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• Re: Hose from brake fluid reservoir to clutch master cylinder??
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:50:31 -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...
• Re: 82 westy rear Brake Leak
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:03:08 -0800
  ...seal > has gone south for the winter or perhaps a corroded hydraulic line > near the wheel. I'm pretty sure they are original since...
• Re: cool w/ low oil
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 May 1997 10:45:35 PST
  ...extracting the heat it should from the cam! Remember that the hydraulic lifters ride continuously around the entire circumferance,under pressure, on BOTH sides...
• Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 12:07:02 -0800
  ...Bently doesn't show the brake hydraulic circuit, that >I'm aware of. > >So, I'm stumped, and asking for help. please. pretty please...
• Re: 3 - 4 syncro hub repair????
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 10:23:05 -0400
  ...You will access to a hydraulic press, and need to purchase or fabricate a tool to remove the pinion retaining nut and the differential...
• Re: OT: Anyone know anything about BMW E34 (5 Series)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 23 May 2003 17:44:04 EDT
  ...They tend to rattle a bit when first cranked up as the hydraulic lifters pump up. I wouldnt worry about this at all unless...
• Re: starter bush bashing
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:58:21 EST
  ...to be POPPED with a hammer in order to create a hydraulic impulse of enough magnitude to work. A hardwood dowel will even suffice...
• Re: No gears
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:17:49 -0700
  I would try to check the hydraulics first since you said it has been sitting for a long time, seals can go bad when...
• Extended Warranty on EV?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew L. Dekker
  Wed, 14 May 1997 18:54:43 -0700
  ...Other warranty problems have been the hydraulic lifters at 30k miles and a radiator died at 58k miles, just weeks before the time limit...
• Re: Help Vanagon stuck in Chico, CA
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 13:43:16 EST
  ...One or more of your push rods is not centered in the hydraulic lifters properly. This is holding your valves open to the point...
• Re: What happened?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:47:11 -0700
  ...Fri, 26 Apr 2002 12:44:55 -0400 > >Sounds like you just lost hydraulic fluid. Before you pull the trans., see >if the clutch...
• how to identify bad lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 13:19:52 -0700
  ...So, I'm thinking of the problem might be a bad hydraulic lifter. Any opinion on this? I have not done a leak-down...
• Fw: 62 bus question- NVC My $.02
  Historical mailing list - Evil Pig
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 03:11:14 -0800
  ...If you get a real made in Mexico for hydraulic lifter case then don't fret valves. I don't know anyone who's...
• Re: 2013 California
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:13:14 -0800
  ...Bi-turbodiesel > option, double glazed windows, electro-hydraulic opening top, lots of cup > holders and the clever storage that you expect from a VW...
• Re: Removal of Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 15:12:44 -0700
  ...I have a hydraulic jack > with a 6 inch plate on top. Will that work or should I buy something > else? 3. Once I...
• 13 Year old Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 15:20:02 -0600
  Folks, I just returned from my Vanagon Guru's place where we purged and bled all the hydraulics. We ended up flushing a full...
• Re: Ugh, it finally happened after @50K on new engine...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 06:34:17 -0500
  ...i guess hydraulic components could have been stressed, but i think that is far fetched unless your leg was injured, or you bent the...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:05:28 -0400
  ...Like the noise when the valves have temporarily lost hydraulic pressure. There was no noticeable power loss, just noisy and disconcerting. Does anyone have...
• Re: I need a little help with a clutch problem
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 25 May 2009 08:12:39 -0700
  ...clutch "friction point" dropping lower over time.� I've bled the hydraulics and replaced both the master and leaking slave clutch cylinders but the...
• Re: 78 bus making strange sounds at star
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 12:45:11, -0500
  ...The clatter at startup are the hydraulic lifters, which will allow a lot of valve to Pushrod play until they are full of oil...
• begging expert advice
  Historical mailing list - M. Ryan Fryar
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 11:39:41 -0700
  ...It sounded extra loud at first- then got better, due I have read on the vanagon page to leaking hydraulic lifters (the seller told...
