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• Re: Temp II sensor o-ring confusion
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:38:42 -0500
  ...This uses a copper crush ring instead of the rubber o-ring. This sensor is a screw in type and it would screw into...
• Re: O-Rings, was: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 11:52:05 -0800
  ...The pressure of oil behind an o-ring causes it to seal better as the curve of the ring is flattened under the pressure...
• Re: Torque on coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:20:21 -0500
  ...A standard O-ring (which this is not) is normally compressed around 20%. So if you measure the thread pitch on the sensor and...
• Re: Temp II sensor o-ring confusion
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 22:40:17 -0700
  Yes, it does take an o-ring. BTDT. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Perdue" <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday...
• Re: TECH TRICK- install cylinders without removing the motor
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 05:40:19 -0500
  > Here you go: > > I read this somewhere on the internet, where this guy took a regular ring > compressor band and nylon tied it around...
• Re: best case sealant? O-ring it...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 26 May 2004 09:29:44 -0700
  Send the case off to Rimco and have them machine it for an o-ring. Then the oil leak is history from the case...
• Putting the heads on
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:08:45 -0700
  ...1- thin green o-rings: where are these supposed to go? I guess I'm supposed to put the metal rings into my head...
• Re: Coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 4 May 2008 17:02:24 -0700
  The 2.1 in 2wd models uses rubber o-rings for both. The 1.9 and Syncro with 2.1 use metal washers/rings...
• Horns and Steering Columns
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:06:05 -0500
  ...The new horn ring without the shoulder, allowed the steering wheel to push the horn ring down against the column switches, shorting them out...
• O-rings for air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:22:25 -0500
  ...I need to change out the O-rings first. I will be recharging with Freeze-12. Are the O-rings special or something I...
• Re: Safe 2.1/1.9 Rpm: survey/query
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 09:03:19 -0700
  ...I brought up the issue engine durability and high rpm's vs piston ring harmonic resonance a while back. Apparently when piston rings slide...
• Re: Crankcase breather tower...
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 19:15:45 -0700
  ...The spacer gave the o-ring enough height to permit a proper seal. I was puzzled on why a simple o-ring was so...
• Re: A/C -R12--R134a (O-RING QUESTION??)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:25:36 -0700
  Hi John, When I converted to R134a, I replaced all the o-rings with the new green ones. I took the old black o...
• Re: Rings are stuck ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 26 May 2011 19:51:43 -0700
  If it got that hot, the rings are shot. Just pull them out and don't worry about breakage. A small screwdriver in the...
• Re: o-ring cooling crossover tube
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 18:35:32 -0500
  If an o-ring is part of any union it always gets replaced without question. You can try silicone Joe, but 9 times outa...
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:57:07 -0700
  ...Putting the piston back >> in, >> I broke the oil ring. Does anyone have just the oil ring, or a single >> piston >> set? Piston diameter...
• Needed One German Oil Ring for 1.9 liter
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 15:00:59 -0500
  Do to a slight mishap in a late night of engine reassemble I broke a brand new oil ring. I am wondering if anyone...
• Re: Removing Cylinders from head idea!
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 24 May 2002 11:02:27 -0700
  >Why should this matter? I read somewhere "always replace "O" rings." >on a head job. The lower o-rings require removal of the cylinders...
• Re: piston ring size for 2.1???
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Thu, 14 May 1998 10:23:26 -0400
  ...It took a lot of fiddling with those rings but eventually piston by piston I got that ring to seat properly with the 2...
• piston ring size for 2.1???
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 May 1998 06:37:33 -0700
  Hi Volks Folks, Have any of you ever cut a new piston ring that is too big to fit in the cylinder? I have...
• Re: Unreal oil consumption on diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - olmcons
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 19:18:05 -0400
  ...I could probably have turned the rings & gone another 200,000 Km, but I did a full rebuild. I suspect that your rings are...
• Need diesel ring gear or flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hougard
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 16:09:54 EST
  I'm in need of a ring gear or complete flywheel for my 82 diesel van. I have already flipped the ring gear once...
• Can you use tie-wraps to compress WBX piston rings?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 14:06:05 -0400
  Has anyone ever tried using tie-wraps (zap-straps, whatever) as ring compressors for WBX piston rings? The way I envisage this working is...
• Re: Head Update (getting worse)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 19:11:39 -0600
  ...More detail please? If I understand what you're saying, get another o-ring and go at it again. I was advised to coat...
• "Grant" rings
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:33:01 -0400
  ...One has 96mm hypereutectic (Keith Black?) pistons that came from MSHP with Grant rings in the box (I think those nickel-bags @ MSHP swapped...
• Re: Leaky Oil cooler 89 GL
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 05:48:12 -0500
  Bentley says the new O-ring was installed on the Vanagons beginning 2/87. Jim Creech > > If you have an older vanagon do replace...
• Re: quick and dirty head swap-dennis' 2 cents.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 23 May 2013 09:30:28 -0700
  ...Stuart -----Original Message----- To be honest, I really don't see how the little o-ring at top of cylinders is expected to do...
• Re: Felt Pilot Bearing Seal and metal retaining ring/washer source
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 22:30:50 -0500
  The felt ring is still available at the dealer. The metal ring never was. A machinist can make you a small bushing to hold...
• [off-topic] screw-head decoder ring
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:14:02 -0800
  ...dan@geer.org > > Subject: [T2] [off-topic] screw-head decoder ring > > [off-topic] screw-head decoder ring > > http://www.instructables.com/id/When-a...
