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Re: Dometic Exhaust O Ring
Historical mailing list - phil zimmerman
Sun, 2 Aug 2009 06:04:03 -0700
...In refitting the exhaust/intake manifold on my 182B, the exhaust O ring broke. Likely I should replace the ring on both the exhaust...
o ring question
Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
Thu, 14 Nov 2002 22:27:58 -0500
Hi folks Do any of you specialty technical types know how much an o ring is supposed to compress. Is there a percent of...
Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:29:46 -0400
I done enough to know the three piece rings can get hung up regardless of the type of compressor used. I have also taken...
How many O-rings on Thermostat
Historical mailing list
Tue, 29 Apr 1997 14:07:56 -0400 (EDT)
Could someone tell me where and how many o-rings go on the thermostat and housing. My old one had a ring that fit...
Re: Heads off, piston ring broken
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 5 Apr 2005 18:57:23 -0500
...To match this new cross-hatching you should put in new rings. The old rings will be work-hardened and worn on the ring...
Re: "Grant" rings
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 08:13:55 -0700
...We stripped down both engines and replaced the rings - no more problems. I avoid Grant rings. Z --- "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM...
Horn Ring
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 5 Dec 2011 08:30:53 -0600
...Turned out to be a worn out horn ring. I bought from a list vendor a new, genuine, official horn ring, and when I...
Re: Rings are stuck ...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 27 May 2011 17:22:25 -0700
...Rings are stuck ... > As said, a small screw driver applied to the ring gap should pop them > out. But, rings are not reuseable. More...
Re: Another NLA O-ring
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:11:38 -0700
I usually use a sealant on o-rings anyway .. like the large one that seals the two part of the auto trans .. I personally...
Re: 2.1 ring recommendations
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 27 May 2009 06:19:08 -0400
...2.1 ring recommendations Does anyone have advice on which rings to use on a 2.1 wbx? I just got my free 2...
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...
REinstalling head on 91 vanagon
Historical mailing list - jaime forero
Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:44:26 -0600
...I have several rubber o rings in the seal kit. One large cross section diameter o ring, color purple and 2 sets of 2...
Re: Hog Rings - the mystery
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
21 Nov 1995 13:56:00 -0800
RE>>Hog Rings - the mystery revealed 11/21/95 Like that girl I saw who works at Starbucks? And let me tell you what...
Re: Hog Rings - the mystery revealed
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Nov 1995 13:44:16 -0800
...The truth is that the hog ring is clamped to the hogs nose, in the nostrils. This keeps the hog from rooting or digging...
Hog Rings - the mystery revealed
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:15:30 -0500 (EST)
...One of the thoughts I had while doing this was "how did hog rings get that name when they're used for upholstery?" A...
Re: 2.1 ring recommendations
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Wed, 27 May 2009 11:02:01 -0700
The lower o-rings can be changed without removing the cylinders. I'd be inclined to simply change all the o-rings and compression...
Re: Fuel hose diagram
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:06:44 -0300
My understanding is that the metal ring prevents the hose from expanding and therefore it cannot slip off. I read that somewhere. I reused...
Re: Noisy steering wheel
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sat, 23 Nov 2013 21:29:09 -0600
I had a problem with the new replacement horn ring I got from Van Cafe. It wasn't their fault - and a fix was...
Re: piston rings!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 19 Dec 2003 22:10:25 -0600
Nothing wrong with re-ringing a piston, provided the ring grooves are still in spec. as regards ring lands wear. As an engine ages...
Re: Chunka Bologna
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:25:22 -0500
I got a lifetime suply of 0-rings. Can I pull the tube out and replace the ring? What if the rings I have...
CV joint lock ring tool
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:56:27 -0500
since we recently had the thread about the CV joint lock ring pliers i decided to make a stop by my local sears today...
Re: Speedometer quit working...easy fix or new cable???
Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 23:40:07 -0400
Kevin, Sounds like the snap ring (lock ring, retaining ring) at the end of your cable came off. Get a new one at the...
Re: coolant level sensor o-ring
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:42:56 -0400
Gerald, They are a regular o-ring. They get flattened by time and age. Hope this helps, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain...
Re: oil drain plug sealing rings?
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:15:26 -0700
...oil drain plug sealing rings? >"Karl F. Bloss" wrote: > >> I seem to remember getting some copper crush sealing rings with some oil >> filters a...
Syncro Temp II sender O-ring size?
Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
Sun, 8 Aug 1999 17:29:42 -0400
My kingdom for an O-ring! I have had a hell of a time getting the right temperature sender for our Syncro from the...
Re: o-rings for rear heater core
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Mon, 17 Dec 2001 22:38:41 EST
In a message dated 12/17/01 2:57:25 PM, dart330@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << Is this a special o-ring that I won...
Re: More questions as the rebuild progresses
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 23:16:43 -0700
...Should I throw in new rings all around? > >Might as well while you have it torn apart. They aren't expensive. With new rings...
Re: Oversized rings for 85
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 6 Feb 2003 00:21:27 -0500
You only use oversize rings if you bore out the cylinder and fit oversized pistons. Since the WB uses replacable sleeves, most folks replace...
Re: WTB VW adjusting ring tool
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Sun, 7 Nov 2010 16:29:45 -0800
...what kind of 'ring' .. something round like a piston ring... ? or a ring that's a sound ? perhaps something to do with an 'adjustment...
Re: Engine rebuild break in
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:51:09 -0700
Unfortunately, your rings have failed to seat and they never will. Your rebuilder knows this too. Take it back and make him replace the...
