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• Re: cylinder head drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:18:56 -0500
  ...a final touch, I added a lump of puddy over each pushrod tube between the top of the tube and the rubber gasket above...
• Re: ZSticks and head corrosion
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 17:27:42 -0700
  ...One thing that I was told when I ordered them was that you had to remove a pushrod tube to install them. I have...
• Re: 1.9 Oil Leak question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 May 2010 10:27:01 -0700
  ...sure would be a nice easy inexpensive fix .. >>> though sometimes the pushrod cover tin fights you ....getting >>> access to >> the >>> OP switch in there...
• Re: DCL
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:59:43 -0800
  ...Since things > > are fresh in your mind I have a few questions. > > 1)Do you think that if I remove the pushrod > > cover and...
• Re: AVP Engine for 88 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 06:12:19 -0500
  ...see no damage to or near a piston, and that the pushrods were straight. In fact, he told me the head looked almost new...
• Re: [T2] Why is my 77 Westy running so cool???
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:20:47 -0800
  ...I have a thermostat installed, but NO under pushrod tube > sheetmetal on. The thermostat appears to work fine, but man that engine is too...
• My on going log for this 78 x 90.5 engine (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 12:39:06 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Now I'm going out on a limb here a little, I cut a second oil groove in the lifters leading into the pushrod...
• Re: 2.1L WBX -oil pressure light flickers at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:30:43 -0600
  ...But the engine was >>> out of service while the oil cooler seal was replaced and two pushrod tubes >>> were replaced on the side opposite...
• Bar's leak versus other fixes
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 13:02:22 -0700
  ...In order to have a > > better look at the bottom of the head gasket, it appears that one must > > remove the pushrod tube shield...
• Re: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:23:35 -0400
  ...It might be possible he connected the >> wiring >> wrong. >> ?Which sensor is the temp 2? The one in between the the pushrods or >> near...
• GEX update...
  Historical mailing list - 2 Amys and a Bren
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 16:57:19 +0000
  ...week! Gotta love it! The fellas at the shop cite "weeping pushrod tubes" as the source of my irritation. I found GEX on the...
• Re: All engines have issues...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 May 2010 20:03:56 -0700
  ...keep the pushrods and timing gear in the case...that works great, no timing belt to replace or break. Then just make it 4...
• Re: [T2] Some basic TypeIV engine help, please
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 18:53:35 -0700
  ...I'm told that the mechanic that replaced the > right-side pushrod seals told her that one of the valve stems on #3 - don...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems-repeat from brake spacers.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:28:39 -0400
  ...There should be about 1/16" between the lever and the pushrod. >> Adjust the cable to give this on both sides. If the cables...
• Re: Winter storage leaking heads seals
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 23:18:47 +0000
  ...see and > touch if you remove the engine tin below the pushrod tubes. It is often > called the head gasket (incorrectly in my opinion...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:14:31 -0600
  ...Changed two pushrod tubes that > > were leaking. Put everything back in place, adjusted the valves, put > > 20-50 oil in the engine, and went...
• van running rich- running out of ideas to fix
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 10:23:22 -0400
  ...ecu to engine was disconnected, and the protective covers over the pushrod tubes were missing. I've gotten lots of advice from people on...
• off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 12:17:49 -0700
  ...gaskets that don't get sealant on them - and probably a pushrod tube holder (styrofoam and duct tape?). Enjoying the job so far. We...
• Another bus in my fleet
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:27:45 -0400
  ...3 cylinders now that i've removed the two bent/gouged pushrods! Two lifters are "gone") I have a few questions though. First, what...
• Re: The Berg and springs
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 18:21:23 -0700 (PDT)
  ...What year van is this that you are talking about? > You do have to be more careful with your valve train, use HD pushrods...
• help! messed up coolant change (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 16:35:55 -0500
  ...It started with not being able to get the pushrod cover off the drivers side. So I figured I would just use the bleed...
