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• Re: Coolant out episode this aft.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:33:40 -0600
  Funny you forgot about the bleed bolt-it happens to the best of us? When my 84 westy got to 45K after 19 years...
• Re: Syncho Skid Plates on 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:56:43 -0700
  I think the issue would involve the header off of the front (1 & 3) cylinders. The syncro header has a bend in it to...
• Re: Vanagon Conversion Kits for around $2500
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:15:53 -0500
  ...engines have the same bolt pattern for the transmission. So why >not use the bellhousing of a diesel vanagon. You can bolt the new...
• Re: 89 Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 2 Feb 2014 03:19:11 -0800
  ...the exhaust pipes and intakes from the cylinder heads, followed by loosening all the cylinder head bolts, removing valve gear, pushrods and pushrod tubes...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:07:43 -0500
  It is more common for the socket head bolt to leak than the freeze plug this should be a dealer item as Mike said...
• Re: Brake master cylinder weep
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 16 Mar 2022 17:14:26 -0500
  ...brake master cylinder has a slight weep. It’s not visibly > > leaking anywhere it just looks slightly wet we’re it bolts into the...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 22:20:03 -0500
  ...Cylinders #1 and #4 have each had both studs replaced with bolts, and despite my fears of dealing with the dreaded exhaust studs it...
• Re: Fox head torque question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:33:25 -0400
  ...tell if a bolt is loose.I mean. Does anyone know if there is a proper torque number for this cylinder head torque on...
• Re: Brakes updated - Changing fluids (reduction, tranny, brake)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 22:05:47 -0500
  ...All new >wheel cylinders, shoes, and lines. Repacked the bearings up front and am >preparing to drain/refill aforementioned transmission and reduction gears. >My...
• Re: Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:50:11 -0800
  ...on the aft nut and bolt that holds the slave cyl to the bracket .. weld that bolt head on the underside.. turning it into...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Funk - Worn Pedal/Clevis Linkage
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 01:05:25 -0800
  ...Do I keep the the master cylinder on the booster or remove it? I can feel some bolts on the backside of the booster...
• Name That Part - Bonus Round
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:26:23 -0600
  ...bolted to the block at the middle bolt, about where the rear intake manifold pipes come across, is a solid tube or cylinder of...
• 1985 - Driver's side top #3 (from front) head stud broken - what does it all mean?
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:37:59 -0400
  ...It appears to be leaking from bolt #2 (counting from forwardmost bolt back to rear of engine 1-4) What would be occuring these...
• AW: Fuel consumption
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 23:33:53 -0800
  ...Last week, the header pipe from cylinders 1/3 lost the bolts where it joins the collector. (1.9 wasserboxer) When the bolts fell...
• Re: Swage Bit + Bolt for Pop Top Cable. Strong enough?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:41:09 -0700
  ...of the wire, no thimble. �Put a short > bushing on the bolt (with a washer atop for assembly convenience) so you'll > have a...
• Re: Changing the Cutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 14:19:58 -0600
  ...Remove two 13mm bolts from clutch master right there behind the steering column. Remove the single steel line 11mm open wrench. Remove the braided...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:04:38 -0800
  ...cylinder > with 100 PSI shop air and did not get any leaks into the cooling system, > either. The torque on all the head bolts...
• Re: Supercharger
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 15:54:46 -0500
  ...It was an assembly of 4 banks or 9 cylinders each, bolted together > >to a common crankshaft. The exhaust system was a stainless steel...
• Re: 1986 production changes, again take 2
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 11:33:21 -0800
  ...7xx = 7-cylinder. 08 or 09 (or whatever) >>= cu. in. displacement, IIRC. Mounting (bolt patterns) is identical, >>I believe. This is why the 7xx...
• Re: Cutting tool question...cylinder head pocket-Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 11 May 2013 11:17:41 -0700
  ...sleeve landing surface/pocket in the head for wider cylinders/sleeves...this is a bolt on tool to the head or case (as I...
• Re: 2.1 assemble
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:06:41 -0500
  It would be impossible on at least one of the main bearings, which are one-piece cylinder type bearings. I usually take that piece...
• Re: Can't find the jack
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:59:19 -0700
  ...With wheel bolts torqued properly, I've only ever needed my (15"? 24"?) 1/2" breaker bar. (torque value Sharpied inside hubcap) My torque...
• re: 82 westy rebuild - compression data
  Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 15:43:24 -0800 (PST)
  > > I had a leak down test done today, and here's the numbers. > > > > Since I can't recall which cylinder is which number (where...
• Re: Nice WBX....
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:53:25 -0400
  ...the > insides of the oil galleys must look like, eh? The cylinder head gasket > surface on the case edge does not look very clean...
• Re: 2.1 assemble
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:52:03 -0700
  ...I have checked all of the tolerances and replaced the rods with a Van cafe remanufactured set that has the old 1.9 bolts...
• Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:14:51 -0700
  ...Cylinders #1 and #4 have each had both studs replaced with bolts, and despite my fears of dealing with the dreaded exhaust studs it...
• Re: Luggage Rack: Fine Cracks At Bottom. Repair? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 3 Mar 2013 23:57:31 -0800
  ...Bentley shows 2 per bolt at the four rear bolts. I bet a FLAPS would have something, but my first thought was "plumbing" so...
• Re: Starter removal
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:23:30 -0400
  ...The entry point is about where the exhaust pipe flange bolts to the cylinder head. I had considered removing the throttle until I noticed...
• head stuck to cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Thu, 25 Dec 2003 14:29:30 -0800
  ...And what is the size of the main crank shaft bolt on the main pulley? archives are not helping me today. Thanks and merry...
