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• Not another Oil Thread
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:59:20 -0400
  ...https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/hydraulic-lifter-additive-300ml-liqui-moly- lm20004 Plus FCP Euro provides free lifetime warranty on all items, including consumables...
• Re: Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 3 May 2016 07:45:37 -0600
  ...I'm > thinking the hydraulic line or something related for the slave cylinder. > Its been a while since I've had to change a...
• Re: Clutch can only go half way ...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 15 May 2014 08:28:29 -0700
  ...Put new master, new slave, blown the hydraulic line out. Took the transmission out to see if there is anything in the clutch area...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 15 May 2012 07:49:40 -0400
  ...If you are not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to relieve pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
• bmw brake booster "upgrade"
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 5 Nov 2011 21:46:25 -0400
  ...1) maximum braking power won't be improved, as this is limited by the calipers and hydraulic system, not the strength of my legs...
• Re: 83.5 1.9L WB Timing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 09:11:33 -0400
  ...on my web site and set the valve adjusters up as it says http://www.bostonengine.com/articles/hydraulicll.htm Good luck B.Bob
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 09:29:18 -0600
  ...I checked >> the hydraulics, and bleed: Clean, no leaks, no air. >> >> > > That sounds like a diaphram failing or crud in the system messing with...
• Re: HELP CALL : clutch issue on the road?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:22:06 -0400
  ...move as though he didn't depress the clutch? If a hydraulic clutch, has he checked the fluid level in the brake master cylinder...
• Re: Alternator Bearings?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Apr 2007 23:30:22 -0500
  Oops! Sorry, I was talking water pump and thinking hydraulic pump. That won't work! John John Rodgers wrote: > Remove the water pump belt...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 00:03:59 -0600
  David, from what I know about hydraulic valve lifters, you are pretty much right own. Most of my experience is with aircraft engines and...
• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 11:12:00 -0400
  ...Harbor freight has a great little hydraulic table lift > > > < > > > > > > http://www.harborfreight.com/500-lb-capacity-hydraulic-table-cart-60730-10041.html > > > > > > > that would...
• Think I have sprung a leak in my powersteering lines! Need some guidance please.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:06:13 -0400
  ...I assume I need to go to hydraulic shop or tractor shop to get them made? Walrus's instructions for building 2 Power Steering...
• Rear trailing arm bushing replacement.
  Historical mailing list - ronald ourada
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 19:53:26 -0500
  ...My plan was to use an hydraulic press which I have to press out the bushings. But the shape of the trailing arm does...
• 82 westy rear Brake Leak
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:01:00 -0700
  ...seal has gone south for the winter or perhaps a corroded hydraulic line near the wheel. I'm pretty sure they are original since...
• Re: 82 westy rear Brake Leak
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:17:16 -0800
  ...DON'T push on the brake pedal with pads out !! There's an internal seal on piston that seals hydraulics so caliper can work...
• Re: Not breathing right
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 20 May 2001 17:43:39 -0500
  ...The standard 2 turns on adjusting screws on hydraulic cams may just need to be backed off 1/2 turn until you've gotten...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:57:26 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:12:13 -0500 Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> writes: > Shouldn't a '78 have hydraulic lifters...
• master and slave
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:48:51 -0800
  Frank Condelli writes: >> "Take the old hose to a farm supply repair shop that >> deals in hydraulics. They will be able to repair >>your...
• Re: snow plow on vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:49:25 -0800
  ...That nose has a PTO so as to power a hydraulic system for the plow. Similar in appearance to the decoupler nose, but different...
• Blown Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Fri, 8 Oct 1999 05:57:21 PDT
  ...I checked the clutch hydraulic system and everything appears to be working - (smooth operation and full clutch release). Is this a common problem at...
• Re: Convert from auto to manual - possible?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:06:17 -0700
  ...manual tranny mount manual tranny cvs/cv half-shafts brake/clutch combo master cylinder booster shift linkage hydraulic line to the rear for clutch...
