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Re: Knock & Ping?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 3 Mar 2006 21:25:55 -0800
...Knock & Ping? > Dennis, > > Hmmm. I think it very wise to avoid a lean cylinder. Having your piston > slap could be painful! :'( > > Is it still...
Re: Alternative way of reinstalling cylinder liner
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:52:44 -0500
...use ring squeezer to put piston into the cylinder from the bottom, leaving the hole for the wrist pin exposed .... then reinstall the piston...
Re: Engine rebuilding resources
Historical mailing list - walt spak
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 15:42:08 -0500
Karl, I recently bought the VW piston pin pulling tool. I found that it did not work on the pins that came out of...
Re: Ring Compressor Ideas
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Mon, 18 May 2009 15:54:57 -0700
...My method was to remove #2 piston at the wrist pin, put it back > in the cylinder through the bottom using an ordinary ring...
Re: another brake saga
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:58:02 -0400
At 10:57 PM 3/23/2009, Edward Maglott wrote: >I think hydraulic brake systems have a property >where the pistons stay up against...
Re: Big end rod clearance 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:25:35 +0000
...Get a socket large enough for the piston pin to fit inside, yet small enough on the outside to fit in the block opening...
Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:57:56 -0600
...where do you find wbx > pistons with a 3mm higher pin location? You can't > just go with a t4 piston, can you? Piston...
Re: compressing piston rings in engine
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Mon, 9 Dec 2013 20:22:44 -0800
...I just heat the wrist pin boss area of the piston .. 'usually' the wrist pin will slide right out then.. carb cleaner can help...
Re: compressing piston rings in engine
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:27:44 -0600
...I think pulling circlip's >>>>> and piston pins >>>>> >>>> much >>> >>>> easier than trying to push a cylinder down over a piston still >>>>> attached >>>>> >>>> to >>> >>>> the...
Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
Historical mailing list
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:23:46 -0600
...I understand that in order to reach > the > > wrist pin on the piston we need to pull, requires removing the > first > > piston. So, change...
Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:29:39 -1000
...it so you have to use your extraction tool for both piston pins through that one hole.. ( subaru has a hole on each si...
Re: How to measure piston length??
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Wed, 31 Mar 1999 23:10:04 -0600
...bore. > Measure across the skirt perpendicular to the pin. > Al Brase > 69 double cab Al, there is some variation in rod and piston length...
Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 12 Jun 2015 20:42:02 -0400
Unlike the air cooled engines the piston pins are slip, not press fits. The problem is either a carbon build up or a burr...
Re: Piston/Gudgeon Pin Bush Replacement on 1.6 Diesel
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 21 Jan 2001 17:53:58 EST
...I notice that the >piston/gudgeon pin bush in the rod is a 'brass' colour with remnants >of >white metal. Are these bushes originally...
Re: compressing piston rings in engine
Historical mailing list - Derek Burgess
Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:21:42 -0500
...I think pulling circlip's >>>>>> and piston pins >>>>> much >>>> >>>>> easier than trying to push a cylinder down over a piston still >>>>>> attached >>>>> to >>>> >>>>> the...
Re: piston pin #1 removal question
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 10 Jan 2004 19:30:07 -0500
> << After removal, clean the varnish off the wrist pin and its receptacle > with ordinary lighter fluid (naphtha) and it will easily fit back in...
Interesting item on eBay web site item#93863498: Volkswagen Vanagon 1.9 liter piston kit
Historical mailing list
Wed, 21 Apr 1999 18:12:26 -0700
...Brand new Kolbenschmidt german made piston kit for the watercooled vanagon.These are brand new and come with the liners, rings, pistons, wrist pins...
Re: subject Re: Brake problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:23:07 -0700
...first thing you check is if it's sliding properly and smoothly on the guide pins. If the piston is outboard, and the caliper...
chilton non-book (crank seals?)
Historical mailing list - radish150
Wed, 9 May 2001 21:28:23 -0700
...it did not help that my "instructor" told me not to bother heating the pistons up a bit (I did freeze the pins). That...
