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• Re: Dual circuit Brake Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 14:09:22 -0500
  ...Since the fluid tank supplies both brakes and hydraulic clutch, this way you have all new brake fluid throughout the vehicle. I had all...
• Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
  Historical mailing list - H R
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 16:46:28 -0800
  ...All modern cars have dual hydraulic brake circuits, so they don't really need an "emergency" brake. So you might as well call the...
• Re: Think I have sprung a leak in my powersteering lines! Need some guidance please.
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:31:35 -0400
  ...He stated they should >> run around $40. >> >> I assume I need to go to hydraulic shop or tractor shop to get them >> made? >> >> Walrus...
• Re: Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 08:47:55 -0500
  ...the point that I am shipping all my rebuilt > >engines > >with hydraulic lifters with the valves adjusted to .006ths clearance. > >the reason for this...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:32:11 -0500
  ...Will quickly check hydraulics and adjustable plate under gear stick this morning and the agony will be over. > > And yes I can get it...
• Re: '72 bus CVs, rear bearings, and torsion bars?
  Historical mailing list - lumpy
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 16:36:15 +0000
  ...removed the axle assembly from > the car? Will I need a hydraulic press? Can I use a three arm puller > or just drift the...
• Re: Another word on shocks
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 4 May 1999 09:01:24 -0700
  ...Also, mixing KYB (high pressure monotube) with Boges (a > > >twin tube hydraulic..no gas) is not going to deliver the best > > >performance. (KYB's...
• Re: The Vanagon wave!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:49:28 -0600
  ...Second Wife got the Hydraulic Hose Company. My boys left home and I sold the Ski Boat, ATVs. Got tired of dodging BMW Yuppies...
• Re: LVC - Beetle Mod or does this guy have too much time on hishands??
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:23:21 -0700
  ...of the engine, normally used to spin the rotors, run the hydraulic pumps, etc. In his case, he's got nothing there. Thing is...
• Re: syncro propshaft delrin bushing update
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:00:20 -0800
  ...from the ability to change the curvature of the mast, using hydraulics and the stays. In order to change the shape in the lower...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:00:45 -0700
  ...Rear wheel seals on my '68 > International were leather, and all of those air-over-hydraulic lifts they > used to have in the service...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 23:56:57 -0400
  ...Then, pushing on the brake pedal, I pump brake fluid backwards and up through the clutch hydraulic system . Man.........that works like a champ...
• Which bus hould I buy?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 12:57:26 -0800
  ...What modifications should I go for to improve performance, reliablility or maintenance? I'm keen on hydraulic valve lifters and a full-flow oil...
• Re: 4-wheel Porsche di$c brake for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 7 May 2002 13:21:40 -0500
  ...into their pop tops' canvas and rig up a quick-rise hydraulic system for fast stopping. Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel At 11:57...
• Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 5 Sep 2014 14:16:20 -0700
  ...So next, I take my spare Blue Hose hydraulic line and put that onto my Motive Pressure bleeder to fix THAT, and finally.....finally...
• Re: No gears (resolved)
  Historical mailing list - pierre m d
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:19:05 -0400
  ...The clutch feels fine, right? Hydraulic problems make the pedal feel different. I think that your pilot bearing went and so now the transmission...
• Re: 82 Diesel Seized Up HELP
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 17:16:36 EST
  ...Another reason that these are prone to be problematic is that they do not have hydraulic lifters. This means he either needs to learn...
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 10 Sep 2014 10:24:54 -0700
  ...I installed the Big Brake Kit from Van-Cafe last year, along with their HD drums and steel brake lines and all hydraulics. The...
• Re: Kudo's to Dennis Haynes and his frame mount receiver hitch.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:55:45 -0400
  ...of the "Tire Specialists" jacked up van using the rolling type hydraulic jacks. Unbeknownst to me, the man put a single jack under the...
• Ratio Rockers with swivel/roller tips?
