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• Re: Cost of Freon R12
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Wed, 14 May 2003 11:38:44 -0400
  ...John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> > Reply-To: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> > Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 09:27:00 -0600 > To...
• Re: Balancing rods
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Thu, 14 May 1998 22:35:48 -0600
  My recollection on balancing rods is that it's a two phase activity. First you make the rods pretty much weigh all the same...
• Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:26:35 -0500
  ...I'm installing Rods from Van Cafe. Should I use some removable thread locker on the rod bolt/nut? Thanks, Tom
• Re: Hydrogen power for the Vanagon Now!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:25:34 -0500
  I should have added a qualifier - "Draw your own conclusions! Your mileage may vary!" Regards, John Rodgers 88 Gl Driver John Rodgers wrote: > Check...
• Re: Power Steering Boots
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 06:44:52 -0500
  ...There must be no play in the tie rod. The tie rod has a ball/socket joint near where it screws into the rack...
• Re: hydraulic conundrum + parking brake actuator rod
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 09:22:39 -0700
  the parking brake actuator rod > sheared when I tried moving the parking brake adjustment nut. It > doesn't look to me as if any...
• Re: PS Rack, Ball Joints, Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:37:04 -0400
  ...While their consider the upper and lower control arm bushings and definitely the radius rod mountings. The lower bushings and ball joints will require...
• '80 Vanagon tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 03 Jan 1996 10:18:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...All this motion pivots around this heavy rod on the trans mount-- the shift rod ends in a tube, which slides onto this rod...
• SPAM
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 14:35:47 -0500
  ...adr:;;1868 Glover Road;Quinton;AL;35130; version:2.1 email;internet:john.rodgers@hracareer.com title:Recruiter fn:John H. Rodgers end:vcard
• Curtain Rods, kit available?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 08:48:11 -0400
  Volks, I am looking to add curtains to my GL...What suggestions are there for adding curtain rods, etc... I have seen suction cups...
• Power Steering Boots
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:08:08 -0500
  ...I myself have taken the tie rod off carefully, replace the boot, and re-installed same tie rod. I've driven this vehicle safely...
• Re: '90 Westy watertank gauge shot
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 08:30:23 -0800
  Robin, With the water tank sender rod hooked up, if you can hear faint clicks as you run the float up and down the...
• Follow up on stuck in first gear problem in my '71
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Mon, 21 Oct 96 18:58:10 UT
  ...The shifter rod connects, via the coupler, to another rod that goes into the nose and makes a 90 degree bend into a fitting...
• Re: Rear Hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 09:01:17 -0800
  ...Rod Knutson <rodknutson2002@YAHOO.COM> Subject: Rear Hatch struts To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, March 6, 2009, 11:23 AM Hi All...
• Re: Engine Twitch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 21:19:51 -0500
  ...John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> >Reply-To: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Engine Twitch >Date: Thu...
• Re: SUBIE VAN ENGINE FIRE...LISTER NEEDS HELP in PA
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:18:16 -0700
  And more specifically; SVX - 14 http://www.google.ca/search?num=50&hl=en&safe=off&q=svx+%22threw+a+rod%22&btnG=Search...
• Re: tie rod ends (second request)
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:36:54 -0500
  Hi John, I recently replaced my tie rod ends. Pretty much a piece of cake. Remove the front wheel and remove the cotter pin...
• 1.9 exhaust parts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 07:44:08 EST
  ...VW Canada wants a small fortune for these rods. Rod #1, 025-251-347, $46.30, rod #2, 025-251-348, $87.95, rod...
• Re: Bent Tie Rod
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 2 Aug 2024 23:36:59 +0000
  I was directed to this YouTube regarding replacing Tie Rod on Vanagon, I think on TheSamba; another guy commented, "his approach is a sure...
• BOSTON BOBS OIL PRESSURE THOUGHTS
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 21:04:27 -0500
  Stuart wrote It's the rod bearings that tend to fail rather than the mains. They are smaller, thinner and less well oiled. Stuart...
