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• Re: Fuel Line Recall - PW13
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 22:18:17 -0700
  ...They replaced all of the fuel injectors, the connecting fuel distribution rails, fuel lines, hoses and clamps. They also put another outer sleeve (grey...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:24:55 -0800
  ...The guy at Northwest Connecting Rod welded and machined mine too. If I remember right, it cost an extra $40 to get it done...
• Re: serious vanagon security issues
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 12:38:35 -0700
  ...mechanism from inside the door as well, by pushing on a connecting rod. i think what i am going to do is talk to...
• FS: '89 Wolfy in NJ
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:10:09 -0700
  ...My mechanic says the 3rd cylinder in the engine is slapping louder and louder, could be a connecting rod. My mechanic says it needs...
• Re: Should I rebuild the bottom end? Questions & photos.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 23:02:18 -0700
  ...Yes, Vanagon connecting rods can and do > fail along with the cam shaft and cam bearings. But I would not just say > that at...
• More on rods and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 08:24:04 -0700
  I took what was left of my 2.1 to my rebuilder, Jerry at Northwest Connecting Rod, and after close examination we determined that...
• Re: 112HP @ 4800RPM on a stock WBX?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 21:51:52 -0500
  >What's different about the DJ engine from the MV? Is it just pistons and >longer connecting rods or are there other differences as...
• 74 Westie Oil Temps and Oil Info
  Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
  Fri, 21 Jun 96 08:33:00 DST
  ...Gases 500 - 1000 Combustion Chamber 3000 - 5000 Coolant Jacket 165 - 230 Connecting Rod Bearings 200 - 375 Main Bearings 200 - 350 Sure wouldn't want...
• Need Help adjusting clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:09:54 -0500
  ...So, I figure that I need to adjust the clutch master cylinder connecting rod. The problem is that it is nearly impossible to get...
• Re: 2.0L Conversion 5K update, longish
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:50:19 -0700
  ...The 2.0L block changed in 93, 16.5mm taller, longer connecting rods. Mine is code 3A, 93 and up is an ABA. The...
• Home engine repair happenings: Latest news and last fix-its.
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 07:41:42 -0800
  ...Bob of Boston Engine declares his theory (connecting rods, not mainbearings/crank probs) to be so right, he is willing to give me bearings...
• removing the fan housing, engine in car?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 03:24:50 -0500
  ...return spring and some of those little clips that hold the connecting rod on, anyone have any of these?) My question is, can I...
• overheating issues
  Historical mailing list - John Smith
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 11:57:36 -0400
  Hi Folks, I�ve got a 91 Westy with about 5k on a rebuilt engine from NW Connecting Rod in Seattle. Everything is running...
• Installing Delay Interior light.(questions)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:06:43 -0500
  ...I do not have the plug that connects to the lamp and was connecting the wires directly to the lamp. Can someone verify where...
• Re: Starwagen Gets A New Heart!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:26:26 -0700
  ...I'm also going with a custom rebuilt 2.3L from a > rebuilder (NW Connecting Rod) with a great reputation. > And I damn well...
• Re: Starwagen Gets A New Heart!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:30:54 -0700
  ...I'm also going with a custom rebuilt 2.3L from a >rebuilder (NW Connecting Rod) with a great reputation. >And I damn well...
• Re: water from exhaust mystery solved.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 06:23:59 EDT
  ...The other long rod is attached to the first rod at the hole just aft of the two holes for the muffler support bracket...
• Re: Any Vanagon/Westy owners near Carlsbad, CA?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:25:24 -0700
  ...Eurobagos proliferate like >rabbits (and other rodents) in the Santa Barbara-Ventura area.........:-) > > Yeah, well, but connecting the two tribes requires doing the dreaded...
• Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:44:54 -0400
  ...version of ETKA, both engines use connecting rod >> set part # 025198401A. However the 1.9 uses rod bolt 113105425B and >> nut 113105427. The 2...
• Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 2 May 2016 19:27:42 -0700
  ...NW Connecting Rod Rebuilds Jerry does a 2.2 and a 2.3L in addition to stock 2.1L rebuilds. Although NWCR has a...
