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• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 05:37:36 -0800
  ...My job was to pull the >engine, dismantle and inspect it, clean all the parts, sandblast the >heads, intake valves and valve covers, press...
• Re: Valve cover leaks
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 10:02:29 -0500
  I'd put my money on bent valve covers. PO's like to pry on them and they will bend easily. Try switching them...
• Re: New Email and Dyno update
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:13:25 -0800
  ...valve covers give the LARGER THAN STOCK ratio rockers and BIGGER >> LIFT on the cam ROOM to operate without hitting the stock valve cover...
• Valve cover gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:21:07 -0400
  ...I had my valve gaskets replaced about 500 miles back as they were leaking. Now I want adjust the valves. Do you think the...
• info needed on crancase ventilation systems (mostly I4)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:04:51 -0500
  ...2.) On most VWs the vent seems to be just a hose running from the valve cover to the air filter, with a large...
• Re: GoWesty Aluminum Valve Covers
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:49:56 -0700
  ...Replaced with a Zetec and its plastic valve cover! Pz On a rock off the West Coast
• Re: 2.1 valve cover keepers same as beetle's?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:24:50 EST
  ...New ones will hold a lot better > than stressed out rusty ones. > > Dennis > > > how about the wbx valve cover itself? is it the same...
• [T2] Stuck valves and promises
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 01:21:02 -0700
  ...Takes longer to R + R the valve covers then to adjust them!: Remove both covers. Connect a remote starter to the solenoid. Watch ANY...
• Re: Metal shavings under valve covers
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 17:34:41 EST
  Sounds to me like maybe one of your valves has bit the dust. Probably number 3 exhaust valve. Let us know what you find...
• Re: need valve covers and gaskets in Canada
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:23:43 -0500
  If I'm not mistaken- and I often am, Frank's parts business is covered when he's on vacation. G.
• Re: long blocks
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:55:26 -0800
  ...It's a valve > cover to valve cover new engine Re-manufactured engines are NOT new engines. We've had this discussion a couple...
• Life expectancy of valve cover gaskets?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 29 May 2005 03:04:10 -0500
  ...I had a leak on the passenger side cover and popped the bail and the gasket was split in 4 places! Pulled the other...
• Re: GoWesty Aluminum Valve Covers
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 21 Jul 2012 21:42:55 -0400
  ...On 7/20/2012 10:40 PM, John Meeks wrote: > >> The valve covers are aluminum. Should have pretty good heat dispersed >> properties. >> > > Al has...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:13:15 -0400
  ...You left out "air-cooled." OTOH, "push rod cover" is a fairly common automotive term for what we usually call a "valve cover." ( http...
• Re: Valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:03:00 -0500
  ...nh@comcast.net)> wrote: > > > > > Have a minor oil leak around the valve cover on my 1988 2.1 GL vanagon 2wd. It’s on...
• Re: GoWesty Aluminum Valve Covers
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:40:29 -0400
  Max, The valve covers are aluminum. Should have pretty good heat dispersed properties. I'm mostly concerned about the casting accuracy and fit to...
• Re: 83 wasserboxer - valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 09:51:44 -0700
  ...valve lifters. There is only initial adjustment, the purpose/benefit of hydraulic lifters being that periodic adjustment is not required. This subject is covered...
• Re: [Valve cover leaks]
  Historical mailing list - UWannaDeaL2
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:51:10 -0500
  ...I had leaks coming from the valve covers, so I pulled them and replaced the gaskets, but I still have leaks. What next? Is...
• Tire weiredness
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 07:14:13 -0800
  Jim Morgan wrote: >> It seems that the stock gray plastic wheel cover has >> rotated its self and cut the valve stem producing a >> very...
• Bolt-on Empi Valve cover question
  Historical mailing list
  1 Feb 95 11:16
  I all, I've heard some bad stories about bolt-on valve covers - like they can leak as much as the standard clip-on...
• Minor Oil pump leak and minor valve cover leak
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 13:41:43 -0800
  ...also a minor bit of oil on the bottom of my valve covers. Assuming the gasket on the oil pump might benefit from tightening...
• Re: Valve cover gaskets
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:31:05 -0400
  On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, David Brodbeck wrote: > If they do start to leak it's not that difficult to take the > valve covers...
• Re: Confused about valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 10:57:38 -0500
  ...Takes longer to R + R the valve covers then to adjust them!: Remove both covers. Connect a remote starter to the solenoid. Watch ANY...
• Re: Coolant leak...the story continues...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Dec 1994 06:04:34 +0300
  I made a quick fix washer out of a matchbook cover, on the same pressure relief valve while on the road this summer. The...
• scat valve covers installed
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 16:35:35 -0400
  I bought the polished stainless scat valve covers from my local vw guy today, $29.00 and they included new clips and gaskets, I...
• Valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dave Weaver
  Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:32:25 -0400
  Have a minor oil leak around the valve cover on my 1988 2.1 GL vanagon 2wd. It’s on the driver’s side...
• AutoStop LP fill Valve leak
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:41:21 -500
  ...Is there a spring loaded valve that got stuck? Could this be part of the mechanism covered by the small rubber cover? I had...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:41:50 -0400
  ...I've never called valve covers, "tubes," nor said that anyone did, if that's what you're implying. I've worked on much...
• Re: Life expectancy of valve cover gaskets?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 29 May 2005 10:13:52 EDT
  ...I've seen somewhere that silicone valve cover gaskets are available; those might be as good as it gets, but at a price. George
• Re: Propane regulator replacement on ASI conversion
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 27 May 2007 22:00:15 -0600
  ...The cover is to protect the vent. The Westies (and apparently the ASIs) have a bash plate or guard, which protects the valves, regulator...
