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• FS Type IV Forged Steel Counter Weighted Crankshaft.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 09:20:26 -0500
  ...Forged Steel Counter Weighted and Balanced Crankshaft for Type IV Air Cooled Engine. Crank is 10/10 and just came back from being polished...
• Re: Installig crankshaft pulley on a 2.1L......
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:45:41 -0500
  ...John On 6/16/2013 7:34 PM, Paul wrote: > Howdy, > I'm in the process of installing a 3 groove crankshaft pulley on...
• Re: Wanted: sense of humor
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 19:39:58 EST
  In a message dated 2/10/01 7:24:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, crankshaft@ADELPHIA.NET writes: << Anybody have one I could borrow...
• water pump removal
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 16:21:54 -0500
  ...did you remove any exhaust part, engine mount or the crankshaft pulley) Regards, Ben
• Re: Top Overhauls
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 20:46:03 -0600
  At the time of a top overhaul, a crankshaft runt test would be made with a dial indicator to determine the amount of wobble...
• Re: Crankshaft stuck?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Wilsher
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:43:19 -0700
  ...Sunday, September 14, 2008 8:48 PM > Subject: [VANAGON] Crankshaft stuck? > > >> I'm in the process of changing the clutch on my '87 Syncro...
• Re: Oettinger syncro van FS
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 17:42:13 -0800
  ...For a mind teaser > ...........If you joined two onto one crankshaft, side by side, not end to > end, that would be a W12. They...
• To Counterweight or not to counterweight has been the question...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 20:30:44 PDT
  ...http://www.geneberg.com/crankshaft.htm _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/
• Re: [T2] Re: Success! (Getting a broken ez-out out of my crankshaft)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:12:35 -0800
  ...Almost as scary as cutting away the bearing material with a dremel tool to remove the last of the pilot bearing from the crankshaft...
• Pulley pulling
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Oct 1995 21:49:22 -0500
  I need to remove the triple pulley on my 1986 Vanagon to replace a leaking crankshaft seal. My Bentley manual (p 13.34-35...
• Re: Pulley End - Crankshaft Oil Seals
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:59:17 -0500
  Jim, Thanks. With those dimensions I should be able to track one down. John On 10/23/2012 11:36 AM, Old Volks Home...
• Re: Big, Bad Smoke
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 16:26:41 -0800 (PST)
  I had a problem like this caused by a broken "washer" at the end of the crankshaft. It let the crank bang back and...
• Fan Belt Replacement on A/C for '81 Air-cooled Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Tue, 2 May 2000 18:51:55 -0400
  ...How does one get to the crankshaft pulley to hook a new belt on it??? Thanks! Christina and Mike Nichols 2--'81 Vanagons
• Re: Torque specs please!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 21:22:53 +0200
  "Carrington, Tom" wrote: > Bolts, flywheel to crankshaft. (my guess is 85ft/lbs) 44 ft-lb plus 90� turn > Bolts, pressure plate to flywheel (my...
• Re: Main crank pulley problem 85 Vanagon (Solution and thanks)
  Historical mailing list - Lon Bordin
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:01:49 -0400
  ...What parts are there from the end of the crankshaft to the bolt and am I missing something? It looked like everything was ok...
• 2.1l main bearing - the whole story
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 16:05:25 -0700
  ...built. (These are NOT oversized bearings for machining the case or crankshaft.) 025198461A That's the most common bearing installed. 025198461A004 (red dot) It...
• Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 08:10:14 -0800
  David, I have had very little experience with this kind of problem but I recall there is something call crankshaft end play that is...
• Fwd: I actually have brand new 2.1l Crankshaft Bearings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 29 Jan 2022 10:47:30 -0500
  ...I actually have brand new 2.1l Crankshaft Bearings in stock! To: Vanagon List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> I usually don't advertise things...
• Re: pilot bearing... do i need to replace the main seal?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 22 May 2010 01:13:38 -0700
  ...not have to adjust the shims, but just to be > picky... > the shims go between the flywheel and the main bearing (not the > crankshaft).
