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• Re: Won't Start - Advise needed
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 14:48:41 -0400
  ...Plenty of juice, starter is cranking, have a spark. > > I took off one set of injectors, kept them connected, disconnected the > other side, cranked...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:23:08 -0500
  If the crankshaft binding is truly caused by a head-heads being mounted then there most likely is a problem with a piston. The...
• Re: Heads stuck to piston sleeves
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 09:56:27 -0700
  ...with 'real' engines having the cylinders a permanent part of the crankcase, as opposed to these motorcycle/aircraft engines VW foisted on us ;) (although...
• GTI crank seal question
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 22:34:37 -0700
  Listees, I have a friend who bought a GTI (mid eighties) that has a crank bearing leak. He can't afford to have it...
• I have the 86MM crank, now I need the pistons to make my 1.9L int o a 2.4L monster
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 20:52:28 -0600
  ...I have the 86MM crank, all I need now to make this work is an 86 X 94 mm piston and cyl set that...
• Starting problem?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Calhoun
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:01:14 -0400
  ...The engine cranks over but will not start. If you let it set for 5 to 10 minutes it starts up with no problem...
• Re: Crankcase breather tower...
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 16:09:53 -0400
  ...Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:14:28 -0400 > >Hey all, >My crankcase breather tower is leaking oil. I want to >replace the rubber o...
• Re: [Fwd: Reaching skylight knob]
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:15:31 +0000
  ...If > > you could just replace the knob on the skylight with a loop of some kind, > > you could crank that puppy up and down...
• Re: idle and black tower
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 4 May 2006 03:06:07 -0400
  ...theory is that in steady state blow-by has to exit crankcase as fast as it is produced. with this constraint, pressure will build...
• Re: Awning Fiamma F45 Review
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 00:10:46 -0400
  ...Crank handle is long, but I shortened it for easier stowing and cranking. But the nifty handle does fold up. I don't think...
• Re: [A] Camper woes
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 13:50:18 -0500
  ...Rebuilt both carbs. (man do those 1700 stock carbs have enough parts or what?) Crank it up same problem. Next suspect, faulty emmision equipment...
• Re: 3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 11:39:29 -0700
  ...3149 Tool for Crank Pulley Removal - What was I thinking? Yes, I installed one in my 1.9 and it fit just fine. On...
• Sheared Crankshaft Pulley 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 08:23:02 -0500
  Volks, I sheared off my crankshaft pulley last weekend on my 82 Diesel Westy. The center portion of the 2 belt pulley remained bolted...
• Hard oil seals
  Historical mailing list - Niall Mac Caughey
  Mon, 15 May 2006 21:45:11 +0100
  ...It appears that the hard rim of the old oil seal had actually worn a groove into the crankshaft. They solved the problem by...
• Re: Window crank hitting new front speakers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 02:23:48 EST
  ...more clearance for the window crank? Ric-- BusDepot.com and GoWesty.com have spacers to give the crank a little more clearance. I have...
• Re: another "weighty" question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:03:57 -0700
  Or a VW WBX crank? Neil. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil On 7/31/07, John <vanagonvw@gmail...
• Crankshaft thrust washer
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:52:05 -0700
  ...used this engine yet am in the process of checking the crankshaft end play prior to installing it. I'm so close to starting...
• Installing 2.1L crankshaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Mon, 14 May 2001 13:33:47 -0500
  ...Need advice on how to get the pulley (3 groove) properly torqued onto the crankshaft of a new Boston Bob engine that is itching...
• Re: crank, wont start
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 17 Nov 2015 08:11:13 -0800
  Temp2 sensor and fuel pressure regulator
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:57:40 -0700
  ...there is also the affect of oil in the sump and the crankshaft.. if the crankshaft can whip the oil into a froth ...that...
• fridge relay nightmare !
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Sun, 2 Aug 2015 15:46:26 -0700
  ...The fridge is not working during the cranking process. 4) After the cranking and engine running , 86 re-become +0V and 85 is +10V...
• Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 20:23:11 -0500
  Tabe its just between the rod and crank cheek not something you need to check on a running engine I would be conerned about...
• Batt is 100% - no crank/starter doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:18:34 -0600
  ...Batt is 100% - no crank/starter doesn't turn I'm sitting in my garage helpless....I've confirmed that my 10 mo old...
• Re: Infinity 4" speakers in '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 16:36:13 -0400
  ...You can gain some clearance between > the speaker grills and the window cranks by removing the window cranks and > gently but firmly bending them...
• Re: starting issue with '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 25 Dec 2014 12:34:19 -0500
  ...Just cranking and cranking but nothing > else. I wait for 10 - 15 minutes and it starts up without problems. > Suggestions? >
• Re: Separating heads from cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 22:42:47 -0500
  ...remove the spark plug and turn the crankshaft pulley until one of the pistons (on the cylinder head you want to remove) is at...
• Re: awk! -- speakers sound great but....
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 20:56:57 -0400
  I've bent both of my window crank handles very carefully and not too much with no problem. I've done it more than...
• Re: Transmission Fluid Leak
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:51:03 -0500
  ...If it were a crankshaft seal leak, what fluid would be leaking and why does it only do it after 5 or 6 days...
• no spark (after timing/dwell checked?)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 16:59:53 -0700
  ...Had partner crank motor over to check spark from coil, but nothing is there. 1. checked voltage from negative coil to ground, 12V. 2...
• How do you check compression?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:31:18 -0700
  ...But Bentley Manual says to continue to crank until getting the highest reading. So how do you folks do it? How many strokes on...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 May 2007 to 6 May 2007 - Special issue (#2007-466)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 6 May 2007 10:20:46 -0700
  ...I'm also puzzled that you say the shop "machined" the crankshaft. You *cannot* use standard bearings if the crank was 'machined'. Even it...
