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• Re: [VC] Test of new content identifier
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 7 May 2004 21:47:13 -0600
  ...tom On 7 May 2004 at 20:40, Gnarlodious wrote: > Entity tom ring spoke thus: > > > To assist those that want to read only vanagon...
• grinding noise under steering wheel while turning.. read!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 01:57:52 EST
  ...one of the screws had worked its way loose and was grinding against the brass horn contact ring on the back of the steering...
• Re: Leak at coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 13:24:13 -0500
  I would get the sensor and "O" ring. Once I thought it was the tank but when I took it appart to put on...
• Re: Upper steering column grease recommendation and what else to do while replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:46:57 -0800
  ...That spot is really hard to get at for maintenance. >> >> Horn Ring - last time I replace the horn ring on my '88 GL, the...
• Re: Alternator Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:26:00 -0500
  ...The worn brushes usually have a matching groove on the slip rings to indicate that is next and the out of balance rotor after...
• Re: resealing heads: now another questions...
  Historical mailing list - benoit
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 09:56:19 -0500
  ...So, do i replace both o-rings or just the outer ones + metal ring? the cylinders have not lost their rings, and have seen...
• Friday - government check-up
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 14 May 2004 01:07:01 +0200
  ...He asks the minister of finance Bosse Ringholm to come and join him and asks : "Tell me Bosse, who�s the child of your...
• Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 18:36:56 -0400
  ...Everything sounds good and it still has that extra pep I felt with the new rings. I think I'll order a refurbished control...
• Re: compression tests-- good enough?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 08:01:51 -0700
  ...A "wet" compression test and/or a "leakdown" test would help pinpoint where the problem is (rings, head), but if you're committed to...
• Replacing the Rear Main Oil Seal
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 10:43:51 -0500
  ...I have ordered an Oil Seal from Ron (thanks!) however, I notice an O-ring that is shown in the Bentley manual (section 13...
• Stuck rings
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 20:45:39 -0800
  I am still battling with the rings. I did pour that Marvelous Mystery Oil in the engine and gas and ran the engine now...
• Re: Vanagon webring?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 22:26:52 -0700
  ...Is there any other Vanagon ring out there I can > hit that has more links than that? > > The Vanagon webring is at: > http://www...
• Re: Servo
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 09:45:19 -0600
  I think you might want the O-ring for the governor cover. Does this look like it? http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagon_parts...
• Re: Major oil leak help!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:40:24 -0600
  > > Oil cooler O ring blew? > I've had it happen, and this is the time of year for it. Jim
• oem style ground crimp on fitting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:48:43 -0500
  anyone know where to get the original style ring terminals that are on the engine grounds <brown wires> mike
• Re: Busted water pump and an extra nut
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:11:30 -0500
  ...It's got ears! The old > oil cooler o-ring was perfectly round (though squished flat and stiff) but > the new o-ring has...
• Re: Horn sounding intermittently
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:16:42 -0500
  ...321.419.661A Title: *Horn Contact Ring* Price:$37.00 > > > > BusDepot- > > Clocksprin <http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=321419661A> > > > > Turn Signal Cancelling Ring...
• Re: brake hissing?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 07:50:23 -0400
  Wes, it could just be the o-ring between the master cylinder and the booster. I have had customers come in and we check...
• Re: Coolant sensor O ring
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 22:12:21 -0600
  ...Coolant sensor O ring >Micael; >FWIW, I was able to keep the coolant in the radiator and heater by making >some inexpensive clamps. Each...
• Re: head gasket question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:51:52 -0500
  ...I don't think it is all the way past the piston rings > though, but it does not want to push back into the...
• Re: Fuel Tank Replaced..
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 4 Apr 2016 09:58:00 -0700
  I got lucky with that O ring, as I didn't read Bentley at the time, but IIRC, there's a note installing that...
• '86 a/c rotary combo thermostat/fan switch - where to get a replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:20:30 -0400
  ...It's the one with the fan speed on the inside ring and the thermostat control on the outside ring. I searched the archives...
• Auxillary Heater question...
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:51:26 -0400
  ...However, it seems as if it is coming from the flat rubber o-ring on the on/off switch part (don't know what...
• Re: Sudden loss of power, running rough and burning oil
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:44:07 -0700
  Your best thing to do is a compression test this will tell you the condition of the valves and or rings, it takes two...
• Major oil leak help!
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:24:28 -0800
  ...Suggestions? Oil pump cover? Oil cooler O ring blew? Oil is literally pouring out now when it runs it's like you have a...
• Re: Need help with leak at fitting on AC condenser
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 17:09:13 -0700
  ...I have tried all different combinations of o-rings, different sizes and even 2 o-rings and finally went back with the factory o...
• Re: trying to locate VW automatic transmission seals
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:48:26 -0500
  ...37.92 O-ring, pinion cover, auto tranny differential, 010 409 259 A (78 x 3) 9.00 O-ring, pinion cover oil passage...
• Re: Rings? New engine?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 09:38:25 -0700
  ...So, this sounds like rings. My question to rest of the vanagon people is about general rebuilds. First, I was surprised to see symptoms...
• Re: Syncro fool sender ...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:03:58 -0400
  ...There are 8 nuts in a round ring holding the > sender onto the platic tank. VW was real smart with this design: > they integretate...
• Re: Syncro transaxle hard shifting
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Oct 1996 00:02:58 -0400
  ...brazilian construction, but all are brass...porsche uses a stell syncro, but it is a split design unlike the vanagon solid "baulk rings".Also...
• Leaky rear heater valve again
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 5 Oct 2021 17:24:27 -0400
  ...I’m pretty sure it is the o ring and place the valve connects. I replaced the valve and the heater core in 2014...
