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• Re: Census
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 11:07:50 -0500
  ...it started to rust behind the rear wheel wells and on the rocker panels and spread from there? Blue with darker blue interior? No...
• Re: Rust repair needs body shop recomendation in Raleigh?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 09:01:20 -0500
  ...have some windshield frame rust and some rust inside the left rocker panel. While I have some things disassembled I need to get these...
• Re: 2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 07:59:48 -0400
  ...at least... > > My modified engine with a bigger duration cam, ratio rockers, lightened > flywheel, mildly ported heads and the Aussie Chip can go from...
• Re: Oil leak - '91 Carat - 2'1L
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 23:00:34 -0600
  ...Oil leak - '91 Carat - 2'1L Rocker cover gasket or the push rod tubes. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Power window switch?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Nov 2005 22:27:26 EST
  ...like I > need to force that pin out and then the rocker will come out.... It > would sure be nice if I had some...
• Re: Why adjust valves?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 11:33:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...then the outer pushrod end, then the rocker socket, the rocker bushings on the shaft, the rocker tip, the valve tip, the valve keepers...
• Re: CAULK YOUR WESTY h2o/ELEC. FILL PORTS!! was Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!!
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:26:37 -0400
  ...the rust that is coming from > the inside of your left westy side panel at the lower rocker seam (and possibly > along the center...
• Re: propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:16:07 -0700
  Turn the rocker switch left to begin the start/heater-on cycle, and move the temp knob all the way down to the "little...
• Re: lousy mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 12:03:44 -1000
  ...Also changed stock rocker rollers to Pauter rocker rollers (1.4) and added Cromoly custom push rods and oversized valve covers to accomodate Pauters...
• Re: [Syncro] The K&N
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 18:09:31 -0800
  ...snorkle, >debris/water > > trap, etc? I will be adding a chip and Pauter rockers soon, and am >looking > > to "open things up" as much...
• Re: CAULK YOUR WESTY h2o/ELEC. FILL PORTS!! was Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLU...
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:33:40 EDT
  ...the rust that is coming > from > the inside of your left westy side panel at the lower rocker seam (and > possibly > along the center...
• Re: Valve/tappot clatter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:50:42 -0700
  It's wise to check the hydraulic lifters adjustment with the rocker arm screws adjustment after something like a few thousand miles on a...
• Re: "stealth Bus" article in Hot VW's
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 07:08:17 -0400
  ...5 speed trans -counterweighted crank -Rhino 1.25 rocker arms, and swival feet adjusters -ported AMC heads -and a baked on ceramic thermal coating...
• Re: bent lifters
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 19:29:00 -0800
  ...this of course is the > link between the rocker arm and the lifter. > > A lifter is a billet piece of steel. It is also...
• Re: Camping tips and tricks
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:26:01 -0500
  ...the 182B.Vent it through a utility box, or down into the rocker pannel.Can you tell it is snowing here in Washington today?
• Re: Vanagon vs Volvo Crash Photos
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 16:14:24 -0800
  ...The rocker panel, on the other hand, is a much more substantial structural member, and because the rocker panel is typically lower than the...
• Re: Question about 2.1l Cam
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 11:42:13 -0700
  ...are the rockers stock ? Just occurred to me that it could have, or needs ....'ratio rockers'. I'd check the part number of the...
• Re: Best Solvent For Oil Removal From Body Channel?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:21:39 -0400
  ...On Aug 27, 2012, at 12:32 PM, Owen Kibenge wrote: > We accidentally got some OIL into a very difficult-to-get-to rocker...
• Re: valve clearance
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:56:31 -0500
  ...seem to find an > awnswer . ... > > what is the valve clearnace between rocker arms and > valve heads for 1.9 '84 vanagon > > > > ===== > Dave Vieira > Hamilton...
• Zero Compression after Head Re-torque - Valves? Overtorque?!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Sat, 28 Jan 2017 18:00:25 -0500
  ...down to 0- little to no resistance… have I put the rocker arms on too tight? did the retorque pull the heads in too...