• Worn CLutch?
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson, Ph.D.
  Sat, 16 Sep 2000 08:46:11 -0600
  ...I have (1) replaced the master cylinder (2) replaced the slave cylinder (3) abundantly bled the hydraulics (i.e. maybe 40 ox fluid passed...
• Re: Plugging leaks in intake manifold
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:15:49 -0400
  ...This topic is covered in Boston Bobs article on hydraulic lifters that can be found on his website. Have you checked the bolts that...
• Re: NVC: shower (WAS: Accessing the B or C pillar to run a water pipe)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:49:03 -0700
  ...it! > > And I'd love to see a video of the "hydraulic jacks for on the fly tire > changes" in action. :) > > On Fri, Mar...
• Re: Bottle Jack
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:46:27 -0800
  ...actually work on your van you need bottle Jacks or a hydraulic floor jack or a hoist and with the jacks it is a...
• Re: hydraulic conundrum + parking brake actuator rod
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:50:30 -0400
  It sounds like there's a burr, nick or scratch in the fitting seat or the end of the flare. Maybe a poorly-made...
• Re: Automatic transmission advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:49:39 -0400
  ...The Bentley has a test procedure using a pressure gauge to help test the internal hydraulics. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: dropping tranny to do clutch
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 17 May 2010 12:18:33 -0700
  ...failed 100% yet, but something has gotten really bad really fast). > Hydraulics look and feel fine, so I guess I'm dropping the tranny...
• clutch...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:15:43 -0600
  ...What say you? I'd rather change out hydraulics than the clutch itself, just cuz it's less work. So far, all I've...
• Re: Aladin's Treasure Cave in Renton?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 07:58:25 -0800 (PST)
  ...installing RADAR in the bus? Why not pick up a few hydraulic pistons off some landing gear and make a lift for your garage...
• Re: brake fluid and cold temps
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Disse
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 22:29:25 -0600 (CST)
  ...Good thing VW designed the brake fluid reservoir to leave enough fluid for the brakes and not let the clutch hydraulic circuit run it...
• Re: Brake troubles - need opinions...
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 09:06:06 -0400
  ...re at it, that way you only have to drain the hydraulic system once. Thanks, Chris Gronski Toronto, Ontario, '80 Westy "Pokey" '87 Chevrolet...
• Re: Just how cold...the PS pump was crying
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:42:40 -0600
  Be sure your hydraulic fluid is is very "fluid" at those temps. It could be that someone has put something else in there in...
• Re: Wanted: 2.0 engine for 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:59:32 -0400
  ...the Vanagon's hydraulic ones. > > > Budd Premack <bpremack@MN.RR.COM> wrote: > A friend of mine is getting an 81 Westy from which the...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:37:12 -0700
  --- vanagonvw <vanagonvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > Currently I am > > running 0 turns on my a.c. vanagon as it yielded the highest compression > > (big difference...
• Re: Rusted Power Steering lines
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:39:33 -0400
  ...I installed Frank Condelli's ready made hydraulic hose with no issues. That's a really nice solution if you want to replace the...
• Re: master brake light misbehaving
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:09:43 +0000
  ...The brakes and the hydraulic clutch use the same > tank for hydraulic fluid. When fluid is low the light will flicker, when > it gets...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:48:57 -0800
  ...Yipes!! I just had the clutch/brake hydraulics serviced, i.e. flushed/filled/bled. So removing those components to be able to remove the...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:38:44 -0700
  ...been getting.) > >>> > >>> Do I need to worry about that? Will the hydraulic lifters adjust for this? If so, why didn't the noise go...
• Fwd: Power steering woes
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 15:53:35 -0500
  ...Thoughts here? > > Thanks in advance! > > Jared > > > Links > --------- > GoWesty Pump: > https://www.gowesty.com/product/steering/24530/hydraulic-power-steering-pump > VanCafe Pump: https://www...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 21:27:44 -0500
  ...Vanagons have hydraulic clutch mechanisms all the way. No cables. It's almost got to be a clutch master or clutch slave cylinder failure...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 08:43:51 -0700
  ...We've converted & driven a number of the Diesel Vanagons to1.8 hydraulic engines and GTI engines, but this configuration with the 2.0...
