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• Re: How to find a particular three-way electrical switch.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:38:20 -0400
  ...I don't care if it's a rocker, rotary or toggle switch, just that it'll mount on my dash somewhere!!! Any suggestions...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 00:23:37 -0700
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• Re: Valve guide removal / replacement
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:48:00 -0800
  ...You drive them out from > the combustion chamber side to the rocker side. The guides have a shoulder > that bottoms against the rocker side...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Feb 2015 10:15:30 -0500
  ...The rods can get bent trying to open a valve or a valve hang open and the rod can fall out of the rocker...
• Greetings, '66 Kombi for sale
  Historical mailing list - Erston Reisch III
  Mon, 4 Apr 1994 15:16:53 -0700
  ...It has the standard rust on the front floor panels, rocker under the cargo doors, ect.. Needs 'ding' work on the body, but most...
• Buses for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 17:23:25 -0400
  ...with zero miles, Dent in roof from tree limb fall, rusty rockers, rebuilt front wheel cylinders w/new seals, new rear wheel cylinders. $1250...
• READ THIS..Re:<Syncro/all> fender lip rubber
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 12:07:14 -0400
  ...I still would like to know if the body mounted fender lips will conflict with the fiberglass rocker trim found on the '88 '91...
• Re: Performance...any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:20:38 +0100
  ...He also has the ratio rockers, and I'll do > that too. Other than that, I have a K&N oil filter, run synthetic...
• Re: Got the wrong Vitrifrigo!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:37:06 -0400
  ...http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/Vitrifrigo > I put a little 12V rocker switch up there with it to control > the 12V from the battery...
• 2.1L Power-Up Grade
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 19:50:13 PST
  ...swivel feet, either 1.1 or 1.25 ratio Rhino rocker arms, solid rocker shafts, Aluminum clip on valve covers (allows for larger lifts...
• Re: REPOST! ECU CHIP AND ROCKERS UPGRADE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 09:48:43 -0500
  Karl F. Bloss wrote: > > I am interested in what happens to the gas mileage as well? > > I'm interested in what happens to the...
• Re: OPINIONS NEEDED which to buy
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:09:58 -0400
  ...Tad bit of surface rust in driver rocker > seams. One hour from home must be towed. $500 but > heard possibly could get it for...
• Re: VW Mini-Home from MI
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 08:55:43 -0500
  ...the rockers are beyond salvage as is the rear end damage.. but i think the front clip is there good enough to make one...
• Re: propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:56:37 -0700
  ...11:16 PM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Turn the rocker switch left to begin the start/heater-on cycle, and move > > the...
• FS: 21-Window in Utah $1400
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 13:28:42 MST
  ...Standard Rocker-panel rustout Minor dent at bottom of nose Canvas top in good shape Missing rear bumper Bondo patches here and there. Nothing...
• Re: loud clacking, oil and filter
  Historical mailing list - Dan Landry
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 18:30:00 ADT
  ...might happen is possibly the push rod might jump off the rocker, but I doubt it. Happy Vanagoniting, Terry ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E...
• The Rust Crusade
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:50:42 -0400
  ...I am also "wrapping" the truck bed lining up over the rocker panels and the fender flares and behind the bumpers. I like the...
• oil from pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:04:42 -0700
  ...Back to the local shop, arriving in a BIG cloud of oil smoke (outside and inside from the heater), who said the rocker cover...
• Re: Advice on how much my van is worth...
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 12:32:41 -0800
  ...aluminum fabricated intake nozzle for AFM, large cone K&N air filter in original air box section with custom mount high ratio rockers: 1...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor-valve adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 4 Feb 2015 19:47:26 -0800
  ...I recall your previous comment on rocker wear but didn't realize there was potential for things getting "torn up". One head on my...
• Re: Whiff of propane - (Probably NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:18:56 -0400
  ...Loosen the 2 nuts holdng the tank near the chassis rail and remove the 2 nuts near the rocker. Remove the tank assembly and...
