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• Re: Is my power steering dying?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 14:17:35 EDT
  ...We all know that cleanliness is next to godliness with hydraulics, so a thorough purification of the system can work miracles. When I was...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:56:54 -0600
  ...This engine did not have hydraulic lifters, but solid lifters, so I had the mechanic perform what was know as a "Hot Valve Timing...
• Re: DOT3 instead of DOT4
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 20:44:11 -0700
  ...years that I have been > > using the wrong DOT in my hydraulic system. I changed out the clutch master > > and slave cylinder's today...
• Help! Brake bleeding and Brake pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 14 May 2006 15:31:38 -0400
  ...Should I have to do that to bleed the brakes? I could find no hydraulic schematic in the Bentley, but assume this is a...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:54:47 -0600
  ...34 -0600 >> From: vanagonvw <vanagonvw@GMAIL.COM> >> Subject: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments >> >> 81, air cooled. Hydraulic lifters >> >> Damn, it is really hot here in Northern...
• Re: strange clicking noise on 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 21:50:12 -0800
  It sounds like hydraulic lifters sticking. I once had a similar problem after my vanagon had been stored for awhile. To loosen them up...
• Control arm bushings (front end madness)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:33:35 -0700
  ...I guess I need to dig my crummy old home made hydraulic press out of storage and fill it's leaky little 12 ton...
• Re: Electric Power Steering Pumps
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 13:02:36 -0400
  ...I just need a power steering pump that can > provide high pressure hydraulic fluid to the traditional Vanagon power > steering rack. > > Any ideas? > > Cheers...
• My first trip in the hand painted westy - shifting/clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - William Alexander
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:55:43 -0400
  ...slave cylinder, 2) a leaking/bad master cylinder or 3) low hydraulic fluid. The archives are well versed in this problem - so please resist...
• Re: Brakes Stuck.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:24:13 -0800
  Hi, Assuming your problem is about a stuck parking brake, and not something hydraulic, two things come immediately to mind - draggy rusted cables that...
• Re: A little help (trouble shoot, value)
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:08:04 -0400
  ...knew 500 % more than I did from talking to them. > > Clutch hydraulics is not the first thing that jumps into my mind - she > suppossidlyh...
• Re: Clutch Problem?
  Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 19:09:52 -0700
  Ahhh, bleeding hydraulic clutches... From what I've been told (and experienced), you don't bleed them the way you do brake systems. I...
• Re: Audi 5000 - no vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 03:05:35 EDT
  ...the major downfall of the audi 5k is the power steering (hydraulic) system. when you own a audi 5k, you will find that a...
• 1.9l WBX to 2.1l WBX Swap Tips?
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 15:47:29 -0800
  ...working at home, no lift, but lots of ramps and multiple hydraulic jacks) Will I need the 2.1l exhaust headers, transverse pipes, c...
• Re: The New Vanagon Bentley Manual is Awesome!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:57:12 -0500
  ...Which is another way of saying that they should have used solid lifters, or some kind of hydraulic that's meant to work on...
• Re: Hose from brake fluid reservoir to clutch master cylinder??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:43:29 -0800
  ...looks like the part is N 900 807 01 "hose > > for hydraulic clutch operation" which is NLA from VW. > > > > Is there an alternative out...
• Seals for 86 power steering rack?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 09:31:27 -0500
  ...seals would be similar to doing the seals on any other hydraulic ram. Anything special about disassembly/reassembly? If the seals aren't available...
• CHRIS, Help! Engine Tapping Noise in Air Cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 18:07:46 -0700
  It sounds like your hydraulic lifters need to be pumped up better. We use a cup of Marvel Mystery oil, added to the the...
• Re: warm garage in chicago?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:10:04 -0800
  ...from cleaning and fiddling with audio and speakers to bleeding my > hydraulic clutch system. Unfortunately, I've been acting pretty wimpy > about the cold...
