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• Re: My latest Acquisitions....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:51:24 -0700
  ...Remove the valve cover, the rockers and the pushrod. Remove the lower tin. Pliers gently on the tube and twist and pull. Out it...
• 66' Westy pop top in toronto
  Historical mailing list - Help Desk 486 Work Station
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 09:29:24 -0400
  ...it has rocker rust on both side as well as the steering box is leaking, but it isn't so bad as to call...
• '54 RHD Deluxe Progress
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 08 Jun 1996 20:28:55 -0700
  ...Anyway, I finally got the huge chunk of steel I-beam that was my passenger side rocker cut off, and pulled the cargo doors...
• Re: lighted switch needed
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 14:05:31 EST
  ...COM writes: > I need a 4 way flasher switch, or, any rocker switch that lights up when > "on"& will pop into the spare opening...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products.
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Tue, 1 Jun 2021 07:34:22 -0400
  ...I'm sure he > > will > > show the proof on the dyno for the ratio rockers as well. But - > > No mention of his complete new...
• Re: Info Wanted: '66 Bus Cargo Floors
  Historical mailing list
  6 Sep 95 10:44
  ...Should I find >a VW shoppe that can handle it or can a welding shoppe do a decent >job? if the rockers are ok...
• type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:58:05 EST
  ...Do I simply have to remove the rocker arms, slide the push rods back far enough to get the old o-rings off, clean...
• Re: Subject: Re: Used Van Need help
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 08:42:37 -0400
  ...After 25 years of Michigan winters the rocker panels were rotting out but there was almost no underbody rust, and the undercoating was still...
• Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:42:58 -0600
  Remove the following, valve covers, rocker arms, wire retainer,push rodss,push-rodd tubes,push-rodd rock guards. Clean the bores in the block...
• New England Body Shop Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:52:29 +0000
  ...Briefly, it has the typical (for New England) rust line on the driver's side rocker panel as well as the usual seam rust...
• Re: --Help Cant find a CAM
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 10:45:43 -0500
  ...or so rather than spend the "$450" for the berg ratio rockers as part of the computer chip/ECU performance kit. Am I crazy...
• Re: b'stickers,chip+rockers,brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 23:28:38 -0600
  Jess Lopatynski said: > 3. My brother -in-law saw and couldn't wait to tell me about a 3rd brake > light he saw on...
• Re: Our beloved digifant
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 18:27:28 -0400
  ...Turbo, K&N filter, Jacobs ignition amp, Platinum +4 plugs, ratio rockers, and Mobil 1?? Maybe I'll just overlook the fact that my...
• Re: Ooh look, we can get PopTopHeaven vans on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:05:55 -0800
  ...to me like they > > painted over the typical rust on the rocker panel........or I could be > > wrong...... << > > > > I was thinking the same thing...
• 110-volt Hookup box wanted
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hertzog
  Thu, 18 May 2017 10:28:55 -0700
  ...It has the 110-volt hookup box situated in the lower rocker cover, plus a long cable that can be pulled out from it...
• Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:26:09 -0700
  ...If I had to guess, I'd say it's the direct result of pushrods and rocker arms plus the H-4 configuration. It...
• Cost of restoring '67?
  Historical mailing list - GAK
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 11:11:01 -0500 (EST)
  ...The body has rust holes in the rocker panels, rust and holes in both the cab and back floors, the front panel is dented...
• Vanbondo wind and % of filler... (f)
  Historical mailing list - rusty vanbondo
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 23:56:19 -0700 (MST)
  ...The impedius for the "Rusty VanBondo" name came from a rocker and dog-leg rusted '57 single cab which has so much putty in...
• Re: IMO: engine Converting = Ignorance of what is out there...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:52:54 EDT
  ...His ratio rockers are a bolt on fit, alomg with other parts. Convert the WBX to air cooled and much more T1 parts are...
• Re: Tiico Video Digitized Copies
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 11:40:40 -0700
  ...Later Rockers Jason Loewenstein Marysville / Tulalip, WA 85GL At 02:01 PM 4/30/01 -0500, you wrote: >If anyone has a digitized copy...
