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Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:34:16 -0800
...Bible ... > it shows an exploded view of the MC. > I notice there's a primary and secondary piston. > I see a 'stoke limiting screw...
Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
Historical mailing list - "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 12:31:13 -0800
...Try HELP. >> the pistons travel vertically, or is there some angle set from > Unknown command - "THE". Try HELP. Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. >> vertical...
Re: Looking for a bus
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Jan 1995 15:21:31 -0500
...I then put another $1000 to1625 replace cylinders, pistons, rings, and heads, plus minor asthetic improve- ments. So I have a sound van-- mechanically...
Chrome Barrels - Iron Rings
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 4 May 2002 10:57:12 -0500
...rebuilding engines with balanced cranks, ceramic coated piston skirts, bigger valves, etc, etc, etc. ...... all to add long life with minimum maintenance. Now as...
Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
Historical mailing list - "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 09:58:45 -0800
...Try HELP. >>>>> the pistons travel vertically, or is there some angle set from >>>> Unknown command - "THE". Try HELP. >>> Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. >> Unknown...
Re: Mushy Brakes update
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:48:47 -0800
...I have never seen wheel cylinders "fail" because of the travel length. The pistons in the wheel cylinders are designed to push out further...
Re: New brakes and pedal question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:36:54 -0400
...With disc brakes there should almost no piston travel so you should not really sense this difference? Also, thick pads will compress more than...
Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:25:38 -0400
...The inertial losses from reversing the pistons' direction of travel, the frictional losses from scrubbing the piston rings up and down in their bores...
Re: why no ridge in waterboxer cylinders?
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Fri, 10 Jul 1998 21:12:56 -0500
...ridge at the top of the cylinder at the limit of piston travel. The exception is the one and only waterboxer engine I've...
Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
Historical mailing list - John Simick 1-800-736-3550
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 19:17:13 -0500
...Try HELP. > > >> the pistons travel vertically, or is there some angle set from > > > Unknown command - "THE". Try HELP. > Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. > > >> vertical...
Milestone
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Sun, 19 Feb 2017 12:52:43 -0500
...I use it to travel from PA to Southwest FL a couple of times a year. This year after dropping of my wife and...
Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:13:07 -0500
...I am sure that you don't want to adjust it too much because this will stop the piston from traveling all the way...
Re: Brake squeal
Historical mailing list - Jason
Sun, 10 May 2015 11:23:33 -0400
...There are now also piston cushions available to fit between > the piston and inside pad. > > If the rotors were not replaced or at resurfaced...
Re: Very Technical Question on Shocks
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:01:52 -0500
...Basically a relief valve on the piston so impacts will cause the shock to reduce damping on the compression and then control the rebound...
Re: Bearing wear
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:36:55 EDT
...bearings especially due to the pistons being slammed with early ignition of the fuel mixture as it is traveling up to and the explosive...
Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Mon, 8 Jul 2013 19:30:52 -0700
...back and forth.. 'exercise' the piston this way ..back and forth, back and forth until it can travel smoothly up to half an inchsay...
Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:31:42 -0700
...your foot pushes the first piston ....developing pressure, now I don't know if the second piston is pushed by a rod or some...
Re: Chrome Barrels - Iron Rings
Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
Mon, 6 May 2002 23:41:15 -0400
...rebuilding engines with balanced cranks, ceramic > coated piston skirts, bigger valves, etc, etc, etc. ...... all to add > long life with minimum maintenance. > > Now as...
Re: Power Brake Bleeding
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 07:59:09 EST
...keep the master cylinder piston within its normal range of travel? By not doing this you risk damaging the piston cups or contaminating the...
Re: Clutch pedal engagement
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 12 May 2003 08:49:44 -0700
I read in the Muir book 1/4 play and i'm still looking for the adjustment piston on the master. Joe On 12...
Re: New brakes and pedal question
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:55:23 -0400
...With disc brakes there should almost no piston travel so you should not really sense this difference? Also, thick pads will compress more than...
Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:47:27 -0600
I installed the Overland single piston BB kit up front with 288mm vented rotors a few years ago. That improved my braking performance and...
Re: AT and high RPM
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 00:52:42 EST
In a message dated 2/20/03 8:28:44 PM, kelphoto@HIGHSPEEDPLUS.COM writes: << #1 At 1000 feet per minute of piston travel...
Re: Mushy Brakes update
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 03:27:04 EST
...Is it possible the extra travel of the wheel cylinder pistons as a result of the excessive wear to the drums caused the wheel...
Re: '93 Eurovan
Historical mailing list - Jeff DeLeeuw
Mon, 22 Jul 1996 10:43:10 -0700
...It is absolutely the best vehicle I've ever owned for long-distance travel. To date I've had my pistons replaced due to...
Re: Sticking brakes
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sat, 27 Sep 1997 20:10:40 -0700
...caliper piston operates in a different area of the cylinder, which is probably grungy and won't allow the piston to travel freely. I...
Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:57:16 -0800
...of piston > travel.....the crosshatch appears the same. The odd cylinder could get > honed but that would still leave me with the piston that...
Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
Historical mailing list - "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 12:31:15 -0800
...Try HELP. >>> the pistons travel vertically, or is there some angle set from >> Unknown command - "THE". Try HELP. > Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. Unknown...
Re: Fixed!: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Fri, 12 Oct 2001 13:42:53 -0700
...of caked or coked (overheated) oil which made the piston bind >at full travel. > >Good post. This might be a place where new is...
Re: another brake saga
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:46:13 -0700
...The drum is an important part of the system - it provides a limiter for the piston travel and equalizes the pressure on the two...
