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• Brake dilemna continnued.............
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:23:57 -0500
  ...3/4 quart thru each wheel and same for the clutch hydraulics. Brakes felt a little better. Decided to check booster vacuum, check valve...
• Re: 1600 upright into aircooled vanagon? Wasserboxer case to aircooled?
  Historical mailing list - H R
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:34:00 -0800
  ...They had hydraulic lifters, factory oil filter, and a single Solex 34 Pict-4 carb with 4 intake manifold runners. The cooling system consisted...
• Re: Shock advice
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 17:25:43 -0800
  ...Actually any damper (the > shock-absorbers are the SPRINGS, not hydraulic > units) can be rebuilt by rebuilding > specialists. Probably improved too, by using > heavier...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:19:53 -0500
  ...but does the .006 disappear because the hydraulic lifter > pumps up, or because a film of oil is created, or what? > > surely the .006...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear, Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 10:17:45 -0700
  ...and not done this > - do the following. > > Bleed and flush ALL hydraulic lines. That includes both break and clutch > lines. You will be amazed...
• Re: Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:52:06 -0700
  ...Someone > here said they are hydraulic. My fluid level is fine. Brakes are working > fine. > > So I think the big green books picture was...
• Re: Newbie - Getting Ready for Cross Country Trip
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 01:17:43 -0400
  ...That is what hydraulic lifters are all about. Frequnet oil > ................... I was waiting for someone to say the valves don't need adjusting on...
• Re: Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 May 2016 20:38:17 -0500
  ...The automatic transmission consists of a bunch of > hydraulically applied clutches. Not only is hydraulic pressure used to > apply the clutches but the valve...
• Re: suddenly clutch just gone?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 16 May 2006 13:11:28 -0400
  ...Clutch and brake hydraulics share the same reservoir, so look for leaks in both systems. If the fluid gets low, the clutch goes out...
• Re: Cold start oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 12 May 2021 11:46:03 -0700
  ...And yes, air in hydraulic systems will result in lost motion. I’m your example the air will get compressed rather than the bucket...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 19:54:03 -0600
  ...First everybody needs to know; Have you got hydraulic lifters? Or Solid Lifters. With this information we can crank up our argument again on...
• Clutch going....going...gone?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:10:05 -0800
  ...The clutch pedal feels the same, so I don't think it's a master/slave/hydraulic problem, but that's just a guess...
• Re: Pilot Bearing Removal?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 12 May 2003 22:50:19 -0700
  ...The FLAPS sold me this self tapping hydraulic thing that you use with a grease gun but it hasn't quite done what it...
• Re: The red or the blue
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:11:33 -0700
  ...I know the > Koni is a hydraulic shock and the Bils are gas & > that's about all I know. > > What say you O' oracles...
• Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 19:00:40 +0200
  ...When I bleed the hydraulic system, funny symptom. Ida depresses clutch, I open bleedscrew, clutch-pedal goes the rest of wayto the floor. Looks...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear, Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 22:38:48 -0700
  ...If there's a leak, and it's at a brake hydraulic component, I know it > would bring fluid level down, but would this...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:26:24 -0500
  Hey Jim, When I reset the valves on my Air Cooled Vanagon motor, I set them to 1.5 turns past contact to preload...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, VW using oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:37:25 -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...
• Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 23:24:02 -0400
  ...It appeared loose. (at time, I also suspected poor clutch hydraulics. He said hoping transmission is ok! :) Are these wear points on each arm...
• Re: Hydraulic valve lifters?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:47:32 -0700
  I didn't get the post about the 1/2 turn.... you guys keeping secrets to yourselves??? Mind repeating for the list? I'm...
• Head Repair continues
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 18:33:50 +0000
  ...Vanagon engine will seem very familiar except for the water and hydraulic stuff. Hotch 86 Vanagon GL (on the mend) 89 Jetta GL Philly...
• Re: Bleeding clutch hydraulic system
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 17 May 2000 08:17:23 -0700
  Couple of suggestions... !. letting the fluid flow form the resevoir out of the bleeder nipple on the slave cyl all by itself. Of course...
• Re: Dead again??
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:02:26 -0700
  ...Your '80 has hydraulics, right? Perhaps you have a collapsed lifter? Try a compression test on the 3/4 side to see if that...
• Re: Engine rattle from 1.9 litre
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 18:10:33 EDT
  Tony, Your problem may well be just a hydraulic tappet that wont pump up. The classic fix is to put about 1/2 -2...
• Re: Kerosene to clean out engine before oil change
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:30:40 EST
  ...After about twenty minutes the smoking stopped, the hydraulic valves quieted and the Olds purred. When it was drained, the once fresh oil/kerosene...
• Re: Lifters pumping down at speed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:50:16 -0700
  How much have you done to clean the by treating the oil with a hydraulic lifter cleaner/treatment. I'd keep doing that for...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:13:26 -0500
  ...The document describes something called "mineral oils for vehicular hydraulic systems," and emphasizes the differences between these oils and DOT 3, 4, and 5...
• Re: Automatic to 4 speed conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:38:13 -0400
  ...4 speeds have their own set of problems--lLinkage, really sloppy shift pattern, hydraulic clutch problems, 3-4 slider.... Jay Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL...
• Re: Cooling System Pressure Testing - make your own tool
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:09:33 -0700
  ...hydraulics hose store, but common at other stores) 1- 1/8" npt brass "T" fitting to attach everything together (found at a hydraulics hose...
• Re: Power steering line question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:29:48 -0400
  ...sell that replaces the metal lines with high pressure hydraulic hose and low pressure hydraulic hose. That way you should never have to deal...
