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• Distinguishing connecting rod bolts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 11:01:17 EDT
  Greetings and Salutations; How does one tell the difference between the 1.9L and 2.1L bolts.Bentley page 13.30 has a picture...
• Re: 112HP @ 4800RPM on a stock WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 05:57:29 +0200
  Gary McEachern wrote: > What's different about the DJ engine from the MV? Is it just pistons and > longer connecting rods or are there...
• Re: Recommendations for Aircooled Engine Rebuilder
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:33:09 -0800
  NW Connecting Rod was the name that came to mind for me too. They have a really solid reputation. On Thu, Jan 22, 2009...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 08:09:45 EST
  ...have a little trouble relating the failure of the 2.1 connecting rods > to the fact that that crank is not "fully' counterweighted...The...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 23:08:38 -0500
  ...Bob machined and lined bored his connecting rods to specification and utilized diesel connecting rod bolts and nuts to strengthen this area. The OE...
• Diesel Holes!
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:34:25 -0800
  ...and every single Vanagon diesel engine there had a fist sized hole in the side with a connecting rod haging out. Some of these...
• Waterboxer hop-up vs. swap
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 22:25:54 +0000
  ...exhaust, better intake, even lighter connecting rods for higer RPMs and lest fatique, etc. It might be cheaper and/or easier to just make...
• Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:49:11 -0500
  ...Since the business has > passed > into other hands, the rebuuilding of rods as a service is not listed > anymore. Now, I need to find...
• Fw: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:07:26 -0700
  ...Specially machined connecting rods for 80mm stroke. Go Westy exclusive modified 95mm pistons. A different, exclusive GoWesty proprietary camshaft grind specifically for this engine...
• Re: Motor or repair for 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 18:40:17 -0800
  Jerry at Northwest Connecting Rod has an excellent reputation. 1705 S 93rd Street Seattle, WA 98108 phone: (206) 763-2487 http://www.plantfloor.com...
• 911 in 69 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 16:27:03 -0700
  ...By convention, a V engine has two (or more ;) ) connecting rods on each crank throw, which is why the V was revolutionary when first...
• Re: Connecting rod questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:17:24 -0800
  ...Any thoughts? > Secondly, the manual says "peen each rod nut into the slot on the rod > to lock it in place (FIGURE 97)." Figure...
• Friday's lame joke (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 08:29:55 -0800
  ...Let's be serious! The matter is that it has been burned the spark of the connecting rod to the dynamo of the radiator...
• Re: Engine siezed . . . Next steps?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:47:24 -0800
  ...in an '85 about five years ago, long block from NW Connecting Rod was about $2,600 at that time with a 12 months...
• Clutch Pedal & Clutch cylinder rod Q
  Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 13:33:28 -0400
  ...Part of that is from either an elongated hole in the top of the clutch lever, where the clevis pin connecting the rod into...
• Re: Separating the Engine Case. Any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:44:13 -0800
  ...I'm POSITIVE I got all the > >> bolts/nuts off and was hoping to crack this case to get my broken > >> connecting rod out...
• Re: tappet noise or worse?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 21:45:37 -0400
  ...If it is connecting rod noise, how long will > engine > survive assuming better than average maintenance? > > > > John Lauterbach > Macon, GA
• Re: Friday engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:13:42 -0700
  ...wrote: > There is apparently a rigid boxer definition in which the connecting rods > cannot share crank journals. > Most "V" engines share crank journals and...
• Connecting Rod Torque?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Gomes
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 23:14:12 -0700
  ...Am I stretching the bolts out of whack or is this just the kind of torque to be expected? I had the rods reconditioned...
• Re: Choosing a case sealer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:13:38 -0500
  ...Lambas wrote: > >> Well now that I'm waiting for some new connecting rod nuts, maybe >> someone can help me decide between Permatex Aviation form...
• Re: 1.9L WBX to 2.1L WBX -
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:07:26 -0800
  ...machine shop will have to grind a bit off of the connecting rods (then ensure they are balanced) so they don't hit the...
• Re: Choosing a case sealer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:56:02 -0700
  ...Lambas wrote: >> >>> Well now that I'm waiting for some new connecting rod nuts, maybe >>> someone can help me decide between Permatex Aviation form...
• Re: diesel rods weights
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 11:32:32 -0500
  ...diesel rods weights > > > > >>I just finished assembling the bottom-end of my engine that I'm >>rebuilding and noticed numbers stamped on the connecting...
• Re: Should I rebuild the bottom end? Questions & photos.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 18:57:46 -0500
  ...Side play on the connecting rods > seems normal. I can't feel any play when I push/pull toward or away from the > crankshaft...
• Re: Connecting rod questions
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 19:22:00 -0600
  > First, the manual says "make sure the forge mark of the rod faces up > as shown in FIGURE 96." FIGURE 96 is a small...
• Re: Subject: hardware and torqueing was Flexing cranks and Yielding
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 18:12:37 -0500
  ...The article on connecting rod bolts was very informative, maybe too much so. Too much knowldge is a dangerous thing. Maybe I misunderstood but...
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 07:47:17 EST
  ...This engine has the famed connecting rod breather hole modification on the top of the block! AC compressor, '87 $30 Gary Gary McEachern, Reading...
• Re: What's wrong with that picture....
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:33:20 -0600
  ...coolant leak may have produced a hydraulic lock which bent the > connecting rod. Liquids are not very compressible! > > Angus > > > > ================================ > Angus Gordon '89 Carat > NW...
• More on AVP
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 1997 21:33:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...We pulled the connecting rod bearings and they all looked OK so I decided to proceed with mainly replacing the heads. They also replaced...
