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Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:42:44 -0700
...The AAZ uses a shorter rod and a taller piston. the 1Y NA I am building ( balanced too ) will have TD rods and pistons...
Re: Bearing wear
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 25 Aug 2000 08:53:08 EDT
...bearings especially due to the pistons being slammed with early ignition of the fuel mixture as it is traveling up to and the explosive...
Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Tue, 9 Jul 2013 08:08:49 -0700
...back and forth.. > > 'exercise' the piston this way ..back and forth, back and forth until > > it can travel smoothly up to half an inch...
Re: Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips?
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 08:53:29 -0400
...The third terminal goes to ground when the master cylinder >> piston moves farther in the bore due to one or the other piston seal...
Re: diagnosis--blown piston ring?
Historical mailing list - Ben S
Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:45:37 -0700
...is it normal for blow by to travel through the pushrod tubes and out through the head cover? seems like the dipstick or crankcase...
2WD Beach Driving
Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:56:30 -0700
...all new bearing, rods, pistons, cylinders, heads, wires, exhaust, cat, hoses fuel/coolant. I sanded and painted all of the inside steel that fades...
<F> Found on Car Talk (bus content)
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:29:22 -0500
...Anybody can travel the U.S. in a Ford, Dodge or Chevy. However, what are left with when you're done? Where are the...
Re: Mono Tube vs Twin Tube Shocks (dampers)
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Sat, 16 May 2020 14:42:42 -0700
...Since the > shock > > is the suspension travel limiter this damages the top of the shock piston > > and bottom of the end cap. This extension...
Re: need new engine for air-cooled van (overheated one)
Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
Wed, 5 Jul 2006 13:12:19 -0400
Dennis Haynes writes: > That piston meltdown had nothing to do with driving over 45 mph during break > in. This was ignition timing or maybe...
Re: Rear brakes frustration
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:41:45 -0800
...travelled further than usual, (used to bleed brakes or travelled further due to shoes not close enough to drums) maybe master cylinder piston seals...
Re: frozen, stuck clutch slave cylinder
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:18:27 -0400
...Somehow, while detached from the clutch arm, the piston had slid past its normal travel point. It could be that someone stepped on the...
Re: Was: Hydraulic lifter. Now: more accurate version of question.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:55:50 +0000
...way, in theory > > and all things being equal, is there enough travel > > internally in lifter so that it will keep "self > > adjusting"? i.e...
Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:55:42 -0400
...More than outer diameter, ring land wear is the main driver in regular replacement of pistons during rebuilds. There could also be other causes...
Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:24:50 -0800
...I am sure that you don't > |> want to adjust it too much because this will stop the piston from > |> traveling all the way...
Possible 81' vanagon for sale.
Historical mailing list - dan eggert
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 01:27:03 PST
...1981 vanagon passenger van made for traveling -Storage and sleeping. Wooden bumpers and no grill. 179,000 miles. Maintenance history: around 171,000 new...
Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:11:16 -0400
...Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap? I installed the Overland single piston BB kit up front with 288mm vented rotors a few years ago. That...
Re: Automatic Trasmission Question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:48:31 -0400
...The most common cause is internal leakage of a piston or maybe the accumulator seal. When the pistons warm up they will seal again...
Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
Historical mailing list - "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 15:52:47 -0800
...Try HELP. >>>>> >>>>> >> the pistons travel vertically, or is there some angle set from >>>>> >>>>> > Unknown command - "THE". Try HELP. >>>>> Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. >>>>> >>>>> >> vertical...
Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:34:14 -0400
Damaged or worn ring lands, (piston groove walls) can cause the leakage and inconsistent compression reading you are getting. Now you also know the...
Re: hydraulic lifter adjustment questions (sorry)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 22 May 2012 16:35:10 -0700
...I could see that the lifter has spring loaded piston travel allowing 1/4 inch travel at the screw.. like I could rock the...
