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• AMC Replacement Heads
  Historical mailing list - Smith, Steven A
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 14:21:18 -0700
  ...If I upgrade the AMC valves, is a valve seat multi-angle regrind (per Bentley geometry specs) recommended? 6. Should the valve springs and...
• True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to $216!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 02:11:58 EST
  ...Complete with valves & springs 280.00 272.00 252.00 You could get the heads bare and use your German valves (if you have...
• Anyone have a set of 2.1 valves and springs for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 15:46:47 -0500
  I need to replace the head gaskets on a 2.1. The heads are suspect and to save time, I want to have some...
• Re: Trying =?windows-1252?Q?again=97need_2=2E1_valves_and_?= =?windows-1252?Q?springs=2E?=
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 11:19:26 -0700
  Hi Jim, I'll take a lot. I have about 17 waterboxer cylinder heads, at least. Scott www.turbovans.com On 9/5/2012...
• AMC head 30k report.....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:14:08 -0500
  ...What am sure of is the guides and springs are in good condition... You may think twice about putting VW or stronger valves to...
• CARAT and Syncro spring measurements
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:43:37 -0600
  ...8 valve w/ auto) - SO's - now w/ it's own hale damage Prior Lake, MinneSnowta - Summers here and with it, Mosquitoes! **************************** SPRINGS Interesting...
• Change Springs w/o pulling head!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Jun 94 18:01:41 CDT
  ...I thought it was pretty nifty for changing the valve springs, etc. with the heads still on the car. No engine pull! >Tony Day...
• Re: Engine Storage
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:59:40 -0400
  ...This takes the pressure off the hydraulic lifters and valve springs. Try not to mix them up, right to left, so when you put...
• Re: Installing heads -- what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 07:57:27 -0400
  ...The engines are very close and the bus heads have different (smaller) valve sizes then the vangon. You should remove the valve springs and...
• Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Won't Start in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 11:33:34 -0800
  ...5, or a clogged Fetzer valve, worn clutch belt, or wallowed Kuhneutson bushings. Sometimes the piston return springs get loose in cold weather. wink...
• Re: FS 2L HEADS
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 17:17:35 EST
  ...Functional when removed, no cracks or problems- look almost like new! Complete with springs and valves in place. Ready to rock and roll. >> square...
• exhaust and valve noise
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:01:59 -0400
  ...how bad the valve clatter is, anyway my real question is... Bentley shows on page 26.9 "5 diaphragm springs, washer and nut" around...
• Re: Spanish Heads Good & Bad
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 02:54:35 -0400
  ...What was found bad was the crappy Valve Springs that would break apart in less than 4000 miles. So when I replaced my heads...
• Cylinder head question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 14:23:04 -0600
  ...Now my question is since the valves, valve springs and the rest of the cylinder head check out OK should I just get the...
• Re: Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 12 Jun 2015 17:10:10 -0400
  ...so, related question, how do I know if I need to also get the heavy duty springs? the springs on my 85 look clean...
• Re: Question about engine storage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:33:48 EDT
  ...remove the rocker arms so that all the valves will be closed and no tension on any of the valve springs later mark d
• Re: Air lift best rear spring bags
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 12:43:11 -0700
  I installed the Van-Cafe 1.5" lift springs some years ago, and use Gabriel HiJackers air shocks on my '86 2WD Westy for...
• Re: Oil Pressure Springs and Pressure adjusters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 01 Sep 1994 13:14:17 EDT
  ...Ditch the springs, keep the grooved plunger (It really is better at the cold-oil-pressure-relief valve end), and make sure that those...
• Re: another brake saga
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:17:29 -0400
  Now that I'm thinking about this, I'm fairly certain that the last pair of rear wheel cylinders I installed had coil springs...
• Re: True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to $2 16!
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 09:33:00 -0700
  ...We've purchased many bare heads, and the "bare" implied that no valves, springs, caps, etc were included. The bare prices are not much...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:00:27 -0400
  ...You haven't said that you've removed the springs to check the valve-stem-to-guide clearances/ wear and cleaning of carbon deposits...
• Re: resealing heads - found missing metal on top of valves
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:24:09 +0000
  ...bad aftermarket valve job Using cheap valves? Or like was said earlier an Overheating situation which could indicate warped heads, soft springs, bad seats...
• Re: Lifter adjustment VOODOO
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:06:01 -0700
  ...Since the van ran great at +1 turn until the oil pressure came up, I am wondering if the valve springs are weak. It...
• Re: Sewfine? CHEAP BRAKE VACCUM CONTROL VALVE ('71 Bus)! Shocks?
  Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 16:27:10 MST
  ...I picked up a valve (the kind that's supposed to mount right on a booster) for three bucks. The valve has two different...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 00:02:09 -0600
  ...And I know that Peter is supposed to have done custom springs that work very well for the conditions that they were built. But...
• Re: Lifter adjustment VOODOO
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:23:45 -0700
  ...Maybe that was due to something like Dennis' theory of weak valve springs or machining that was not compensated for with spring shimming. Mark...
• Re: Auto Trans, Shift Points etc.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 18:16:30 -0700
  ...Adjusting the level at which the fluidics valves activate (they have springs in 'em to dictate at what pressure they change state) allows you...
• Re: Sagging on one side - Westys
  Historical mailing list - Lowe, Brandon
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 14:07:25 -0700
  ...What about adding a set of air shocks in the rear and having 2 valves ( 1 for each shock ) then just add 20-30...
