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• Re: More questions on lifters etc
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 13:24:23 EST
  ...The pistons have to go with the cylinders they were originally with. That is about all that is critical. You should be able to...
• Re: Storage of Cylinders and pistons
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:32:20 -0500
  Apply a heavy coat of high temp red grease to them. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• Re: WARNING!!! Parts for sale, please delete if not interested, All info off list please!
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 19:32:10 -0600
  ...Pistons on rear door > Well it looks as though the pistons that keep the rear door (hatch, > trunk...) open on my 91 GL are...
• Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 08:30:51 -0800
  ...With the engine out it's also possible to access the connecting rod bolts using a long wobble extension, and remove the pistons/cylinders...
• Re: Broken valves solved
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 08:15:08 -0600
  ...There is a nice chunk chiseled into the #3 piston >as well. I guess the valve seized and got repeatedly rammed by the up...
• Re: [T2] A cc'ing the heads question-answered
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 23:09:04 -0600
  ...I was just saying that I liked to know the actual piston to head clearance. The reason being that cranks can be ground in...
• Re: Stuck cylinders
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:37:19 -0600
  But banging on the pistons won't loosen the sleeve skirt if it is stuck in the block. Jim On Nov 11, 2011, at...
• Re: Big brake conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:31:15 -0400
  ...When new pads are put on the pistons need to be reset. The pistons need to be turned while pressing down. It is very...
• Re: Piston question...
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 13:43:42 -0700
  ...When i had boston bob look at them, he didn't say much about the pistons, but did say the cylinders were honed like...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:20:23 -0400
  Pistons and pins moving smoothly. video of wheel cylinder "pullback" syndrome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQrTuwBdXxs&feature=related Edward At 05:45...
• Re: Plugs...The best plugs around
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 27 May 1998 01:46:12 EDT
  ...Was there any evidence that the end of the plugs were being hit by the piston? If it made a noise, you would easily...
• Re: disaster... again!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:43:06 -0700
  ...I took the cylinders/pistons > out to extract the broken stud and found a broken ring on one side and a > huge crack in...
• Re: cylinder hone question - dvwimportaoutoparts.com
  Historical mailing list - william twombley
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:26:00 -0800
  ...Using used piston and cylinder sets is then, just plain silly. That last little bit of money saved puts the whole (expensive) effort in...
• Re: ? Consequences of Broken Timing Belt (Diesel I4) ?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 22:15:55 +1200
  ...If your cambelt breaks you will at least bend all valves, split the valveseals/guides and probably damage the cam, pistons, rods, big-end...
• Re: 2.2L Eurocars Rev E piston needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 11 May 2005 05:43:39 EDT
  ...I overheated it last = Christmas on the way home and just discovered that I partially melted = the piston crown on one cylinder. It really...
• Re: Piston cylinders
  Historical mailing list - john pronk
  Sun, 27 May 2007 14:07:58 +1200
  ...COM> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 1:53 PM Subject: Re: Piston cylinders > John, > > What size engine? 1.9 or 2.1. > > GregM > > -----Original...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:05:54 -0500
  ...If the rubber piston seals are cracked, aged to shrink or in my Brother's case the small internal retaining E-clip fell off...
• Re: The writings of Gene Berg and ETC.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 16:06:55 EDT
  ...Bigger pistons will need more air volume to run efficently. Bigger pistons with smaller valves will not fill the cylinder, produce less power and...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 18:22:03 -0700
  ...defenitely lower the piston in the barrel. just don't pull the barrel off the piston. you only need to get the barrel like...
• Re: cheap shipping company, Mass to SF. Engine Rebuild Question too
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 20:34:34 -0500
  ...However, the flywheel and the pistons >and sleeves are still in. I plan to split the case. What should I do >next? Should I...
• Re: Piston Pin
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 4 May 1995 10:07:58 -0700 (PDT)
  ...how about blocking the piston with something on the opposite side, and gently tapping the pin out with a socket and hammer? -David ============================================================================ David...
• RE:EV Piston Slap
  Historical mailing list - Ken and Charlotte Miller
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 01:47:03 -0500
  ...go well I'll definitely want to talk with the EV'ers who either got new motors or pistons. Ken 104303.704@compuserve.com
• Re: Blueprinting?
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Mon, 4 May 1998 22:44:01 EDT
  ...e.g. "Pistons should weigh 145 grams, (+/- 3 grams)". "Blueprinting" brings it all to "ZERO" out of tollerance, e.g. "Pistons weigh 145 grams...
• Re: Stuck cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:25:43 -0500
  He said 'cylinders stuck in the case', not 'pistons stuck in the cylinders'. Mike B. -----Original Message----- From: HotelWestfalia Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011...
• head gaskets/cylinder seals
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 05:23:55 PDT
  ...Many people seem to have replaced head gaskets without pulling pistons and sealing sleeves but some of the literature suggests that this is a...
• Re: another way clutch slave rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 08:41:02 EDT
  ...Just FYI. >> Also, if my memory serves me right, it is not always easy to pop the piston out of the slave cylinder. In...
• Re: Disc brake calipers
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 18:12:36 +1200
  ...only one piston, one set >of seals etc? No. The manufacturers, being responsible people, realized that the old fixed calipers did not work at...
• Re: Adjusting Valves
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:37:16 -0400
  ...Remove the respective plug, pur a pencil or small wood dowl in the cylinder resting on the piston. Move the piston until the pencil...
• Re: brake pad replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:10:32 EST
  ...It's much easier for me to use tools to compress the piston. Your method might work for some people. But for most, the...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 10:16:42 -0500
  ...The piston is at the top of its stroke.Stop, cause you are now at TDC for cyl#1.Now install the distributor with...
