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• Re: heads- bus depot or van cafe??
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:14:44 -0500
  I once turned a valuable counter-weighted Corvette crankshaft into a machine shop for re-grinding, and they tried to give me a non...
• Re: Which awning is best
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:57:52 -0600
  ...The F-45 is a crank-out, using a crank tool and so is activated and stowed quickly. It's a 10' version. bob >
• Cold starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Calhoun
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:34:03 -0500
  ...When it's cold or warm, when I start it it cranks and cranks until it starts and then it will belch some black...
• Starting Fix!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 04 Nov 1995 17:22:14 -0500
  ...He suggested adding another switch on the dash to feed juice straight from the battery to the coil only during cranking. I figured that...
• 82 won't crank was 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:18:21 -0400
  ...Yup, you guessed it, now the van won't crank. I had this problem last winter and was able to take a long 1x2...
• Re: Flushing the crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:30:16 -0600
  ...Flushing the crankcase Okay, here's one for eveyone's amusement: Would there be a benefit to draining the crankcase of oil, filling with...
• Re: Rear crankshaft seal (late Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:32:52 -0400
  ...Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, got to drop than engine again...a least to clear the crank.... Ben ROBERT DONALDS wrote: > Benny Boy > the three grove pulleys for...
• Re: Van dies while coming to a stop
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2010 09:14:03 -0400
  ...Try to start it and crank..... crank.. crank...left it for the night, next day fired right up first turn of the key. Van...
• Re: Update: 81 Air-Cooled Vanagon Stalling at Warm Idle
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 19:44:50 -0600
  ...Remember that modern engines feature "positive crankcase ventilation," which means the crankcase air is one with the intake air system, and therefore a leak...
• '90 Van-Cranks but will not start...
  Historical mailing list - LBMelman
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 03:51:11 -0800
  ...Finally, it would crank but not start. After towing the vehicle to the repair shop the engine started right up. Now a week later...
• Re: window crank stripped
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 12:14:10 -0700
  ...Stan Wilder On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 10:56:47 -0500 Owen <olists@THEBRANDS.ORG> writes: > The driver side window crank screw hole is...
• Re: Crankcase seals (Ehlring?)
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 02:43:49 +0000
  ...Tue, 1 Jun 2004 22:09:40 -0400 > >I seem to remember posts to the effect that some crankcase seals are better >(better fit...
• Re: Rear crankshaft seal (late Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Wed, 13 Apr 2005 21:59:55 -0400
  ...Rear crankshaft seal (late Vanagon) > > > >>Hey guys, late Vanagon 2.1L have a different pulley, well, they >>have an >>add-on....on the shaft...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:06:38 -0400
  ...Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time! > Did anyone check the crankshaft endplay at any time? I assume the > answer is no, but excessive endplay will...
• Re: part numbers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 21:59:57 -0600
  1/Window crank mechanism (regulator) Driver's Side 80-91 Vanagon, except power windows $79.95 251 837 501A 2/WIndow crank mechanism (regulator...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:32:57 -0400
  ...Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time! > > > > You can often use the old seal to press in the new one. > > Jim >> >> . . . and use the correctly sized...
• Re: PLEASE HELP!!!.... TIMING ISSUES ON NEW ENGINE
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 21:53:57 -0400
  ...If you crank the engine by hand 180 degrees clockwise the distributor will rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise to cylinder #4. So the rotor will...
• Re: back on the road
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 12:59:57 -0700
  ...Crank crank crank but the orchestra doesn't come to life. In fact it would barely crank over at all, kinda like a dying...
• Re: Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 13:59:01 -0500
  ...The starter will crank (turn)the engine over if you removed the complete fuel delivery system and put it out to the garbage. Check...
• Re: 2.2 legacy engine... oil levels...
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:40:37 -0700
  ...Unless the top fitment of the oil dipstick tube has been brought closer to the centerline of the crankshaft, the distance from the centerline...