  Historical mailing list - Clark, Patrick
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:58:52 -0700
  ...The discussion has centered around the ratio rockers-- my mechanic is a bit leery of using the 1.25 ratio's with the hydraulic...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:51:05 -0500
  ...It was a hydraulic steering system, so we could spin the wheel to starboard and just about keep up with the autopilot pump -- but...
• Re: did i do that
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:45:32 -0800
  ...The term for that is > "hydraulicing", the same as for a cylinder filled with oil or fuel and > trying to move the piston. > Mike...
• Checkin Z Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 23:12:16 -0500
  ...but the Hydraulic lifters im sorta out of what makes them good or bad. Is there a way to check them visually and or...
• Re: Rebuilt transaxle grinds
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 29 Dec 2014 08:53:29 -0800
  ...If the hydraulics are good, this can happen with a bad or crushed pilot bearing, my guess on what's causing this. Much less...
• Re: For those w/ SS braided hoses experience ...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:10:28 -0700
  ...bit...making the connection between your foot-force and the actual hydraulic forces at the pistons a little bit nebulous....Less brake line expansion...
• Re: Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 8 Jun 2010 20:39:05 -0400
  ...That makes me wonder if it's a hydraulic problem. > But the pedal is still nice and firm. I didn't see any leaks...
• Re: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:53:04 -0700
  ...No need to open the hydraulics. then the disc and hub will come off the spindle. Should really change the brake fluid to the...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Funk - Worn Pedal/Clevis Linkage
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 04:15:56 -0800
  ...Don't disconnect the master cylinder hydraulic lines though, they will flex enough to allow you to remove it from the brake booster. Anything...
• Speed bleeders? Not me
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:02:06 -0700
  ...Put in (to the Motive pressure bottle) fresh hydraulic fluid and screw the cap onto your brake fluid reservoir. Pressurize the bottle by pumping...
• Re: Just interesting observation & More Questions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:41:53 -0800
  ...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: Fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 19:29:09 -0500
  ...Examination found the likely culprit was as Dennis Haynes said - broken wire of the hydraulic pump switch grounded to engine. Started things burning. Check...
• Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:40:39 -0700
  Just bleed everything connected to the hydraulics until it runs clean and free of foamy bubbles. =) On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:12...
• Re: Vanagon safety and design?
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:11:03 -0800
  ...The Vanagon clutch is hydraulically controlled. And not since about 1952, have the brakes been cable controlled (any vintagebussers care to correct me?) The...
• Re: A/C hose
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:08:30 -0400
  ...Many farm/implement places can do hydraulic hose, and may be able to help you with AC hose too. Dunno. Developing business and guiding...
• Radiator Fan R&R
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 07:16:28 -0700
  ...I'll post some photos soon of the old/new fan motor assemblies and the extension that I had to make for my hydraulic...
• Re: 81 CA air cooled won't idle...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:10:28 -0600
  I'd say you need to set the hydraulic lifters again at Bobs setting of .006 or my setting of one turn down after...
• Re: speaking if clutch slave failure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:29:36 -0500
  ...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: driving an unbelted, leaking power-steering rack
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 20:00:53 -0700
  ...The power system just hydraulicly "assists" steering so when it dies, you just get "regular" steering instead. Power steering is a pure luxury item...
• Re: SYNCRO AUTOMATIC- POSSIBLE...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:13:40 -0800
  ...SYNCRO AUTOMATIC- POSSIBLE... > If one were to tap the hydraulic pressure from the test port on the > transmission case in order to run a...
• Re: Clutch Play
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Tue, 25 May 1999 12:44:53 -0600
  ...You'll > > need to remove the slave cylinder first which is easy and you don't have to > > disconnect the hydraulic line. You can...
• NICE surprise, and some new questions to go with it.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 20:14:12 -0700
  ...Is there any way to tell what type of head this is without removing the manifolds? The lifters are hydraulic. Is there any performance...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 07:39:56 -0700
  ...English instruction manuals; > > Any ideas? >> > > As far as a Jack, you could get a 2 ton hydraulic floor jack from any Walmart > or Pep...