• piston wear and compression
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Oct 1996 23:10:23 -0800
  ...I pulled the head off as well as the cylinder and noted that the leading top edge of the piston (side wall) was worn...
• Re: 2.1 cylinders stuck to heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:03:45 -0700
  ...It is difficult to reliably get the > cylinders back over the pistons especially if the pistons have the three > piece oil rings. Take the...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 17:46:25 -0500
  Please don't use a slide hammer to pull the piston pins. You really need the reamer to break the carbon ridge in the...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 07:08:21 -0600
  ...I was thinking of a pair of willwood or outlaw 4 piston calipers and working with my machine shop for mounting brackets them I...
• Piston Rings, HELP
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 19:39:29 -0400
  ...The problem is...I went to replace the broken rings on number 4 piston when I noticed the ones I received look different than...
• Re: Is it Wasserboxer or waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 14:36:26 -0500
  ...the name of the person who engineered the >VW engine with pistons that "box" each other, or was that a joke or a myth...
• Still a Parts Steal
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Fri, 9 May 2003 16:43:01 EDT
  ...Brand new pistons and cylinders ( Mahle ) , New heads, Seal kits, water pipes, 25 oil filters air etc......many many parts ( too much to list...
• Help.
  Historical mailing list - shawn clark
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 20:26:40 -0700
  My piston sleeves are stuck to my heads, really stuck. Has anyone seen this before? and what do I do? Thanks
• Re: Reinstalling wrist pins
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 08:22:31 -0500
  Karl the wrist pins are very hard and they dont often scratch or distort although they do tend to accumulate varnish between the piston...
• Re: 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:01:13 -0400
  ...A lot of thought went into the dished pistons, low compression ratio, and moderate ignition timing for a number of reasons. Pollution concerns (NOx...
• Re: cylinder hone question
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 02:35:58 -0500
  ...what you do is put new > round rings into 2 egg shaped objects = piston/ cylinder ) It is bad news to do > so / Honing NO...
• Re: waterboxer overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:49:38 -0700
  ...I forgot to mention that the pistons were braced by two small pieces of wood wedged between piston and housing during pin removal. This...
• Pulling piston pins on 2.1l
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 10:49:53 -0500
  ...Now, I do not want to tear stuff up, and i would like to save the pistons, etc., and mic them out to see...
• 1.9L WBX to 2.1L WBX -
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:46:24 -0600
  ...Can the 1.9L engine be upgraded to an essentially 2.1L engine simply by changing a few parts......like cylinder barrels, pistons, etc...
• Re: Worth of Big Brake Kit...better brakes on 86 up vans...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 May 2004 14:03:17 EDT
  ...The other side with the piston has cooling fins cast into the caliper around the piston area and where airflow would be generated by...
• Re: If you are Doing your Headgaskets do the barrel seals too.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:38:27 -0500
  ...without pulling the pistons or going threw great pains to get the jugs back on the pistons while the pistons are still on the...
• Boring cylinder to oversize
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:03:56 -0600
  Has anyone bored a WBX cylinder to oversize? I have a basket case engine - (my first engine which melted a hole in a piston...
• Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 07:45:02 -0800
  ...The second is that it reduces foaming induced by the motion of the pistons, rods and crankshaft during normal operation. Less air in the...
• Re: What's wrong with that picture....
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:07:52 -0700
  ...With a 180 crank, 2 pistons move up and down exactly together while the other 2 pistons move exactly together 180 crank degrees out...
• Re: Automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Laudin
  Wed, 6 Nov 2019 16:35:22 -0500
  I am in Omaha, NE. Mine cracked at the rim of the brake band piston at the snap band ring
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:52:55 PDT
  ...CHRIS STANN <cstann@home.com> > >Mark Dorm said: > > > We're not interested in creating heat - we're interested in moving the > > pistons - the heat...
• Re: head stuck to cylinder tricks
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:08:32 -0500
  ...Cylinder stuck to heads.. -Pull head one inch (so those pistons rings won't comme out...) -look inside, in between.. -on top of the...
• Re: EXPERTISE NEEDED! oil pressure woes con't. part 4
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:48:12 EST
  ...the math......*SLIGHTLY????*???????? The same weight piston and rod in the 2.1 and HOW much more piston speed? The load goes up exponetially...
• Finally! Totoro Lives!
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:58:21 -0700
  ...August 26(apprx) Tracked down used piston/liner. September 2(apprx) Get used piston/liner. Thanks Scott! Wait two weeks for landlord to let...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 06:43:06 -0500
  What you really want to know is the total surface area of the piston(S) combination. This is calculated by the radius squared x...
• Re: Engine balancing
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 06:31:53 -0500
  ...Do machine shops literally grind a little material off the piston skirts or some other place until the pistons match the lightest one in...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip and rockers
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 03:07:04 +0100
  ...I have seen pictures of pistons where a melt down had happened. The engine was an Audi/VW 1,9 TDI 90 hp, which...
• Re: Boxer engines
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 08:58:41 EST
  ...side of the crank ie 180 degrees apart. >> OR...The opposing pistons of the dual crankshaft Fairbanks-Morris as used in locomotives and diesel...
• piston pin #1 removal question
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 13:33:36 -0800
  ...Now that I see how much pin is sticking out of the #2 piston, it seems to me that if I try to punch...
• Re: subject Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:28:08 -0400
  ...Only the '85 and older with 2 pistons. On my '85 Westy, the inboard piston on the driver's side froze up and wasn...