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Re: Replaceing the Ignition lock cylinder ?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:32:13 -0700
...the lock cylinder must be drilled out with a hold 1/8 " drill > 12mm down from the top of the lock cylinder > 10mm in...
Re: Propane tank
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Wed, 1 Apr 2015 02:38:41 +0000
...com/propane-cylinder-valves_detail.asp?ID=6025>/ > <http://www.protanksupply.com/propane-cylinder-valves_detail.asp?ID=6025> > propane-cylinder-valves > <http://www...
Re: Stuck cylinders
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:25:01 -0800
...Re: [VANAGON] Stuck cylinders > > > > A wild thought. >> >> If one could make a tool to safely "grab" the cylinder and there was >> enough >> play between...
Re: Replaceing the Ignition lock cylinder ?
Historical mailing list - TC
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:31:46 -0700
...the lock cylinder must be drilled out with a hold 1/8 " drill 12mm down from the top of the lock cylinder 10mm in...
Re: Brake Peddle Fade
Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
Mon, 24 Mar 2003 12:06:32 -0600
Hi Sam, Common symptom of master cylinder by-pass, or external leak somewhere. Check for external leaks, if none, replace M-cylinder! Howard > Is...
Clutch Master Cylinder- to rebuild or buy new?
Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:13:30 -0500
Has anyone had any success in rebuilding the clutch master cylinder? The FLAPS have them for like 20 bucks- special order, but the cylinder...
Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Access-84 Westfalia-Thanks, and Repair "How To" suggestions
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Sun, 14 Nov 1999 16:45:33 -0800
...Jim in New Mexico Alastair in BC Vanagon List Cold weather seems to have helped cause the 15-year old clutch master cylinder to...
Re: Cylinder Heads!
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
Mon, 18 Mar 2002 14:51:57 -0500
When removing the heads, would it help to position the cylinders at a certain point from TDC to avoid movement of the cylinders? Others...
67 Bus Master Cylinder
Historical mailing list
Fri, 03 May 1996 17:22:32 -0500 (EST)
Hi everybody, my 67 bus is in desperate need of a master cylinder, the dual circuit kind. I was wondering if anyone had one...
WTB: used 1.9 pistons and cylinders
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Sat, 23 Sep 2006 23:17:33 -0400
i'm looking for a set of used but not destroyed pistons and cylinders. i might even take one piston and cylinder if you...
Re: sliding door lock cylinders ERK!
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:12:11 -0700
...Disassembly easy. > > > > > > Cylinder is turning nicely in the handle, locking tab is moving nicely, > but > > when the cylinder is turned to the locked position...
Re: Master Cylinder
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:40:16 -0400
...Mount it up and bleed it at the line on the master cylinder, then reattach the line and bleed further down. I just did...
Re: 6 cylinders (phooey)
Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
Sun, 3 Mar 1996 11:19:24 -0500 (EST)
...I have always been attracted to the character and > personality of VW's not their cylinder endowment. More power to ya Stevo > (Pun intended...
Re: sliding door lock cylinders ERK!
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:39:57 -0700
...Disassembly easy. > > > > > > Cylinder is turning nicely in the handle, locking tab is moving nicely, > but > > when the cylinder is turned to the locked position...
Re: ATE master cylinder wanted
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 5 Aug 2006 21:22:09 -0400
> I guess I better replace that internally-leaking master cylinder now that >I have the funds. Do any of the vendors on the list...
air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:22:26 -0500
...Today I worked on the pistons and cylinders, cleaning/stoning and looking for the markings on the piston crown and condition of the cylinder...
Re: 15" wheels & brake fluid leak
Historical mailing list
Thu, 23 Feb 1995 09:46:42 -0500 (EST)
...Is this thing the master > cylinder? If so, does a leak usually mean a replace of the cylinder or > perhaps a loose screw and...
Re: Brakes-
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:43:50 -0500
---- Geneva Saint-Amour <genevasaintamour@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hey there! > We recently replaced the rear brake pads and discovered a leaky cylinder. So we took...
dual cylinder head temp guage
Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:38:06 -0500
I have two cylinder head temp gauges that came with the van when I bought it ( new and unattached). I attached one yesterday to...
Clutch master cylinder replacement on 85 Westy
Historical mailing list - Don Williams
Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:02:10 -0800
I recently replaced my clutch slave cylinder and was told that usually the clutch master cylinder is not far behind. So I bought one...