• Re: Sagging on one side - Westys
  Historical mailing list - Lowe, Brandon
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 06:12:19 -0700
  ...What about adding a set of air >shocks in the rear and having 2 valves ( 1 for each shock ) then just >add 20-30...
• rebuilding your own heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 06:06:01 -0800
  ...Does anyone know of a good way to get the valve springs off? How much do shops usually charge to rebuild heads? thanks Scott...
• Diesel Vanny Valve Train Question
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 13:55:36 EDT
  ...be a relatively inexpensive fix, even if it needs all new valves, springs, etc. The engine had about 40,000 miles on it when...
• Right-side head removal,2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Sanford Scholten
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:23:44 +0000
  ...This finally loosened the arm, and subsequently the valve springs went poioioioing out of the head. The valve guide is also sticking out of...
• Rebuilt Air Cooled 1800cc / 2000 cc Heads for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:21:22 -0500
  ...These heads have been rebuilt but never installed, minor rust on valve springs from atmospheric moisture. I'd say you might need to bead...
• Re: new diesel - - one cylinder, no compression
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 12:58:40 -0500
  Just brainstorming here-- Instead of taking the head off, could you remove the valve spring keepers and the valve springs, then rotate the valve...
• Hydraulic lifters in type I, II or III's
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 11:05:26 -0700
  ...have them running dual valve springs? Any running on high lift cams? Any that have burnt the exhaust valves? Are they really quieter? What...
• Re: rebuilding your own heads
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 15:28:53 -0500
  ...Does anyone know of a good way to get the valve > >springs off? How much do shops usually charge to > >rebuild heads? thanks > >Scott...
• Rev limits
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 May 1995 22:07:30 -0700
  ...stock valve springs. >> Sir, Thanks for the support, I'm having a bit of a crisis about my VW technique here, in spite of...
• Re: Stock Tach markings
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 12:10:29 -0500
  ...That 'yellow line' RPM is the onset of valve float with the stock cam and springs; you can go up there for brief periods...
• Re: diesel questions
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 18:42:00 -0600
  ...Then it was re insert inner valve springs and twist its tail!!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Oct 6, 2011 7:20...
• Re: 1.25 or 1.4 rocker arms?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 21:32:59 -0400
  ...You need to a stronger spring to keep the valve from free falling back onto the valve seat because of the increased valve speed...
• Metal shavings under valve covers
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 12:11:30 -0800
  ...I think it was aluminum) littering the pushrods, rocker arms, and valve springs. Thus, I know that head needs to come off. Has anyone...
• Air-Lift Install
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 14:54:50 -0500
  ...I looped the lines behind the springs so the valve stem faces straight out in the frame above the tire. (There were holes there...
• Rear Heater Removal and Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 17 May 1998 11:36:04 -0700
  In my 84 Westfalia, I have removed the rear, under-seat, heater to replace the valve which was leaking from the stem. The valve...
• Re: Gear driven, timing belts, chains, etc. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:01:11 +1200
  ...valve train..One tower shaft driven gear > between the cylinders with some kinda linkage to both open and close > each valve...no springs.. Yep...
• Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Nov 2014 21:21:32 -0500
  ...I have seen the stems wear so much the valve keepers have let go letting the springs fall off and the valve getting sucked...
• Re: True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to $216!
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 08:01:12 -0500
  ...Complete with valves & springs 280.00 272.00 252.00 You could get the heads bare and use your German valves (if you have...
• pressure-relief doohickey
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 1996 11:56:34 +0100
  ...I'm thinking back to my school years now, I think that the drum brake systems had the valve and the disk brake systems...
• Re: True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to $216!
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 09:46:28 -0600
  ...Complete with valves & springs 280.00 272.00 252.00 You could get the heads bare and use your German valves (if you have...
• MOFOCO report
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:58:32 -1000
  ...The "brand new heads" were assembled with used intake valves and used valve springs. All of the parts are dirty--the crank was slightly...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:23:11 -0700
  ...Valve springs are far stronger than the little springs inside the lifter beneath the plunger. So no matter how many turns the adjustment screw...
• Shocks and Springs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:56:02 +0000
  ...Eric, Some thoughts for your springs. Installing shims or replacing the springs requires the same labor effort. At a minimum you should plan for...
• Two turns to set valves?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 18:10:27 -0800
  I am forever confused about the valve setting of 'two turns'. The two turns meant to be two more once there is resistance, as...
• Valve Adjustment during head installation?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:09:13 -0700
  ...Do I have to adjust my valves during a cylinder head installation? I did not remove the springs. However, I also did not put...
• Re: Compression, Valve Adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:08:25 -0400
  ...If valve never closes, than the slack valve adjustement will cover for the faulty lifter or weak valve springs. Dennis >From: Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie...
• Re: Lowering a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 23:01:39 -0600
  ...I've posted the dimensions of the CARAT springs and Syncro springs to the list before, I recall that the CARAT is about 1...
• 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: Shock advice
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 18:31:36 -0700
  ...the SPRINGS, not hydraulic units) can be rebuilt by rebuilding specialists. Probably improved too, by using heavier oil and reducing the valve hole sizes...
• Sources - No V-gon Content
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 May 2003 17:50:02 -0500
  ...then by way of a control valve changes fluid flow direction, then retracts the ram. No return springs. I'm looking for a couple...
• Re: Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 09:04:37 -0400
  ...I've not experienced the custom valved Bilsteins of >>> GoWesty so I can't comment on personal experience. However, their >>> description of their valve...
• flat lifters
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 17:28:00 -0500
  ...my valves and found two that were springy. I performed the adjustment as though they were stiff- I did not press the springs in...