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Re: Flushing the crankcase
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 19:31:08 -0500
...Flushing the crankcase I wa specifically thinking about possible damage to seals and cranking without an oil film. I suppose if one suspected a...
Fwd: borescopes anyone was Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:56:00 -0400
...Maybe you could call for some other service and get them to scope the crankcase while they are there? mordo ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: TC...
Re: Oil Fill Tube.
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 06:48:10 +0000
...When disturbing this crankcase attachment, do the following: 1) Drain the crankcase oil completely. 2) Use a 1/4" drive 13mm socket with a...
Re: borescopes anyone was Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
Historical mailing list - don spence
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:35:53 -0600
...dumb dumb blue paper shop > towel in > crankcase ..duh > > Just pour cheap thin oil in the filler tube and let it run out the...
Re: Runaway Dieselbox!
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Thu, 7 Sep 2000 13:28:16 EDT
...The breather fumes supply enough crankcase oil to the cylinders that it will run on it, albeit fogging the highway at the same time...
Re: Coolant leak at crankcase mating.
Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
Tue, 9 Oct 2007 09:37:49 -0700
...Coolant leak at crankcase mating. > My 87 Westy has a 2.1 WBX with about 130K miles on it. What does it > mean when...
Re: borescopes anyone was Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 19:59:15 EDT
...I have used an Olympus boroscope with Sony digital camera to examine the oil pan and crankcase cavitation/areation problems in my I4 conversion...
Re: oil leak on 83.5 Canadian 1.9L wbx
Historical mailing list - d spence
Sun, 2 May 2004 11:26:20 -0600
The "tower" that forms part of the crankcase breather system is wet with oil top to bottom. Not a lot but the whole thing...
Re: How can I tell if the crankcase vent is clogged?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 4 Jun 1999 20:13:22 -0400
...Some > responses said exhaust gases in the oil, but most responses indicated a clogged > crankcase vent. The crankcase vent is the PCV valve isn...
Re: Flushing the crankcase
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:59:05 -0800
...Flushing the crankcase > Okay, here's one for eveyone's amusement: > > Would there be a benefit to draining the crankcase of oil, filling with...
Re: Chunka Bologna
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:30:33 -0500
The Crankcase vent system is not really controlled. Any flow thruogh the breather is after the AFM and therefore not compensated except for the...
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Historical mailing list
Sat, 3 May 1997 14:52:55 -0700 (PDT)
...Racing engines (both wet and dry sump engines) are fitted with a windage tray to isolate the crankshaft from oil in the crankcase to...
Re: Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
Historical mailing list - millo fenzi
Wed, 4 Jan 2006 20:19:25 -0800
Hi David, Agree with the comment about excess crankcase pressure. Suggestion: check to see if the crankcase breather hoses from the vent tower to...
85 GL 1.9L Engine Rebuild Qs?
Historical mailing list - Curt Lewis
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 10:36:41 -0400
...I am planning on buying all new or rebuilt parts, everything except crankshaft and crankcase....that is if they check out okay. That being...
Vanagon crankcase ventalation heat element
Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
Wed, 30 Jan 2002 00:43:46 -0600
Wow, what's this I find in the Bentley? Malibu Tony 85' Westy 78' 911SC Targa
Re: WBX crankcase
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
Thu, 8 Aug 2002 07:56:04 +0000
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Re: Crankcase breather tower...
Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
Tue, 21 Oct 2003 19:15:45 -0700
...Crankcase breather tower... > Hey all, > My crankcase breather tower is leaking oil. I want to > replace the rubber o-ring at the base of...
Re: Water Pump Damage
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:44:04 -0400
...It kind of shaved some >of the crankcase�s metal. I guess it was rubbing on >the crankcase, I don�t know for how...
Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps, Celsius
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 21:59:18 -0600
...If we maintain an equilibrium below 150C under most operating conditions the amount of oil in the crankcase doesn't matter. BUT, an optimum...
Re: Coolant leak at crankcase mating.