• Re: Autostop propane fill valve stuck open - resolution
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:51:33 -0400
  ...a block of ice weighing 20 pounds, frozen to the tank, rocker panel ,wheel,frame,ect,ect.And a $20 propane bill and a...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 08:31:49 -0700
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• Re: 85 Westy - need more POWER
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 18:54:31 EDT
  ...I saw 1.25 ratio rocker arms are available for under $100. I think I know the pluses, but what are the minuses? I...
• Re: $20,000 for a Syncro Westy (Was: Do some years rust more thanothers? Thoughts on a winter Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 19:46:31 -0800
  ...parting out > a '90 carat, and i just put my foot thru the > driver's side rocker panel... > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at...
• Re: $20,000 for a Syncro Westy (Was: Do some years rust more thanothers? Thoughts on a winter Syncro)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 19:46:31 -0800
  ...parting out > a '90 carat, and i just put my foot thru the > driver's side rocker panel... > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at...
• High Perf WBX from Unique Imports, Mission Viejo
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 19:15:46 EDT
  ...Also put on 1.25 Rockers and a Magnaflow muffler. Obviously I'll be driving 91+ octane gas always. This has been installed on...
• Re: GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 7 Nov 2020 10:41:16 -0800
  ...affordable & > considerably > > easier to install > Marco Mansi Injectors & 1.3 Ratio Rocker Arms ~ > > Check'm out @ >> https://mansispeed.com/ > > > On 6 Nov , 2020, at...
• Re: Light switch backlight
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:48:08 EDT
  ...me but it sure is there to light up the switch rocker. I forget which VW socket assembly I used but probably the same...
• Re: 83 westy overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 11:56:10 PST
  ...I renmoved the intake manifold and a rocker shaft from one cylinder head so that all head bolts (nuts) were exposed. I quickly found...
• HELP! loud valve noise...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 May 1998 16:42:49 -0500
  ...I start my engine this morning and I hear for the first time the unmistakable, loud "tap, tap, tap" of a valve, rocker or...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:29:21 -0700
  ...Push covers/enging tins At 05:46 PM 9/10/2008, Ken Wilford wrote... >Some people think you are talking about the rocker arm...
• Re: Dashboard lights
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 07:16:35 -0400
  ...91' multivan, I pulled the dashboard hood off to fix a > rocker switch (the hazard switch) which seems too weakly attached and pushes > in...
• Ceramics in VW engines.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:57:33 -0600
  ...rebuilder mechanic to apply ceramic coatings on Cylinder Heads, Exhaust Ports, Rocker Shafts, Piston Tops, Piston Sides, Valve tops and stems, Cylinder Bores, Lifters...
• Re: To Buy or not to Buy? 86 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:12:37 -0400
  ...The oxidation protects it.Because it is brown, better recheck for seam rust along the driver side rocker area. The price it too much...
• Re: Vanagon Disaster Prevention
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 09:19:24 -0500
  ...Taking off the valve cover while the engine was running and >prying on the rocker arms a bit the noise went away when I...
• Soft lifters (was: clarify .006 on lifters)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:36:06 -0700
  ...wrote: > Walt > > I would start with an inspection of the the rockers arms when the engine is > cold looking for broken wave washers and...
• Re: Any info on the Mansispeed EFI
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Tue, 3 Sep 2024 16:20:59 -0400
  ...the Mansispeed EFI along with his injectors and 1.35 ratio rockers. The whole package worked out so well. For 60mph highway driving, I...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 23 May 2011 11:39:50 -0400
  ...lifters, cam bearings, rocker arm & bearing cap bolts (1 time use TTY). Might as well do the timing belt while your in there if...
• Pushrod removal, 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:53:20 +0000
  ...charcoal (nee cork) valve cover gasket (vintage 1987), and remove the rocker arm assembly. Out eagerly pop the pushrods, some of them slightly bent...