• Re: Wanted: sense of humor
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 16:47:53 -0800
  ...Aaron Gibson <crankshaft@ADELPHIA.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 4:32 PM Subject: Wanted: sense of humor > Hi...
• Re: head repair and water pump
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 06:11:34 +0000
  ...Got the pump out today without removing the crankshaft >pulley, YEAH. So a little bit of permatex in the groove with the O rings...
• Re: UPDATE Oil leak between eng. and trans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 01:05:57 EST
  Oil leak update! I'm going in for the crankshaft seal! All hell broke loose today. I lost a quart and a half of...
• Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Harry Patrick
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 06:05:30 -0400
  ...belt accessory drive setup for new 1.9 TD. Need everything: crankshaft pulley, water pump pulley, alternator pulley, tensioner, and belt. Also seeking information...
• Re: Flywheel, crankshaft shims, and seal - was; oil leak between eng & trans
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 11:10:54 -0500
  ...Flywheel, crankshaft shims, and seal - was; oil leak between eng & trans >For those who have just joined this thread; > >My '87 Vanagon Syncro (175K...
• Flying without pilot (bearing)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 09:14:08 -0800
  ...obliterated, with a very thin shell of it remaining in the crankshaft cavity behind flywheel. The Bentley manual shows a spacer and felt washer...
• Crankshaft oil seal
  Historical mailing list - A J I
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:40:36 -0500
  ...As near as I can tell it is the crankshaft seal. The "bible" shows the seal and lists a tool #(whatever) along with the...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:22:59 -0600
  ...When testing for >>> crankshaft >>> shim thickness it is easy to add not enough shims because we don't >>> tighten the >>> the flywheel fully during...
• Re: BRIAN ADAMS
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 22:45:18 EST
  In a message dated 1/18/01 9:12:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, crankshaft@ADELPHIA.NET writes: > Will Brian Adams please e-mail...
• Re: Failed Crankshaft seal - 5th time!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:34:21 EDT
  In a message dated 10/28/05 4:13:29 PM, shepherdsond@METRO.DST.OR.US writes: << Any ideas?? >> You should be able to...
• Re: Success! (Getting a broken ez-out out of my crankshaft)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:18:43 -0600
  ...Success! (Getting a broken ez-out out of my crankshaft) Right, but that requires dropping the engine, which I can't do because I...
• Re: stripped flywheel bolt
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 2 Mar 2000 08:54:43 -0500
  ...The problem with heating is that you want to heat the crankshaft so that it expands, not the bolt. If you heat the bolt...
• Re: Bad Experience With Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 23:09:57 -0500
  ...Your crankshaft obviously fits that category. Of course I will be more than happy to refund your money on the crankshaft plus your return...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 23:33:05 -0500
  ...Distributor rotates at half crankshaft speed.... idle is 850 rpm.... half is 425 rpm... one Hall Effect signal per crankshaft rotation ( or is that...
• Re: Photos of broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 23 May 2012 16:15:46 -0400
  ...The fan belt was trying to transfer the uneven rotation of the crankshaft to the cooling fan, whose rotational inertia would tend to resist...
• Re: Heat handling design error help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 11:24:21 -0400
  >Quoting eight-time Automotive Journalism conference MOTO award winner > Oil must act as a >coolant for such vital parts as the bearings, crankshaft, and...
• Re: Name that Part
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 21 May 2007 16:28:21 -0500
  ...some kind of shim for a largish seal? Like maybe one of the crankshaft ends, or a wheel bearing. Matt Roberds
• tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 6 May 2007 13:35:54 -0400
  Greetings, I need to remove a pilot bearing from the end of the crankshaft. I hate to spend $50+ (http://tinyurl.com/23m9wo) for...
• Re: Crankshaft end float.
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Wed, 22 May 2002 00:26:30 -0700
  ...Regards, Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84Westfalia Stan Wilder wrote: > There should be three round shims at the back of your crankshaft, the > flywheel...
• Re: need advice re: rebuilding 84 Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 17:31:45 +0000
  ...Am I right? I removed the rods from the crankshaft with pistons attached and pounded out the piston pins with a "wood dowel rod...
