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• Re: Another bus in my fleet
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:17:47 -0700
  ...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: Clacky new(ish) lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Emmons
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:59:48 -0800
  ...I have all new german lifters, a re-ground cam, and then re-used the pushrods and rockers (but made sure to put them...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 15 May 2012 21:29:34 -0400
  ...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: Bar's leak versus other fixes
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 13:35:11 -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: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:20:28 -0800
  but kids, it's STILL just an 8 valve pushrod engine with a joke head gasket system. Numerous more modern engines are massively advanced...
• S&S Header Installation
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 19:18:09 -0400
  ...the o-ring is the same size as a large end pushrod tube o-ring of a type 4 motor). I flushed out the...
• Get 80-83 Air Cooled before they go to Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:55:09 -0500
  ...end. $60.00 each set. #3) Two sets of Type IV pushrods. $40.00 each set #4) Two sets of Type IV valve rocker...
• brakes & valve cover gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  18 May 96 13:43:50 EDT
  ...I checked the pushrod tube seals and they appear to not be leaking much at all, so I'm gonna wait on those for...
• Re: 1.9l Oil pump R&R
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 17:58:12 -0500
  ...Crankshaft seal Water pump Oil pressure sensors (also a good time to put a oil pressure gauge sensor in) Pushrod tubes Belts. Assemble in...
• Re: My T3 website on PhotoBucket: V8 Bay disaster
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 8 Jan 2010 10:47:44 +1300
  ...He "rebuilt" the 4V engine (which is an 3.4 all-aluminum hemi (the first hemi V8?) pushrod design from the late-70s-early...
• VW bus trip through Yugoslavia
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 2 Apr 1999 13:38:10 -0800
  ...In the morning, they fixed the generator, but also told us the engine was on its last legs. (something about bent pushrods and leaky...
• Re: Lets do Engine Rebuilding Math!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:10:19 -0700
  ...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: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:28:25 -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: REPOST! ECU CHIP AND ROCKERS UPGRADE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 16:41:28 -0400
  ...do this >> "Upgrade". >> >> The kit will include; >> >> ECU Prom Chip >> Chromoly Pushrods cut to correct length >> Gene Berg Ratio Rockers. >> >> The install of this...
• Re: quick and dirty head swap-dennis' 2 cents.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:26 -0400
  ...the ones around engine - head/pushrod tube plates - what ever you call them, the pressed steel protection under pushrod tubes. The tabs that affix...
• Re: I'm rich, filthy stinking rich...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 20:47:14 EST
  ...Air is suck via the crankcase vent through the pushrod tubes. It would not idle , loped real bad. I envisioned the worst. Unfortunately someone...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:15:42 -0800
  ...there is a trick to getting the pushrods properly seated. You have two separate things going on.. push rod problem causing no compression at...
• Re: van running rich- running out of ideas to fix
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 09:29:40 -0600
  ...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: Euro-Elec: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 23:49:59 EST
  ...The 0.3 bar switch located between the pushrod tubes is normally closed (low resistance). It should open (high resistance) when the pressure is...
• Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 14:54:05 -0400
  ...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: Euro-Elec: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 23:45:56 EST
  ...The 0.3 bar switch located between the pushrod tubes is normally closed (low resistance). It should open (high resistance) when the pressure is...
• Re: Different Kind Of Valve Adjustment Question? NOW What's next?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:18:38 -0700
  ...I'd watch the rockers to see if they all have the same amont of linear travel at the pushrods - looking for worn lobes...
• Re: weak engine power after van sits - recently changed lifters
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:43:35 -0700
  ...I have collapsable pushrod tubes on the two lifters I replaced, so I can remove the lifters from the case fairly easily. However, I...
• Re: Replacing Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 08:40:23 -0500
  ...had it. >> >> In the archives, I see the words "destroy" the pushrod tubes, and >> other >> intimidating comments <g> and so I seek info and...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:38:43 -0500
  ...On 12/20/08, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > but kids, it's STILL just an 8 valve pushrod engine with a...
• Head Welded, '80 (long) & Shop Recommendation
  Historical mailing list
  09 May 97 06:22:59 PDT
  ...One side is the area between the two aft pushrod tube bores, and the other two sides are the cracks. About 1/4 inch...
• Re: engine running cooler, or wishful thinking?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 May 2004 07:50:20 -0500
  ...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 Pressure light & buzzer, Yikes! Mystery # 1
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:29:18 -0600
  ...The low pressure switch is between the pushrods on the right hand side of the engine(as seen from the rear of the van...
• Re: oil pressure test guage?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 10:06:32 -0800
  ...to fit in the original sender >> hole between #3 and #4 pushrod tubes. Ran a wire up front to the gauge and >> presto, oil...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:45:29 -0500
  ...if you've ever drained your cooling system, you removed those brass plugs between the pushrod tubes. They are marginal at best--very easy...