• Speed Bleeders, anyone tried them...Reply..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:17:08 -0700
  ...to fail, one more possible place to allow air into your hydraulics...a little grit in the seating area for the spring loaded ball...
• Re: some guidance please, 86 autotrans torubles
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:48:20 -0400
  ...they are a 'seal $19ea' I go to a big equipment > Hydraulics shop and they are $.83ea > and the guy @ the counter is an...
• Re: power steering bleed/refill
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 16:40:08 -0400 (AST)
  ...Feeling rich? Buy a quart of VWoA Hydraulic fluid, $35.00 here Feeling rich? Buy the VWoA cork filter ring, $35.00 also 1...
• Re: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 5 Jan 2014 11:56:02 -0800
  ...I tried it with the early door >>> & bars and needed a hydraulic jack to close it. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> >>> On Jan 5, 2014, at 10:37...
• Re: No Break Lights
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 10:12:03 -0000
  ...The switch operates hydraulically by the break fluid under pressure. If the switch has failed and a replacement difficult, then I reckon a 'fix...
• Re: power steering lines
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 07:02:06 EST
  ...Replacing the OEM metal tubing with a hydraulic hose is not a problem as long as the hose is of the extreme high pressure...
• Re: Brake troubles - need opinions...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 20:35:40 +1200
  ...Rochester, NY Sounds like a seal has blown somewhere in your hydraulics. You still have brakes, but they barely work. Happened to me just...
• Re: Re; Marvelous Mystery Oil, and stuck rings.
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 03:22:21 -0800
  ...plugs out, and crank it a couple of turns, to avoid hydraulic > lock, put the plugs back in, and see what happens. > IF, and...
• Fast German Auto stinks to high heaven
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 07:23:06 -0800
  ...That is at least a $ 800-1000 job, depending on whether you need hydraulic slave cyls, throw out bearings etc. The pressure plate and...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 18:53:12 -0800
  ...but it's hydraulic clutch in a vanagon . most likely either the clutch slave or clutch master cylinder has gone south. the easy one...
• Re: Loud lifter problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 22:25:47 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Felder wrote: > The hydraulic lifters on my 90 Carat 2.1 have started making very loud > noises if...
• Re: AT Problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:42:12 -0600
  ...The valve body is an interesting hydraulic analog computer which controls the shift points by balancing the demands from your foot (throttle pressure) against...
• Re: power steering groan?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:38:45 -0400
  ...So this is probably > something in the hydraulics or the pump? I will diagnose more thoroughly > over the weekend but was hoping this symptom...
• Re: '87 Vanagon Power SteerProblem
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 13:06:39 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I know very little about Vanagon Power steering but I am a hydraulicist. It sounds to me like there is crap in your system...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Jul 94 11:13:13 -0600
  Danke sehr, Albrecht. Your explanation and excellent ASCII picture cleared up my remaining confusion. Folks, my mechanic suggested that he should change the oil...
• Need Help adjusting clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:09:54 -0500
  ...I might take a stab at bleeding the clutch hydraulic system, but after that it's off to the VW surgeons to pull the...
• Re: Tapping sound
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 22:39:43 -0500
  Mark, Check out the article on hydraulic lifters on www.bostonengine.com You CAN get a collapsed lifter to pump up again if it...
• Re: Automatic to manual conversion...
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:50:35 -0500
  ...I was up there working. >The toughest part was routing the hydraulics and the shifter shaft. >The part that took the smallest fingers was...
• Re: Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 12 May 2016 07:24:46 -0400
  ...The automatic transmission consists of a bunch of > hydraulically applied clutches. Not only is hydraulic pressure used to > apply the clutches but the valve...
• Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:26:48 -0700
  ...Anyway, it's an alternative to hydraulics. Alistair > On Jul 23, 2015, at 9:01 AM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Thanks Jim...
• Re: Not able to engage any gear
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 10:43:55 -0400
  The clutch hydraulics do not just get air bound. There has to be a leak somewhere. The system is designed so that in the...