• Re: Fuel line insulation.
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 20:04:26 -0800
  ...This is the plastic sleeve that is used to protect electrical wiring, hydraulic hose (power steering) etc. Black in color and is similar to...
• Re: VW Necessity...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:26:14 -0800
  ...a pretty fine pitch. >>>> >>>> and brake lines.. >>>> 11mm on those ...12mm on the clutch hydraulics I think. >>>> otherwise no 11's anywhere I believe. >>
• Re: VW Necessity...
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 01:30:37 +0000
  ...a pretty fine pitch. >>>> >>>>and brake lines.. >>>>11mm on those ...12mm on the clutch hydraulics I think. >>>>otherwise no 11's anywhere I believe.
• vanagon bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 13:11:49 -0500
  ...of the coolant reservoir under the decklid, this get's the hydraulic head at the rear above the top of the radiator at the...
• Hydraulic Lifter Removal/FuelVapor Routing
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Sun, 18 Sep 1994 11:12:26 PST
  Pretty catchy subject line eh? Wanted to kill two birds with one stone. I have two problems, the first of course is collapsed lifters...
• ACK!!!! was: 5W30 Oil --- is it OK???
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 13:51:23 -0400
  ...this super thin oil is squirting out of the bearings; the "hydraulic resistance" is less. Second, the thinner oil is easier to "splash around...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 5 Sep 2014 11:42:22 -1000
  ...The hydraulics are 100 % self-adjusting ..very nice. action is smooth ...feel and control are good. the clutch itself..I always use Sachs rebuilt...
• Re: Continuing saga 82 aircooled 2.0l westy emission failure issues update
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:58:37 -0400
  Actually nothing is fixed by adjusting the hydraulic lifter. Just a cover up for another problem unless they were not adjusted correctly to begin...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:42:55 -0500
  ...David Mc ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Cold weather has a way of making clutch and brake hydraulics suddenly fail. > Especially if the...
• disc brakes on earlier bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Aug 1994 10:58:53 -0400
  ...axle beam on a 70 bus and it does fit btw. hydraulics - the mc for the disc/drum and the all drum systems are...
• jump!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Baden
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 12:22:31 -0500 (EST)
  Thanks to those who responded to my questions re: hydraulic lifters and setting the valve timing. I got a friend to turn the engine...
• New and used parts Blowout sale!!!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:48:36 -0400
  ...1.7 or 2.0l motor new in package $50 used push rod set.........2.0l hydraulic lifter $40 set of 8 used push...
• Re: Un-mudding a Syncro DOKA with another Syncro DOKA
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:30:32 +0200
  ...br><br> </font> <dd>The green syncro is equipped with a hydraulic lift on the back:<br> <dd><a href="http://www.bilgalleri.dk...
• Re: Clutch shutter, Now Rusty Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:36:43 +0000
  >Sounds like your cluch hydraulics are tired. Yes they are- I just hate putting alot of new expensive parts when the van body has...
• F/ Guns!?? I got your guns right here!! (vw-powered guns, that is...)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:23:29 -0500
  ...For the sake of simplicity the hydraulic pump is not engine driven but takes its drive from the specialist Getrag three-speed syncromesh gearbox...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:41:52 -0500
  ...Will quickly check hydraulics and adjustable plate under gear stick this morning and the agony will be over. And yes I can get it...
• Re: Vanagon Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Catlin
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 12:00:51 -0700
  ...However, for drum/disc combo, the stock set-up is just about right. > Any major modifications to the brake hydraulic system should be left...
• Re: Transaxle trouble.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:06:47 -0500
  ...If not, the problem is with the hydraulics2; either at the slave cylinder or at the master.(or in the line that connects them...