• Re: need to replace boot on steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:25:18 -0700
  ...I just had to slightly loosen the nut that secures the tie rod end and then unscrew the tie rod from the tie rod...
• Re: Type IV 2.0 L Connecting rod specifications
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:15:54 -0600
  Jeff Strickrott wrote: > > Hi All: > > I am looking for specifications for connecting rods on a 2.0L air cooled > engine. Wilson's book does...
• Engine Balancing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:36:51 -0500
  ...The proper way to weigh rods is ......... weigh each end. Even with this more critical weighing process the rods were still within one gram...
• Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:28:09 -0400
  ...On our "91 Westy, two steel rods periodically work their way out of the rear seat toward the side cabinet. One rod is toward...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 09:23:23 -0800
  ...Hope this helps.............Rodney ===== Rodney Kindlund RodKraft Studio (Leather-Art) 477 Panther Branch Rd. Alexander, NC 28701-9662 rodney@rodkraftstudio.com www.rodkraftstudio.com...
• Re: Translation needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Dec 2005 22:21:12 -0600
  John Rodgers wrote: > Does anyone know Dutch??? > > What does "foutmelding" translate into in English??? > > Babelfish won't translate it for me. > > Thanks for any...
• Re: oil pressure problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:14:42 -0400
  ...The 1.9 rod has a reusable rod bolt that call for a torque of 33-ft. lb. and the 2.1 rod bolt...
• Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:03:14 -0700
  I have been told that it is better to use 1.9 waterboxer rod bolts in any waterboxer engine, as they are not stretch...
• Re: PS Rack, Ball Joints, Tie Rod Replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:07:51 -0500
  ...John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 9/25/2011 9:37 AM...
• Re: tie rods
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 06:33:24 -0700
  ...When you say the tie rods look higher, is it because the new tie rods do not go all the way in or because...
• Re: Rodent smell
  Historical mailing list - Patrik Hertzog
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 16:52:11 -0700
  ...On the other hand, it could get rid of the rodent smell AND the rodents causing it. Good luck.
• Curtain Rod Cover Picture Needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:08:39 -0500
  Would someone please send me a picture of the curtain rod cover. I will take a look and if it is do-able on...
• Re: Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 15:15:58 -0400
  ...You can take the front rod out of the center bushing after separating it from the rear rod (mark it before you do that...
• Re: Balancing rods
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Fri, 15 May 1998 08:15:54 EDT
  ...dave >> Dave-- Take the rods to a machinist. They have the tools to do this, and to machine the rods into spec. gmbulley cary...
• Re: Power Steering Boots - hose clamp attachment
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:14:19 -0800
  ...Once the means of locking the tie rod has been lost, the tie rod is useless. All this is moot, anyway, since the rack...
• Re: oil pressure problem
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 19:32:06 -0400
  ...The 1.9 rod has a > reusable > rod bolt that call for a torque of 33-ft. lb. and the 2.1 rod bolt...
• Re: Sliding Door Rear Support Extender
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 4 Nov 2008 09:40:20 -0600
  ...Stacy On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 6:33 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > BenT Syncro wrote: > >> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008...
• We are back
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  19 Jun 1995 14:32:38 -0800
  ...Will the front shift rod (and lower shift plate) from a later model ('65 or later) fit on Sunshine? I replaced the shift rod...
• Re: Are these bearings still usable??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 05:50:29 -0500
  ...All of the cranks shaft journals would be measured as well as the rod ends. The rod ends would be checked the same way...
• Re: How to remove the tie rods??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 22:35:11 -0800
  ...How to remove the tie rods?? >man that is bad advice....striking it with a hammer. > The tie rod ends simply unscrew. The problem...
• Re: having trouble with steering rack install
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 22:08:54 -0800
  ...but im also concerned about being able to get the tie rod ends (ball joint) off of the tie rods themselves. is this what...