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Tue, 9 Oct 2007 14:12:16 -0400
James, Does the oil on the dip-stick look normal? Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
Re: 81 air-cooled broke down--weird
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 29 Dec 2002 19:46:15 -0600
The only thing I can think of that might fill your crankcase with fuel is a spark plug that isn't firing and the...
Re: My toughest Vanagon problem yet finally solved!
Historical mailing list - T Berk
Wed, 24 Jan 2001 13:01:45 -0800
...Every hose was replaced, and everything checked > out EXCEPT for two things. > > Drum roll please . . . > > Air was leaking into the crankcase (and getting sucked...
Re: AC refrigerant capacity oil capacity
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:07:42 -0400
48 ounces of r-12 and the sd508 gets 8 ounces of mineral oil in the crankcase.
Fwd: Flushing the crankcase
Historical mailing list - mordo
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 17:03:34 -0500
...Flushing the crankcase To: mordo <helmut.blong@gmail.com> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com The major benefit is that is short order you put...
on oil level
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Jul 1994 10:54:23 -0400
hmmmm - i would be careful before i cut the oil level in my crankcase. Lets be careful about this measurement of oil temperature - where...
2.1 vs. 1.9 Crankcases?
Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
Wed, 17 Jul 1996 12:03:17 -0500 (CDT)
Hi, What are the differences between the 2.1 and the 1.9 liter Wasserboxer crankcases? I know the there is not much difference...
Re: Flushing the crankcase
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:03:44 -0500
mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> writes: > Would there be a benefit to draining the crankcase of oil, filling > with mineral spirits, letting it soak...
Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:58:38 -0700
...would choke or does the oil splash around on the bottom of the crankcase & maybe get chewed up and sprayed over bearings cranks etc
Crankcase breather
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Mon, 15 May 2000 10:36:01 PDT
...Brian Cochran seattle, wa 84 westy. >Does anyone known where to get P/N 025 115 451 crankcase breather > >(black >tower next to alternator...
Re: idle and black tower
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Wed, 3 May 2006 00:49:45 -0400
...certainly lower crankcase pressures and therefore LESS danger to seals from blow-by pressure. **throttling blow-by through pcv valve yielded a more stable...
Re: Flushing the crankcase
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 21:37:46 +0000
...If there is stuff inside the galleys or corners of the crankcase, so what? Leave it there. If you want to improve lubrication, use...
[A] engine temperature
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Thu, 18 Aug 94 15:08:48 EDT
...I would say that you definite- ly do want to add extra oil, to maintain the crankcase oil level at stock. Otherwise you'll...
Engine rebuild
Historical mailing list
23 Aug 94 16:20
Hi all, Has anyone rebuilt a flat four recently? I am about to split the crankcase and I was wondering what horror stories to...
Re: Flushing the crankcase
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 12:54:00 -0800
...Stephen --- mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Okay, here's one for eveyone's amusement: > > Would there be a benefit to draining the crankcase...
Dipstick out, rough run explained was: Update: 81 Air-Cooled Vanagon Stalling at Warm Idle
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:30:01 -0400
...This mystery has to do with crankcase ventilation, and emissions. Your crankcase is hermetically sealed to disallow oil vapor and un-spent emission products...
Re: Oil Change - Too Much Oil?
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sun, 15 Oct 2000 23:21:02 EDT
...It is a minute amount, still, a little time is needed for this oil to drain into the crankcase. When I change oil, the...
Re: WBX crankcase
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 7 Aug 2002 15:57:59 -0700
...WBXs wrote: > > > > Hi List, > > > > Do the 1.9L & 2.1L engines share aa common crankcase(same part number)thus > > they are interchangeable???? > > > > Regards, John >
FS 2.1 crankcase oil tower
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 12 May 2014 12:07:48 -0500
You know, the tall plastic tower that breaks and leaks. I have a very good one. Contact me if you are interested. Jim
Diesel Performance
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Mon, 29 Sep 2003 19:29:40 -0700
...Steps leading to the crankcase, what a concept!!!!! http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/
Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:21:08 -0600
The way to get the best results from Marvel Mystery oil is to put about a half quart in your crankcase and the other...