• Re: 84 Westy Hydaulic Lifter problem
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 20:03:38 -0800
  > I have been having problems with the hydraulic lifters loosing there > oil fill on my 84 westy 1.9 liter water cooled engine.The...
• Re: Agony of defeat . . .
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 06:46:09 -0500
  ...The reservoir serves both brakes and clutch hydraulics if you have a manual transmission. _Use DOT 4 brake fluid only_ in this tank. Regards...
• Re: Stainless Steel coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:23:51 -0500
  ...The fix for me was flexible hydraulic hoses that replace the rusted out part of the stainless hoses (the bendy part that goes from...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:47:18 -0700
  ...2024 2:40 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Hydraulic lifters > > Hi Eric, > > A couple weeks ago, I drained about 1/2...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:28:28 -0700
  ...My guess is >the hydraulic lock is lost, but after running for a bit...the lifter >refills and all is well again. > >----- Original Message...
• Re: another brake saga
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:52:10 -0700
  ...I don't think this is > supposed to happen. �I think hydraulic brake systems have a property > where the pistons stay up against the...
• '72 bus CVs, rear bearings, and torsion bars?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jan 95 10:02:26 MST
  ...removed the axle assembly from the car? Will I need a hydraulic press? Can I use a three arm puller or just drift the...
• Re: Piston Pin
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  5 May 1995 10:05:15 U
  ...It's a hydraulic lifter remover, made by Lisle. Lisle makes a lot of these engine tools and you should be able to find...
• Re: Tiico Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Koloski, John G.
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 08:41:58 -0500
  ...a tripod (to hold the video camera) a 2 1/2 ton hydraulic floor jack (to wrestle engines around) Two jackstands (to hold the...
• Re: Clutch Cable??
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 11:50:14 -0700
  ...Vanagons sold outside of North America did have Clutch Cables (I've seen the cables) instead of Hydraulic Clutches. Where I don't know...
• 2.1L Demons Gone! Fixed. (Was Possessed, etc.)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Fri, 16 May 2003 13:47:37 -0700
  ...3) Too tight (stupid VW hydraulic "self adjusting") intake valve, cylinder #2. 4) #3 intake valve with broken retaining clip, likely also not closing...
• Re: Bad Pilot Bearing???
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 09:13:56 +0200
  ...in front :-P I had an air leak somewhere in the hydraulics ( I changed the clutch together with the engine some time earlier ) and...
• Re: What power steering fluid to use?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:03:56 -0500
  ...What power steering fluid to use? Are the ATF, Audi hydraulic oil, and Mobil 1 synthetic fully miscible with each other, or does one...
• Re: Brake Light Switch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:10:02 -0700
  ...Someone here said they are hydraulic. My fluid level is fine. Brakes are working fine. So I think the big green books picture was...
• Re: Stainless Steel Brake Lines...brake performance tips
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 18:11:42 PDT
  ...get the moisture out >of the hydraulics (brake fluid is "hydroscopic", it attracts and is >contaminated by moisture even in a closed system). When...
• Re: Emissions, engine swaps, full-flow filters, 76 balls
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 96 13:36:04 +0100
  ...Gives you T4-like hydraulic lifters at the same time. I said it was an AS41 cast before but i was wrong, it's...
• Re: A/T governor R/R - necessary to drain ATF first?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Nov 2017 03:34:00 +0000
  ...Most automatic transmission troubles begin as internal hydraulic failures. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Pat Spragge [mailto:spraggepat@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2017...
• Re: Transmission mystery
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 08:36:21 -0700
  ...I am starting > to think that there is air in the hydraulic system and somehow it has just > gotten worse at the same time...
• Re: Replacing Rear Main Seal
  Historical mailing list - Alan Shearer
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 18:28:40 -0000
  ...Frank said he used a hydraulic jack to press the piston back in place. I couldn't figure out how to do it that...
• Re: hydraulic lifter article
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 09:06:05 -0500
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 8:25 AM Subject: hydraulic lifter article > Thanks Bob. That is an excellent article, and you > are...