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• Re: Torque wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 11:16:58 -0400
  ...com> wrote: >>> >>> Check your local sears stores, I bought 3 clicker torque wrenches for >>> $39.99 each. 3/8" inch# , 3/8 ft# and...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:06:16 -0500
  ...2" or 3/4" drive wrench-you get a lot of torque outta that > > length of pipe. I keep it next to my bed...
• 2.1 cylinder lower o-ring Q's
  Historical mailing list - Mark Vermillion
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 13:01:03 -0500
  ...Others have a shallower groove, and it seems like the head must be torqued down to force the ring into the groove. The question...
• Re: rear shock bolt torque?
  Historical mailing list - Charles Mathis
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 06:53:42 -0500
  ...rear shock bolt torque? > > Anyone know this one? I can't find it in Bentley. Seems like it would > be = > more specific than just...
• AT Intercooler Question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 19:35:31 -0500
  ...particularly as it pertains to the torque converter. That is, the torque converter seems to continuously loose fluid to the cooler. Is this normally...
• Re: CV boot seperated
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:01:10 -0500
  ...Make absolutely sure the CV bolts are properly torqued!! 33 ft lbs per Bentley! Tighten finger tight plus a qyarter turn, then apply the...
• Re: Any Websites? - Auto Tranny Repair/Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:47:08 +1000
  oops. I should have referred to ESSENTIAL oil seal replacements for torque converter AND the transmission. Dave
• Coolant Level Sender Leaking: was The little red light
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 08:56:35 EST
  ...No need for 75 ftlbs of torque. I will check today to see if Bentley has a torque spec for this but if it...
• Re: Automatic trans performance questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 19:16:49 -0400
  You probably have a bad torque converter. The torque converter has multiple vanes and a one-way clutch on the stator. If the clutch...
• Re: What's the correct torque here??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 23:27:34 -0400
  ...After I got tired of stopping to put in Helicoils I started paying closer attention to the torques. However, those bolts are M10, not...
• Re: More Conversion engine stuff.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 2 May 2007 11:45:06 -0700
  Lots of horsepower and no torque... you need torque more than you need horsepower! David Marshall http://www.hasenwerk.ca http://www.fastforward.ca...
• Re: serial hybrid conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 13:54:55 +1300
  ...If I remember correctly, these motors can be extremely short and very wide/ of couyrse width increases torque output (by increasing mechanical leverage). >...some...
• Re: torque wheels?
  Historical mailing list - David Griffin
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 11:09:44 -0500
  ...I complained to the manager, who had the tire monkey come out to my car with a torque wrench. As the manager and I...
• Re: BMEP question
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 00:16:43 -0000
  ...What does this mean (sic)? It is a measure of the TORQUE, as pressure on the piston acting against the leverage of the crank...
• Re: 1.9 Wasserboxer differences? (63 kW vs 66 kW)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 24 May 2009 21:21:13 -0700
  ...You funny guy. ;o) Seriously, VW didn't install a turbo to get that torque curve. I want to know what they DID do...
• Re: porsche 928 s4 engine in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 18:48:04 -0800
  ...Remember that the 928 > has it's transmission in > the rear connected with a torque tube to the front. > I guess the torque tube...
• engine conversion question...
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:22:41 -0400
  ...Everyone talks about how much torque is in the slow 1.9L and 2.1L Vw engines and there are many reasons to want...
• Adding Auto transy fluid
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 10:44:23 -0400
  For an 85 Vanagon: where do you add fluids for transmission and torque convertor? Thanks Leo Meaford ON Canada [text/html]
• 250 ft-lb torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:23:02 -0800
  ...If my feeble memory and feebler high-school physics serves me, one divides the total desired Torque setting (240 ft-lbs.) by the Distance...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 May 2017 18:12:30 -0700
  For anyone else checking head nut torque..... This '88 was (is) slated for an engine swap so felt I had "nothing to lose" by...
