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• Re: Engine Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 05:41:56 -0700
  ...I am going with a 80.5 mm stroke, add counter-weights to crank, lightened flywheel (weight is added to the crank so the...
• Re: Engine main seal behind flywheel.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 14:02:26 -0700
  ...THe funny thing is the engine was > just serviced and the seal behind the flywheel on the crankshaft was > replaced! Will take back to...
• Re: Help solving the jitters when accelerating from stop (84 Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 18:06:46 -0700
  ...I'm suspecting the front tranny mount, as well as the warped flywheel. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Averill" <averill@LDL.NET> To...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 10:08:13 EST
  Steve, Torque at the flywheel is obviously the same. Torque at the real wheel is not. Torque at the rear wheel (or more accurately...
• flywheel timing marks
  Historical mailing list - Paul Belcher
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 11:31:50 -0000
  Hello from a new listee! This is gonna seem the daftest question,but could someone explain the marks on the flywheel of my 1600...
• Re: Using a 4 speed engine in a automatic?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 12:03:05 -0500
  ...shorter and the flywheel swap to torque plate dont forget toreplace the oring in the torque plate replace the flywheel seal after you set...
• Re: VANAGON digest 674
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 20:44:45 -0800
  Hi there jonesl, Rocky Mountian Motor Works current catalog lists "37120 (16) Flywheel Lock 50-79 $8.49/ea Page 47 of the current...
• Re: Shifting Shudder Part II
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:30:11 -0500
  ...I think it would be on the engine side of the flywheel. upon migrating to the outer edge would it not be flung off...
• Clutch - revisited - Shim question
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:21:08 -0400
  ...First thing - and for all those that are not clear - the pilot bearing is on the engine side of the flywheel. You HAVE to...
• Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion input needed. (I think I've made my choice)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:42:35 -0700
  ...I hope to swap the geared ring from air cooled flywheel to the I4 flywheel thus keeping the I4 clutch/flywheel. Is this possible...
• Re: stuck together
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:38:01 -0600
  Now John the next procedure is to think preventive maintenance and replace the front main seal behind the flywheel, the pilot bearing in the...
• Re: pilot bearing... do i need to replace the main seal?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 21 May 2010 19:16:46 -0400
  ...I got the flywheel back this > afternoon. > > Ken at Vanagain hooked me up with an VW OEM seal, since some people seem to > think...
• oil leak update
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 00:22:46 -0400
  ...Meanwhile, a gentleman wrote to me and asked me if my flywheel had an o-ring on it.I won't know until the...
• for sale 1.9 turbo diesel
  Historical mailing list - george gibbons
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 07:04:13 -0600
  I have a 1995 passat turbo diesel with 74k km complete and all the necessera parts ie pan,mount ,bell housing ,flywheel, or could...
• Alpine Developments, V6anagony
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Apr 96 09:56 GMT+0200
  ...so where was the pilot bearing? Sounds like in the flywheel. Enquiring minds want to know. R.e. the vibration, I have a 1700...
• Re: solar panels vs generators vs camping vs kids
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Nov 94 11:36:10 PST
  ...Also, the idea behind the flywheel was to keep the engine running at the rpm that gave the greatest efficiency. These engines reportedly use...
• Re: 3 prong connector on alternator
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 22:39:54 -0300
  Hi, My understanding, correct me if I'm wrong, is that there is a small magnet on the flywheel so that the 3 pronged...
• Re: VW friendly route from Baltimore, MD to San Diego, CA (long)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 18:50:10 -0400
  ...He found the hard way that the 2.8 has > a dynamicly balanced crank/flywheel. Are you familier with > this headack?!!!! > > Eric > i talked...
• Re: Not able to engage any gear
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 16:50:52 -0500
  ...Add to that the fact that there is a brass bushing that goes in the flywheel that holds the felt seal in place. When...
• Re: diesel Vanagon vs. MB, Volvo, other diesel VW
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 13:13:36 -0800
  ...He just stripped the teeth off the flywheel, I think he had a vanagon flywheel on it, And that didn't work, and has...
