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• Re: Pneumantic-hydraulic Harbor Freight Jack
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:48:52 -0700
  ...My one of best ever investment was to get that Pneumatic-Hydraulic Jack. > It's the exact size for the Vanagon and with having...
• Re: Engine Conversion Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 17:13:49 EST
  ...As I'm sure most of you know, the Vanagon used a hydraulic clutch, as does the G50. Both the 901 and 915 are...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 15:20:33 -0500
  At 11:54 AM 2/1/2000 -0800, Richard Bias wrote: >understand and learn what is happening. Bob, I followed your procedure and >it...
• Re: adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:46:40 -0400
  Does this mean that we should tighten the screw until it just touches the valve stem and stop there? this where reading my article...
• Re: looking for a source for metric hardware
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:07:21 -0400
  ...Can > anybody suggest a good source? A hydraulic shop can probably make a hose for you with the proper fittings on each end. Then...
• Re: Awesome new Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:47:11 -0500
  ...in Australia (and have a bunch of money, doubtless.) What got me is the hydraulic roof. http://www.volkswagen.com.au/california/default.asp
• Re: Clutch reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:19:23 -0800
  ...i.e. .......it's the same, and 'the only' reservoir there is on the vanagon for clutch and brake hydraulic fluids. ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 08:47:25 -0500
  ...I adjusted the valves at .006 (Boston Bob's hydraulic lifter technique) and just by chance the same for solid lifters. Tom Wilson's...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:53:44 -0500
  ...Many vehicles are now going to "electric power steering" but most of these systems completely eliminate the hydraulics. The basically use a servo motor...
• Re: Engine braking with a turbo...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 18:44:29 -0700
  Was talking with these guys this afternoon - they insisted that any vehicle with hydraulic valves should not use an exhaust brake... David Marshall http...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:31:42 -0700
  ...you get that feeling in the pedal..full hydraulic brake force is not being achieved to the wheels... and the pedal bottoms out on...
• No turn over
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Fri, 15 Mar 2019 16:59:12 -0700
  ...turned over and started, even when she’d been sitting so long the hydraulics/brakes seals rotted! Suggestions on where to start... for starting?
• Citroen 2CV (was: Aircooled business sighting in MA)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 12:19:00 -0700 (PDT)
  > the only thing >stranger than a bunch of bus owners at a show are a bunch of citroen freaks >zipping around with their hydraulic...
• Hot clutch works, cold clutch doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 14:36:10 -0400
  ...Two different VW mechanics have attempted to bleed the hydraulic system. The master and slave are both basically new. Fluid is clean, new, and...
• Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:29:13 -0700
  ...Someone here said they are hydraulic. My fluid level is fine. Brakes are working fine. So I think the big green books picture was...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:57:25 -0700
  ...To disconnect the hydraulic fitting at the end of the hose from the � � > slave cylinder you need something to catch the hydraulic fluid still...
• Re: [Syncro] Rusty power steering lines
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 23 May 2003 00:05:26 -0400
  ...A > >local hydraulic shop matched the bent pipe, then welded my old ends on for > >around > >$60 if I recall, including a section of...
• automatic removal, atf coolers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:55:43 -0700
  how would you recommend going about it without a hydraulic floor jack... what tools do you need... did you replace all the seals... rebuild...
• Priming the oil pump
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 04:22:30 +0000
  ...Have to be careful about how much oil you add is all - don't want to hydraulically lock anything! You can do a lot...
• Re: PS Fluid Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:44:25 -0400
  ...A VW tech bulletin cautions Vanagon owners that the Vanagon did not change to the hydraulic oil in 1989 as did other models. Suggest...
• Re: Adjusting Valves
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 11:44:54 PST
  ...Oh, hydraulic lifters can (need to) be adjusted if they are repacked, as described in the Bentley manual. David Kao
• Turbodiesel vanagon conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Apr 1996 23:05:10 -0600
  ...The manifolds and turbo will be bolted on a 1986 diesel (hydraulic) block; any difficulty with oil return lines, oil feed lines or downpipe...
