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• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Jun 2016 14:49:30 -0400
  ...For the later "floating" single piston calipers stick can either be the hydraulic, (piston part), or the guide pins. For squeaking with the brakes...
• Re: AT Seal and Gasket Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alan Shearer
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 14:46:17 -0000
  Hi Greg, I really didn't have a choice whether to remove the piston or not. When I removed the circlip holding the piston...
• Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:22:07 -0400
  Removing the pistons and cylinders as a unit is preferable. In fact, I once had a cylinder that wouldn't separate from the head...
• Re: Pitted Heads
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 04:19:29 -0700
  ...First, they obviously have to be sized to fit the piston. Secondly, you need to make sure that they wont damage the pistons or...
• EV piston slap update
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 16:17:29 -0500
  I just talked to my VW service manager about our EV's piston slap (I drove around in it with him this morning to...
• Replacing cylinder barrel with engine in van.
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:47:35 -0700
  ...Any tips for getting the cylinders back over the piston rings with the engine in the van? Is it possible/necessary/easier to remove...
• Brake Pads Worn At An Angle?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 22 May 2015 19:34:53 -0700
  ...The pistons compressed back in easily. I put a piece of 1/2" plywood in place of each pad. Mark from piston appeared even...
• vanagon Snap-On piston ring tool
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Thu, 12 Sep 1996 22:50:49 +0000
  I will be attempting to reinstall my 1.9L cylinders onto pistons and new rings. Is the Snap-On RC-980 still the recommended...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller tip rockers...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:03:46 EDT
  They also make pistons. For those looking for new pistons to go with a stroker crank and longer rods might check them out. Robert
• Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 00:41:40 -0500
  ...The reason for the offset piston pin is to transition the piston from one side of the cylinder to the other as the piston...
• Re: Need oil ring for 2.1 standard bore
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:29:46 -0400
  ...Putting the piston > back in, I broke the oil ring. Does anyone have just the oil ring, or > a single piston set? Piston diameter...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:57:56 -0700
  ...Maybe my "thud" was something in pedal linkage bumping, or secondary piston bumping stop screw on MC? Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon Gas Eng. - Block's stud failure - details acoming....
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:29:30 -0700
  ...have visible corrison. > > (3) Piston rings really do not wear - they loose tension, break, get stuck etc. > > (4) Piston wear is most likely to...
• Can you use tie-wraps to compress WBX piston rings?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 14:06:05 -0400
  Has anyone ever tried using tie-wraps (zap-straps, whatever) as ring compressors for WBX piston rings? The way I envisage this working is...
• Rear Hatch/Door Pistons
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 11:38:05 -0400
  ...Remove the circlip on the frame side of the piston, pull the piston off (careful: the hatch is heavy!), slip the PVC pipe on...
• Re: cylinder hone/rings/pistons
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:28:37 -0700
  I knew more then a fair % of "replace rings" engine rebuilds that had the tops of the pistons come right off..... John Aircooled.Net...
• How lifters work and Two turns to set valves?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:32:41 -0500
  ...A hydraulic lifter has a piston in a very closely fitted cylinder. It is meant to have the space under the piston always full...
• Brake Problem
  Historical mailing list - Beckham, Chip
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:54:56 -0400
  ...Closer examination revealed the outboard piston retracted below the metal of the caliper frame. The caliper metal frame was contacting the rotor. Inboard and...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:27:16 -0700
  ...I > have the wrist pin pulled out of the piston about 1/4 inch past the piston > edge, so I've made a little...
• piston deck height 1mm low - OK to use?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:57:59 -0500
  I just put my first piston in (not german) an found the deck height to be 1mm low. This is a 2.1 with...
• Pistons and Cylinder fitment - Porsche 914 type 4 2.0 litre
  Historical mailing list - PJBerr
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:16:12 -0400
  Does anyone have any experience using the high compression flat top pistons available from Mahle for the aforementioned Porsche in the 80-84 air...
• 93 EV piston slap
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 23:56:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...I have a question about piston slap. If this vehicle is one of the bad crop, when, typically, would the slapping start? This van...
• Those sticky head (video)
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:44:34 -0500
  I've haded a new video in my "pistons video page" With all that talk about head being stuck to the sleeve on different...
• RE: Balance da engine parts
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  24 Feb 1995 09:36:24 +1000
  Factory specs are that all pistons and rods should be within 10 grams of each other (I guess that is MINIMUM acceptable). But the...
• FS Vanagon Air Cooled Engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 04:20:48 -0500
  ...I have also gone through the piston and rod assemblies and balanced them. I have installed new piston rings on the 94mm pistons. So...
• Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
  Historical mailing list - "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 09:58:43 -0800
  ...Try HELP. >>>> piston slap. >>> Unknown command - "PISTON". Try HELP. >> Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. > Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP...
• re: EV piston EV Piston Slap
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jan 97 10:21:22 EST
  ...did anyone facing this call VW first and ask them for acknowledgement on EV piston slap, and, if so, where they able to direct...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 16:46:32 -0400
  ...Then again many replacement pistons do not the notches for the tabs. >> There are also now piston cushions that can be fitted to the...
• Re: Gene Berg and wasserboxer performance
  Historical mailing list - Brian Verbeek
  Tue, 08 Oct 1996 16:23:49 +0100
  ...Loads are increased as the piston has to accelerate and decelerate faster, now i think of it, i think this costs some Hp imho...
• Re: Eurocars 2.2L Engine - another catastrophic failure
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sat, 27 Sep 2003 01:34:00 -0400
  Hey Larry, where the hell are you now???? What the %&$% is that piston shape???? Still, Bravo, you made it that far...!!!! Your web site...