• Flywheel Install / O - ring
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:17:37 -0400
  ...There is reference to an O ring that goes somewhere, but I didn't find one when I took the flywheel off, and can...
• Re: Jumpy Trans
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 00:51:12 -0500
  ...Jensen wrote: > Oil, grease or other contaminants on your clutch friction surfaces (disc, > pressure plate, flywheel) from an engine rear main oil leak or...
• Forgot to replace flywheel-to-crank bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 18:30:02 -0800
  ...notice that one should always replace the bolts that attach the flywheel to the crankshaft. Oh, and lets just say the whole darned drivetrain...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 May 2012 17:59:33 -0700
  ...14, at 5:48 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > you might check the end play too, like at the flywheel end of the crank.
• MrEdII Broke!
  Historical mailing list - The Buslady
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 14:30:09 EDT
  ...Could be the flywheel too...ugh and he just spin to the 100,000 mark.........
• Re: engine swap
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 07:16:12 EDT
  I can get Vanagon diesel flywheels for a good price if anyone wants one. These are new for the manual diesel Vanagons/4-cylinder...
• Re: clutch disc
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:31:55 -0700
  ...re : "You'll have to remove the flywheel and inspect the clutch disk wear." that's not accurate of course..........you just remove the...
• Re: Boston Bob @ Bostig Engineering Video - Proper installation of the WBX Flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:21:41 -0500
  ...Boston Bob @ Bostig Engineering Video - Proper installation of the > WBX Flywheel > > >> Hi Guys, >> >> We recently sold a used takeout to a customer in CT...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 09:41:25 -0700
  ...There is the > thrust washer that can easily drop out of place when you install the > flywheel. Or you miscalculated the thickness of the...
• 6-2-12: flywheel, bell housing
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 09:40:54 -0400
  ...Upon pulling my engine last night (my first solo engine-pull) and counting flywheel teeth (110) I am now pretty sure that I have...
• triple-points?
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 14:08:39 -0500
  ...Are the heads of the flywheel also? Mine came off easily enough with a hex, but should I invest in this other tool for...
• Thoughts about VR6 Conversion Kits (Ahnendorp)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 18:51:29 +0300
  ...He currently redesigns a flywheel specially for one German customer. Please flood him with mails: http://www.ahnendorp.com/ Regards Helmut '80 Vanagaudi
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:56:16 -0800
  ...if it's making a bad noise, it could be doing damage to the flywheel teeth - not a good thing at all. Engine compression...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 2 May 2013 10:45:38 -0700
  ...http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-29200-Hand-Impact-Tool/dp/B0002NYDRG be used on the offending flywheel bolt? I have found this tool to...
• Diesel starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Gruber
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 11:29:50 -0800
  ...1 It would occasionally whir without engaging the flywheel, then suddenly drop into engagement 2. 2 Upon prolonged cranking, it would jump out of...
• repost: 70 bus for sale ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 03 Sep 95 00:21:16 CDT
  ...Rear seal is leaking and flywheel needs to be resurfaced. It has a new clutch, brakes, cables, tie rod, and good tires. It needs...
• Re: stripped flywheel bolt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 2 Mar 2000 06:57:22 -0600
  ...Good Luck, John Rodgers 88GL driver Karl Wolz wrote: > When I went to remove my flywheel today, I found that all of the hex...
• Re: your mail
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:12:11 -0700
  ...Every machinist i've taken these type of flywheels to has ground the upper and lower surfaces- in the vanagon case it requires you...
• Re: End play specific to flywheel?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Mon, 16 May 2005 15:54:53 -0700
  Good advice from everyone - thanks a lot! I was trying to avoid having to learn how to do this - but what's the benefit...
• Re: Clutch specs???
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 05:56:25 EDT
  ...AND, you should really send the flywheel out to be resurfaced then install an new engine seal, flywheel O-ring, felt seal and pilot...
