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• Re: bent pushrods... overheated...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 10 May 2006 09:12:33 -0400
  ...How do you bend a pushrod? Seized rocker arm from overheating and then non-seized cam still pushing up those lifters.... he asked me...
• clutch pedal adjustment procedure
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 20:30:36 -0700
  ...Use a 15mm wrench (ratcheting, if you got it) to loosen the adjustment nut on the push rod. 6. Rotate the push rod to...
• Re: Charcoal canister questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 3 Sep 2022 10:13:07 -0400
  ...It is easier to push out then pull in. But when I push air in water comes out the bottom. >> >> Any collective wisdom on...
• Re: Propane Tank Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 12:33:28 -0700
  ...Is the pressure from the filling hose needed to push > that valve out? Should pressure from the filling hose be applied -before- > the red...
• Re: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:20:50 -0400
  ...The pushrod seems extended a bit, enough that I can't get a feeler gauge in there... All of the other cylinders seem to...
• Re: removing lower grill?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 06:52:22 EST
  ...You will have to push this pin through to release the tension on the clip. If you have difficulty pushing the pin out just...
• Lower Control Arm Bushing R&R
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 18:24:40 -0800
  ...If I press the new ones using the same method in reverse, (socket pushing metal sleeve) does the metal sleeve run the risk of...
• Re: Westy in garage and other LP gas questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 May 2001 00:57:11 -0400
  ...Having noticed (i) the stove�s gas flow and (ii) our >kid�s love to turn every knob and push every button in reach...
• Re: Proper side mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 6 Jun 2006 20:01:41 -0700
  ...Mrs Squirrel > is tired of reaching out to push hers back into position. Need something > better -- is there a good, sturdy replacement? Stock looks...
• Re: T2 rear window install, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Walking Boss
  Wed, 22 Apr 2015 21:59:12 -0500
  Ever tried to push out one of those modern windows? If the glass is clean going in........its there to stay or cut out...
• Heater Lever Knob Removal
  Historical mailing list - Baja Leo
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 20:41:45 -0800
  ...Just push them back on. Leo Lipert San Juan Capistrano, CA '84 Wolfsburg Westy with Leaky Heads '00 Golf GLS
• Re: gas leaking when tank full
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 20:17:04 -0400
  Sometimes ,you can just stick your arm in, over the control arm , and follow the tube back , and push the gromet back in place...
• Re: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Paul N. Oliver
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:58:36 -0600
  ...Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle? > Our Thanksgiving campout started great. Thursday's traditional meal > cooked in dutch ovens...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:17:24 -0700
  Oh, okay, that's the push rod that I referenced as shown on Bentleys 20.31 in my OP. It had somehow pulled out...
• Bent push rod jammed into rocker and damaged valve
  Historical mailing list - James Wagner
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 21:40:44 -0400
  ...I found that the push rod for the number four cylinder intake valve had come loose and jammed in-between the rocker and the...
• Re: Patching pushrod tube? / Bandage It
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:50:03 EDT
  ...In fact, park it so that the side with the leaking pushrod tube is the high side. Clean the hell out of the pushrod...
• '83 Brake Magic
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 08:53:48 -0700
  ...I dont think I pushed the caliper back in enough for that one. - put the pins and clip back in. - pumped brakes. It took...
• Re: Hot brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Mon, 9 Apr 2018 10:55:16 -0700
  ...When the brakes are cool, at low speed, push progressively harder on the brake pedal. If the rotors are warped, you should feel it...
• Re: vanagon rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 24 Dec 2015 14:18:50 +0000
  ...on one of the van I have to push the hatch to get it open and it stays halfway if I don't keep...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 20:03:13 -0700
  ...Hey Stuart, did I push more members to Facebook? ---------------- Ned profoundly wrote: Nope, just pushed them to drink. Or maybe that's just me...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Pavneet Arora
  Mon, 7 Oct 1996 09:54:44 -0400
  > I'm looking for push rod tubes that can be fitted to my '87 Vangon's 2.1 l > engine without removing the heads...
• Re: Rear hatch lock question.
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Wed, 28 May 1997 18:11:05 -0700
  ...The only way I can get it open is from >the inside by removing the plastic latch cover on the door and pushing >on...
• Kill Switch Delay - any electronics experts?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 18:53:23 -0400
  ...Can be reed, pushbutton, on/off, whatever. Not important. Normal starting procedure would be: start car, push button. engine runs until you switch ignition...
• Re: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:09:00 -0800
  ...Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle? Our Thanksgiving campout started great. Thursday's traditional meal cooked in dutch ovens...
• Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:02:33 -0400
  ...However the last two engines we rebuilt started having problems with oil leaks from the push rod tube area not long after we rebuilt...
• Re: [WetWesties] Pain in the Propane
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 21:37:37 -0400
  ...This >has never happened before and now I wonder if turning on the pump without >either releasing the valve or pushing the button has...
• Re: 84 vanagon transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 09:09:03 -0700
  ...whole setup...not pushed in and just moved to the front (of the van) is 4th...back is 3rd Push the lever all the...
• Re: CV Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 21:28:41 -0700
  ...There doesnt seem to be much play at all when when pushing the inner casing, the entire assembly barely moves. With my older joints...
• Re: Anyone ever rigged up a Coolant Pressure Gauge???
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:29:12 -0400
  ...I assume there > was some push over into the overflow tank? That makes sense. My Vanagon, like most cars I've owned that had...
• Re: Help Please, Lost Brakes :-(
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 19:01:46 -0400
  ...With the reservoir visible push on the pedal. If there is any sign of fluid going back in when pressing the master is the...
