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Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 06:12:42 EDT
...It is designed for high torque situations. I HAD to RE-torque the very same nut on my wife's (85 GL) engine last...
Re: Inner tie rod
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 7 Feb 2015 19:19:54 +0000
...I'm >> using a torque wrench to get the 51ft lbs recommended. However, with the >> inner tie rod tool it doesn't seem to...
Re: looking for a Torque Converter
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 4 Jan 2023 10:26:29 -0500
...Hi folks. > I am hoping someone can help me locate a torque Converter for my 1986 > Westfalia. > GTA is not an option (long story...
Re: Brake Pedal Pulse Questions
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:09:27 -0400
...Sorry for the >stupid question, but what do you mean when you say "three passes >around to get to torque?" Not stupid. Finger tight...
Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 1 Oct 1999 17:44:06 -0700
...COM> Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 12:07 PM Subject: Re: Torque for rear axle nuts? > Unfortunately, no more girlie calendars! Not PC. A...
Re: Noisy rear wheel bearing or CV joint
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 00:39:44 -0500
Michael, check your CV bolts for proper torque. If not properly torqued they can back out an they will make noise. Sooner or later...
Torque Converter Seal Very Brittle...Anyone know why?
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Thu, 11 Nov 2004 05:50:13 -0800
...I recently had my Auto Trans pulled from my 90 Carat and had the Torque Converter Seal replaced (for the second time in a...
Re: Rear hub tightness
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:40:15 -0500
Other folks have sent you the torque specs. Keep in mind that once the hub has loosened enough to be noticeable, it is now...
Re: What are your thoughts on Rebuilding an auto trans at home?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Sun, 18 Jan 2004 11:30:54 -0800
Make sure you get a rebuilt torque converter. A lot of filth can accumulate in the torque converter. Rebuilding the transmission without rebuilding the...
Re: New Engine Conversion
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:32:50 -0700
Could you please give us the RPMs for the max HP and the max Torque (for each version of your engine). A graph of...
Re: loose rear axle nut
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:23:19 -0500
...I found my 1 13/16 socket and along with a breaker bar and a length of pipe re-torqued the rear axle nut...
Re: torquing axle nuts
Historical mailing list - monte merrick
Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:53:43 -0700
...As a bonus, you can carry it in your van to torque lugs. Howard Subject: torquing axle nuts > say > > without the very expensive torque...
Re: help
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:37:14 -0800
When your tranni is accessible(engine off) just pull out torque converter and behind it is the seal. Pull it out with screwdriver carefuly...
AT rebuilding
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 19:02:51 -0500
...Who sells AT rebuilding sets? What exactly is rebuilt in a torque converter? Recommended converter rebuilders? Is the AT up to a TDI powerplant...
Re: Stainless turbo or Baffled Muffler?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:11:52 -0500
You have to look at how the engine is designed and where you want your torque peak to occur. If you reduce backpressure, you...
Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 17 Oct 2001 00:52:04 EDT
Mike, Are these flywheel or road wheel numbers? Frank Grunthaner
Re: Some Comments on the Torque Wrench Discussion
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 15 Oct 2002 10:59:50 EDT
Couldn't agree more with you're comments. Frank Grunthaner
Re: Leaking Head perment fix ??
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:47:02 -0500
...ANY gasket will split (some call this 'hydraulic'ing) by applying excessive wet (un-cured) sealant, then promptly torqueing the part down tight. As...
Viscous Coupling Test Results
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Mon, 8 Mar 1999 08:41:58 -0500
...the torque wrench typically goes around about 1.7 times within the time space of 1 minute 2. at 50 foot lbs. the torque...
Re: Low end torque, was: 4 Cyl VR-6: Maybe Not!!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 1 Dec 1999 21:05:14 -0800
...Coupled with it's 105 hp at 4200 >(again, just recollection), it gives you torque when you need to get going >and stamina when...
Re: starter interchange questions
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Sun, 10 Sep 2000 11:34:45 -0400
...No problem with not having enough torque. Main problem was a bad battery to ground cable. John Lauterbach Macon, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian...