• Re: Correct Valve lash
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 May 2002 09:57:37 -0500
  ...I use one turn from the rocker arm just touching the valve stem. Its been working fine for 140K. Stan Wilder On Fri, 10...
• Re: VALVE RETAIER
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 19:39:44 -0400
  ...VALVE RETAIER > > > Darrel > > saw your post about the retainer hitting the rocker > > the grooves that the keepers sit in are wiped out the valve...
• Re: Problem with local service shop (vancouver, BC)... slight rant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:40:44 -0500
  ...This > will only be done by > screws not being properly hardened, incorrect angle > of the rocker to the > valve stem, ( if the seats were...
• Noisy cylinder head
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:02:40 -0600
  ...My guess is that the rocker assembly has loosened and a pushrod is rattling. But I really have no idea and have not yet...
• Re: leaky pushrod tubes and o2 type 4
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 19:43:44 -0600
  ...Might have to get the rockers out of the way. Larry A.
• Re: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:19:50 -0700
  ...You will have to remove the rocker arm and pushrod, but it's a pretty easy repair, just rip out the old tube by...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 16 Aug 2015 21:42:12 -1000
  ...I would go over the rocker arm screw adjustments.. starting with a careful inspection of rocker arms and pushrods. on the lifters that are...
• Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 26 May 2021 11:52:58 -0600
  ...Performance Improvement ~ Have Installed 2 Sets of His previous 1.25 Rockers & again both folks very happy with Performance Improvement ~ The Efficiency Improve's...
• The `59 23-window...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 18:39:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...dash is falling apart due to the rust, but the floors/rockers are actually pretty solid, given the rusty condition of the rest of...
• Re: $20,000 for a Syncro Westy (Was: Do some years rust more thanothers? Thoughts on a winter Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 19:27:09 -0800
  ...parting out a '90 carat, and i just put my foot thru the driver's side rocker panel... >
• Re: $20,000 for a Syncro Westy (Was: Do some years rust more thanothers? Thoughts on a winter Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 19:27:09 -0800
  ...parting out a '90 carat, and i just put my foot thru the driver's side rocker panel... >
• Re: rear sunroof drains on 85 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 03:06:27 EST
  ...slider door area on each side of the van, under the rocker panel like on the front ones. i blasted mine out with water...
• To Eugene re: Kombi Problems.
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Knight
  Sun, 7 May 1995 22:55:03 +1000 (EST)
  ...Make sure all the pushrods are properly > seated in their followers within the engine and out at the rocker arms. > Then go over the...
• Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 20:14:21 -0700
  ...You do have to remove the rocker assemblies, and boy are those lifters noisy when restarting! The Bentley manual is pretty vague here, but...
• Re: Whats that oil filter again??
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 08:18:49 -0500
  ...sat parked for a day, resulting in a > ticking valve or rocker the next time it is started. Could someone > pleae tell me again...
• Re: Hella Aux. Kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 17:13:58 -0600
  I hooked my dash rocker switch to a battery charger and wired mine on the floor in my den and marked everything. I still...
• NOT DASH headlight switch to spare?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 18:15:08 -0600
  ...I need the wheel-mounted stalk DIMMER switch, not the dash-mounted rocker. Should have caught that, just focused on that ol' stalk and...
• Re: what do you think?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:19:51 -0700
  ...Check under the mats, the rocker panels, the fender wells, battery trays, and below the windshield for rust, rust rust. There are lots of...
• Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:51:38 -0700
  ...Tho the rockers/doglegs/underbody of >those > > vans are always rust free. > > > > chris >r San Diego > >JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > > > In a message dated...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 31 May 2021 18:13:33 -0400
  ...I'm sure he will show the proof on the dyno for the ratio rockers as well. But - No mention of his complete new...
