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• Mullendore port help
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 4 Oct 2011 20:57:02 -0400
  ...I put in a 30A and it is back running but I wanted to do the Mullendore port lubrication. I drilled the hole as...
• Re: Removing Dealer Logo - how to?
  Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:59:02 -0700
  WD40, WD40, this stuff works for everything exept lubrication. --- "Fitz-Randolph, Douglas" <Doug@beaconmarketing.net> wrote: > Not exactly a Vanagon-specific inquiry, but... anyone...
• FW: Pressing Lower Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:19:44 +0000
  ...Remember! Lot of RTV for Lubrication !!! best of luck my friend! John C... -------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: Trvlr2001@comcast.net To: jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM Subject...
• Adjusting rear brakes post bearing job
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 30 May 2017 09:35:46 -0600
  ...I didn't touch the brake adjustment, was just doing brakes/CV lubrication. Reading the Bently, it gives a measurement for the brake shoes...
• Re: Driving a PS Van w/o PS
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:54:03 +1200
  ...may fail if the fluid is smptied, as it provides their lubrication. You can remove the pump or just loop its end of the...
• Re: No Go on CV Boot R&R
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 11:15:24 -0400
  ...You can inspect the parts for defects, and ensure proper lubrication and installation. When you install a pre-assembled unit, you put the QC...
• Re: Inject grease into rear wheel bearings w/o disassembly?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:51:23 -0500
  ...And sealed bearings are intended to be lubricated for life - adding grease to a bearing that has sufficient lubrication does nothing for the bearing...
• Re: Power window regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 5 Jul 2020 16:21:21 -0400
  ...Water does not kill the motors, what kills the motors is lack of > lubrication and non use. > > From: Gilles H Turmel > Sent: Sunday, July...
• Re: Techron
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:27:36 -0400
  ...But it's great stuff for getting into seized electric-motor bearings and getting them running again (Vanagon heater blower...), and similar penetrant+lubrication...
• Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 18 Aug 94 14:12:30 PDT
  ...cool, I said that it wasn't used specifically for cooling. Lubrication is it's main function. How could it not help but remove...
• Re: Recharging AC unit
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 20:53:58 -0800
  ...Where would I get it recharged? > > Thanks, > Kellen > 1980 Vanagon > Tempe AZ Kellen, All AC systems leak and need lubrication even the ones made...
• Re: Engine Balancing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:01:28 -0500
  ...Is my oil pump designed to provide the additional lubrication to run at higher RPMs? Are my bearings and crank properly fitted to get...
• Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:03:18 -0400
  ...the thick oil getting into the > tiniest of spots that need lubrication. This may equate to "too high" > pressure, but is suspect, not necessarily...
• Re: Who makes GL-4 transmission oil and why do I need it?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:52:43 -0400
  ...lube be equipped with the Hypoid additives approved for Hypoid gear lubrication. GL 4 or GL 5 ratings may not count as long as...
• Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:19:24 -0700
  ...As for the final drive unit, he probably didn't even know it had its own lubrication system. As for the issue with no...
• Re: Improving On Engine Lubrication
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 10:45:24 -0600
  Two stroke oil is designed to be burnt and is extremely thin when warmed. It does not have any of the additives that 4...
• Re: Diesel $$ RE: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 12:32:25 -0300
  Of course, I accidentally hit send, before mentioning the lack of lubrication provided by gasoline and the impact that will have on the fuel...
• Re: Oil Weight Reccomendation
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:56:43 EDT
  ...Later engines have closer tolerances and need something a bit thinner for lubrication, but still need that heat carrying capacity. That's how the...
• Re: sliding door lock spring.
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 23:13:00 -0500
  ...I have cleaned it all, but just the cylinder itself seems to drag some, even with lubrication. Still, should work fine and maybe loosen...
• Re: MMO...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 13:54:51 EST
  ...It is a very competitive market! MMO is best used in the gas for "upper cylinder" lubrication. I put a few ounces in every...
