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• Re: Oil ring question
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 20:12:41 -0800
  yeah you got to watch out for them Borgwart rings. They're catching. Mike :>) ----- Original Message ----- From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> To...
• Re: horn ring
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 22 Aug 2020 17:09:16 -0400
  ...We have the new horn rings if you need one. https://www.vanagain.com/shop/horn-contact-ring-for-back-of-steering-wheel-for...
• horn whacky again
  Historical mailing list - Marc
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 14:18:26 -0400
  ...I do hear a grinding noise around the horn ring when turning the steering wheel. Did I install the horn ring incorrectly? Should I...
• Re: Unreal oil consumption on diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gary A Meek
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 23:20:18 -0600
  ...Upon inspection, the compression rings were ok but half worn out. The oil rings were completely worn out, and had no tension left in...
• Re: Tranny O-ring size
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:45:08 -0800
  you are planning on buying an ATF resistant o-ring by metric size ????? I would order one from a competent VW dealer parts department...
• OEM oil filter and drain plug washer
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 20:31:16 -0400
  I've noted that many recommend the copper crush ring washers on the oil drain plug and the use of Mann or Mahle oil...
• Re: Bus work in the barn and Tiny O Ring on Differential
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:53:46 -0500
  ...Check the ring and pinion shafts/bearing for proper adjustment. The pinion shaft position and bearing preload is set with shims. The ring gear...
• Re: Chunka Bologna
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:18:12 -0500
  Without a good O-Ring where the dipstick tube goes into the case, and/or a good rubber seal where the dipstick enters the...
• Re: Distributor O Ring
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 22:16:49 -0500
  Not really an o-ring. More like a D shaped seal. They almost always have to be cut off as they get hard as...
• Re: Head Update (getting worse)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Olmstead
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 19:04:23 -0800
  ...I looked at the o-ring that I had put in and I has a nick in it. The oil ring is a different...
• Re: O-Rings, was: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 12:30:27 -0500
  ...O-Rings, was: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty > I'm not sure if you guys are joking about putting sealant on o...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:49:55 -0800
  Got it Tom, if my memory serves me right the original o-ring did not have a tab and was too difficult to hold...
• Re: Any recommended sealant for o-rings?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sat, 18 Aug 2001 10:55:16 -0400
  I just replace my thermostat housing and o-ring and used no sealant of any kind. Just make sure that you use a new...
• Re: Heads off, piston ring broken
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 09:51:23 -0400
  ...of what i know, there is 2 rings size available. that all depend of your engine condition, but in your case take the standard...
• Re: :more info: How much should i sell for? (and does anyone want to buy?)
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Wed, 7 May 2008 17:49:08 -0700
  ...There are quite a few O-rings "near the heads". Is it a > coolant line O-ring? A fuel injector O-ring? A cylinder...
• Dometic Exhaust O Ring
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:52:13 -0700
  ...In refitting the exhaust/intake manifold on my 182B, the exhaust O ring broke. Likely I should replace the ring on both the exhaust...
• Re: Rings are stuck ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 May 2011 12:29:41 -0700
  ...Rings are stuck ... > > Hi to all, > I have the four pistons out and would like to free the rings from all the > four of...
• Re: :more info: How much should i sell for? (and does anyone want to buy?)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 7 May 2008 18:01:42 -0700
  We should have a pool! :) I think its a cylinder O-ring.... On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 5:49 PM, Zoltan Kuthy <zolo...
• Re: o-ring cooling crossover tube
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 22:38:20 -0400
  Perhaps in the perfect world, O-rings always make good seals on their own. I have used plenty of them in scientific instrumentation as...
• Re: Starter won't engage ring gear when sit for a while
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 07:59:04 -0400
  ...The starter works but it acts like there is a flat spot on the >ring gear or the starter gear is hitting the ring...
• oil cooler o-ring
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 7 Feb 1995 16:18:49 CST6CDT
  ...I just had the oil cooler o-ring replaced on this '87 I bought. It was leaking on cold starts so I had the...
• Re: Head gasket questions
  Historical mailing list - Walter E. Stephens
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 22:14:45 -0700
  ...Leave the old rings is place, and keep your fingers crossed. Most engines do not have a problem with using the base rings over...
• Re: Engine rebuild break in
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 20:40:01 -0700
  ...Take it back and make him replace the rings with > good quality rings. > > This happened to me, and my rebuilder didn't hesitate to...
• total seal ring end gap on 95mm pistons?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 16:23:24 -0700
  Hello list, I'm currently gapping the rings on the engine i am building, and am using the non-traditional combination of total seal...
• Temp sens 'O' ring size?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 11:44:58 -0700
  ...Is the 'O' ring for this one the SAME SIZE AS FOR THE TEMP (II) SENSOR? That one was replaced earlier this year, but...
• Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 17:11:53 -0400
  ...For the tow piece tubes the o-rings always move. If there weren't leaking before they should be OK going back together unless...
• Re: Part number for horn ring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:43:46 -0500
  Jim, Attached is a .pdf showing the horn ring. Mike Jim Felder wrote: > What's the part number for the brass horn ring that...
• Re: Safe 2.1/1.9 Rpm: survey/query
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 13:42:14 -0400
  ...Personally the RPM onset of > ring resonace is probably dependent: on milage, wear on the engine, > which piston and ring combo, cyclinder wall condition...
• Help! front main seal question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 23:39:22 -0700
  ...Though I could not find this O-ring in any of the Bently illustrations, I was assured that it did indeed belong there, so...
• Re: total seal ring end gap on 95mm pistons?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 21:19:18 -0400
  The only reason to have any gap at all is to make sure the rings does not bund if it expands more than the...
