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• Re: low pressure
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 11:13:15 -0400
  ...The oil > that flows through the lifters goes through the pushrods to > lubricate the > rockers. You should also check the oil pressure relief valve...
• Re: Propane Tank Clean Up
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 07:19:35 EST
  ...of Rust Converter then a good rust preventative primer then rubberised rocker guard then top coat with paint colour of choice. Wire wheel will...
• 1.9L engine parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:16:41 -0700
  ...no pigtails AFM and airbox (2 available) VW heads w/valves & rockers (2 available) (cracks/pits possibly much less than yours - email for pics...
• compression and leak down test
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:35:29 -0500
  ...I ended up pulling the rocker assembly and the intake manifold off of #1 & #2 cylinders. Filled with 100 lbs. of air, but had...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:08:38 -0700
  ...Can't > remove them from the head without grinding the rocker end > round again. This was just cheap junk. > > > Kenneth Wilford wrote: > >> I have...
• Re: Stereo question (Friday nvc)
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 1 May 2020 12:15:39 -0700
  ...I didn’t really notice until we > got a loaner 19 Golf from the dealer while the rockers are being replaced > under warranty. What...
• Re: 77 price comparison
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Jun 95 15:30:36 EDT
  ...This had always been a work bus and had a fair amount of damage/rust repair, rockers and 1 corner, the rest was in...
• Re: Synthetic Oil (?)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 5 Jan 95 15:34:34 PST
  ...solution? make sure your rocker covers are whole and > intact. -- > So how many people have the option at this point of time in switching...
• Re: Where to start?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 May 2006 01:38:53 EDT
  ...mention a gross lack of knowledge on how > to repair rusted rocker panels. > > I grudgingly sold it for the same price I paid to...
• Arrgh.. Headlights out on 86
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Fri, 23 May 2008 22:15:36 -0400
  ...Here's the facts No low beams or high beams High beam indicator does light Fuses are good Swapped rocker switch with one that...
• Re: Help!, Something funny with Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:37:21 -0500
  ...In addition after adjustment I can just slightly move the rocker back and forth. Now on some of the valves (two so far) I...
• Re: 2.1 w/solid lifters - Frankenstein's Monster Lives!
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:02:58 -0700
  ...W-100 Lift (1.1 Rocker) .420", Duration 276, Cam Lift .383", Dur @ .050 236, Lobe Cent. 108 W-110 Lift (1.1 Rocker...
• Re: Sticky or noisey Tappets
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Aug 94 23:06:33 ADT
  ...do this, then the mid '70s could be slid out after rocker arm removal. So why furchrissake do I have to pull the heads...
• Subject: Re: 1966 Split Bus - What Carb ?
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  1 Jul 1996 13:24:29 -0800
  ...Even though the bus was only 7 or so years old, it already was cancerous in the rocker panels and even the back floor...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip--let's test it!
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:38:10 -0800
  ...get full advantage of any single mod, and Robert has the rockers, chrome moly push rods, mild cam grind, match porting, and exhaust. All...
• Re: Solid lifter conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 May 2003 11:44:26 -0700
  ...I'd think ratio rockers would be a better fix than risking running a cam flat. At any rate, 20 year or even ten...
• Re: To waterboxer or not to waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 23:03:01 EST
  ...Solid rocker arms to prevent wire clip breakage (I had a > clip break once on my T1 1641, and a fellow list member had...
• Re: Switched power for vanagon radio
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 14:57:06 -0700
  ...light built into > the rocker switch. > Anyone have any ideas? My radio display flashed on > and off when the > rocker switch was used. I...
• Re: Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:56:15 -0700
  ...you remove rocker arm and pushrod, and rip out the bad push rod tube, then you compress the spring-loaded expandable push rod tube...
• For Sale 1965 VW Camper in Toronto
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 12:19:47 -0400
  ...There is rust (holes) underneath the cargo doors and on the rocker panel on drivers side. Holes are just beginning to form behind front...
• Re: Was: Hydraulic lifter. Now: more accurate version of question.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:55:50 +0000
  ...2nd, it will significantly throw off the rocker arm geometry which if bad enoiugh can wear the valve tip and valve guides. Adjust it...
