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• EV Horsepower (was EV-Winnebago)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Sep 1996 16:22:17 -0500 (EST)
  ...Audi 5000 counterparts in that it has a high torque output and the torque band extends from about 2000 rpm up to about 5000...
• Re: Wheel bearings, and advice
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:33:50 -0600
  ...The guy that torqued my axles had a hard time standing up straight after performing the task. He had a 36" long handle, Snap...
• Re: Hoo Boy! (Was: Corrado Powered Westy Syncro -
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 21:50:54 -0500
  SM>What displacement is the Corrado engine? Torque? Max RPM? Is it naturally SM>aspirated? Supercharged? Anything that makes more torque, will benefit SM...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 18:48:24 -0400
  ...Wheel axle nut torqued to 360 ft lbs. I then drove the Westy back to my farm 60 miles away. Remove hub caps and...
• Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 07:55:13 -0700
  ...I have maintained, in a similar > polemic vein, that everything is straightforward and understandable if one > compares the torque curves for the various possibilities...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ?? or Honda 1.8
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:21:17 -0600
  ...What are the HP and Torque specs on the VW 1.9L and 2.1L? Displacement: 1832.00 ccm (111.79 cubic inches) Engine...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Torque
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 23:33:31 -0500
  Your problem is not so much the torque, but rather the proper clearance between the bushings and the frame. The eccentric washers by each...
• Fwd: Re: FryDae
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 08:38:31 -0700
  ...One wing was half a foot longer >than the other, so the added lift of the longer wing offset the engine >torque. > > > > And why...
• Re: regarding head gasket failures on water cooled engines....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:05:17 -0500
  ...However, I believe even if the old bolts were re-used it couldn't / wouldn't hurt to check the torque of the bolts...
• Re: vanagon@gerry vs FB was End of the list? Was Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 4 Jun 2015 13:52:53 -0700
  Except searching for that the rear "axle torque spec" thread will be buried within the "FB vs. List" replies. :-( BenT sent from my subjectline...
• torque on coolant sensor in expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:19:45 -0400
  ...Can't find any torque value in the Bentley. My best guess is just to make it "fairly snug" but is there an actual...
• wOW, and head torques
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 15:25:13 -0700
  ...Question for the air-cooled folks; What head torque specs do people have in their various manuals for the 8mm case inserted studs? I...
• Autobox flush/fill ??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 23:55:41 -0400 (AST)
  ...Any words of advice before I douse myself and the drive with ATF? Bentley show the torque converter being drained, once removed. But no...
• Fwd: Lug Nut Torque ft/lb?
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 20:48:23 EST
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• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 May 2011 18:33:22 -0700
  ...feel when the bolt starts to stretch >> >> and full "torque" is achieved. (I quote torque because it is an >> >> indirect measure of clamping force...
• Torque converter seal leaking?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Anderson
  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 12:47:20 +0000
  Hello, It appears that my '86 GL is leaking ATF from the torque converter seal even though I recently replaced this seal when I...
• Re: HF Specials
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 10:47:53 -0500
  ...For example, I buy ratchets but not sockets or torque wrenches. I also don't buy wrenches from them. I have bought two air...
• Re: '86 Vanagon removing/installing flex plate & torque converter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:53:06 -0400
  ...Use a torque wrench. As others noted you will need to swap out the bottom studs. Also with the converter out inspect-replace that...
• Re: Re Waterboxer power vs Transplants
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 22:55:45 EDT
  I just checked Fast Forward's and the code spec's are changed from 136 ft lb of torque@3200 rpm, to 122 ft...
• Re: 2.4l Rebuilds
  Historical mailing list - Kirk van Druten
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 10:25:45 -0800
  ...I can provide torque curves comparing the subaru and vw stock > motors. > > The subaru in my 180K syncro has a 'flat' torque curve yielding...
• Re: TDI, TD and 2.0L conversions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 11:21:03 -0700
  ...There is only a few FT/Lb less torque on the TDI as there is on the VR6 plus the torque peek is at...
• Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:54:07 -0500
  All locknuts have a prevailing torque. Some are higher than others. What exactly are you talking about? You should use a beam or dial...
• Re: Torque wrench use
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 6 Nov 2004 11:41:56 -0600
  ...These bending beam torque wrenches were made by a company called Sturtevant. together with the wrench came a nice handbook giving general torque specs...
• Re: Why has the list been so quiet lately/ 1.9TD
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:13:56 -0800
  ...etc.)? A free-flow exhaust and a minor boost tweak on the TD puts it at more torque than the 2.0, and a...
• Re: Vanagon axle nut torque ?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 9 May 2005 09:34:10 -0700
  >(1) Formula for re-torque on this axle nut? >Now tighten you slotted axel nut to 360 ft pounds. >360 Divided by your weight...
• Re: Dead VC
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 12:22:53 -0500
  ...Sorry, > but I did not put a torque wrench on the wheel. > > Can any one with a working syncro put an arm type torque...
• Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Volks Cafe
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 13:14:21 -0700
  Markus, Yes use a torque wrench and torgue them to 90lbs Thanks Again, Christopher http://volkscafe.com (Vanagon Online Parts Store) Phone: 831-426...
• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 May 2011 17:37:37 -0700
  ...feel when the bolt starts to stretch > and full "torque" is achieved. (I quote torque because it is an > indirect measure of clamping force...
• Re: 2.1L Torque/HP/rpm specs
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 18:26:45 EST
  RPM Torque Hp 1500 Anemic pathetic 2000 struggling weezing 2500 limping leaking 3000 coughing sputtering 3500 115 spitting 4000 bucking stalling 4500 embarrassing 90...
