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• Re: After-market Alt. belts?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:24:02 -0600
  ...Keep oil/fuel/hydraulic fluids/etc off of the belts and they last a long time as well. The first belt on my daughters...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear, Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 11:22:03 -0600
  ...And of > course, I "second that motion". - The hydraulic leak could be on > either system. Brake or clutch. > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week*
  Historical mailing list - stephen steele
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 16:09:49 -0700
  --- Jeffrey Earl <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > (*Hydraulic Lifter Week is the world's premier > upper-valvetrain event, attracting participants and > spectators from far and...
• Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:15:50 -0600
  ...engage the clutch when it receives adequate pressure! It is a hydraulic system so if there is a leak in either cylinder or line...
• Re: did i do that
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:40:10 -0500
  ...The term for that is "hydraulicing", the same as for a cylinder filled with oil or fuel and trying to move the piston. Mike...
• Re: Another word on shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Tue, 4 May 1999 07:56:54 +0200
  ...steve Mark McCulley wrote: > >Also, mixing KYB (high pressure monotube) with Boges (a > >twin tube hydraulic..no gas) is not going to deliver the...
• Re: '84 transmission replacement
  Historical mailing list - Wagner, James W., , SAF/AQPS
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:13:46 -0500
  ...Leave the > hydraulic part of the > clutch attached to the system so you don't have to drain > fluid. Then it's a > couple...
• Re: Worn Clutch or bad Slave?
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:17:10 -0600
  ...The hydraulic clutch actuation assembly compensates for wear in the clutch assembly and therefore pedal travel is not a good indication of clutch wear...
• Re: must a propane tank be cylindrical?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Jack
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 14:37:08 +1000
  ...Vacuum accumulators are usually spherical though, made out of plastic (nylon?) to avoid implosion - also hydraulic accumulators (usually pressurised nitrogen with a diaphragm to...
• Re: Bleeding clutch
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 14:14:49 -0700
  ...wrote: > > > Dave, > > > > I use a mighty vac to bleed all my hydraulic lines. It's a one person > > job. > > I just pull all the...
• hello from brussels
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Wed, 24 May 2006 00:09:23 +0200
  ...And do you really want an electro-hydraulically raised pop-top - 10 years from now? Anyway, that's enough for an introductory rant. Take...
• Re: Can pilotbearing be changed with flywheel in place?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:06:20 -0700
  ...there was some 83's WBX s with a larger opening and the 914 flat 4s I would have another look at the hydraulics...
• Re: Cold start oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 12 May 2021 09:37:08 -0600
  Air is said to be 10,000 times more compressible than oil ~ In any Hydraulic Line, if there is an Air Bubble Between the...
• hydraulic conundrum + parking brake actuator rod
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:12:32 -0400
  Someone talk me down from the ledge here. I've replaced the brake lines, including the T fitting at the rear of the bus...
• Re: Valve Clatter? Bardahl ???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 12:11:41 -0400
  ...It's a sticking hydraulic lifter, or more likely slightly collapsed. When you accelerate the loads on the valve train increase, due to inertia...
• Re: Vacuum Brake Booster
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:38:40 -0400
  ...If the booster does require > replacement later, it can be R&Red without > disconnecting the hydraulic lines from the MC, so that > simplifies the...
• Re: clutch
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 20:42:44 -0700
  Leon, I too was surprised at how quickly these go--my 87 Nissan Maxima has all original clutch hydraulics, and my vanagons went through...
• 4 speed intermitant problem
  Historical mailing list - Christensen
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:14:48 -0500
  ...to push/pull the trans lever through gears 1-2 the hydraulic oil has been flushed. nothing is leaking trans is being drained, oil...
• WTB. urgently: clutch hydraulic line that attaches to slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:57:11 -0700
  Hi, Looks like I found the slow leak in my clutch/brake lines: A spot worn thin on the metal section that connects the...
