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• Re: oil buzzer buzzing all the time
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 05:58:10 -0800
  ...connection block which comes from the LOW pressure�sendor between the pushrod tubes.� �OK check the wire,� hold on to it and check for...
• Re: Tuning Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Apr 1994 16:39:01 EDT
  ...One thing that I forgot to mention in my original post was that I broke the fuel pump pushrod trying to bend it to...
• Running a 1.9 without any head gasket
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:12:20 -0800
  ...The problem is a pushrod tube was punctured somehow. these alujinum foil devices are fragile. I will cleanit off and pull outthe JB again...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:49:01 -0400
  ...not too much was damaged and you can just replace the pushrods and rocker assembly. hashtag never doubt dennis haynes Edward On Tue, Jul...
• Re: yet another water pump
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 Nov 2006 20:21:18 -0500
  ...I had removed the pushrod cover and the other sheetmetal on the left side. This time I remove one clamp on the oil cooler...
• Re: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:27:55 -0400
  ...Another one, all pushrod seal change before my trip (with a sip of oil on each) with new aftermarket pushrod tube, they all start...
• Forwarded: Re: oil leak from crankcase vent?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 17:52:58 +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...
• True Lies (was Re: Rear Drum removal)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Wed, 6 May 1998 17:53:31 -0600
  ...Maybe three years ago I replaced the brake shoes and wiggly drum myself and noticed that the pushrod had been installed backwards on both...
• Re: Will loud lifters ruin my engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:17:42 -0600
  ...You can swap out for new lifters by pulling the heads, or you can just pull the rockers, slip out the pushrods, take a...
• Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:36:57 -0700
  ...The sender between the > pushrod tubes measures the pressure at the main bearings, where the most > severe loads are, and this is where the...
• Re: cylinder head drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:55:30 -0800
  ...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: Oil temperature sender
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:42:10 -0800
  ...I've already moved the pressure > switch from between the pushrod tubes for the pressure sender. I have a > temperature sender in oil drain...
• Re: I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 02:03:52 -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...
• The 75..the epic continues!
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sun, 28 Jul 1996 12:33:01 -0400 (EDT)
  ...of course, not bothering the read "the book" before reassembleing it, i did NOT put the pushrod tubes in properly. <this i slap my...
• Re: Best flushing method - 2.1,and maintenance questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 12:33:55 -0500
  ...What is the best way to do this without removing > the pushrod covers to access the head drain bolts ? IMHO, the Bentley manual is...
• Re: 85 Head Job Update and Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 14:35:50 -0400
  ...You will need some, Even if it's only to hold the pushrod when putting the heads back in. If I remember right, when...
• help in digest mode, and oil pressure, cooling system, thermostat
  Historical mailing list - David Menche
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 11:49:06 -0700
  ...is a bit too low (sensor located at port on between pushrod tubes #3 and #4 cylinders) Is it true this pressure port is...
• Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:19:48 -0500
  ...head gasket - Put more "Right Stuff" on rubber head gasket - Seal pushrod seals with Loctite 518 - Put new flat metal rings in cylinder recesses...
• Low compression -- cause located
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 21:21:14 PDT
  ...will replace the oil cooler seals, and will re-replace the pushrod tube seals (just did this not too long ago, but hey, I...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 17:02:48 -0700
  ...tower (seen that before!) >>>>> - minor oil weeping from one valve cover >>>>> - pushrod tubes shiny, oil and rust free >>>>> - oil pump endplay 0.004" (good...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 17:17:43 -0400
  ...gaskets > that don't get sealant on them - and probably a pushrod tube holder > (styrofoam and duct tape?). > > Enjoying the job so far. We...
• buncha replies all rolled into one ...
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 08:49:59 CDT
  ...All Hail Gerry, the List-Whatever. ;) <"wrest control", indeed!!!> pushrods: since i haven't done it yet, i can't say for sure, but...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:01:07 -0500
  ...Now the metal exhaust shrouds or whatever that cover the pushrod tubes, I had to cut 'em both off so do I need to...
• Re: Re Kirkland tires (Long and boring)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:56:27 -0000
  ...probably be fine. - Mike Finkbiner '87 Westy (waiting for a replacemtent pushrod tube before I will be on the road with my new engine...
• FS: Set of rebuilt 2.1 heads and gaskets
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 21:24:28 -0400
  ...rings, head gaskets, the steel head gaskets, a water pump gasket, pushrod tube gaskets, and an assortment of flange gaskets and whatever else is...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:03:51 -0400
  ...not > too much was damaged and you can just replace the pushrods and rocker > assembly. > > hashtag never doubt dennis haynes > > Edward > > On Tue, Jul...
• PARTS FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - mathew Bennett
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:01:01 -0400
  ...rocker arms and valves(have mild pitting on face)-$30 pair *Pushrods (complete set) straight with tips in good shape(VW, not cheap off...
• Bus Trek Vol II
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 13:08:48 -0400
  ...We pulled the engine, and discovered a pinhole in a pushrod tube, and creases in another on the same side. So we stripped it...
• Re: fixing low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 May 2004 22:12:39 -0500
  ...6) Be sure you have the sheet metal over the pushrod tubes. 7)Close off any leaks that might let your fan draw in...
• Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:39:03 -0800
  ...What is > strange is that the engines suffered many of the maladies that VW > engines did, leaky pushrod tubes, dropped valve seats, etc. It...