• Re: Clutch Play
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Tue, 25 May 1999 09:44:06 +0000
  ...You'll > need to remove the slave cylinder first which is easy and you don't have to > disconnect the hydraulic line. You can...
• Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:37:26 -0500
  ...The ecodiesel with hydraulic head is a very nice engine, by the way. Jim On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Joe...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 08:01:33 -0600
  ...David Mc ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Cold weather has a way of making clutch and brake hydraulics suddenly fail. > Especially if the...
• GEX (was Re: short-lived rebuilds)
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 07:19:46 -0500 (CDT)
  ...One hydraulic lifter refused to pump > up. GEX FEDEXed me a lifter, and offered to pay for a shop or a VW dealer to...
• 84 GL Resurrection
  Historical mailing list
  03 May 96 08:57:00 EDT
  ...Well the hydraulic side of things works, but the clutch doesn't disengage. The GL has been parked all this time. Now I'm...
• Re: Clutch Chatter
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 10:04:14 -0500
  ...problems, such as a bad motor mount or air in the hydraulic lines, and a new clutch surface just exaggerated the existing problem. I...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 07:59:09 EST
  ...Ideally, a pressure bleeder should be staight hydraulic, but since there are only so many hours in a lifetime, I have not gone beyond...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 13:42:55 -0800
  ...needing 4th hand to keep that positioned up and- used a hydraulic jack and a block of wood as a third hand, to slowly...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine? and some info on floor jacks.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:44:01 -0700
  ...It often sticks as you turn the handle to release the hydraulic pressure and lower the jack. Other than that minor fault, which you...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:59:03 +0200
  ...My guess is >the hydraulic lock is lost, but after running for a bit...the lifter >refills and all is well again. > >----- Original Message...
• Re: Clutch Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:22:41 -0400
  ...clutches that refuse to be bled? I >> just replace all the hydraulics on my '86, and can't get the clutch to >> bleed. I...
• Re: VW Necessity...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:56:30 -0800
  ...a pretty fine pitch. >>> >>> and brake lines.. >>> 11mm on those ...12mm on the clutch hydraulics I think. >>> otherwise no 11's anywhere I believe. >
• Pedal Pressure & Brake Lights
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 11:48:14 -0700
  ...fronts engage but rears too far away so extra pressure is needed to actuate switch for rear hydraulic circuit. But if one switch engages...
• Re: Clutch-related problems
  Historical mailing list - Bobby K. Winter
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 21:47:17 -0500
  ...What's up with clutch cylinders in the > winter? I understood that old hydraulic fluid could have absorbed moisture, > expanded in very cold weather...
• upper ball joint
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 11:42:10 -0400
  ...If you are lucky enough to have a hydraulic floor jack, use it under the A-arm directly. Then just grab the top of...
• Re: '86 Valve job question - details
  Historical mailing list - Balea, Michael
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:32:08 -0700
  ...I had some valve clatter due to a bad hydraulic lifter once... and i agree that oil filter can make a change... i have...
• Re: how to pull pilot bearing on 86 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:42:31 -0700
  ...The hydraulic action will remove the pilot bearing in a few good smacks. David Marshall http://www.hasenwerk.ca http://www.fastforward.ca Box...
• Wish me luck
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:19:10 +0200
  ...Broke the hydraulic pipe to the clutch.. Used a couple of hours to pull it. Had to use pipewrench to get the connectors out...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid Protectant
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:29:24 -0500
  I emailed the tech dept at ATP-Inc: "Is AT-213 compatible with PS systems that spec ATF (Dextron) for hydraulics?" They replied: "Is...
• Re: Fuel pressure Guage
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 00:23:38 -0600
  ...meet some fuel contact rating? Was the guage actually >> designed for hydraulics? What is the scale on the gauge you used - I >> imagine not...
• Re: Can't figure out the clutch
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 16 May 2014 10:07:41 -0600
  ...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: Clutch Slave Cilynder Needs Bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 10:04:37 -0800
  ...It sounds like you have a slow leak somewhere in the hydraulic system. When you go to bleed the slave cylinder, are you noticing...
• Re: Noisy lifter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 13:28:24 -0500
  ...Stan Wilder On Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:56:33 -0700 Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> writes: > Can the hydraulic lifters in the 2...
• Re: Oh no more clutch slave and master questions,
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 07:35:27 -0700
  ...the first time you're now standing on a column of hydraulic fluid with no clutch fingers to push the fluid back into the...
• Re: Driving yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:53:26 -0500
  ...Perhaps the brake fluid is leaking somewhere or it got low and there's air in the slave clutch cylinder as your hydraulic clutch...
• Re: Old Hydraulic WBX Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 20:13:47 -0800
  ...Old Hydraulic WBX Lifters > > "Some rebuilders don't care if you get the longest life out of your rebuild. Some rebuilders try to maximize...
• Re: No gears
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:42:05 -0700
  ...external...you think clutch hydraulics usually, internally, you think pilot bearing maybe .. see if the lever under the clutch slave cylinder appears to be...
• Re: 74 valve clearance?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 95 12:24:33 PDT
  ...Valve adjustments are a thing of the past with the hydraulic lifters in my new motor. Jack '73 Westy ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jack A. Stafford | Hughes Aircraft...
• early impression of my EV
  Historical mailing list - robert barwise, LKG2-2, 508-486-5367 13-Jul-1995 1338
  Thu, 13 Jul 95 13:58:18 EDT
  ...My next home improvement job has to be to install a hydraulic lift in the garage. What a bear to change the oil. It...
• Surplus stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 May 1996 15:41:11 -0400
  ...winches, hoists, gauges, pulleys, bearings, alternators, trailer parts, mud flaps, hydraulic stuff, motors, fans, pumps, air compressors and parts, battery chargers, misc. electrical stuff...