• Re: master brake light misbehaving
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:10:20 -0700
  ...The brakes and the hydraulic clutch use the same > tank for hydraulic fluid. When fluid is low the light will flicker, when > it gets...
• 83 wasserboxer swap?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Mar 1995 18:43:28 -0800
  ...various hot-rod options, finally settling on pure stock except for hydraulic valves and a breakerless ignition. 55 horsepower- one could give them individual...
• Re: jackstands vs. ramps
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 22:37:57 -0600
  ...the important thing is a really good roll-around hydraulic floor jack. and the jackstands, of course. but make sure the jack can raise...
• Re: GW Bigger Brakes
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 13 Nov 2018 22:02:44 -0500
  ...Master cylinder is fairly new so it stayed. (I also replaced all the hydraulic lines, but that was not to improve performance.) I made...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:37:45 -0500
  The noise sounds like the noise common to waterboxers. The lifters drain when the engine sets without running. The longer it sets, the more...
• Does anyone rebuild air-cooled engines with increased performance? If I want to tweak mine what should I do?
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 06:31:20 -0700
  ...pistons all type 4 engines can be upgraded to two lyter hydraulic.". I confess to still being a novice mechanic so I have trouble...
• Re: Vanagon lifter noises - adj. hydraulic lifters?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 06:57:11 -0500
  <<In later Vanagons, mines a 1985 1.9l gas, do you EVER have to adjust these hydralic valves? I've been driving my vanagon...
• Re: exhaust / Rust Prevention
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 07:29:44 -0400
  ...That trick >came from a sprint car owner I knew and probably the only reason he used >hydraulic oil was because he had a...
• Re: Rusty looking power steering metal hoses
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 06:17:27 -0400
  ...in the past ive just spliced in hi pressure rubber hydraulic hose in the compromised areas and its been good to go... Otherwise if...
• Re: flushing braking system
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 11:08:51 -0800
  All hydraulic fluids should be changed every 2 years, since they absorb water and become corrosive. The only exception to that may be with...
• Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 16 May 2001 14:05:04 -0600
  ...I just need to verify that it has hydraulic lifters, and will my VW expert mechanics bail me out when I screw it up...
• Re: Loud lifter problem
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:58:19 -0700
  ...The hydraulic lifters on my 90 Carat 2.1 have started making very loud noises if the van sits for a few days. I...
• Re: I got it! 89 Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:48:06 -0800
  ...It is the hydraulic fluid that never gets changed and thus collects water from the air, collects down at the cylinder seals and make...
• Re: 125 HP Wasserboxer Ghia
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  19 Dec 1995 09:28:09 EST
  ...valvegear via Type 4 solid tappets (in place of >the standard hydraulic tappets), chrome moly pushrods and bolt-up >rocker shafts. The engine is...
• Re: FS, some stuff :) (cams)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:06:16 -0500
  ...Oh, and FWIW, all I-4 VW 8V hydraulic lifter cams are interchangeable. HTH, Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Marshall" <Willolyn99@AOL.COM> To...
• Re: The Ideal vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 19:25:35 +0000
  ...Whenever I see "hydraulic suspension" I think > >"massive repair bills." I know of people who had to junk Subarus because > >of problems with the...
• Re: Empty Lifter
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:51:26 -0600
  http://www.bostonengine.com/articles/hydraulicll.htm Stan Wilder High Performance Ceramic Coatings www.engineceramics.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:17:00 -0500
  ...old line off, go to a local A/C shop or hydraulic hose shop, > get them to make you a new one, it will...
• Re: brake and clutch fluid reservoirs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 08:01:54 -0600
  ...But both these hydraulic systems can operate > perfectly well while experiencing a slow leak. Then one day they fail as > the level drops further...
• Re: Clutch Help
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 11:16:34 -0800
  ...Stop lights meant turning the van off. > >To me this seems like some sort of hydraulic thing like brakes. It does >not feel like...
• Re: rear brake needs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 20:08:22 -0500
  ...This is a good time to bleed the entire hydraulic system and clean the lines. Requires about a quart of Dot 3 or Dot...
