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• Bleeding Bloody Brakes
  Historical mailing list
  23 Dec 96 05:58:11 PST
  ...My 9 year olds took turns pushing brake while I open/closed valve. Still not strong enough to push when MOST of the air...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:07:57 -0700
  ...I have to repost the answer to Dean... > > hi Dean, > > - as I push down the clutch pedal, *the clutch release* near the > Beginning/Top...
• Engine tin that changes size
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 07:08:14 -0700
  ...No matter how I pushed and shoved, the lower front bolt hole on the tin would not line up with the hole in the...
• Re: Vanagon Westy insulated?
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 12 Sep 95 10:54:15 EDT
  ...If the wires bend, the pushing part won't work, and if the levers aren't tight on the cables neither pushing nor pulling...
• SUV was road rage
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 15:48:59 -0500
  ...It tows or pushes anything anywhere. Towing and pushing is inevitable when you insist on owning "cool" vehicles like busses. Hopefully my wife does...
• Re: sounds like bad valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:30:56 -0500
  ...Remove the push rod on the offending lifter. Remove the splash shield on the underside of the cylinders. Violently remove the push rod tube...
• Re: Fridge won't come out...
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:41:19 -0500
  ...Just push the manifold down a little out of the way, and if IIRC, one can reach around the back and push the tubes...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:42:35 -0800
  ...That way you will feel when the tension is off the pushrod without getting anything so loose the push rod can fall out. If...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:54:53 -0700
  ...I would pop the cover, wiggle the rocker arms...pushing in on the valve...if it pushes in....it's the lifter. There should...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 06:15:06 EDT
  ...No evidence of any oil actually being pushed out though. My oil level is about midway between "add" and "full" marks. I'm guessing...
• Re: Removing and installing dash vents
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 4 May 2022 20:33:42 -0700
  ...You slide a thin flat tip screwdriver under it, push to compress the clip and lift it up. On Wed, May 4, 2022 at...
• Re: 110 VAC circuit breaker guard, was Re: Is anybody still on this list?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 19:28:19 -0400
  ...The one on the '84 was a push-pull button that would pop out when it tripped. The guard was necessary, but a little...
• Re: engine tins
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 11:23:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...If they are the ones below the pushrod tubes (that attach on one side to the heat exchangers) then it's not that big...
• New Tech page
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 17 Apr 97 16:42:05 EDT
  ...Fix leaky pushrod tube seals (needs cleaning up, will do soon). Adjust your automatic choke (Ron Van Ness' article, I hope you don't...
• Fwd: Re: Knock & Ping?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 06:56:48 -0800
  No, don't push it over a cliff. Keep the van, so your worries stay close by, and you stand a chance of solving...
• Re: Westy top pops at top speed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:55:19 -0700
  ...the top didn't go all the way up, the lip caught the air, the top got pushed up but then the wind pushed...
• Re: how do i bleed my clutch.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:48:59 -0800
  ...it's the same deal............though you push on the 'other pedal' if using a push-the-pedal method, and on the clutch, you...
• Re: Removing Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:01:08 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/heads/engine_rear3.jpg Remove rockers, pushrods, pushrod tubes, use magnet retrieval tool to lift out the lifter. You might...
• Re: removing speedo meter needle
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 20:38:21 -0700
  ...just push it down? > > dan
• 85 rear breaks= fun
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 10:05:31 -0800
  ...if you can push that pissstion all the way from side to side replace eh? NOT holding shoes tight? Thanks and happy Friday Joe...
• Re: collapsiable push rod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:49:13 -0400
  Mark, we have them in stock for $19 each. Let me know if you need some. Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com...
• Re: Does air cond.=hp loss?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 12 Sep 1996 23:11:24 -0700
  ...Some cars Jeez - & I thought pushing a 4000# shoebox through the air at 75 mph was a pretty heavy load .... :) Austin
• oil pressure relief valve
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 17:26:44 +0200
  ...All that I pushed upwards against the screw head with a floor jack. Good luck ! Michael 80 westy 86 7-seater 86 Quantum
• Re: Where is the rear windshield switch?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:44:31 EDT
  ...I found the tank. >> push forward on the wiper stalk chris
• '80 Westy- EGR counter reset
  Historical mailing list - phil hans
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 12:44:30 -0800
  Hi everyone, does anyone know where the button is to push to reset EGR counter, so I can get the light to go out...
• Re: Old/New Listee and questions
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 13:01:11 -0500
  >>I've ordered a set of the push in type clips for the sliding door panel, Hey Jack --- where'd you order these and...
• Re: cool T2 (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 14:42:50 -0600
  ...on, gimme a break!!! even that engine would be straining at the gills to push that thing through the air at that speed!!! sheesh! :)
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 02:00:04 -0400
  I choose a simpler limit. Don't exceed 4000rpms. On Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at 08:04 PM, Stan Wilder wrote: > From the West...
• Re: [vanagon] vanagon trivia..who can answer this???
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 May 2005 12:30:41 EDT
  ...COM writes: > manuals use a cable, whereas the auto uses a hard linkage, which needs more > push? > > > anyone else agree with alan here? chris
• Re: 1985 VW Vanagon - clutch jump
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 19 May 2007 10:29:56 -0400
  ...Heavy duty, pressure plates dont do this, and the effort to push the clutch in increases,too.
• Re: Help!, Something funny with Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 23:31:03 -0500
  ...In general which is the best to use with old possibly leaky lifters? > Sometimes the push rod doesn't seat properly in the lifter...
