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• Re: stuck cylinder help
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 11:35:04 -0600
  ...the side of the cylinder that enabled me to use a large screwdriver to pry the head and cylinder sleeve apart. The lip is...
• Re: Stuck cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:36:32 -0500
  I put together a tool and successfully removed cylinder #4. https://picasaweb.google.com/117786475013111516659/CylinderPuller?authkey=Gv1sRgCIzzwdXEs6uXywE The device clamps down on the...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:59:58 -0800
  ...It is probably a shattered sleeve on the input shaft that connects the main shafts in the bell housing and the main shaft in...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:16:57 -0800
  ...AMC Cylinder Head Question There are two driving shafts in the transmission. You can call one input shaft and the other output shaft. The...
• Re: clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Dec 1996 18:55:58 +0000
  ...when you put her in (use a sleeve of mylar around piston past edge of cylinder) Rebuild kit is 2 cups 1 boot sort...
• Iron-y And, Thanks Frank Condelli ! (Radius Rod Space Sleeves)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 16:43:00 -0700
  ...As some may know, the spacer sleeve is NLA from VW. IIRC, Vancafe, Busdepot, GW all carry it as does T3 on thesamba.com...
• more specifically....
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:00:44 EST
  ...they are the ones that seal the cylinder sleeves and the head thus sealing the combustion chamber (as i understand it). the ones for...
• Re: To those '83-'85 Vanagon folks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Sep 1994 16:12:42 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The only problem is head gasket leaks between cylinder sleeves and heads, happened at approx 34K, 66K, 102K miles. I have communicated with you...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:26:09 -0800
  Neil, I made new spacer sleeves from stainless stock (gotta keep my lathe time hours up). I then applied a generous amount of my...
• Re: SAmba Ad
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 18 May 2012 09:07:26 -0700
  This isn't the original stuff, but this vendor sells hose sleeve: http://fastwagens.blogspot.ca/search/label/Vanagon%20fuel%20line%20sleeve Never dealt...
• Re: spark plug blow out
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 30 May 2002 11:08:47 -0500
  ...I think I need a helicoil or a new sleeve? Can the cylinder head be removed with the engine in the bus? anyone ever...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:41:50 -0700
  ...and one cylinder. i thought i would try moving the pistons, and, well, the stuck one slid right past the end of the sleeve...
• Re: head seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:14:21 -0500
  ...replaced without renewing the > O-ring at > the base of the cylinder sleeve. How foolish. We all know that > anytime an > O-ring is...
• Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:58:54 -0500
  I got the sleeves out after a long session with a slide puller. Grabbed them by the ears and out they came. I notice...
• Re: 1.9 and 2.1 rod bolt identification
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 12:49:21 -0500
  The rod bolts can bee seen from the cylinder openings of the opposite cylinders the 2.1 bolts have a taper down to the...
• Heads off, piston ring broken
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 17:31:49 -0500
  ...tapping (more like banging), prying, heating, and cursing to get the cylinder sleeves off, even with the heads out of the van. And so...
• Re: master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 08:40:47 +1000
  ...Back in the 1970s, there was a crowd who bored out the cylinders and inserted a brass sleeve. This brought the specs back to...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 25 May 2012 11:53:35 -0600
  ...It's called "strut bar" in Bentley. < grin > ) attached to the LCA when replacing the bushings and sleeves. You may know this, but I...
• Re: disaster... again!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:43:06 -0700
  ...cylinders/pistons > out to extract the broken stud and found a broken ring on one side and a > huge crack in the sleeve near...
• Re: Any Used Vanagon 2.1L engines available
  Historical mailing list - benoit
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:29:25 -0500
  ...yeap, maybe a leak down will tell you that you may need new pistons and sleeves... but a burned valve is almost the same...
• [Fwd: Re: Wind]
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 13:19:00 -0500
  ...1.) how and with what do you use to reinstall the cylinder sleeve over the piston/rings while working in such a small area...