• Re: TIICO oxy sensor, torque converter, and misc questions
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:02:24 -0400
  ...I got my torque converter bolts from a local nut/bolt supply house called Wilder's in Raleigh. Got 10.9 grade bolts with...
• Re: did I do that-Silicone
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:43:11 -0600
  I torqued to normal spec and used WACKER elastosil E 41 and used a tap to clean out threads when changing drive flanges. That...
• Re: Craftsperson Tools
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 95 13:24:44 PST
  ...With a minimum torque of >>20 "lbs, It is a very diverse torque wrench. >> >> >>Cheers >> >><sstones@io.org> >>SStones Toronto, Ontario. >> >> Vanagon cylinder head...
• Re: Big doh! by mechanic
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 20:54:08 -0400
  ...I like Joel's idea of replacing and checking the torque of all 4 bolts in light of the oversight. I plan to do...
• Re: looking for a Torque Converter
  Historical mailing list - Jim O'Connor
  Wed, 4 Jan 2023 10:29:58 -0500
  ...Hi folks. > > I am hoping someone can help me locate a torque Converter for my 1986 > > Westfalia. > > GTA is not an option (long story...
• Re: 3/4" Torque wrench option
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 23 Apr 2022 11:49:54 -0700
  ...3/4" Torque wrench option > > 1/2” impact wrench, cordless, Milwaukee . The big one, consumer grade > > I borrowed one and it did it for...
• Re: exact foot pounds for the oil plug?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Jun 2016 17:45:36 -0500
  ...Do anyone but the Germans specify a torque for an oil plug? Jim On Wednesday, June 15, 2016, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote...
• Re: bus fire
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 15:37:40 -0400
  ...That is now going on my oil change day checklist -- apply torque to all fuel injector clamps! Michael Townsend 90 Carat
• Re: No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:32:21 -0800
  ...So I assume you put a wrench on the small gear, and the gear ratios multiplies the torque for snapping loose the wheel nut...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:09:54 -0400
  ...accelerating from a stop is certainly mainly a torque issue. and cruising on the flats the tow isn't much of a torque or...
• Re: TIICO/ABA engine question
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:15:50 -0500
  ...Aftermarket cams always move the torque peak higher, thus adding horsepower (HP = torque x RPM/5252) but at the expense of flexibility. If you...
• Found: Dyno Runs for Stock and Chipped Digifant II 8V 1.8L Engine
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 11:16:41 EDT
  ...Several of you had asked for copies of this rare data (uncorrected torque and power at the wheel as a function of rpm). The...
• Re: nuts in steering linkage and rack
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:07:04 -0500
  Unless specifically designed for the purpose such as a Grade C prevailing Torque locknut, nuts should never be reused in a critcal application. Most...
• Re: Suddenly nothing
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 06:53:42 -0400
  But, but...He said straight off that he checked and the torque converter was running with the engine. Larry A. On Mon, Jul 23...
• Re: Suburu/Golf debate
  Historical mailing list - Michael Pidcoe
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 16:58:15 -0500
  ...Manufacturer's posted HP & Torque figures are not like an aftermarket bolt-on, gee-whiz kinda outfit's figures. I am sure that you...
• Re: torque ?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 20:41:47 -0800
  ...2001 5:40 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: torque ? Uh... yep. Deeevide by 12. Now how about quarter horse power to...
• Re: VW's Diesel vs. Gas
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 13:56:11 -0500
  ...The torque makes all the difference. Matthew Libby wrote: > Im looking to buy a VW golf (2003), and cant decide between the TDI (diesel...
• Re: changing auto trans fluid - amsoil?
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:54:36 -0700
  ...as far as the torque converter just plan on changing the fluid several times . . . no more than ten changes . . . maybe just four . . . and drive...
• Re: transaxle life
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 11:47:25 EDT
  ...So to simply agree with your well put analysis, it is the shaft torque (or the shaft torque time spectrum) that breaks transmissions. To...
• Re: Rear axle
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:01:00 -0500
  ...I > had to hold my foot on the brake so he could bring the nuts to full > torque. > There aren't any shortcuts unless...
