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Re: Pesky Oil Leak
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:56:15 -0700
two ways to repair that without moving the head. ( good sleuthing and photography btw ) one, is the expandable push rod tube. you remove rocker...
Re: 90 Syncro weak clutch spring?
Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 17:12:57 -0600
...It just 'rides there' > full time.. > when you push in the clutch pedal ..then of course it pushes hand enough > to move the pressure...
Re: 2.1 L push rods
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 8 Feb 2015 10:00:17 -0600
...2.1 L push rods > > Finally got around to fixing my pushrod tube leak. Found there was a 4 > inch crack in one tube...
Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 9 Apr 2003 16:39:12 -0700
I try to get at least 2 people to help me push a Westy (not on the headlights please). Cheers, Jeff
1.9l pushrod tube seals (repost from egroups)
Historical mailing list - John Haddad
Tue, 11 Jul 2000 11:54:18 -0400
Howdy, In the quest for an oil-drip free Vanagon, I want to redo the pushrod tube seals on my 1.9l. It looks...
Re: Push rods (not rubes) to change...
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 23:19:29 -0700
Yes, you can pull both the push rods and lifters without removing the heads. I am not sure if you can get the lifters...
Backup light switch
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 05:53:47 -0800
...It seems that if you push in on the top space contact of the backup light switch, you can cause it to become a...
Re: 2.1 L push rods
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 7 Feb 2015 16:59:35 -0600
I have no idea why the pushrods are bent. I was given the van. It had sat idle stored is someones garage for 15...
Re: adjusting clutch master cylinder pushrod
Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
Tue, 9 Oct 2001 22:51:18 -0400
If I was going to try to adjust the pushrod in place, I would remove the clutch master cylinder mounting bolts and move it...
Re: Pushrod tube seal question
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 May 1996 22:39:43 -0700
>Hi All, >Part of my preventive maintenance chores for this year are to change out >the (slightly) leaking pushrod tube seals on my 81...
Re: 78 Bus Hydraulic Lifters
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Apr 1996 06:14:24 -0500
...When I took the push rods out, they were the hollow ones used for >solid lifters(approx 261 cm long). I preceded to remove...
Push Rod Tubes ?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 6 Oct 1996 07:25:23 -0400 (EDT)
I'm looking for push rod tubes that can be fitted to my '87 Vangon's 2.1 l engine without removing the heads...
Push rods change?
Historical mailing list - zolo
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:28:55 -0700
Hi Guys, I am not sure if I can change the push rods without taking the heads off. This is a 2.1 engine...
Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Clutch problem - input needed
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:21:27 +0200
...I solved the issue by using a pushrod from another slave cylinder - a pushrod that was a bit longer. Best regards Jens Jakob At...
Re: trip odometer myth
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:21:24 -0700
...The littel cog wheel needs to be pushed back on to engage the screw wheel fully. Mine was just touching and was off way...
Re: O2 reset
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 23:46:41 +0100
...The first time I pushed mine in, it seemed like it activated something, and my light went out... immediately. ;-) IMPORTANT!!! In order to reply...
Re: Adjusting valves on '91 Carat
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Sat, 7 Apr 2001 10:07:30 -0400
Tom wrote The push rod won't seat as far as the others did and the adjusting screw is out all the way and...
Brake Light Switch: Push-on Connector Disintegrated. Corrode? Hi Watt Brake Lights?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 30 Apr 2011 09:50:45 -0700
...Over time, it corroded push-on connector. Later, pulling and pushing plug back on forced connector far enough out to fall and dangle just...
Push-rod tube "expandable" type?
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 00:02:32 -0800
Can push-rod tubes be replaced 'in situ' (in place)? I know air-cooled engines can have them replaced using an "expandable" kind, after...
Re: '72 1700 rebuild, I laughed, I cried?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 18 Jul 1995 00:53:01 -0400
...one of the pushrods has been "grooved" about >1 1/2" from one end. It is as if it was done on a lathe...