Re: Piston/Gudgeon Pin Bush Replacement on 1.6 Diesel
Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
Sun, 21 Jan 2001 19:32:53 -0600
Thanks Ken ...But I'm talking about a fire breathing bunker oil burner engine here not one of those 'Water Leakers' :)! Steve
Re: Brake question- 1985
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 9 Jan 2014 00:55:13 -0500
...pins, etc. Unfortunately some of the aftermarket hardware kits are of very poor fitment. There are also other silencing options such as piston cushions...
Re: Pitted Heads
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Fri, 9 Jun 2000 04:19:29 -0700
...The bolt is actually threaded rod sized to fit into the bore of the wrist pin and be about three times the piston diameter...
Ping in 1.9 Wasser Boxer
Historical mailing list - Leslie Shiaman
Sun, 6 May 2001 19:27:41 -0700
...tank fulls and the darn ping still makes noise, though not as long. Is this a sign of piston/rod troubles? Am I paranoid...
Anyone have the VW piston wrist pin puller?
Historical mailing list - Rob Scott
Sun, 27 Jul 2003 19:06:46 -0700
Does anyone in the Seattle area own one of the specialized tools for pulling the piston wrist pin on a Waterboxer? If you have...
Re: Knock & Ping?
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Fri, 3 Mar 2006 18:23:55 -0800
Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote: <SNIP> Last possibility is maybe you have piston slap. My 1.9 has had noticable piston slap since...
Re: Knock Knock ?
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:31:49 -0800
...due to a piston installed backward > or a > size tolerance problem between the cylinder and piston. A bad wrist > pin > bushing can also cause...
Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
Historical mailing list - Don
Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:05:45 -0700
...I need the specialized tools that are required to remove/replace pistons and sleeves and any other specialized tools (removing circlips and piston pins...
Re: Teflon Piston buttons.
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Jan 96 13:13:45 PST
Wed, 3 Jan 1996, Claralw@aol.com wrote: >whats a teflon button? I guess it goes on the ends of the wrist pin so...
Re: 1.9 piston and liners (revisited)
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:05:26 -0500
...The 2.1 piston has a different wrist pin location (lower) to accommodate the longer stroke of the 2.1 cranks Bob ----- Original Message...
Balance da engine parts
Historical mailing list
Thu, 23 Feb 1995 10:36:38 +0500
...removed from the wrist pins. It takes a whole lot of filing to get 5 grams off a piston. steel is much heavier. any...
vanagon piston/cylinder sets
Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
Wed, 10 Apr 1996 10:12:32 -0400
...dennis wrote:>Vanagon Piston/Cylinder sets are available in 2 days. Prices for a complete set of four, with rings, pins, clips, etc, just...
Re: VW tools and 1.9L Engine rebuild
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 14:34:00 -0800
...A shift, or even a socket extension, will work fine for removing the piston pins. If you're splitting the case, you'll be...
Re: Wrist pins
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sat, 29 Jan 2005 13:40:09 -0700
...chances it is wrist pins with that many miles? > > Is that an engine killer with van engines, or like piston slap in the early...
Re: Rod scratched-replace?
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Thu, 10 Feb 2000 13:16:47 -0500
Sean Garrett wrote: > > Well I scratched one of my rods machined surface (piston end) while tapping > out the pin. Its not a deep or...
Re: Wasserboxer piston pin removal
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:58:16 -0500
...You want it so it just fits > through the hole in the piston pin. (You DID remove the circlip, right?) > > Slide bolt head first...
Re: removing piston pin-thanks all!
Historical mailing list - Scott W.
Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:00:32 -0800
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Re: 84 head job update and questions
Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
Fri, 31 May 2002 19:51:13 -0400
...which will pull the wrist pin out of the piston and into the tube. Be careful as the pin is trying to get into...
Re: VW tools
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
Sat, 30 Nov 2002 16:07:05 +0000
Hi Chuck, # 3090 connecting rod support # 3091 wrist pin extractor # 3092 cylinder sleeve puller # 3159 piston pin bore reamer Total: $350.00, all new...
Re: compressing piston rings in engine
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 9 Dec 2013 17:46:25 -0500
Please don't use a slide hammer to pull the piston pins. You really need the reamer to break the carbon ridge in the...