• Re: Tin Trivia
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:58:48 -0400
  I was always told they were there to protect the pushrod tubes. At the very least, they're there to protect the pushrod tubes...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:21:35 -0700
  hi Dean, - as I push down the clutch pedal, near the Beginning/Top - as I let the pedal up from the floor the clutch...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:01:07 -0800
  The rocker assembly has to be removed for the pushrods to drop. The rocker has a deep cup over the rod end, and so...
• Re: Lifter noise - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 12:04:27 -0400
  ...Push the rocker arm towards the push rod. The soft lifters will be obvious. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:24:14 -0700
  ...I got out and looked at the pedal and found that the push rod (Bentley's 20.31) had come loose from the underside...
• RE Radio removal..
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 17:02:44 -0700
  ...Insert a piece of wire into each hole and push on the wire until you feel resistance. There are little locking tabs that hold...
• Re: Warning about KYB front shock hardware
  Historical mailing list - Koontz, Mark
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:10:38 -0500
  30 years ago, they sold shocks called "4-way" that had push/pull springs on them... Do they still sell these? (I think they...
• Re: brake pad replacement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:10:53 -0500
  One note, pushing the piston back should not take an excesive amount of force. A rusted piston or calipers will not move easily causing...
• Re: cylinder head drain plug
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:35:15 -0700
  ...Just one entry asking for torque specs on the plug.Looks ez in the > Bentley, but the access looks bad cause of the pushrod...
• Re: "Fold-Up" Table
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 17:40:29 EST
  If it's a Carat, just push and it "should" pop out slightly, grab and raise. Mine has gotten a bit finicky but it...
• Re: shocks
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 12:42:37 EST
  ...It sounds like someone is trying to push someones brand ??? Don at DVW Import Auto Parts / 42 years VW Parts & Service
• Re: Valve Lifter Removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:05:14 -0700
  ...I have been trying to remove the lifter "through" the pushrod tube. Looks like the pushrod tube needs to be removed first. Live and...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:28:36 -0600
  ...This usually happens the first time you push the pedal and I realize you had already driven some distance, but I'm just saying...
• Darkness & Charlie's pages have MOOVED!
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 18:55:50 -0700
  ...Mike West's Pushing Back the Darkness series is now at: http://www.slurpee.net/~keen/west/darkness.html Charlie Ford's trip reports...
• Vanagon window
  Historical mailing list - Jazz...
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 12:40:10 CDT
  ...I keep pushing down the little tab thing and pushing all my weight onto it, but it still won't open. Any tips on...
• Help! 2 liter ACVW oil filler tube slinging oil!
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 19:12:01 -0400
  ...It was not sealing well, and engine pressure was pushing oil out around its base..........enough to see it on your driveway every you...
• 90 Carat Weekender 5 speed at for Sale in CA
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 08:49:34 -0800
  ...Speed 1 is pushing your vanagon while walking speed 2 is pushing your vanagon while running and the other three speeds is the enjoyment...
• Re: -Diesel- Oil leak-Fixed! (comments please)
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 18:40:51 -0600
  ...http://internet.cybermesa.com/~bludevil/BrokenGasket.jpg It literally was pushed out of its two surfaces! Here is a close up: http://internet.cybermesa...
• Re: loud valve ticking
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:18:12 -0500
  ...When the cam is left pressing against a lifter that has a valve pushed open, the valve spring tension eventually pushes the oil out...
• Re: electric mirror trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 12:36:55 -0400
  ...Pushing the switch left or right will make pin5 negative when pushing one way, positive when pushing the other way. A polarity opposite to...
• Re: Tip needed on accessing license plate bulb
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:24:19 -0700
  ...treat the push-on wire connections ....particularly on the left licesne light .. those push on wire terminals feed power to the right light from...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:32:12 -0500
  ...I had to push the center of the cap out. I took some large steel washers (inch or so diameter) and a steel piece...
• Re: drivers door lock -- MORE VANAGON SELF-HEALING
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 12:41:00 -0400
  ...Like >Terry wrote, I cannot push the drivers door lock button from the inside but >I can use the key to lock the door...
• leaking head gasket?
  Historical mailing list - aj
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 17:25:55 -0500
  ...I took the lower tin that hides the push rod tubes down to take a close look for the source of the leak. The...
• Not mine, though I wish it was
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Thu, 12 Jun 2014 13:58:43 -0500
  ...vwvortex.com/showthread.php?6987749-FS-87-Syncro-Get-Away-Camper-BOSTIG-%28reduced-to-sell-asap!%29-34k-BC-Canada woody "keep on pushin"
• Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 19:37:48 -0600
  Clutch went out (began juddering on engagement) on my '81 after a push start. Was also soon after first ever fill with synthetic oil...
• ? upper bunk step(s)
  Historical mailing list - Pat Horrocks
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 09:24:38 EST
  I have yet to do an archive search, but wondered what simple solutions for improved access (besides just pushing off the front table bar...
• O2 reset
  Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:05:30 -0800
  ...How do you reset the O2 light? I pushed on the button on the stearing down by the spare tire. No reset.
• Re: Brakes-
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:46:00 -0400
  ...but the first pedal-push is smooshy and close to the floor. The second pedal push seems to "pump it up" and feel higher...
• Re: propane copper tubing 3/8" type K , rigid or soft
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 31 Mar 2017 20:29:54 +0000
  ...The push in feature of the stove knobs is there to prevent > accidental turning on of the stove burners. > > Alistair > > > > > On Mar 31, 2017...