• head gaskets/cylinder seals
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 05:23:55 PDT
  ...Many people seem to have replaced head gaskets without pulling pistons and sealing sleeves but some of the literature suggests that this is a...
• 85 Head Job Update and Question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 16:33:17 -0500
  ...The bad news is, the cylinder sleeves seem to be pretty far out of their home position... I'd say about two inches. I...
• Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 10:56:30 EDT
  In a message dated 9/21/02 3:48:15 PM, kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET writes: << If you have alot of patience and a little...
• My unexpected foray into engine work
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 4 May 2008 15:24:21 -0400
  ...when it came time to pull of the heads (after hours of removing everything else), the cylinder sleeves were rusted onto them too tight...
• Rusty 2.1 question
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:16:26 -0500
  ...sleeves came out with the head. On the right side though the head came off but the pistons are rusted to the cylinders. Is...
• Re: Was fuel leak? Now: appropriate route for fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:36:04 -0800
  ...FWIW, for my Jetta swap, I installed rubber sleeves on the fuel hoses where they passed through the firewall. (the hole in firewall is...
• Was: Tire Wear.. Now: Worn Upper Control Arm Bushings - Alignment
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:10:48 -0700
  ...AFAIK, the inner sleeve(s) is pinched between the frame bits; the arm and outer portion of bushing pivot on the stationary sleeve. The...
• Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 14:53:24 -0600
  I've already tried Home Depot and they don't have anything near 3/4". Will have to search around town to see what...
• Re: clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 15:37:19 -0600
  On 4/12/05 15:27, "Leon" <korkwood@WSHOST.NET> wrote: > While installing new clutch cylinder I noticed lots of free play in > clevis...
• Back Lit Digital Multi Meter $25 Canadian Tire
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 11:41:05 -0800
  ...Pros (IMO): - rubber sleeve - probes feel to be of decent quality though they're "one piece"; you can't unscrew the sleeve at probe...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:14:13 -0700
  ...Slim so it still could fit between cylinders and block. > > Was a pain, but do able. > > Alistair > > > >> On Oct 18, 2013, at 5:46...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder- to rebuild or buy new?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:29:30 -0800
  Hi, Why don't you buy some of my old clutch master cylinders that I won't quite throw away yet, find a source...
• Re: [WetWesties] Sealing goop on cylinder sleeve inboard ends?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 19 Oct 2003 18:52:15 -0700
  ...end of the >cylinder sleeve contacts it? I'm pretty sure that the outer end where it >contacts the cylinder head must be a...
• Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:15:49 -0700
  ...AM, neil n<musomuso@gmail.com> �wrote: >> Beware that the metal sleeves are likely NLA. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil...
• Replaced Rings blowing oil
  Historical mailing list - Eli Secor
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 02:11:18 EST
  ...A local shop told me that the new rings on #1 might never seat, and that I should pull the pistons & sleeve to replace...
• FW: Cylinder Sleeves Quick Question
  Historical mailing list - jeff crane
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:25:08 -0400
  ...Any suggestions on whether I should bore out the cylinders anyway? There is some very minor cross-hatching on the surface. Thanks David Reply...
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:54:44 -0800
  The radius arm bushing sleeves are NLA from VW. However, VC and BD both have them as does Frank Condelli. I made some out...
• Re: cylinder heads for my 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:07:52 EDT
  ...Once i beat the sleeves off with a wooden block and a hammer, i noticed a hair line cracks between all 4 sets of...
• locating my water/oil leak
  Historical mailing list - kevin armstrong
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:20:28 -0700
  ...there any way I can know if the seals around my cylinder sleeves are good or not without pulling them (i.e. dropping the...
• Re: Non-van content "Kerf"
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 14:18:42 -0500
  ...Today I was able to push my cylinder sleeves back into position without using any force at all. Must have been the WD40. Dave...