• Re: Inner CV Boot Replacement: Okie Redneck Style...
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 10:50:15 -0500
  ...Lucky for me, nothing but a hydraulic line was damaged. Jonathan R. Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 216...
• Clutch Judder
  Historical mailing list - Don Bolt
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 19:04:22 -0500
  ...I flush all hydraulics annually down here in Florida. The travel as measured at the slave cylinder cup contact on the clutch to bearing...
• Re: Testing the Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:43:58 -0500
  ...One hydraulic circuit is for the front brakes and the other is > for the rear brakes. If the rear brakes are not adjusted or...
• Re: stuck or frozen clutch
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:47:37 -0500
  ...t budge! During the removal/re-install of the tranny, the hydraulic >clutch system was left closed so air in the system doesn't...
• Transporter/Vanagon 1600 AirCooled.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 13:28:12 +0100
  ...based on the T1/T3 case, AS41 casting, it has factory HYDRAULIC LIFTERS and an OILFILTERMOUNT cast into the left casehalf, next to the...
• Re: Spreading the damaged hatch opening?
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 18:04:01 -0700
  ...thoughts on this or alternate suggestions? I notice Habor Freight >>> has a selection of hydraulic tools for body repair. Should I be using >>> those?
• Re: Gap Between Trans. Mount Bracket & Frame Is...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:15:52 -0700
  ...Saw transmission rotate L/R as it should but noticed that transmission bracket is close to clutch hydraulic flex hose bracket on frame. I...
• Re: Vanagon with Porsche power.
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Thu, 11 May 1995 15:02:19 +0100 (BST)
  ...He is putting the engine onto a 5-speed bus tranny with hydraulic > clutch. He had to get a bus flywheel redrilled to bolt...
• Re: Brake troubles - need opinions...
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 14:10:22 -0400
  Alan, You lost one of two circuits of your hydraulics. You have a leak somewhere. Your shoes and pads may be perfectly fine except...
• Re: Not breathing right
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Sun, 20 May 2001 18:07:04 -0600
  ...on fresh engines. >The standard 2 turns on adjusting screws on hydraulic cams may just need >to be backed off 1/2 turn until...
• Re: Families - what do they know?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Myers
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:59:31 -0500
  ...bought it for everyone else's convenience??] Coming up this spring ! - "Hydraulics Luv in!" "Air Conditioning Modified Rallye!" "WhatupwiththeOptima?" "ThatDarnedV.C.!" Tom Myers Rochester...
• Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:14:36 -0400
  ...or dirt particles in the 'cylinder', rendering the adjustment capabilities useless. Hydraulic lifter engines need to have the oil/ filter changes done religiously due...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:45:10 -0600
  ...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: Upgraded Brakes Bus/Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Mar 97 05:09:46 UT
  ...The 914 uses an ATE caliper very much similar to the Vanagon, the primary difference with the Bus being the inlet of the hydraulic...
• Re: some guidance please, 86 autotrans torubles
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:08:24 -0400
  ...VW calls the 2 O-rings a "SEAL" and the local big equipment hydraulic shop calls them $.83 O-rings. VWs says they're...
• Re: Can this do that?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 22 May 2011 20:00:30 -0500
  ...Couldn't hold a idle, rattled like drained down > >hydraulic lifters. Shut it off, check oil level. Still below the > >dipstick, added more, restarted...
• Re: air in clutch hydraulic system '84 Vanagon ?puzzled?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 25 May 2009 23:27:28 -0400
  Be glad it's not a syncro! I've never done it to one....but can't imagine it's any fun! It's...
• Re: Front Brakes & Ball joint Q's [Syncro]
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:29:51 -0800
  ...Bentley, it shows them being PRESSED in and out with a hydraulic press. Is this necessary? Also, it shows some monkey business with the...