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• Re: Window cranks FYI
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:16:42 -0500
  ...A few years ago I was cruising a wrecking yard looking for window cranks -- I had been buying the cheap aftermarket ones and they...
• RE: Aircooled Redline?
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 10 Oct 1995 16:42:22 MST
  ...I've got a balanced crank as well. You would think if the bearings are what fail, the balanced crank should help overcome that...
• Re: Window crank screw?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 22:51:32 +0000
  Yes, nothing like having a window crank that works!  GoWesty gave an honest evaluation of the problem:  it's not the crank at fault...
• Re: '56 Kombi Progress - Welding & New Parts
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Fri, 18 Nov 1994 07:33:10 -0600 (CST)
  ...For the uninitiated, the > early busses, like to '57 (methinks) had a crank start option. The rear > apron has a slot in it for...
• Re: Window crank hitting new front speakers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 15:55:44 -0500
  I think one of the vendors used to sell a spacer kit for the window cranks to fix this issue. On 1/5/07...
• Crankcase breather
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 14 May 2000 23:30:36 -0400
  Does anyone known where to get P/N 025 115 451 crankcase breather (black tower next to alternator) for an '84 Vanagon with 1...
• 82 Aircooled Temp II sensor ohm's
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 10:24:09 -0400
  ...It cranks, and cranks, and cranks, and cranks and finally starts while I am feathering the gas pedal. I have been told this may...
• Re: '91GL Remains Dead
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 09:25:54 -0800
  > I have 20-50 Castrol in the engine and it is... > Cranking voltage is about 10V when cold. I'll bet these two have...
• TIICO belt pulley issue
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 11:16:28 -0700
  ...I looked at the destructions that came with the kit and it looks like the crank, H2O pump, and PS pump share a belt...
• Syncro crank seal
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:17:40 -0500
  Hi All, I'm having trouble finding the part # for the special syncro crank seal that resides behind the fan pulley. Does anyone have...
• Re: BOSTON BOBS OIL PRESSURE THOUGHTS---STROKE CHANGE-CW crank NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:57:14 EST
  ...The crank, being un-counter-balanced and having TWO heavy rod journals on one side, causes the crank to increase the crank whipping (center...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:57:34 -0800
  ...The crank would be 360 from TDC (i.e. TDC, but on on the intake stroke rather than power stroke). The distributor drive runs...
• Re: update !! Help Needed DC - Baltimore Area Re: Vanagon.com
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 20:09:52 -0500
  ...but then some of us are old enough to remember actually "Cranking" an engine to get it started. ... LOL For us ... cranking only has...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 22:47:37 -0800
  Eric, I was not saying crank balancing allows higher revving. I am talking about the effects of hi-speed revolutions and unbalanced crank/engine...
• Re: Boxer engines
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 21:13:48 +1200
  ...A boxer MUST have a central crankshaft with paired cylinders, one of each pair on each side of the crank ie 180 degrees apart...
• Crank Pulley-Off!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 13:14:28 -0400
  ...A salute to Ken Lewis, who recommended removing the coil wire and cranking the engine over while having the wrench braced. After many different...
• Re: horizontally opposed redline
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 14:23:37 MST
  > >Any listmembers able to comment, before-and-after-wise, on a VW engine that > >got an aftermarket counterweighted crank? > > Able? Well I guess so...
• Hard starting hot
  Historical mailing list - Richard Gandy
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 11:27:10 EST
  ...When trying to start hot it cranks forever. once in a while it would start after extensive cranking with the pedal held to the...
• Re: What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:28:58 -0400
  ...so when the key is on but not cranking power goes to those things... >but what happens when cranking? ... where does the 'load reduction...
• Re: Need window cranks
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:36:54 -0400
  ...Need window cranks Does anyone have or know where I can get at a good price the original window cranks, not the after market...
• Re: crank bearing removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 13:06:57 +0500
  >I need to remove the #3 main bearing from the Bus crankshaft. However, >I am without a press of any sort. Anybody know a...
• Gene Berg Declines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 17:21:02 -0600
  ...They did tell me they would custom grind/mill a counter balanced crank from a stock blank for $1595. For that kind of custom...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 12:20:52 -0400
  ...P-mail me if you > want to buy any. > > > I busted another window cranks today. I's sick to death of crummy >> cranks. Can...
• Re: Window Crank Door Speaker Handle "FIX"?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:02:31 -0500
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1356962481370/page_1664_176/window_crank_ex tension_pair.html id like to still think i was...
• Cranks, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 19:50:36 -0800
  My wife's '88 Wolfsburg Ed cranks just fine, but it won't start. She reports that she was driving along about 20 mph...
• engine bay mounted starter switch?
  Historical mailing list - Richard C Welsh
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:03:08 -0400
  ...Like an idiot i cranked it again, and this time heard "crank...crank... well that scared me enough to call AAA, and two hours...
• Re: my bus won't start!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Clark
  Sun, 5 Jul 1998 10:33:01 -0400
  ...Do the lights come on, but won't crank? Cranks, but no spark? Etc. Dave 86 Vanagon Well, as far as cranking power, it...
• Can I use The Right Stuff on crankcase halves?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:00:37 -0500
  My VW shop recommends indian head gasket stuff, but if The Right Stuff works on the heads, will it not work on crankcase halves...
• Re: Bad Experience With Bus Depot (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 20:49:47 -0600
  ...Even a new crank from VW was not available in the US (at over $1000). He actually placed the order with Bus Depot. > > Do...
• Re: Question about pulley-crank end reassembly 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Benoit Huot
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 11:21:57 -0400
  ...Question about pulley-crank end reassembly 2.1 Good! Exactly what I wanted. One more thing, how do you hold the crank to tighten...