• Re: total seal ring end gap on 95mm pistons?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 21:44:28 -0700
  ...Regarding the top ring, i really can't see any distinguishing top/bottom features. The outside edge of the ring sits flat/perpendicular with...
• 1985 Vanagon Gas Eng. - Block's stud failure - details acoming....
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:09:26 -0400
  ...installing the new ring set (3 rings in my case) onto the old pistons -Art of inspecting and clean the ring lands on the...
• Rings
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:52:43 -0800
  ...I read that one person recommend replacing the rings and another said that the rings are not a problem: so do I replace the...
• Re: horn ring (no global warming content)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:48:25 -0400
  ...BD has the ring. In my case, the contact in the column was also in bad shape and started eating up the new ring...
• Need help with a part number
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:30:03 -0800
  I'm looking for the part number for front wheel bearing "seal rings". These are the rings which provide the surface for the ID...
• Re: quick and dirty head swap-dennis' 2 cents.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 22 May 2013 20:44:04 -0700
  ...I used glass when I basted the heads (started with walnut but it clogged the nozzle) , but I left the old sealing rings in...
• Re: sealant for coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 08:50:33 -0800
  It is fairly common that while you are installing the pipe, you jiggle the pipe enough that the o-ring falls out partially or...
• Re: O ring making kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:23:42 -0600
  Count the O rings on your Vanagon. You'll see that they are used on the A/C system and almost nowhere else. Your...
• Re: Rear heater valve O-ring size?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 20:20:00 -0700
  ...The O-ring for the heater valve is flat sided, not round like a normal O-ring. Spend the couple of bucks and get...
• Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 18:51:09 -0500
  ...The collapsible ones weren't leaking and I haven't removed the o-rings. I suppose I could buy some normal tubes and keep...
• Re: Ideas on installing E4-lights
  Historical mailing list - John Langowski
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 21:25:03 -0500
  ...They > seem fine but... > > When I tried to install them the retaining rings would not hold them, they > jump and dance in the ring...
• Re: [Syncro] Cylinder sleeves
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 13:34:37 -0400
  My guess is that you can see the piston and a ring or two between the block and the sleeve. If son get an...
• Re: Felt Pilot Bearing Seal and metal retaining ring/washer source
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 21:50:59 -0700
  ...The metal ring never > was. A machinist can make you a small bushing to hold the felt seal in > place. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From...
• Re: A/C -R12--R134a (O-RING QUESTION??)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 10:54:04 -0400
  ...ARE the (black) O-rings being supplied to these numbers (same as they ever were in apopearance at least) R-134 compatible or not...
• Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 2 May 2016 23:34:33 -0700
  ...The 96mm big > bore sets often have the wrong rings on them, 94mm rings on 96mm cylinders. > Huge ring gaps until the rings snap...
• Heads off, piston ring broken
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 17:31:49 -0500
  ...Is it OK to just replace one of the rings in one of the cylinders? Should I replace all the rings on that cylinder...
• Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 08:30:51 -0800
  I've replaced the black rings with the engine out. I wouldn't if you're working with the engine installed. I use a...
• Re: Rings are stuck ...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 27 May 2011 08:48:10 EDT
  ...If it got that hot, the rings are shot. Just pull them out and don't worry about breakage. A small screwdriver in the...
• Re: Horn Ring Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Jul 2022 18:24:46 -0500
  ...i had horn ring problems once. Bought a new ring - official VW part number. Wheel of, replaced ring, steering wheel would not seat. Worked...
• Re: oil cooler seal
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:33:21 -0700
  ...For us older vanagon owners, pre early >1987, replacing this o-ring is critical for cold weather use. Supposedly >the o-rings in newer...
• Looking for 94.5MM 1.9 Piston Rings
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:42:29 -0800
  Hey folks, I'm looking for a set of piston rings for a 1.9. The key here is that this is a Canadian...
• Re: o-ring cooling crossover tube
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 22:08:06 EDT
  ...every o-ring joint on any of their engine's. >> Esteemed Sir, Is this not only to keep the o-ring properly seated during...
• Another NLA O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:37:41 -0400
  Friday greetings to the List, I'm having trouble locating an O-ring for the diff on a '91 auto box part # 010 409...
• Re: o-ring cooling crossover tube
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 22:19:14 -0700
  ...o-ring cooling crossover tube > <<Esteemed Sir, > Is this not only to keep the o-ring properly seated during assembly > rather than to act...
• Re: Is this question just too stupid?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:45:26 -0700
  Mike, the nearest little green O-rings are a 600 mile (rt) drive away, a week to wait for ordering/shipping and crossing an...
• Re: Fuel Injection Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 16:25:36 -0800
  > The only time oil and gas can meet is through either the valves or > the rings (assuming the intake tract is working properly). Assuming...
• Re: o-ring cooling crossover tube
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 23:10:30 -0500
  <<Esteemed Sir, Is this not only to keep the o-ring properly seated during assembly rather than to act as a sealant? Inquiring minds...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Hose
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 10:07:45 -0700
  ...reaching > >> up under the ring. The hose will then come off and the ring just falls > >> free. > >> > >> Mike > >> > >> > >> > >> neil wrote: > >> > IIRC, I used a...
• re: What Price Beauty?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 16:50:22 -0500
  ...Anyone have any idea what 15" beauty rings for old bus wheels are going for? Last I heard a set of 4 NOS 14...
• Piston Ring Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sun, 13 May 2007 23:13:46 -0300
  ...I checked my piston rigns yesterday and the top rings were past their wear limits, even though the compression and leakdown test were pretty...