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• Re: valve lash adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:52:11 +0000
  ...Mushy while adjusting! That is beacuse they are not filled with oil or the ball check is stuck open or leaking. Proper adjustment according...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:04:56 -0500
  ...the Vanagon lifters are operated in the horizontal position, with the check ball on the side instead of the top. Any air that gets...
• Re: Diff Lock Stuck On!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:56:52 -0700
  ...that runs along > the frame rail to the blue check valve going into the "Balls". I installed > a piece of hose. Without turning the...
• Re: Checking Hydraulic Lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Oct 1995 00:11:57 -0500
  ...But I noticed a clatter like a valve tapping. So I >checked it last week and found an adjusting screw that had flattened. So...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 14 Jun 2001 - Special issue (#2001-746)
  Historical mailing list - Peter Small
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 09:13:08 -0700
  ...It got a small ball valve at its bottom to prevent just that spill (if you look into the parts micro fiche / CD you...
• <syncro> vac. reservoir probs/fix
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 11:53:42 -0300
  ...checked the vac lines. From the main fat vac line (going up to brake booster) a T leads to the one-way valve that...
• Re: 2.1 ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:41:40 -0700
  ...Maybe the valve adjustments need checking. Just spit balling here. -- Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: A/T changes hard
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 21:43:36 -0400
  ...There are springs and ball bearings and screws that would be easy to lose, and of course there's lots of dirty ATF. I...
• Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:08:56 -0500
  ...I double checked after running it), and it does fire > right up. What's next? > Should I properly set the valves to two turns...
• Re: Diff Lock Stuck On!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:32:48 -0400
  ...that runs along the frame rail to the blue check valve going into the "Balls". I installed a piece of hose. Without turning the...
• Re: Road trip and mechanics litany of issues
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Wed, 28 May 2008 16:56:47 -0400
  ...galley plug leaking > > Front heater valve leaks (not losing much) > > Water pump has stain at weep hole > > Right ball joint bad, need upper boots...
• Poor fuel consumption 81 aircooled- aux air reg bad?
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:24:36 -0500
  ...In the ballpark for the crappy gauge i own. Checked resistance at the temp sensor on cylinder 3 and it was in line after...
• Re: Expansion tank under pressure when cold?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:34:04 -0800
  ...Also found the rear heater core valve to be leaking. Put a Home Depot ball valve in just before the old valve and left...
• How I spent my weekend
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 15:40:31 -0500
  ...on valve covers - they look great if you feel like laying on the ground to see them :>) Installed the new upper ball joints and...
• Re: why is water squirting from city hook up
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:01:26 -0400
  I tried to get the check valve to work again but only improved it a bitt. It still dribbled until I replaced the utility...
• Re: [Syncro] Diff Lock Stuck On!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:03:43 -0700
  ...that runs along > the frame rail to the blue check valve going into the "Balls". I installed > a piece of hose. Without turning the...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 00:01:23 -0800
  ...lifters, pushrods, rockers and valve stems. I would start by adjusting 'em in a half turn at a time, checking compression after each adjustment...
• Re: TIICO: cruise control/parts
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:53:23 -0500
  ...I also purchased a 6mm metric grease fitting to use for the ball-joint ball. I plan on grinding off the nipple, filling the...
• Re: A/T changes hard
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 20:53:05 -0500
  If you have access to a detailed manual for this unit, then I would suggest you check the spring lengths to those printed. I...
• Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:20:40 -0400
  ...I double checked after running it), and it does fire >> right up. What's next? >> Should I properly set the valves to two turns...
• 84 Westy fresh water drain pipe seems to have mysterious 3rd size
  Historical mailing list - Jack Elliott
  Fri, 28 Jun 2019 08:00:00 -0700
  ...I have a clunky fix installed, using a PVC ball valve from Home Depot and it works ... but still, is there some odd smaller...
• Re: Hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 02:12:18 -0600
  ...valve can prevent the hubcap from seating >>properly >>and make it easier to pop off when you hit a bump in the road. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 20:53:48 -0500
  ...there is a ball check valve in the top which allows oil to get into the bottom of the lifter but not out; and...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifter (mis)operation
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 07:03:37 PST
  ...the Vanagon lifters are operated in the >>horizontal position, with the check ball on the side instead of the >>top. Any air that gets...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - chris smith
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 00:23:35 -0600
  ...I adjusted my valves to 6 mils of lash. My poor wasserboxxer sounds >like a coffee can, full of ball-bearings, rolling down a...
• Re: Symptoms - Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 08:49:12 -0700
  ...Symptoms - Manual Tranny > Start with checking the shifter and ball socket assembly. The shifter > falling will cause those symptoms. > > For the leak, clean things...
• Re: So what is the gas tank problem?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:59:00 -0500
  ...Sometime late in production, VW started putting in a filler neck with a check valve down at the tank end (just a caged ball...
• Re: Anyone have a copy of the Ultimate Trip Checklist?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:38:28 -0400
  ...Inspect radiator, water pump, belt, coolant level, heads, heaters, valves, hoses, connections, temperature sensors. (air-cooled): tin covers, thermostat, flap, foam insulation. Note:________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____ Intake...
• Re: Oil pump priming?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Wood
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:10:10 -0400
  ...You can also check my site out http://my.tbaytel.net/guskers There's a section on an Accusump pre-oiler installation...my ball...
• Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:32:43 -0400
  ...I double checked after >> running it), and it does fire right up. What's next? >> Should I properly set the valves to two turns...
• Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:25:25 -0400
  ...The lifters have a non-return check ball that allows oil > pressure in, but won't let it out. The lifters are basically a...
• Re: why is water squirting from city hook up
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:53:59 -0700
  ...why is water squirting from city hook up I think it's the check valve in the brass fittings just inside the delta six...
• Re: Brake hydraulic pressure
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:07:37 -0700
  ...the Bentley manual, for checking the brake pressure regulator.......( which I'd call more of a pressure limiting valve for the rear brakes ) they...
• Re: Air lift suspension system
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 17:33:30 -0600
  ...I have only 30 psi in the air balloons now and will test them with a load on our next camping trip. You were...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 14 Jun 2001 - Special issue (#2001-746)
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 07:51:53 +0200
  ...It got a small ball valve at its bottom to prevent just > that spill (if you look into the parts micro fiche / CD you...
• Wrong answer; Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:21:32 -0700
  ...Yes, it's > not a perfect seal (neither the lifter piston/ cylinder walls, nor the > check > ball), so some oil does escape by seepage...
• Re: Advance Auto AC recharge kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:01:58 -0700
  ...If you were to check for butane I'd suggest that you take a childrens balloon and fill it from one of your valves...
• Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 18:12:37 EST
  ...All in all the Bus ran great and required nothing but an oil change, checking/adjusting the valves, and the damn ball joints but...
• Re: What's the difference in Febi and Meyle lifters?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:06:01 +0000
  ...It has a check ball inside to allow the lifter to pump up and hold its pressure (for a few weeks anyway) and it...
• Re: my bucking/lurching running issue - solved?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:19:40 -0700
  ...No fuel leakage from vacuum hose to intake. > > I took a chance and guessed that the little ball valve in the FPR was not...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 00:03:59 -0600
  ...It has two peculiarities: > there is a ball check valve in the top which allows oil to get into the > bottom of the lifter...
• Re: Noisy lifter update
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:06 -0400
  ...past the ball check and fill the lifter to stop the clacking. At this point, oil pressure is actually lifting the valves. Lifters that...
• Re: Road trip and mechanics litany of issues
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Thu, 29 May 2008 00:07:43 -0400
  ...galley plug leaking >> >> Front heater valve leaks (not losing much) >> >> Water pump has stain at weep hole >> >> Right ball joint bad, need upper boots...
• Re: why is water squirting from city hook up
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:16:25 -0400
  ...So the check valve in the city hook up, if bad, will cause water to leak from there when I operate the faucet inside...
• Re: A/T changes hard
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 19:18:13 -0800
  ...A/T changes hard If you have access to a detailed manual for this unit, then I would suggest you check the spring lengths...
• Re: Strange Catastrophic Failure
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:23:30 -0500
  ...and exhaust for hissing and check any crankcase vent >for escaping air as well to see if its valves or piston/rings > >On Jul...
• 91 Vanagon Carat with oil pressure anomoly for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jane Meggers
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:10:57 -0600
  ...Since it is winter now the problem doesn't occur, and I wonder if the check ball and spring would still show the sticking...
• Re: Question About EV A/C dryer/receiver
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 09:53:46 -0700
  ...sooner or later, the pressure relief valve will not work quick enough and the remainder of the system will take a beating ($$$!). check those...
• Re: Poor fuel consumption 81 aircooled- aux air reg bad?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 15:21:15 -0600
  ...In the ballpark for > the crappy gauge i own. > > Checked resistance at the temp sensor on cylinder 3 and it was in > line after...
• Re: Automatic Trasmission Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:44:27 -0700
  ...and I would still check the ball pivot at the aft end of the throttle cable where it clips onto the lever on the...
• Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:10:36 -0500
  ...As the engine starts it may become air bound and air alone will not pump past the ball checks in the lifter to let...
• Re: Expansion tank under pressure when cold?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Feb 2016 01:19:58 -0500
  ...Also found the rear heater core valve to be leaking. Put a Home Depot ball valve in just before the old valve and left...
• Vanagon Specifications Sheet
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:20:52 -0400
  ...4) Throttle valve switch turned off 5) Idle stabilizer OK 6) Ignition timing OK 7) Connector for idle stabilizer control valve disconnected 8) Oxygen...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:54:20 +0000
  3/4" brass ball valve you can pick up in Lowes or home depot for less than $9. I install it in the lower...
• Re: Propane Tank Clean Up
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 17:27:54 +0000
  Tom said - <SNIP> My question - do you have any advice about/procedures for removing a Westy tank, stripping off regulator and valves, removing paint...
• Re: Disconnecting the city water line
  Historical mailing list - Trevor
  Wed, 4 Apr 2012 09:17:56 -0700
  ...out the city water inlet so that hose or valve might need to be checked but it's actually too sllght to worry about...
• Re: timing method - Is this correct ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 18:24:54 -0700
  ...at TDC, set the valve clearnace to .006, > and > > set the rotor to #1 on the cap, then checked all > the > > rest and did...
• Re: Symptoms - Manual Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 23:25:47 -0400
  Start with checking the shifter and ball socket assembly. The shifter falling will cause those symptoms. For the leak, clean things up and look...
• Rumba Runs! (Rebuild Complete!)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Aug 96 17:44:18 EDT
  ...to work out...valve cover gasket is leaking a tiny bit...will fix at 300 miles when the valves are checked and the engine...
• Re: my bucking/lurching running issue - solved?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:59:49 -0700
  ...No fuel leakage from vacuum hose to intake. >> >> I took a chance and guessed that the little ball valve in the FPR was not...