• Re: Door Speaker Size- Stock
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:44:29 -0700
  ...The handles almost clear, and you can crank the window up and down without removing the crank (something of an interference fit, I guess...
• Fw: sunroof crank?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Sat, 29 May 1999 23:39:50 -0700
  ...sunroof crank? >Hello; My wife broke off the handle that operates my sunroof. I have tried >the rabbit style, the BMW type, the Jetta...
• Re: Counterweighted Crank
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 21 May 1999 18:16:49 +0200
  Bulley wrote: > Gene Berg makes a fantastic indexed, balanced, CW crank for chump change ($125), but not for the type 4. Who does? I...
• crank case breather
  Historical mailing list - MLind
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 08:30:50 -0400
  Hello listees, I have several questions about my crankcase breather that ties into the rubber intake boot. I have a new (2500 miles) engine...
• Re: Crankshaft oil seal & holding that pulley
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:10:05 -0400
  ...Without the carrier the motor would just want to tip in responce to the torque I was applyint to the crank pulley bolt. Pascal...
• Re: Mutilated woodruff key at crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:21:44 -0700
  You will not be able to drill the crankshaft unless you have some serious carbide bits.� I have seen this before.� We ended up...
• window crank stripped
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 10:56:47 -0500
  The driver side window crank screw hole is stripped. There was a hokey allen wrench tapped wooden handle on there when I bought the...
• Re: Serious question
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 23:02:08 -0600
  Bravo William, Bravo--- Now to the Beer quiz----- The diluted beer got you cranked, because you wanted to get cranked--- It's the mind...
• Embarassing Moments, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jun 1995 08:50:19 -0400
  ...Crank crank crank crank. Why doesn't the engine start? Oh. The ROTOR. Yes, we need that. This can happen once to anyone (well...
• Re: 82 Diesel won't start
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nienhuis
  Wed, 3 May 2000 19:34:25 -0700
  ...82 Diesel won't start I have an 82 Diesel that just cranks and cranks and cranks, but won't catch and start. This...
• Re: '90 Van-Cranks but will not start...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 14:36:54 -0800
  ...Have someone check to see if the fuel pump is working when you crank the engine. If it's not working, check to see...
• DIESEL question about big-nose crankshaft compatibility.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:07:03 -0500
  VW diesels had two types of crankshafts, as far as I know. One is the "regular" type proper for the vanagon where a main...
• crankshaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - jed batchelder
  Wed, 31 May 2017 00:10:24 +0000
  i noticed on my 83 vanagon that the pulley for the crankshaft is hard to spin by hand. Is that normal. my alternator spins...
• Need window cranks
  Historical mailing list - dj
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:05:08 -0700
  Does anyone have or know where I can get at a good price the original window cranks, not the after market ones for my...
• Help !! stripped screw
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Wed, 27 May 1998 12:58:07 -0700
  While trying to take off my window crank knob I stripped the head of the screw that attaches the handle to the crank mechanism...
• What is the socket size for the crankshaft bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:16:35 -0600
  Hi, I need to turn the engine, and need to know the socket size for the crankshaft bolt. I tried 29, but it is...
• Re: Looking for a brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:57:23 -0500
  I need to replace my window cranks too, but would like to get away from the traditional plastic covers pot metal cranks. Have broken...
• Re: crankshaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Tue, 30 May 2017 19:47:56 -0500
  ...crankshaft pulley i noticed on my 83 vanagon that the pulley for the crankshaft is hard to spin by hand. Is that normal. my...
• Re: Brown window crank wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:05:30 -0700
  ...I actually have one, brand new, original VW brown window crank, w/chrome ring somewhere on the shelf. Not really interested in selling though...
• RE: crank bearing removal
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 13:15:14 EST
  ...Put crank in the freezer overnight, then heat the bearing with propane torch or boiling-water rags. I'm starting to think that my...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:45:31 -0500
  ...seemed to have any problems with "flexing" of the crank, even though he cranked the Buick engine to 6,000 rpm at the strip...
• lazy starter
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 17:44:21 -0400
  Hi, Some people tell me I have a lazy starter in our 86 Westfalia since it cranks over slowly (always starts though). When I...
• Re: Website update - See trashed bearings!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 21:27:14 EST
  Good article Stuart! The rod bearing wear is accelerated by the un-counterweighted crank flexing in the center and edge loading the rod bearings...
• Machine shop recommendation...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 11:33:10 -0800
  ...Grind crankshaft (if necessary) balance a new set of pistons, my connecting rods & crank Do a good 3-angle valve job on two VW...
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 7 Mar 2018 20:28:02 +0100
  ...If that´s not a boxer, what is? The second crankshaft seems cheaper than a whole valvetrain with its variable controls. Just put the...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 22:20:31 -0500
  ...The new off-the-shelf Group 48 battery I've been carrying around unused for a few weeks shows 12.65 v. >Cranking measured...
• Re: Positive Crankcase Ventilation
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Aug 2023 16:47:17 -0700
  ...So here goes cut and paste. > > > PCV=Positive Crankcase Ventilation. > > This is the method of extracting piston blowby and other fumes from the crankcase...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 00:31:30 -0800
  Its a fact of physics I suppose, that there will be some crank flex at high rpms with an unbalanced load. The difference in...
• Re: Need window cranks
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:34:16 -0400
  ...Need window cranks Does anyone have or know where I can get at a good price the original window cranks, not the after market...
• 2.1 engine rebuild--details on bearing #3, please?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:35:21 -0500
  ...Furthermore, on the other bearings, the imprint on the bearing shell is "right reading" from the pulley end of the crank, but not on...