• Re: Vanagon WebRing (f)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:46:18 -0800
  ...Rings are created and >> maintained by the RingMaster (yours truly), who determines the look and >> feel of the Ring, approves sites submitted to the...
• Re: Dometic Exhaust O Ring
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 09:49:22 -0700
  ...Likely I should replace the ring on both the exhaust and inlet > pipes. (there was a slight leak at this part in spite of...
• Re: Can you use tie-wraps to compress WBX piston rings?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:55:34 -0400
  I used tie wraps in conjunction with a ring compressor tool for this job. I put the ring compressor on the piston and cranked...
• Re: Oversized rings for 85
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:47:58 -0600
  I sure hope somebody makes both the pistons and rings. I need a 95.5 mm piston and a ring set for a big...
• Re: oil cooler seal
  Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 09:09:30 -0400
  ...For us older vanagon owners, pre early 1987, replacing this o-ring is critical for cold weather use. Supposedly the o-rings in newer...
• Merry Christmas
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Tue, 25 Dec 2012 11:01:08 -0500
  ...Since the wife & me are "change ringers" we be on our way to ring in the holidays at National Cathedral. (We also ring in...
• Re: Ring Compressor Ideas
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 May 2009 18:31:06 -0400
  Wide zip tie around the 2nd and oil ring. Work the top ring in. Cut off the zip tie after the oil ring is...
• Re: O-ring Size for Coolant Level Warning Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 15:33:49 -0700
  ...Only the OE VW o-rings work well. Van Caf� has them: http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1416_904/coolant-level...
• type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:58:05 EST
  ...I have new o-rings and have read that I can use RTV silicone to help the o-rings seal. My question is: Do...
• Re: Head advice
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 18:18:54 EST
  ...pistons: -using a standard ring compressor used for the air-cooled engines (the simple band type) I compressed the rings, -using a length of...
• Re: Diesel Rings!
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 11:02:27 -0800
  ...I am going to > pull it apart tomarrow and re-ring it myself, this time. Any thoughts on the > different brands of rings for...
• Diesel Rings!
  Historical mailing list - Rex Merriweather
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 11:02:03 -0800
  ...I am going to pull it apart tomarrow and re-ring it myself, this time. Any thoughts on the different brands of rings for...
• Re: clanging
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 16:38:57 -0600
  Tim, thanks, i agree that it can ring a little all the time too, but after a long drive in warm weather it REALLY...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Hose
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 13:02:07 -0400
  The first time I did it I reused the ring and clamps (my '84). The next time I only reused the rings (my '85...
• Rear Speaker Removal '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - George Becker
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 09:56:39 -0800
  ...The front speaker removal is no problem because I can reach the retaining ring to keep it from turning, but the rear rings are...
• TECH TRICK- install cylinders without removing the motor
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 18:59:22 -0600
  ...I read this somewhere on the internet, where this guy took a regular ring compressor band and nylon tied it around the piston and...
• Re: Gasket sealer for cooling system part
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 22:57:40 -0500
  Now that I have the new and improved replacement METAL flange w/nipple, instead of an o-ring, a flat gasket is used for...
• Re: [FIX] seal on Expansion Tank sensor
  Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 08:30:20 EDT
  ...You either need a new O-ring or a new O-ring AND a new level sensor. Do not use any sealant with the...
• Correct location for thermostat housing O-ring
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 01:02:45 -0400
  ...Everything is clean and happy and the O-ring is in good shape. I put everything back together the way it was, with the...
• Re: rear (under seat) heater core
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:43:05 -0400
  ...I ordered a new one from Ken, at vanagain, and requested two of the O rings as only the O ring was leaking in...
• Re: REAR HEATER Repair (o-ring)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 19:11:09 -0600
  ...The part number for the O-ring is 861 819 297. Marshall >If anyone has any advice/tips on the o-ring replacement that...
• Burning a lot of oil
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 12:49:08 -0700
  ...So the only thing it could be is the piston rings, right? Well I just put new rings in recently... Someone told me that...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:42:53 -0700
  This is similar to what I used http://www.protoindustrial.com/en/industrial-tools/Proto/Pliers%2c-Snips-%26-Clamps/Retaining-Ring-Pliers/J250G...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 18:54:15 -0800
  In my experience all cooling sytem o-rings don't seal after a while. takes a few years .....but installed dry ...they don't...
• Re: Rings are stuck ...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 May 2011 15:04:47 -0500
  As said, a small screw driver applied to the ring gap should pop them out. But, rings are not reuseable. More importantly, if the...
• Re: Plastic noodles in cooling system, '90 Wolfsburg TDI
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 20:02:29 -0700
  ...sake, it is a flat ring. I know because when I went to the dealer to get one, holding the old one in my...
• Re: Is this question just too stupid?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:27:31 -0400
  ...Do I redo this installation because the > O-rings won't handle the heat? Or, will the black rings work and I can > move...
• Re: Vanagon List Member's Web Ring?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Thu, 11 May 2006 18:48:39 -0400
  Yes, the webring idea works well and I've been a member of the Volkswagen Transporter T3 Vanagon ring (http://k.webring.com/hub...
• Re: Crankcase breather tower...
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 21:06:24 -0700
  ...The spacer gave the o-ring enough height to permit a proper > seal. > I was puzzled on why a simple o-ring was so...
• Re: 1985 - Horn COntact ring on Steering WHeel
  Historical mailing list - quadrat
  Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:56:06 -0800
  My horn was not working due to the contact ring being worn through to the plastic where the wheel is on center. I had...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 21:34:46 -0600
  We just grabbed an extra bolt from another engine. (For the double nut) And then put the O-Ring on dry (it has special...