• fs 84 gl
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:20:21 -0400
  ...much attention paid to wire/hose routing, electrical grounding/bonding, lubrication and so on, including cap fix. fresh engine oil and filter. thermostat failed...
• central door lock problems/archive problems-continued (sort of long)
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:59:47 EST
  ...I bought a replacement actuator off of a 91 vanagon from a parts yard that did work but seemed to need some internal lubrication...
• Re: Oil Temps, Ullage, fill level
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 09:52:51 -0700
  ...Splash lubrication of cylinder walls can be affected if the level drops too low. But as long as there is some level of splash...
• Re: heater fan motor/tranny/break questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 16:08:32 -0800 (PST)
  ...And that's Granny (not tranny) your best bet when it comes to pawning off the kid so you can take a break. > LUBRICATION...
• Re: sliding door lock spring.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 22:03:44 -0700
  ...I have cleaned it all, but just the cylinder itself seems to drag some, even with lubrication. Still, should work fine and maybe loosen...
• Stupid Question Results so far
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 15:56:52 -0600
  ...Heads/lifters are expensive & are what go first, so treat them to good lubrication for longer life? Also that if your engine is on...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:47:08 -0800
  ...I > also dabbed a little grease on the end of the shaft to keep moisture out > and provide some future lubrication. The fan has...
• Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps.
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 19:15:44 -0800
  ...Splash lubrication of cylinder walls can be affected if the level drops too low. But as long as there is some level of splash...
• Re: Oil pressure low limit
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 9 Mar 2009 22:00:03 -0400
  ...On 3/9/09, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Bentley Section 17 Engine Lubrication gives the oil pressure test setup > and expected readings...
• Re: Pare tire at 42 psi?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 16 Jun 95 21:01:27 CDT
  ...Maddox said: >Anyone know what the spare is supposed to keep 42 psi? (Bentley manual >"lubrication and Maintenance" p. 19) I have never noticed...
• Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 18 May 2003 20:28:04 -0700
  ...Please Explain how better lubrication, cooler running, less heat friction is going to kill a motor. I like your story although its pure fiction...
• Re: Mobil I ... negative..(from digest)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:57:19 -0700
  ...to be > >lubrication-related. > > The failure scenario you described is the result of a problem with the > design of the lubrication system, and does...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:10:23 -0500
  I'm not sure about the sealer / lubrication question, but assuming you are talking about the o sing behind a water cooled engine oil...
• Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:27:03 -0400
  ...CLAMP around the barbed > > section, install back into the cigar tube (lubrication), install your > > FUEL > > INJECTION CLAMP, and your back in business. > > > > > > > What is...
• Re: 300 spots of lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Nov 2010 19:25:05 -0700
  I love the m. cycle spray chain lube. The black stuff? Worked great for me on the hinges and sliders of paddock gates. Stayed...
• front end clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - Seastoner
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 05:10:59 +0000
  ...shop did hear the noise and thought it might be a lubrication problem around the front end springs...but that did not fix the...
• Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 21:32:27 -0600
  ...Jim Thompson's Oldvolkshome website suggested disassembling the solenoid to check for lack of lubrication, resulting in sticking. Today I removed the starter and...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Squeak
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 12:02:57 -0700
  Lawrence Johnson wrote: > > The front heater fan has started to squeak and I know that if it doesn't > get some lubrication it will...
• Re: Lubrication of sliding door - How to?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 15 May 2007 12:26:56 -0700
  Without cleaning the tracks FIRST, one leaves the sand, dirt and grit in there to wear away the track and rollers and (if I...
• Re: What is the oil flow in a type IV cooler ?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 11:35:40 -0700
  ...in general and for specific to your question, click > 1.47 Lubrication Schematic > > https://www.ratwell.com/technical/FAQ.html > > On Sun, Jun 9...
• /f Grape Racing
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  16 Jun 1995 15:45:10 -0800
  ...surface, put a little film of vegetable oil on it for lubrication. mark parallel lines for start and finish. Put it in the microwave...