• Re: 1980 starter...man vs auto
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:18:13 -0400
  ...than the flywheel) Also to note the Auto should have more torque to over-come hydraulic drag in the tranny--- and is usually more...
• Re: oil pres woes... gauge install part 2
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 10:32:06 -0800
  ...You can have a hose made up any length for $10 or less at most any hydraulic hose shop... I had a braided stainless...
• wood splitter
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 08:54:00 -0700
  Matt...I run my hydraulic winch off my pwr steer pump...its designed that way and works slicker than snot.. 10,500 lbs pull...
• Re: Stop calling hydraulics "Master" and "Slave" you sickos
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 20:03:51 -0800
  Uh, I think Gnarlodious was committing... uh, irony? H-h-h-humor? Jim On Sunday, November 30, 2003, at 05:58 PM, EMZ wrote...
• Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:09:19 -0700
  5' cheater bar from my hydraulic jack handle and a large crescent wrench did it for me with three O2 sensors. I also used...
• Re: Hot clutch works, cold clutch doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 10:53:17 -0400
  ...Two different VW mechanics have attempted to bleed the hydraulic system. The master and slave are both basically new. Fluid is clean,new, and...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:42:24 -0800
  ...28 PM, "Bill Collins" <wb6otg@INTREX.NET> wrote: >> They claim:" the hydraulic steering system in your car siphons off >> somewhere between one to three...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:55:35 -0400
  ...As you continue to tighten the bolt, the trapped fluid cannot compress, so it 'hydraulics' and will crack the casting. Just re-iterating this...
• Re: hydraulic lifter adjustment questions (sorry)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 May 2012 19:35:56 -0700
  ...PM To: Stuart MacMillan Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: Re: hydraulic lifter adjustment questions (sorry) Ok this makes sense. So, even if they...
• Power Steering lines replacement (was: Got Shifter Bushings?)
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 4 May 2010 09:39:17 -0700
  ...If you still have steel lines, they can be replaced > with > hydraulic hoses. I had my steel line re-done in steel by a...
• Re: Price of 81 Vanagon engine? Plus Oil Cooler question
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 16:56:26 -0500
  ...You won't necessarily get a 2.0 hydraulic, but an oil-puffing 1.7 would still move the van pretty well, if lowest...
• automatic trannie removal, atf coolers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:55:58 -0700
  how would you recommend going about it without a hydraulic floor jack... what tools do you need... did you replace all the seals... rebuild...
• Re: suddenly clutch just gone?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 16 May 2006 12:55:44 -0400
  True, as you've discovered, you do have a "hydraulically operated clutch release mechanism". AFAIK, if the clutch disc or diphragm spring were at...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - Clutch throw-out level movement ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 20:11:42 -0800
  There is a very good reason for not having an adjustment on the hydraulic clutch mechanism. No one ever does the adjustment !! A Honda...
• Re: potential hydraulic mounts for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 01:46:48 -0700
  ...potential hydraulic mounts for vanagon > In a message dated 2/23/03 9:44:05 PM, McNock@EASYSTREET.COM writes: > > << Clear me up. I...
• Re: Incantation
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:18:52 -0400
  ...Now suck it up and lets get on with discussion of fuel lines, tires, headlight switches, hydraulic lifters, oil, and so on... Happy Trails...
• Re: Switch to LED lighting
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 15:59:38 -0400
  ...But it's a lot more convenient than having to mount a switch at the brake pedal, or install another hydraulic switch in the...
• Re: Cable-operated clutch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:14:27 -0800
  ...Cable-operated clutch > Haynes manual for air-cooled Vanagon shows both cable-operated and > hydraulic > clutch systems. > > Even shows how to adjust the cable...
• Quick intro and a question
  Historical mailing list - cevin
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:37:16 -0800
  ...What book(s) would you recommend for the diy maintenance on a air-cooled Vanagon? I've heard that these have hydraulic lifters so...
