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Re: SA 3,2litre WBX?
Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
Mon, 12 Oct 1998 08:26:23 +0200
Hi from SA There are no standard "3,2 litter 6-cylinder wasserboxer" here that I am aware of. The different models were: 2...
Re: Coasties with Vanagons? was- LVC: OPOC engine
Historical mailing list - Rob
Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:50:20 -0800
...Similar setup..2 injectors per cyl >at about 3000HP/ engine.. How many other coasties with Vanagons are there? It's Friday, we can talk...
Re: Ignition System Question
Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 15:54:12 -0400
I checked my fuel injectors last night and found that when I disconnected power from the left rear cylinder the idle did not change...
Re: 6 cyl dsl
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 23:31:34 -0400
...6 cyl dsl > > > I've heard tell of a 6 cylinder diesel that's made by > vw, and used by volvo in the u...
How to install piston pin on #4 & #2 ?
Historical mailing list - Donald Adams
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:49:19 -0700
Hi, I am putting a 1.9 engine back together, starting on the 3/4 side. #3 cylinder and piston pin was quite easy...
Re: Loose brake master cylinder resevoir
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:49:15 -0600
If it's like the Mercedes I've worked on its attached to the master cylinder through two rubber plugs. And they all will...
Re: Manual trans replacement
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:59:19 -0700
...Re: [Syncro] Time to change out the slave cylinder... >> >>� � Well, I did the nasty deed and replaced the slave cylinder >> yesterday morning.� Not all...
Re: rebuild or 5 cyl?
Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
Sun, 27 Jun 1999 01:04:49 EDT
...5 cylinders are only done by the Vanagon Projekt in California, and it will be some time before they get it to the point...
fluid, fluid everywhere
Historical mailing list - Eric Peterson
Sat, 5 Jan 2002 14:03:22 EST
...After scouring the many messages on vanagon archives (thank-you vanagon.com!) I inspected my steering wheel column for leakage from clutch master cylinder...
hydraulic problem
Historical mailing list - David White
Sun, 25 Nov 2001 09:13:02 -0800
...i think i have a bad cylinder head but let me give you a bit of background and let you decide. i am wondering...
Re: Hose from brake fluid reservoir to clutch master cylinder??
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:36:40 -0500
...Turns out the plastic connector at the master cylinder had a crack in it. I replaced it with a barbed connector with a ninety...
Watercooled cyl head...unusual place for JB Weld?
Historical mailing list - jbclem1
Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:24:44 -0800
I've removed my #1 #2 cyl head, 1983 Westphalia, and there are a few places where the cylinder head stud holes (right next...
Re: new slave cylinder
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:22:06 -0500
...new slave cylinder I got a new clutch slave cylinder yesterday - after having the master cylinder replaced last summer. It's still stiff going...
Any cheap fixes for clutch slave cylinder?
Historical mailing list - mark thoma
Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:40:22 -0700
Hi all, $50 to $100 for a replacement slave cylinder for my beloved van seems a bit steep when all it probably requires is...
Re: South African Vanagon: Source for parts?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 5 Jan 2004 01:28:16 -0500
Yes, check into Overland's 5 cylinder conversion. That's essentially what it is. On Jan 4, 2004, at 10:15 PM, pete owsianowski...
Re: Brake master cylinder weep
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:19:25 -0500
The lip seal at the rear of your master cylinder is failing and you need to replace your master cylinder now verses later. The...
Re: Anybody selling NEW lock cylinders?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:34:50 -0700
...Anybody selling NEW lock cylinders? > > Looking for someone else. Tried the usual suspects and could not find > listings for just the lock cylinder. In...
Re: clutch master cylinder
Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 21:58:04 +1100
Hi Sean Just replaced the clutch master cylinder today on my '89 Transporter. I positioned a small funnel (feeding into an old brake fluid...
Re: Engine Rebuild at Last!!
Historical mailing list
Sat, 18 Dec 1999 21:17:49 EST
...It seems like cylinder #3 on the watercooled is the first to fail when the engine overheats. You wouldn't think this to be...
Re: Manual trans replacement
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:34:21 -0700
...Re: [Syncro] Time to change out the slave cylinder... � � � Well, I did the nasty deed and replaced the slave cylinder yesterday morning.� Not all...
cylinder hone question
Historical mailing list - Scott W.