• Me and our '88 are glad to be back
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 07:25:20 -0400
  ...Included performance upgrade of ratio rockers and the S&S header. The rebuild was installed by me and my 11 year old son. We...
• Re: Massachusetts Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:18:46 -0600
  ...There is also rust over the PS fender and all along the rockers. He said it is mechanically sound and drives well....of course...
• Re: Comments on Splittie
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:28:12 -0600
  ...the VW design and over simplified it. somethings work--somethings dont. rockers have to many different direction to wander in my opinion. and whats...
• Re: cams and lifters and more power wasRe: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 22:52:57 EST
  ...even when they had a tail wind>>> The 1.3 ratio rockers combined with the increased lift AND duration from the stock cam AND...
• Re: FS: 1969 VW Pickup Truck VA (VALUE?)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 22:19:12 -0500
  ...Rear of rockers at seam to wheelwell arch 2" holes each side. "Tool chest" area no holes floor solid, doors good surface rust from...
• Re: WBX Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 20:28:15 PST
  ...pistons & cyl honed glass beaded & re-ringed,Complete German gasget set,rockers installed & valves adjusted,even has a set of valve covers!...$1,200...
• Re: Pushrods - Their Purpose?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:45:03 -0400
  ...The pushrods pass beneath and into the heads, where they push on the rocker arms which in turn push on the valves. The valves...
• 1.9l pushrod tube seals (repost from egroups)
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 11:54:18 -0400
  ...Do the rocker arms hold the wasserboxer's pushrod tubes in? Finally, I remember that there was a thread on gerry not long ago...
• 85 Westfalia FS
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 07:32:23 -0800
  ...with a completely refurbished AVP 2.1 litre engine with ratio rockers and about 1k on it. This van has a new water pump...
• Fw: [Syncro] 86 Syncro Vanagon F.S. Weekender Interior
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 23 Nov 2003 19:13:45 -0600
  ...K&N air filter, have 1.4 ratio rockers and Aussie chip new in box. > $6500.00 obo. Karl/Westyman will have it 1st...
• Re: Summer Syncro project
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:20:53 -0600
  ...it with that much effort You might want to look @ MansiSpeed Rockers & Injectors for some extra HP & also, since You should have a “D...
• Re: Power Window Switch Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 09:23:08 -0700
  ...The basic problem with the 'sticky' switch seems to be mechanical; that is, it seems that the rocker mechanism is jamming, perhaps against the...
• Re: Bra Substitute
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 03:17:44 -0500
  ...I personally had to redo the rocker-panels of my van, right to the bare metal - about a year after I used rockguard with...
• Engine still not start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Mon, 6 May 2002 08:25:06 -0400
  ...PO says engine ran very well. * Both heads removed and replaced with new rebuilt heads * push rods are centered in lifters / rocker arms correctly...
• Re: weak engine power after van sits - recently changed lifters
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 12:43:02 -0400
  ...I would add some shim under the rockers to do this I shop for a 1 inch OD washer aprox .040ths thick and drill...
• Re: Rust prevention...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 11:23:30 -0300
  ...the rockers, fender lips, door uprights, front wall/beam behind bumper etc. There is a lot of drilling to do, unlike in a Vanagon...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? Lilleys & aircooleds
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 00:01:37 EDT
  ...counterweighted cranks, balancing, stronger valve train parts that eliminate weak weaker parts (solid rocker shafts, stronger valve spring retainers, roller tip rocker arms, etc...
• Re: Paint job pricing
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 22:11:41 -0400
  ...He welded in a new rocker > panel (I supplied it), and primed and wet-sanded the entire vehicle. The > color was not a direct...
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:31:20 -0700
  ...is more for convenience, such as when checking compression or > adjusting rocker arm screws/hyd lifters. > and also starter circuit diagnosis. > > fuel pressure gauge...
• Re: Best Value Auto Clubs?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 02:34:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...junk parts cars) ...a '75 westy w/ a 10 yr expired inspection w/ no rocker panels (they even pulled it outta the weeds for...