• Re: Switch not referenced in the Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 15:39:22 +0200
  ...Robin 90 Vanagon TD Westfalia Atlantic The Netherlands Ed Shultz wrote: > Hey Vanagon Experts, > > What is the purpose of the rocker switch in the...
• Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Jun 2015 20:37:55 -0400
  From back in the air cooled days, the keepers are supposed to be loose and rockers are offset with the goal being that the...
• Re: Waterboxer Power vs transplants
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 08:46:37 -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: Some 1600cc questions.
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Tue, 16 May 1995 10:18:27 +0100 (BST)
  ...Frinstance, where are these rocker panels everyone mentions? > > You on fresh ground here, but I'm interested in how the type 4 fits. Does...
• Re: 2.1L Cylinder barrel rebore (Wow!)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 13:42:48 EST
  ...Get the cam from Webcam Ratio rockers. Unless you want to save them for your custom engine. When you go for a HP increase...
• Re: Tiico Video Digitized Copies
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 12:21:05 -0700
  ...just buy a Tiico, then return it after you > get to take a look at it. > > Later Rockers > > Jason Loewenstein > Marysville / Tulalip, WA > 85GL...
• Re: Switch not referenced in the Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 18:33:56 -0400
  ...Switch not referenced in the Bentley Manual > > > > Hey Vanagon Experts, > > > > What is the purpose of the rocker switch in the lower right side of...
• Re: where to get body panels in Canada for 85 ddcab
  Historical mailing list - John Rodger
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:33:30 -0500
  ...I need >some parts that are specific for the ddcab, like the >passenger side rocker panel (just under the 3rd door). >All the doors...
• Re: To Buy or not to Buy? 86 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:12:37 -0400
  ...The oxidation protects it.Because it is brown, better recheck for seam rust along the driver side rocker area. The price it too much...
• Re: Busted Down Near Tekonsha, Michigan
  Historical mailing list - Pete Owsianowski
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:54:08 -0500
  ...On Monday I got it to a garage and first thing spotted was a rocker box gasket bulged out sufficiently to let oil out...
• buses for sale: 71 p/u, 81 camper
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Sun, 06 Nov 94 17:01:09 CST
  ...1971 Volkswagen P/U <single-cab>, rebuilt eng., etc., needs brake work, some rust on rockers, drives good. $1550. (205) 855-9029. yeah, i...
• Re: Pushrods - Their Purpose?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 13:41:34 -0700
  Pushrod tubes allow the oil that is pumped up to the rocker arms to drain back into the crankcase. If they don't leak...
• More Valve Lifter Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 17:24:08 -0400
  ...I backed it out again to the same adjustment as the others and pushed on the rocker arm. I was able to collapse the...
• Re: saturday stumper: why do Canadian westys have the elec. outlet down low
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 12:38:13 -0500
  ...Canadian westys have the exterior electrical outlet down low by >the rocker panel, and have a built-in power cord instead of the type...
• Re: Problem with local service shop (vancouver, BC)... slight rant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 23:44:09 -0500
  ...This will only be done by screws not being properly hardened, incorrect angle of the rocker to the valve stem, ( if the seats were...
• 1985 Westfalia project for sale, $3500
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 15:33:44 -0700
  ...There is rust in the left side panel below the hookups and at the rocker seam. Otherwise the body is fairly sound. The rust...
• Re: Paint job pricing
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:44:15 -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...
• Toledo Syncro
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:43:33 -0700
  ...The rust along the DS rocker is solid and would grind right off. The tires are new. At 3500.00 this could be a...
• Re: (reasonable) Performance Improvements for 1984 1.9L Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 16:30:09 -0400
  I think I heard somewhere (on the list?) that Fast German Auto in California has 1.25:1 rocker arms for waterboxers. Has anyone...
• Re: Pushrod tube wires
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 20:20:59 -0700
  ...The ends of the wires should rest in the slot of the block that mounts the rocker shafts. Make sure that the wire does...