Wed, 21 Jan 2004 14:38:06 -0800
I am in the process of rebuilding a 1.9L, and am just about ready to clean up the pistons and hone the cylinders...
How To: Clutch Master Cylinder
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:57:24 -0500
How to Change a Vanagon Clutch Master Cylinder ----------------------------------------------- Use a small 2" C-clamp to gently pinch the supply hose closed. This is the...
Head torque sequence different between 1.6 and 1.9 l Diesels!?!
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Sat, 4 Jul 1998 15:44:05 -0400
...Always replace cylinder head bolts. (They are stretch bolts) When performing repairs, carefully remove seal/gasket remnants from the cylinder head and cylinder block...
Re: 6 cylinder engine?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 25 Nov 2001 22:39:52 +1300
>I've been searching the archives to find the messages abut the 6 cylinder >engine some of you put in your Vanagons and I...
Re: Ignition - 2.1L wasserboxer, 1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:04:39 -1000
...that's how the cylinders are numbered ...... which ya gotta know to sus out the firing order for correctness. On 9/28/2014 11...
Re: Syncro running terrible
Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
Tue, 12 May 1998 09:37:06 EDT
...It sounds like you have a bad coolant temperature sensor, or might be running on just 3 cylinders. A. Find a "bad" cylinder: To...
Re: Rear brake questions
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:45:07 -0700
...Use at your own risk! :^) Since the shoes were worn less on the leaky cylinder side, this would make sense to me. Possibly due...
Re: Clutch not fully disengaging near Seattle
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sun, 13 Oct 2013 12:10:54 -0700
...weak/tired clutch master cylinder -medium likely as many are still the original one. clutch slave cylinder of course, ruined/worn out pilot bearing...
Re: *Sigh* Leaky Wheel Cylinder (PICS)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:27:46 -0700
...My Vargas wheel cylinders were purchased at CIP Oct/06 at $14 Cnd ea. Just in case anyone checking this thread puts 2+2...
Case and p[istons shot?
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Mon, 7 Feb 2000 07:57:39 MST
...The 3 and 4 Cylinder side of the case has stress marks (my guess) all over the top portion of it. It looks like...
Re: Master Cylinder
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 13:07:16 -0800
...Master Cylinder Hello Vanagon List and Happy New Year, I have a bad Master Cylinder and am looking at replacing I with this part...
Re: Slave or Master clutch cylinder bad?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 16 Jun 2016 09:05:32 -0700
...On 6/16/16, William <grateful@swcp.com> wrote: > 1984 vanagon > Replaced master cylinder around 2004. Fluid was leaking on floor. > Currently clutch slowly...
Re: Pretour W., Buying a Vanagon in CA, & Brake Fluid
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 2 Feb 1995 14:01:41 -0800 (PST)
The fluid drip is quite likely from your clutch master cylinder. Maybe you will be lucky and it's only a bad connection from...
Re: self-adjusting brakes?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 27 Nov 1996 09:33:30 PST
Scott; Since the rear brakes last so long (70k to 130k miles) and wheel cylinders are so cheap($23) I recommend you replace them...
Re: replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:02:45 -0400
...can the lock cylinders be replaced without changing the > door handles and the ignition switch. > > I'm suspecting the ignition is a PIA and...
Re: New 12 cyl. diesel transplant option
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:30:57 -0800
I heard somewhere that if you use the 14-cylinder version of this engine you have to use a Porsche transmission. Apparently the stock...
85 Vanagon - Clutch throw-out level moverment ?
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Sat, 1 Dec 2007 20:46:46 -0500
Tonight, in the middle of bleeding my new master cyl./slave cylinders, it dawned on me that I don't understand something about these...
Re: Help with dragging brakes
Historical mailing list
Thu, 17 Nov 1994 14:19:17 -0400 (EDT)
Sometimes if you have some crap in your brakelines or in the wheel cylinder, the brake fluid may not be able to escape from...
Re: master cylinder, where is it
Historical mailing list
Mon, 26 May 2003 17:54:47 EDT
...writes: > > Bentley seem to give no location of where the master cylinder is( 87 gl) ,my > brakes are getting mushy I > > under speedo cluster...