• Re: Inner CV Boot Replacement: Okie Redneck Style...
  Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 09:45:37 -0800
  ...Buy a torque wrench. btdt. had my prop shaft dropped for rebuilding, then the right rear axle dropped because three bolts sheared and the...
• WBX head re-torque?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 10:06:00 -0800
  ...want to invest in a Bently until (unless) I buy it. Torque hot or cold? How many lbs-ft? What pattern? If someone could...
• diesel head bolt torque specs
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 13:29:55 -0700
  Lay it on me....
• Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine for sale too $900.
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 23:39:34 EDT
  ...Peak torque is up where you need it at 4400RPM." The engine may be happy, but I wouldn't be happy. I want the...
• Re: Disc Brakes - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 13:08:24 -0700
  ...According to the Bentley those bolts > get 200 ft lbs of torque. > > Am i misunderstanding all this. > > And thats a hefty torque setting for...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 19:27:20 -0700
  ...And get sockets for the wheel > nuts and studs and torque them to spec too! My Bentley is not handy or I'd > look...
• Re: Rear Whell Bearings Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:55:36 -0500
  ...There isn't a spec on the manual that I know of beside the torque spec for installing the rear nut. If you have...
• Re: 40 posts on torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 19:39:52 -0700
  ...40 posts on torque specs? I have not looked yet, this is something simple, it's written down in the Bentley... either the talk...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 10:02:49 -0600
  ...54 AM, Dennis Jowell wrote: > Does anyone know what the correct torque specs for the rear axle nut on my 1988 GL Westy. > My...
• Re: HELP--need torque specs for raceware studs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 1 May 2010 19:28:11 -0500
  ...30 PM 5/1/2010, Jim Felder wrote... >> >> I need the torque progression for diesel vanagon raceware studs. > > Why not go direct? > > raceware@comcast...
• Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 09:55:01 -0400
  ...82 Vanagon Diesel I would like to know how much I should torque down the rear axle nuts. I checked in Mitchell Online at...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 21:44:12 -0700
  ...lug nut torque? > > --snip-- > >for 1 ton trucks, which the Vanagon is one > > of. > --snip-- > > Really? I thought it was 3/4 ton- no...
• Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 12:23:59 -0700
  ...WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque Right ok. I should've put OEM in quotes. ;) I have to wonder if a slightly...
• Re: torqeuing Big Nutz
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 02:20:44 -0500
  ...If you are pushing up on the cheater, add the torque value to your >weight rather than subtracting it. > >Wrenchin' wRon > >-----Original Message----- >From...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:31:48 -0800
  ...Torque sells cars and engine conversions, but really torque is what is needed to get our Vanagons going, so a Diesel engine is what...
• Re: G60 in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 10:53:31 +1200
  ...So, how is this acheived? How do you tune an engine for low end torque instead of High end HP? As far as engine...
• Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:45:39 -0600
  >As I have said, torque is everything (next to the engine fuel efficiency map) > to understanding the performance of these vehicles. Well, anyway, for...
• Re: Upgrade to 2.0L 16V
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 06:46:15 EDT
  I have heard that this swap is not a good choice because the 16v engine lacks low end torque. It is great in a...
• Re: Wankels
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 19:08:20 -0700
  > > The HP/TORQUE figures on the Mazda rotary vs the VW water-cooled show no > apparent problems, but, as I put it to Ari...
• Re: torque wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 17:58:15 -0800
  ...Because i don;t have a torque wrench that i am not allowed to remove from my laboratory anymore, i use some simple logic...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 06:04:46 -0700
  ...2" or 3/4" drive wrench-you get a lot of torque outta that > length of pipe. I keep it next to my bed...
• Installing 2.1L crankshaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Mon, 14 May 2001 13:33:47 -0500
  ...Engine is on a bench, and I have only a 150ft-lb max capacity torque wrench. Need advice on how to get the pulley...
• Re: OEM Vanagon alloy torque spec>??
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 14:52:43 -0400
  ...Bentley, my owners manual, Haynes, and can't find any special > torque value for the alloys. Are they different, or the same as the...
• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 May 2011 18:08:22 -0700
  ...feel when the bolt starts to stretch >> and full "torque" is achieved. (I quote torque because it is an >> indirect measure of clamping force...
• Torque specs for wheel bearing housing (rear)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 17:56:21 -0600
  ...I went to check the torque specs for re-assembly and sadly, the Bentley doesn't have them that I can find. Looking at...
• Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:51:54 +0000
  ...Years ago I broke a fairly expensive > > Craftsman torque wrench. Took it back to the store and was told "So > > sorry, torque wrenches aren...
• Re: Gene Berg and wasserboxer performance
  Historical mailing list - Brian Verbeek
  Tue, 08 Oct 1996 16:23:49 +0100
  ...Is this correct? True, that will give you more torque, all else being the same, the shorter the rod, the more torque, but will...
• Dealer service ripoff?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 22:46:58 EST
  ...rotors, I understand (too much torque on them -- you need them thick & strong). but drums? They hardly undergo any amount of torque as compared...
• Re: Aluminum in the threads
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sat, 25 May 2002 17:52:41 -0500
  ...I can't find anything in the Bentley manual that addresses proper torque for spark plugs. What do you use? Dave in KC 85...
• Re: Lug Nut Torque?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 20:32:18 CST
  ...page 55. "Correctly tighted nuts or bolts should have a torque of 108 ft-lb/15 mkg. This torque can be obtained with the...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 12:02:26 -0400
  ...The drive side was only > warm. > Hence my be question of torque specs. > > > Does anyone know what the correct torque specs for the rear...