Re: request for information, please
Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:12:20 -0500
...Do you want to spend the next couple of years of your life camping and travelling, or searching for a conversion guru in a...
Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:01:37 -0500
...Thread locker on rod bolts? >>> >>> We'll, I'm back from summer travel and getting back to my 2.1 WBX >>> rebuild. >>> >>> I'm...
Re: Clutch sticking
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:39:37 -0800
...Last night on my travel to and from the > YMCA it happened again and this time the sticking was worse requiring > more effort to...
Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:42:35 -0500
...Holes in pistons, cylinder wall, and rod failures, etc. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
Re: 81 Westfaila
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 7 Dec 2015 18:20:17 -0800
...Once the engine is established as healthy a cylinder head temperature gauge is of great importance especially for extended highway travel. Most likely the...
Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:14:15 -0700
...If I need invidual cylinder/piston I will buy from you. Thanks for mentioning it. David --- Bob Donalds <donalds1@verizon.net> wrote: > The leak...
Re: Brake work pictures
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:21:48 -0700
...Run the piston back and forth ........do it about 10 times or so. max 3/8 inch travel or so ..........with new brake fluid...
Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 10:33:30 -0700
...Someone suggested that I might have a piston pin clip falling off. That would be truly a possibility. I believe I checked each one...
Re: ZOINKS! Itsy bitsy Spark Plug pieces dancing in my engine?
Historical mailing list - Ken Hooper
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:53:34 -0500
...had a jet come loose, travel down the intake manifold and into the cylinder through the intake valve and bounce around in there for...
Re: Friday NVC: British Carburettor hilarity
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:15:33 -0700
...We're traveling and it's a foggy Saturday morning on the coast in Southern California. Not great weather for carbureted cars. Time to...
Re: Was: Hydraulic lifter. Now: more accurate version of question.
Historical mailing list - neil
Sun, 12 Nov 2006 13:50:58 -0500
...way, in > theory > > > and all things being equal, is there enough > travel > > > internally in lifter so that it will keep "self > > > adjusting"? i.e...
Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Tue, 9 Jul 2013 15:31:15 -0700
...back and forth.. >> > 'exercise' the piston this way ..back and forth, back and forth until >> > it can travel smoothly up to half an inch...
Re: Need help with brake problem
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Nov 1995 10:02:16 -0800 (PST)
...BTW - Whats so dangerous about it? What will happen is you will run out of brake shoe, and the wheel cylinder piston's travel...
Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:50:07 -0800
I used to carry one them things on my old Motto Guzzi as I traveled around the country 30 years ago. Worked great the...
Re: Rear brake drum/shoe replacement - bleed brakes? grrr
Historical mailing list - Neil
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:22:40 -0700
I'd think the wheel cylinder pistons have to get pushed out of the bore before air could get in via cylinders. Theory: shoes...
Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:17:00 -0700
...It's NOT the piston pin circlip that came out and scratch the wall, > believe me, compression would be way lower than 90, i...
new head, etc all ok so far
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 26 May 2016 22:45:44 -0700
So with the new head and 2 new pistons/cyls we are doing fine so far. About 900 miles since the repair in Amsterdam...
Re: Clutch problem - input needed
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:05:05 +0200
...problem? >> >>And does anyone know how much the slavecylinder-piston should be able >>to travel? >> >>/JJ > > >-- >Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > >http://web...
Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
Historical mailing list - "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 15:52:49 -0800
...Try HELP. >>>>>> >>>>>> >> the pistons travel vertically, or is there some angle set from >>>>>> >>>>>> > Unknown command - "THE". Try HELP. >>>>>> Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. >>>>>> >>>>>> >> vertical...
Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 14 May 2013 05:07:22 -0700
...The 3A gains its displacement by using larger pistons. The ABA by a longer stroke. Longer stroke typically equals more torque which is what...
Re: 81 Westfaila
Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
Mon, 7 Dec 2015 20:39:07 -0800
...Once the engine is established as healthy a cylinder head temperature gauge is of great importance especially for extended highway travel. Most likely the...
