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• Re: Camshaft Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:04:08 -0500
  Better get that barn heated! ;+). Its a definitely not a small job, and depending on the age and mileage of your engine, you would...
• Re: Chevy Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 11:34:20 -0600
  ...I have purchased camshafts and distributor gear sets that allowed a Chevy V8, Corvair 6 to run backwards. The camshafts came from Harvey Crane...
• Re: vanagon why not to reuse lifters
  Historical mailing list - Derek
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 01:20:15 -0700
  ...pistons and cylinders, brake pads and brake rotors, lifters and camshaft lobes) and a series of matching micro groves (for lack of a better...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 24 May 2011 08:36:52 EDT
  have seen this a lo0t later mark d In a message dated 5/23/2011 10:11:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, szpejankowski...
• Re: need help with engine assembly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 22:22:22 -0500
  ...i've > read that if you dont put them back in their original position, it will > cause premature failure of the camshaft. has anyone...
• Camshaft Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 10:48:16 -0600
  ...last 6 years. (4 speed) and he suggests I put new camshaft bearings in. He says they're just making a tiny bit if...
• Re: Help Timing Diesel after replacing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 19:22:24 -0500
  ...I tried to keep from moving the >crank, camshaft, or the pump...but things happen. I set the engine to >TDC and the camshaft...
• Help Timing Diesel after replacing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Steven E. Broomhead, Sr.
  Sun, 24 Nov 1996 21:46:29 -0800
  ...I tried to keep from moving the crank, camshaft, or the pump...but things happen. I set the engine to TDC and the camshaft...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 23 May 2011 22:03:20 -0400
  ...505.01 rated oil? >>> >>> You will need more than just the camshaft. �lifters, cam bearings, >>> rocker arm & bearing cap bolts (1 time use TTY...
• RE: The '71 single cab that isn't
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Sep 95 10:27:34 +0200
  yes, the Corvair engine rotates in the other direction, there where special camshafts to take care of that, or you could flip the differential...
• Re: New 2001 EV details
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 11:28:40 -0700
  ...per > cylinder unless it uses rockers to actuate them, as each camshaft operates > both inlet & exhaust valves of one bank of cylinders. There won...
• TIICO/ABA engine question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:20:12 -0500
  Folks, Does anyone know how the TIICO camshaft compare the ABA cam? Does anyone have the specs, like lift, duration etc? I'm trying...
• Re: diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 20:26:35 -0400
  ...Essentially the injection to crankshaft timing is correct, but the injection to camshaft timing is off and the camshaft to crankshaft timing is off...
• Re: 1.9L Tick, Tick, Tick - A question for those who know more than me
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:10:06 -0400
  ...Not nearly as disturbing as a barely audible little squeak from the camshaft... Yrs, d
• Re: 1.9 liter camshaft sources?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 14:32:01 -0800
  when i used to rebuild engines (bug engines) i would always get a few cams so as to get the one that fits the...
• Re: Camshaft Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:25:02 -0800
  ...last 6 years. (4 speed) and he suggests I put new camshaft >bearings in. He says they're just making a tiny bit if...
• Re: WBX Nightmares...For me I turned them into pleasant dreams...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 21:06:37 +1300
  ...Hmmm...Chev V8s are known for chewing off camshaft lobes! Andrew
• 1.9 gasoline engine drinking water? Severe?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 18:28:10 +0100
  ...It seems like it is loosing oil near the camshaft. Bad? Uses � liter water / 1000 km - bad or normal? Let me hear your opinions...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:18:55 -0700
  Hi, leave gas engines out of the discussion as they used a keyed camshaft sprocket location system .. where the diesel it is a steep...
• Re: your mail
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 19:17:51 -0500
  ...I replaced the main and rod bearings, pistons and cylinders > and lifters, but did not replace the camshaft. Is it likely that my low...
• Re: camshaft bearing shell - WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:56:14 -0400
  ...so I was installing my camshaft bearings (2.1 WBX) and both flanged > shell halves have an index tab on them, but only one...