• Watch "How to test for Rod Knock using a screwdriver" on YouTube
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:32:00 -0600
  How to test for Rod Knock using a screwdriver: http://youtu.be/pYleKxjl0uY I always wondered how to identify rod knock, and in which...
• Re: Missing List Member
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 09:29:12 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers, 88 GL Driver John Rodgers wrote: > Anybody heard from "Gnarlodious" of Santa Fe, NM lately?? I dropped a > note to her...
• Re: If you are Doing your Headgaskets do the barrel seals too.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 09:38:27 -0500
  ...Also pull the rods off and put in new rod bearings and bolts and nuts Robert and the list while pulling the cylinders and...
• Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 01:26:06 -0600
  ...Oh, by the way, brand new rods never checked out perfect. Used rods that were reconditioned and then run for a while were much...
• Re: rod bearing clearance (again)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 14:05:45 -0700
  ...Bentley > clearly specify a rod bearing clearance between > .0254mm-.05mm (.001-.002in), with the crank's rod > journal diameter between 54.983mm-54.996mm...
• Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends)
  Historical mailing list - David Hines
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:22:03 -0700
  I have some play in the steering wheel and have narrowed it down to the ball socket end of the drivers side tie rod...
• Re: tie rod boots
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:03:36 -0700
  ...these: > > > http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/tie-rod-ends/boot-tie-rod-end-113415835 > Wasn't me, someone else gets credit for...
• Calling JH Rodgers (the Moldmaker) ...you out there???
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 23 May 2005 08:55:00 -0700
  I have an old email address for JH Rodgers (it was jh_rodgers@bellsouth.net) You out there? Anybody know his email??? Kevin __________________________________ Yahoo...
• Re: Sources needed - Vanagon Cover
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:57:31 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver x2 John Rodgers wrote: > I need to cover my new '88 van - which is a project van - as...
• Re: Website update - See trashed bearings!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 21:27:14 EST
  Good article Stuart! The rod bearing wear is accelerated by the un-counterweighted crank flexing in the center and edge loading the rod bearings...
• Re: SUBIE VAN ENGINE FIRE...LISTER NEEDS HELP in PA
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:41:37 -0700
  ...VW - 2670 hits http://www.google.ca/search?num=50&hl=en&safe=off&q=vw+%22threw+a+rod%22&btnG=Search&meta= Ford...
• Re: tie rod boots on '91 campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 28 May 2011 10:15:06 -0700
  Cracked boots will contribute to wearing the tie rod ends sooner. Unfortunately, after checking both the fiche and ETKA, it appears VW never offered...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 07:55:47 EST
  ...On one engine, all the rod bearings showed the same pattern. On the two center rods the wear was worse. One side was worn...
• best tie rod ends
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:42:39 +0000
  Both my tie rod ends are only 2 years old but ended up in bad shape after removal because the cotter pin was rusted...
• Re: How can the radio be removed?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 15:16:31 CST6CDT
  ...get a piece of rod, brass brazing rod works well, and stick 4 pieces-- one in each hole. then move the tips of the...
• Re: Bent Tie Rod
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 1 Aug 2024 20:46:24 -0600
  ...My Passenger Side tie rod is bent. Would you say that in general the tie rod is designed to be the "weakest link"; that...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:06:11 -0800
  ...Just my 2�..........Rodney ===== Rodney Kindlund RodKraft Studio (Leather-Art) 477 Panther Branch Rd. Alexander, NC 28701-9662 rodney@rodkraftstudio.com www.rodkraftstudio.com...
• Vanagon buyer's checklist......
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 18:53:30 -0700
  ...Thanks in advance........Rodney ===== Rodney Kindlund RodKraft Studio (Leather-Art) rodney@rodkraftstudio.com www.rodkraftstudio.com '84 VW Wolfsburg Weekender "Sunshine SuperVan '84 VW...
• Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:50:54 -0500
  I'm guessing the 1.9 nut has the shoulder so it can be peened into the notch of the older rods. All but...