• Re: Too Much Head Sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:28:38 -0700
  ...I added another film of black >> sealant, added some more yellow sealant under the cap nuts, left the 51813 >> on the pushrod tube seals...
• Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 10:27:19 -0600
  ...forged pistons, light weight aluminum roller lifters, chrome molly light weight pushrods, Greek coupler drive shafts and very precision balancing of every part that...
• Re: Buick V6 powered Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 4 May 2008 02:15:53 +1200
  ...do they live on? It's a heavy iron boatanchor with pushrods. Not exactly a BAD engine, but low-tech. >"Matthew Snook" <matt@SNOOKSBAND...
• Re: Oil Leaks and Leak Down Test
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 3 May 2002 10:12:26 -0500
  ...holding, could the air flow into the head and > down the > pushrod tubes into the case? Something does not add up here. I am...
• Re: HELP- Oil light blinking
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 14:26:43 -0800
  ...way and it is located on the left side between the pushrod tubes. Just check that the wire is still connected if you gently...
• Re: I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 01:48:07 -0500
  ...out and i had to remove a lifter wile changing the pushrods tubes O-Ring, > after many measurement: > Valve diameter = 41mm intake / 34mm Exhaust...
• Re: Dying when warm and smells funky
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:11:45 -0400
  ...The valve covers and pushrod tubes leak, dripping oil down on top of the heater boxes and exhaust system. It seeps inside, over time...
• The big head job
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 00:35:30 -0600
  ...The new pushrod tubes should help with cooling as well. The hot weather here in Austin is what has me so uptight about cool...
• Question of VIN and misc. sundries
  Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 13:23:02 EST
  ...are cracked and pitted, and I don't 'do' rebuilt), chromemoly pushrods, HD springs, a K&N induction setup, and I have a custom...
• Re: Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:21:24 -0400
  ...is the expandable push rod tube. >> you remove rocker arm and pushrod, and rip out the bad push rod tube, >> then you compress the...
• Re: Vanagon 1.9L seized
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Sat, 14 Sep 1996 20:24:02 +0000
  ...bearings >> camshaft and bearings >> piston rings >> distributor drive gear >> water pump >> pushrod tubes >> flywheel crankshaft seal >> muffler and clamp >> exhaust pipe >> C.V. boot...
• Euro-Elec: UPDATE 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
  Historical mailing list - "Richard Meissenheimer (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 10:35:07 -0500
  ...So I installed the correct switch in the port between the pushrods (why does the syncro have that brace running the length of the...
• Re: stuck or frozen clutch
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:07:36 -0800
  ...are not engaged into the throwout bearing > > correctly. > > The slave cylinder pushrod is connected onto the clutch release arm? > > -Hans > > East Coast Vanagon > > http...
• Re: DM: Dead Dynos III
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 14:46:07 -0800
  ...So, pull the valve covers and rockers and pushrods, remove the head pipes, release the head bolts in two or better stages and pull...
• Re: sticking lifter cure?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:26:09 -0400
  ...The lifter is fed oil through a series of oil galleries > in the case, crank, and pushrod tubes. Part of this oil supply system...
• Re: engine running cooler, or wishful thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 3 May 2004 05:05:16 -0400
  ...There was about 2 >tablespoons of oil that drained from the pushrod top on the lifter that >I thought was bad. > >I'm just...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 08:56:11 -0700
  ...The one near the distributor or the one down between the pushrod tubes. Which makes the most sense? Are they both connected by oil...
• Re: souping up the 1.9L or 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 20:44:24 -0500
  ...really like this idea.....along with the race > keepers > 12) chromolly pushrods? > > Since Robert didn't actually increase the displacement or the stroke, torque...
• Doesn't ANYONE want a free '74 Bus? - rec.autos.vw #66815
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 12:23:28 -0400
  ...tuneup, a new battery, and has > a slight leak from one pushrod tube. In addition, the keys were lost some years >ago, so you...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the t...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 11:41:42 EDT
  ...I did this by using cromoly lightweight cut to fit pushrods. They are STRONGER (90,000 psi to flex) than the stock steel and...