• Re: Bus queries
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 11:44:25 -0300
  ...Just ease slightly off the gas, push into neutral, then rev it up, push gently and wait for it to plop into lower gear...
• Re: Carat Table Problems
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 17:37:39 -0400 (EDT)
  ...push and release to open, push and release to latch shut. I had to keep trying for two months to get my table loose...
• Dometic fridge advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 14:24:00 -0400
  ...I had, up to this point, never seen the newer fridge with push-button controls. It also has an electronic igniter controlled by the...
• off topic, radio in SAFE mode - help needed
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 08:40:47 -0400
  ...We DO have the code to enter but not the instructions on HOW to enter it, which buttons to push in which sequence. If...
• Re: Window Removal
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:24:27 -0800
  ...I then get in the van and push with my feet on a corner - VERY - carefully, as my wife is on the outside to...
• Re: Major oil leak ...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 23:45:48 -0500
  Engine possible oil leak in order of most commun: -Oil pressurer senders, mostly the one between pushrods, left side, 2 left gren arrow, i...
• Re: Spring Cleaning an Aircooled Motor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 18:48:47 -0600
  ...On the bottom side you can remove the pushrod covers and spray Gunk up into that area to clean the sides of the case...
• New and used parts Blowout sale!!!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:48:36 -0400
  ...1.7 or 2.0l motor new in package $50 used push rod set.........2.0l hydraulic lifter $40 set of 8 used push...
• Re: Rubber Smell from front.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:22:21 -0700
  ...When closing the clam, I have to push up on it (against the tire) to get it the past the latch. I guess I...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:15:24 +0000
  ...Problem with push rod tube seals? So I have been using the Victor Reinz and or the Erling complete engine set for years and...
• Re: 87 Westy needs new power locks
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Wed, 14 May 1997 13:57:59 -0700
  ...Problem resolved on its own. > >Later, pushing the driver lock down did not automatically lock the >passenger side, but if you pushed down the...
• Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 11:42:16 -0500
  ...Found split push rod > tubes. Then discovered bent push rods. Next a loud tick or clatter that > won't go away no matter what...
• Re: Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 10:18:53 EDT
  ...but rather have the brass insert in which you need to push the brass connector. All I was saying was that if you had...
• Clutch Advice needed
  Historical mailing list - William S. Brown Jr.
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 11:08:57 -0900
  ...Specifically, what are the REAL differences, and equally important (from my wife's perspective) what effect does each of these units have on pushing...
• wierd brake stuff :-(
  Historical mailing list - Adam B
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 22:40:14 EST
  ...When I push the pedal down, bring it up, and push it down again, the brakes grab real hard. My friends suggested that it...
• Re: Too cold, no start at Bus Brr
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:25:06 -0500
  more than once I have had the red push on wire from the front to the starter fall off at the starter Bob ----- Original...
• Re: Interesting Thing About My Westy...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Woodall
  Fri, 5 Apr 2013 14:04:40 -0500
  ...damn those are $$$. > > http://www.carefreeofcolorado.com/carefree/products?action=home > > I feel the best awnings for the cash.... > > Congrats. > > 'keep on pushin'' > woody
• Oil pressure sender
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:12:22 -0500
  ...Can any one tell me the size of the socket I need to locate to remove the oil pressure sender between the pushrod tubes...
• Re: Roadside Assistance Commercial
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:52:47 -0800
  With the whole crew pushing until it enters the frame, sure! Mark On Dec 23, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Michael Sullivan wrote: > But...
• Re: Dam for sale
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 13:34:54 PST
  So Thom Fitzpatrick says: > > >Anybody want to buy a dam for yer vanagon? Looks good, pushes cats and > > No, but I have a bridge...
• Re: Vanagon L
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Mar 1990 18:14:10 -0500
  ...and five speeds too!! anyone else out there have a five speed or should i push this into a barn to appreciate .....just kidding .....
• Re: Noisy KYB's (again)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 19:20:42 EST
  ...of the bushing should be about even with the edge of the washer, or just pushed out the slightest bit. Hope this helps. Patrick
• Re: Help: Vent windows blow close while driving!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:01:17 +0200
  ...Nichols" wrote: > Remember-this year does not crank open, just pushes open > manually. Are there any vent windows that crank open on Vanagons? I...
• Re: Eurovan on Ebay with unique option
  Historical mailing list - VWRuss
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 13:14:09 -0500
  ...squared, cubed symbols?? Degree >symbol (�) is alt 248.) > >(Any old DOS savy curmudgeons out there?) > >(Someone have a push button pop up alt table?)
• Camshaft/crnkshaft difference?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 11:01:56 MST
  ...I know that the camshaft pushes the valves via lifters but where is the crankshaft in all this? Does it extend itself above the...
• Re: Vanagon anagram (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 15:16:10 EDT
  ...OK so I'm pushing the envelop today. BenT at your displeasure
• Digital clock. Can it be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 23:51:45 -0800
  While adjusting my digital clock today with a paper clip the hour adjustment mechanism inside the hole where you push the clip in got...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:50:05 -0800
  ...Repeated pushing, I hear the booster, but pushing fairly hard, pedal will go down until I hear/feel a subtle "thud" as pedal stops...
• Re: Clutch Throw-out bearing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 22:38:20 +0000
  The clutch working (slave) cylinder has a spring in it pushes it out all the time. It is normal for the bearing to touch...