Re: Bad Valve
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 2 May 2005 18:38:45 -0700
...I have seen more than one case where a very low cylinder on a compression test came up to equal the other cylinders after...
Re: 2.1 cylinders stuck to heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:03:45 -0700
...Get a cylinder ridge cleaner to get the carbon > ridge out of the top of the cylinder. With the cylinders out get some > lapping...
Re: clutch master cylinder
Historical mailing list
Thu, 26 Dec 1996 18:55:58 +0000
...clutch master cylinder > '82 diesel Westfalia > Questions: > 1. My clutch master cylinder is leaking internally. There is a small > amount of corrosion about half...
Re: Removing Cylinders from head idea!
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Fri, 24 May 2002 08:16:05 -0700
...Popping the cylinders off their seats (not intentionally, but it always happens) would separate the o-ring from the cylinder smoothly, if simple prying...
bleeding master cylinder
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:35:10 -0700
Someone here said I should bleed my brake master cylinder... looked at the big green book... no mention of doing this anywhere.... so how...
Aircooled '81 2L cylinder sealing ring questions
Historical mailing list - Olin Bausback
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:47:17 -0400
Hi All, I'm rebuilding my 81 Westy and came across a VW service bulletin which says to leave out the thin aluminum cylinder...
Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
Historical mailing list - John Connolly
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:36:02 -0700
1) increased stroke doesn't increase cylinder pressure (it increases displacement and leverage). 2) increased bore increases displacement and allows the potential for valve...
Re: Cylinder Numbering
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:13:42 -0800
...Cylinder Numbering > It may sound elementary but I cannot find in Bentley the way the cylinders > are numbered. Can someone tell me which cylinder...
Re: Stuck cylinders
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:31:40 -0800
...Stuck cylinders > > Now I see what's going on.� The engine is assembled > with pistons and > cylinders and the cylinders won't move.� Aha...
Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:23:45 -0400
Matt, The cylinders have "ears" near the heads. Using a drift, tap on the ears in order to spin the cylinder just a bit...
subaru engine list, 1990-2000 models
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Thu, 22 Feb 2001 09:34:02 -0800
...bill '87 syncro westy (to be subarized in the future!) -------------- SVX 1992-1997 3.3 liter 6 cylinder 24 valve DOHC Boxer engine, Horsepower...
Clutch Master Cylinder
Historical mailing list - Bill H.
Sat, 27 Nov 2004 20:43:41 -0800
I seem to be stuck again, but this time it�s the Clutch Master Cylinder replacement and loss of clutch function afterward (88 GL...
Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:22:07 -0400
Removing the pistons and cylinders as a unit is preferable. In fact, I once had a cylinder that wouldn't separate from the head...
Sliding Door Handle Cylinder Swap. What am I missing?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:10:23 -0700
...I need to swap cylinders. Removed the tiny screw but the cylinder won't come out. Tried all my keys, nothing turned it. Either...
Boring out Cylinders
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 22:48:54 -0500
...1) How big can one safely bore out a stock cylinder barrel, 2) Any sources for bigger piston/ring combos for said bored out...
Re: Fuel Injection Question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 22 Jun 2002 14:02:28 -0500
...That > cylinder is probably running lean. > > Dennis > Lean running cylinder equals burned valves, scored cylinder walls, burnt pistons! My 2 cents. John Rodgers 88...
Re: Aircooled '81 2L cylinder sealing ring questions
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:36:07 -0500
#1) Use the thin aluminum shims between the cylinder base and case to set your deck height. #2) Do not use the steel head...
Bent Valve Part II
Historical mailing list - James Wagner
Sun, 9 Aug 1998 18:30:59 -0400
...At this point I think I will try an old cylinder head and see if the cylinder runs makes adequate compression. I am still...
2.1 cylinder lower o-ring Q's
Historical mailing list - Mark Vermillion
Sat, 4 Jan 2003 13:01:03 -0500
Hi All- I have a question regarding the seating of the lower cylinder o-rings, with a preface: Some cylinders have a deeper groove...
Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:19:35 -0400
...Can anyone verify or correct this >conclusion? A 4 stroke, 4 cylinder engine will fire twice per revolution. Every cylinder gets a spark once...
