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• Re: Enlightment needed Valves Question WBX 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:03:24 -0400
  ...I know, I know we have hydraulic valves and they should not need adjustment. That was told to me and understood by the person...
• Re: '82 clutch capers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 12:08:52 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder wrote: > >> Stan, how do you pressure bleed the clutch hydraulic system. What do > I > need to do it? > > Thanks, > > John Rodgers > 88...
• Re: hydraulic lifter article
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 10:42:10 -0500
  Hi Bob, > > I've noticed a popping or clicking sound coming > from near the left front of the engine, near > where the exhaust connects...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 12:10:49 -0700
  ...If you are > not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to relieve > pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
• Re: Modifying Vanagon gas tank for more fuel capacity - 4 gallon increase
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:12:40 EDT
  ...replaced my rusted-out power steering lines with Frank Condelli's > hydraulic hose kit, these run alongside the heater hoses... it sounds like > you...
• Re: (NVC)- A different kind of Westy
  Historical mailing list - B
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:25:13 -0700
  ...1) The advantage that B found was that the poptop had hydraulic lift assist. B *cannot* lift the '87 Westy poptop (No arm strength...
• Re: Clutch Dead in Orillia Ontario / Algonquin Park - Does anyone know Valle Shell?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:03:08 -0700
  ...I wouldn't even consider internal clutch work at this point, since it's obvious you have a hydraulic system leak. If you *do...
• '66 progress and more questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 08:47:24 -0700
  ...sell seal/pully combinations that require no machine work), and, perhaps, hydraulic lifters. I want to be sure to get an AS21 case. Is...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 12:37:46 -0400
  ...Like the noise when the valves have temporarily lost > hydraulic pressure. > > There was no noticeable power loss, just noisy and disconcerting. > > Does anyone have...
• Re: hydraulic lifter adjustment questions (sorry)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 22 May 2012 16:20:43 -0400
  Ok this makes sense. So, even if they're pumped up and not soft, when you back off the adjuster screws they should expand...
• Re: vanagonwiki.net - Brake Lines Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 21:17:37 -0700
  Me thinks you need to build a garage with a hydraulic vehicle lift to help keep the family together. Swimming pools and home theaters...
• Re: GEX rebuild/tappets
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Aug 1996 23:39:53 -0400
  ...ANy suggestions? And how much to replace the tappets? It is an 82 with hydraulic lifters...... >> Ticking that is load related is not caused...
• FS: 2.1L engine and parts for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 22:08:14 EDT
  ...damaged 2 1.8L heads $45 each Bob Walter T4 914 hydraulic mild racing cam with lifters- used Two 2L rods $35 each First...
• brake indicator light- 1985
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 May 2005 20:54:04 -0700
  ...The light is still on. > >So my guess is that it's something hydraulic. > >Ed > > >
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - "Vanderzanden Michael (BetP/ESE1)"
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:42:04 -0600
  ...If you are not leaking any fluid at the slave cylinder and you are not leaking fluid externally anywhere else in the hydraulic system...
• Re: sigh..... lifter adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:58:37 -0400
  The major purpose of hydraulic lifters is that adjustment is not critical. Per the book, you take up the slack and turn in another...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 17:24:43 -0500
  ...an electrical engineer and I am much more at home with hydraulics so perhaps I should have a go at getting fuel through those...
• Re: that so called quick and dirty head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 31 May 2013 22:11:53 -0700
  ...done correctly?" > > It can keep bending! Not a big deal with hydraulic lifters though, at least > to a point. The real question is how...
• Re: bmw brake booster "upgrade"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 16:47:09 -0800
  ...t be improved, as this is limited by the > calipers and hydraulic system, not the strength of my legs at this point. > But: > 2...
• Re: Clutch trouble in cold weather??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:30:35 -0800
  ...I rather > foggily understand that there is (hydraulic??) fluid in the clutch and that > perhaps the grade is wrong for these temps. This is...
