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• Re: Vanagon Westalia luggage Rack
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:31:12 -0500
  ...How > long might it take for them to quiet down? I think I adjusted the rockers > well, and there isn't any slop. Any...
• '71 distrib. driveshaft install. quest.
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
  Sat, 9 Sep 1995 00:48:36 -0400 (EDT)
  Hi y'all, '71 1600dp Tonight I got the heads, rocker arms assembled, adjusted the valves, and put the distributor driveshaft down into the...
• Re: Synthetic Oil (?)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 5 Jan 1995 15:54:41 -0800 (PST)
  ...solution? make sure your rocker covers are whole and > intact. -- I have heard that switching to synthetic oil might unclog certain leaks that may...
• Re: Why's one side hotter (1600 DP)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 17:24:36 -0600 (CST)
  ...though neither side seems more prone to this than the other. Rocker arms? I had the heads re-worked about 50 miles ago (that...
• Re: [WESTY] Canoe on poptop - too much weight?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 22:13:58 -0700
  ...We've currently got a 17' Mad River >Royalex canoe but the hull has a moderate rocker (curve). Thus, we can't >directly put...
• Re: lighted rocker switches/which side of the road?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 04:14:43 PDT
  Why minus driveline??? > >There would be no problems (other than finding the $$$) importing an RSA >Caravelle. If I had the funds I'd do...
• Re: HELP: Heads Rebuild: No Compression
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 02:55:05 +0000
  Hi Steve, From your post all I can ask is when you adjusted the the rocker clearance, did you rotate the engine in the...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:41:50 -0400
  ...and I have never before heard someone call valve covers or >rocker covers "Push rod" covers nor push rod tubes ... which should, I >would...
• Re: Wasserboxer Horsepower Increase, an intellegent discussion
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 12:18:17 -0400
  ...Install 1.25 rockers. 1.40 ratio rockers may decrease reliability. > > 3 Balance and blueprint engine --I always do it! > > 4. I like the...
• Re: So wha-da-ya call a Vanagon with no legs? (Frayday humour)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 00:17:50 -0800
  ...The rockers near the > > rear trailing arm where rusted through so the body was "on its' way > > out". It was a cool van though...
• Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 15:42:20 -0600
  ...My air cooled, at 200K, is starting up with clacking lifters/rocker arms way too often. Circumstances only allow me to drive it three...
• Re: AM/FM/CD/MP3 Radio with Weather Band that fits Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:42:48 -0400
  ...A rocker switch in the blank position at the lower right of the dash binnacle works for me. Geo/ATL
• Re: rear window defogger switch ('87)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:23:46 -0800
  ...the two lites? I understand only the little > one in the rocker switch. And why the connection coming > from the emergency flasher switch? And...
• Push rod tube "bent wires"
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 May 1996 18:10:54 -0400
  ...2 ea.---yikes! Back to the point---When I removed the rockers, there were no "bent wires" securing the tubes. I've never seen...
• Re: b'stickers,chip+rockers,brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 21:53:05 -0800
  At 11:28 PM 11/29/98 -0600, you wrote: >> 3. My brother -in-law saw and couldn't wait to tell me about...
• Re: Bra Substitute
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:28:50 -0400
  ...If it weren't so expensive, I would have the whole inside done along with the rocker panels. I don't know about the...
• Re: lighted switch needed
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:04:49 -0500
  ...walt Ron Komoroski wrote: > Anyone with a Venango parts stash, > I need a 4 way flasher switch, or, any rocker switch that lights up...
• Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:46:03 -0500
  ...type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed) > Remove > the following, valve covers, rocker arms, wire retainer,push > rodss,push-rodd tubes...
• Re: Synthetic Oil (?)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Jan 95 18:06:31 EST
  ...solution? make sure your rocker covers are whole and intact. -- advantages of synthetic? rank ordered: better flow charcateristics especially at startup; better heat transfer...
