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Re: Knocking sound
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 23 Jul 2002 18:41:05 -0500
...and somebody jumps on it in a negative way and the roller coaster takes off. opinion to follow: What I am discovering is that...
Re: Transmission Woes
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sun, 6 Nov 2011 08:26:43 -0500
...Clutch dust helps the > > little needle rollers turn to dust in a few years. > > > > there is a metal ring pressed into the center hole...
Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:02:10 -0700
...The owner even has an LT-1 Vette motor in his 914. >>> ( >>> ~500hp in a 2000 lb roller skate!) >>> They got so frustrated with...
Group Buy Announcement for Upgrade Digifant ECU Chips
Historical mailing list - sanford schulwolf
Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:27:16 -0700
...have a dyno test carried out on > your vehicle, on a roller > type dyno and obtain a power run figures in 3 rd > gear...
Re: 28.8 MPG
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:29:10 -0700
...moves power band up RPM scale, increase upper rpm engine breathing -Roller tip lightweight 1.3 ratio rockers, increase in ratio helps low end...
Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 15:42:26 -0700
...The owner even has an LT-1 Vette motor in his 914. ( >>> ~500hp in a 2000 lb roller skate!) >>> They got so frustrated with...
Re: And what should arrive in my inbox this morning from Banggood but this magnetic offer
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:17:14 +0000
...assembly, and add a 4th strip of duct tape; use a roller or rub/squeeze with fingers in an attempt to get some of...
Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 08:09:07 -0700
...The owner even has an LT-1 Vette motor in his 914. > ( > >>> ~500hp in a 2000 lb roller skate!) > >>> They got so frustrated with...
Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:22:24 -0700
...The owner even has an LT-1 Vette motor in his 914. >>> ( >>> ~500hp in a 2000 lb roller skate!) >>> They got so frustrated with...
Re: Spare 2.1 engine - how big can I make it?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 7 Feb 2011 14:30:05 -0800
...rocker arm screws .. > just like an old VW. > they also have roller cam followers.. > which is what all more modern engines designed for oil...
Re: State Inspection
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:02:45 -0600
...I watched the > > highly trained > > technician park the front wheels of my van on the rollers after he > > had done > > the underbody check with...
Re: sounds like a go-cart
Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
Thu, 13 Jun 2002 06:10:09 -0700
...I went to Home Depot, and bought an outside glossy paint & primer, and little roller kits to paint it on. First I taped all...
Posting discipline / Bad habits; was: RE: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:21:12 -0700
...The problem is a roller bearing fails suddenly and you know only when it's too late, sending hard metal parts into the engine...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 10:24:13 -0400
He's got an '85, so he has the new-type door with no sliding surfaces, just rollers. Yrs, d On Wed, Jun 6...
Re: Electric Water Pump
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:25:42 -0800
...pump, timing belt, and guide rollers and tensioner. Same water pump all those miles, and that engine will do 6,200 rpm, so imagine...
Re: And what should arrive in my inbox this morning from Banggood but this magnetic offer
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:25:33 +0000
...Then flip over the assembly, and add a 4th strip of duct tape; use > a roller or rub/squeeze with fingers in an attempt...
Re: WBX Nightmares
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:52:49 -0500
...tiny little roller skate with only two seats and 1/3 of a trunk and 1200cc engine. drove it for four months before i...
Re: List Wisdom - DIY rear bearings...
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 11:33:55 -0600
...Thread the grease needle through the bearing rollers into the housing. Pump in fresh grease until the housing fills and then until the old...
Re: State Inspection
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 15:18:20 -0600
...I watched the > > > highly trained > > > technician park the front wheels of my van on the rollers after > he > > > had done > > > the underbody check with...
Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:52:29 -0700
...The owner even has an LT-1 Vette motor in his 914. >>>> ( >>>> ~500hp in a 2000 lb roller skate!) >>>> They got so frustrated with...
Re: More Clutch - part 4 or is it 5
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 1 Jul 2010 20:59:10 -0700
...With no seal ........the pilot bearing rollers can fail easily in 2 years from clutch dust. here is the new cool way I think...
Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:40:06 -0700
...they commonly are missing the felt seal there ...so clutch dust ruins the little rollers in there after a while. I see missing locating...
Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:35:32 -0400
...colorado had his 2WD vanagon in for a smog test on >rollers ...the smog tech thought it was front wheel drive .. >that is being...
Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:28:43 -0400
...The owner even has an LT-1 Vette motor in his 914. >> ( >> >>> ~500hp in a 2000 lb roller skate!) >> >>> They got so frustrated with...
Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:47:54 -0700
...The owner even has an LT-1 Vette motor in his 914. >>>> ( >>>> ~500hp in a 2000 lb roller skate!) >>>> They got so frustrated with...
Re: Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:53:11 -0500
...Carefully and gently work the needle between the rollers and into the bearing. A thin needle will go through. Pump grease into the housing...
Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 21:03:29 -0700
...The owner even has an LT-1 Vette motor in his >>>>> 914. >>>>> ( >>>>> ~500hp in a 2000 lb roller skate!) >>>>> They got so frustrated with...