Re: Vanagon WebRing (f)
Historical mailing list - Tromper
Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:10:47 -0800
Could be worse, if you could post a performance site and be "Bored of the Rings" :oP TGIF Tromper 82 Dieselfant II - Having a...
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...
O-Ring dimensions, P/N needed
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 2 Nov 2002 12:54:02 -0500
I need dimensions and/or VW part number for the governor O-ring seal for the automatic transmission on '84 Vanagon. O-ring is...
Aircooled '81 2L cylinder sealing ring questions
Historical mailing list - Olin Bausback
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:47:17 -0400
...the thin aluminum cylinder to block sealing ring as well as the head to cylinder ring and install a 1.6mm aluminum shim (071...
piston rings----the good, the bad and the ugly
Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
Fri, 29 Mar 2002 22:40:47 -0600
I've heard that Deves rings are the choice of rings, second only to German The 2.2L kits have Grant rings which are...
Re: o-ring cooling crossover tube
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 3 Sep 2005 20:01:54 -0400
...o-ring cooling crossover tube > If an o-ring is part of any union it always gets replaced without > question. > > You can try silicone...
Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:14:36 -0500
The cylinder base o-ring is at least as old as the head gasket that failed causing you to go there in the first...
Only need O rings
Historical mailing list - zolo
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 23:20:37 -0700
I have all the other gaskets, only the O rings that seal the water on the cylinders I need. How do I get hold...
Re: Alternator small bearing seat
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:35:40 -0400
At 04:26 AM 4/14/2010, Arkady Mirvis wrote... >out the sleeve altogether and install the "TOLERANCE RING", which is a >ring >made...
CV Installation
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 30 Dec 2003 18:44:25 -0600
...The Lobro CV's have three ring grooves on one side of the CV outer race, and a single ring groove on the other...
Re: Vanagon WebRing (f)
Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
Sat, 24 Jan 2004 11:18:20 -0800
"Bored of the Rings" was in fact a Harvard Lampoon spoof novel published in 1969. Still funny now, especially for those who were reading...
Re: Diesel head bolt torque, Cofap rings
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 24 Oct 2001 12:17:49 -0700
On 24 Oct 2001 at 11:57, Shawn Wright wrote: > > 2) anyone have experience with Cofap rings? My diesel consigliere has a > > wabbit diesel...
Re: More questions as the rebuild progresses
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Tue, 18 Jun 1996 08:08:43 -0700 (PDT)
So David Schwarze says: > > With new rings in used cylinders, the rings may not seat. You will have > just replaced a perfectly good short...
Head gasket questions
Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
Sun, 12 Jul 1998 21:20:56 -0700
...The heads are finally off and I've put the metal sealing rings in the heads. Where do the thin green O-rings go...
Spark plugs caps
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:22:07 -0700
...I looked at my son's 1989 GL the spark plugs caps don't have the rubber ring. On both vans the spark plugs...
Re: Spark plugs caps
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:25:04 -0700
...The rubber ring helps keep air flow around the motor and not from escaping out the spark plug access holes - the rings should be...
O-ring seals was Re: Tranny O-ring size
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:58:48 -0800
Scott, respectfully and I mean that, you always have good opinions.� BS. � I designed O-ring seals amongst other things there in the 90...
2.1 ring recommendations
Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
Tue, 26 May 2009 21:53:54 -0700
Does anyone have advice on which rings to use on a 2.1 wbx? I just got my free 2.1's heads off...
Oil ring gap
Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 22:05:24 -0500
...I would like to know if anyone remembers what is the gap for the oil rings; I�m changing all rings in the pistons...
Re: Only need O rings
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 8 Sep 2004 06:05:32 -0400
...Only need O rings I have all the other gaskets, only the O rings that seal the water on the cylinders I need. How...
Is this question just too stupid?
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:57:46 -0700
...Do I redo this installation because the O-rings won't handle the heat? Or, will the black rings work and I can move...
Re: Cylinder Heads!
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
Mon, 18 Mar 2002 14:51:57 -0500
...In order to get the cylinder to slide back in over the expanded rings you need to use something to squeeze the rings back...
Starter won't engage ring gear when sit for a while
Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
Fri, 7 Sep 2007 06:59:20 -0400
...The starter works but it acts like there is a flat spot on the ring gear or the starter gear is hitting the ring...
Re: Hog Rings - the mystery revealed
Historical mailing list - Yvonne Reineke
Wed, 22 Nov 1995 10:41:16 +1300
Jay, all, People put rings in the noses of hogs to discourage them from rooting around, digging with their snout. The rings you see...
Re: Syncro Temp II sender O-ring size?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sun, 8 Aug 1999 23:45:22 -0400
...The 2 wheel drive Vanagon has a plastic housing with a clip and O-ring..... Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh...
Re: Head Update (getting worse)
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Sat, 5 Mar 2005 18:24:46 -0800
Hi Jim, I have 2 the new o-ring (uppers: green ones) might as well replace both (2 bucks a piece.) And yes I...
Re: Tranny O-ring size
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:53:36 -0500
...Tranny O-ring size This is my first time posting and I am a new Vanagon owner also.......It looks like the o-ring...
Tranny O-ring size
Historical mailing list - marc rose
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:13:05 -0800
This is my first time posting and I am a new Vanagon owner also.......It looks like the o-ring around the governer cap...
Re: Source for 27MM Spiral Retaining Rings
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:25:23 EST
Does anyone know a vendor for 27MM Internal Spiral Retaining Rings? These are also called Smalley rings since that is who makes them and...
coolant level sensor o-ring
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:29:57 -0700
In an '88 Westy AT, is the seal for the coolant level sensor in the expansion tank a special o-ring, or just an...