• Re: type 4 aircooled vanagon motor rebuilder
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:43:07 -0700
  ...Northwest Connecting Rod 20021 80th Ave S� Kent WA 98032 � (253) 872-4945 On Monday, August 18, 2014 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Wed, 13 Jul 2016 01:08:26 -0700
  ...morning! On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 6:56 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > BTDT! Sometimes the ECU's do fail. Mine...
• Re: Separating the Engine Case. Any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:39:08 -0800
  ...I'm POSITIVE I got all the > >> bolts/nuts off and was hoping to crack this case to get my broken > >> connecting rod out...
• Re: Availability of some crucial parts & engine reman info, yes, you better read that!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 28 May 2002 16:32:17 -0400
  ...I see 2 solutions, sell my van or change all connecting rods bolt, main bearings, oil pump and clean all oil passage. I would...
• How to measure piston length??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 14:00:12 -0800
  ...In preparation for putting the 2 Vanagon 2.0L engines I'm rebuilding back together I determined the long/short connecting rods by putting...
• Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:45:39 -0600
  ...The 3A is probably a good representation of the Tiico because they probably have the same length connecting rods. But the ABA is a...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:21:49 -0600
  ...So, the result maybe more hammering on the connecting rods, wrist pins, and bearings below. Is it enough to hurt your motor? I really...
• Re: 15" Vanagon tire Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:46:45 -0600
  ...The steering rod rubs the tire ever so slightly so I'm dropping the connecting point of the carrier by 1" by using extenders...
• Synthetic Oil for a 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L Urner
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 10:11:11 -0700
  We've got a just broken in (around 3,000 miles) NW Connecting Rod 2.1 in our '84 Vanagon and I'm leaning...
• extra engine... overhaul...
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:50:17 -0500
  ...just check replace the main and rod bearings, and probably rebuilt connecting rods, if everything looks ok on top. This is the engine... No...
• Re: Knocking Rod arm/B. Bobs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 09:33:33 -0500
  ...The rod bearing that has gone bad will stop knocking when the plug wire is pulled. If driven like this the connecting rod will...
• F.S. 86 Syncro,87 GL
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 23:28:55 -0400 (EDT)
  ...AC Very clean Interior almost perfect Body almost perfect Motor has bad connecting rod rap, oil light on. Asking $1500 Each. Located in PGH...
• Re: Waterboxer hop-up vs. swap
  Historical mailing list - davidb
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 11:19:28 -0800
  ...exhaust, better intake, even lighter connecting rods for higer > RPMs and lest fatique, etc. It might be cheaper and/or easier to just > make...
• Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:12:03 -0600
  "What size deep cycle battery do you recommend for the Auxiliary Battery? Does anyone have have a "how to" instructions for connecting it up...
• Re: Reinstalling wrist pins
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 08:22:31 -0500
  ...of the wrist pins not fitting in the connecting rod. It fits into other rods, but not the one it came off of. It...
• Suggestions for installing pistons/cylinders in WBX.......
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:23:39 -0500
  ...I am having trouble as you imagine getting it lined up with the connecting rod in the #2 and number 4 cylinders..............I am...
• Re: More Big Buses (funny cargo)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Dec 1996 10:00:43 -0800
  ...Think about getting whacked by a connecting rod, even. Loads are dangerous -- secure them. Well maybe not 50 yards of sod. malcolm
• Re: Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 14:03:33 -0700
  ...mention things should be replaced and the Haynes provides enough information to make a better decision (connecting rod bolts immediately jump to mind)... dave
• Re: looking for westfalia diesel with bad engine
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 00:28:41 -0800
  There's a pop top with a carb'd motor from NW Connecting Rod on whitby, it's a non westy and no fridge...
• Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:11:16 -0400
  According to my old version of ETKA, both engines use connecting rod set part # 025198401A. However the 1.9 uses rod bolt 113105425B and...
• Re: Connecting Rod Torque?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 21:07:50 -0700
  Walter, These instructions are for new "torque to stretch" rod bolts. Do not reuse your old bolts, they only stretch once! Buy new bolts...
• Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:41:05 -0500
  ...inline engines, because of the force reaction from pushing against the connecting rod at an angle? I'm just not sure I'm convinced...
• Re: 81 rebuild - balance or not?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Apr 1996 20:27:06 -0400
  ...They support the piston a fight the side load the connecting rod palces on them. A full lenth piston would increase wieght and friction...
• Machine shop recommendation...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 11:33:10 -0800
  ...Grind crankshaft (if necessary) balance a new set of pistons, my connecting rods & crank Do a good 3-angle valve job on two VW...
• Re: AT speeds/rpm's
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 18:39:48 -0400
  ...No core, no crankshaft and not connecting rod are available). And that also to keep a reasonable fuel consumption. I don't want to...
• Re: SF East Bay Machine Shops?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 16:03:29 -0500
  I've heard that Northwest Connecting Rod company in Seattle area is about the best around for VW, Porsche. They're not internet folks...
• Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:33:42 -0400
  ...Rebuilt connecting rods with used nuts! Just not right. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: I lost my cool!!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:56:18 -0400
  ...not sstay put! > > >John Rodgers All the 134 A valves have to be closed (backed out fully) when connecting or disconnecting. That could have...
• Re: Removing head studs
  Historical mailing list - Cliff
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 11:25:08 -0600
  ...Be sure to protect the innards of > the engine, as well as the connecting rods, from the welding splatter. I > assume you are using...
• Re: '90 Engine rebuild info
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 23:12:41 -0700
  ...THE SHOP UNFORTUNATELY PUT TWO CONNECTING RODS IN UPSIDE DOWN. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE ENGINE WAS JUST SHORT OF GARBAGE IN A SHORT 20...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Wed, 13 Jul 2016 19:55:28 -0700
  ...morning! > > > > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 6:56 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> > wrote: > > BTDT! Sometimes the ECU's do fail. Mine...