• lifter noise?
  Historical mailing list - Susie Ingham
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:20:51 -0400
  ...We took of the outer cover and looked at the rocker arms. The second arm from the back on the passenger side can be...
• Sluggish
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 05:10:48 -0700
  Hi Volks, I'm wondering why my 85 Westie with the rebuilt 2.1 litre engine with the ratio rockers and new valves is...
• Re: lifter problem...
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:54:04 EDT
  ...The adjusting bolts will go, then the rocker arm. and you have the distinct possibility of damaging a lobe on the cam. But I...
• Re: True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to$216!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 23:13:17 -0600
  ...combustion chamber (valve face) up through the valve stem into the rocker space where the valve stem contacts moving oil which scavenges the heat...
• Re: VW Canada 2.1 Reman Engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:06:39 -0700
  ...if you remove the rocker arms. Spring pressure from the valve springs add drag or resistance to turning of the crank. remove spark plugs...
• "chips and rockers"
  Historical mailing list - Coddington
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 07:33:18 -0800
  Hi, For a newby, doesn't anyone on the list have any information, thoughts, advice or experience with the "chips and Rockers" performance kit...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:45:04 -0800
  ...Watch the rocker arms for cylinder #1 (the one at the front of the car on the right head). Turn the engine over by...
• Re: 80 Westy & Emmissions (+hybrid question)
  Historical mailing list - ForestDweller
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 14:31:44 -0700
  ...Apparently, the rocker arm is frozen, caused by overheating?. > Assuming I can get an emissions waiver, my emissions mechanic says I'm > looking > at...
• Re: Porsche 914 heads on Vanagon motor...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:52:18 -0700
  ...In addition, the 914 2.0 uses solid lifters and later examples use a specific rocker arm having 10mm adjusters. If you are retaining...
• Re: Caught offside! - no Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:49:02 +1200
  ...But a car's corners are not wings, which are structures designed for producing aerodynamic lift. >Is a sill really a rocker panel, how...
• Re: '81 Engine work
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 23 Jun 95 10:21:00 PDT
  ...This requires removal of the valve cover and rocker arm on all of the opposed 4 cylinder VW engines, be they type I, IV...
• Rust Resto Pics: "Look Ma -- No Seams "
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:38:33 -0400
  ...I bought 2 rear fenders, a rocker panel and a rear corner from BusDepot/CIP1. The guy who did the work welded the panels...
• Re: [T2] Re: Empi vs. Bugpack merged aftermarket exhaust for 77 Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:13:20 -0500
  ...Too bad you're so far away. :-( My last piece of > sheetmetal (a rocker panel) from you cost me 20 dollars to > ship, although...
• NEW T4 Heads (was: where to buy valve tools)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 18:16:01 +0000
  ...And to boot, the "new" AMC Spanish heads (AMC is cast on bottom of rocker box) are a bad idea in stock form. This...
• Re: Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 16:32:05 -0500
  ...Boy > > just 17 in 6 months > > If you cant make he rocker rock then it sounds like > > the push rods might not > > be centered...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 14:51:34 -0500
  ...It had slight cold lifter noise and I made a mental note of slight clearance on the valve stem / rocker before I started adjusting...
• Re: [VB] Mystery oil&gas leak
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 00:49:22 EDT
  ...How can I fix this with ease? Can I remove the rockers and push rods and break the pushrod tubes off then install the...
• The new bus
  Historical mailing list - Dann-o
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 10:54:26 -0600 (CST)
  ...Curious I pulled on the rocker shaft and it came off in my hand! Fount all the hardware ane replaced it, runs like a...
• '77 f.i. stalls when hot
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 03 Jun 1996 09:29:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Am I off my rocker? I turned the idle adjustiment up a hair but have not tested this variable yet. Any comments are greatly...
• Hydr. lifters revisited '81
  Historical mailing list - Charles F. Webb
  Sat, 18 May 1996 16:29:37 +0000
  ...AAA towed me to an exit and I poped the valve covers, The #3 rocker arm had come loose and looks like the lifter...