• Re: Open Letter to GEX
  Historical mailing list - Grotz, Kurt
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:30:14 -0400
  ...The 1st 1776 broke a connecting rod with only 50 miles on the engine. It took the threat of several lawyers on the Vintage...
• Re: Possible...Overheating-Rebuilding engines.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:34:33 -0400
  ...I think I paid $3 for the mower which had a broken connecting rod. So I replaced the rod. After it seized I replaced...
• Re: Removing head studs
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 13:59:00 -0500
  ...Be sure to protect the innards of >> the engine, as well as the connecting rods, from the welding splatter. I >> assume you are using...
• Trip Report (quick & dirty)
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:51:37 -0400
  ...me intermittent fits. _This time_ I'm be needing a new connecting rod, part number 025130365, which keeps popping off the ball on the...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:37:35 -0800
  On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 5:13 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > I restored a pump that was seized by pouring...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:51:40 -0500
  ...The tie rods are located at the steering knuckles differently providing fewer turns of the steering wheel for power steering vans. Mike Jake de...
• Re: Friday engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:46:54 -0400
  There is apparently a rigid boxer definition in which the connecting rods cannot share crank journals. Most "V" engines share crank journals and are...
• Re: short-lived rebuilds
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  07 Apr 1995 00:09:00 GMT
  ...I bought my '80 Vanagon with a blown engine (Connecting rod had come through the case). Once I tore it down, I found that...
• Should I get a valve job?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 16:55:42 -0400
  ...They had put two of the connecting rods on upside down! It must've gotten hotter than hell in no time and the bearing...
• Go Westy Performance WBX Longblocks
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:30:22 -0600
  ...Specially machined connecting rods for 80mm stroke. Go Westy exclusive modified 95mm pistons. A different, exclusive GoWesty proprietary camshaft grind specifically for this engine...
• Re: Dead diesel diagnosis/postmortem
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 08:01:22 -0700
  ...wrote: > bearing cap on connecting rod #2 (second from the back of the van) looked > funny. All the other rod ends were nice and...
• Re: Waterboxer hop-up vs. swap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 09:43:42 PST
  ...exhaust, better intake, even lighter connecting rods for higer > RPMs and lest fatique, etc. It might be cheaper and/or easier to just > make...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT O UELTZEN
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:09:58 -0700
  ...chains such as displacement, crank throw, connecting rod length, valve timing, compression ratio, etc. I've only replaced one timing chain (Alfa Romeo) so...
• 2500cc wbx using Oettinger 2500E pistons and cylinders was Re: Boston Bob....AVP....GEX...???
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:09:33 -0800
  ...rods where part of the bottom end and would not > 'New chromoly steel I-beam connecting rods' be a better than std oem rods...
• Re: Ignition Switch, Battery and Starter Protection
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:45:12 -0700
  ...Good info here on this video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGGTaOQkkAk On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 10:30 AM, John Rodgers...
• Re: Helmet laws
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:02:15 -0700
  ...Death came with several broken valves, two destroyed pistons and connecting rods, and matching windows on each side of the block. Warranty denied! Mark...
• Empty weight -- 86 Weekender, FWIW
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:08:35 -0700
  ...Automatic transmission with a 2.2 liter WBX (from NW Connecting Rod). Running 15 inch steel wheels with Michelin LTX M/S 215/75...
• Re: Running on tap water - didn't work!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:10:06 -0500
  ...Plus some things like a steel connecting > rod > surrounded by a ceramic which puts the steel under constant stress > loading > can be made using...
• Re: Need Help adjusting clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 14:24:53 -0400
  ...So, I figure that I need to adjust the clutch master cylinder >connecting rod. The problem is that it is nearly impossible to get...
• PST FRONT SWAY BAR--Picture of the installation
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sat, 25 May 2002 15:25:14 -0700
  ...new bushings for the VW-OEM > connecting > links, ya know--where they attach to the radius rod > mounting hole. > > Is there an alternative at...