• Re: WBX bashing
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:39:25 -0700
  ...get away with pushing a 2-ton van running a small pushrod engine at a sustained cruising RPM of over 4K (2.1-2...
• Re: I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:41:20 -0700
  ...out and i had to remove a lifter wile changing the pushrods tubes O-Ring, > after many measurement: > Valve diameter = 41mm intake / 34mm Exhaust...
• Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 15:27:13 -0700
  ...stainless steel Aeroquip #4 teflon hose made to > connect under the pushrod tubes and then curl up the #3 cylinder by > the top left...
• FS: 1985 Westfalia - $6750
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:56:19 -0500
  ...I am getting a leaky pushrod tube fixed right now, after it is out of the shop I will take some pics to have...
• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question [RESULTS]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 17:15:40 -0700
  ...And the less-steep angle of the pedal with the lower end of the pushrod about 1/2'' farther forward than the stock location...
• Re: My name is Ben, and I'm a projectaholic (was: ever heard of a turbo)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 19:42:57 -0800
  ...And assuming the project actually works out, > all > you'll have to show for it is a pushrod boxer engine with holes in > the...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:46:43 -0500
  ...if not 5 of the X patern AND BEGIN of the pushrods side!!!!, start by hand and feel the bolt. Also, i just read...
• Re: Water Pump-Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 21:59:24 -0500
  ...Water Pump-Oil Pressure I used the port between the pushrod tubes. Taking the engine tin down was no picnic. Days of saturating the...
• Re: oil leak from crankcase vent?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Oct 1996 0:54:36 +0000
  ...It doesn't seem to be coming from the pushrod or valve cover area. I thought it was the rear main seal at first...
• Real topic, Wasserboxer case questions?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:57:57 -0500
  ...Head height, stock wasserboxer pushrods on hydraulic lifters going to come anywhere near correct? I realize this is a commercially done option but those...
• The return of the TURD (Part 1)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 23:34:21 -0700
  ...Of course this meant all the pushrod tubes were holding back any attempt at progress we could put forth. I truly belive that GEX...
• Re: Anyone know how to fix a stripped hydrolic hose fitting that goes to the clutch master cylinder ??
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 06:29:17 -0400
  ...Stanhope 84 Westy Tiico > > PS, How do the Germans adjust the Pushrod?,, the > Bentley gives it two "wrenches" which means "easy > job/simple tools...
• Oil pressure sander/switch anatomy. (explanation)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 15:42:46 -0500
  ...the .3 bar oil pressure switch located between the 2 left cylinder pushrod should be change if your not sure about her history, I...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:46:56 -0800
  ...Changed two pushrod tubes that > > > were leaking. Put everything back in place, adjusted the valves, put > > > 20-50 oil in the engine, and went...
• Re: Bad heads and a noise
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 02:42:18 -0600
  ...of pushrods that were bent! Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel ---------- > From: Joel Walker <JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU> > To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU > Subject: Re...
• Re: A/T wont drive in 3rd.Assistance PLEASE...
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:55:10 +0000
  ...seated on the tension adjuster and the piston >rod >(much like pushrods and lifters). If this is not correct it could be the >clunking...
• Re: Leaking coolant 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker (Guido)
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 08:11:20 -0600
  ...Sitting in the driveway overnight it is now leaking coolant from >> the driver's side through the tin that protects the pushrods. The >> water...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 02:17:09 +0000
  ...worth on this >> just for fun.  I'll bet the old pushrod tubes are the problem, not the >> seals.  They may get less malleable...
• Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Jun 2015 20:42:02 -0400
  ...Decided to go all the way with it - > > all new everything. Pushrods were bent indicating stuck valves from over heating. > > Both heads were cracked...