• RE: Needed - EV Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 11 Feb 1997 09:57:37 -0500
  ...I did get to watch once (does = that make me a lubrication voyeur?).... The oil filter is in a real tight place, and it...
• Re: Slider Door
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 13 May 2020 13:16:36 -0700
  ...issues but I am going to go ahead with a little lubrication here and there at the very least.� So thankful we have these...
• Re: Lubricating the seats
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:23:03 -0700
  ...everything that moves and touches anything else needs lubrication, with a few exceptions. you hear a squeak, ..that's the sound of molecules of...
• Re: 86 Westy Syncro oil pressure woes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 14:08:14 -0600
  ...The pressure as the oil leaves the pump will be higher than the pressure after it's finished it's lubrication route. Soooo, this...
• Re: Lubrication of sliding door - How to?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 16 May 2007 14:32:37 -0700
  Jake. This won't answer your question but...... In dealing with slider door maintenance/repair recently, I too noticed there were blocks instead of...
• WATERBOXER OIL DEBATE (Ash, Distilled & Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 19:36:44 -0600
  ...great lubrication properties etc. But when the engine is shut down and left standing for a couple of days .... like being parked in a...
• Excel Spreadsheet for Vanagon Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 14 Feb 2021 17:59:35 +0000
  ...brake fluid flush, spark plugs & wires.  Even stuff like horn ring lubrication, transmission oil, coolant.  The list is long.  A LOT of items might...
• Re: Frozen locks
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:07:00 -0500
  ...You can buy small tubes designed exactly for that purpose (sometimes with a bit of graphite for dry lubrication) for under a buck. A...
• Re: '88 Power Steering - ATF Dexron ??
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 07:49:52 -0800 (PST)
  ...Have you seen any trannies that have failed syncros and you can attribute the failure to GL-5 lubrication? nit-pickingly yours, alistair
• Re: Mazda RX-7 oil cooler into the Vanagon 1.9 turbodiesel
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 02:15:42 -0400
  ...If I mounted it where it > 'should be' in the front, would that cause too much, if any, pressure drop > in the lubrication system...
• Battery removal & seat tracks
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 20:44:10 -0800
  ...of it's travel, the outer race (by design!) slides sideways on the bottom rail; the wax provides lubrication, w/o attracting dirt. Austin
• Re: bio based motor oil (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 07:29:27 -0800
  ...Perhaps mineral oil is the lubricant you recall, or perhaps the other effects you simply remember as a part of lubrication, but believe me...
• Pensioner, Re: Oil Temps, Ullage, fill level
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 11:26:27 -0700
  ...Splash lubrication of cylinder > walls can be affected if the level drops too low. But as long as there is > some level of splash...
• Re: Recommended Breakin method for new engine
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 20 May 1999 23:48:57 -0700
  ...vacuum to pull oil back up to the rings for cooling/lubrication. The best engine I've ever owned I broke in by taking...
• Re: Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:03:40 +1200
  ...It also causes cylinder wash, resulting in accelerated piston/ring/bore wear. >You are right, veggie Diesel is fantastic stuff - biodegradable soot, better >lubrication...
• Re: Transmission Oil Cooler Leaking - Again!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:30:48 -0700
  ...Actually ....besides lack of lubrication on a hundred spots or more, in these fine vans.. I see Corrosion a THE thing that eats at...
• Re: 4 spd transmission noise, low oil level
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:07:44 -0800
  ...I found that the transmission was exactly one quart low. > > Is being one quart low enough to do poor lubrication damage or is it...
• Syncro Fuel Capacity
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 May 1995 12:38:33 -0400
  ...By the way, it is real bad to run out of gas as the fuel pump still operates and it requires gas for lubrication...
• Re: What to lube on wipers when dash is off?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:50:25 -0800
  ...made http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/vanagon-wiper-shaft-lubrication/ Bentley says lube that shaft molybdenum disulfide grease, hard to do with...