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• Re: Front and rear seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:28:23 +0000
  ...Same goes for the > flywheel seal, mostly a bore hole plug will be leaking way before the seal. > Also, the inner o-ring in...
• Re: Opinions Please
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 16:00:00 -0500
  ...pistons and sleeve are also pretty solid, the main problem with those are top compression rings that break in 2! but those generaly stay...
• Re: Top Overhauls
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 12:37:11 -0500
  ...The 2.1 engine rarely has any main bearing issues to speak of other than the main bearing bore distorting due to excessive loads...
• Re: No Front AC in Westies??? Price of 87?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 00:33:33 -0500
  ...new rings and new cooling hoses in '97. Clean exterior, original paint in good condition, pretty clean interior. Has receipts documenting maintenance back to...
• Re: Question about pulley-crank end reassembly 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:21:33 -0400
  ...What about the flywheel or clutch cover bolts? CV joint bolts? Here at work I maintian 60 foot tall stacker cranes, (automated warehouse). Fastner...
• Re: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:29:09 -0400
  ...If it is the main > pinion bearing continued operation will damage the ring-pinion gear set. > This will significantly to the cost of overhaul...
• Re: really... how tough IS a full engine rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:26:22 -0600
  ...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: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 May 2014 18:47:39 -0400
  ...hooked to more than one phase. ***and something we can throw back at the Brits when they start talking about ring mains. ;-) Yours, David
• Re: Oil leak when engine has been warm for a couple of hours
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 May 2010 00:59:59 -0400
  ...I'm wondering if the oil pressure doesn't go up when the engine is warm, causing it to leak where the main axle...
• AA Trans answers some tranny oil questions...
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 10:15:44 -0700
  ...The most important thing to do is change it once in a while...basic maintenance does wonders for longevity... GL4 is what Redlne oil...
• Re: 81 Westy Dead Engine - Long
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:11:03 -0500
  ...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: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:20:56 -0500
  ...It is probably a shattered sleeve on the input >>> shaft that connects the main shafts in the bell housing and the main >>> shaft in...
• Re: Strangest thing you've found in a new bus?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 09:36:37 -0500
  ...Tony On 1/2/12, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook@shaw.ca> wrote: > A lovely gold ring with a small stone in it. Not that big...
• Cold starts fouling plugs, was Plat Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 26 May 1999 10:59:16 -0700
  Fouled plugs can really be a problem on high mileage waterboxers, and on any engine that does mainly short trips. I recently had my...
• Re: Phrydae Question: Anyone Know Stephen's Auto Haus?
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:29:51 -0700
  ...we both laughed ... > he then revealed the van was now in the main 48 with owner having moved to > mainland ... > > bottom line ... stephans ... reasonable...
• Hanging it over the edge
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Mar 2016 21:49:32 -0600
  ...Barreling along (I too, was doing 70 mph, mainly to keep from being run over by big truckers) in a 28 year year old...
• Re: Overfilling the oil issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sat, 28 May 2011 03:29:19 -0400
  ...O >>>>>> Ring seal? >>>>>> >>>>>> I have been looking at the samba for over an hour, seems like a lot >>>>>> people have this rear main seal...
• Re: CS diesel block with turbo-charger
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Dec 1996 02:06:46 -0500
  ...During a trip the past summer from California to Oregon, climbing the long steep grades @ 90 F outside temp., the rear main seal decided...
• waterboxer overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:02:02 -0700
  ...The engine is completely apart now and the core of the engine including main bearings look really fine. I will replace them anyway. Camshaft...
• Re: Top Overhauls
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 21:12:08 -0600
  ...If caught early could you reasonably expect to go to 150,000 miles without cracking the case for new main bearing, IF a top...
• POR15 Undercoat
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 13:52:17 -0500
  I drive a syncro westy but this thread should ring true for anyone with a bus that would like to drive in winter who...
• 86GL-questions on resealing heads (a bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 01:01:08 EDT
  ...Also the channel where the o-ring rested is not clean and square as the other cylinder's is. The o-ring was also...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 00:40:28 -0400
  ...Gotta go there tomorrow anyway to get some new ring connectors. Gregory...BIG THANKS my man. BIG THANKS to all the list members. Y...
• Re: Trans fluid: GL-5 vs. GL-4 vs. synthetic
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 1996 22:58:48 -0400
  ...The ring and pinion cost about $500. The main pinion bearing about $180 and the mainshaft bearing costs about $85. Lets not even consider...
• Re: WBX bashing
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 08:37:52 -0600
  ...The 2.1L WBX has enjoyed as much as >> much >> as 1 million kilometers of VW testing and with required proper >> maintenance >> has proven...
• Re: Engine fire... again!
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 14 May 2008 10:41:41 -0500
  ...Basically what I'm saying is that fuel lines are something that need to be maintained and periodically changed out regardless of the motor...
• Re: 2wd transmission noise question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 13:56:57 -0800
  ...If, for example, they don't replace the main bearings during > the > >rebuild, but only try to reseat them (this is typical of an...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 21:01:39 -0700
  ...maintenance is a smart thing. On this last one (a '93 2.2 with 128k) I changed the cam seals and o-rings, the...
• Coolant loss - '89 Vanagaon - manual trans.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Bainbridge
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 13:48:17 -0400
  ...The main tank in the engine compartment remained at the same level. Still concerned, I had a pressure test done and nothing could be...
• Re: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels2100-2300, 3400- 4000r...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 14:13:22 -0700
  ...make the deck of the block flat, and put in a 'real' headgasket, not metal rings and rubber o-rings that get brittle and...