• Re: speaking if clutch slave failure
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:58:44 -0700
  ...never had a hydraulic >clutch system before. Found lots of fixes in archives but not so much >a descript of the failure symptom (save...
• Re: Flushing the crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:30:16 -0600
  ...the solvent will wash all the lubricant and purge the oil from the hydraulic lifters. You definitely don't want this to happen. Your...
• '85 GL Clutch Problems
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 21:35:55 -0500
  ...on it and in that time have replaced water pump, hydraulic pump(steering) and muffler, plus a brake job somewhere along the way. Never...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 15:12:40 -0800
  ...over my head if I try to tackle removal of the hydraulic components.� And am especially nervous of the adjustment of the clutch master...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 00:23:37 -0700
  ...been getting.) Do I need to worry about that? Will the hydraulic lifters adjust for this? If so, why didn't the noise go...
• Re: clutch issue or hydraulics issue
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 13 Dec 2016 10:26:15 -0700
  1st > take a look @ the Clutch Slave Mount to be sure that it is not Moving due to being Loose or Broken & Do Be...
• Re: rebuilding power steering pump
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:45:49 -0800
  I bet any power steering pump with the same bolt configuration should work, right? After all, isn't it just a hydraulic pump? Any...
• Re: Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 01:34:42 -0700
  ...And don't forget that fluid drives > and linkages (turbos, hydraulic brakes) ARE mechanical...fluid mechanics. > > Maken no difference whether it's driven by...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 May 2002 - Special issue (#2002-617)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Calhoun
  Mon, 20 May 2002 20:03:11 -0400
  ...The cars they tested all had hydraulic lifters. With no oil in the lifters they would collapse and sound like the engine was coming...
• Re: Help...need air condition hose
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:49:58 -0800
  I would remove both of the long hoses that run to the condenser and take them to a hydraulic shop and have new ones...
• Re: Pressure Bleeding the Clutch slave/master
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 23 May 2005 11:40:14 EDT
  ...Mini-Vac, but I've used vacuum sources to bleed automotive hydraulics; I prefer pressure bleeding. Vacuum bleeding might work well if the bleeders...
• Re: Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 11 May 2016 18:49:10 -0700
  ...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: electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:58:43 -0700
  hi, This is an estimate from my mechanic: * "The conversion to Power steering usually runs around $2500-$3000. This includes a new pump, rack...
• Re: return mechanism for throw-out fork?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Aug 2011 06:46:41 -0700
  ...6:25 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > No return spring for the hydraulic clutch set up and yes it is normal for > the release bearing...
• Re: Removing head nut
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:59:00 -0400
  You seem to have what I would call a 'hydraulic lock'. One way to save the day would be to drill a small hole...
• Re: Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 10:48:37 -0800
  ...using it, it helped keep my lifters from bleeding down overnight. Hydraulic lifters work by oil pressure filling the space between the lifter body...
• Re: clutch slave cylinder question
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 03:14:34 +0000
  ...clutch not disengaging (my current problem) must be due to a hydraulic >failure of some sort rather than a failure of the throw out...
• Re: [no van content] weird sudden loss of 100miles per 1/2 tank of gas in a jetta
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 9 Nov 2003 19:57:13 +0000
  ...4 tank), and recently >replaced the cable clutch mechanism with a hydraulic unit. at the same >time, i replaced the front ball joints (suspension...
• Re: Brake Vacuum Booster Replacement Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 22:10:37 -0400
  ...You have a hydraulic problem. If there are no external leaks, then the master is leaking internally either past the piston or one of...
• Re: Sticking front calipers
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:37:18 -0700
  ...Proper brake jobs include servicing the hydraulics. Sticking or > > rubbing brakes can also heat up and cuase failure of the front wheel bearings. > > A...
• Re: Engine braking with a turbo...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 18:19:15 -0700
  ...work and are really not recommend for Volkswagen because they have > hydraulic lifters and the back pressure will cause the valves to rise and...