• Performance Wasserboxer: Fact or Fiction
  Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
  Sat, 15 Jul 2000 21:18:32 EDT
  ...Ratio rockers too? Are these parts worth it? I've committed to spending whatever it takes to fully overhaul the beast, and I'd...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 00:28:23 -0600
  ...Set your lifters by setting the rocker arm adjusting screw at one turn down after they just touch the valve stem. Run a quart...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk!-Engine base
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:18:54 -0500
  ...The cylinder spacing, valve covers, Rocker Arms, Cam shaft and bearings, oil pump, and even the Rod bearings are type 1 origin. Dennis ----- Original...
• Re: Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 17:00:53 -0700
  ...Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long) > Hi all, > > I bought this up on the air cooled list, so if Wil, and others who...
• '72 Bus - Rear suspension sag
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 10:27:39 +1000 (EST)
  ...Ross is going to have a look next week when he installs my new Gene Berg rocker shafts but I thought someone in listland...
• Re: Head torque values...
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sat, 22 Apr 2000 09:00:13 -0600
  ...is direct from the Bently. Sequence is looking at the head. Rocker arms are torqued to 25 Mn (18 ft lb). Good luck, John...
• Fwd: Some Questions about the ECU Chip Upgrades- Answered....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 08:29:38 EDT
  ...In the engine, I changed only the cam to a slightly bigger lift and duration increase and added ratio rockers. The rest is basically...
• '85 GL and '72 weekender for sale
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:56:22 -0500
  ...new metal brake lines(flex lines are new) needs points/plugs tune up rocker panels are rotted van is in Stowe,VT (garaged) negotiable
• Re: tap tap tap!! ??
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 11:22:30 -0600
  ...Consistant loud,tap tap tap like a really loose lifter or rocker arm. I thought, dry lifter. It'll go away in a few...
• Re: Engine Parts
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 10:11:22 -0800
  The rockers are already on the list of "fun things to do", as is the steeper cam. I will avoid turbo or mechanical supercharging...
• Re: where did reverse go?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 16:26:57 ADT
  ...Once out of the van, the nose cone can be removed readily, and a little rocker arm unit inside examined for wear. If it...
• Re: Fwd: [Q] : cut wheel wells
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 07:26:30 -0500
  ...Anyone in the Northeast have an idea where I can find a full drivers panel ( rocker to rain gutter, just behind the front door...
• Re: Stripped thread, oh no
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 00:20:57 -0800
  ...stripped the threads on one of the > studs that holds the rocker-arm assembly in place (Don't > ask how, lets just say I...
• Re: Camshaft Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:25:02 -0800
  ...I could well be that the rockers are worn, which can be checked with simple removal of the valve covers. Don't authorize cam...
• selling on list/ice cube trays
  Historical mailing list - THE SCHMIDTS
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:52:02 -0700
  ...It has cancer in the drivers side rocker seam and dents to the body at the back left from rear tire tread separation on...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:47:18 -0700
  ...Some oil should always be able to flow through the lifter, and the push rod through the rockers as that is how the rocker...
• Re: Wasserboxer Horsepower Increase, an intellegent discussion
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 07:59:56 -0500
  ...Install 1.25 rockers. 1.40 ratio rockers may decrease reliability. > >3 Balance and blueprint engine --I always do it! > >4. I like the...
• Re: Is it the water pump... Hear it live...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:30:05 -0400
  ...The rocker screws and tops of the valves are probably mushroomed over form the banging. The tops of the lifters and cam lobes are...
• Re: Valve oil sealing rings.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 20:27:15 -0500
  ...The picture shows >something that lookes like a washer that fits onto the valve shaft on >the rocker side after the valve has been...
• 1.9 heads on a 2.1 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 21:35:24 EDT
  ...low end power, so I don't want big valves, ratio rockers, hot cams, or any other stuff that needs high rpms to be...
• Franz The '87 Westy Lives and Breathes!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 01:50:30 -0400
  ...Back off the rockers and make sure that > the rods are all centered in the depressions of the lifters; kind of a PITA. > You...
• Re: CAULK YOUR WESTY h2o/ELEC. FILL PORTS!! was Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!!
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:23:56 -0700
  ...the rust that is coming from the inside of your left westy side panel at the lower rocker seam (and possibly along the center...