• FS: '88 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition
  Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:42:44 -0700
  ...Transmission removed, cleaned and refilled with Redline No major signs of metal at the magnetic drain plug Rear Main seal replaced November 2005 Clutch...
• Re: Speaking of Scooters.off topic..Vespa, lambretta owners on the list?
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:03:11 -0800
  ...My first Vespa was a 59--I had it running good for 2 months before it broke a ring. That scooter was a conversation...
• Re: Tranny leak??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:57:57 -0700
  ...That small ring is a part you can't get, not new anyway. have fun, whatever you do ! Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message...
• Re: Boston Bob's flywheel install
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:20:53 -0400
  ...It should also be mentioned that if you're missing the metal spacing ring required to install the felt seal for the pilot bearing...
• Daytona Trip report
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 06:46:20 EST
  ...Original engine with just a head gasket repair and new rings five years ago. Installed new alternator before leaving as the old one was...
• Re: Tranny leak?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 09:00:30 -0700
  ...Cured quite a few that way assuming its just a weak synchro ring. Also if the tranny has a pile O miles on it...
• Re: If you've replaced your CV joints--please read
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 21:37:52 -0800
  > Dealer said my main problem was that I used hose clamps to attach the boot > to the shaft. He seemed to think that the...
• Re: Need help diagnosing a coolant issue
  Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 06:53:54 -0400
  ...Sometimes, after driving and parking the vehicle, there is a gurgling in the back, and you see large bubbles coming into the main coolant...
• Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:03:29 -0400
  No magic oil will stop the 3-4 slider hub from cracking, the 4th gear from breaking, the main ball bearing from pounding loose...
• Bay Area early 80's Rabbit Diesel, ailing, for sale...or going to crusher...beat $650
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 16:03:14 -0400
  ...He has owned it for almost 18 years, and put about 120k well-maintained miles on it. I told him that maybe someone on...
• Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:55:42 -0400
  ...Piston ring lands do wear or get hammered. More than outer diameter, ring land wear is the main driver in regular replacement of pistons...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 12:41:46 -0600
  ...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: A/C
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 19:22:43 -0400
  ...The first thing I did was to replace the main lines from the compressor in the back, to the condenser in front of the...
• Re: hoses in general
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 21:35:57 -0400
  There is a special set of pliers with little 'nipples' that fit the orifice on those snap rings. The pliers come in two or...
• Re: diagnosis of high oil temperature--is my engine dying?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:46:25 -0500
  ...Oil nitration, ( high ring ring temps.), becomes an issue after that with Mobil 1. My Fox was on the once a year , 14,000...
• 71 bus shopping list (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 10:14:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Pist/cyl/ring set (stock,1600) | 139.00 | 142.00 | . * Rings only | . | 20.95 | . Cyl. head new,OEM,complete,ea. | 150.00 | 131.00...
• Re: How hard is it to rebuild a transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Apr 2015 09:13:04 -0700
  Is the whine proportional to road speed or the gear you are in? Road speed whine is the ring and pinion or pinion bearing...
• FS: 2.1 WBX Vanagon engine w/6K miles & multiple Lilley Upgrade options together or separately
  Historical mailing list - David Jaffe
  Tue, 13 May 2003 13:07:41 -0700
  ...oil seals, Sachs clutch, water pump, coolant & oil sensors, piston rings. Head work: valve grinds & valve guides as needed, testing, new head gaskets. (Running...
• Re: Install Auto transmission to final drive problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 May 2006 09:45:47 -0400
  ...and other maintenance. As part of this I have split the Auto tranny from the final drive to replace the o-ring and fiber...
• Re: New owner questions-Syncro ownership costs.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:18:52 -0500
  As compared to the normal Vanagons maintenance wise the costs are really just incremental. You have some additional parts such as the center drive...
• Re: Bubbles, bubbles...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hurlbut
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 00:37:06 -0700
  ...http://volkscafe.com/main.jsp?pa=p&p=1961408540&pct=1232111170&ct=663075209 My symptoms were: Water was overflowing out of the overflow reservoir...
• Re: Resurrection of '64 Deluxe
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 14:23:29 -0400
  ...your rings and cylinder walls. New pistons & cylinders. Take the case to a machine shop and have them check where your main bearings go...
• Re: AC Service Prior to Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 13 May 2005 01:49:02 -0700
  ...On another note, seems like a lot of people that'll tackle most any other job will shy away from A/C maintenance and...
• Re: Clutch job... done properly
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 13:41:37 -0800
  ...done properly > > I'm about to have the rear main seal, throwout bearing, plate, pilot > bearing, pressure plate, flywheel o-ring and felt ring...
• interesting finding.............
  Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
  Mon, 29 May 2000 02:40:58 EDT
  ...the main and cam bearings a little, so I'm just going to go ahead and redo it with new bearings, lifters, rings etc...
• Re: Restoration of 1991 Carat MT
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 14:43:21 -0600
  ...When installing the new clutch and mating it to the engine - be advised there is a little felt washer that fits over the main...
• Re: My Van
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 10:11:54 -0400
  ...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: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:22:51 -0400
  ...If it is the > > main pinion bearing continued operation will damage the ring-pinion gear set. > > This will significantly to the cost of overhaul...
• Whitestar Tire Chains?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Nov 96 14:14:12 -0800
  ...Instead, they have a flexible split ring that goes to the inside of the tire and a single "easy latch" on outer side of...
• Re: A/C Advice Needed -- not long
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 22:06:25 -0700
  ...of any leaks, that could cost several hundred to replace o rings, to much more, depending on the size of my wallet. I was...