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• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:13:39 -0700
  I like them, the only issue I see is that instead if breaking the lense it will just push the body in ,if push...
• clutch
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:02:01 -0800
  ...Much more than allowed play at the pushrod of master cylinder. Bentley shows there is adjustment of the pushrod but it is just impossible...
• Re: Grover's recovery thus far
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:30:48 -0700
  re "The clatter and power loss was traced back to a badly seated pushrod (or two) . Next time I put head gaskets on an...
• Re: Does this bus go to my office?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 08:45:33 -0800
  ...Also, next time you push a vehicle put your back to it and push with your legs! Pushing with your arms puts incredible strain...
• Re: another power window question
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 6 May 2007 21:03:03 -0500
  ...The low-tech approach is probably to install a pushbutton that allows you to temporarily power the windows - push and hold the button, then...
• Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 23:06:59 -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...
• 87 GL Problems continue
  Historical mailing list - James B. Morris
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 08:29:53 -0500
  ...I changed a pushrod tube a week ago and it has never ran correctly since ! First of all, after changing the tube I had...
• Heidelberg Radio Install Problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:25:54 -0400
  ...I push either radio in so it's flush with the dash, it starts to push upward at the rear and pushes the ashtray...
• Re: Where's rear wiper switch on '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 15:36:16 -0800 (PST)
  ...on my '85 you push the lever toward the dash till get > adequate washer fluid on the rear window, then let the lever go...
• Replacing Lifters
  Historical mailing list - William Collins
  Tue, 19 May 1998 08:29:03 -0500
  ...how? Do you fish the lifter out through the pushrod tube? Or, remove the pushrod tube and replace with a telescoping one? Before we...
• Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 01:46:30 -0400
  ...I push in the propane button, (light starts flickering). I turn on the thermostat. I turn on the propane supply, I push in the...
• collapsiable push rod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:36:13 EDT
  hello guys anybody know where these can be found part # 025 109 337 thanks mark d
• Van-O-Rama
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:38:32 -0700
  ...If a > > > pushrod is unseated, what else should I inspect for damage. > > > > > > Also, do other people suspect a pushrod? The problem began while I...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:40:10 -0700
  ...hi Dean, - as I push down the clutch pedal, *the clutch release* near the Beginning/Top (1/3 travel from Top) - as I let...
• Re: Power Door Locks: Key Won't Turn Pass. Side Door Lock.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 00:23:31 -0400
  ...So if the motor just pushed it out, now you can push it back in -- and on the front doors, when you do so...
• Re: [South Carolina Trip] or why I love my Vanagon/Westy
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 13:48:07 +0100
  ...HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - our van shifts beautifully now (although I do have to push the shifter down to get it into 1st - must look at...
• Re: It's not the way to do it ...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 12 Dec 2016 22:16:59 -0500
  ...Then you go for a push start. > Then depending on your luck you bust a piston or bend a rod or if you do...
• Re: i luv summer diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jul 1994 09:15:21 -0400
  ...In New Jersey on I-80 I have occasionally been pushed up to 70 by traffic but i fight this as i dont like...
• Re: BN-4 or BN-6?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 07:52:54 -0400
  I've pushed and twisted mine to no avail --- Can any one help with basic troubleshooting --- it snowed last night just out of town...
• Re: Power mirror tips (long)...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 02:44:19 EDT
  ...I've done this on mine. > > not with those big plastic VW OEM style push on connectors on there.. there isnt any way to...
• Re: 2.1 lifter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 21:45:50 -0400
  ...You will need to destroy the push rod tube and replace with a collapsible tube. The Bus Depot has both the lifters and tubes...
• Re: Buying an '82 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 13:04:47 -0400
  ...I push-started a friend's Dasher Diesel several times while the engine was hot. I don't know as I'd want to...
• Re: Hot Foot Syndrome...what is solution?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 13:54:41 -0400
  ...This cut down the amount of hot > air pushed through the hole and solved the problem. Bits of bicycle inner tube work fairly well...
• removing lifters
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:02:27 -0800
  ...I assume that once the pushrods and pushrod tubes are removed I better take out the lifters before they fall out. The Bentley simply...
• Re: Ball Joint Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Thomas
  Fri, 2 Sep 1994 13:02:13 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I got push-out device from J.C. Whitney; there's a bolt that you turn that's supposed to push out the joint...
• Re: Pushrod tube seal question
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Schuster
  Thu, 23 May 1996 17:48:27 +0200 (MET DST)
  ...Obviously, you might be able to apply apply a promising technique of sealing your pushrod tubes when you have an aircooled engine. But what...
• Re: Updating '82 sliding door?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 10:50:31 -0800
  ...The trick to closing it without slamming it is to push in on the back of the door (where the hinge is). You can...
• Re: Simple Question (push rods)second time around
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:17:48 -0500
  ...Simple Question (push rods)second time around > > >> What problem would there be from using solid lifters >> and push-rods on a hydraulic cam. I...
• Re: Question about Clutch Slave
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:17:54 EDT
  ...If you remove the boot you will see that the pushrod is not connected physically to the piston. Rather the end of the pushrod...