• head compression leak again!#$%!
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 17:13:08 -0500
  ...Based on the recent postings on the List, replacing all the o-rings and head gaskets isn't always the answer to this problem...
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:05:13 +1200
  ...Too little air and too much fuel and you get incomplete burning, fouled plugs/pistons/rings etc, smoke, excessive consumption...and that hidden danger...
• Update: Replaced heads, now water in oil
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 09:10:39 -0400
  ...I must have done something wrong in installing the left head because the o-rings at the top of the cylinders were badly damaged...
• coolant "ring" in engine compartment --plastic w/ end holes
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 16:46:29 -0700
  ...you know that coolant "ring" that is tucked under the deck lip with the 5 or so 8mm hoses that go to it? Ok...
• Re: steering wheel scraping
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:50:43 -0800
  Was new ring lubed with a *little* grease at install? Also there still may be dirt in there. Cheers, Neil. On 1/30/07...
• Piston Ring compressor
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 12:58:37 EST
  Busdepot sells one of these. Can I use it to put my cylinders back on that fell off when I removed my head.
• Type 4 pulley
  Historical mailing list - Noel Sachkowsky
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 12:33:19 EST
  Doe's anyone know of a supplier who stocks "degree ring pulleys" like those available for the type 1 engines? Noel 82 Westy
• Re: scratch on heads mating surface for cylinders
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:14:04 -0700
  The rings (head gaskets) are made of stainless steel. The heads are Aluminium. I think the rings will not compress. It is the heads...
• Re: '84 Vanagon Coolant Crossover Pipe seal
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 30 Nov 1997 19:24:47 EST
  ...I then apply a thin layer of Permatex Ultra-Blue in the groove and seat the O-ring. It is best to do this...
• Re: Engine rebuild break-in
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 18:14:08 -0400
  ...Any chance he bored the cylinders one oversize and put in standard rings? I've never had a new or old VW flat that...
• Re: Cooling questions still
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:01:37 -0700
  ...This green o-ring keeps coolant from contacting the metal ring. These rubber o-rings get brittle or gummed up after a long time...
• Re: CHEAP PARTS! Used 1.9L WATERBOXER PISTONS & CYLINDERS, and New RING Set (same motor)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Cady
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:29:04 -0800
  ...The ring slots have been cleaned and they are ready to install in a rebuild. There was the Fourth piston that had a broken...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:10:44 -0500
  ...Therefore, sealing rings not seated properly, exhaust gasses reached the green o-rings destroying them, allowing coolant into the combustion chamber and out the...
• that old O2 sensor ground
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:19:14 -0700
  ...The wire itself was slightly corroded so I cut back a ways to find shiny metal and crimped on a ring terminal that had...
• What to do with a stripped drain plug?
  Historical mailing list - Richmond Mike
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 11:10:02 -0500
  ...i had to reuse the crush ring and unforunately stripped the casing a small bit. 3000 miles later not a drop has leaked and...
• Re: oil leak above the oil filter.
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 23:29:10 -0700
  ...Check out Bentley 17.7 I had that o-ring go on me in cold weather. Chris On 6/29/05, Robert Cardo wrote...
• Starter bendix not engaging
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 1 Feb 1995 12:31:35 CST6CDT
  ...I can feel the edge of the teeth on the ring gear are worn somewhat. Do I need to replace the ring-gear? Is...
• Re: fuel lines; the injector side
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 16:50:47 -0600
  ...I have never in many years of working on fuel injected > engines, seen the ring connection fail. I've seen hoses crack and split...
• Re: glycerol for rubber, was O ring making kit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 17:06:13 -0800
  ...I DO know, nowadays, using O-rings a-plenty, that they DO last a heck of a lot longer if they are greased with...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 18:55:09 -0400
  Another common leak that you should ckeck is the distributor drive O-ring. I had oil on that same big screw and after replacing...
• Re: WBX engine break-in
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 19 Apr 2018 18:02:27 -0700
  You may know this but in regards to seating new rings to a freshly honed bore, creating enough "brake mean effective pressure" is supposed...
• Re: Scott Walker's diesel regear questions
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 14 May 1999 14:04:23 EDT
  ...market diesel transaxles that came with a 5.86 ring and pinion set. Because of that, Helmut's list does not have this particular...
• Re: %^#%^* power mirror removal!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 24 May 2010 20:31:41 -0400
  ...When you are looking at the reflective side of the mirror, the tabs turn the locking ring counterclockwise to unlatch and remove the glass...
• Re: the trick on the horn contact ring ?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 19:23:35 -0400
  ...my blog: > >http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/05/09/horn-contact-ring/ > >alistair > > >On 22-Mar-11, at 10:12 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans...
• Re: Replacing Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 12:57:09 -0700
  ...It is a simple o-ring seal and you can get the o-ring from VW, Bus Depot or FLAPS. Justin Jensen SLC Utah...
• Re: Standard Repair Times - Rings / Heads
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:31:28 -0500
  ...The cases don't have to be split to do the rings. Sure, it would be nice to have the engine in your lap...
• Re: Question about pulley-crank end reassembly 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 08:53:55 -0500
  ...a rubber sealing ring > >5. A crankshaft seal > >6. the bolt. >
• Re: Weird electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:00:33 -0700
  thank you Dennis, Will a new ignition switch and a new headlight switch fix the problem? - or even a new contact ring? dan
• Re: Repairing front shift linkage ... need help
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 23 Nov 2017 10:42:07 -0800
  thank you.... I managed to get it done using a heat gun on the rubber ring Happy Thanksgiving to all..