• Re: Pulley End - Crankshaft Oil Seals
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:01:42 +0000
  Well, it's obvious, Frank-they didn't know you had them!! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Just had an engine in here that had...
• Re: Crankshaft Endplay Defies Me--Please Help
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 13:21:18 -0500
  ...The result was that I was still effectively getting 0 >(as in > > ZERO) crankshaft end play. I could get a crankshaft endplay only by...
• Re: Using a 4 speed engine in a automatic?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 06:51:04 -0600
  ...If the engine is coming from a manual transmission van, first check the endplay of the crankshaft of the engine, then just remove the...
• Re: Oettinger syncro van FS
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:53:45 -0500
  ...For a mind > teaser > > ...........If you joined two onto one crankshaft, side by side, not end > to > > end, that would be a W12. They...
• Re: 2.2 legacy engine... oil levels...
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:40:37 -0700
  ...Unless the top fitment of the oil dipstick tube has been brought closer to the centerline of the crankshaft, the distance from the centerline...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light Flickering
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:13:34 -0800
  ...Jim On Feb 19, 2014, at 6:15 PM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > What he said... > > When overfilled, the spinning crankshaft...
• Valves adjustment in Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:41:42 -0700
  ...Page 15.29 says "rotate crankshaft 180� clockwise and adjust next cylinder." My Volksheimers is kicking in again. By next cylinder, do they mean...
• Re: crank bearing removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 18:40:18 -0500
  >I need to remove the #3 main bearing from the Bus crankshaft. However, >I am without a press of any sort. No tools? Then...
• Re: Strange vanagon engine pondering, audi 5cyl
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:32:03 -0500
  ...The crankshaft pulley is right back there by the license plate. Edward At 09:57 PM 2/27/2009, Bob Stevens wrote: >Not sure...
• Obscure gaskets and seals, 1.9L wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 15:31:24 -0700
  ...This goes on the pulley end of the crankshaft just outside of the #4 main bearing and the "oil thrower". I have my old...
• Re: timing question
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 10:27:14 -0500
  ...Turn crankshaft counter clockwise normal direction till gage stops moving. Question - As you turn the crankshaft, should the reading on the gage increase from...
• Re: vannie info on cranks and radiators needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:56:31 -0700
  ...vannie info on cranks and radiators needed > Are the 1.9L and 2.1 L crankshafts the same?? If not how do you tell...
• Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Milby
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:54:10 -0400
  ...It is to dark to see through the hole in the crankshaft. Thanks, Mark -- Mm
• Re: Installing 2.1L crankshaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Tue, 15 May 2001 12:15:01 +0200
  Steve Had the same problem with my wrench, so I didn't torque up my pulley to spec. I just tightened it good and...
• Re: how to get top half of main bearing out
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 14 May 2001 17:13:30 EDT
  ...Rotate the crankshaft in the direction that pushes the retaining tab first and Voila! the shell bearing will come right out clean as a...
• Re[2]: 911 motor in a VW transporter
  Historical mailing list
  5 Apr 95 15:03
  ...At the moment we are trying to convert a type I flywheel to bolt to the porsche crankshaft by machining the boss on the...
• Won't start - lifter adjustment problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Aug 1998 20:10:12 -0700
  ...Turn crankshaft so that #1 is at TDC - also mark on rotor is pointing to distributer mark. 3. Turn adjusting screws in so they...
• Main Drive Pulley for 1.9
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 16:49:35 EDT
  Volks, I have to change the rear [pulley] crankshaft oil seal. First I have to get the pulley off--its torqued to 253 ft...
• Camshaft_crankshaft gear lash question..
  Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 12:14:19 -0400
  Hey all, when picking the size camshaft sproket to control the gear lash between the camshaft sproket and the crank shaft gear... what would...
• Re: WTB DIESEL crank
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 22:37:09 -0400
  ...fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, Jim Felder wrote: > I need a good 1600 diesel crankshaft. Anyone have? > > Thanks, > > Jim >
• cylinder numbers
  Historical mailing list - Ivicz_vanagon
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:54:46 +0100
  ...If I turn the crankshaft to TDC how can I recognize if next stroke is inlet or expansion? On I4 engine it's very...