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• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 13:12:45 -0400
  ...Remove rocker shaft and pushrod. Rip pushrod tube out. It will need to be replaced with a spring loaded type after replacing lifter. The...
• Re: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 15:19:48 -0400
  ...Would an improperly adjusted push rod (on >booster) affect amount of pedal pressure needed to turn brake lights >on? > >What else would could be...
• Re: need brake caliper help
  Historical mailing list - Cheryl L. Summers
  Wed, 6 Jul 94 21:32:26 EDT
  ...Sure enough the front pads were firmly against the disc. > Hammering against them would loosen them, but once i pushed on the brake > they...
• Re: '85 Westfalia Engine Dying:II
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 12:08:39 EST
  Actually pin holes in the push rod tubes is pretty common (at least here in the salt belt). That is why I recommend replacing...
• Re: VW FOX - Been driving one since Feb. but have not seen one other than mine. Why?
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:51:51 -0400
  ...Had VW pushed this car, which came out at the same time as the Hyndai for only $1K more, and advertised it they could...
• Re: Correction Re: Selector shaft seal questions / conformation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 08:40:53 -0600
  ...Now… >>> >>> Should I insert seal into tranny and then push shaft back thru? >>> Or >>> Push shaft thru then insert seal >>> >>> I’m leaning to...
• Re: 87 Westy needs new power locks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 May 1997 13:28:02 -0600
  ...Later, pushing the driver lock down did not automatically lock the passenger side, but if you pushed down the passenger side it DID lock...
• Re: Syncro cv-joint fun
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 04:02:04 -0800
  ...I have replaced > the rear wheel bearings on a couple of my Syncros and there was no way to push the > shaft out without...
• Re: Push Rod Tube Leak????
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:46:39 -0800
  ...I changed my pushrod tubes because my hydraulic > >lifter was jammed. > > >I changed two pushrod tubes with collapsible tubes 6 months ago. No > >leaks...
• Hello again and '91 lifter replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 14:03:24 -0400
  ...Two of the four lifters on the left bank are soft to the push of my thumb. They are squishy. As I understand it...
• Re: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:58:34 -0700
  ...For all the other cylinders and the intake on #1 when you push down > on the rocker arm to act on the pushrod you...
• FS Type IV High Lift cam, lifters, push rods.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:53:47 -0600
  ...Asking $150.00 for the cam, solid lifters and aluninum solid lifter pushrods. With the cam gear installed add $20.00. The cam still...
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 19:42:13 -0500
  ...How hard can you push a Westy? > > Remember, 65 is the speed LIMIT -- not the speed MINIMUM. > --------------------- Clip --------------------- > In Texas drivers take that 65...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Knock & Ping?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:56:26 -0700
  > So, maybe I have piston slap, bad injector, and a clogged coolant > pipe too? Maybe i should just push the thing off a cliff...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 15:50:35 -0700
  Gosh, I just push the button and the window goes up or the window goes down; am I doing it wrong? -- Casey
• Re: No Front AC in Westies??? Price of 87?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:53:11 EDT
  Pics available, pmail or we can push on Alistair to post more on his website. Frank Grunthaner
• Almost Friday Re: How do I make driver's door lock w/o key?
  Historical mailing list - Wognacious
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 16:22:37 -0700
  Push down on the lock thing and exit out the sliding door..............
• Re: NVC Why Americans Are the Jerks of the World!
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:28:56 EDT
  Uh...you can thank a Democrat for that as well! Remember who pushed NAFTA through? james
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:34:16 -0800
  ...If seal failing/fails, less/no hydraulic force from primary pushing secondary and primary pins the screw between the two. Maybe that's what...
• Re: propane copper tubing 3/8" type K , rigid or soft
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:06:57 -0700
  ...The push in feature of the stove knobs is there to prevent accidental turning on of the stove burners. >> >> Alistair >> >> >> >> > On Mar 31, 2017...
• Do not give up on the Wasserboxer just yet, the power is there...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 21:23:15 PST
  ...Chromoly push rods (the set of 8 Chromoly push rods weigh as much as 3 stock steel push rods), CM retainers, racing valve locks...
• Re: '81 Engine work
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 09:50:22 -0700
  ...Even with the telescoping tubes, you have to remove the pushrods, right? And to remove the pushrods, you've got to take off the...
• solid air-cooled performance
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 22:07:46 -0500
  ...The oil temperature never got above 190 and I was really pushing the van. Also the transmission really pulls well in 2nd gear and...
• Re: Dan H's Heater
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 14 Feb 1995 16:06:03 -0600 (CST)
  ...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: Van Stuff (Heidelberg OEM installed Radio)
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 08:15:41 -0500
  ...1 push for 1, 7 pushes for 7. You can go back and forth till you get it right as long as you don...
• pushrod leak question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Corbitt
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 12:39:48 -0400
  ...The bumper and end caps are history, and I seem to have developed a leak at/around my left front pushrod tube. It doesn...
• checking propane leaks
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 1 Jul 2017 13:34:18 -0700
  ...Correct, or not? One concern to me, if push safety/start switch, sparks from igniter, though inside burner box. Problem while observing for leaks...
• Re: The end of MS Streets & Trips
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 6 Jul 2014 13:35:55 -0700
  Anyone got a recommendation for a map program that uses OpenStreetMaps and can import Rob's waypoints (pushpins)? Assume Windows on account of, well...