• Re: HF Specials
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 07:42:46 -0400
  Seems like if you wait long enough the torque wrenches are sometimes $9.99. I got the in/lb 1/4" drive one for...
• Re: What about the Audi 5?
  Historical mailing list - David L
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 02:38:15 -0000
  ...I was going to use a 2.0l 5cyl engine from a Santana but decided it would not have the torque I wanted. Engine...
• CV joint 12 point cap screws (bolts)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 11:23:24 -0500
  ...Gave up the ghost before I was able to complete the torque job at 33 ft-lbs. Would appreciate any input. need to re...
• final drive cover leaking
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 18:38:03 -0700
  ...I CAREFULLY torqued it according to the instructions in Bentley. I refilled with Redline MT90. I cannot get it to stop leaking. It wouldn...
• Re: End of the list? Was Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Thu, 4 Jun 2015 10:10:31 -0400
  VIVE LA LISTE! David Higginbotham 85 Westy (retirement project 209 days to go) Silk Hope, NC
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 22:45:27 -0400
  At 09:09 PM 6/3/2015, Alistair Bell wrote: >I was thinking about turtles :-) Oh, Turtles! <wink wink nudge nudge> ;) d
• Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:23:55 EDT
  Mike, How true it is! All too often the data stands in the way of true understanding1 Frank Grunthaner
• Re: Torqued?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Lewis
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 08:32:57 -0500
  Conversion factors...have we slunk that low. So howabout watt-seconds to joules, <snip> Don't forget converting MPG to hogshead to the furlong...
• KN aircleaner
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:04:12 EST
  Will the fuel injection on a 2.1l vanagon handle the added air available, will the KN boost performance/torque? Sid Vicious in New...
• Re: lug nut torque?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 21:00:49 -0700
  --snip-- >for 1 ton trucks, which the Vanagon is one > of. --snip-- Really? I thought it was 3/4 ton- no? Cya, Robert
• Head torque sequence different between 1.6 and 1.9 l Diesels!?!
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 4 Jul 1998 15:44:05 -0400
  Netters, Prompted by the 1.9 TD conversions going on, I checked what the VW TSB says about head re-torqueing for the 1...
• Re: TIICO: drive plate confusion
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:57:51 -0400
  ...You will see that there are three holes in it for attaching to the torque converter. This is the item that is 2mm thicker...
• Torque specs please!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 12:46:48 -0400
  ...yet), so I was hoping somebody could look up the following torque specs and post them to the list. Bolts, flywheel to crankshaft. (my...
• FryDae
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 22:02:06 -0600
  ...One wing was half a foot longer than the other, so the added lift of the longer wing offset the engine torque.
• No need to jump on breaker bars
  Historical mailing list - hunnam
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 15:40:14 +1100
  ...One common thread is how to get the torque on the rear axel nut when doing the rear bearings. I remember a tool made...
• Gas Engine Limitations, Crazy Bostig guys WAS: Supercharged Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:46:16 -0400
  ...You're certainly right about torque which is why we are using the eaton positive displacement blower for that fat torque curve, horsepower often...
• Re: Gasket ID?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 15:29:56 -0500
  ...I usually go around the pans and increment the torque 3 values...if the torque is 30 lbs, 10, 10 and final torque value...
• Re: Maybe a Good Deal? (1.6 TD Vanagon $2000 Vancouver BC Craigs List)
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 15 May 2012 20:23:02 -0600
  Could be a couple of things? They really stretch em out on the torque,if i remember it was like 30# then 180� then...
• Re: CHT Gauge for type IV motor
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 23:10:30 -0600 (CST)
  ...The sensor is made from soft metal and will tear easily when you try to torque down the sparkplug. Moreover, without the real compression...
• Re: Finger tight??
  Historical mailing list - Steve Paine
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 15:53:46 +0000
  ...it is imperative to torque Vanagon 1.9/2.1L engines' oil filters to 2.2 ft-lbs of torque. How does one do...