• FS diesel injection pump
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Sun, 27 May 2001 22:57:46 -0400
  ...unknown but these parts were off a running engine when the camshaft broke. I want $100. shipped for them or will separate. Thanks, Dennis...
• Re: need help with engine assembly
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 13:26:52 -0800
  ...i've > read that if you dont put them back in their original position, it will > cause premature failure of the camshaft. has anyone...
• Adjusting Valves on 1.9
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Wed, 7 May 2003 11:27:52 EDT
  ...way to get each lifter on the flank side of the camshaft and use a feeler gauge? If so, what is the lash? TIA...
• Re: Friday: One Bolt Led To Another.....
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Sun, 16 Oct 2016 13:28:52 -0700
  Neil I didn't look that closely, but it the camshaft was more than 1 tooth off. The intermediate shaft was way off. Shortly...
• Re: 1.9 liter camshaft checking
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 12:55:52 -0500
  ...rebuilding my 1.9 waterboxer and will have to > consider > the camshaft. I can't find specifications for *lobe lift* and other > cam > specs...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 May 2011 12:20:26 -0700
  A freind of mine paid about $ 150 for an AHU camshaft, in the aftermarket, not a dealer. Lifters run from 10 dollars to a...
• Re: 1987 Westy Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 02:31:11 -0500
  ...This engine is shit, from head gasket to alternator bracket, water pump, stuck exhaust bolt, broken camshaft, trany an so on� the MEXICO made...
• Re: Replace Hydraulic lifters with solid lifters?
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 22:50:27 -0700
  ...A month or so ago I had a member of the Columbia Gorge MG Club bring a totally failed camshaft and lifters back to...
• Re: 1.9L Tick, Tick, Tick - A question for those who know more than me
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:54:07 -0700
  ...it goes away. > > Not nearly as disturbing as a barely audible little squeak from the camshaft... Or Justin Bieber. But I off-topic. -- RJS
• Re: Air cooled camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:45:59 +0000
  I can't speak to the camshaft but the Mahle pistons and cylinders are good quality. Since you have it apart you may want...
• Re: 85 Vanagon low compression in 2 cylinders. Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:36:02 -0700
  Scott, the 2 opposing cylinders share lobes on the camshaft so the camshaft may be badly worn for them. That does mean splitting the...
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 14:27:21 +0100
  ...Like on Audi twin camshaft heads, which use an oilpressure controlled tensioner (adjusting intake to outlet camshaft). David, I mean the ugly gear connecting...
• Re: camshaft bearing shell - WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:03:46 -0500
  ...so I was installing my camshaft bearings (2.1 WBX) and both flanged > > shell halves have an index tab on them, but only one...
• Diesel engines available
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:49:06 +0000
  ...From a 98 New Bettle, (AHU?) Camshaft broken at sprocket when pulled from wrecking yard. Pulled injectors and cam, confirmed no damage. Located Bohemia...
• Re: [Fr] little engine alternate moral
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 28 Mar 2014 20:45:46 -0500
  Well, it's still Friday, so-- "When the piston of learning meets the dropped valve of experience, the camshaft of respect goes off like...
• Re: clickin lifters
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 16:30:41 -0700
  Sometimes I think it depends on the position of the camshaft when you turn your motor off. -------------------- Clip ---------------------- If you had a hole in...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 May 2011 21:01:39 -0700
  ...TDI bad camshaft > > >> hey guys have a 05 TDI engine that has eatten up one of the lobes on the >> camshaft. Is this a...
• Re: Bottom end reassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 02:25:25 +0200
  Be sure to put the distributor drive shaft in and position it correctly before you lay the crank and camshaft to "final rest". It...
• Remember those chips of metal....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 24 Apr 95 15:08:07 PDT
  ...It is the camshaft bearings <!>. I find this very puzzling - I've had a lot of sh*tty old cars over the years and...
• Fw: 84 Starter/Auto Trans problem?