• Re: Transmission Noise
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 05:12:43 -0700
  ...You might also want to check out your wheel bearings...Grab the wheels at the top and push/pull..see if they feels sloppy...
• Re: unlimited Vanagon Syncro/Audi Quattro trans swap budget
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 19:53:37 -0500
  ...When torque is applied to the gears *attached* to the main and pinion shaft a load pushing outward in a radial pattern would result...
• Defiant power door locks
  Historical mailing list - Penberthy, Thomas
  Sat, 14 Aug 1999 12:31:49 -0700
  ...either locking via pushing the lock knob or the key from the passenger side works as expected. 4. the sliding door and the rear...
• Re: 4spd tranny trouble
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 12:14:51 EST
  <<Backing up in my 85 westy, push the clutch in so i can stop and shift into first, but just as i push in...
• Expanding pushrod tube (again)
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 16:21:54 -0800
  Hi all, I recently got a post from a list member from the UK that warned against the use of these types of pushrod...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 12:14:11 +0000
  ...It may be necessary to modify the push rod tube splash shield. Home Depot has a full assortment of 1/8" copper pipe thread...
• Re: removing speedo meter needle
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 20:21:10 -0700
  thanks Ben... use the spoons to pry it up from the shaft? on installing a good needle... just push it down? dan
• Engine tins
  Historical mailing list - Feehan,Jim
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 14:26:21 -0500
  The engine tins that cover the push rods on my 85 GL are rusted out. Does anyone know where I can find a pair...
• Re: air-cooled vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 10:56:05 EDT
  The sticker in my back window says it all: Don't get mad. Pass me, push me or help me pedal! Coop
• Just picked up a 79 westy... no keys..
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 19:44:54 -0500
  How big a deal is it to get the lock apart ... so I can push it around and steer??/
• Re: Propane heaters; Are you SERIOUS????
  Historical mailing list - woody
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 21:53:47 -0500
  > Also, no moving parts except the fuel pump. OK, I lied.There's a fan also. sorry.. woody " keep on pushin'"
• engine tin
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:43:49 -0500
  Does anyone have the engine tin that goes underneath the push rods to protect them? This is for an 82 air cooled westy. TIA...
• Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 19:28:56 -0500
  ...I would >think perhaps 1 to 2 amps would do the job but I cant remember when >last I saw a push button bigger...
• Re: Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 04:00:22 +0000
  ...Thanks! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > I've seen this before. > It's not good to push the clutch pedal down without a clutch slave...
• importation success
  Historical mailing list - David E. Most
  Wed, 19 Jul 95 23:43:45 EDT
  ...I had to push start it all the way back to NJ. Fortunately, I picked up a couple of hitchhikers in town who said...
• Re: Empty Lifter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:51:26 -0600
  ...I was thinking of pouring some oil down the tube and then pushing on the lifter numerous times with the pushrod to see if...
• Re: Odo/Trip Counter
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:34:49 -0700
  ...Most of the time I pushed the reset button while stopped, but a few times, I pushed it while the van was moving. It...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:50:36 -0500
  ...Could be it got dropped or pushed down hard with something in a corner that left it with a slight warp or twist. If...
• Alloy center cap Oops
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 2 Nov 2016 16:03:56 -0500
  ...and pushed it right through the front.&nbsp; Only then did I realize that it went on through the face of the wheel.&nbsp...
• Re: Rear door latch stuck
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 13:55:26 -0400
  ...I've tried it with the key in, turned right, turned > left; key out; pushed pulled, huffed and puffed. I'm pretty sure that...
• Re: Replacing pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:05:24 EDT
  ...I sell the same collapsable push rod tubes that Ron does for $19 (same price) and I have used them a few times. They...
• Info. 25c fix
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:31:07 -0700
  Hi, The 87 Westfalia I recently purchased made this rattling sound from the push up frame from the pop up top. Upon closer inspection...
• Re: [Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #]
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 13:42:36 -0400
  ...Whenever I'm faced >with an up-hill situation (need to push-start, unable to get it going up >hill, nobody to help push...
• Power Brake Q? Hiss
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:30:04 -0400
  Hi all Driving the vanagon today and as i pushed on the brake pedal just sitting at a light i could hear a hissing...
• Re: Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:50:11 -0800
  ...and the push rod pulled out of the cylinder. It's easy for the pushrod to hang up on something under there. and I...
• Re: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:26:36 -0800
  ...Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle? Is this a syncro? If so you blew up the clutch disc from...
• Re: Rearview Camera Cable Routing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 8 Apr 2019 09:57:02 -0700
  you could squeeze the ECU harness and push the wiring along to get it to the engine bay.. or drill a small hole in...
• Re: How to remove windows
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 15:57:31 GMT
  ...I use one palm for pushing, and the other hand to help the rubber through. Push very close to the rubber. I start at...
• Re: [VB] Mystery oil&gas leak
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 00:49:22 EDT
  ...How can I fix this with ease? Can I remove the rockers and push rods and break the pushrod tubes off then install the...
• Re: Push-in fasteners for rear hatch panel
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 09:11:15 -0700
  ...Push-in fasteners for rear hatch panel > > > > I generally break many of these fasteners when I remove a rear panel. > The > > 8 mm (5...
• Re: 81 westy stove issue
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:34:06 -0800
  ...81 westy stove issue Yes, I know you have to push the knob in before turning. The knob on the left works great - push...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:23:03 -0700
  ...the hatch does not go down if I stop pushing it, it stays, so I am safe here. It doesn't go up as...