• Re: window cranks
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:02:20 -0700
  ...window cranks > I've replaced my cracked window crank handles several times from junkyard > vanagons only to have them crack shortly after. You can...
• Re: What's wrong with that picture....
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 12:14:42 -0700
  ...What's wrong with that picture.... > An inline 4 cyl engine needs to be either a 90 degree or 180 degree crank. > With a...
• Bare bones subie -
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016 22:03:03 -0500
  Today I saw my first Suburu engine stripped down to the crank and block. I want. A 5 journal crank and block, cylinders cast...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 01:33:30 -0500
  Doug - My point was that "crank flexing" is the least of our worries about our Vanagon engines! There are NO crankshafts that are made...
• Re: idle and black tower
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:45:16 -0400
  ...also, lower crankcase pressures should lower air resistance to moving pistons, and provide a slight edge in terms of overall efficiency. a future project...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 09:33:56 EST
  <<<Most people SHOULD keep the WBX engine but you are doing a disservice to them by telling them the counterweighted crank will keep it...
• Re: compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 23:21:07 -0600
  Al, One could crank it by hand to compression stroke - TDC - and do a differential compression test (leakdown test) . Should be easy done if...
• 84 Vanagon shutting off. Cranks right back up? V-Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:19:41 -0500
  ...I push the clutch in, wait a second for the rpm's to go down, and then crank it right back up and everything...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 20:50:29 -0800
  ...I then talked to >Bob from Demello again and agreed that counter-weighting was necessary to >keep the crank from flexing. > >It balances the...
• Re: window cranks
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 11:56:32 -0700
  ...The crank is held on with a single phillips screw. It's already broke, and a new one is only a couple bucks. Karl...
• Re: vanagon factory front crank window knob extensions...they Do exist..
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 19:11:51 -0700
  Aren't these the special VW mods needed to make the cranks work? > From: JordanVw@AOL.COM > Reply-To: JordanVw@AOL.COM > Date: Fri...
• Fwd: Re: Re: 2.1L Align bore and main bearings
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 19:08:51 -0800
  ...I > > > do understand that deciding which bearings I > need > > > depends on if I get a new > > > crank or reworked crank. > > > > > > How do I determine...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 23:12:55 -0500
  ...Eight LONG bolts attach the head to > the crankcase. This is truly evil. Steel and aluminum expand at different > rates - so in the heating...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Diesel_Engine_Position=3A_4=C2=BA_Angle_From_Centre_of?= =?UTF-8?Q?_Rear_Wheels?=
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 09:24:13 -0700
  Measured my Aba's crank bolt for engine height.. ABA with 1.8 liter head and Vanagon bars, stock deisel motor mounts and stock...
• Re: Aux. Battery: Two Group 1 6 Volt "Commercial" Batteries?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:30:53 -0800
  ...Mark Neil N wrote: > I realize these aren't deep cycle batteries, but at > Cold Cranking Amps - 625 > Reserve Capacity - 160 > Cranking Amps - 750...
• Re: Parts suppliers
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 5 Mar 2015 23:32:56 -0800
  ...supplies GoWesty's cranks for their big engine > kits? I know who supplies their pistons but couldn't find the crank > supplier. I'd...
• is engine removed to change crankcase seal
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:59:29 -0500
  ...I've got a heavy oil leak on my 85 westy that appears to be from the crankcase seal above the oil pump. This...
• Re: Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil pressure!
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:17:55 EDT
  ...Either way I would not expect much while the engine is cranking on the starter, it takes rpm's to produce the volume / oil...
• Re: Can I use The Right Stuff on crankcase halves?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:06:12 -0700
  ...Right >> Stuff works on the heads, will it not work on crankcase halves? >> Thanks, > The one time I had a VW case apart, my...
• Wobbly Still Won't Go... Gurus pleassssse heeellllllppppp...
  Historical mailing list - Scott and Norma
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 19:45:12 -0800
  ...Jumped pin 3 - 13 No pump action even cranking starter Checked pin 14 - 13 12v only when cranking starter Checked pin 14-19 No...