Re: seat belt replacement, tough anchor bolts
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:00:07 -0400
...The VW-specified >nominal torque is 30 lb-ft. However an M-series grade 8.8 bolt >corresponds to a UN (Unified National) grade...
Re: question for an engineer (Its Tool Time)
Historical mailing list - kenstich
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 21:40:22 -0600
...Torque Wrench Stuff - Since you read my earlier post on torque wrenches, I'll just tell you that I wouldn't hesitate to buy...
Re: Why has the list been so quiet lately/ 1.9TD
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 9 Nov 2000 17:51:43 -0800
Dealing with engines "out of the box" the 2.0L Audi or Golf engine would be a better choice for both Horsepower and Torque...
Re: Leaking Torque Converter Seal
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:01:19 -0700
...Waterboxers have a horribly flat torque curve ... really obnoxious that way. 'normal' engines have a much more rising torque curve. I would say nothing...
Re: Engine Conversion's Done (long)
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 24 Sep 1998 10:33:46 -0400
Dear David (and Kyle too for that matter), Could you elaborate? How much different in HP/Torque are the Wasserboxer vs. the 2.0L...
TiiCo dyno numbers!
Historical mailing list - Sean B.
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:03:15 -0800
...Average wheel HP - 87.5, Average wheel torque - 106 ft/lbs (est.) Best run wheel HP - 88.2, Best run wheel torque - 106.7...
Re: Give me some feedback here!!!!
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:09:46 -0400
Make sure the "nipple" in the center of the torque converter has absolutely no rust on it. Test fit the flex plate when everything...
torque ?
Historical mailing list - John Lunetta 1990 Vanagon GL
Mon, 19 Nov 2001 20:20:52 EST
Does anyone know how to convert inch pounds to foot pounds? Thanks, John 1990 vanagon gl [text/html]
Re: 15" wheels and tires from GoWesty
Historical mailing list - MC
Fri, 6 Aug 2004 15:55:58 -0700
...You cannot properly apply torque to any fasterner without proper lubricant. There are of course exceptions with self-libricating material but steel certainly is...
Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:37:50 -0700
...Assigning the number 35 to the formula is probably shorthand for a more complicated formula; horsepower relates to torque, which relates (in design) to...
Re: 1.8t conversion
Historical mailing list - David Vickery
Tue, 6 Nov 2012 15:17:05 -0800
...So unless you rev it up and dump the clutch, you probably only put as much torque on the drive train as a 2...
Re: Vanagon axle nut torque ?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 9 May 2005 13:48:05 -0400
...Mike jbange wrote: >> (1) Formula for re-torque on this axle nut? >> Now tighten you slotted axel nut to 360 ft pounds. >> 360 Divided...
Re: 1980 starter...man vs auto
Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:18:13 -0400
A standard starter predominatley has a pilot shaft extending past the gear while a Auto starter does not (the torque converter has a larger...
Diesel head bolt torque, Cofap rings
Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
Wed, 24 Oct 2001 11:16:11 -0700
...1) In the Bentley head bolt torque procedure for 1.6NA stretch bolts, does the first retightening after a warm-up need to be...
Re: lug nuts torque-
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:57:07 -0700
...One problem mentioned was that tire shop techs might be prone to set their impact wrenches at too high a torque. So, I decided...
Re: does mkp = Nm? (torque specs)
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Sun, 4 Oct 1998 16:12:38 -0700
David Bogle / Architecture wrote: > Derek Drew wrote: > > > I have a pile of torque wrenches here. Some of them are calibrated > > in mKp and some...
Re: Advice on TD engine problem
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 28 May 2015 09:04:45 -0700
...Way more torque than the Subie and 25-30 mpg. Torque max at 1900-2500, depending on the tuning. Ability to crawl over anything...
Re: Rear axle torque specs?
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Mon, 1 Jun 2015 10:14:22 -0700
...Wheel axle nut torqued to 360 ft lbs. I then drove the Westy back to my farm 60 miles away. Remove hub caps and...
Type III trailing arm???
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 Apr 1996 22:47:17 -0400
...The last puller I tried I tightened it with a lot of torque, I measured it with a torque wrench and it was 120...
Re: tiico's, subies and diesels oh my...