• Re: Can't figure out the clutch
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 16 May 2014 11:53:38 -0700
  ...If the disk swells, the PP diaphragm fingers move closer to the flywheel, but the hydraulics will adjust for that, so you end up...
• Re: Clutch can only go half way ...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 17 May 2014 15:53:46 -0400
  ...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: Compatibility of A1 Rabbit/Jetta Autotrans
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:29:55 -0500
  ...The release of hydraulic pressure by the declutching valve causes the forward clutch of the transmission to disengage, thus allowing the engine to return...
• Re: anyone done REAR DISCS?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 18:57:23 EST
  ...Thereby allowing the automatic adjustment of hydraulic pressure to the rear drum brakes proportionate to the load. He explains that he meant that there...
• Re: preparing trip to NS
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:33:57 -0700
  ...Some brake fluid is good, and some of the smaller hydraulic parts won't take up room either. If you plan to be away...
• FS: powerteering conversion parts
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 23 Apr 2001 17:54:17 EDT
  ...That includes the non-leaking rack, hydraulic lines & hoses, pump, reservoir, & steering coupler. You can have the spindles too if you take it out...
• Engine Rebuild week 4 - Valve knock question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 13:47:23 -0700
  ...The bentley says that it could be the hydraulic lifters, but I checked them for tension before reinstalling the head and they were quite...
• Re: what year?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 12 May 2002 23:19:05 +0200
  ...year for the 76-78 version of the 2000 cc engine. Hydraulic valve > lifters. '79 has some one-year only features -- heads for one...
• keep those parts clean
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 17 Jun 2005 17:27:23 -0700
  ...They had an infinite variety of plastic caps, plugs, etc., and anytime a system was opened, whether hydraulic, air, fuel, whatever, it was capped...
• oil from pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:04:42 -0700
  ...last week our '81 a/c tanagon got new hydraulic lifters fitted at a local shop, then went to a different place for a...
• Re: getting Desperate for some 83-85 coolling hoses :)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 21:31:12 -0400
  ...a suggestion we might be able to get aways with > braided hydraulic lines any i thoughts suggestions from any > old timer 83-85 owner :) ? >
• Re: Replacing fuel lines with Copper tubing/Steel braided lines?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:35:52 -0500
  ...The braided lines, however, are another matter. > This type of line is used for both hydraulics and for fuel on aircraft. > It is tough...
• Re: Hung in the middle (where else?) - Bumper drawings
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 26 May 2002 08:38:31 -0500
  ...On the A model and T. ------------------------ some sort of a valved hydraulic system ------------------------ Deen done .......... Styrofoam bumper covered to urethane skin, many cars have...
• Re: return mechanism for throw-out fork?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Aug 2011 06:41:24 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/3j4sxzd alistair On 2011-08-06, at 6:25 AM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > No return spring for the hydraulic clutch set...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 16:02:24 -0700
  ...either manual or hydraulic .. in a simple dune buggy installation there's a parking brake lever ( often vertical where you can grab it easily...
• Re: Brake fluid servicing
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Tue, 08 Oct 1996 22:36:05 -0400
  ...I always flush mine when I'm doing brakes even if I'm not doing any hydraulic repairs. But realisticaly this is every 5...
• Re: Is my clutch slave failing?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 09:20:30 -0600
  ...If I pump the clutch, the >engagement point seems to be temporarily raised from the floor-slightly. >Is the hydraulic slave adjustable? I've...
• Lifter/Valve question
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 4 May 2000 10:13:16 -0400
  ...How frequently should I adjust my hydraulic valves (ever?). Thanks, G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications Counselors www.bulley-hewlett.com Mount Olive...
• Re: 2.1L pwr steer hose leaking
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:40:17 -0700
  ...Look in your yellow pages for "Hydraulic" or go to any equipment dealer, such as Case or John Deere. Even some NAPA stores will...