• Bought 90 Westy, Mass. $3500
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 23:21:51 EDT
  ...It has rust along the drivers side rocker panel seam and on the seam beneath the drivers door. The tranny whines but works OK...
• Re: [Syncro] Mufflers & Breathing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 08:43:46 -0800
  ...20/01 -0800, steve@syncro.org wrote: > >Now that the Pauter rockers will be installed on my > >syncro, i was wondering about mufflers that...
• Found the Leak, but now valvetrain sounds funny?!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 17:16:37 -0800
  ...I do have the 1.25 ratio rockers with the swivel feet installed, but I don't remember them being quite as loud before...
• Re: Waterboxer Power vs transplants
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 07:39:54 -0700
  ...58 hp > Rockers and Chipped 128 ft lb. 94 hp 90 ft lb. 66 hp > Lilly's (low guess) 143 ft lb. 104 100...
• Re: Seized Engine? Is there something I can do? - '91 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 07:55:38 -0700
  Before you do anything, pull off your valve covers to see if your rocker arms look broken or strange in some other way. Let...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:21:28 -0500
  ...miles or so with satisfaction, learning as I go about timing, rocker arm adjustment, compression, and brake, clutch, and coolant bleeding, etc., etc., etc...
• Re: Rust Proofing Recommendations/ slowing rust down / Recommendations in
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:13:27 -0400
  ...Spraying in > > the two > > holes in the rocker panels only reaches the insides of the rocker > > panels, not > > above UNLESS the top of the...
• Re: Gas smell in Oil months after using Magical Mystery oil Please help.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 11 May 2003 15:46:37 -0700
  ...years ago who never drove it) has the Berg 1:4 rocker > arms, Australian chip and 16" wheels. I've been > getting poor mileage...
• Re: 110-volt Hookup box wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 25 Jun 2017 21:44:40 -0500
  ...It has > the 110-volt hookup box situated in the lower rocker cover, plus a long > cable that can be pulled out from it...
• Re: Rust prevention behind Westy appliances
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 21 May 2000 12:01:02 -0300
  ...I hope it works! Malcolm Gary wrote: > Hello Volks > > I just had the passenger side rocker panel and lower side panel replaced on my...
• Re: sigh..... lifter adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:58:37 -0400
  ...Only concern is maintaining rocker arm geometry. Whenever adjusting them though, look at the adjuster screw tips. If worn to the valve tip replace...
• Re: 2.1 hydraulic lifter rebuild kit available?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:33:08 -0700
  ...Then when the rockers are removed the inside pieces fall out and into the engine. Good luck fishing them out. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Rust preventing: undercoating?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 13:37:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...also, make sure they get everything; rear swing arms, inner rockers, etc.. They even got my heater tube and brake vacuume line. if that...
• buses for sale (northern cal)
  Historical mailing list - Turbo
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 19:37:45 -0800
  ...up for sale. >> >> 1962 crew cab flared fenders and a missing rocker under the >>cargo door. The nose is perfect, very minimal rust, decent...
• Re: FI mixture adjust?/ Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 17:07:17 -0600
  ...I have a rebuilt 2.1 with 1:2.5 ratio rockers, is there >anyway that these could be causing the problem? And if...
• Vanagon Vs. Clie; '61 bus
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 17:13:35 -0600
  ...The motor is a 40hp, 1200cc, fully balanced, Vanagon 1.1:1 rockers, Type III oil pump, fresh air heat, Solex 30 PICT carb...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Stones
  Thu, 9 May 2002 11:47:54 -0400
  ...In my van I have aftermarket driving lights and fogs installed each with their own rocker switch so I can control my light output...
• Parting '87 GL passenger van with blue exterior and gray fabric i nterior
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:00:14 -0600
  ...condition but dirty, interior panels-fair condition, engine components like heads-rockers-intake-exhaust-throttle body-injectors are up for grabs, interior items like...
• Re: Carrying a large outboard in a Vanagon (plus some NVC outboard motor 2 stroke vs 4 questions)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:45:04 -0400
  ...Also, most use reed > valves > so there are no cams, lifters, rockers, etc. That is why they are > so > light. > > Dennis > >