• Heidelberg radios
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 06:54:07 EDT
  ...One is mechanical push button tape deck control, Heidelberg III No. 36073, model # 155 035 180, the other is electronic push button tape deck...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 19:00:32 -0500
  ...The brakelight wire is black/red stripe. > > Using a straight pin, push the pin into the wire. Push through the > insulation and aim for...
• Re: friday...whats the FASTEST youve driven in your vanagon????
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:38:49 -0800
  ...Under power, though, I've never really pushed it past 70. I just can't stomach the idea of pushing a '40s-tech pushrod...
• Re: Push Rod Tube Leak????
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 17:17:45 -0700
  ...The water appears to be coming from the push rod tube. > Not a very fast leak but one that certainly needs to be fixed...
• Re: Oil leak - '91 Carat - 2'1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 23:08:16 -0500
  Rocker cover gasket or the push rod tubes. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of John...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:27:39 -0700
  ...I doubt you'd see push-on spade connectors for headlight grounds on an older Mercedes for example. After 25+ years of conducting ... push...
• Dripping sunroof on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alan Compher
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 10:14:08 -0700
  ...I have a 4 speed, and the shifter is stiff from 4th, pushing it up to 3rd, and also from 2nd gear, pushing it...
• Re: Spongy Brakes & Travel to Yellowstone
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 15:31:40 -0500
  ...You push once and it is a little soft; pushing >again immediately gives a firmer feel. > Ed, my 88GL had these same symptoms. After...
• Re: expandable push rod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:38:40 -0400
  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonce Fancher" <strtbug@ATTGLOBAL.NET> > ive not used expandable push rod tubes before for any of my air cooled > cars before...
• Van Stuff
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 03:20:36 -0800
  ...Does that mean I have some sort of disease??? Anyone know which buttons to push so I can enter the code into my factory...
• Re: stranded... '84 won't start (after exhuast work??)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:42:24 -0500
  The alternator should be pushng closer to 14 volts. 13 is marginal.
• Re: Help Please, Lost Brakes :-(
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 21:58:41 -0500
  Dennis, you ARE saying to open the bleeders before pushing the pads in. You DO NOT want the old fluid going back into the...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:20:16 -0700
  ...When I installed the new clutch MC, due to newb ignorance, I never adjusted the cylinder push rod. It worked fine so.... And grease...
• Re: Brakes-
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:43:50 -0500
  ...but the first pedal-push is smooshy and close to the floor. The second pedal push seems to "pump it up" and feel higher...
• Re: Mellow Yellow got hitted
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:19:02 -0700
  ...Walk outside and find that a >> Pontiac Bonneville smacked into the rear corner of a 1975 VW bus parked >> at the curb, pushing that...
• Re: Setting clock
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 02:15:04 EDT
  ...small pointy thing to set it. Push in the left one and it will increment the hours. Push in the right one and it...
• Re: Euro-Elec: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 16:57:52 -0800
  ...pressure is sensed...If a "grey"switch is put between the pushrod tubes...the system still will not work...It has been a while...
• Re: little green box
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 13:24:26 -0400
  ...Do I push first then pull; push, trun, pull; or just plain pull like mad? Thanks again for your insight. I actually feel like...
• Re: Adventure Wagon Vs. Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 12:39:02 -0600
  ...Didn't someone say that >>if you unhook a garage door and push it up manually you can get a westy >into >>the garage...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:46:12 -0700
  ...So air is purged out of the system rather than being trapped and pushed to the injectors. When a very hot engine is shut...
• Re: Dan H's Heater
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 15 Feb 1995 15:27:08 -0500 (EST)
  ...Also, pushing hot air up is cunterintuitive to me. I leave the > windshield one closed halfway when I really want to heat the van...
• Re: 1.9 Oil Leak question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 4 May 2010 12:25:24 -0400
  ...Or the leak could also be coming from the pushrod tubes. Using expandable replacement pushrod tubes will allow you to replace the seals without...
• Re: Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 12:12:38 -0400
  Benny Boy just 17 in 6 months If you cant make he rocker rock then it sounds like the push rods might not be...
• Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 7 Sep 2024 19:03:05 -0700
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• RE: '71 engine apart (mostly)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jan 1995 12:51:30 -0500 (EST)
  ...I have 2 bent pushrods. I can't be of much help here, but read on. > 2) some slight scoring (I can see it...
• Re: Push-in fasteners for rear hatch panel
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 08:33:04 -0400
  ...12, 2015 7:24 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Push-in fasteners for rear hatch panel > > I generally break many of these...
• Re: westy rust redux
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 03:50:34 -0500
  ...Rust creeps by pushing up the paint (as it has10x the volume of the metal it came from. Then water soaks up to the...
• Clutch Dies in Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 08:48:43 -0700
  ...Seems to push down "Dead," then stay there...then it might pop back up and feel like it has pressure...but pushing it down...
• refrigerator failure, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:16:17 -0600
  ...When I push the switch for propane (the propane one of the three push switches at the right of the refrigerator control panel) and...
• Fwd: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:07:33 -0400
  ...hatch I have to pull/push it up and it requires some > effort, it stays when I stop pushing it. The struts are new...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 22 May 2017 18:43:55 -0700
  ...Setting the > engine to top dead center and backing the valve adjusting screws out makes > it easy to install the rockers, rotating the push...