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• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:46:41 -0600
  Switch to Castrol On Saturday, February 28, 2015, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Oil is Kendall GT-1 20W50. > > At idle, flickering light...
• Re: Aircooled rules
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 19:37:33 -0800
  ...I installed a pusher fan in my heater duct and insulated the ductwork and cleaned out the heater boxes and my wife is always...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:43:45 -0500
  ...I the replacement pushrods tubes in place, the replacement rods in, and have loosened the adusting screws. Tomorrow they get reseated. Question: whats the...
• Re: Tips & Tricks - Heating and Air Flow Control Levers - how to change
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:16:16 -0600
  ...the pliers) and then push the faceplate home. Jim On Feb 24, 2006, at 12:55 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > Subject says it all...
• Re: Where can this wire be found?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 May 2011 01:35:32 -0400
  Ultimately the wire goes to the sensor between the 2 inner push rod tubes on the drivers side. You will have to remove that...
• FS: 79 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  Sat, 6 Apr 1996 18:47:37 -0500
  ...under the front windshield) new starter, new rear brake cylinders, new push rod tube seals (so it doesn't leak anymore) plus a few...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 08:04:28 EST
  ...Will the 1.6L NA diesel engine be able to push enough? >> YES yes yes yes yes...really.....The first one (of several) that...
• Re: Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:08:19 -0400
  ...Even if not fixed, I can just be diligent about checking for the rod and pushing it back in when needed. However, I would...
• Re: transmission shifting
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 05:16:58 -0700
  ...Then when you push down the shift to go into reverse, > you > are bypassing those guides. > The next problem is often the rod that...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:13:35 -0600
  ...if the sleeve in the frame cross member is gone, or if the two little plastic tabs on the front shifter rod which engage...
• Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:51:03 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Mark A Kippert wrote: > Anybody remember how long it's been since oil came in a can? That > telescoping...
• Re: 2.1 Push Rod Cover Fabrication?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 05:21:23 -0400
  Not so….I have them right here in Canada for $150 CAD plus shipping, NOT $160 USD plus shipping. Check the exchange rates and...
• Re: '85 vanagon fuse #14 - again
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:30:33 -0400
  ...Perhaps that's what you're > thinking of? > > > -- 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" 85 Vanagon "El Guapo" http://groups.google.com/group/washtenaw-vws
• Re: Timing Belts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Dec 94 11:02:10 PST
  ...Gasoline buses/vanagons/bugs all have "underhead" camshafts with push rods and use gears to drive them. They do not have timing belts. The...
• Brake fluid overfilled
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:06:22 -0700
  ...As to why it took them 3 weeks, that is another story having to do with the mechanic not getting the push rods properly...
• Engine noise?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:54:10 -0700
  Another day, another question, After a recent head job on my '90 Westy, 124k miles, which included a valve grind, new push rods, new...
• Carat - Funky Rear Hatch Lock Operation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:02:55 -0500
  ...It must be re-opened with the key by turning 45 degrees or so to the right, then pushing the button in. 2) When...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 29 Sep 2015 (#2015-356)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 05:46:31 -0400
  ...2.1 Push Rod Cover Fabrication? Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel...
• Re: Chick Magnets & that pesky OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 13:57:57 -0500
  ...Using a Phillips screwdriver or other suitable rod, push the reset button until it clicks and you'll be good for another 60,000...
• Re: Air cooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 21:24:23 -0600
  ...Be sure to get a new valve cover gasket, and also get really good push-rod tube seals. Two of mine leaked after the...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:59:03 +0200
  ...There should be no >play except for the tolerance between the rocker and the push rod. I >replaced my lifter and the problem came...
• Re: Difference between North American Engines and European Engines
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:07:41 -0500
  ...Are the other components all the same? Crank? Rods? Cam? > Lifters? Push rods? I have heard the heads are also different - is that > true...
• Re: My Son needs YOUR help in getting his Dad's van back on the road
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 08:39:56 -0700
  ...He should have his own wheels, and he needs you help in getting the Brake Adjuster Push Rods. Thank you for reading. John
• Re: Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 10:43:26 -0800
  ...Thanks, >> >>John Rodgers >>88 GL Driver X 2 >> >>Jim Felder wrote: >> >> >> >>>No, It can be bad and not leak. If you push on the...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:49:59 -0700
  ...tie rod end ...........pickle fork. Wedged fork thing - it destroys the boot though. Pullers - sure .....but pulling on a taperd thing ..........or pushing .I...
• Maybe dirt bikes have different springs? Was Re: spacers and sproings
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 14:01:51 -0700
  ...on it to over come the restraining force exterted by the threaded rod. As you apply the 150lbs to overcome the threaded rod, you...
• Re: Clutch pedal goes only halfway
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 May 2012 19:11:14 -0700
  ...The clutch lever rod (that pushes the throw-out bearing) moves when I turn the lever (albeit with a wee bit of force). > > 8...
• Re: Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:45:30 -0700
  ...On 8/11/10, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > On my 91 Carat (auto tranny) there is mounted below the dash, that is...
• Electronics question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Dec 2001 20:14:26 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Bolts from Engine to Tranny Help
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 07:49:49 -0800
  ...I see the other end of the bolt seems to be inside the engine (right by the front most push rod). Will I have...
