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• Re: 87 disk brake issue
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:49:00 -0800
  insert a flat screw driver and push back both brake pads ?
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:05:12 -0400
  > > I see an anthropological study here! > > Tony -- 82 Scirocco 85 Vanagon
• Re: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:07:58 -0500
  ...You would however have to push mighty fast to over speed the clutch disc though. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• lifter noise after PRT replace
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:39:53 -0400
  ...I had a single pushrod tube rust through (#1 cyl) and was leaking. I decided to replace it during an oil change. Did the...
• Noise under vehical
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jun 1997 09:02:25 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If you push in and out on the clutch while pushing on the gas .....just keep engaging the van. But at the same time...
• power mirror fixed; thanks
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Sun, 3 May 1998 18:09:17 -0700
  ...I think I may have pushed the mirror to far to the right somehow, but a little push on the other side fixed the...
• Pushrods - Their Purpose?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 13:27:43 -0700
  Hi list, Ok, this seem pretty stupid, but would someone please explain to me what exactly a pushrod tube does? I have read a...
• Re: Mobil 1 oil change interval
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 31 May 2004 22:07:40 -0700
  ...My 2.1l motor pushes around an un-aerodynamic +4000 lb vehicle +20,000 miles a year, 95% of the time with the A...
• Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 18:39:19 -0700
  ...I imagine this is highly unlikely, but could the noise be coming from the push rod where it pushes on the MC plunger or...
• Re: Spare tire size?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:45:48 -0700
  ...push the ctrl button plus the "c" button simultaneously" Now when you push the "Enter" key, the page automatically scrolls to the next tire...
• Re: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:04:57 -0500
  ...If no fill, push red button again. Once liquid starts bleeding, shut off bleed valve, shut off and disconnect fill hose. If things are...
• Re: Cam timing
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:59:30 -0400
  ...Just a device to let the proper amount of airflow through the combustion chamber so most of the exhaust is pushed out. I haven...
• Re: Starter relay
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 15:06:19 -0800 (PST)
  ...Push starting would be a bad idea wouldn't it? > I always thought that the Do Not Push Start warning on the visor was...
• Re: Push rod tube instalation and Bentley
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 17:26:41 EST
  ...I wouldn't replace a pushrod tube without getting the seals too (if it leaks you are going to have to pull the whole...
• Re: 1.9 no start (flooded)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 21:37:48 -0500
  ...I do have fuel Your FLAPS will have a lovely device called a remote starter switch or somesuch -- just a big pushbutton with two...
• Re: 84-Push Rod Sleeve leak
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 20:47:17 -0500
  ...Person > said the #1 tube on push rod is leaking. Someone said I can get collaspable > tube to fix as cheaper...someone else said...
• How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 15:05:44 -0400
  ...matter at 50 for 10 hours? I just don't want to push the van beyond its limitations. Gerry Royston '87 Westy Bethesda, MD
• Re: 2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:52:09 -0600
  Got it. Many thanks, Dennis John
• Re: Pushrod tube wires
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 08:31:01 EDT
  They will migrate out, the engine grows and shrinks with thermal expansion. Robert
• Re: Wipers
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 23 May 97 22:40:19 CDT
  ...then, if you do NOT push the stalk forward again, it'll do it again in 10-15 seconds ... it's on intermittent until...
• Re: Still won't run right
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:04:33 -0600
  The push rod thing has happened to me twice. I'm amazed I didn't think of it when I first read your post...
• Re: Replacing stock radio on '91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Sat, 24 Apr 2021 10:27:38 -0400
  ...Pull the ashtray to push from the back of the unit. Jimmy Wilmington, NC On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 9:39 PM JOHN...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 May 2017 17:58:05 -0700
  Good rule. Thanks. I did a compression test before I started the work. I loath to think what the compression will be now! On...
• Folding table "push-push" latch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:01:34 -0400
  Specific to '89 but I suspect universal application... The latch holding the folding table into its cavity in the wall needs periodic oiling. If...
• Re: Push rod tube instalation and Bentley
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:40:48 -0500
  At 15:13 11/2/99 , Nathaniel Merrill wrote: >What does the list make of Bentley's stasting that Stock VW push rod tubes...
• Re: NVC, Full timing article.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 06:23:30 -0400
  ...Don't believe the Diesel pushers getting 12 mpg though. Dennis ########### quite possible. My 10 ton HINO box truck got right around 12mpg at...
• Re: Checking Hydraulic Lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Oct 1995 00:11:57 -0500
  ...BTW, if, when pushing on the push rod with your hand, the lifter seems mushy, that's a sure indication of a hydraulic lifter...
• Re: 84-Push Rod Sleeve leak
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 10:54:59 -0400
  Collapsable pushrod tubes are more expensive but easier to use when replacing a tube. If you're doing the work yourself, it is more...
• Re: Thechnical clutch question....(the answer may help many to save some$$$)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 11:41:50 -0400
  ...hydrolic, so this is basically a push pull > >>situation...thebasket is not suppose to be the one pushing that > >>bearing, this bearing > >>should be...
• Re: [syncrolist] Pauter Ratio Rockers: Installed and Working?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 09:32:21 -0700
  I forgot to clearly indicate that i did not use the pre-cut pushrods. I ended up installing 1.25 rockers instead of the...
