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• Re: potential hydraulic mounts for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Nock
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 02:22:41 -0800
  ...potential hydraulic mounts for vanagon > I got what I thought was a hydro Jetta mount for my TDD install. It is > simply rubber with...
• Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:16:27 -0600
  On 19 Sep , 2014, at 12:18 PM, Neil N wrote: > larger than > OEM brake booster potentially add more hydraulic pressure to the > braking...
• Re: Clutch Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:42:22 -0400
  ...clutches that refuse to be bled? I > just replace all the hydraulics on my '86, and can't get the clutch to > bleed. I...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 14:45:59 -0800
  ...I don't understand hydraulic lifters after years of thinking that I did. I hoping to learn something from these exchanges. Mike '85 Westy...
• Re: The word accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 04:05:20 +0200
  Andrew Grebneff wrote: > It's just another abused word. > Another abused term is shock absorber (which are your springs, not the > hydraulic dampers). There...
• Re: Replacement Jack
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 11:19:59 -0500
  >I would like to get a real VW jack instead of the bogus hydraulic one that >the previous owners of my Westy threw in...
• convert auto trans to manual?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 12:44:07 -0600
  ...It seems the hardest thing I can foresee is transferring the shifting linkage and adding the hydraulic clutch pedal assembly. Has anyone here done...
• The red or the blue
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:38:59 -0700
  ...I know the Koni is a hydraulic shock and the Bils are gas & that's about all I know. What say you O' oracles...
• DOT3 instead of DOT4
  Historical mailing list - wogdog
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 15:30:10 -0700
  I'm ashamed to admit that after owning my Westy for 5 years that I have been using the wrong DOT in my hydraulic...
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:00:12 -0600
  ...If > you are not leaking any fluid at the slave cylinder and you are not > leaking fluid externally anywhere else in the hydraulic system...
• Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 06:08:45 PST
  ...This whole arrangement disables the >adjusting ability of the lifter by running it at full extension. > >If you can't use the hydraulic action...
• Re: Need engine work in Little Rock/Memphis
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 23 May 2003 09:38:52 -0700
  Sounds to me (pun intended) like it might be more-or-less "normal" leakdown of hydraulic lifters. If it's a clattering that quickly...
• Re: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 5 Jan 2014 11:15:51 -0800
  ...I tried it with the early door & bars and needed a hydraulic jack to close it. Jim On Jan 5, 2014, at 10:37...
• Re: bleed brakes after clutch slave failure?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:53:56 -0400
  At 08:24 PM 3/26/2011, Mark wrote: >Quick question - If I lost hydraulic fluid through a bad clutch slave >cylinder, to the...
• Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:37:55 -0400
  At 08:26 PM 3/23/2009, David Kao wrote: >Unless there are telescoping push rod tubes that are much better >than the ones...
• Re: Burning Down the Bauhaus...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 01 May 1996 06:37:16 -0500 (EST)
  ...By the time you could buy bud vases for your bug, which incedentally were NOT VW parts, you could have hydraulic brakes in your...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 02:53:41 -0500
  David, How can something with the precise tolerances of a hydraulic lifter produce such adverse & varying results ? Regards, JP Yours works the way it...
• Re: Poor fuel consumption 81 aircooled- aux air reg bad?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 23:56:53 -0600
  ...I've never heard of adjusting solid or hydraulic lifters to zero. Am I missing something? Mark Ingalls 85 GL 75 Beetle _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos...
• Re: 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement - I'm looking at the 1.9 NA
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 19:22:03 EDT
  ...Also be aware that you will need to use a hydraulic lifter head; the stock diesel vanagon head is mechanical. Good luck, Ken Hunter...
• Re: pilot bearing
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:31:58 -0400
  ...The hydraulic pressure is more than enough to move the bearing out. Sometimes it takes a second filling of grease but not to often.
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - lower ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 14:47:12 -0700
  ...wrote: > How is this ball joint replaced > -pressed in ONLY by hydraulic press/shop > -manually.... > > I've replaced all other parts to my suspension...
• Vac/pressure bleeder recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:35:06 -0700
  Anyone have recommendations on a specific model that works well for bleeding hydraulics? I've also heard that some units can be used to...
• Re: REPAIR SAFETY - COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 06:49:28 -0500
  ...So to me it appears that you had pressurized >gas inducing a hydraulic load on your liquid coolant after the rupture. > >The first potential...
• Replacing broken valve lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Capra
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:10:24 -0700
  The local VW dealer says I have a broken hydraulic valve lifter on cylinder number one. This was after I asked them to diagnose...
• mystery of the dragging clutch
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:58:39 -0400
  ...The hydraulics are all properly bled and in good order. Clutch kit was almost new at the time of the swap, so I reused...
• late friday goofieness
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 May 1996 08:39:40 +0930
  ...TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of ground straps and hydraulic clutch lines you may have forgotten...
• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 07:46:45 -0800
  I'd probably try and keep it simple and mechanical if at all possible, but if not I might consider something hydraulic. Small hydraulic...
• Automotive humor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 08:46:25 -0500
  ...TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of ground straps and hydraulic clutch lines you may have forgotten...
• Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 10:01:27 -0700
  ...It appeared loose. (at time, I also suspected poor clutch hydraulics. He said hoping transmission is ok! :) Are these wear points on each arm...
• Hydraulic Press For Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Sep 94 20:35:41 EDT
  Many operations in the Vanagon repair manual seem to involve use of a heavy duty shop press. I see that there are many of...
• Re: Fuel additives...Friday (Is this for real?)
