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• Re: raising the pop-top - and neat trick for closing the top
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 12:52:46 -0700
  ...This gives you time to PUSH OUTWARD on the TWO FRONT CORNERS OF THE CANVAS and roll and fold things as the top is...
• Re: brake hissing?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:04:41 -0700
  ...When idling, if I push in the >> brake medium-far, I hear nothing, but pushing down *hard*, I hear the >> hiss. It seems like...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:46:16 -0400
  ...We are talking about the push rod tube covers under the engine. These are actually stainless steel to start with only the tabs that...
• Re: Power Lock Motors (Cycling problem)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 10:27:38 -0700
  ...Turns out when I would slam the sliding door, the copper plates would get pushed back in, so I pushed them back out and...
• Re: fridge-igniter failure
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sat, 15 May 2004 19:27:14 -0700
  ...you know the push in after you have > > pumped the > > primer thingy. As you can prolly tell I am not mechanically > > enclined.. but > > want...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:44:45 -0700
  ...Ralph .. unless they are getting tired. that test....idling in neutral... push in clutch, noise goes away .. let clutch up ..noise comes back. that...
• Stuck Clock, NH show
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 07:46:34 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I obviously pushed too hard on the little > button because now my hours keep blinking and I can't turn them off! Any > ideas...
• Non-collapsible pushrod tube installation
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:12:30 +0000
  While in the process of shopping around town for a hydraulic lifter, pushrod tube, seals, and valve cover gaskets for my '87, I asked...
• Re: Towing limits
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 5 May 2005 02:27:10 -0400
  ...With that said...you're pushing the limits. On flat non-highway usage, you are probably okay, but be sure to give yourself extra...
• valve lash adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:25:44 -0700
  ...I can push them in by hand,real far,even after the adjustment is made,easily. When I adjust to 0 lash + 1/3...
• The list
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Woodall
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:05:22 -0500
  ...I've been lurking the last few weeks and catching up and enjoying familiar friends posts. " keep on pushin'" woody
• Accelarator Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 10 May 2002 09:05:39 -0400
  My pedal is kind of hard to push down, is this normal or are there some things I could try to loosen it up...
• what all is involved installing a 5-speed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 16:23:59 -0500
  ...I have a Jetta pusher in mine. Does in have the "sudden death syndrome " as a 4-speed?
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 13:14:06 -0400
  Allan, Look at the hose between the black plastic breather tower and the black intake elbow. It tends to rot and collapse . -- Ken Lewis...
• Re: Engine Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 07:13:03 -0700
  The reason that I am planning to use the �cut to fit push rods� is so that I can get a stronger (and lighter...
• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:23:16 -0700
  ...only issue I see is that instead if breaking the > lense it will just push the body in ,if push gets past shove. >> >> >> Stacy >>
• Re: Saggy poptop was RE: Out of storage!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 7 May 2013 11:07:07 -0600
  ...You just lightly push up the top at the latch (it will stay half open) and then push the bar for the final lift...
• 1700 cc engine; push-rod tube seal replacement ??
  Historical mailing list - Guntram von Kiparsky
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:30:10 -0500
  Hi friends, I am replacing some leaky push-rod tube seals on my old '72 Westy this weekend. Does anyone have any cool advice...
• Re: valve lash adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 07:49:00 -0600
  ...So be positive the push rod is loose even to the slight spring pressure from an unpumped lifter. Then give it a turn or...
• How to remove pushrod tube shield??
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 19:52:15 -0700
  ...In order to have a better look at the bottom of the head gasket, it appears that one must remove the pushrod tube shield...
• Re: Boston Bob,s updated web site
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 09:36:22 -0500
  ...It is important to keep in mind that the push rods in effect get longer as the engine warms up so 0 lash cold...
• Re: Rotor thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:46:14 -0700
  ...If your calipers only activate from one side with the other side a passive pad the disk has to be pushed over to contact...
• Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
  Historical mailing list - Charles Slosberg
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:34:08 EST
  ...Had to push start it for a week while in Mexico. Ran into Keith at Guadalupe hot springs. He was a great help, but...
• Re: Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:50:54 -0400
  ...When this occurs, I use something to push > them back in several inches but on our recent 2 month trip, I had to push...
• Re: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 19 May 2010 21:52:20 -0700
  On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Jeff <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > You have to push down on the shifter to...
• 83.5 push rod tubes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Nov 96 17:48 CST
  ...83.5 push rod tubes > While putting my exhaust mannifolds back on my 83 waterboxer and > general cleaning, poking around I noticed my push...
• Re: Replacing steering rubber link with universal joint
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 21:46:34 +1300
  ...The column is too long to pop out of the way, and the crumpling floor is guaranteed to trap and push back the column...
• Re: Correction Re: Selector shaft seal questions / conformation
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:43:06 -0700
  ...Now… >>>> >>>> Should I insert seal into tranny and then push shaft back thru? >>>> Or >>>> Push shaft thru then insert seal >>>> >>>> I’m leaning to...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:01:11 -0600
  ...I have to repost the answer to Dean... > > hi Dean, > > - as I push down the clutch pedal, the clutch release near the Beginning/Top...
• Re: Swinging table
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:40:37 -0700
  ...A more sophisticated fix is to glue a piece of rubber on the flange that is pushed against the pole by the screw. Stuart...
• Re: instrument cluster bulb
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 01:39:40 -0500 (EST)
  ...pliers >will only break it. :( find a drinking straw about the same diameter as the >bulb, and push it down onto the bulb. push...