• For Sale 85 Transporter/Camper
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 07:18:12 -0500
  ...000 km on bearings, 70,000 on rings, head gaskets, new pushrod tubes, but valve seat failed on #3 cylinder, and piston is burnt...
• Re: van running rich- running out of ideas to fix
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 14:47:16 -0500
  ...ecu to engine was disconnected, and > the protective covers over the pushrod tubes were missing. > > I've gotten lots of advice from people on...
• Re: Oil Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 00:39:47 -0700
  ...It has a pretty bad oil leak, and I thought all this time it was the pushrod tubes. It isn't, they're fine...
• Re: Advice on rebuilt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 19:04:57 -0600
  ...So here I am with a boxful of parts from Boston Bob (all bearings, rings, connecting rods and pushrods , gaskets etc.)and my Bently...
• Re: Another bus in my fleet
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:07:36 -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: '83 fan removal / header removal
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 18:24:10 -0800
  ...afraid to use it as it will be levering against the pushrod tubes... > > Also, my brain couldn't figure out how to remove the...
• Re: Winter storage leaking heads seals
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 23:05:46 -0500
  ...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: Busted Down Near Tekonsha, Michigan
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:14:04 -0600
  ...Figured when the piston burned through, the case was pressurized, and that pressure from the case went through the pushrod housings into the rocker...
• Getting a Westfalia (need other suggestion for my site)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:32:52 -0400
  ...dramatic at all but it tell a lot) Have the 2-pushrod protector shield remove to see clearly. -Ask about he cooling hoses and...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:04:01 -0700
  ...it a good going over, and the > typical leaks are there-pushrod seals, rocker cover and flywheel. What I > didn't expect to find...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 6 Sep 2014 17:11:27 -0500
  ...The OP sender has aan AN4 ss braided >> Aeroquip hose that runs up from the space under the 3/4 pushrods and >> the buzzer...
• Re: AVP Engine for 88 WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 07:18:18 -0600
  ...see no damage to or near a piston, and that the pushrods were straight. In fact, he told me the head looked almost new...
• 77 bus stalls, quits
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Wed, 22 May 96 11:44 CDT
  ...when I rebuilt the engine I installed hydraulic lifters and pushrods, so they shouldn't need adjusting). I found a loose connector to terminal...
• Re: Cold start oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 12 May 2021 09:37:08 -0600
  ...part of a recent project, I pulled the sender between the pushrod tubes and put that with the VDO sender on a tee about...
• Lets do Engine Rebuilding Math!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 11:37:48 -0400
  ...1 set of new lifters- $72 1 reground cam- $80 8 pushrod tubes- $72 Total- $1658 This does not factor in align boring the...
• Re: Euro-Elec: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 11:18:42 -0500
  Manually check the low pressure sender between the pushrod tubes to see if it's opening and closing at the same time as the...
• Re: Running a 1.9 without any head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 8 Jan 2006 14:10:07 -0800
  ...This side was only patched with RTV > /quick steel.Seems to be ok ,though. > > The problem is a pushrod tube was punctured somehow. these...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:28:54 -0800
  ...no valve spring pressure on it, and is thrown into the pushrod, which then hits the rocker arm, which then hits the valve stem...
• Re: what causes low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 11:25:01 -0500
  ...The electrical sender is on the driver's side of the engine down kind of between the pushrod tubes. Mike Houlton, Maine '84 GL...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:57:38 -0700
  ...I'll bet the old pushrod tubes are the problem, > not the > >> seals. They may get less malleable as they age, and after > stretching...
• '85 FOR SALE, PARTS or WHOLE
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 May 1997 20:58:32 +0000
  ...NOW THE BIG ONE 02/25/94 $2,238.91 2 new VW heads, gasket kit, all new pushrod tubes, clutch, pressure plate, to...
• Re: Clutch master cyl replacement procedure? Some thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:06:23 -0400
  ...Need any sort of sealant for where hydraulic lines enter > > the MC? How is pushrod freeplay adjusted? Anybody care to hazard a > > total time...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 28 May 2002 09:33:39 -0400
  ...As far as engine tin, you should at the very least have the two bottom pieces that cover the pushrod tubes. Don't worry...
• Updated list of PARTS FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - mathew Bennett
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 20:41:02 -0400
  ...in excellent shape with 1/2 tread left)-$100 for all *Pushrods (complete set) straight with tips in good shape(VW, not cheap off...
• Re: Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:50:11 -0800
  ...It's easy for the pushrod to hang up on something under there. and I did have a case once where it was just...
• Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:03:49 -0700
  ...Decided to go all the way with it - > > all new everything. Pushrods were bent indicating stuck valves from over heating. > > Both heads were cracked...
• Re: Friday Story
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 25 May 2007 21:29:08 -0400
  ...Ho, and i so hope your running 20W50 :-) Also, wile i'm on the subject, lately, i have see quite a few bent pushrod...
• Michael's repairs - more info. needed.
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:28:31 -0500
  ...that my Elring seal kit came with more of the little > pushrod tubes seals than the bigger ones. What a pisser, I had to...
• How to replace the brake master cylinder. - long -
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 15:10:50 -0800
  ...Angle the new MC with the tank assembled and place it on the pushrod coming out of the booster. You can press on the...
• Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:47:46 -0800
  ...What is strange is that the > engines suffered many of the maladies that VW engines did, leaky pushrod > tubes, dropped valve seats, etc. It...