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 15:48:06 -0400
<< I'm just curious if there is a definitive place to look for comparisons on these engine conversions? >> There's a HP & Torque comparison...
Re: best case sealant?
Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
Tue, 25 May 2004 19:20:28 -0600
...Good sealants will not have a measurable thickness when the case halves are torqued. Aviation and other sealants have been used for years, but...
Re: 84 Westy needs new engine
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 07:29:59 -0800
...After tightening each head bolt about 1 complete turn with a > torque wrench it was time to reinstall the rocker arms. ... I would > recommend...
Torqueing the head ...
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:52:26 -0700
Sorry, I just got notified of the mistake I made by misspelling the word. Good laugh. Zoltan
Re: 2.0L AUDI Turbo thots
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 8 Aug 2001 14:14:11 EDT
...Of course, I completely agree that HP is just a numerical exercise on the torque curve and torque rules as the only meaningful number...
Rear wheel bearings - repeated nut tightening required?
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 12 Apr 2017 10:39:46 -0600
...I figure I put close (if not more) to the 350 foot lbs of torque, a 2 foot breaker bar with 185 lbs standing...
Re: The automatic tranny on vanagons
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:28:15 -0700
...They are basic three speed units, no locking torque converter. The torque conveters are air cooled, water cooled Vanagons have water cooling added to...
Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:31:24 -0500
...What exactly are you talking about? You should use a beam or dial-type inch-pounds torque wrench to measure what the prevailing torque...
Re: Check out this Syncro
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Wed, 15 Aug 2001 06:38:21 -0700
...This 3.3l has an amazingly flat torque vs rpm characteristic with a maximum of ~225lbs-ft at 4400 rpm. Setting the cruising (70mph...
Re: few things you want to tell the tire changing monkeys at the local tire s...
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 25 Dec 2006 10:26:46 -0800
...On 12/25/06, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > Unless of course the impact gun is set for less than the final torque...
Re: lug nuts torque-
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:29:51 -0700
...lug nuts torque- > Several of you indicated that using a 4-way lug wrench one would likely be > unable to take off the lug...
Re: does mkp = Nm? (torque specs)
Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
Sat, 3 Oct 1998 10:50:52 -0400
Derek Drew wrote: > I have a pile of torque wrenches here. Some of them are calibrated > in mKp and some in cmkp. I do...
Re: Rear axle torque specs? Rear Wheel bearings.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 5 Jun 2015 12:10:06 -0400
...The usual cause of the bearings, flange hub, shaft, or spacer failure is insufficient torque of that big nut. Once any of it fails...
Re: Over Torque Crank Bolt Damage Threads? Gas Jetta engine in Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 1 Dec 2016 14:07:23 -0800
...especially on critical high torque assemblies... On Dec 1, 2016 11:33 AM, "Neil N" <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks Denny. No! I never...
Re: Looking for a Torque Converter
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Thu, 27 May 2010 21:08:48 -0400
...Looking for a Torque Converter > > Hello Folks, > > I haven't had much luck finding a torque converter from our better > known listvendors. My local...
Re: Auto Tranny vs. Manual?
Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
Fri, 27 Mar 1998 22:00:41 -0500
...This extra power consumption comes from heat generated by shearing transmission fluid in the torque converter. The fact that heat exchangers are installed on...
Re: Aluminum in the threads
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 25 May 2002 18:52:25 -0500
...I did the reverse torque and they popped loose at 16 ft pounds on an ice cold engine. I've just gone for feel...
Heavier Diesel Vanagon clutch available? (one of the 1.9 TD bugs to fix)
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 22:11:21 -0500
...more clutch! The torque of the 1.9 overwhelms the stock diesel clutch easily in the meat of the torque spread. Is there a...
Re: Wheel torque specs?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 06:51:22 -0700
...Wheel torque specs? > > >What was the general consensus on this? > >Adam P >81 Westy "The Brick " >70 Single Cab "Whitey" >74 Beetle "Ol Yeller...
main bearing torque
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:56:31 -0700
What is the torque spec for the main bearings on a 2.1 waterboxer(the 4 cap nuts inside the water jacket, and the...