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• Re: Electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 May 2001 22:28:05 -0500
  ...Good luck, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver in Birmingham Larry Alofs wrote: > > Sonia Johnson wrote: > > > When it rains it pours! I'm getting a...
• Coolant leak at thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:19:59 -0400
  ok so the heads are back on after a few mistakes and I adjusted the valves (one push rod seems a little loose in...
• WAS: Comprssion Tester Question. NOW: Tester/engine results Report
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:18:44 -0800
  ...looked into this engine. #3 also has what look like collapsible push rod tubes. There is one of these on # 4 too. #3 may...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:09:20 -0600
  ...YMMV DM&FS At 04:40 AM 2/19/2008, John Rodgers wrote: >To keep the ball chaos to a minimum, I use an...
• Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 21:12:23 -0700
  ...And yes, those VW engineers did good, I should never ever question them again... (now, why did they make a wire that pushes a...
• shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Gilbert Landin
  Sun, 25 May 1997 20:36:06 -0500
  ...The manual say "loosen the clamp and make sure the rods can move back and forth"..easy enough, except if those rods have not...
• Re: removing studs from new heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:41:57 -0700
  ...I also notch out the top of the tabs that are at the top of the push rod covers, so those are easy to...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:49:42 -0700
  ...The real problem, however, is the rear bolt. >> > Push up the rubber boot protecting the push rod for the clutch >> lever >> > as much as...
• Re: [Syncro] Pauter Ratio Rockers: Installed and Working?
  Historical mailing list - David Jaffe
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 09:20:32 -0700
  ...They found the push rods to be correct, both as to length and trueness. That engine is not yet installed, however, so no driving...
• Re: Low compression, more test results-busaid inying used vans!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 13:33:19 -0700
  ...pushing the > engine too hard before the metallic bongos started. > > Since I now own a 2.1, I was curious of the rod bolt...
• Re: Correction Re: Selector shaft seal questions / conformation
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:31:20 -0700
  ...These often seize up due to non use and the aluminum reacting wit the steel push rod. The leak helps. > > Carefully check out the...
• Re: More on rods and bolts/2.1 in '83.5-'85
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 10:47:45 -0700
  ...And, > > > indeed, the parts of the rod I recovered were "blued" from extreme heat! > > > > > > I thought he might get a couple of rods out...
• Re: Front Suspension - Screws
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 24 May 2009 13:25:39 -0700
  Those 3 long bolts are supposed to push out once the nuts are removed. If rusted enough this can be nearly impossible. This is...
• Lubing a stiff steering rack (manual) with the wrong grease??
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:52:52 -0700
  ...Today, to isolate the problem, I unhooked the tie rods. Since the problem was coming from the steering rack, I pushed a bunch of...
• Re: Power Steering rack boot
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 23:56:44 -0400
  When you remove the tie rod end, just loosen the locknut but snug it up again against the end of the tie rod end...
• Re: Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 2 Sep 2022 15:46:50 +0000
  ...This takes that push off the adjuster= rod. For a new shoe install, adjust the rod to take up all the slack betwe= en...
• Re: RECOMMENDATION
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 20 May 2000 08:38:40 EDT
  ...Use the T1 valve train-solid rocker shafts, Cromoly push rods and retainers, racing valve locks, racing clutch bolts, solid spacer, 1.25 rhino...
• Re: Coolant Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 08:00:19 -0700
  ...I > suppose you could argue it makes the push rod cover which is under the tin > vunerable to objects from the road. But it...
• Oil leaks!!!!
  Historical mailing list - LAWS HOME
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:40:43 -0400
  ...Looking closer I saw that it was the push rod tubes, I guess 5 years is too long to sit in one place. I...
• Re: the vanagon and the corvair part 2
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 17:27:22 -0800
  ...still is always something going wrong with them. (just glad the push rod tube seals work better on the vanagon. Brian Cochran 84 westy...