• Re: External oil cooler, Help overheating
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:35:46 -0700
  ...later models had self-adjusting hydraulic valves so that problem was resolved. i don't know, not a mechanic, and don't live where...
• Re: PS V-belt (it screams)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:43:09 -0500
  ...Just fill the hydraulic tank, run the engine, turn the steering wheel to the stops both ways several times, top off the tank, and...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:03:12 -0500
  Aha. The engine is in the stand, so accessibility is no problem, but that's one of those good things to know. Jim On...
• Retorqing Vanagon Waterboxer Heads
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 16:08:11 +0000
  ...The tricky part is the end of the pushrod closest to the cam shaft needs to be FULLY seated in the hydraulic lifter once...
• Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:42:40 -1000
  ...Neil N wrote: >> >>> larger than >>> OEM brake booster potentially add more hydraulic pressure to the >>> braking system or does it simply provide more brake...
• Re: Looking for a piece of power steering line
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:44:50 -0700
  dear powersteering can you go to a hydraulic assembly shop and have them bridge the missing piece for you regards On Tue, Jun 21...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:15:59 -0800
  ...But >> > What you feel as "a little spongy" could be your lines > "flexing".(expanding under the force of your hydraulics) That is why > racecars...
• Won't start - lifter adjustment problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Aug 1998 20:10:12 -0700
  ...I rechecked the adjustment on the hydraulic lifters several times - but I think that this is the problem. Here's how I adjusted them...
• Re: -80 vanagon with aut. transmission...buy?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 5 May 2000 14:40:54 -0400
  Dunno about the tranny, but the 2.0 motor from 1976-1983.5 is essentially the same, except they went to hydraulic cam/lifters...
• Re: Help Vanagon stuck in Chico, CA
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:02:58 -1000
  ...it was because the > pushrods were not possitioned correctly in the hydraulic lifters. This > was keeping the valves open. > > I made it back to...
• Re: VDO Oil Pressure Gauges and BusBoys
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:34:24 -0600
  ...in this kind of service? I was > thinking of having a hydraulic shop make a hose for me. > > This is pretty much the scheme...
• Re: 91 Hard shifting sometimes girding
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 23:58:53 -0400
  Before condemning the clutch., check the hydraulics. A leaking cylinder or air in the cylinder will give the clutch a dead pedal. Clutch replacement...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, VW using oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:57:52 -0800
  ...They didn't go to the hydraulic lifters until >> the 1977 model year. They type 4 still had a removable inlet screen that >> could...
• Vanagons, bus, Campers for sale
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 22:16:53 EST
  ...white over blue, 4spd, 9 pass, solid, 2.0 F.I. hydraulic , rustfree rockers and doglegs 500 bucks obo '74 Westfalia deluxe poptop camper...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 18:29:24 -0500
  ...The hydraulic lifters in a '61 Plymouth Valiant work the same as those in a '95 BMW seven series. Lash allows engine oil to...
• Re: Transmission mystery
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 22:53:59 -0500
  ...Now, is it a leaky hydraulic line or one of the clutch cylinders going bad? Maybe it just needs to be bled? Chris. ----- Original...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 16 May 2001 15:14:13 -0500
  ...Add a hydraulic ram that would instantly raise the radiator to an upright position and get the maximum cooling effect. Then, once you add...
• steering woes
  Historical mailing list - STEPHENS Colin
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:02:00 -0700
  ...Thanks to advice from a couple of listservees, I was able to have it repaired very affordably at a hydraulic hose shop. However, my...
• Re: clutch is growling at me!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 13:57:09 -0700
  ...it time for a new clutch, or is there possibly a >> hydraulic issue to be addressed? > > Sounds like your pilot bearing is going bad...
• Re: rebuild tranny when changing clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:27:50 -0500
  If the hydraulics are OK you may have had a failure of the clutch plate. I had a similar sounding failure on the same...
• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:10:24 -0800
  ...Small hydraulic cylinders are dirt cheap and routing of hydraulic lines is easy, since they can be bent all over the place with out...
• Re: Help ASAP, Stranded, Need clutch advise....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 08:14:37 -0500
  ...I don't know, at this point, > > if it's an hydraulic problem or a throwout or flywheel prob. I've been > > working on...
• Re: Incantation
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 Sep 2010 12:18:47 -0700
  ...Now > suck it up and lets get on with discussion of fuel lines, tires, headlight > switches, hydraulic lifters, oil, and so on... > > Happy Trails...
• Re: replacing power steering lines with hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:56:05 -0700
  Find a hydraulic hose maker in your area - they are really reasonable and are use to making up all sort of one-off stuff...
• REALLY good Bus Books
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Sat, 14 Jan 95 11:24:25 EST
  ...fire truck (ladder truck), a portable milking machine truck, an actual hydraulic dumping single-cab, high-roof "weenie wagon" and all in all some...
• Re: CV Joint Frustrations
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 23:50:10 -0400
  ...Should I just persist and > swear louder? Should I find a hydraulic press? What am I doing wrong? > Did I miss something? > > I'm...
• Re: Tools needed to change ball joints?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 14:19:27 -0400
  ...A driveway kind of job. > Will I need a big 'ol hydraulic press, or will one of > those glorified c-clamps from Harbor Freight...
• Re: Vanagon Window Dimensions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 11:13:50 -0500
  ...by one...last week the clutch slave cylinder, this week the > > > hydraulic pump. Valve stems frozen, can't air my tires.etc, etc,etc.
• Re: Clutch chatter
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 21:55:18 -0500
  ...and flushed and bled the hydraulics. New clutch plate ( Sachs H/D ) and disc. Flywheel was true and cleaned at rebuild. Absolutely no leaks...
• Re: Adjusting linkage problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:39:51 -0500
  ...I do most everything myself, but there are times when experience, hydraulic racks and multiple mechanics win over homegrown determination. Jim On Jul 17...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Jun 2016 14:49:30 -0400
  ...For the later "floating" single piston calipers stick can either be the hydraulic, (piston part), or the guide pins. For squeaking with the brakes...
• Re: clutch question
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:50:04 -0500
  How does the clutch pedal feel? It *could* just be a hydraulic issue. You can have someone pump the clutch while you watch at...
• Re: cluch problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:58:20 -0400
  Does the pedal feel any different or is the clutch just not disengaging? If the hydraulics are bad that can usually be felt. The...
• Re: Think I have sprung a leak in my powersteering lines! Need some guidance please.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:56:17 -0400
  ...Braided Hydraulic Line ( Optional Stainless Steel ) 1/2" Bend Radius Brands & Model #'s: Gates Mfg. part-- part # G25645-0610 Length: High Pressure - 11.5...
• Re: 83.5 Trans grinds into reverse?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 19:41:57 EDT
  ...or the pilot >bearing might be going, and therefore grabbing the input shaft.> >As near as I can tell the hydraulic clutch is not...
• RE: lead & valves
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 00:11:12 -0700
  ...Some = of the 2000cc motors I've rebuilt had hydraulic and some solid lifters, = but in the case of hydraulics and the age of...
• Re: "91 Subie Vanagon back on the road
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:51:00 +0000
  ...My '91 Subie Vanagon has spent the past six months at shops here in Macon, GA, getting repairs to hydraulic lines completed, new GoWesty...
• Re: convert automatic to manual gearbox?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:49:22 -0400
  ...Otherwise it will be very frustrating getting all the little stuff like pressure plate bolts, linkage parts, pilot bearing and felt washer, clutch hydraulic...
• Power steering
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Thu, 29 Aug 2013 20:14:15 -0400
  ...So I take it off and take it to the local hydraulic hose shop and have a new one made up. They said the...