Re: Exhaust hangers for the 1.9 don't exist either......
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:05:35 EDT
...Push rod tubes absolete? Can't you use air-cooled push rod tubes which are plentiful? We're discussing push rod tube COVER TINS...
Re: Installing pop top seals
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 8 May 2004 17:39:59 -0500
...channel. > > Much like the push on trim around your inner door seals. > > Just pull the old seal off and push the new seal into...
Re: Push-rod tube "expandable" type?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 07:17:06 -0500
> Can push-rod tubes be replaced 'in situ' (in place)? I know > air-cooled engines can have them replaced using an "expandable" kind, > after...
how tight on pushrods?
Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
Sun, 15 Mar 1998 13:20:12 -0800
...What I did, was wait until the rocker arm had pushed the pushrod all the way down, then turn the adjusting screw until it...
Re: Odo/Trip Counter
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:47:35 -0400
...pushing reset while moving >> >> Old wives tale, that. �I've been pushing my reset button on the move >> for >> ~145,000 miles on the...
Re: Bummed and need advise about my 87 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Tue, 18 Aug 1998 10:50:25 EDT
...If you can't turn the pushrod with your fingers with the screws adjusted all the way out then the pushrod is not centered...
Re: Pesky Oil Leak
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:17:13 -0400
...harder; Remove valve cover, rockers, push rod (of the offending tube) then rip out the push rod tube with vice grips, cutters. Replace with...
Re: '67 Problems Deluxe...
Historical mailing list - Mike White
Wed, 5 Apr 1995 13:51:26 MST
...out pushrods and put in two-piece tubes (and then put pushrods back in > > I did "B" on my 911 (alas sans pushrods its...
Re: Pushrod tube cracked HELP
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 7 May 2009 21:43:44 -0400
James Gebhard wrote: > one of my push rod tubes has a small crack or hole on the top of it. Does anyone know of...
Re: Push Rod Tin
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:23:17 -0700
...On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Craig Morton <rangermorton1972@yahoo.com> wrote: > Are push rod tin and splash guards the same...
Re: Replacing pushrod tubes
Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:25:12 -0700
Brad Anderson said: > >The important part of the job, I found, is replacing the pushrods and rocker >assembly so they seat well . Make sure...
Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Fri, 19 May 2017 17:40:25 -0700
My rule is always do a compression test both before and after disturbing the rockers or adjusters. Mark
Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 20:14:21 -0700
re: "The only way to insall new push rod tubes, (original, style) is to remove the head." This may be correct (I don't...
Thechnical clutch question....(the answer may help many to save some$$$)
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 01:15:16 -0400
...The system is hydrolic, so this is basically a push pull situation...the basket is not suppose to be the one pushing that bearing...
Re: noisy hydraulic lifter? not going away with oil change, marvel mystery additive.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:31:17 -0700
You just rip out the pushrod tube by whatever means - big screw driver etc. But first you go buy a special type of push...
Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 2 Oct 2008 10:13:26 -0400
I've noticed that every time I check my oil, the dipstick has been pushed out about half an inch or so from the...
Re: Push rods change?
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:14:44 -0700
...You cannot change them with original ones because they are like the old type 1 pushrod tubes. You might be able to replace them...
Re: Der Brakes
Historical mailing list
Fri, 20 Jan 1995 11:54:33 -0400 (EDT)
Quick suggestion for pushing the pistons back in the callipers. I found a 6" "C" clamp at a yard sale once. Whenever I need...
Re: Hittin the road..
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:45:18 -0700
RE: > I have been pushing this thing 9 days! I surely > will win the Vanagon pushing contest if there is > one somwhere. Robert, you...
Re: Push covers/enging tins
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:29:26 -0700
...Push Rod Covers.........not quite a perfect term ..........they could be call splash or rock guards for the Push Rod Tubes also....... those go...