Re: Flywheel Dowel Pins
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 4 Jul 2010 14:03:02 -0700
...there were old rollers from the previous pilot bearing in the hole in the crankshaft behind the pilot bearing .... it all adds up. Do...
Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
Fri, 5 Sep 2008 08:33:58 -0700
...The owner even has an LT-1 Vette motor in his > 914. > >> ( > >> >>> ~500hp in a 2000 lb roller skate!) > >> >>> They got so frustrated with...
Re: "green" cars (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:52:40 -0600
...Plain lifters could be substituted where expensive roller tappets are now used. Beyond valves, there are ceramic wrist pins that weigh much less than...
A little something for Robb Lightfoot.
Historical mailing list
Fri, 05 May 1995 21:24:04 +0600
...option >6) Bigger front disc brake caliper/pads >7) New worm/roller steering box >8) Front turn signals moved up under windshield (at ends...
Re: Flywheel Dowel Pins
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 4 Jul 2010 15:30:49 -0700
...that felt seal in place was not there. > there were old rollers from the previous pilot bearing in the hole in the > crankshaft behind...
John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:45:48 -0700
...The owner even has an LT-1 Vette motor in his > >>>>> 914. > >>>>> ( > >>>>> ~500hp in a 2000 lb roller skate!) > >>>>> They got so frustrated with...
Buying Vehicles off E-bay Re: The Story Of The eBay Westy
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 08:12:16 -0500
...He had just finished it with a roller and house paint! I once as a guy over the phone if the vehicle had any...
a christmas story
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 25 Dec 2004 01:30:37 -0600
...They had it propped up so you could spin the wheels, listen to the oily purr of the roller bearings. I was sure it...
Love Notes and Ghosts on a Lonely Road (NYTimes)
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter / Iowa City, Iowa
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 23:48:06 -0600
...to call it anger management," he says. "It's like a roller coaster that never quits." With that, he guns his muscular Volkswagen-powered...
Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:06:44 -0800
...Most modern engines have gone to roller cam followers to go with the modern oil with fewer zinc additives. 'how' something is operated has...
Re: Vanlife in a pandemic--text version
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:26:20 -0700
...Nearby, the engines of dirt bikes and dune buggies buzzsawed over rollers and rock gardens. The sky popped as folks out of view unloaded...
Re: Vanlife in a pandemic--text version
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 17 Apr 2020 19:56:33 -0400
...Nearby, > the engines of dirt bikes and dune buggies buzzsawed over rollers and rock > gardens. The sky popped as folks out of view unloaded...
Re: Vanlife in a pandemic--text version
Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:22:08 -0700
...Nearby, > the engines of dirt bikes and dune buggies buzzsawed over rollers and rock > gardens. The sky popped as folks out of view unloaded...
Re: Buying Vehicles off E-bay Re: The Story Of The eBay Westy
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 08:44:28 -0600
...He had just finished it with a roller and > house paint! > I once as a guy over the phone if the vehicle had any...
Re: NVC: The Savvy Aviator #58: Why Mechanics Make Mistakes
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:20:09 -0500
...Down in the belly of an airplane where the controls cables passed through a bulkhead and onto some rollers. Any turbulence could have moved...
Frydaye Phollies: road trip - part 1 :)
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:36:54 -0600
...Turn your back on the roller-coaster Ozarks, or get caught out sideways, and these hills will do you dirt. Do them proud and...
Ramblings of a Vanagon type of guy
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 7 Jul 2006 23:24:49 -0400
...There was one road I took that I'd call the roller coaster road. Up and down, left and right. 30 feet or so...
Re: A Great Idea!!!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 28 Mar 2000 21:27:37 -0500
...We >promptly connected the new bridle to the damaged tug (using her stern >towing rollers to keep the tow line out of the damaged...
Re: remanufactured parts and alternators
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 14 Jul 1999 02:40:41 -0400
...possible. > > 9.All bearings will be replaced with new. > 10.All rollers will be inspected and replaced. > 11.All hydraulic components > (motors, pumps, cylinders...
Frydaye Phollies: a bigger long road trip - part A
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:42:26 -0600
...In a trice he was primed to desert his high-roller insurance clients and his California girls for two weeks of touring over the...
The 5th Van (Halloween Special)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 29 Oct 1999 23:08:17 EDT
...I grabbed onto the rusty door handle and he unto the door edge and together we slid back the sagging door on squeaky rollers...
Trip to Buringing Man Part 5
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 9 Sep 2004 12:23:28 EDT
...Campground off Las Vegas Blvd overlooking the needle sky ride and roller coaster far atop the Stratosphere. From Burning Man north to Burning Man...
road test: 1968 VW Station Wagon (long)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 10 Jan 95 15:48:47 CST
...The ring and pinion gearing is now hypoid and 10mm offset for quieter running and the differential housing is carried in tapered roller bearings...
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)
...wheel back on, the axle pushed through the inside and the roller bearings fell out of place. So now I'm rebuilding the axles...
Europe trip report (HUGE FILE)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Apr 1996 23:58:51 -0700
...A treat was to see the proficient, in-line skaters rollerblading up and down the stairs near the center of the city. The hair...