  Historical mailing list - John Andersen
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 02:47:47 -0800
  ...water into the system or it will stall and for a hydraulic lock in the chamber and really screw up you r motor. Also...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter noise on '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 22:10:45 -0400
  At 16:52 4/8/99 -0700, Robert Capra wrote: >I've been a list member for a couple of weeks. I've had...
• Re: Shock advice
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 18:31:36 -0700
  "Actually any damper (the shock-absorbers are the SPRINGS, not hydraulic units) can be rebuilt by rebuilding specialists. Probably improved too, by using heavier...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 02:11:01 -0700
  ...Is there something in the switch(s) that activates causing light to go on in the event of a hydraulic pressure loss? Haynes says...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 17:23:28 -0400
  ...Harbor freight has a great little hydraulic table lift > < > http://www.harborfreight.com/500-lb-capacity-hydraulic-table-cart-60730-10041.html > > > that would...
• Re: Problem with brake
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 20:26:46 -0400
  ...Hi hydraulic fluid > level is stable. Does he have a booster problem? If yes can that booster be > rebuild? > Best regards. >
• Re: '78 Hydraulic Lifter Reassembly
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 23:16:05 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-19 09:50:09 EDT, N12bl@aol.com writes: > >I thought my live would get easier finally having...
• RE: hydraulic clutch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Radtke
  Mon, 19 Jun 1995 09:50:00 -0700
  Kirk, The book says that this system must be power bled. However, I rplaced the clutch slave and managed to manually bleed it the...
• Re: Auto Trans/Towing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 11:02:16 -0700
  Auto trannys rely on the engine turning the torque converter to pump the fluid through all the complex hydraulic valving and passages as well...
• selling 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - gist
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 17:02:52 -0500
  ...rear door hydraulic struts michelein tires sink pump muffler new engine mounts new engine from dealer (approx. 30K miles on engine now) remote control...
• Solid lifter conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 9 May 2003 10:07:15 -0400
  Replace hydraulic lifters with solid? This sounds crazy enough to work, or does it just crazy? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...
• Re: power steering pump remove and replace
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 May 2012 10:47:35 -0400
  ...clean clean, no matter how much of a nuisance it is. Hydraulic systems do *not* like little bits of grit or lint or anything...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:57:04 -0800
  ...When you just Can Not get a clutch hydraulic system to bleed..........and I've almost never had to do this, but I was...
• Re: clutch question
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:43:37 -0800
  ...I'll start with the hydraulics, like many of you suggested. I believe have some of the parts on the ol' shelf already, in...
• Re: Replacement Jack
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 07:17:43 -0800
  ...Replacement Jack >Anybody, >I would like to get a real VW jack instead of the bogus hydraulic one that >the previous owners of my...
• Re: power steering pipes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 10:14:36 -0700
  ...They make up hydraulic hoses all the time, they are frequently torn up on the job, and they do it pretty cheaply. Check your...
• Clutch Got Soft
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 19:32:48 -0400
  ...WHAT'S UP?? Is this a hydraulic clutch or does it adjust like the older air-cooled buses with a turn of the wing...
• Noisy lifter
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:56:33 -0700
  Can the hydraulic lifters in the 2.1L motor be removed and replaced without having to replace any other valvetrain components? I seem to...
• Re: Power steering fluid; does it last forever?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 11:40:08 -0400
  ...This is a much better product than the original hydraulic fluid. The only reason to change it, is dirt in the system. The fluid...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:54:47 -0800
  Right! The one thing I wish I had was a hydraulic clutch like the vanagons. Shades of the 20th century! :-) Surprised I don't...
• 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Watts
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 14:51:19 -0700
  ...This is my first hydraulic clutch vehicle, so I don't even know where to start looking for adjusters, wear, etc. Any help would...
• Re: Oil changing engine damage
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 15:38:41 -0500
  The clattering after an oil change is because the hydraulic lifters have drained and need to be represurized. The same thing will occur if...
• Re: difficult shifting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Tue, 31 May 2005 17:53:47 -0400
  I think I would bleed my clutch hydraulics first. This may be indicating need for new master and slave cylinders. PO of my bus...
• Re: Replace Hydraulic lifters with solid lifters?
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 16:17:58 -0800
  ...Blah blah blah.... > > Can I replace stock hydraulic lifters with solid ones? > Is this a bad idea? > > Are solid lifters even available for the...
• Re: 85 Vanagon starts hard
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 09:30:55 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My worst problem is the hydraulic clutch system and leaking pushrod tubes. 1st clutch replaced at 20K miles 2nd clutch replaced at 32K miles...
• Re: master brake light misbehaving
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:24:52 -0500
  ...The brakes and the hydraulic clutch use the same tank for hydraulic fluid. When fluid is low the light will flicker, when it gets...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 8 Jun 2019 14:35:02 -0700
  ...What does this means? > > 1 - worn clutch? > 2 - bad slave or bad master cylinder? > 3 - air in the hydraulic system and needs to be...
• Re: Pilot Bearing: easy to remove & install?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 23:18:04 -0600
  ...and pop the extension with the socket into the pilot bearing. Hydraulic pressure will force the bearing out. Remarkably easy! You don't need...
• Re: '84 GL NOT in the woods!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 01:17:35 -0500
  ...Also, are the valve clearences set hot and >still >at .006" > >'84 ? hydraulic lifters Chris DeLong ICQ#45030867 Seattle, WA USA '80 16V Rag...
• Re: 84 not refiring , still flooding ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 09:36:02 -0500
  ...Oof -- sounds like hydraulic lock. Pull the vacuum line on your fuel pressure regulator (canister with three hoses and a vacuum line, just fwd...