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• Re: Heading NORTH on 20w-50
  Historical mailing list - david griffiths
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 19:27:11 -0800
  ...and can't afford dealership maint. anymore. All help appreciated. Paddler Dave. Doktor Tim wrote: > > At 07:40 AM 12/11/1999 -0800, you...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Gas Tank Seal/Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:26:17 -0400
  ...My main fuel filler tube grommet does not have so much free play that it needs an additional O-ring, just about 1 mm...
• FS Type IV Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 21:24:25 -0500
  ...This engine has 30,000 on the perfect mains. Zero time on the cam bearings, and Zero time on the standard size rod bearings...
• Re: Lost ALL gears, then they came back, then it was fine, then shifting got wierd, then it was fine
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:39:51 -0500
  Your rear end ring and pinion gears may be shot. This will put all power to the front diff. VC. In other words you...
• Re: Need list help. Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 13:01:44 -0500
  ...repalcement that the coulping snap ring got damaged or the stud the holds the input shaft to the main shaft snapped. Dennis ----- Original Message...
• Re: Compression Numbers (in advance of head job)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:15:30 -0400
  ...If leakage is at the rings, should I be able to tell that their past their wear limits when I'm in there? If...
• Re: A/C charging and maintenance...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 May 2004 08:41:33 -0500
  ...6) Replace any O-rings on the receiver-drier or accumulator-drier joints; check and replace other O-rings that have been disturbed. You...
• Re: engine efficiency, I4s, subies, etc
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 12:55:42 EST
  ...I am mainly interested in a nice drivable, fuel efficient, Vanagon. The regular WB motors have generally been "peppy" enough for me, I am...
• Re: Boston Bob? or GoWesty?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:50:30 -0500
  ...I >have spoken with them on the phone they have called me looking for main >bearings and other sometimes hard to find parts. I...
• Re: Front and rear seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:21:49 -0500
  ...Also, the inner o-ring in the flywheel is often the cupid! Last, is the engine breathing ok? Cheers, Ben http://www.benplace.com...
• Re: Flywheel Seal Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:25:40 -0800
  Donb't forget to replace the Flywheel O-Ring (021 105 279). They're cheep and work in concert with the flywheel seal to...
• Updated for sale list
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:12:47 -0400
  ...Show no wear $25.00/offer The metal coolant ring on my 87 is in really good shape. Some minor surface rust where the...
• Re: Deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 18:32:54 -0700
  ...On 15 Oct 2005 at 20:17, tom ring <taring@TARING.ORG> wrote: > It sounds like I'm probably an exception, but I had...
• OK Rabbit/Jetta Auto into Van, the Scoop
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 20:35:26 -0500
  ...A couple of O-rings are cheap and need replaced anyway, and if you are going to forget about the thing anyway, might as...
• Re: Operating temp question/Boston Bob's solution?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:36:30 -0900
  ...causing greater ring wear and a host of other problems? One earlier reply to my query was that the engine (well maintained) runs perfectly...
• My Van
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:17:34 -0500
  ...All new bearings, including mains, new rings, heads, valves, guides. All the internals. So if these are 300,000 mile engines, I'll prol...
• Re: Weird engine noise update (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 18:17:00 -0500
  ...Golen or brass flecks tell about some matertial wear and silver flecks tell about ring wear and other things. Pass a magnet through it...
• Re: adjusting front brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 16:05:16 -0800
  ...When you ease up on the brakes, the square-cut O-ring around the caliper piston retracts it ever so slightly. This effectively maintains...
• Re: Looking for supplier for long grommets used on German canopies
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:07:44 -0600
  ...getting one made locally instead. > The main issue now is getting the right hardware. The D-rings and > strap for > holding the canvas when...
• Re: R&R Transmission with winch?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 19:41:06 -0800
  ...Roughness will be mainshaft bearing likely. Grab the input shaft and pull and push hard in and out.. If there is any clunking play...
• Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:56:24 -0500
  ...I have seen a couple of the main bearings, and they look fine. Cam bearings, however, were showing copper. It was copper uniformly, not...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:52:24 -0700
  ...Even brand name dealers we visited wouldn't provide maintenance records. Yet, the best "spare part" to carry might be the log book, and...
• Re: has anyone seen July 2003 VWT?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 18 May 2003 12:00:55 -0700
  ...and your clutch main shaft pilot needle bearing in the end of the crankshaft. Replace the felt seal and *O* ring in your flywheel...
• Re: Camshafts Hyd/solid ?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:19:56 -0500
  ...some cams had a ring next to the middle main journal as a way to determine solid verses hydraulic but most cams have been...
• Auxiliary Battery Installation II: Hawker Odyssey battery, Hella relay, Chargetek AC charger (v. long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 22:14:38 -0400
  ...The cable follows the route of the main dash harness, over the steering column to the main fusebox. The plan was for the red...
• Re: Head gasket replacement cost
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:09:00 +0000
  ...about for throwing in a set >of rings? > >Last summer I had front and rear main seals replaced, and asked the >mechanic about the...
• Re: Poor gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:45:49 -0700
  ...I take it in for maintenance, and haven't been warned about any problems. It has consistently passed California smog tests every 2 years...
• Re: FIRE!!! (True story from this morning)
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 13:39:07 -0800
  ...Such a ring could be made up and installed in a vanagon. with the main feed line going through the firewall into the area...
• Re: transmiision problem
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 1 Sep 2012 10:59:41 -0700
  ...have separated from the main shaft, especially if the engine was recently > out. There is a coupling-screw-snap ring set up that holds...
• Re: Dash wiring help needed
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 17:37:06 -0700
  ...On 88 models that feeds through a fuse at relay position > 16 on the main relay panel. Page 97.119 of the Bentley shows...