• Leaking Woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:42:40 -0600
  ...The pushrod tube cover plates are in tact. I have been thinking of pulling the heads anyway to fix the leaky pushrod tube seals...
• Re: noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:32:07 -0700
  ...Does this mean you > can snake the lifter out through the pushrod tube? Havent held one in my > hand so I cant tell if...
• Re: Westy seating/sleeping: Questions for families of 5+
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:33:01 -0500
  ...you just push it down until it locks...ive never had a problem. push the bottom down first then the seatback down.
• Re: wives and vanagons...rant... LOL
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:04:34 -0800
  ...She pushed me to get leather seat, >mag wheel and other not needed aesthetic stuff. Now she is pushing to get >the heck out...
• Re: Sticky or noisey Tappets
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Schuster
  Mon, 29 Aug 1994 11:56:27 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...has anyone else fought with pushrod tube replacement? Remember the old > models needed to have the heads removed to do this, then the mid...
• Fw: Gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Sun, 14 May 2000 20:31:25 -0500
  ...Simply push out the metal pin located at the end of the cap which fits into the filler tube. It's spring loaded and...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 14:39:47 -0500
  Has anyone thought of trying a linear actuator that runs off a DC current? Push a button....up it goes. Push another button, down...
• Re: Engine tin (was Re: Look at my crack!)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:15:53 EDT
  ...Allen, those are the push rod tube cover plates. They are there to protect the fragile push rod tubes from being damaged from road...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 19:52:57 -0500
  Hi Jim, Here in Canada the gov't is pushing to increase the alcohol content of our fuels. Adding 10% more ethanol to the...
• one happy (sort of) vanagon owner
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 19:43:15 -0500
  Just got my Westy back today after having the push rod tube seals replaced and now no leaking (so far). However, things aren't...
• Re: 1980 AC model speedo
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 19:41:58 -0700
  ...All later years have the push on version. > > Mark > > Karl Hartmut Filc wrote: > >> The speedo conection for the 80-82 is a screw on...
• split pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:57:35 -0300
  ...I've opted to put in two split pushrod tubes rather than pull the engine at this time. What sort of service should I...
• Re: Temp II Sensor Release
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 22:24:41 -0700
  ...Does one push the release clip - or pull the release clip - to >>> unlock and free the connector. >>> >>> Having a problem getting it loose and...
• Re: Push Rod Shield Cover Question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 30 May 2002 11:29:27 -0400
  ...Push Rod Shield Cover Question I'm now at the point where Bentley says, "Remove push rod shield cover," or something like that. (I...
• pushrod tube fix
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 May 1997 11:29:37 -0300 (ADT)
  ...To replace pushrod tubes the heads need to come off. I'd bet you'll also need a new head gasket, $30, and if...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:18:46 -0500
  They're pushrod covers or valve covers, to me, because the engine tin is that stuff that more or less seals the engine compartment...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 May 2017 18:14:58 -0700
  .... and I think I see what you're getting at Mark. After doing that type or work, do a compression check before starting the...
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:12:20 -0400
  ...Jason Uberbus On Oct 21, 2015 12:08 PM, "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" < kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > http://www.vanagain.com/shop/collapsible-pushrod...
• Re: Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:08:25 -0400
  ...push it in as far as you can, and dislodge it to the side, so > it wont slide back out the same hole > Thanks...
• Re: a simple question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 07:55:35 -0700
  ...push the stalk forward one more time. > > Jim Creech > > > Pull towards you to activate the front washers and 3 swipes of the wiper. > > Pushing...
• Re: Mixing Marvel and Redline?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 17:14:12 -0600
  ...When found, the lifter can be replaced with along with a > 2- piece push rod tube. > > Dennis > Thanks for the post, Dennis. I too...
• Spongy Brakes & Travel to Yellowstone
  Historical mailing list - Ed Bass
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 14:02:23 -0400
  ...You push once and it is a little soft; pushing again immediately gives a firmer feel. This is after the dealer serviced the brake...
• Re: Ball joint puller/pusher
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 22:37:03 EDT
  Stan, Check with Autozone. They have a FREE tool loan program. Robert [text/html]
• age span
  Historical mailing list - lvb
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 21:00:34 -0500
  Bought my first VW in '64, present have an '85 Westy GTi, age 61 pushing 62. Larry
• Re: You light up my life....and my van
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:24:13 -0500
  I see Terry is still pushing illegal tail lights. Steve
• Re: propane copper tubing 3/8" type K , rigid or soft
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 31 Mar 2017 19:57:52 +0000
  ...The push in feature of the stove knobs is there to prevent > accidental turning on of the stove burners. > > Alistair > > > > > On Mar 31, 2017...
• Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 18:51:09 -0500
  ...Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available? > > I was just cleaning up my pushrod tubes, three of which are collapsible, > and > was...
• Door Locks
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 15:00:15 +0000
  ...Similarly, if I am inside, I can push down ONE of the door lock buttons, and the same thing occurs. If I push BOTH...
• Re: Clutch pedal goes only halfway
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 May 2012 19:11:14 -0700
  ...I could feel a wee bit of push, not always. I don't expect push when the bleed is open, but there was no...
• Re: Backup light puzzle anyone?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:28:13 -0600
  ...your original switch is a matter of you pushing the plunger all the way with your thumb vs the transmission pushing it only partway.