• Re: 3 prong connector on alternator
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:25:42 -0500
  Actually there are two little pins in the flywheel. The three wire connector is connected to a hall sensor that is powered through the...
• Re: 1.6 TD Motor...Timing help....
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 00:25:49 -0400
  ...However, I can't find ANY timing marks on the flywheel. I am tempted at this point to bolt on a spare rabbit tranny...
• Re: Crankshaft thrust washer-Piece with tab!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:02:11 -0400
  ...There is a key thrust > surface and there needs to be three washers between the thrust plate and flywheel shoulder. > Three is important as...
• Re: My near Vanagon disaster(delong)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 00:29:57 -0700
  ...Well- if you want to laugh, I made this mistake on the flywheel end also. I re-used the flywheel fasteners and this is...
• Re: Cylinder Numbering
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 23:20:50 -0700
  ...on the > > > right closest to the flywheel while number 3 is on the left closest to the > > > flywheel. > > > > Hey Simon... > > does that mean that...
• Crankshaft pully bolt
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 05:24:10 -0800
  ...Mechanics have told me various ways to try to break it free (impact tool, jam something into the flywheel, strap wrench, etc) but thus...
• Re: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Sun, 14 Dec 2003 23:17:01 -0500
  ...What do I need? Not only will you need the flywheel and clutch, but grab the transmission bell housing and the input shaft. Dennis...
• Re: clutch disc
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:37:20 -0500
  You'll have to remove the flywheel and inspect the clutch disk wear. You'll need a clutch align tool to reinstall the disk...
• Re: I-4 conversion timing problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 6 May 2001 11:52:45 EDT
  You need dial-in timing light, and this allows you to use the mark on the flywheel. I need one also-any recommendations from...
• Re: flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:00:48 -0800
  Take a drill of the correct size and make the hole in the crankshaft deep enought to hold the bearing. Phil __________________________________ Do you Yahoo...
• Re: Flywheel Craziness for 83 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:54:22 -0400
  Gee.... Volkswagen....go something odd???? Like sending us the wasserboxer when they had perfectly good inline engines (like those sold elsewhere)....... I had a...
• Re: Eurospec question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 14:04:24 -0700
  All engines have harmonic balancers, it is simply the heavy cast pulley attached opposite the flywheel end of the engine. These pulleys usually have...
• Re: Forgot to replace flywheel-to-crank bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:42:19 -0500
  ...I JUST did the exact same thing- > rebuilt a 1.6L diesel and I reused the flywheel bolts w/ loc-tite. > > I'm not...
• Re: Clutch Revisited w/ pics I hope
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 13:17:32 -0400
  ...It > looks in fact like the flywheel. > > Flywheel (see picture) There is no scoring per say, but a lot of > discoloration. While it doesn...
• Re: Differences between manual/auto trans. equipped engines?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 14:11:53 -0700
  Cary, I've done that! No real differences except, as you point out, the flywheel. Theonly other thing is the pilot bearing, which you...
• Re: Crank Scoring / Flywheel seal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 10 May 2013 09:40:45 -0400
  "Oops. Tiny screen = no pictures = wrong turn. Sorry... Jim" No worries Jim - I figured out what you were talking about :) I appreciate the enthusiastic...
• Re: Damn! Rounded over CV Joint Bolt!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:45:14 -0400
  ...I recently removed a stripped out flywheel bolt using one. Mike
• Re: ok.. driveplate/flexplate question...New flywheel for sale...
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 7 May 2004 19:41:39 -0700
  I agree with Stan, he has said the same thing that I said the first time... Phil __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win a $20,000...
• Re: Restoration of 1991 Carat MT
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 14:43:21 -0600
  ...When flywheels are resurfaced at the machine shop, that bushing is typically popped out, and never replaced. the flywheel comes back to the repair...
• Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion input needed. (I think I've made my choice)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:33:21 -0400
  ...I hope to swap the geared ring from air cooled flywheel to the I4 flywheel thus keeping the I4 clutch/flywheel. Is this possible...