Re: variable brake pedal travel / Internal Leak
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 2 Nov 2004 08:55:09 EST
...An internal leak in a master cylinder is leakage around the piston cups into the fluid reservoir. If an internal leak in a master...
Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Clutch problem - input needed
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 23:48:11 +0200
...I can then test the slave and how much travel it can deliver on its piston. >If the forks where the release bearing...
Re: Fixed!: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 12 Oct 2001 16:17:42 EDT
...of caked or coked (overheated) oil which made the piston bind at full travel. Good post. This might be a place where new is...
Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
Historical mailing list - neil
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:17:09 -0700
...Pedal travels too far. Rears were adjusted not long ago. I'm making a power bleeder and using that before taking to a brake...
Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:29:39 -0500
...of piston > travel.....the crosshatch appears the same. The odd cylinder could get > honed but that would still leave me with the piston that...
Re: Engine Timing
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Sun, 18 Mar 2001 22:39:05 -0600
...I have NEVER EVER heard that this is a safe thing >to do. > >You will risk detonation (the fuel ignites while the piston is...
Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
Historical mailing list - "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 15:52:41 -0800
...Try HELP. >> >> >> the pistons travel vertically, or is there some angle set from >> >> > Unknown command - "THE". Try HELP. >> Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. >> >> >> vertical...
Re: variable brake pedal travel
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Mon, 1 Nov 2004 06:11:12 +0000
...If they are loose then as you drive they can wobble and compress the caliper piston. This will cause you to have to pump...
Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:53:45 -0700
All 4 pistons have a blue dot and STD word on the top. All rings were already on the pistons. All pistons were already...
AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Tue, 26 May 2009 08:04:19 -0700
...travel up and down until they break through the grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by the piston...
Re: Adjusting 2nd Gear band in Auto Trans
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:01:31 -0400
...There is more than enough piston travel to accommodate wear. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
Was: Hydraulic lifter. Now: more accurate version of question.
Historical mailing list - neil
Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:59:21 -0500
...way, in theory > and all things being equal, is there enough travel > internally in lifter so that it will keep "self > adjusting"? i.e...
Re: Whistle-like sound from front brake (searched)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 4 Feb 2009 14:59:28 -0800
...minutes, then when pushing brake pedal > through first 1/2 of travel, a 1/2 second whistle sound, comes from > the front. An update...
Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:08:41 -0800
...of piston >> travel.....the crosshatch appears the same. The odd cylinder could get >> honed but that would still leave me with the piston that...
Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Fri, 23 Jan 2004 00:41:40 -0500
...The load side of a piston is the side that pushes against the cylinder wall as the piston travels down in the bore on...
confession of a speeder Redux was safe RPM
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 10 Oct 2004 13:21:45 -0400
...Parts I wont reuse are pistons due to ring land wear, OEM heads not even rebuilts, used cams, lifters to name a few. The...
EV Piston Slap
Historical mailing list
Tue, 7 Nov 1995 12:23:08 +0500
...It is essentially the case of the piston 'digging' itself a groove inside the cylinder at the top of its travel. I hear from...
Re: Neils Brakes: "What Me Worry?" (WAS: pedal feel)
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:47:19 -0700
...One difference I can think of is that my 'pedal travel' issue is more frequent, ie: pumping the pedal to reduce travel is required...
Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
Historical mailing list - "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 12:31:17 -0800
...Try HELP. >>>> the pistons travel vertically, or is there some angle set from >>> Unknown command - "THE". Try HELP. >> Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. > Unknown...
Re: new head, etc all ok so far
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 27 May 2016 21:54:25 -0400
...One of the cool parts of the water boxer is the ability to replace a damaged head or piston/cylinder set just like in...
91 Vanagon GL FOR SALE
Historical mailing list
Mon, 15 Jun 1998 10:16:15 -0700
...converter has a little rattle in it Very well maintained, has seen a lot of long distance travel since I bought it new in...
Re: Brake squeal
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 10 May 2015 10:57:13 -0400
...There are now also piston cushions available to fit between the piston and inside pad. If the rotors were not replaced or at resurfaced...
Re: variable brake pedal travel
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Mon, 1 Nov 2004 10:57:42 -0800
...If they are > loose then as you drive they can wobble and compress the caliper piston. > This will cause you to have to pump...
Wear Index
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Thu, 10 Nov 94 10:10:39 PST
...Relative Wear Index Year | Top Gear | Final Drive | Engine Revs | Stroke | Piston Travel | Ratio | Ratio | /Mile | | /Mile ________________________________________________________________________ 68-71 | 0.82 | 5.375:1...
Re: I learned alot about my brakes today....
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:52:19 -0700
...Disk brakes "self adjust" because the rubber piston seal retracts just enough to pull the pads back a fraction of an inch. Springs do...
Re: removing wrist pin on #1 & 3
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:37:48 -0400
First remove the other two pistons to get them out of the way (2&4). Now you can attack this in one of two...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 26 May 2009 12:15:22 -0700
...travel up and down until they break through the grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by the piston...
Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the t...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 7 Sep 2000 11:41:42 EDT
...This sends the flame to the center of the of the piston, rather than the edges, to reduce the sideways force on the piston...
Re: Death Valley
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:59:30 -0700
...Turned out to be scuffed pistons due to overheating. That's why I now point out the importance of the engine-body sealing. [251813226A...
Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:22:06 -0400
...It's NOT the piston pin circlip that came out and scratch the wall, believe me, compression would be way lower than 90, i...