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• Re: Heads are off; now what?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 05:56:05 EST
  ...To put the pistons back in the cylinders you got two choices. Put the pistons in the cylinders leaving the piston pin hole exposed...
• brake pad replacement
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:18:22 -0800
  ...However, I wasn't able to push the piston back in to fit the new brake pad in. This coming weekend, I was planning...
• Re: piston rings!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 Dec 2003 09:39:36 -0600
  ...the previous owner put new heads on the motor and re-ringed the pistons at that same time. i've heard many times that...
• Re: Anyone Ever worked with or heard anything about Dave Wolfanger (DWolf) as far a mechanic work quality?
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 13:48:50 -0400
  There is quite a but of information on theSamba.com about pistons and the difference between manufactures. Tencentlife on the Samba has done some...
• Fwd: '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:20:39 -0800
  ...Additionally, there is a variation between the >illustrations in my Bentley manual and my piston. The manual shows a small >circlip attaching the piston...
• Who has oversized TD pistons?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:16:45 -0500
  I'm having my 1.6 TD block bored for a rebuild and need a set of TD pistons. I will probably need the...
• OT - older bus caliper
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 18:57:18 -0600
  ...He says VW used a ATE front disc caliper that had two pistons on each side. Then they switched to 1 piston on each...
• Re: brake pad replacement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:10:53 -0500
  One note, pushing the piston back should not take an excesive amount of force. A rusted piston or calipers will not move easily causing...
• Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:08:41 -0800
  ...re 'the different piston' ... I'd compare it very carefully to the other 3 ..especially wrist pin to top of piston distance. And overall...
• Re: Question about caliper, was Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:41:26 -0700
  ...You 'exercise' the pistons. One piston at a time ( keep a pad in the other piston so it won't move or pop out...
• Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:02:27 -0500
  ...air cooled piston weight/cylinder question I got a chance to weigh the piston/wrist pin assemblies on our digital postal scales here at...
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:38:44 -0500
  ...Putting the piston back > in, > I broke the oil ring. Does anyone have just the oil ring, or a single > piston > set? Piston diameter...
• Re: Brake Caliper Done?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:39:16 -0700
  if it's a two piston fixed caliper .. it is common for the outer pistons to get very sticky eventually. If the caliper is...
• 2.1 assemble
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:42:10 -0600
  ...I am using the AA 95.5 pistons. I have the #1 piston and cylinder in place and there are no clearance issues. My...
• Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:51:35 -0400
  I have always cleaned the wrist pin and its hole in the piston with naphtha (Ronsonol lighter fluid). Then, with a light oiling, the...
• EV Piston Slap Questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken and Charlotte Miller
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 02:07:31 -0500
  ...I made an appointment to take my 93 EV to the dealer next week for a possible piston slap problem. Symptom is the van...
• Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:02:31 -0700
  removing the pins means you will need to pess fit the pin back into the piston as you try to reinstall the piston tuff...
• 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: More questions on lifters etc
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 10:25:47 -0800
  four barrels and four pistons all separated and not marked ? not good. I don't ever like to put pistons back in a barrel...
• German 94mm Piston Info
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 11:52:17 -0700
  ...in my search for German OE 94mm Pistons I ran into two obstacles. 1. Availability ... almost no one has the German Pistons 2. Price...
• Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 15:47:59 -0400
  ...So...we > order a > set of rings from BD or Ken, do we need to change all the piston rings > (all four pistons) or...
• 1.9L piston and cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Don1dd
  Wed, 13 May 1998 00:12:12 EDT
  ...One cylinder and piston overheated and will not clean up with the hone. Do any of you know of a source for a good...
• GoWesty Auto Parts QSC piston kits
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:20:36 -0500
  I'm ordering parts for my 2.1L rebuild and I am considering a piston kit so I contacted GWAP to ask if the...
• Re: Best source of parts for a rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:05:58 EDT
  ...The COFAPS pistons are indeed 1mm higher. I've measured them many times. Just put an OEM piston and a COFAP piston on the...
• Re: brake piston adjustment/pliers
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:46:32 EDT
  In a message dated 10/27/04 5:50:41 PM, manikmike@YAHOO.COM writes: << 1) How to move the pistons without disassembling the...
• Re: 86vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 06:10:27 EST
  ...The piston must be removed to install a seal kit which you must get from your VW dealer. To remove the piston, remove the...
• Re: Heads off, piston ring broken
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 09:51:23 -0400
  http://www.benplace.com/bjp_head2/100_0046.jpg This is the easiest way (not to say the only way) to put back pistons...
• Re: leakdown test
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:32:38 -0400
  ...removing old pistons, 1 hour, working on the cylinder and pistons to prep them for new rings, a good 2.5-4 hours + another...
• Re: The Adventure of the Thrown Rod
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 07:28:00 -0600
  ...The sides of the actual piston were gone? : Your entire piston had disintegrated except the face? The former. There's the flat piston head...
• 1.9 vs. 2.1 top piston ring width
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:27:46 -0300
  Does anyone know if the width of the top piston ring on 2.1 are wider than the 1.9's. The top rings...
• Re: Sticking front calipers
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 08:53:11 -0700
  Shawn, You need to polish that piston. Easiest is to do it with the caliper off the Van. Before you take it off, press...
• Re: Replacing piston rings
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:32:21 -0700
  ...Most motorcycles and snowmobiles need this kind of compressor, because the rod needs to be on the crankshaft before the piston goes on the...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 15:31:18 -0600
  Hello Damon, You will have to replace the pistons. When you change the stroke (making it longer), the rod travels farther in the cylinder...