• Re: Cutting tool question...cylinder head pocket
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Sat, 11 May 2013 07:24:15 -0700
  ...open up the width of the sleeve landing surface/pocket in the head for wider cylinders/sleeves...this is a bolt on tool to...
• Re: Whos using Sorenson Fuel Injectors???
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 10:32:52 EST
  In the Tiico conversion the Bosch injectors stick through the plastic sleeve where they mount in the cylinder head somewhere between 1/8 and...
• Re: 85 Head Job Update and Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 14:35:50 -0400
  You probable have 1 ring out! First solution if the ring is not completely out is to slowly and slightly turn the sleeve (wile...
• Re: The root of all bubbles, low compression and evil itself? 1.9 head off...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 9 Feb 2017 21:59:23 -0500
  ...of the cylinder sleeve and it looks >> corroded- but the actual head itself doesn’t…do I need to “re-sleeve” it? >> >> In the...
• Re: Tips 'n' Tricks - cold cylinder check
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:31:50 -0600
  ...Trying to find the > cylinder not firing? Mark the exhaust stacks just outside the cylinder > with a wax crayon, The hot cyinders will burn...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:24:56 -0800
  ...AMC Cylinder Head Question > > There are two driving shafts in the transmission. You can call one > input shaft and the other output shaft. The...
• Re: The root of all bubbles, low compression and evil itself? 1.9 head off...
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 10 Feb 2017 01:18:45 +0000
  ...of the cylinder sleeve and it looks > corroded- but the actual head itself doesn’t…do I need to “re-sleeve” it? > > In the...
• Re: Syncro Driveshaft help/input needed
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:37:18 -0700
  Jay, As Alistair mentioned 2 bushings (sleeve bearings) are required. I had a bunch of them manufactured a few years back and I'm...
• Re: Coolant leak at crankcase mating.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:52:10 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/pressure_test.htm Your bottom sleeve/barrel/cylinder must be leaking... or a crack in the case, or a bad...
• Re: 2.1 Head Replacement for Dummies
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 14:04:31 -0700
  ...For the right side - disconnect battery - drain coolant and oil - air cleaner, auxiliary air regulator, alternator - remove exhaust for cylinders 1 and 3 - loosen...
• Re: [Syncro] Cylinder sleeves, new problem
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 15:31:26 -0400
  Maybe a tough call. Do you think the ring was already broken? What's the engine mileage? Maybe not a tough call. If you...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:30:57 -0800
  ...The input shaft sleeve is really the most likely > > part that is broken. Can it be reached and replaced by taking the bell > > housing...
• Re: Stuck cylinders
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:31:40 -0800
  ...I keep wanting to question piston-sleeve-cylinder siezure ... --- On Sat, 11/12/11, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote: > From: Tom Hargrave <thargrav...
• Re: spark plug blow out
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 30 May 2002 11:47:03 -0500
  ...I think I need a helicoil or a new sleeve? Can the cylinder head be removed with the engine in the bus? anyone ever...
• Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 10:41:09 -0400
  ...And at no point did I have to worry about putting a cylinder sleeve off by accident. ;) David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94...
• Re: locating my water/oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:46:29 -0400
  ...there any way I can know if the seals around my cylinder sleeves are good or not without pulling them (i.e. dropping the...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Wind]
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:51:43 -0700
  ...1.) how and with what do you use to > reinstall the > cylinder sleeve over the piston/rings while working in such > a small area...
• Re: The root of all bubbles, low compression and evil itself? 1.9 head off...
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 10 Feb 2017 08:08:09 -0500
  ...of the cylinder sleeve and it looks >>> corroded- but the actual head itself doesn’t…do I need to “re-sleeve” it? >>> >>> In the...
• Re: disaster... again!
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:13:31 -0700
  ...cylinders/pistons > out to extract the broken stud and found a broken ring on one side and a > huge crack in the sleeve near...