• RE: A 1776 for a 70 bus
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Fri, 11 Nov 94 14:42:00 cst
  ...I think you would need to go with the stroker crank to get the torque to handle those mountain roads. Charles Armstrong carmstro@ssf3...
• Re: Saving window cranks
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 16:44:57 -0700
  ...Saving window cranks > > > It would appear that the "autoloc" kit works WITH the original > window crank mechanism, which, if it's already starting to...
• Re: Question about pulley-crank end reassembly 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:21:33 -0400
  ...Question about pulley-crank end reassembly 2.1 > > > Good! Exactly what I wanted. One more thing, how do you hold the crank >to tighten...
• Re: Difficult starting, smell gas, fires when pedal down (more air flow)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 12 May 2008 22:32:43 -0400
  I've had this problem!!!!!! Does it crank and crank and crank, and as you put down the pedal, it starts to sound like...
• Re: 1982 diesel vanagon water pump belt
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 17 May 2002 22:42:26 -0400
  ...The crankshaft has a double pulley (same diameter). The outer pulley of the crankshaft drives the smaller outer pulley of the water pump. The...
• Re: window does not roll up
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:30:23 -0800
  ...http://goo.gl/bg5ge The van had rejected a crappy plastic Dodge window crank arm... plastic on metal. The failure was caused by the...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:55:30 -0500
  ...OTOH it cranks like a monster, fast and for a long long time. That's one test I've run, many times. Sounds like...
• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:29:34 -0800
  ...The battery energy delivery rate, cranky amps, is governed by the amount of plate surface in contact with the electrolyte (acid). The more surface...
• Re: cranky, welcome back, & who's the new EMZ?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 11 May 2000 12:44:15 -0400
  ...He > knew how to be seriously cranky, and still spell every word rite. > >> > >Bob..somethin.. had a '85GL i think was my kind of...
• oil inside intake boot
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 15:32:09 -0800
  ...The crankcase breather is also leaking at its base. Does the base leak somehow contribute to allowing this blow-by, and if not, any...
• Re: window crank handle replacement trick?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:29:44 -0400
  ...the DPO of my van used loctite on the window crank >screws, and i had to use a propane torch to remove them.... destroyed...
• Got skunked yesterday by 2.1L NoStart
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:20:17 -0600
  Friend Andy here in ABQ has a 2.1L that won’t start,, Cranks well but NoStart ~ Spent a bunch of hours yesterday diag...
• Re: Pulley End - Crankshaft Oil Seals
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:54:05 -0400
  If the pulley is dry the crank pulley seal and o-ring is not the problem. The o-ring prevents oil from working out...
• Re: Pinned down
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 08:50:13 -0600
  ...the process it will bind the bolts in the crank end and ruin your crankshaft. You just can't make wrong into OK on...
• Re: Flush Mount Speakers
  Historical mailing list - frank furter
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 12:36:21 -0800
  ...what I did was install some 6.5 in the same spot (you can only mount 2 screws) then I bought some crank spacers...
• '85 Westy Cranks Slow During Wet Weather
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:20:52 -0400
  ...It cranked very slowly and would not start. This is after starting all winter with 20-50 oil (Delaware winters). The starter is new...
• Re: 84 not refiring , still flooding ?
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 07:51:12 -0500
  ...I replaced many things and cranked it > a lot. > Eventually it fired and ran but smoked really badly. I then found out it > would...
• Another Crank but No Start/No Spark
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:47:47 -0600
  ...errand loc’ & then No Start ~ No Spark 11.7V @ Batt while cranking 12V+ to Coil Igni’ On Igni’ & FP Relays energizing Fuel Pump Runs...
• Brown Window Crank
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:39:04 -0700
  I was rummaging about in some boxes here at the shop and came across a brand new, original VW, brown window crank. Still in...
• WTB: Brown window crank for '84
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:41:44 -0500
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>I need a brown window crank in good condition for an '84 Westy.&nbsp; Anybody want to sell...
• Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 20:23:13 -0700
  Boohoo, I was rolling down the window and the knob on the crank came off in my hand!! It is brown with chrome inserts...
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  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 10:47:44 -0700
  ...Measured my Aba's crank bolt for engine height.. ABA with 1.8 liter head > and Vanagon bars, stock deisel motor mounts and stock...
• quarter sized hole just right and down of crank pulley?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 18:05:52 -0700
  ...and just to the right of the crank pulley (I think it would be behind the crank pulley if the pulley is on). I...
• Re: another "weighty" question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:21:45 -0700
  You could simply subtract the combined case, cam, and etc weight from the long block weight to arrive at the crank weight. On 7...
• Broken engine in Las Cruces, NM HELP NEEDED!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 13 May 2008 16:04:11 -0700
  ...Does anyone know a Vanagon friendly shop around Las Cruces? (Larry's list doesn't list any) Mechanic says #2 crank bearing disintegrated and...
• Re: OK, I've had it! What now?
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:37:30 -0700
  ...Spray Starter fluid in the air > cleaner housing and crank engine--Check. Crank starter by itself (minus > starting fluid)--FAIL. WTF? I have spark...
• Re: High Performance Wasserboxers?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:39:48 +0100
  ...But I couldn't leave it at that, so I looked into my air-cooled Haynes manuals, to compare some facts, about the crank...
• Re: Mutilated woodruff key at crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:14:42 -0700
  ...Note that > there is an O-ring on the crank that fits into that bottom space on the > pulley to keep oil from working...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:31:31 -0700
  ...There is also a mark on the crank pulley that lines up with a stationary mark on the timing belt cover. This indicates TDC...