• Re: Pushrods - 1.9 vs 2.1 (now lifters)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 12:09:49 -0600
  Can anyone tell me if the hydraulic lifters are the same for the 1.9 and 2.1? Thanks, Larry A. Robert Donalds wrote...
• Need advice: Fresh rebuild seems noisy
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 19:16:54 -0800
  ...The engine has been dry for a couple months, perhaps the hydraulic lifters aren't working fully? Is there any thing else I should...
• Re: Agilis on VW alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:43:10 -0600
  ...So their techs must have thought the fit was okay as well! BTW, they use only 4 hydraulic trolley jacks (with rubber pads) to...
• Re: Power Steering Line
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 07:41:32 -0500
  ...Well, that > was bit much for a steel line so I went about trying to have a hydraulic > hose made up and found that...
• Re: shifter grind after swap
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:43:44 -0400
  ...I did not open the hydraulic lines, there should be no fluid leakage. tonight I will have a helper to push the clutch pedal...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust smoke after sitting for 30 days
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:17:02 -0600
  ...for an engine that sits at an odd angle for a long period of time, would not a hydraulic lock be a likelyhood, in...
• Re: It's not the way to do it ...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 12 Dec 2016 22:16:59 -0500
  ...You > won't be the first to hydraulically lock the engine up. Then you go for a push start. > Then depending on your luck...
• Adjusting Valves on '77
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 04 May 1995 13:36:41 -0400 (EDT)
  Greetings Volks, My '77 does not have hydraulic lifters (I think they started in '78) so it's time to adjust the valves. I...
• Valve lash
  Historical mailing list - Greg Pizzolato
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 20:03:22 -0700
  ...What I'm curouis about is the fact that I thought my van has hydraulic cam followers, which I didn't think were adjustable...
• Re: S-H-U-D-D-E-R....
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:21:49 +1200
  ...I'm new to hydraulic clutches if that >plays a role. Factory standard with small Toyota diesels (cars, not vans and LandCruisers). We've...
• removing lifters
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:02:27 -0800
  1982 air cooled Westy hydraulic lifters This weekend I am going to be dropping the engine and transmission out of my van. I will...
• Re: valve lash adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:40:00 -0700
  ...valve lash adjustment question > Here is some information that will be of much use in your adjustments. > > http://www.ratwell.com/technical/HydraulicLifters.html...
• Re: noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:44:19 -0700
  >On reassembly you get a "spring loaded aftermarket push rod tube " designed >specifically for being able to install and remove with out removing the...
• Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:47:20 -0800
  I'll be the first to admit that in my former days, the whole 'never needs adjusting' thing VW purported with hydraulic lifters led...
• Re: Hydraulic lifter valve clearance settings on a 1600 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 20:44:12 EST
  Phil; Throughout the whole "too-ing & fro-ing" I have never heard of leaving any amount of clearance with hydraulic lifters. Ther should always...
• Norcold Frig. in Eurovan Camper
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Sun, 7 Aug 1994 11:19:53 -0700 (PDT)
  ...reliable? Cooler? Dealer also mentioned another nice little touch, their are hydraulic arms for the pop top, making it much easier to lift, especially...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 07:49:56 -0600
  ...Ideally, a pressure bleeder should be staight hydraulic, but since there are only so many hours in a lifetime, I have not gone beyond...
• FS Diesel conversion parts
  Historical mailing list - mike johnson
  Sat, 8 May 2004 18:02:12 -0700
  ...do a conversion or??? Diesel bellhousing w/clutch slave brackets ( no hydraulic slave ) clutch, pressure plate, flywheel oil pan w/pickup tube & flange (missing...
• Re: Power steering woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 18:26:34 -0400
  ...Steering is much lighter that the rebuilt one it replaced and the "hydraulic whine" is gone. Just make sure to flush the fluid. Bob...