• Danger with 14" spare when remaining tires are 15"?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sat, 10 Jun 2017 10:31:59 -0700
  We put 15" wheels on our 86 weekender (2.2L NW Connecting Rod WBX and stock auto tranny) almost four years ago but kept...
• GEX (was Re: short-lived rebuilds)
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 07:19:46 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I bought my '80 Vanagon with > a blown engine (Connecting rod had come through the case). Once I tore it > down, I found that...
• 2.1L crankshaft pulley bolt torque
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:01:27 -0500
  ...13-44/46/47) Tool #3090 - Connecting rod support (Bentley pg. 13.46/47) Tool #3092 - Cylinder extractor (Bentley pg. 13.44) At times...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:37:17 -0500
  ...Ken? How many wasserleakers are replaced due > to > > broken cranks or connecting rods? I'm sure there are some, just > don't think > > it...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:41:17 -0700
  ...ignition parts, fuel pumps, radiators, window winding handles, crankshafts, connecting rods, ball joints, tie- rod ends, instrument clusters, ignition switches, brake drums, or the...
• Re: DRY first cylinder - why?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 14:28:03 -0600
  ...The journal enables oil to flow to the connecting rod. The pressure of the oil forces oil between the rod and the crank, and...
• want to buy a distributor and parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:38:00 -0800
  ...four piston rods; only one with bolts connecting two halves of rod 6. complete a/c bracket--both halves with all mounting hardware (this...
• Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Jun 2015 20:42:02 -0400
  ...Be sure to support the piston so as not to put a side load on the connecting rod. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Dead diesel diagnosis/postmortem
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:19:24 -0700
  ...the big end bearing cap on connecting rod #2 (second from the back of the van) looked funny. All the other rod ends were...
• Re: Diesel Holes!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 18:03:20 -0500
  ...and every single Vanagon diesel engine there had a fist sized hole in the side with a connecting rod haging out. Some of these...
• Re: Open Letter to GEX
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 12:57:22 -0500
  ...The 1st 1776 broke a connecting rod with >only 50 miles on the engine. It took the threat of several lawyers on the >Vintage...
• Was head leak; then ring and valve. Turned into rebuild. Now, the case is crap! LONGISH
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 01:23:08 -0700
  ...connecting rods, especially #2. It also seemed that, in addition to the rod moving on the journal, the small end of the rod was...
• Re: removing the fan housing, engine in car?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ham '64 Type ][
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 10:00:49 -0800 (PST)
  ...return spring and some of those >little clips that hold the connecting rod on, anyone >have any of these?) > >My question is, can I...
• Re: Thread locker on rod bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:28:45 -0500
  ...version of ETKA, both engines use connecting rod > >> set part # 025198401A. However the 1.9 uses rod bolt 113105425B and > >> nut 113105427. The 2...
• Hope Lousy Luck comes in threes!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 12:37:37 -0400
  ...He is offering a rebuilt longblock for, $4,500 installed. :( He thinks that either I have holed a piston or dropped a connecting rod...
• Re: SF East Bay Machine Shops?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:29:13 -0700
  ...SF East Bay Machine Shops? I've heard that Northwest Connecting Rod company in Seattle area is about the best around for VW, Porsche...
• Re: '91 Westy Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 16:47:49 EST
  ...A couple years ago I was stuck in Rod Run traffic in Pidgeon Forge and the fan kept kicking in. Checking my Digitool I...
• Re: Choosing a case sealer
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:44:03 -0700
  ...com> wrote: > Well now that I'm waiting for some new connecting rod nuts, maybe > someone can help me decide between Permatex Aviation form...
• Re: Good collaboration with a mechanic?
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:39:04 -0700
  ...You guys probably didn't remember that in my last posting I said how proud I was of the set of connecting rods that...
• Re: Help-Temp sensor location?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 13:04:05 -0400
  ...http://www.sit.wisc.edu/~rodavies/ > German Shepherd Rescue: http://www.bgsr.org > The best way to make your dreams come true is to...