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• Help - clutch-master/slave cylinder? gone in Edmonston New Brunswick
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 05:40:35 -0400
  ...I fooled around with the slave cylinder and pulled the slave plunger bit off the clutch lever. Clutch pedal still hard like rock. My...
• Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:46:54 -0400
  ...A common problem on this system is for the fuel distributor to go bad or the center plunger to stick. The plunger can be...
• RE: Governors (i.e.-rev limiters)
  Historical mailing list - No Quarter
  Fri, 3 May 1996 19:32:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I've never seen/heard of a rev > limiter on a VW engine, excpet for an ignition-cutout plunger on a > special rotor for...
• Re: Sources for 1.9TD injection pumps
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 12:15:56 -0700
  The 1.6TD pump is actually better suited for the 1.9TD - the original AAZ pump has a smaller plunger and less aggressive cam...
• Re: need a back-up light switch
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 3 Nov 1996 23:43:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...If that not it, remove the switch and clean the plunger. Maybe a cheap fix. Eric
• Re: Replaced auto tranny doesn't work. Advice needed!
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:59:41 -0700
  If I bemember correctly from 10 yrs ago...there is a plunger unit that sits right above the valve body...If that fails, all...
• Re: Recommend a good tire pressure gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 1 Jun 2017 12:00:15 -0700
  There is nothing wrong with the shirt pocket plunger gauges, just use the right scale. 0-50 for the Vanagon. O-100 isn't...
• Re: Transaxle Trouble 3rd & 4th - Away from Home
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 23 May 2009 14:58:25 -0600
  ...at the tranny > and I am not able to get the plunger shaft to move back and forth for the > 3rd and 4th gear...
• Re: automatic locks going haywire
  Historical mailing list - Janet Sanford
  Fri, 8 Feb 2008 11:17:23 -0800
  ...It looked like the rod to the plastic plunger > was > somehow catching on something. I took it out, put it all back in and...
• Re: Any cheap fixes for clutch slave cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 06:25:33 EDT
  ...bit steep when all it probably requires is a new rubber plunger on the = > inside. Anyone aware of any rebuild kits available? > Not worth...
• Tire, Rim, Shock Satisfaction Report
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 15:04:28 -0700
  ...With the old shocks you could literally pull the plunger out with your thumb and forefinger. The 215s look simply marvelous in the wheel...
• Re: Reverse Lights not working - 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:22:36 -0400
  ...it really well by squirting Ronsonol lighter fluid (Naphtha) alongside the plunger and working it repeatedly ... soaking up the black stuff that washed out...
• Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:06:43 -0800
  ...I pumped the clutch earlier and > saw a bit of fluid on the soft rubber plunger looking thing between the > brake and clutch pedal...
• Re: Propane Leaking out of Tank on 90 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:42:23 -0400
  ...This is the control plunger. The cap may be missing. If so, look for the brass plunger. Push this in. It may take some...
• Re: Auto Transmission slipping
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:54:24 -0700
  ...at 8:36 AM, Daniel O Stevens wrote: > > > Your 2nd gear plunger could have aged/hard seals and taking abit more RPMs to pump...
• Re: Replaced auto tranny doesn't work. Advice needed!
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:19:01 +0000
  ...aatransaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM> > If I bemember correctly from 10 yrs ago...there is a plunger unit that sits > right above the valve body...
• Re: Kid's hammock
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 11:06:16 -0600
  ...Size--just big enough to accept the nylon plunger of the window holder. Position-- to clear the steering wheel ('67 low-back seats not...
• Re: Fridge help needed
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 10:29:12 -0700
  ...I can get the pilot to light as I > "puch the button" and push the "plunger" all the way in (to get spark). > However...
• Re: Foot actuated parking brake
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:24:25 -0700
  ...So for this little hydraulic brake park lock thing, um, you step on the brake pedal, push the plunger on the lock and it...
• Re: Syncro diff problem
  Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 00:24:11 +0100
  ...You will see that the diff lock shaft runs in a steel bush and the plunger on the indicator switch bears on the shaft...
• Servicing AT/Diff/PS fluids
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 15:24:33 -0400
  ...Memory is that it is a pump that goes on a gallon jug or something, has a plunger on top, a spout that plastic...
• '86-on idle stabilizer cleaning tip
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Mon, 3 Feb 97 12:57:39 -0600
  ...cleaning this out and lubing the plunger with some miracle oil has returned a reasonable idle to the van. it has been in place...
• Re: Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 09:19:11 -0600
  ...When the windings of the solenoid got hot from trying to move the plunger the oil would thin out enough for it to move...
• Re: bosch va injection pump
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:01:27 -0600
  ...I think various subassemblies including the distributor head and plunger can be bought separately as a service part if there is a problem in...
• Re: clutch on 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 12:18:25 -0600
  ...your clutch pedal which attaches to the yoke which pushes the plunger down into the master cylinder. Good luck. Sorry I don't know...
• Reverse Lights
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 14:23:13 -0500
  ...It has a little cam-shaped protrusion on one side which I presume is to make contact with the plunger on the reverse light...
• Re: brake fluid capacity
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 16:23:54 -0500
  ...Don't pump your brake pedal more than about an inch was you bleed the system, if you put your MC plunger in a...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Jul 2017 16:10:18 +0000
  ...performance places were selling the oil pressure boost relief springs and plungers. Let's twist some pump shafts and blow up coolers! Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 00:51:09 -0700
  ...that one could use a soda straw with some kind of plunger to > push a greasy type lube onto that clevis/arm point. Also...
• Re: Dragging Starter
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:14:21 EST
  ...fixed) or stickey solenoids (really cheaply fixed by thouroughly cleaning the plunger and housing). This may not be your case but I'd sure...