Bare bones subie -
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 22:03:03 -0500
...Holes on the block for the express purpose of removing piston pins to remove pistons. Guys and gals - I am impressed with that engine...
Re: 1.9 piston and liners (revisited)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:25:11 -0500
...The 2.1 piston has a different wrist pin > location (lower) to accommodate the longer stroke of the 2.1 cranks > > Bob > > ----- Original Message...
Reinstalling wrist pins
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 10:28:22 -0800
...I'm attempting to reinstall the pistons, and am having a problem with one of the wrist pins not fitting in the connecting rod...
Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:35:02 -0700
...The projected tip brings the > flame front closer to the piston and can increase the propensity for knock > and ping. This can also increase...
Re: Engine rebuilding resources
Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 20:22:26 -0500
...Of course >you need a rod long enough to reach the rear piston and a much longer wooden >block. > >The VW piston pin tool...
Re: How do anti-ping additives work?
Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
Thu, 20 May 1999 20:29:38 EDT
...piston has to fight its way up against tremendous pressure. This puts tremendous strain on the engine, and builds very high heat. Pinging is...
Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Fri, 12 Jun 2015 18:03:49 -0700
...Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX Unlike the air cooled engines the piston pins are slip, not press fits. The problem is either a carbon...
Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 12:51:06 -0500
...How? For cylinders that run at an angle to vertical (at least on Mitsubishi V6 engines), there is a piston pin offset that allows...
Re: Brake Fade
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:24:46 -0400
...Brake Fade Pistons and pins moving smoothly. video of wheel cylinder "pullback" syndrome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQrTuwBdXxs&feature=related Edward At...
Re: wrist pins
Historical mailing list - Mark in Westminster, CO
Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:22:23 -0800
...There it was! Apparently, bad wrist pins was a common problem on the early (pre-'95) Northstars. And unlike piston slap, you can't...
Re: Removing Wbx Engine Case Studs
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:41:47 -0500
I stopped short of saying that I first removed the cylinders and pistons. I made a wrist pin puller out of a length of...
Re: wrist pins/boston bob
Historical mailing list - jimt
Wed, 2 Feb 2005 17:17:25 -0700
...circlip had broken ??? allowing the pin to move. > Gradually the hole elongated resulting in the bottom of the piston skirt > smashing , hence the small...
Piston Pins - putting them back in?
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 18:51:55 -0800
My friend got the pins out (amazing what a bored hippie can do with a bolt, pry-bar, and an unsupervised hour), and with...
Re: compressing piston rings in engine
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 9 Dec 2013 16:25:19 -0500
...Then you can pull the piston pins and clips pretty easy once everything is out, clean up the piston head, install new rings, lubricate...
ready to re-install cylinders/heads, but...problems..
Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:50:53 -0700
...Now gettng ready to reinstall, I slipped off the cylinders and honed them, than attempted to pull out the piston pins to remove the...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:01:07 -0700
...tell him the pistons and barrels are removed as one piece by removing the wrist pins through a hole in the block. One hole...
Re: Teflon Piston buttons.
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Jan 1996 13:07:21 -0500
...But then I had the wire ones break within about 20k miles. ----- I never had a piston pin clip break, in i dont know...
Re: compressing piston rings in engine
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:29:44 -0600
...I think pulling circlip's >>>> and piston pins >> much >>>> easier than trying to push a cylinder down over a piston still >>>> attached >> to >>>> the...
Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:16:34 -0700
...the spindle/upright and the caliper attaches to these pins. There is only one piston that pushes against one pad. The pad on the...
Re: 1.9 piston and liners (revisited)
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sun, 10 Dec 2006 15:31:48 -0500
...The 2.1 piston has a different wrist pin >> location (lower) to accommodate the longer stroke of the 2.1 cranks >> >> Bob >> >> ----- Original Message...
Re: wrist pins/boston bob
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Thu, 3 Feb 2005 00:11:25 -0500
...circlip had broken ??? allowing the pin to move. > Gradually the hole elongated resulting in the bottom of the piston skirt > smashing , hence the small...