complete the paperwork after ensuring all smog > equipment is still on the van (no 2 barrel carbs here please)... move it to > CA with...
• Re: gas prices going up.....more...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Olmstead
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 23:06:49 -0800
  ...Thursday, light, sweet crude oil for April delivery traded as high as $55.20 a barrel in New York before closing at $53.57...
• Re: c.v. joint removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:55:58 -0500
  ...know, Yes the heater flap cables broke trying to > remove the barrel nuts. > (next on the list) > > Jim Morgan 80 "stink bomb" > 86Gl "breadbox...
• Re: Help.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:03:57 EDT
  ...between the heads and the bosses on the sides of the barrels. Use a piece of wood on the surface of the head to...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 16:18:50 -0800
  ...The black 0-rings can be replaced at the bottom of the barrels just by sliding the barrels up far enough ..but not so...
• Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 05:33:33 -0600
  ...I had a mild cam in it and dual two barrel webers, 44IDF's IIRC. I too was concerned about head temp and Mr...
• Re: Dual Webbers on a 2.1 water cooler
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 21:54:04 -0400
  ...When I had a DFEV on my '75 Westy, it ran okay, but if I dipped into the secondary barrel at low RPMs it...
• Re: A message from White House Spokesperson Scott McLellan: CAUTION POLITICAL CONTENT
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 15:51:06 -0500
  ...We reduced our national energy consumption by, get this, *6 million barrels of oil per day*! Then Reagan got in the White House, dismantled...
• Re: What causes a thrown Rod???
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 20:10:19 -0500
  ...If you go to a 101.6 mm (4.0 inch) cylinder barrel you can use small block chevy pistons. By having the crank...
• Re: 1982 Air Cooled with compression 110, 110, 115, 115
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 1 May 2007 11:04:32 -0400
  ...good >> to to be true - 110 lbs in the 2 forward barrels and 115 in the rear >> 2. >> >> The engine has not been torn...
• Re: Weber setup on a '73 bus...
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 11:19:34 -0400
  ...My former 73 bus had a 2 barrel progressive Solex which was very similar to the Weber I had in my 77 bus. I...
• Re: total seal ring end gap on 95mm pistons?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 21:43:12 -0500
  ...Very curious about the use of the 95mm cylinder barrels, and why. I know that the 101.4 mm is the same as 4...
• Re: gas prices going up.....more...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:51:35 -0600
  ...The real problem is that gas may be at $80 a barrel this summer, and that the rest of the world is going to...
• Volkswagen, Sanyo to Develop Hybrid Car Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Wed, 28 May 2008 08:07:28 -0700
  ...The price of crude oil has doubled in the past year and reached a record $135.09 a barrel on May 22. ``There will...
• Re: Fuel Price Gouging - Again - It jumped nearly $1 locally
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:43:43 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Chelsea, AL Bernie wrote: > Only a decade ago oil was selling for 10 dollars a barrel folks and it...
• Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:34:26 -0800
  ...I am > hoping to be able to use the new 1.9 barrels and rings. This will have to > depend on the condition of...
• Re: Air cooled head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:41:40 -0400
  ...With the heads loose the cylinder barrels will move and pound out the case. Then to make things worse the center bearing web of...
• Re: no oil pressure, new engine, need help!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 20:11:09 -0500
  ...It just stands to reason that if its in your recycling barrel it isn't still in your engine eating your engine bearings. Stan...
• Re: Gas smell in Oil months after using Magical Mystery oil Please help.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 May 2003 22:26:15 -0600
  ...worse, burning/scoring.galling a ring and piston on the cylinder barrel. I would suspect a leaking fuel injector. DO NOT put checking it...
• Re: Oh Deer, Oh Deer
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:00:02 -0700
  ...Just barreled through and sped away... no > Operator's License, no insurance or drunk... or all three. I > pulled over, collected my wits and...
• Re: '90 Wiper won't
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:56:39 -0500
  ...and narrow teeth which had very little grip on the plastic barrel of the wiper blade. The plastic was virtually smooth by the time...
• Re: Crossing the Canadian border...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 20:19:04 -0700
  ...to your need for firearm - Long rifle for hunting - legal short barrel for legit shooting contests - if you say you are bringing your fire...
• Re: Someday a 1.9 T.D.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 10:45:29 -0700
  ...Vanagon needs - considering that oil futures is a $37 USD a barrel - I am seriously considering a 1.9TD or TDI. At 12:47...