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Re: new 82 vanagon L
Historical mailing list - Kendra Calhoun
Mon, 2 Jan 2012 15:55:51 -0600
...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: "green" cars (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:52:40 -0600
...Wear could be reduced at pushrod tips and rocker arm fulcrums, or cam followers with OHC, which would stabilize valve train performance over the...
Re: Winter storage leaking heads seals
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 18 Feb 2016 23:23:33 -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: Exaust Systems
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 28 May 2002 09:29:20 -0500
...As far as engine tin, you should at the very least have the > two > bottom pieces that cover the pushrod tubes. > > Don't worry...
Re: User friendly fuels (was you fixed it..)
Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:50:06 -0700
...Donald Baxter '85 Vanagon GL '96 Passat GLX (and not a rubber timing belt among these vehicles--pushrods and chains!) Iowa City ----- Original Message...
O-ring seals was Re: Tranny O-ring size
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:58:48 -0800
...always burnt me up, wrote a treatis involving it on T4 pushrod seals on this list near 15 years ago, and it still applies...
Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sat, 8 Dec 2001 17:23:21 -0400
...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: vanagon Digest - 26 Apr 2007 to 27 Apr 2007 - Special issue (#2007-436)
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:34:04 -0400
...just touching the pushrod and valve stem surfaces), >then tightened two turns (or 1 1/2 turns per some folks). Make sure you >run...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 17:31:30 -0500
...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: rebuilding your own heads
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 29 Dec 2003 08:43:51 -0600
...For overhead cam engines, there's the assembly of the valve mechansm, and for pushrod engines there's reinstallation of the rocker shaft and...
Re: Tapping sound
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Mon, 7 Jun 1999 20:45:29 -0700
...You've got to destroy the pushrod tube to do this, but you can replace it with an upscale version of the old 1600...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:28:50 -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: Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
Sun, 4 Jul 2010 11:20:45 -0400
...provide a suitable amount of play between the MC piston > and pushrod end so it's not pushing on piston when pedal at rest...
Engine Costs
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Fri, 11 May 2001 04:03:56 -0000
...60 When the engine had been run for a bit, a seal on one of the pushrod tubes started to leak. It had been...
Re: Oil pressure ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:08:03 -0500
...The blue oil pressure switch (between the pushrods) does not affect the buzzer/light above 2,000 rpm. That switch is on the rear...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:46:26 -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...
DaBoat runs, but slowly
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Fri, 22 Dec 1995 23:53:06 -0800 (PST)
...A couple of the pushrod tubes appeared to be leaking too, but it was hard to tell. Gave them a twist, to hopefully seat...
Re: Restoration of 1991 Carat MT
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Mon, 1 Mar 2010 18:18:49 -0800
...Low Oil Pressure sender - between the pushrod tubes High Oil Pressure sender - below the water pump Temp2 sender in the thermostat housing - Just replace...
Report: Replacing brake lines, MC & booster in '71
Historical mailing list
Sun, 19 May 1996 21:24:14 -0500
...I bolted the new MC to the booster and noticed that the pushrod bottomed out when the MC still had about 1/8"-1...
Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:12:39 -0400
...water jacket, no bent push-rod, bottom end O-ring replacement, pushrod seal. Now, how many of you will reach 60k-110K miles with...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:18:05 -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: No compression
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 15 Dec 2003 15:18:52 -0800
...Figure, maybe, around $30-$50 for incidentals (exhaust and intake gaskets, pushrod tube seals, valve cover gasket, some new hardware for the head and...
Re: yet another water pump
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 2 Nov 2006 18:27:01 -0800
...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: Another bus in my fleet - mouse warning
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:16:06 -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: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....long
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 8 Apr 2004 22:03:44 +1200
...FI >system, valves, rods and belt -driven camshaft, as opposed to pushrods. Jeez, my mother's 75 Scirocco TS had 112hp, and it was...
Re: Vanagon Olympics [was: Robbed !]
Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:25:34 -0800
...and use of a 2x4 with a time >handicap). > >Air-cooled pushrod tube removal and reinstallation: >--------------------------------------------------- >No tools other than those used to remove...
It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 05:26:21 -0500
...head gasket - Put more "Right Stuff" on rubber head gasket - Seal pushrod seals with Loctite 518 - Install head; torque nuts in order to 7...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:47:52 -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: Oil Leak From Oil Pump Housing
Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
Mon, 25 May 1998 17:20:12 -0400
...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: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:24:44 +1200
...Crude pushrod stuff. To Make the Mustang competitive they had to fit an ENGLISH engine. MUCH rather have a Daimler Benz DB605 or a...