• I will have a WBX "My Way" or nothing else...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 15:19:01 EST
  ...Solid rocker shafts Roller tip aluminum high Ratio rocker arms racing valve locks Cromoly cut to fit push rods Cromoly valve spring keepers Counterweighted...
• Re: Adjustable Armrests 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 15:28:48 +0200
  >One of the adjustment rods in the passenger seat armrests has >come completely free from whatever it was screwed into. I fail to see...
• Antifreeze Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Bourdeau
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 07:56:57 -0500
  ...To get to that plug, I would need to remove the protective shield below the push rods. To remove the shield I would need...
• Re: VWC-022-109-309 - HYDRAULIC LIFTER from cip
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:22:17 -0800
  ...I had another mechanic say they advise against replacing all the push rod > tubes > with the spring loaded ones on a single side because...
• Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:37:05 -0500
  ...filling it from a can of oil with a metal spout pushed into it. It's not as convenient when pouring from a bottle...
• Re: Pilot Bearing/Outer Race Removal -- 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Downes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:56:38 -0800
  ...grease & then > drive the rod or dowel or whatever into the whole & with fingers > crossed the chase will be pushed out by the hydraulic...
• Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:29:39 -1000
  ...On 6/10/2015 12:10 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > In an earlier post I told of someone running my engine hot. Result: gotta...
• Re: '78 Chrysler Omni or Plymouth Pacer Sought
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:17:59 -0500
  ...Oh yes the made in America Rabbits. > Easily identified by rectangular headlights and the push-pull head light > switch. The later version of these...
• Re: torqeuing Big Nutz
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 02:20:44 -0500
  ...Subtract that number from your weight on the scale, and push >down until the xcale indicates your weight is equal to your calculated >value...
• Re: Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 2 Sep 2022 12:33:25 -0400
  ...This takes that push off the adjuster rod. For a new shoe install, adjust the rod to take up all the slack between the...
• Re: Parts suppliers for "Half Liley"?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 13:35:31 -1000
  ...I think that the Berg set ($400) includes push rods. The other sets you need to add cut to fit Cromoly push rods. These...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:02:27 -0500
  ...But the valves need to be adjusted first. > I the replacement pushrods tubes in place, the replacement rods in, > and have loosened the adusting...
• Re: Electrical pollution?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lackner
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 22:15:30 -0800
  ...John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> > Reply-To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> > Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 20:53:45 -0600 > To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:59:21 -0500
  ...The wbx engine is a > push-rod engine and the cam is adjacent to the crankshaft and driven by > a timing gear on the...
• clutch cylinder - help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Apr 1997 18:21:23 -0500
  ...All there is now is a steel rod pushing on the ball on the clutch lever. I don't have another van around to...
• Re: r&r clutch master cylinder Q
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 17 May 2005 12:41:38 -0400
  ...mounting bolts off and pull the cyl away from the pushrod.The rod will hang ok.I used a turkey baster to siphon out...
• Re: AT Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:57:32 -0500
  ...Shorten that threaded rod just before the throttle linkag so the throttle opens earlier, (pedal higher). With the pedal pushed all the way down...
• Re: 88 GL - Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:29:40 -0800
  ...Adjust the push rod to take up the slack but do not actually push out the shoes. Now notice how the hand brake can...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:20:24 -0700
  ...Unusually so even. > > it's the single hardest adjustment anywhere in a vanagon . - clutch master > cylinder push rod length adjustment. And it's trial...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:50:39 -0800
  ...the rods are attached. If the suspension > really drops it is possible for the ball joints to be damaged from being > pushed past their...
• Re: electric plug in engine block
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:36:09 -0400
  ...you are referring to the oil pressure switch there, > between the push rod tubes . > that one ? > > Scott > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Brush" <mbrush@GMAIL...
• 86 Coolant Pressure Leak/Problem.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Binder
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 18:20:47 -0500
  ...been properly bled. -Before the van comes up to temperature, pressure pushes coolant out up through overflow tank and out the pressure relief valve...
• FW: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 6 Dec 2015 17:51:34 -0500
  I used a socket that fit the sensor but only pushed it on enough to get it to hold. That left enough of the...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 17:17:43 -0400
  ...not sure about that. > > When I pulled the driver's side push rods, the bottoms of them appeared to > have black stuff cooked on...
• Re: Wiper Motor NIGHTMARE!
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:00:36 -0400
  ...the relay rod,you can remove wiper motor rod (may have to > loosen of mounting bracket) and straighten.When you push on the relay...
• Muffler Strap/Engine Tin Wanted.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:13:48 -0400
  ...I'm looking for a set of "good used" pushrod covers (tin) for a 1.9 engine. I'm also looking for a muffler...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:32:45 -0700
  ...tie rod end ...........pickle >> fork. Wedged fork thing - it destroys the boot though. >> Pullers - sure .....but pulling on a taperd thing ..........or pushing .I...
• Re: how to replace tachometer light?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 07:50:33 -0500
  ...They are a push and twist to remeve/replace. But be careful of the fixture they are in. Easily broke. The litebulb base(black...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 11:10:23 -0500
  ...Once, when i was in Nevada/Utah i did pushed my 87 2.1 at 140kmh (88mph) with no wind condition, the van was...
• Re: nice '85 single cab FS on samba
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:20:41 -0700
  ...Necessary or not, if I'd spent $5100 for a new 2.1 it better have the dang push rod covers on it! Andrew...