• crankshaft shims. Engine braking noise?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 13:56:18 -0400
  While you guys are on the subject of crankshaft end play shims, I didn't know there were any. Might this relate to my...
• Forwarded: Re: oil leak from crankcase vent?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 17:52:58 +0000
  ...The intake appears to be sucking some oil through the crankcase vent. I haven't found any information on the crankcase vent. I'm...
• Re: B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings, one more question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 20:10:14 -0400
  ...I measured the bearing ID( in the case) and the crank's OD. Subtraction should give me the clearance. What is tolerance here? How...
• 911 in 69 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 16:27:03 -0700
  ...A Boxer and a 180 degree V have different crank-shafts. By convention, a V engine has two (or more ;) ) connecting rods on each...
• Clutch replacement questions.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 10:27:07 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The flywheel keeps the crankshaft from sliding back (FIF). What surface keeps the crankshaft from sliding forward and has worn more than .011 inch...
• latest on Westy..
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 14:36:14 -0700 (MST)
  ...I dumped all my parts on his garage floor (case, crank, rods), and he whipped out his trusty very-near calipers, and started measuring...
• Re: Starter Motor Sudden Failure: Normal?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:34:02 -0500
  Now that you've re-charged the battery, check the voltage drop while turning the key to crank the starter. BTW, those battery boosters...
• Re: Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 20 Jun 2020 09:19:30 -0400
  ...I guess it works but they had good reason to not want you > cranking on the snout end if the crankshaft. > > Stacy > > On Thu...
• Re: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:37:32 -0700
  ...I hope it's not that. > > Might check crankshaft end play ...to get some idea if the crank is loose > in the bearings .. > > might...
• Re: Oettinger syncro van FS
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 08:39:12 +1300
  ...osed to indicate that the crankshaft lies along the car's axis (as opposed to transverse, where the crank lies across the car... or...
• Re: ha! and you thought Friday was over! ... :)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 4 Sep 1995 10:14:26 -0500 (CDT)
  On Mon, 4 Sep 1995, Joel Walker wrote: > Unbalanced Cranks?? sounds like some of the folks on the bus/vanagon > list!!!! :) > > unca joel > <the...
• Re: diesel fan belt question
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Disse
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:01:11 -0600 (CST)
  ...One belt drives the water pump from the crankshaft pulley and the other belt drives the alternator from the water pump pulley. Don't...
• Battery dead Fast - now - dead starter
  Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 15:33:05 -0400
  ...A few gentle taps of the hammer on the starter and crank, crank, it started fine. So now the question is - how much time...
• Re: I'm Back! Timing belt question.
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 01:57:31 -0500
  ...The compact nature of the boxer motor puts the camshaft within inches of the crankshaft. The crank drives the cam by direct-mesh gears...
• Why does my van do this.....?
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:22:05 -0400
  ...Sometimes it cranks over really heavy and starts (usually after it has been sitting). Sometimes it cranks over really heavy and doesn't start...
• Re: DITRIBUTOR/NO START
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 09:06:38 -0600
  ...If this allows it to continue to crank freely, you probably have some plug wires crossed. Larry A. Mike Stainbrook wrote: >I replaced all...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 23:46:31 -0700
  ...Failed Crankshaft seal yet again > > Hi David, > > Agree with the comment about excess crankcase pressure. Suggestion: check to > see if the crankcase breather hoses...
• Re: Over Torque Crank Bolt Damage Threads? Gas Jetta engine in Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Dec 2016 11:32:43 -0800
  ...The sprocket (timing belt pulley) appeared fine as did key way in crank snout. There were no related issues prior. Neil. On 12/1...
• Re: OK, I've had it! What now?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:35:45 -0400
  ...Spray Starter fluid in the air cleaner housing and crank engine--Check. Crank starter by itself (minus starting fluid)--FAIL. WTF? I have spark...
• Re: compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 02:34:08 -0600
  I've got a 36hp on the stand right now, and since I have the crank and nut from my 56 pickup, I figured...