• Re: 85 GL 1.9L Engine Rebuild Qs?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 16:52:55 -0400
  ...Get a new clutch, new water and oil pumps, new injector rails, new idle air stabilizer, new fuel lines and new pushrod tubes. Install...
• Re: Head advice
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 21:49:04 +0100
  ...The only thing I did wrong was not checking carefully enough that the pushrods were propoerly in place when I put the rocker-arms...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 17 May 2009 08:25:41 -0400
  ...I also ground the ends of the tabs off the lower pushrod cover tins to allow easier removal/ installation later. Hope this helps, Mike...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 08:45:10 -0700
  ...leading up to it >>>>>>>> and never >>>>>>>> found a reason for the pushrod to have come loose and it hasn't >>>>>>>> happened >>>>>>>> again. Â Various...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 15:12:13 -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...
• Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:32:15 -0700
  ...that is a tricky engine to put an oil pressure gage on, coming off the left underside there between the pushrod tubes. I have...
• '73 Safare Update - Hard to Shift?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 23:26:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Notice that the pushrod tubes are leaking again on both sides (arrrrgh!). I decide to look at the shift coupler at the front (FIF...
• finding crack in Amsterdam, part 1
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 23 May 2016 13:48:05 -0700
  ...a crack in the bottom of the head, up between the pushrod tubes. I showed them. Now what to do. With the jet lag...
• Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 13:14:45 -0500
  ...The engine fire was so hot it burned out the silicone seals on the pushrods, rendered the valve cover gaskets to charcoal, melted the...
• Re: new 82 vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 13:53:22 -0800
  ...in the concave hole in the bottom of the clutch slave pushrod ... that the ball actually broke off the lever, and was stuck permanently...
• Re: Oil Leaks and Leak Down Test
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 2 May 2002 20:15:26 -0400
  ...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: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:38:27 -0500
  ...Look just to the left of the left pushrod tube (#2 exhaust) in this picture... yes, you're seeing daylight between part of the...
• Low compression, 88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Wedenoja
  Sat, 17 May 2003 13:19:20 -0500
  ...I got rebuilt (AVP) heads from the BD which the mechanic installed (along with new valve screws, pushrod tubes, water pump, and coolant hoses...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 19:42:06 -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: Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 17:00:53 -0700
  ...lash" but the spring can't resist the compression of the pushrod. I know that sometimes when I have only one lifter noisy and...
• Re: head job
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 19:13:22 -0500
  ...This holds the pushrods as they come out and tells you which rod goes where as they go back in. Loot the wife's...
• Re: REPOST! ECU CHIP AND ROCKERS UPGRADE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:53:44 -0600
  ...do this > >> "Upgrade". > >> > >> The kit will include; > >> > >> ECU Prom Chip > >> Chromoly Pushrods cut to correct length > >> Gene Berg Ratio Rockers. > >> > >> The install of this...
• Re: home engine repair happenings: final fixes and oil presssurelight woes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:56:05 -0600
  ...Mounted the > >sender to the pushrod tube tin and to enhance the ground I ran a strap from > >one of the tin bolts to...
• Re: Waterboxer Power vs transplants
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 17:07:37 EDT
  ...course, they don't blow head gaskets, have eliminated old-fashioned > pushrods. > > You can get adapter kits for the WBX Vanagon just like for...
• Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 motor?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:33:01 -0700
  ...Keeping it pushrod would be a shame, but .....that I can really get excited about ....only one part to make as a fresh casting...
• Re: replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:13:22 -0500
  ...When you put it back in the engine you must make sure the pushrods are seated firmly in there lifters. It helps to put...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:08:10 -0500
  ...A valve seized in it's bore (didn't hit a piston) and a pushrod bent. It had an overheating problem before that that...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:22:23 -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: WBX motor rather than ....
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:41:12 -0400
  ...No need to piddle around with the ancient pushrod stuff linking >> back to the thirties. That said, the WBX is a surprisingly robust engine...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:26:52 -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...
• Franz The '87 Westy Lives and Breathes!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 01:50:30 -0400
  ...Ken Lewis... > The first thing I would do is make sure all the pushrods are > centered in the lifter. Very easy to get it...
• Pilgrim's Progress ...Hordes of Hippies Descend!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 06 Jun 96 11:38:33 CDT
  ...Punctured pushrod tube. The explanation involved something about a different bus (with this engine) being run off the road in Boulder, CO (musta been...
• Re: Replacing Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 18:14:47 -0400
  ...had it. >> >> In the archives, I see the words "destroy" the pushrod tubes, and >> other >> intimidating comments <g> and so I seek info and...
• Re: More Neighbors
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Dec 1995 12:39:56 -0600
  ...Now comes the Bad news, I go to extract Natasha's engine to replace some shoddy pushrod tubes and do a front seal job...
• Re: WBX Recommendations Sought
  Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
  Thu, 29 May 2014 10:44:11 -0700
  ...reworked heads: $1000 Head studs @ $30 ea, up to 16: $480 Pushrod tubes (old ones likely rusty) $160 Water pump: $75 Oil pump: $40...