• Re: fuel lines; the injector side
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 14:33:14 -0600
  ...I pushed it back on the barbed end with the old ring. I made sure it was pushed on all the way. I tried...
• Pokey will not start
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 14:53:10 -0700
  ...I was able to get it going by "push starting" it (ie: getting it rolling and droping the clutch). Then the next morning it...
• Re: Digital clock won't come out of set mode
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:02:57 -0500
  John, You simply pushed the little plunger in too far and it slipped out of the hole. Some have had success with a needle...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:11:09 -0400
  On 3/25/2012 9:58 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Pressure bleeders attach to the fill reservoir and use pressure to push the > fluid...
• Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:46:05 -0800
  What motor oils you you all use out there?� A friend of mine keeps pushing synthetic oil.� He's a Ford man, and not...
• Re: "Don't leave home without it" items:BIBLE
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 00:18:09 EDT
  Jeesh! I really don't think this is the place to push religious beliefs,some of us out here are not lemmings,but able...
• Re: Metal shavings under valve covers 2
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 17:36:33 EST
  Also, before you pull the heads, check your lifters and pushrods. They could have went south and you can replace them without pulling the...
• Re: Push rod tube instalation and Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 00:16:37 +0100
  Also if it was an air-cooled type4 engine, those tubes go in through the head, and not in between like in the Bug...
• 2.1 lifter replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta 1990 Vanagon GL
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:32:22 EDT
  ...lifters on a 1990 2.1 waterboxer without removing the cylinder heads? I will be using collapsable push rod tubes as replacments. [text/html]
• Waterboxer engine Parts and accessories available
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:36:51 -0800
  I also have some miscellanous engine parts Collasable pushrod tubes New in Box OEM Koblenschmidt 95mm pistons come with rings Part # 90 264 620...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 23:01:05 -0800
  ...The button breaks from age or being pushed too hard, as the gears are disengaged . As long as the button is pushed down and...
• Re: Removing rear drums: review
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:21:10 -0600
  ...Facing tire, (passenger side)one 2x4 on my left, pushing against the bumper, the other 2x4 on my right side pushing against the "jack...
• Re: tiny push button on emergency brake bracket
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 02:14:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...When I push it nothing seems to happen. Any ideas what it is? Also mysterious to me is in the dash, just under the...
• Re: Help w/Gas Tank Vent repair?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 09:16:57 -0500
  ...The problem I'm having is getting the cross piece barbs pushed back into the top of the gas tank(90GL). Tried with the...
• Re: warm up and coolant pressure on head gasket seals>
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:25:25 +0000
  ...Could this coolant be used to prevent high pressure pushing under the seals? Paul '87 westy
• Re: How lifters work and Two turns to set valves?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 02:05:45 -0800
  ...Camshaft pushes on the lifters, lifters > push on the pushrods, pushrods push on the rocker arms which reverse the > direction of motion and push...
• Re: 2nd Oil Cooler...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 23:16:58 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Even if the stock and enlarged engine are >>> pushing the same LOAD the bigger engine is almost always going to have >>> poorer efficiency at...
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:04:03 -0700
  ...Collapsable Pushrod Tubes? So now I'm curious, how different are the Type 1 tubes from the WBX? I'm just looking at the...
• Re: Broken lifter. Replacement processors
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:12:48 -0500
  Peter, this is not difficult if you have a collapsible push rod tube which we sell for $19 and a new lifter (also $19...
• Re: air flap question
  Historical mailing list - Jared Roy
  Mon, 6 May 1996 19:11:40 -0600 (MDT)
  ...make sure that its not the flaps should the lever be pushed toward the front of the van or back? On Mon, 6 May...
• Re: odometer repair- migating shaft
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 17:04:21 -0600
  ...Maybe(?) by pushing the shaft to the right enough to slip some wire cutters in and put a couple small crimps in the location...
• Re: rebuilt head and rocker arm clearance
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:32:43 -0500
  ...In fact, with > the > adjusters out the arms actually push the valves in when > tightening > the assembly. BTW the pushrods were definately seated in...
• Re: one happy (sort of) vanagon owner
  Historical mailing list - Paul Adams
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 19:00:32 -0600
  ...one happy (sort of) vanagon owner Just got my Westy back today after having the push rod tube seals replaced and now no leaking...
• Re: Sliding door lock stuck - Vanagon 83
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:32:15 -0500
  ...For one thing, my outside handle is pushed down to open the door, and if the door is locked it cannot be pushed down...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 06:14:52 -0800
  ...You can buy this linkage or learn to shift down into 1st by > pushing down on the shifter like going into reverse. > George George...
• Re: Auto conversion to Manual?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:24:53 -0400
  ...Has anyone tried this with an automatic Vanagon? If not a "push" start, maybe a "hill" start? I know of someone who said they...
• Re: Westy Fridge Project
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 17 May 1999 17:48:59 -0700
  ...Then push the safety button in and quickly push the ignitor button repeatedly until the pilot lights. Learning this procedure is the key to...
• Re: Freezing throttle cable temporary fix
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:55:39 -0500
  ...My SO came out after I had done the push / pull routine twice and with her help and about 4-6 other push / pulls...
• Re: Finding and Accessing the Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 07:59:53 -0500
  ...Using a straight pin, push the pin into the wire. Push through > the insulation and aim for the center where the metal is. Measure...