• Re: CHEAP PARTS! Used 1.9L WATERBOXER PISTONS & CYLINDERS, and New RING Set (same motor)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Cady
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:29:04 -0800
  ...There was the Fourth piston that had a broken place around the oil scraper part of the piston, it was NOT reusable. This is...
• Re: [Fwd: Piston slap]
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Roderick (strg)
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 06:57:58 -0800
  ...VW was repairing them which usually means new pistons and possibly a new block. My MV has 97,000 miles and just started piston...
• Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
  Historical mailing list - "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 09:58:39 -0800
  ...Try HELP. >> piston slap. > Unknown command - "PISTON". Try HELP. Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. >> How? For cylinders that run at an angle to vertical...
• Roadhaus - Eurocars Engine Update
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 11:26:15 -0700
  ...I pushed Dan hard to remove the Eurocars pistons and install German 94mm OE pistons. But he felt .... the original pistons were fine and...
• 1985 Vanagon Gas Eng. - Block's stud failure - details acoming....
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:09:26 -0400
  ...Is there a trick to (a) removing the wrist pins that hold pistons to rod in this Vanagon engine - I've done aircooled engine...
• Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:44:21 -0500
  ...air cooled piston weight/cylinder question I got a chance to weigh the piston/wrist pin assemblies on our digital postal scales here at...
• Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 14:35:14 EST
  ...I don't believe "Piston Slap" is HYPE, as it was claimed. I have a question about the angle of the inline 5 as...
• Re: wrist pins Boston bob
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 06:11:26 -0500
  ...Other things that can >> cause a piston to not transaction are damaged pistons or tight fitting >> rod >> bushings . Most con rods also have an...
• VW Diesel Piston sets for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 22:53:39 EST
  I have a couple of diesel piston and ring sets available for the diesel VW and since there are alot of diesel Vanagon owners...
• VW Diesel Piston sets for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 22:53:39 EST
  I have a couple of diesel piston and ring sets available for the diesel VW and since there are alot of diesel Vanagon owners...
• Piston/Gudgeon Pin Bush Replacement on 1.6 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 13:00:12 -0600
  Hi again ...well, after getting a good used set of pistons from a generous list member I removed my pistons from their rods. I...
• Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:23:46 -0600
  ...So...we > > order a > > set of rings from BD or Ken, do we need to change all the piston > rings > > (all four pistons) or...
• Re: Stock 2.1L Pistons & Sleeves needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:13:48 -0700
  ...found pistons. Once again the help this community provides one another is awesome. Found a New German Piston Set (sleeves, rings, clips etc) for...
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:57:07 -0700
  ...Putting the piston back >> in, >> I broke the oil ring. Does anyone have just the oil ring, or a single >> piston >> set? Piston diameter...
• auto trans 2nd gear brake band piston
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 17:25:23 -0800
  Hi folks, My 2nd gear brand piston cover was leaking. I did some research in the archives and found that it is necessary to...
• Easy way to put cylinders on (was Re: head job)
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 11:20:31 -0500
  ...Then simply put the piston/cylinder combination on in the same manner you would normally put on just the piston. Once the wristpin and...
• brake piston adjustment/pliers
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 14:40:56 -0700
  ...1) How to move the pistons without disassembling the calipers and without the spiffy piston position-correcting VW tool (US 1023/2)? 2) Where...
• Re: 2.2L Eurocars Rev E piston needed
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 10 May 2005 20:21:26 -0600
  ...The Cofap > piston comomly used in the states by most rebuilders has a slightly lower > deck hieght to prevent the combustion chamber from getting...
• Teflon Piston buttons.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 96 12:44:06 +0100
  all, Having seen a lot of failed pistonclips in VW flat fours, i decided that i'm going to use the Teflon Piston Buttons...
• Re: EV Piston Slap Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 16:25:18 -0500 (EST)
  my 93gl had the pistons replaced this past spring at 30.000 miles. it still makes the clattering noise everyone is talking about. it...
• Looking for 94.5MM 1.9 Piston Rings
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:42:29 -0800
  Hey folks, I'm looking for a set of piston rings for a 1.9. The key here is that this is a Canadian...
• Re: 1.9 piston and liners (revisited)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:31:48 -0500
  ...1.9 piston and liners (revisited) >> >> >>> Sorry, Posting error on my part.... >>> I just purchased a set of Pistons and liners for a WBX...
• Re: How to remover pistons from wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - david kao
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 23:18:02 -0800
  ...And it is a must if you want to remove piston pins and pistons from the vanagon engine. The main purpose of this tool...
• Re: EV Piston Slap Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff DeLeeuw
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 23:26:56 -0800
  ...My dealer replaced my pistons because of it. I'm not the only one. The VW regional service rep had the same problem with...
• Fwd: 86vanagon GL Auto Tran: second gear brake piston udate
  Historical mailing list - Dan Noll
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 13:11:09 EST
  ...Same part number but no circlip on piston, the end is swedged like a rivet. When I put the piston back in I didn...
• Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:17:11 -0300
  I used carburetor cleaner to soften things up and then my dremel with small wire brush to clean the wrist pin and piston hole...
• Re: 2.1L Engine Failure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 20:32:11 -0500
  ...The engine failed by way of a piston failure. Big chunk broke off the top of #3, broken rings galled piston side wall, galled...