• Re: Troubleshooting cruise control
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 16:36:12 -0500
  ...the switch in it's holder enough to not hold the plunger tight. I reach down and re-adjust the switch and the cruise...
• Re: refrigerator propane mode ??
  Historical mailing list - R J Bellanca
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 23:11:31 -0700
  ...In order to achieve the same result, use the air pump that's combined with the ignition plunger. To get a good feel for...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 12:19:15 -0500
  ...Last year I had 3 engines that were set this way were one of the lifter plunger beat out the snap ring and jam...
• 85 GL 1.9 engine mystery...
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 12:36:47 -0700
  ...1 lifter had the locking circlip/wire completely missing (so the plunger was free to move as much as it wanted in or out...
• Re: How much oil?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 10:07:20 -0700
  ...If the lifters are partially exposed to air, air is more likely to creep into the worn micro gap between the plunger and the...
• Re: Quieting noisy lifters (was: Head gasket leaking. Bummer)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:51:12 -0800
  ...The lifter itself has a plunger/spring assembly and pumps itself up from the surrounding oil. i.e. IIRC, one pre fills new ones...
• Re: Syncro starter removal question
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 11:52:34 -0700
  ...Also be careful with the plunger shaft. It is easily bent. The next fun part is getting the starter out and after I got...
• Neato workshop manual
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 15 Feb 1995 08:09:44 CST6CDT
  ...place I've seen with measurement specs on the starter solenoid plunger! Since I'm having that grinding problem with my starter I gotta...
• Re: I have a van with doors that won't unlock... how do I fix?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 08:19:36 -0500
  ...The "up and down" plunger for the locks > are stuck in the down position - the key won't open the locks either. > Popping off...
• Re: sigh..... lifter adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:58:37 -0400
  ...Tight enough so push rod never goes loose, not so tight lifter plunger bottoms out. Only concern is maintaining rocker arm geometry. Whenever adjusting...
• Re: Bentley Starter?!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:44:21 -0500
  Take the solenoid off and clean the plunger. It's a precision fit and just a small amount of oil and dust can cause...
• Re: 20 psi oil pressure on freeway. Worry?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:20:20 -0500
  The oil pressure relief spring/plunger does the following things; 1) At cold start up it relieves pressure on the Oil Cooler (If you...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 11:58:49 -0700
  ...Before I put > the panel back I tried both the key and plunger several times without > incident. For good measure I drove 4 miles...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:44:16 -0400
  ...I have seen the relief plungers so loaded with crud that the piston would jam. Keep in mind that light and buzzer means you...
• Re: Clutch can only go half way ...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 17 May 2014 15:53:46 -0400
  ...In order for it to take fluid in to pump that rod has to allow the cylinder plunger to come all the way to...
• Re: intermitent starting problem, help
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 00:37:09 -0500
  ...Dirt/water gets in and ruins the main contact bar or rusts the plunger assembly. My 87 Syncro now has this ailament. This starter...
• Re: vanagon digital clock repair
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 15:46:32 -0700
  ...clock had fallen down and gotten itself trapped under the > plunger. (The plunger actually does the electrical work that changes the > time.) I just...
• Re: 1.9 rebuild questions (almost done)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:19:30 -0400
  ...The oil pressure when cranking is is 50 to 60 pounds and the bounce of the gauge I observe is the pressure relief plunger...
• Low Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda's Personal email
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 23:41:29 -0700
  ...only a trickle of oil came out when I removed the plunger. However, it appears to slide in and out easily. I've got...
• Re: Driver's side "A" pillar wiring
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 26 May 2011 11:51:45 -0700
  ...the driver side light (stock '81 Westy) Ran new wires, switch, plunger thingy on slider door (sure glad I scavenged that from a parts...
• Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 13:45:29 -0600
  ...Try alternatively pushing the air supply pump/ignite plunger (far left) in all the way over and over again as you press the gas...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 01:19:29 EDT
  ...So I refer to it as a 160 F bypass thermostat. #2) The little plunger pushes the thermostat to position one cooling at 148...
• Re: Clutch Judder
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 20:13:21 -0600
  ...Don't allow the slave cylinder plunger to extend and stay there, make sure it goes back in with each stroke. Also sometimes pumping...
• Re: Replaced auto tranny doesn't work. Advice needed!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:50:05 -0500
  ...aatransaxle <daryl@AATRANSAXLE.COM> > > > If I bemember correctly from 10 yrs ago...there is a plunger unit that > sits > > right above the valve body...
• Re: Help - clutch-master/slave cylinder? gone in Edmonston New Brunswick
  Historical mailing list - Carlos & Margaret de Carvalho
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 23:01:19 -0300
  ...I fooled around with the slave cylinder and pulled the slave plunger bit off the clutch lever. Clutch pedal still hard like rock. My...
• Bad overheating
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 07:49:16 -0500
  ...The plunger on the oil preasure relief valve and spring slipped out of my hands several times while I was re-inserting it back...
• Re: Oil pressure light on at idle: add a $1.50 oil booster spring.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 19:41:27 -0500
  ...I've seen attempts at modifying the spring and using a rod to hold the plunger up all the way. The rod resulted in...
• Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:21:25 -0400
  Oh, but to answer your original question, the oil relief plungers/bores rarely "wear", and even if they did, they don't cause the...
• Re: Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:31:48 -0700
  ...On my "home rebuilts" I disassemble the plunger part of the solenoid, clean, and very lightly grease (too much grease and the plunger seals...
• Re: Fuel injection pump and timing
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:09:14 -0500
  ...are mounted in to effectively change the pumping timing of the plunger. On old style 1.6l pumps this is proportional to internal fuel...