• Re: FS: Roller Tip Rockers (Pauter 1.3
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 10 May 2001 10:26:24 -0700
  ...allen > wrench, tube cutter (If you want I can cut the push rods for you, send > them > to me...) snap ring pliers, and an...
• Re: Hot Foot Syndrome...what is solution?
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 19:25:02 -0500
  ...The reason was that hot air from under the front end was blowing up through the hole that the rod attached to the gas...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust smoke after sitting for 30 days
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:20:05 +0000
  ...I needed to move it to do some work on the upper ball > joints, and > when I started the engine the hydraulic push rod...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:40:03 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL driver Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > All right, then you better get 250,000 miles out of your CV joints...
• Re: a big THANK YOU!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 04:53:38 -0800
  ...or if something was not just right blow a rod inside his head Then only charge me 20bucks to fill a tranny check somethings...
• The much maligned 1.9 head on 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 20:08:45 EDT
  ...The greatest stress on the rods, crank and bearings is on the exhaust stroke. The crank is pushing up against little resistance, then it...
• Re: Engine Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 13:13:25 -0700
  ...Todd John Rodgers wrote: > Jay L Snyder wrote: > > > I would check the fuel pressure at the tee near the regulator. Should be > > around 29...
• Re: seizure
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 19:23:10 -0700
  ...of engine while running...pushed the thing to the side of the road where i found four leaking push rod tubes and an exhaust...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:54:38 -0500
  ...pins >>>>> >>>> much >>> >>>> easier than trying to push a cylinder down over a piston still >>>>> attached >>>>> >>>> to >>> >>>> the rod. Use rags to clog the cylinder...
• WBX 4 spd. Transaxle 1-2 Shift Rod Fork FLAPS Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 12:04:01 -0700
  ...Has anyone found a plastic FLAPS type "off the shelf" part for the front shift rod fork tongue? I'm sure I can shape...
• Re: Arrrgh! Sliding door won't open!!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 31 May 2013 21:48:56 -0700
  ...Pull the handle as if to open the door, and put your shoulder into the door, pushing it out. If this works, generously put...
• Re: oil leaks:beware, vender praise content!
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:20:25 -0500
  ...That was especially cool to get FIVE telescoping VW push-rod tubes for $25 total! Hope this helps! Glad you got that van running...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:50:05 -0800
  ...Checked >> push rod spec. >> - Flex hoses, calipers, pads, hardware, rotors/bearings >> - Drums, shoes (Raybestos deluxe) hardware, cylinders. From prop. >> valve to rear, all steel...
• Re: FW: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Dec 2015 17:02:56 -0600
  ...John On Dec 6, 2015 16:51, "Robert Clemmer" <n51219@comcast.net> wrote: > I used a socket that fit the sensor but only pushed...
• Re: Parting '86 Syncro / Westy Parts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 22 May 1998 06:42:28 -0400
  ...assemblies (no Mirror), Air flow meter, A/C parts-ducting >condensor, Push rod tubes, Fuel Injectors, Tire Chains, Badging incl. >"Syncro" "Transporter", Sliding door...
• Wahhh!!! The flood gates are open - gas everywhere!!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:05:34 -0500
  ...I pushed the van forward clear of the concrete, waited a little while - I could really smell the fumes. I fired her up and...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 11 May 2007 16:52:26 -0400
  ...I have >the Permatex Anaerobic Gasket maker #51813 for the push rod tub seals >and the lower black O-ring on the cylinder. My...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:34:21 -0700
  ...The real problem, however, is the rear bolt. � � > Push up the rubber boot protecting the push rod for the clutch lever � � > as much as...
• Re: 2.1 Engine Exhaust Stud/Bolt Questions?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:33:36 -0700
  ...As for the push rod lower covers, having to remove a whole bolt to get those brackets undone is silly. I just notch out...