• Re: Sling Door Seal Channel on chassis - Photo needed!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:21:02 -0700
  ...an odd place to rust away unless it's the whole rocker panel gone. The seals usually just rip off, leaving the other edge...
• Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:13:04 -0700
  ...The dashboard rocker switch is new and correct for 1983 (I just replaced it today) The headlights and front turn signals have brand new...
• Finally, my '52 barndoor parts want list
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 19:24:55 -0500
  ...spare tire shelf -sheet metal (front floors, rear corners, battery tray, rocker panels under cargo doors, pasenger side dog leg, section behind front bumper...
• '83 wasserboxer - valve adjustment advice?
  Historical mailing list - James, Daniel
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 11:33:53 -0800
  ...at TDC, back all adjusting screws so they're flush w/ Rocker arm, then turn them til they're tight up against (pushrod?) then...
• Re: Stripped thread, oh no
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 15:53:04 -0800
  ...the nut off or can't weld it on, remove the rocker assembly and use a pair of vise grips to get the mangled...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip and rockers
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:35:47 EST
  In a message dated 1/13/00 08:26:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, lindgre@ONLINE.NO writes: << You are correct, there are downsides...
• '87 Syncro for sale
  Historical mailing list - Joe Kearns
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 04:18:30 EST
  I am considering selling my 1987 syncro GL with 130k ,it has a rebuilt motor / new heads and 1.25 rocker arms at 102k...
• Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!! Re: Rear hatch for '88 GL - whatyears fit?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:39:43 EDT
  ...Tho the rockers/doglegs/underbody of those > >vans are always rust free. > >
• Re: PS Re: Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 13:15:40 -0500
  ...You will now be able to see the slider or rocker and carefully > remove it, disclosing the stiffer operating spring(s) beneath, with > the...
• Re: So wha-da-ya call a Vanagon with no legs? (Frayday humour)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 02:36:01 EST
  ...this would be akin to parting out a doka because it had some rocker rust.. but.. c�st la vi�.. not slamming you niel...
• Re: Anyone know of a good Westy LED ceiling light they like?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 20 Oct 2020 11:00:54 -0400
  ...http://oldbluesblog.com/files/VanagonLEDCrossReference.pdf https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/pivoting_rail/185-pivoting-led-rail-light-integrated-rocker-switch/1230/ https://www...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 05:36:35 -0600
  ...Test for that by removing the rockers and pushrods and smacking the tops of the valve stems with a brass or plastic hammer. You...
• Best Solvent For Oil Removal From Body Channel?
  Historical mailing list - Owen Kibenge
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:32:37 -0400
  We accidentally got some OIL into a very difficult-to-get-to rocker channel that we are treating the rust inside in a VW...
• 1700 cc engine; push-rod tube seal replacement ??
  Historical mailing list - Guntram von Kiparsky
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:30:10 -0500
  ...I guess all I will have to do is remove the rocker arms as per John Muir and get at it. Do the tube...
• rusty westie 4sale
  Historical mailing list - Dan Johnston
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:17:20 -0400
  ...There are 127000 miles on it clock, rust with most rust on the left rocker panel. all the camping gear works perfectly. Hope is...
• Re: surface rust--anybody heard of this stuff?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 18:58:06 EST
  ...If you are just dealing with surface rust on the body you might try something else, but if you are working on rocker panels...
• Re: Rough Cost of Engine Rebuild??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:14:09 -0800
  ...This means new AMC heads, lifters, 1.25 ratio rockers, high volume oil pump, bearings, and all parts that need machining machined and all...
• Re: Source for driver's side body repair panel?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 15:08:24 EDT
  ...So that I will attach it at the bottom of the rocker panel. >> JohnC, Be prepared for some painstaking cutting on the donor bus...
• Re: Push rods change?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:14:44 -0700
  ...Is this the same on the water > cooles engines? Can I just take off the rockers and > pull the push rods out? Can I...
• Re: Boston Bobs day at the dyno
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:54:26 -0600
  ...It could be the rocker don't need the chip the chip needs the rockers to make any increase in power. some more testing...