• Temp covering for body panel rust rot
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Wed, 2 May 2012 14:39:59 +0000
  ...The driver rocker panel from wheel to wheel (with a poorly attempted bondo repair from the PO), left and right quarter panels; have rust...
• Valve Noise
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Nov 1996 21:16:15 -0500
  ...I realize that my hydrolic lifters need to be pressurized with oil for them to correctly "lift" the rocker armes to the correct height...
• Re: city water
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 09:47:48 -0700
  ...a connection here between our camper >water system, internal leaks, and that lower seam rust above the rocker >panel........ > >Bob, 84 westy >Menomonie Wi >
• For Sale- 84' Wolfsburg Wkndr
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Walker
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 17:06:20 -0400
  ...I have raided a rocker arm and a fuel injector off it, and it has something making spark very erratic (I couldn't figure...
• Re: LP tank--Epoxy paint V.S Urethane paint
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 07:06:40 EST
  ...sray tanks with a rust prevention primer, then spray with rubberised rocker guard then top coat with Epoxy or Urethane paint. Cheers�� Frank Condelli...
• Re: AC converted to 134
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:36:16 -0500
  ...Several years ago I was checking out a Type 2 Westy that had a strange plastic shroud down on the L/H rocker panel...
• Re: pushrod tube fix
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Thu, 22 May 1997 10:50:00 -0400
  ...remove valve cover, > remove two bolts holding entire rocker arm/shafts assembly and pull out the > pushrod in the leaking tube. Rip out the...
• Re: daily driver = RUST Re: Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointless....
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:07:27 -0700
  ...i parted out a '91 carat a little while back that had HOLES in the rockers...holes in the dogleg steps, holes where the...
• Re: Price breakdowns On The ECO/Rocker "KIT" (no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 23:18:03 -0400
  >> $250 for a $5 prom that for any other application would be $100, ludicrous >as well > >The cost of the PROM is not important...
• synchro - more power ?
  Historical mailing list - Deepak Kumar
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 17:39:21 PST
  ...Has anyone had any experience or suggestions of good value 'safe' upgrades ? Would 1.25 rockers and a different camshaft do the trick to...
• Re: chronic flat lifter
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 15:56:30 -0500
  ...What do you >>suggest I do? Could misadjusted rockers cause the lifters to go flat? >>Sometimes the tapping is so bad, it begins to...
• Re: Stereo question (Friday nvc)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 1 May 2020 18:21:42 -0000
  ...I didn’t really notice until we got a loaner 19 Golf from the dealer while the rockers are being replaced under warranty. What...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:02:50 -0700
  ...highbeam. > All four marker lights and turnsignals work normally. > > The dashboard rocker switch is new and correct for 1983 (I just > replaced it today...
• Last Ditch Effort: 71 Westy & 70 Bus FS
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 06:58:36 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Very, very little rocker rust. 1971 Westphalia Pop-Top. 93,000 miles, all camper stuff there. White and stock. Minor rust below sliding door...
• Instant Horse Power Update
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 11 May 2000 12:39:01 -0500
  ...2.1 chips are available, and with a set of ratio rockers, a 49% increase in horsepower is possible, and claims the same for...
• VW Screen supplier
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Feb 1997 19:23:04 -0500 (EST)
  ...lights, 12v water pump, faucet, p-trap, breathepipe, filler tube, rocker pump, water connectors, city water filler, 110v electrical hookup, fridge vent cvr, skylight...
• FS: misc Vanagon parts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 10:40:23 -0500
  ...promised to another list member) - power mirror control switch - front door rocker mouldings, driver and passenger sides - grey pad for rear engine cover area...
• Re: Flywheel Lightening
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 17:12:08 -0600
  ...accounted for in the approx 130HP figure?? Correct? Surely the ratio rockers, Filtercharger and Turbo muffler alone would not account for this increase?? Tell...
• Re: Displacement Efficiency etc and the half-Lilley
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:22:20 -0500
  ...I have yet to put in my ratio rockers (did install the chip, with some improvement noted by the (virtual) person sitting next to...