• Just Bought a Syncro... Now What?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 13:10:45 -0800
  ...It runs pretty well (drove it home), tranny feels smooth although the clutch hydraulics seem a bit flaky, perhaps a bleed will do the...
• 91 Westy - Mysterious Clutch/Transmission Problem
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sat, 2 May 2015 08:21:20 -0700
  ...He thought the problem was most likely a failure in the clutch hydraulics that was preventing the clutch from completely disengaging (and since reverse...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:09:18 -0600
  > > Test: Adjust it to a known gap (maybe 2 turns _out_ from contact, > better yet use a feeler gauge), let it sit overnight, and...
• Re: Parts Cleaner Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:48:19 -0400
  ...table top and 20 gallon > sink type both sold at Northern Hydraulics (NH). There are a few > other companies selling very similar products. These...
• 78 Timing and Sqeak Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Mar 96 17:45 PST
  OK, here's the scenario...78 Hydraulic Valve engine, 120 lbs compression across, did a timing check today and discovered that it's reading...
• new engine from VW
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Aug 1994 13:38:16 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Loss in oil pressure, clanking sound from the right side > (possibly a collapsed hydraulic lifter under the valve cover?) ... > > Or, possibly the engine sucked...
• Re: 1987 Replace Heads - Thermostat Problem (long)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 Sep 1998 09:52:37 -0800
  ...It may be a long shot, but try an industrial supply house ( one that deals in bearings/hydraulic hoses and fittings etc) and see...
• Re: Hydraulic System Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 11:34:11 -0800
  I like the idea of using a hand-operated oiler as pressure pump. I feel I must warn fellow listmembers of one thing, correct...
• Re: Car's People Love Most
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 09:42:48 -0600
  ...window would open, the engine slid out, driven by a huge hydraulic jack, and start up and away it went. Foam-filled compartments both...
• Re: more idle issues revisited
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 May 2006 22:56:29 -0400
  ...With hydraulic lifters, the valves only need adjusting if first done wrong and are really out and at that point damage is done. Some...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid Protectant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:27:42 -0500
  ...ATF was the spec and most any hydraulic oil will do. It was changed many years ago to the Audi fluid for cold weather...
• Re: Just interesting observation
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:34:34 -0500
  ...Dry hydraulic lifters make lots of noise until they pump back up with oil... Don in Reidsville, NC 1987 Vanagon GL Syncro (Suzie) 1988...
• Re: Help!, Something funny with Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:37:21 -0500
  ...Bentley's, Haynes, Muir's, Stan's ShapingUp page (http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/shapingup.htm), and Boston' Bob's Hydraulic lifters article (http...
• Tie Rod ends and Rear trailing arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Tue, 29 May 2012 11:55:52 -0400
  ...Is there a portable hydraulic press that maybe a frame alignment shop might have that could press these out? If not, I guess I...
• Re: Vanagon Shop in Santa Monica Area?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:22:01 -0700
  ...but > unfortunately Jack made the mistake of trusting a hydraulic jack a couple > years ago and got crushed to death. under the front end...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:45:49 -0600
  Vanagons have hydraulic clutch mechanisms all the way. No cables. It's almost got to be a clutch master or clutch slave cylinder failure...
• what with cold weather coming up ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 15 Nov 95 08:21:52 CST
  ...With pressure that high, the hydraulic valve lifters will overextend themselves, causing the valves to hang open. After the engine warms up, the car...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 11:34:53 -0700
  ...We've converted & driven a number of the Diesel Vanagons >to1.8 hydraulic engines and GTI engines, but this configuration with the >2.0...
• Re: '84 clutch judder
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 07:50:07 EDT
  ...Have you flushed the hydraulic fluid regularly? If not the master or slave cylinder may not be retracting fully due to rusted, pitted walls...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:04:56 -0500
  ...If you can't use the hydraulic action of the lifters because they hold the valves open just enough to kill the compression, then...