• Re: Curious location change of water, electric vents 85 to 86
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 20:15:47 -0500
  ...imports. -Paul >So I will weld in the new driver side rocker panel >& new metal on the rusted out applicance panel on my 85...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:47:58 -0400
  ...The stock rocker geometry becomes correct when the adjuster is turned in two turns. On my engines I set the rocker arm geometry so...
• Re: part # for fiberglass side skirt Jack
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 22:13:34 -0600
  ...lots of people are upgrading to the full > > side > > skirt/rocker trim body cladding kit that was on the '88 up wolfy/carats and...
• Re: Help!, Something funny with Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:41:22 -0500
  ...AS a result, I still check the adjustment every 10k-15k, but now I basically release the tension on the screw until the rocker...
• ISO : rocker arm shaft carrier
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 18:17:19 -0700
  some weeks ago I threatened to replace a spent pushrod tube seal. that stopped the seepage til yesterday - full blown leak. when I started...
• Vanagon-Bug Motor Parts (shared)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 10:07:40 -0500
  ...the Type 1 engine including cam, crankshaft, distributor, oil pump and rocker arms." This sentence sounds like an outrageous assertion--hardly believeable. Has anybody...
• Fast German Auto chip--let's test it!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:13:42 -0800
  ...get full advantage of any single mod, and Robert has the rockers, chrome moly push rods, mild cam grind, match porting, and exhaust. All...
• The DoKa is back, with a buzz !
  Historical mailing list - Mick's freeserve
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 18:17:51 -0000
  ...and pistons,new oil pump, new water pump, new clutch, new rocker covers, seals and gaskets, what water pipes we could get from the...
• Spotted: Syncro FS near Fredericksburg VA
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 06:09:32 -0700
  ...Decent looking body with few dings, but some rust bubbles under the paint on wheel arches, rocker panels and beneath some windows. Okay interior...
• Re: Curious location change of water, electric vents 85 to 86
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 21:08:21 -0400
  ...Mike TC wrote: > So I will weld in the new driver side rocker panel > & new metal on the rusted out applicance panel on my...
• Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 7 Sep 2024 19:03:05 -0700
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• Re: daily driver = RUST Re: Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointless....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:24:23 -0400
  ...im talking rust HOLES.. > i parted out a '91 carat a little while back that had HOLES in the > rockers...holes in the dogleg...
• Re: Instrument dash lights not working
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:36:14 -0400
  Make sure the thumbwheel brightness adjuster directly below the light rocker switch is rotated fully to the left for brighter, or to the right...
• Re: Storage box ideas for under rocker panel area needed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:08:59 -0700
  I'd like to add a "me too" to this idea. Maybe someone knows how to build such a thing? Out of metal, and...
• BA6
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 20:06:36 -0600
  I just got my new motor from GEX in the old bus, and got some new body panels for the rockers/fender. A few...
• Re: Eurospec conversion , ($800 or $5000)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 15:30:23 EDT
  ...your engine and upgrade the performace with the ECU chip and rocker upgrade kit from Kyle Wade from www.volks-motorsports.com . For about...
• Switched power for vanagon radio
  Historical mailing list - Keese, Brian W
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:44:53 -0500
  ...I am guessing one is for the small light built into the rocker switch. Anyone have any ideas? My radio display flashed on and...
• Re: Some thoughts Mansi Speed products.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 1 Jun 2021 05:16:04 -0700
  ...I'm sure >> he >> > will >> > show the proof on the dyno for the ratio rockers as well. But - >> > No mention of his complete new...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 23 May 2011 22:03:20 -0400
  The problem only exists on PD engines. (pump-douse) Instead of a rotary injection pump they have rockers that run off the cam to...
• Re: Push Rod Orientation
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:56:17 -0700
  ...Check the rocker arm screw faces for being beat up . scott www.turbovans.com On 3/24/2013 2:21 AM, Bob Anderson wrote...