• Top Overhauls
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:18:01 -0600
  ...said "Don't re-ring the thing or do a valve job, as the new compression will wear the mains and crank throw bearing...
• Re: anybody done the brakes on 1982 gas westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 15:42:04 -1000
  ...The flexible brake line > is attached to a bracket, that's under huge nut for the main big suspension > piece whose name alludes me...
• Re: transmission rebuild
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:14:49 -0700
  ...Rebush the gear carrier housing so the mainshaft bearing will stay in place. Rebush case where 1/2 relay lever sits so there will...
• Re: Whine during acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:26:33 -0400
  ...I have chalked it up to wear / play in the final drive (ring and pinion). I had the same type of noise in a...
• Re: Re : synthetic motor oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 22:32:37 -0500
  ...The dealership just made $5000.00 worth > of > > minor repairs under an extended warranty, all simple little > things. > > The scheduled maintenance intervals cost about...
• 87 Syncro will not run/flooding with fuel
  Historical mailing list - deandrew
  Wed, 27 May 1998 18:00:34 PDT
  ...She took the van to Rowe VW in Auburn Maine (two hours drive) for fluid changes and tune up. Not a happy story. The...
• Re: Alternator out at *high* rpms?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 10:50:31 -0800
  ...When I took the engine back up to speed >to maintain 65, it all dims again. Bob - Problem you described happens a lot more...
• Re: replacements for phosphate-free coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:54:24 -0500
  The water pump seal consist mainly of a carbon (or other material) ring turning against some type of metal surface under spring tension. It...
• Phrydaye Phollies Part Deux - hide the liquor and wimmen, he's back with another one!!!
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 16:53:47 -0500
  as pertains to recent comments and sentiments expressed upon The List ... ;) When you're sixty-four by George-Paul Johnny-Ringo (to the tune...
• Re: Poll: How many miles on yours?
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Mon, 15 May 2000 07:40:23 -0400
  ...I'm on my third set of heads and am now resealing the current heads after a cylinder o-ring (whatchamacallit) failed (thankfully a...
• Re: Cheap mechanics
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:58:05 -0700
  ...There is a small bundle with 2 brown wires ending in a ring connector. One of the 2 browns is the ground for the...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:18:41 -0800
  ...So the sliding hubs, sync rings and gears all that are probably not the cause of the noise. I really feel that it is...
• Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:46:35 -0700
  ...Are main bearing sets readily availble in standard or oversize ? I've heard they were hard to get. I don't know if waterboxers...
• RE :(NVC) New Zealand car question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:04:34 +1000
  ...Your assumption that a maintained one should be reliable is sound but as with most small cars (with the notable exception of the Beetle...
• Re: Rebuild longevity
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 08:48:42 -0700
  ...New (not rebuilt) heads and valves New lifters New cam Top quality new pistons, rings and cylinders, matched and assembled Rebushed, balanced (matched) and...
• Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:35:42 -0700
  ...the starter main terminal, the alternator main terminal, and battery positive post are all in common of course. on my 85...I was missing...
• Re: 68: What is this damnable noise???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Apr 1996 23:15:29 -0700
  ...New rings and a valve job. If it is the mains, you'll see the oil light flicker eventually but there may not be...
• Re: Motor oil - Re: [VANAGON] Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 09:49:13 -0400
  ...faces, and in other regions such as big-end/main bearings, and piston rings and pins." A quick Google will take you to way...
• Ok, I did the archives search, but found nothing. I need a flue vent cover.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Tue, 16 May 2006 07:14:51 -0700
  ...A SS Allen-head bolt and washer affix the lid to the vent, and a ring of polyethylene weatherstripping on the edge of the...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 14:58:56 -0400
  ...2 piston kit from Vanagain or GW?) > Piston Engine Ring Set - Grant Brand > Standard Main Bearing Set > Crank Shaft bearing kit > Rod Bearings - Standard...
• Re: clutch chatter fixed, thanks
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:20:32 -0500
  ...The problem was that the main shaft seal on the transmission had failed, bathing the clutch with 90W gear oil. The pilot bearing had...
• Re: Poor gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:05:30 -0500
  ...I > take it in for maintenance, and haven't been warned about any problems. It has > consistently passed California smog tests every 2 years...
• Re: vdo cyl head temp sensor location?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Sedgmen
  Fri, 14 Jun 96 10:39:48 EST
  ...i always thought the sensor was a ring that went around a > spark plug from what i heard on the list, bu he can...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:13:14 -0700
  ...I'm not entirely sure which ring >> it is, I'll go and have a closer look today. Btw, I didn't adjust >> anything...
• Re: oil pressure diagnosis.
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:50:33 -0700
  ...Therefore they replaced rings and con rod bearings. > > Shops first answer to the oil light was that it was a sensor ( " they can > be...
• Re: 1.9l Home Rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 11:10:57 -0500
  ...Obviously all bearings, check the wear on the camshaft, replace all seals, have a shop check out your crank, replace at least pistons rings...
• Re: Sealant on metal head gasket and green o-ring?
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Mon, 29 May 2000 08:22:08 -0600
  ...After the engine is hot and then you stop and idle the coolant flows out of the main plastic tank and into the expansion...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 13:03:38 -0500
  ...two of them have shallow grooves in the outer ring, but no > pitting. Is this cause for replacement? (If so, I need to replace...
• Re: Thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:37:29 -0500
  ...ring for the thermostat. After putting it back together, it was leaking from the crack where they top piece connects to the main piece...
• Re: speakers sizes: what fits?
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:36:06 -0800
  ...want to cut the metal and fabricate a ring you can mount larger; the main problem is the window cranks which need to be...