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 20:58:51 -0500
  ...I installed a > remanufactured cam and new camshaft bearings. > > The valve lifter surfaces that mate with the camshaft lobes were also worn, > though less...
• Performance after Rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - J Wagner
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 20:54:41 -0500
  ...bearings camshaft lifters oil pump rings waterpump plugs, leads, distributer cap and rotor among other things(like gaskets, pushrod tubes, clamps...nothing else major...
• Re: I stand corrected.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 11:20:22 -0700
  ...4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 Camshaft Crankshaft Crankcase Front of Engine (Flywheel > & Gearbox) > Rear of Engine (Crankshaft Pulley) Crankshaft & Camshaft Gears...
• Re: Camshaft Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 09:14:25 -0800
  ...last 6 years. (4 speed) and he suggests I put new camshaft > bearings in. He says they're just making a tiny bit if...
• Re: 85 Vanagon low compression in 2 cylinders. Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:47:21 -0700
  ...wrote: > Scott, the 2 opposing cylinders share lobes on the camshaft so the camshaft > may be badly worn for them. That does mean splitting...
• Re: Pushrods - Their Purpose?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:45:03 -0400
  ...The valves push back b/c they have strong springs holding them closed, so as the camshaft continues to rotate they push everything back...
• Re: diesel questions
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 18:42:00 -0600
  ...camshaft break in period with the inner valve springs removed for about 30 min of run time between 2-3k rpm depending on camshaft...
• Re: need help with engine assembly
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 20:21:18 -0600
  ...i've > read that if you dont put them back in their original position, it will > cause premature failure of the camshaft. has anyone...
• '72 1700 rebuild, I laughed, I cried?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 16 Jul 1995 22:06:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Apart from the rusty heater boxes, the camshaft has worn divits in the tops of most of the lifters. I had pulled the push...
• Re: How much oil?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 10:07:20 -0700
  ...As far as camshaft, regardless if the oil is at mid point or at max it is almost submerged in oil completely. The cam...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:39:51 -0400
  ...I guess that's one advantage of a car with a gear-driven (not belt or chain) camshaft -- you can turn the motor backwards...
• Re: Camshaft Bearings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 11:45:53 -0600
  ...last 6 years. (4 speed) and he suggests I put new camshaft > bearings in. He says they're just making a tiny bit if...
• Re: Timing Belt, Tools and etc.
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 17:49:41 -0800
  ...Be forewarned! -Dana- > steel 3/16" X 6" long as a camshaft timing tool. 3/16 inch thick is a > really close just file...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 23 May 2011 17:54:23 -0400
  ...TDI bad camshaft > > >> hey guys have a 05 TDI engine that has eatten up one of the lobes on the >> camshaft. Is this a...
• VANAGON WASSERBOXER HIGH PERFORMANCE TORQUE CAM NEW WOW
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 10 May 2004 20:56:55 -0500
  ...auction 2477318971. ********************************* This auction is for one German Parts Wholesale Performance Camshaft. This Cam is Ground exclusively for the 1983-1985 1.9L and...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 19:17:16 -0700
  On Mon, 2011-05-23 at 21:58 -0400, Chris S wrote: > My WBX engines never had any head leakage in the many miles...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info.
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 09:02:12 EDT
  ...spring upgrade if one departs from the profile of the stock cam. >> And where might one find an aftermarket camshaft for the old waterboxer?
• MPG from an I-4 engine: two tank test.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 16 May 2007 09:06:01 -0700
  ...I've been through two tanks of fuel since I changed camshafts. Mixed driving, about half and half town and country without any special...
• Re: Friday: One Bolt Led To Another.....
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Fri, 7 Oct 2016 20:04:14 -0700
  ...day i decided to replace the timing belt & found that the camshaft, crankshaft, and the intermediate sprocket were all out of time with respect...
• Re: I'm Back! Timing belt question.
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 01:57:31 -0500
  ...The compact nature of the boxer motor puts the camshaft within inches of the crankshaft. The crank drives the cam by direct-mesh gears...