Question about breather pipe on 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Fri, 16 Aug 2002 16:58:36 -0500
Is the crankcase breather pipe on the 2.1L just a straight pipe from the crankcase or is there something inside this pipe. It...
Re: Flushing the crankcase
Historical mailing list - Jerry
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:30:16 -0600
...Flushing the crankcase Okay, here's one for eveyone's amusement: Would there be a benefit to draining the crankcase of oil, filling with...
Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:08:45 -0700
...Given that crankcase > ventilation is shut off at high vacuum, when you're pouring on the > full awesome power of that 2.1, that...
How far is this Vanagon insanity going to go?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:19:14 -0600
...When running in the first engine I installed a clear braided crankcase ventilator hose. (because it was handy, no planning involved) On first running...
Re: antifreeze from diesel engine block
Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
Tue, 25 May 2004 07:53:09 -0700
.............The leak is coming from one of the three sealed ports (Row of three circular depressions on drivers side of crankcase)....... Sounds like a...
Re: antifreeze from diesel engine block
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Tue, 25 May 2004 07:05:58 -0400
...While driving my 82 diesel vanagon, antifreeze started pouring out of the crankcase. The leak is coming from one of the three sealed ports...
Re: 83 Westie/84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 21:02:20 EDT
...Put half a cupful in the crankcase and some in the gas then drive to thoroughly warm up the engine. Good Luck Steve
Re: rebuilding engine removing the wrist pins
Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
Sat, 13 Jun 1998 19:02:05 -1000
...Did you just rebuild the top part of the engine and leave the crankcase alone? How can I tell if the crankcase engine parts...
Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 8 Dec 2001 17:48:18 -0500
...I would run the engine, not run the engine, close the crankcase drain and fill and drain the engine multiple times, etc. Edward
Re: PCV/pre-heat hose? 83.5 1.9 wbx Canadian
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 11 May 2004 22:47:00 -0400
The crankcase breather hose should never collapse. It is collapsing due to it being oil soaked. That $47 dealer price I think gets you...
Re: COOLANT LEAK MYSTERY: NEED HELP NOW PLEASE
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 20 Mar 2000 15:02:05 -0500
...If your crankcase were pressurized to several psi it would be blowing your dipstick out of the tube, weeping at seals and such. In...
Re: Oil in air intake
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 24 Mar 2000 11:32:46 -0800
...It > was a lite coating everywhere except in the air filter box, including the > oil crankcase breather tube. What would cause this and should...
Re: Crankcase Breather tower ~ It comes apart !!!
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Tue, 1 May 2012 23:00:36 -0400
...As I understand it the tower takes the oily air from the crankcase, baffles it through the tower and routes it into the intake...
Re: 2.1 vs. 1.9 Crankcases?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Jul 1996 10:11:20 -0700
...differences between the 2.1 and the 1.9 liter Wasserboxer >>crankcases? I know the there is not much difference in the heads. > >I...
Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 3 May 2016 16:50:32 -0700
...Coolant is pressurized, the crankcase isn't, so the coolant flows into the crankcase on a stock 1.9, not the other way around...
Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 28 Mar 2002 11:19:24 EST
...Aah, for the pleasures of a sealed crankcase free of oil save for the vapors! Frank Grunthaner
Re: borescopes anyone was Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:28:10 -0700
Thought that you said it was one of those blue "paper" (Tyvek) towels. It will not come apart. You CAN wash them.... Jim
Re: Chunka Bologna
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:24:58 -0600
Can someone explain why a vacuum leak into the crankcase can affect drivability? I thought that the crankcase ventilation system had some type of...
Re: Positive Crankcase Ventilation
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 14 Aug 2023 10:56:16 +0000
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Re: Head gasket sealing
Historical mailing list - James Ruch
Thu, 6 Apr 2000 10:59:42 PDT
...facing crankcase) about 500 miles ago. I hope to get many more! JPeter 85 Weekender; "Snugvagon" Alfred,NY ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at...