Re: cylinder hone question
Historical mailing list - John Connolly
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:21:46 -0700
...The piston is sideloaded it's entire lifespan, and that's why the cylinders oval out. John Aircooled.Net Inc.
wtb good used cylinder heads or complete 1.9
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Chasteen
Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:28:18 -0800
looking for a set of used not cracked cylinder heads. if anyone has some or a compete 1.9l that they want to get...
Re: Rebuilding master cyclinder
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:45:39 -0500
Yes, VW made an assembly paste for brake cylinders. No, it's not included in any rebuild kits. And no, it's not necessary...
Re: DCL
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:59:43 -0800
...Once the > > cylinder hits the pliers, it gets tight, > > and you have to bump the cylinder gently > > in. I resisted using a mallet, and...
Re: The details of Motronic
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 09:15:06 -0400
...That means it can time the spark whenever it wants, and even vary it from cylinder to cylinder. The distributor just routes the spark...
Re: Cylinder identification
Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
Mon, 2 Jan 2006 12:31:31 -0600
I didn't see anything in the book either, but I checked using the firing order of 1-4-3-2 and Cylinder # one...
20v turbo I-4 motors For Sale
Historical mailing list
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 18:10:51 EST
...8l 5-valve per cylinder, 150 hp (you can chip it up to 170hp!), turbo in-line 4 cylinder motor (originally set up for...
Re: 4 Cyl VR-6 Conversion
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 30 Nov 1999 20:08:32 -0500
Maybe I misunderstand the question, or maybe its Friday in your part of the world...but WHATS A 4 Cylinder VR6 motor???? Four does...
Causes of rear brake soft pedal
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:25:35 -0700
...I have receipts from the PO showing all new drums, cylinders, shoes, etc were used. The rear wheel cylinders show a fair bit of...
Re: Brakes-
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:46:00 -0400
...the usual cause of this effect is the combination of the shoes not adjusting properly and the wrong wheel cylinders. The only cylinders I...
Re: 87 syncro: Dead #2 cylinder. Injector?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 9 Apr 1996 23:08:03 -0400
...The cylinder does >not fire. I'll start up, and drive--the vehicle will vibrate very much and >no power. Stop, pull #2 cylinder...
Re: Wheel cylinders with oem spring?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:42:02 -0500
I put OEM cylinders on my 86' and had the same problem - pump once before getting solid feel. I just assumed I didn't...
Re: Question about barrel spacers
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Mon, 17 Feb 2003 20:17:30 -0500
Sounds a little crazy, but I even "lap in" my cylinders now that we don't do the head gasket thing on the Type...
'85 1.9 - source for clutch slave cylinder parts??
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:41:30 -0400
Hello - I've been very busy and haven't had the time to devote to getting the slave cylinder replaced on poor Gertie (we...
'80 Westfalia: brakes: first steps to take.
Historical mailing list - phil hans
Tue, 23 Jul 2002 00:56:58 -0700
...Tentatively, I am planning to replace the master cylinder, rear brake shoes and drums, rear wheel cylinders, and hardware. Maybe I should replace just...
Re: How does a leak down tester work???
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:56:16 -0500
...A leak down tester applies a regulated pressure to the cylinder > under test and the resulting pressure in the cylinder is read as a...
Re: Brakes oddness
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:07:25 -0700
...Changed the master cylinder, bled brakes and all is well now. Do this quickly. This is a symptom of impending concern. dooley <pdooley@GTE...
Fw: Clutch master cylinder
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 07:11:01 -0500
...Clutch master cylinder > Date: Monday, January 24, 2000 3:38 PM > > Hi Jeff, > > Thanks. How did you know it was the master and not...
Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:42:52 -0700
I think Dennis says to buy both the slave cylinders and the shoes from the dealer. The cylinders have the return springs and the...
Re: just replaced the Brake Master Cylinder, now what?
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
Sun, 5 Nov 2006 12:51:50 -0500
The only time to be wary of pressing the pedal all the way down is when bleeding an OLD master cylinder, not a new...
Re: Spongy Brake Pedal
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:50:10 +0000
Brake line, brake cylinder... makes no difference. Leaks make for sponginess because of poor piston conditions, air in the system, fluid escaping under pressure...