Re: opinion which to buy `82-`88 westy UPDATE
Historical mailing list - fgfd gfd
Sat, 26 Oct 2002 22:53:15 -0700
...pull so I just cut off disk the bracket for the pushrod tins...I will just weld her after wards when i do the...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 23:44:05 -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: Replacing the master cylider
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Fri, 9 May 2008 13:14:05 -0400
...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: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:48:14 -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: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Tue, 15 May 2012 22:40:51 -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: Oil pressure ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:18:38 -0500
...My choice > to seal the cover in Loctite 518 used with the primer. > > The blue oil pressure switch (between the pushrods) does not affect...
Re: Master Brake Cylinder Install
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sat, 2 Sep 2006 21:18:30 -0700
...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: Brake master cyclinder replacement procedures (LONG)
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:43:33 -0700
...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: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
Historical mailing list - Ben
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:41:38 -0400
...With older pushrods engines, timing gears are much more common. I >have a set of timing gears on my 302, but they don't...
Refund for the amount of $.02 My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
Historical mailing list - Jeff Hogue
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:15:23 -0400
...if not 5 of the X patern AND BEGIN > > of the pushrods side!!!!, > > start by hand and feel the bolt. Also, i just read...
Re: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:19:17 -0400
...It might be possible he connected the >>> wiring >>> wrong. >>> ?Which sensor is the temp 2? The one in between the the pushrods or >>> near...
ECU Chip Upgrade Info.
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
Thu, 30 Jul 1998 22:12:24 -0700
...With ratio rockers, I believe Richard said that the pushrods will need to be replaced with units shortened to 273mm (double check this number...
Re: Cold start oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 12 May 2021 11:46:03 -0700
...part of a recent project, I pulled the sender between the pushrod tubes and put that with the VDO sender on a tee about...
Re: 1.6-l. '79-'82 type 2 aircooled pancake engine in Bug?
Historical mailing list - Brian Verbeek (by way of Brian Verbeek )
Wed, 22 Jan 1997 14:41:20 +0000
...I didn't get the pushrod tubes with it but i think they are the same as Wasserboxer tubes,they are thicker on the...
Re: Hi resolution pictures of Wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:24:15 -0700
...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: Instructions for trans mount and master brake cylinder
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:26:40 -0400
...Angle the new MC with the tank assembled and place it on the pushrod coming out of the booster. You can press on the...
Fwd: Brake master cyclinder replacement procedures (LONG)
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Fri, 9 May 2008 13:13:11 -0400
...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: 85 vanagon; Water Pump Leak
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Tue, 11 Nov 2003 14:04:27 -0800
...There is > traces of an Oring (orange in color; looks like a > pushrod tube seal) and lots > of RTV. Unfortunately, (the flange where this...
Re: yet another water pump
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 2 Nov 2006 19:17:04 -0800
...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: Replacing the master cylider - In Bentley?
Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
Fri, 9 May 2008 13:29:17 -0400
...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: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:30:21 -0800
...A valve seized in it's bore > (didn't hit a piston) > and a pushrod bent. It had an overheating problem > before that that...
'81 Westy FS
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Mon, 19 Oct 1998 18:43:06 PDT
...slave cylinder rear brake shoes 2 heat exchangers oil cooler seals pushrod tubes and seals crankshaft main seal (fan end) pilot bearing throwout bearing...
Re: Engine parts source
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 6 May 2014 21:16:40 -0700
...Never mind the fact that who would need more >> than the smoking 100bhp afforded by the 2.1 wbx. >> >> I have ordered pushrod tubes...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:13:58 -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...
2.2 Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - Greg Baxter
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 18:42:57 -0800
...nuts/gasket Oil Pressure Release Valve & Spring New Hyd lifters (CrMo Pushrods?) Clutch Kit - do I need to go heavy duty? Main Bearings Rod...
84 Westy WBoxer Rebuild - Part I
Historical mailing list - Jim
Sun, 02 Mar 1997 21:56:26 -0800
...Couldn't get the lower tin pieces covering the pushrod tubes and water drain plugs off to drain the coolant because of the rusted...
Re: Gradual switch to synthetic oil?
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 21:17:24 -0500
...I ran it only for a short while before I had to replace pushrod tubs because of leaky seals. I'm back on petrolium...
Re: Vanagon Woes
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 21 May 2010 14:24:46 -0700
...If you think that's bad, try adjusting the pushrod length on the clutch master cylinder... that is the single worst adjustment in vanagons...
Refund for the amount of $.02 My 2 cents on head leaks and
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:37:43 -0800
...if not 5 of the X patern AND BEGIN > > of the pushrods side!!!!, > > start by hand and feel the bolt. Also, i just read...
Re: locating my water/oil leak
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:08:07 -0700
...No such thing in a waterboxer, instead, oil goes up the pushrods to the rocker arms ...and drains back to the sump through the...