Replacing pushrod tubes
Historical mailing list - Keese, Brian W
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 13:33:52 -0500
...I did notice a small oil leak at one of the pushrod tube seals, though. Well, I have been lurking, reading, studying the Bentley...
Re: Lifter removal
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Wed, 9 Sep 1998 17:01:47 -0400
...You will need one of those spring loaded pushrod tubes to replace the old one as well. Bill Knight Raleigh, NC > -----Original Message----- > From...
Push Rod Tin
Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:41:17 -0700
Are�push rod tin�and splash guards the same? ____________________________________________________________________________________ You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access...
Re: Push covers/enging tins
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:28:46 -0700
...Push covers/enging tins At 09:19 PM 9/10/2008, Jeff wrote... >I couldn't help myself, so I Googled "push rod cover...
reinstalling gas tank
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:24:19 -0800
...I installed the grommets in the tank, the crossover tube to the chassis, mounted up the tank, then pushed the crossover pipe connectors through...
Re: Push Rod Tube Leak????
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:27:12 -0800
Don't take off the heads to replace the pushrod seals. Use the collapsible tubes. I got mine from Ken at vanagain.com Call...
Re: Loud clanking sound from exhaust - pushrod unseated?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 27 Jul 2004 10:14:44 -0700
If you didn't notice a power loss, it's probably not a loose pushrod. I've had loud noises from the engine bay...
Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Fri, 11 Apr 2003 19:49:59 -0400
I've found that when I push my westy too hard I wake up with a sore back and legs the next morning. I...
Re: Push covers/enging tins
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:58:27 -0700
...In that they're just there to protect the pushrod > tubes, they can be made from anything. > > It might not be a bad idea...
Re: pushrod leak question
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Mon, 5 Aug 2002 01:26:53 -0400
...loose!! Squize the tube 180deg (half a turn), maybe it will re-seal the pushrod tube!!! Ben http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine1.htm
Re: (Rant) Need to Bitch!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 7 Jul 2002 12:38:28 -0400
At 12:14 PM 7/7/2002, John Rodgers wrote: >guess where they are going to put their hands to push???? Right on the...
Re: wierd brake stuff :-(
Historical mailing list - Rob
Thu, 29 Jan 2004 23:30:04 -0800
...When I push the pedal down, bring it up, and push it down again, >the brakes grab real hard. My friends suggested that it...
Re: Digital clock won't come out of set mode
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 05:55:29 -0800
John, You pushed in the button a little too far and it is stuck against the plastic that surrounds the button. Push the button...
how do i remove lifters w/o removing the (L)head?
Historical mailing list - Kurtis Thomas
Tue, 31 Aug 1999 22:38:27 EDT
In my 87 vanagon (waterboxer) I think my (L) head lifters are going bad 2 of the 4 sink when I push on the...
Re: Was Re: Push rod tubes
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Mon, 6 Mar 2000 13:18:17 -0500
...Sun, 5 Mar 2000 11:58:53 -0500 > > > > > How can I replace the push rod tube seals without disturbing the heads? > > > I thought I...
Re: Push rods change?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:11:10 -0700
...You cannot change them with original ones because they are like the old type 1 pushrod tubes. You might be able to replace them...
Re: Platform Survey - Please Read
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 29 May 1999 20:14:03 -0700
Volks, I already pushed the Friday envelope a few hours, so I'll push it just a bit further... Please, please, please, send your...
Push rod tubes
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 5 Mar 2000 10:02:07 -0600
I've developed a massive leak,at what seems to be the push rod tubes. How can I replace the seals, without disturbing the...
Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:03:37 -0600
...type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed) > > > > Remove > > the following, valve covers, rocker arms, wire retainer,push > > rodss,push-rodd tubes...
Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:28:06 -0400
...Supplier-111109335-Engine-Push/dp/B007LX9WEY/ref=sr_1_10?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1445439858&sr=1-10&keywords=push+rod+tubes+for...