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• DCL
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:24:11 -0800
  ...Clean the piston and rings. Offset the rings 90 degrees. Position the band so that its ears are between the top and bottom head...
• Mobil1 15-50 and setting a new piston ring
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 16:03:21 -0700
  ...He said he fixed the problem ring but never used it again. I've got Mobil1 15-50 in it and I've read...
• Re: Horn "toots" when I insert key to start van!
  Historical mailing list - Betsy Webb
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 19:19:14 -0400
  ...Actually, you will find it usually happens when you are in a hurry and the key or key ring gets stuck in the groove...
• Re: Heater Core O ring?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:36:48 -0500
  ...to my new heater core? Didn't get a little o-ring > with the new core and now I've got a little leak...
• Extra fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Gary Liess
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:28:35 -0700
  ...Includes lock ring and O-ring. Dimensions 34"X13"X8 1/2" Price: $149.95 http://www.thejeep.com/mtstanks/bronco.htm I guess...
• Re: Replacing piston rings
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:59:48 -0700
  ...Just like to know has anyone successfully replaced the rings without having to go the cumbersome route of removing the pistons from the con...
• Re: 2.1 WBX OIL COOLER
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:29:01 -0500
  ...There is a replacement O-ring from VW to fix the O-ring... problem. Cheers
• Re: Temp II sensor o-ring confusion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 23:36:06 -0600
  ...One part that he > recommends > is the o-ring for the Temp II sensor. The part number is N90316802. > I > can't find this...
• Re: Head gasket questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 20:15:51 -0700
  >| > >| The thicker black O-rings go at the base of the cylinder - can you install them >| > >| with out pulling the cylinder out past the...
• Re: Replaced Rings blowing oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 09:14:20 -0600
  Hello Eli! Any time you pull a cylinder barrel because of ring problems, and you want good performance when it goes back together, you...
• Re: Head gasket O-rings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:07:29 -0700
  the black o-rings at the bottom of the cylinder barrels - I have yet to see any problems ever with those. it's the...
• Shims, sealing rings, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 10:42:58 -0500
  ...Don't have a Bentley for this engine, only a Haines, but it talks about "sealing rings" on the heads. So is the head...
• Re: what part is this?
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 02:09:37 -0500
  ...The leak is a real cheap fix, o-ring at the bottom. Get it from one of the vendors. If you have high mileage...
• Hard oil seals
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 15 May 2006 14:08:14 -0300
  I replaced my crankcase breather tower "O" ring seal and my oil dipstick "O" ring seal this weekend. Both were hard and brittle. My...
• Gear crunching on rebuilt trans
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:26:15 -0400
  ...A couple of weeks ago I took it back and they pulled the trans, changed synchro rings, and put it back in. Now the...
• Re: Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:20:37 -0700
  ...No telling time left on a 33 year old crank seal, but the o-ring was curious – it came out like a misshapen ring...
• Ring..
  Historical mailing list - Jason Cornfeld
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 23:21:57 -0600
  ...ya just need a regular ring right? well I got mine from AVP and they say made in Germany.. so well I can send...
• Looking for quality 14"beauty rings for wheels
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 07:34:05 -0400
  Volks, I am tired of throwing money away on pep boys beauty rings.they are made of steel with a cheapie chrome finish that...
• Re: Window seal beauty ring/trim?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 15:32:37 -0400
  ...gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Gang!! I was wondering if the beauty ring/trim in the window seals was > needed?? Thanks!! > > Velma 82diesel 1.6...
• Re: Engine swap lessons learned
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 11:32:30 -0800
  the lesson I would take is that no cooling system o-ring should ever be installed dry. Even on a used o-ring .. a...
• Re: aluminum beauty rings
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 26 Aug 94 10:11:59 PDT
  ...shiny aluminum beauty rings my > wife just offered me a couple of weeks ago. <sob!> Instead of replacing the beauty rings, why don't...
• Re: [90Vanagon] Do thermostat housings go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 23:27:14 -0400
  ...I > replaced the O ring that seals the lower thermostat housing to the front of > the left head. I could not get a real...
• Re: O-Rings, was: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 06:46:09 EST
  ...The push rod tube sealing rings are an entirely different matter. I would not use RTV on them either. Cheers�� Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario...
• Re: Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:46:58 -0500
  ...Jeff, I have one of the pipes you need to replace if you do the O ring job. Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy...
• Re: Mega oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:41:51 -0500
  ...It's an oil cooler with a big o-ring under it. Huge potential leak source. Spin off the oil filter, then remove the...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:44:53 -0800
  ...My 84 part looks like the Trim Ring shown in Bentley's. I think what happened is that VW added a "A" suffix to...
• VW sounds as ring tones
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:36:40 -0500
  ...attached is a link to a zip file with several VW sounds made into iPhone ring tones. they are all Vanagon sounds from a...
• Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (Viton)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 18:47:59 -0800
  ...We had to staple the o-ring packaging on > to our QA/QC work to ensure the proper o-ring was installed. Soooo...don...
• GW metal valve not sealing to new rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 18 Jan 2022 06:13:52 -0800
  ...I did obtain and use a new o-ring from GW. It seems that the new o-ring isn't compressing sufficiently--the plastic...
• Re: Coolant Pipe Around Engine Bay Opening
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 17 Oct 2020 13:33:09 -0700
  Coolant Bleed Ring replacement kits GoWesty https://www.gowesty.com/product/bundles-and-kits/24210/coolant-bleed-ring-replacement-kit?v= VanCafe https://www...
• oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Jan 2020 11:10:56 -0800
  ...I assume the following: - sticky rings - the rings will loose up if I drive more w. help some additive in the gas such as...
• Automatic transmission leak - fixable?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 07:08:52 +0000
  ...with the World's Biggest Internal Snap Ring (WBISR for short).� Is there an o-ring or other gasket under the round cover I...
• Mystery ring is...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
  Fri, 24 May 2002 16:12:54 -0400
  ...unscrew it, it will screw into the center of the mystery ring and light up and it becomes a switch. if you pull on...
• Re: Main bearings/rod bearings/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 16:02:23 -0600
  ...Lots of possible causes but the rings are first choice. Only way to tell for sure is pull the engine down. And taking the...
• Re: To all with Cobra "all in mike" CB's...what antenna/mounts did you use???
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:21:52 -0600
  On 21 Jul 2003 at 19:12, tom ring wrote: > gutter mount is probably the worst as far as getting a really good RF...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 21:02:28 -0400
  Every O-ring goes bad. Also, had one sensor develop a hairline crack and leak, another completely blow out with a major loss of...
• Re: horn beeps upon starting
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 15:29:38 -0700
  > I've had the same problem with mine, and it is caused by another key on the > ring dropping between the steering wheel and...
• Re: :more info: How much should i sell for? (and does anyone want to buy?)
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 8 May 2008 09:26:00 -0400
  ...think its a cylinder O-ring.... > >> Other than that it runs great it just needs an "O ring" near the heads. I'm with...
• Re: oem style ground crimp on fitting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:54:33 -0800
  What is special about 'original style ring terminals' that a common 'eye terminal' with some shrinkable tubing isn't ? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: DCL
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:39:22 -0800
  ...It then moves clockwise to the rest. > 3) If I do pull past the rings would there be any advantage to replacing the rings...
• Re: 1.6 L Diesel Pump
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:17:41 -0600
  ...This will allow the new O ring to go into the right place > and then you can tighten up all 4 screws properly. Like...
• Re: Torque on coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:09:36 -0500
  ...I always put Vaseline on the threads and the O=Ring. It allows it to screw in really easily and you can tell when...
• Transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:27:37 -0700
  ...Transmission leak You don't touch the adjusting rings. They set the bearing preload and ring gear position. The most likely cause of leaking...
• Re: ring and pinion question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:13:06 -0500
  ...ring and pinion question hi all is there a better ring and pinion to put into a 85 vanagon? the vanagon trans and the...
• Re: "city" lights and alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 00:45:31 -0600 (MDT)
  ...All that they are is something like a flashlight bulb mounted on a metal ring that goes between the H4 and the headlight reflector...
• Re: AC Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:28:21 -0500
  ...Be sure to use AC quality "o" rings and not the ordinary rubber variety. There are also several other "o" rings where connections are...
• Re: Alternative way of reinstalling cylinder liner
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 13:41:58 -0800
  ...ice to hold the rings in place > so > > that the cylinder can slide back in ? or is there a ring compression tool > > available that...
• lower o-rings
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:50:15 -0700
  ...Anyway--for the lower o-rings I made an o-ring pick out of a coat hanger on the grinder. kind of a 180...
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  Historical mailing list - CHRIS SNYDER
  Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:05:59 -0500
  ...for my 1987 2-wheel Vanagain but, the phone just rings and rings. I understand he is now working another job as well as...
• Re: Cracked expansion tank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 95 17:28:01 PST
  ...It did not come with an o-ring for the coolant sensor. The old o-ring does not seal properly any more. I think...
• Re: Cv Circlip removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 16:33:28 -0600
  Most FLAPS carry the snap ring pliers with interchangeable tips thst should work for you. Or, you could buy a pair pliers whose tips...
• Re: Mobil1 15-50 and setting a new piston ring
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 17:19:09 -0600
  ...Yo don't say if this engine was entirely remanufactured or just a "problem ring" replacement? Not properly breaking in a new/rebuilt engine...
• West River Westies and ring tones
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:38:14 -0400
  Hi folks, Last year I made some iPhone ring tones of VW sounds. I plan to re do those now that my van sounds...
• Re: Cylinder Heads!
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Company
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 13:22:46 -1000
  ...I just redid the cylinder seals and rings on all four on oneof our engines without removing the pistons. You need to fab a...
• Re: oil inside intake boot
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:22:07 -0500
  ...This pressure is uasually a sign of bad rings allowing to much combustion gas past the rings. Do a compression test. This will determine...
• Re: WTB: One round headlight holdy-inny thing and screws, to '85
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:30:30 -0800
  ...One is the round > headlight ring, one is the wire bail that secures the valve covers and then > there are the valve covers themselves...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 11 May 2007 08:23:39 -0700
  ...Head sealants?? > On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:27:53 -0500, Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> wrote: > >>"as for the bottom black >>o-ring...
• 1987 Replace Heads - Thermostat Problem (long)
  Historical mailing list - Rich Dunsheath
  Sun, 27 Sep 1998 11:06:39 -0700
  ...Bentley said always replace the o-ring. I checked out the old o-ring, it has an odd looking triangular cross section, and since...
• Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 00:04:06 -0800
  ...The slip rings on the other hand, I am not sure about. Is replacement of those rings something best left to an alternator rebuild...
• Re: Horn sounding intermittently
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:34:56 -0400
  ...321.419.661A Title: *Horn Contact Ring* Price:$37.00 > > BusDepot- > Clocksprin <http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=321419661A> > > Turn Signal Cancelling Ring...