• Re: Leaky valve cover tip of iceberg
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:58:29 -0700
  ...Gravity gets to everything equally, after all, and the edge of the valve cover is a low point for alot of places... Cecil Eastman...
• Re: VW I-4 Engine Blowout (this is the last one I promise)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 11:34:44 -0700
  ...Is the injection pump 'between the valve cover [and] the oil pan'? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Shea shea@xmission.com Salt Lake City http://www.xmission.com...
• Re: lazy mechanics...lots of oil(valves)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 11:35:59 -0800
  ...Right valve cover off, very little oil. Left valve cover off, it's Niagara falls. It runs okay though - so perhaps this is just...
• Re: valve adjustment + what else
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 12:37:21 -0500
  ...anyone have an opinion. > I use grease only, saves me time scraping and polishing the valve covers next time the gaskets need replacing. and...
• Re: VALVE COVER ADHESIVE
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 05:47:15 EDT
  ...VALVE COVER ADHESIVE No glue needed. Gaskets should be coated with engine oil and installed loose. Cheers� Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada BusFusion a...
• Re: How do I remove valve covers in 90 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 07:41:44 -0500
  ...How do I remove valve covers in 90 Vanagon? >Subject line says it all. Should that wire bail that holds the valve covers >be...
• Re: GoWesty Aluminum Valve Covers
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:48:27 -0500
  It was my understanding that VW powder coated the old fan he air cooled engines and the valve covers (for that matter) black so...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 07:35:16 -0700
  ...I noticed that the main valve has a > little rubber cover over the red re-set button and that my aux. tank is > missing...
• Re: Replaced that heater valve today!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:33:52 -0500
  Jim, Why not take another simpler route to no heat in the front compartment? I added a brass ball valve behind the heater cover...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:28:18 -0400
  ...Feel free to argue with Bob Hoover - http://bobhooversblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/vw-engine-paint.html BTW, it applies to both valve covers...
• finding TDC
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:15:45 -0600
  ...I know there is a trick like popping the left valve cover and watching the valves open/close. Something like just before #3 exhaust...
• Re: New Email and Dyno update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 7 Jan 2004 10:24:02 -0700
  ...And you can tap the covers and route a breather hose to relieve the pressure in the valve cover area and route it into...
• Re: propane valve leak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:11:25 -0700
  ...Underneath that blue plastic cover of the valve I thought was a pressure release valve. I recently had a fill up, and have not...
• free propane tank regulator cover
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 13:18:52 -0800
  ...replaced by shut off valve and regulator which was larger than this cover could accommodate and bought a new cover. William Polowniak 1989 Vanagon...
• Re: filling propane
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 13:56:54 EDT
  ...remove fill valve cover attach propane filler hose turn on propane to fill tank open overfill valve fill until liquid comes out of valve...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:29:06 -0400
  ...There are valve covers. There are push rod tubes (which is what I was talking about). Then there is the "Protective Plate," which people...
• Do not give up on the Wasserboxer just yet, the power is there...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 21:23:15 PST
  ...3 Angle valve job on seats, 2 angle on valves -Copper exhaust gaskets -Solid rocker shafts -Aluminum Valve clip-on valve covers vented to...
• Re: Ratio Rockers with swivel/roller tips?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:42:19 EDT
  ...after contact, change stock rocker covers with a set of clip on (same as stock) deep aluminum valve covers. Then drive with more power...
• are these decent prices or what?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 17:26:19 -0600
  ...is 135lbs Hopefully I'll find a broken valve spring when I remove the valve cover and all I'll have to buy is...
• Re: update: Re: major problems?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 16:38:01 -0800
  Tony, remove the valve covers and do the add coolant bit again. It is not uncommon for a failure at one of the head...
• More Newbie ?
  Historical mailing list - HC Carter
  Sat, 15 Mar 2003 19:12:39 -0800
  ...Correct? 2) Some oil looks like it is leaking out of the left valve cover. Will replacing the valve cover gaskets likely fix this...
• Re: Goldibox - 1st Runner-up - Mobil1.com Car of the month - Sept 2003
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:45:38 -0700
  ...FYI, TJ set me on the path of installing Aluminum Valve Covers on my '87 WBX. Mine rarely look as clean as TJ's...
• Re: Head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - "Paul Lindsay,Summit Resources/Triad Sportswear"
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 13:56:01 -0600
  ...that sounds more better. :) and the valve cover gasket is gonna have to come off (well ... the valve cover, anyway. and the gasket comes...
• Re: Rear cabin heater
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 21:36:55 -0400
  ...is white wing valve do on heater box? A system bleeder? How do you > work it? > > Cut off bottom of covering box by whacking...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:18:46 -0500
  They're pushrod covers or valve covers, to me, because the engine tin is that stuff that more or less seals the engine compartment...
• Re: Leaky valve cover tip of iceberg
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 21:52:38 +0000
  ...condensation in the > valve cover area so that you may have just a little emulsion right at > the valve cover but it is not...
• 74 Westie-Valve clearances
  Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
  Fri, 21 Jun 96 13:25:00 DST
  Applying a modicum of logical thought to the valve clearance question. I agree a regular check is desirable and believe that the hazardous side...
• how to change valve cover gaskets?
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 16:05:25 -0700
  ...Then, I suppose I need some kind of lever to push the valve cover latch down. Will the cover just come right off then...
• Re: Sum' b*tch - Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 22:10:31 -0400
  ...Sum' b*tch - Rear Heater Valve I finally go that cover off the heater. I couldn't get my saw blade into the slot...
• Re: semi-sorta-somewhat related to oil and viscosity and such ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 16:40:58 -0500
  ...in the valve adjustment days, we always replaced the valve cover gaskets. that kept oil from leaking out onto the heater boxes. but with...