Re: I need some 2.1 pistons/cylinders and advice
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:06:05 -0800
Mark, Yes, you can replace one piston and cylinder, just make sure the new/used piston is the same manufacturer and weight group (indicated...
Re: Aircooled '81 2L cylinder sealing ring questions
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:11:22 -0700
The technical bulletin here http://www.dolphinsci.com/techbull.html says, as you noted, that the cylinder to head sealing ring is eliminated, the...
Re: Brake Fluid Loss
Historical mailing list - Bill H.
Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:07:09 -0700
...They listed both a Clutch Master Cylinder and a Clutch Slave Cylinder for the 80-91 Vanagon. So now I don't know what...
Re: [T2] Lapping cylinders to heads?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 2 Apr 2003 21:03:31 EST
In a message dated 4/2/03 6:11:08 PM, bearsvw2000@YAHOO.COM writes: << Chris, I have found that lapping the cylinders to...
new slave cylinder
Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:38:58 -0600
I got a new clutch slave cylinder yesterday - after having the master cylinder replaced last summer. It's still stiff going into first, and...
Re: Stuck cylinders
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:30:05 -0600
If the crank won't turn and the cylinders won't pull off then more likely the pistons are seized to the cylinder walls...
Re: rear wheel cylinders
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:30:14 -0400
...I just >cant see removing the cylinders and buying new new cylinders to replace >the new cylinders already installed to test if that is...
Re: no clutch pedal resistance & no clutch engaging
Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 01:33:31 -0600
The clutch slave cylinder bleed valve can be accessed through the engine compartment, but it helps to have small hands, and LOTs of patience...
Re: sliding door lock cylinders ERK!
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:15:07 -0700
...Disassembly easy. >> > >> > >> > Cylinder is turning nicely in the handle, locking tab is moving nicely, >> but >> > when the cylinder is turned to the locked position...
'85 Vanagon Master Cylinder leak
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Jun 1996 12:23:55 +0000
Has anyone out there rebuilt or replaced the brake and/or clutch master cylinder on an '85 Vanagon? I have a slow leak that...
Leakdown and compression test results
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:39:21 -0300
...cylinder # 1 - 7.5% leakdown (compression 165) cylinder # 2 - 6.25% leakdown (compression 180) cylinder # 3 - 17.5% leakdown (compression 170) cylinder # 4 - 13...
WTB Cylinders
Historical mailing list - zolo
Wed, 3 Nov 2004 11:47:26 -0800
I need two standard size cylinders in nice condition, for a 2.1 L engine. The engine I got had so much rust inside...
Re: Someone on the list prank calling me?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 1 Mar 2014 09:47:31 -0500
SA 5 cylinders were available in 2.6 liters, whereas EV 5 cylinders were 2.5 (and I believe 2.3). On Mar 1...
Re: used 1.9 pistons and cylinders
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:44:29 -0400
...used 1.9 pistons and cylinders > i'm looking for a set of used but not destroyed pistons and cylinders. i > might even take...
Re: bleeding bloody brakes
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:55:14 -0500
Matthias Kuster <matthiaskuster@VERIZON.NET> writes: > I have also replaced the master cylinder and reservoir. Did you bench bleed the master cylinder? Its always...
Slave Cylinder?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Aug 97 09:14:16 -0700
...On a hydraulic system, the "slave" cylinder is the one that's being driven bu the hydraulic pressure, i.e., the ones in the...
adjusting clutch master cylinder rod
Historical mailing list - jbclem1
Mon, 8 Jan 2007 17:20:57 -0800
On my 1983 Westphalia I'd like to adjust the clutch master cylinder rod, but I have failed to get my hand up to...
Re: Piston Ring Replacement
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 14 May 2007 06:19:25 EDT
...I dont have the tools to check the cylinders and pistons but = the cylinders have a very slight ridge at the top. Am I...
Re: 87 syncro: Dead #2 cylinder. Injector?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 8 Apr 1996 10:14:11 -0500
> >Recently, I started having injector problems with #2 cylinder (when looking >in the engine compartment the one closest on the right). The cylinder does...
Re: Brake Fade-wheel cylinder pull back!
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:45:41 -0400
Yeah I got into my rear brakes and found one cylinder leaking. In a hurry, got 2 cylinders from FLAPS and put them both...