Need Help adjusting clutch master cylinder
Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:09:54 -0500
...I _do_ detect some play in depressing the clutch pedal...some free travel before the pedal engages. So, I figure that I need to...
Re: finding crack in Amsterdam, part 2
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Tue, 24 May 2016 01:05:15 -0600
...I could catch my > fingernail in the crack and clearly would need to replace the piston and > cylinder to get the engine running again...
got Magic Bus repaired (was Re: Broke down in Omaha)
Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
Sat, 24 Jun 2006 14:52:17 -0400
...We had burned through one of our pistons, and another was very thin. John replaced the scored cylinder and those two pistons and pronounced...
Re: Clutch problem - input needed
Historical mailing list - neil
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 12:29:35 -0700
...problem? > >> > >>And does anyone know how much the slavecylinder-piston should be able > >>to travel? > >> > >>/JJ > > > > > >-- > >Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > > > >http://web...
Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
Historical mailing list - Ben
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:37:58 -0400
...at least, if a circlip had go out of the piston, it would leave heavy scratch. I use a single LED light with a...
Re: self-adjusting brakes?
Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
Sat, 30 Nov 1996 00:07:48 -0500 (EST)
...Since you're fronts are disc > brakes, when you gain pedal travel (brakes working less effectively) it's a > sign of one of two...
Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 9 Jul 2013 19:57:30 -0400
...back and forth.. >> > 'exercise' the piston this way ..back and forth, back and forth >> > until it can travel smoothly up to half an inch...
Re: adjusting brake pedal free play
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:28:58 -0400
...Better to have a little extra play then to have a problem with the piston in the master returning all the way home. Dennis...
Re: Does GREG'S Import Motor's Suck?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 23:08:18 -0400
...One of the pistons was allegedly burned >through due to detonation...but none of the others. Further, the receipt >states it was the #4...
heads off--now some questions
Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
Tue, 3 Dec 2002 10:28:34 -0700
...the piston to the bottom of its travel and then let the barrel ride with it out to the top of its travel (with...
Re: rear wheel cylinders
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:48:34 -0400
...I did notice that when adjusted properly the pistons were way out before the shoes hit the drums. The drum wear probably exacerbated my...
Re: self-adjusting brakes?
Historical mailing list - Will Wood
Sun, 1 Dec 1996 23:55:52 -0700
...It's the same length, but has a larger piston area. I also get all the advantages of self adjusting brakes. I've only...
Re: How much power can a stock FI make?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 18 Nov 2001 12:53:30 -0600
...With the aid of a flow bench I was able to increase the air flow by 20% throughout the travel of the valve. (ratio...
Shocks and Springs
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:56:02 +0000
...Also, shocks can fail in various ways including the piston binding or them even pumping up or down due to a bad valve. Unfortunately...
VW Shop Reviews at Roadhaus.com
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Sat, 27 Sep 2014 15:54:41 -0500
...I remember thinking, "I sure wish we had an online database of VW Bus friendly shops in North America"-- a tool that bus travelers...
Re: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap
Historical mailing list - "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 15:52:51 -0800
...Try HELP. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> the pistons travel vertically, or is there some angle set from >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > Unknown command - "THE". Try HELP. >>>>>>> Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >> vertical...
Re: Wear Index
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Tue, 15 Nov 94 9:13:33 PST
...VW Bus Relative Wear Index Year | Top Gear | Final Drive | Engine Revs | Stroke | Piston Travel | Ratio | Ratio | /Mile | | /Mile ________________________________________________________________________ Micro | | | | | 1200 | 0.82 | 4...
Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:26:54 -0700
...The inertial losses > from reversing the pistons' direction of travel, the frictional losses from > scrubbing the piston rings up and down in their bores...
Re: What are main and rod bearing dimensions?
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:41:41 -0500
...cranks have the same size journals the distance they make the piston travel is differant the conecting rod journals on the 2.1 crank...