• Re: Replacing piston rings
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:59:48 -0700
  ...Just like to know has anyone successfully replaced the rings without having to go the cumbersome route of removing the pistons from the con...
• Re: dumb fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:26:24 -0500
  ...The piston reaches top dead center during the fuel burn and peak pressure occurs just after the piston reaches TDC. As the piston moves...
• Re: Anyone have experience w/ caliper rebuild kits?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:18:14 -0700
  ...see http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/911_caliper_rebuild/911_caliper_rebuild.htm for tips. (single piston caliper on your 88 is much easier...
• Re: Replacing Rear Main Seal
  Historical mailing list - Alan Shearer
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 18:28:40 -0000
  Hi Walter, While you're at it, I recommend replacing the 2nd gear brake band piston seals and piston cover O-rings on the...
• Re: Stock 2.1L Pistons & Sleeves needed
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 07:34:07 EDT
  If anyone is in need of a new set of 94mm Piston Set (sleeves, rings, clips, etc.), GERMAN of course, p-mail me. I...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 13:14:16 -0500
  It's out! Last night, I discovered that I could get a bolt in between the cylinder and bare piston and then screw my...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 18:09:33 -0700
  ...They already have > some wear and removing even a few thousandths will leave you an engine > with piston slap. Note the pistons and the...
• Sanden compressors
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 10:09:14 -0700
  Those interested might want to take a look at http://www.sanden.com/sanden/products/piston5.html Seems Sanden has a modified 508 compressor...
• Re: head job
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 09:14:29 -0700
  ...you will have a lot of trouble putting the cylinders back on as they will NOT slip on the piston rings and there is...
• Re: HELP...any engine builders out there???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 20:13:44 -0400
  The wrist pin heights are different on the 2.1 and the 1.9 pistons and they can not be interchanged I have a...
• Using larger pistons in a 2.1 to make it a 2.2
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Tue, 20 May 2003 11:48:47 -0700
  Does anybody have information or experiences with rebuilding a 2.1 using larger (9?mm pistons and cylinders, changing the displacement to 2.2...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 20:47:00 -0400
  ...They already have some wear and removing even a few thousandths will leave you an engine with piston slap. Note the pistons and the...
• 3 New pistons & sleeves for 1988 for sale
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 19:27:33 -0700
  Hi Folks, I have a box with 3 new pistons for sale, left over from a fix on our 1988 Vanagon GL. On a...
• Re: Piston liners
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 8 May 2001 20:51:47 -0700
  ...The piston liners have sort of a flat bar on one side, and two little nubs on the other side. I did not pay...
• Pictures of SD 508 innards
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:37:15 -0700
  ...The709 has 7 pistons crammed into the same sized circle.7 cylinders give smoother operation. The stroke is very short and the pistons are...
• Re: 1.9 vs. 2.1 top piston ring width
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:11:24 -0700
  ...2.1 top piston ring width Does anyone know if the width of the top piston ring on 2.1 are wider than the...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:57:56 -0600
  ...where do you find wbx > pistons with a 3mm higher pin location? You can't > just go with a t4 piston, can you? Piston...
• Re: Piston cylinders
  Historical mailing list - john pronk
  Wed, 30 May 2007 08:27:40 +1200
  ...Piston cylinders >I hope you have some 98 octane to go with that set of pistons they need it > water injection would be a...
• Re: Teflon Piston buttons.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 13:07:21 -0500
  On Tue, 2 Jan 1996, brian verbeek wrote: > Having seen a lot of failed pistonclips in VW flat fours, > i decided that i'm...
• Re: Safe 2.1/1.9 Rpm: survey/query
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 09:03:19 -0700
  ...I brought up the issue engine durability and high rpm's vs piston ring harmonic resonance a while back. Apparently when piston rings slide...
• Re: Pistons on rear door
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 15:17:32 -0600
  ...Pistons on rear door Well it looks as though the pistons that keep the rear door (hatch, trunk...) open on my 91 GL are...
• Re: vannie info on cranks and radiators needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:59:56 -0700
  hi , I don't see how your pistons that are flat topped or domed can be waterboxer pistons. Waterboxer pistons are hollowed out ..like...
• Re: EV Piston Slap Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 16:08:17 -0800
  K&C inquired about EV piston slap: After a recent major service (aka 30k miles), compression in all five cylinders ranged from 185-190...
• Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:35:55 -0500
  ...If the piston is at top dead center before moving anything, then there is the entire stroke of the piston that the sleeve could...
• Re: How lifters work and Two turns to set valves?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 02:05:45 -0800
  ...It is > meant to have the space under the piston always full of oil. If it isn't, > the lifter is soft and will...
• Re: leakdown test
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:02:13 -0700
  ...removing old pistons, 1 hour, working on the cylinder and pistons to > prep them for new rings, a good 2.5-4 hours + another...
• Re: Piston cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 29 May 2007 07:19:10 -0700
  I hope you have some 98 octane to go with that set of pistons they need it water injection would be a plus what...
• Looking for 2.0l AC piston and cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:12:56 -0500
  I am looking for one good used 2.0l Air cooled piston and cylinder for a Vanagon. If anyone has that please pmail me...
• another EV piston slap engine confirmed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Mar 97 16:44:16 EST
  Dealer finally acknowledged (after 13 long days) that my EV engine does have piston slap. Didn't matter how much I told them about...
• Re: diagnosis--blown piston ring?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:46:08 -0700
  ...The pistons and barrels are replaceable individually. ( boring or the barrel isn't normally done, replacing the pistons and barrels in sets is standard...