• Last few procedures to complete my 85 engine overhaul!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Alan Cady
  Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:36:04 -0800
  ...Could this cause fuel to enter the crankcase? My clutch slave cylinder seems to be leaking along with the forward dash brake cylinder res...
• Re: Swage Bit + Bolt for Pop Top Cable. Strong enough?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 01:39:09 -0400
  ...Swage Bit + Bolt for Pop Top Cable. Strong enough? Thanks much Alistair. Good to know re SS. Thought to heat it, but had no...
• Re: Engine Puzzlememt
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:05:12 -0700
  ...cylinders. Manually turned engine to stop point in both >>>>> directions. It stops in the same places. I checked all three torque >>>>> converter bolts. All...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 4 Sep 2013 20:45:31 -0700
  ...Keep in mind if those gasses can get >>>> out >>>> in some cases coolant can get into the cylinders. Antifreeze into the >>>> cylinders and then...
• Re: head job
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 19:13:22 -0500
  ...One thing in particular they say is that if the cylinders are stuck to the heads you can pull the cylinders with the heads...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:53:39 -0500
  ...I have worked all afternoon trying to get the Crankshaft pulley bolt to come loose. I built the device in the Bentley and still...
• Re:[F] Extra large engines
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 06:35:32 +0000
  ...horizontally mounted mid-engine 5 cylinder radial air-cooled engine. If I'm not mistaken, The crank was bolted to the frame and the...
• Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:54:57 -0700
  ...Just some nuts/bolts. No studs to mess around with when > tilting tranny down/out. > > Drawing a blank, > > > Neil. > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:26:54 -0800
  ...AMC Cylinder Head Question > > > You could also have a machine shop pressure test the heads. > Or you could put more epoxy on top of...
• Resolution: Smells like fuel -- wet spot on cold head
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:39:57 -0700
  ...the driver side cylinder head, under the injectors. The injector bits, including their undersides, seem to be dry. The bolts holding the intake air...
• installing a jumpseat in a westy
  Historical mailing list - luke sponsler
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 00:04:41 -0800
  ...How do you navigate that? Do you skip the bolt and drill in a self tapping screw? Any thoughts? Thanks, luke ----Original Message Follows...
• Re: 89' GL 1st gear problem
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 23:08:55 -0500
  ...I looked at the gear box > linkage you can try adjusting the two bolts on the plate at the bottom of the shift lever...
• Re: brake hissing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:04:41 -0700
  ...for a hiss from the base of the master cylinder, where it's bolted to the booster. also check the tightness of those nuts...
• cracked exhaust manifold
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 09:37:24 -0400
  ...i have a cracked left exhaust manifold (california emissions setup), pretty close to where the pipe is bolted (cylinder end). i took it to...
• Re: noise SOLVED. Now need to Heli-Coil?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:37:02 -0700
  ...you can get away with only 3 of those 4 bolts going into the frame, if you just want to be running quietly again...
• Brake Adjustment, Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 14:14:30 -0400
  ...He also explains how to get the drums off without a puller, which involves a chain from one lug bolt, through something heavy (I...
• SA 5-cylinder conversions and TDI conversions (was: Tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions)
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:36:39 -0500
  ...When my boxer engine goes I want the five cylinder. Any body know of a company with a kit? >> YES! I announced this several...
• head update (still bad) and a question and voting
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:20:52 -0800
  ...the last exhaust bolt I saw a drip on the pipes, yes, coolant from the exhaust port on the suspect cylinder. I rolled up...
• Re: clutch adjustment
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:58:15 -0400
  ...clutch adjustment > > Yesterday i tried removing the master cylinder mounting bolts on my 85 westy in order to get at an adjustment rod which...
• Re: low pressure in #3
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 16:02:34 -0500
  The asymetrical load brought on by that low cylinder will eventually result in stretching of rod end bolts allowing the rod to end to...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 13:14:16 -0500
  It's out! Last night, I discovered that I could get a bolt in between the cylinder and bare piston and then screw my...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. removal & more
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 13:48:11 -0400
  ...removal & more > The clutch slave cylinder is mounted on a bracket with two small bolts, > and is typically really difficult for me to remove...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:38:52 -0800
  ...Is there any advantage to leaving the belts on, then cracking the coolant pump pulley bolts loose? Or will the pulley just slip anyways...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 09:38:41 -0800
  ...I ended > put striping one of the bolts good. Real good. Is that something I can go > get a tool for at Sears hardware...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 18:35:20 -0700
  ...stretch bolts not the bad action dome earlier. The snap rings should be > replaced. When putting the pistons back into the cylinders they should...
• Re: 5 spds
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 19:46:31 -0700
  ...Todd Hill of volkswerks transaxle (on the list) and weddler engineering can get/have rebuilds of the european 5-speed that bolt right up...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:45:07 -0700
  ...notch the new one, i never even have to remove those bolts!! but i'd still kind of like to as a matter of...
• Re: Disc brakes on pre-'71 buses.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 05 Feb 1996 18:34:34
  ...So I swapped the spindles, a "simple" bolt on procedure and presto front disc brakes. Swapped the rear "carriers" which allowed the bigger rear...
• Re: QUICK! Need someone to measure their syncro van...
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 16:34:18 -0600
  ...They have the rubber mount connected to the carrier with a bolt that runs parallel to the length of the van. I need the...
• Re: Need Information about Eurovan(s)/FFFFF
  Historical mailing list - James N Gagliardi
  Sat, 1 Apr 1995 01:10:44 -0500 (EST)
  ...Diesel vanagons are too slow for > > some people, but I think a 65hp 5 cylinder would make a big difference. > > This is why I...
• Fw: S&S Header install and a ?
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 21:02:10 -0500
  ...coming out > of #4 cylinder, so off that It was not possible for me to get that one last > bolt in. I spent over...