• 89 vanagon swivel seats - how do you make them swivel ?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:13:14 -0800
  ...Lift the lever and push hard. > Hi Larry from North Carolina, > > Hmmmm, not like Jake to confuse things. Perhaps he switched the "Lift > & Push...
• Re: Redline MT90
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 18:17:02 -0500
  ...ever have to adjust the length of the clutch > master cylinder push rod. > That is by far the single hardest adjustment in any Vanagon...
• Re: Oil Light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 11:59:08 +0000
  ...up a real oil pressure gauge to the port > between the > push rod tubes and get a true oil pressure reading of the oil...
• 2.1 Vanagon Engine upgrade/ MORE HP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 11:34:23 -0800
  ...ONLY!) along withinstallation of Ratio Rockers and a set of Chromoly push rods. I'm putting together a "Kit" of the necessary parts to...
• Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 20:11:21 -0400
  ...John Rodgers <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET">&lt;jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET&gt;</a> From: John Rodgers...
• Re: wasserboxer oil buzzer warning = Fram
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 12:23:22 -0500
  In a message dated 96-02-02 04:09:56 EST, DHaynes57@aol.com writes: > There is a switch between the push rod tubes...
• Of Interest to Air Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:56:55 -0600
  ...These modifications are a supplementary deep sump, a set of 'windage style' pushrod tubes and an oil windage tray. As the name suggests, the...
• Re: High Pressure Oil Switch Wire; Tethered to Switch. OEM? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 May 2012 12:30:27 -0700
  ...rpm OP switch is between the push rod tubes, on the left >> side, under the push rod cover tin . >> Normally you remove the tin...
• Re: Throttle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 25 May 2014 20:25:02 -1000
  ...spring > itself and push it back all the way and then using a needle nose vise grip > to grab the rod. Worked very well...
• Re: shifting problem with 89 Westy 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 22:10:10 -0500
  ...Try looseing the shift rod bracket on the transmission, push towards the tranny and retighten. Often this will provide enough adjustment to get the...
• I'm rich, filthy stinking rich...
  Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 22:54:59 -0500
  ...By playing with that, I could make it run smooth and clean at any speed, by pushing it clockwise, somewhere about a quarter or...
• Re: dumb fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:26:24 -0500
  ...the burned gases are pushed out of the engine. Cycle complete - ready for the next charge. John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL...
• Crankcase breather sludge?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Mon, 30 Dec 1996 17:14:57 +0000
  ...Is there anything I'd damage inside this fitting if I attempt to push something through it to "unblock" it? Are there other items...
• half-lilley becomes quarter lilley
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:29:43 -1000
  ...Did the Pauter 1.5 rolling rockers, cromoly push rods, k & n air filter, and quad tip plugs... but to complete the upgrade, the...
• 81 AC engine seizure?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Galoob
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 18:28:46 EST
  ...This is the case even with one side's head and push rods removed. I haven't removed the other side yet. Is this...
• Re: Gas in Oil fill
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 08:54:40 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver scott bumpus wrote: > I recently allowed someone to test drive my '90 gl. > The guy took my van down...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 19:22:51 -0700
  ...Paul 85 WWW On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 5:48 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > My power window experience has only...
• Re: DJ Compression Ratio
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:26:33 -0700
  ...not to mentioin* hokey two valves per cylinders and PUSH RODS !! ( what are 'push rods' ???? ..........and 'rocker arms' ???...........are those ancinet things associated with...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 23 May 2017 23:22:19 -0700
  ...They do make adjustable push rods, both screw end or cut to length. > > > > There is no need or benefit for an extended drive to...
• Re: Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:56:53 -0800
  ...here's how you get any tapered 'tie rod end' ... or ball joint out of what it's stuck in. i'll just talk...
• RE: GEX International
  Historical mailing list - Fred Bauer
  Thu, 14 Aug 1997 13:41:47 -0400
  ...Torque special cam,new hyd lifters,resurfaced flywheel= , steel push rods and new rod tubes for an extra 400 bucks. Is it worth th...