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Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 11 May 2001 06:20:10 EDT
...This allows for slightly more air flow to the pistons. It can be done by using the gasket as a template and matching to...
Re: Fwd: Need help!
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 18:07:00 -0700
...I rebuilt the engine with new heads, pistons, etc. two >months ago. I had the fuel injection system double checked, and it seems >to...
Re: finding crack in Amsterdam, part 2
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Tue, 24 May 2016 09:33:33 -0400
...I could catch my >> fingernail in the crack and clearly would need to replace the piston and >> cylinder to get the engine running again...
Re: Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
Historical mailing list - jbclem1
Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:34:22 -0800
...them apart. > > Make sure that neither piston on that side is at its lowest point of travel > so that a small amount of movement...
Re: another brake saga
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:22:03 -0400
It sounds like you're describing excessive travel on the rear wheel cylinders, due to improperly adjusted shoes. Does the handbrake work properly? It...
Re: One-Ton vans
Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 17:59:17 -0800
...slower than it's usuall slow self! > More testimonials...:) 13 people, traveling down a mountain, ina 69 westy....We ran out of people. not...
Re: Ceramic Coated Heads
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 6 Jul 2001 10:54:50 EDT
...The combustion chamber, piston tops, valve faces, exhaust valve radius, exhaust ports, header pipes, elbow, collector pipe and CAT. I wrapped the muffler in...
Re: 1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 11:51:17 -0700
...Signs of detonation as I define them are flecks of piston > missing > >from the tops of the piston like to was on the receiving...
Re: 1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
Historical mailing list - T.M.
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 01:01:57 -0400
...Interesting! >And in every piston I >have seen from a Dj 10 to 1 piston it had signs of detonation from the lack >of...
Overseas travel questions, especially for Britain
Historical mailing list - Katherine Lee
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 14:33:31 -0700
...I'll also ask our local CAA travel office about rules & regs while travelling in Europe ... And just one last point ... sorry to dredge...
Re: need new engine for air-cooled van (overheated one)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 5 Jul 2006 21:13:41 -0400
...need new engine for air-cooled van (overheated one) Dennis Haynes writes: > That piston meltdown had nothing to do with driving over 45 mph...
Re: cluch problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:51:05 -0700
...the actual seal is on the piston up in the cylinder. if there is fluid in the boot, the slave is leaking ..and due...
Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 9 Apr 2003 19:03:24 -0600
...On the return from Santa Fe, the engine burned a hole through a piston. I got warning signals long before it happened but didn...
Re: here's a stumper...(question)
Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
Wed, 17 May 2000 16:14:17 -0500
...The arm had rotated forward in the arc of its possible travel and that's as far as it would go.With the slave...
Re: Boogie Woogie Bus(was 32 mpg camper)
Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
Sat, 15 Mar 2003 08:22:21 -0500
...http://vanagon.com/info/years/1980/index.html doobeedoobeedoo --------------------------------------------------- Anthony Hecht Somewhere Between Virginia and Tuesday http://travelinvan.com --------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
suddenly clutch just gone?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Tue, 16 May 2006 13:37:16 -0700
...This is certainly plausible, but seems a minor difference at best, considering how well sealed the slave piston is, beneath its protective bellows. Personally...
Re: Clutch Pedal Click
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:20:16 -0700
...And grease at pushrod end where it meets MC piston? Had wondered today if I should have done that at time of install. For...
Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Clutch problem - input needed
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:38:37 +0200
...problem? >> >> >> >>And does anyone know how much the slavecylinder-piston should be able >> >>to travel? >> >> >> >>/JJ >> > >> > >> >-- >> >Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. >> > >> >http://web...
Re: gas in the oil
Historical mailing list - Ben
Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:36:32 -0500
...if you think that you will keep the van for a long time and travel a lot, change those injectors, a new fuel pressure...
Shredded stems, AMC valves
Historical mailing list - Zolly
Wed, 27 May 2009 04:17:17 -0700
...travel up and down until they break through the > grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by the > piston...
Re: 91 Westy - Mysterious Clutch/Transmission Problem Clutch driven, (Slave) cylinders.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 3 May 2015 07:34:54 -0400
...You should feel it bottom out when the driven piston runs out of room to travel. Also make sure the pedal clevis and pin...
Re: Subie engine prices
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:10:16 -0500
...YOU CAN'T DESTROY A SUBI interference engine EVEN if the piston hit valves. Do you guys need pictures???????? You know i have many...
Re: Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips?
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Sun, 8 Jun 2014 20:13:08 -0400
...The third terminal goes to ground when the master cylinder piston moves farther in the bore due to one or the other piston seal...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - engine case stud ? - Must have good answer - Calling Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 11 May 2008 14:26:11 -0700
...The pistons and barrels do come off, if you know what you are doing, and have a special wrist pin extractor tool. Would only...
Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:40:01 -0800
...His opinion was that when brakes not used for a while (like overnight) caliper + wheel cylinder pistons get pushed back in a *little*. Next...
Re: Advice needed for cross-country trip
Historical mailing list - jules
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:21:59 -0400
...If I had to do it again I'd bring a spare piston, cylinder, and head, along with the always present belts, seals, valve...
Re: Sticking front calipers
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 1 Apr 2007 17:17:43 -0400
I have never seen a piston fall out of a caliper while it was hangin with the pads reoved. it was either forced out...
What's Wrong With my Compression?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 2 Jun 2007 20:56:28 -0700
...Is this proven to be a big mistake now? David ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel...
Re: Brake Fade-wheel cylinder pull back!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:19:22 -0400
...The "original" cylinders had an internal spring the pushed the pistons out against the shoes to avoid the "suck back" that would occur creating...
Re: Bled the Clutch
Historical mailing list
Tue, 3 Jan 95 14:35:38 AST
...Your description of a clunk makes me suspect that you have a well worn area where the piston has been travelling. Getting that area...
Re: Very soft brake pedal unless it is pumped?
Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:54:15 -0500
...The only problems I had when doing the work below was a slightly leaking rear drum cylinder if the piston comes out too far...
FS: 83.5 Westy in Tucson
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:15:52 -0700
...I have traveled and camped with them and always thought this was a very nice example of the early water-cooled Campmobile. Here is...
How hard can you push a Westy?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Thu, 10 Apr 2003 08:18:05 -0700
...That guy riding your tail and flashing his lights at you probably won't stop to help when you seize a piston. I'm...
Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:14:07 -0400
...The inertial losses > > from reversing the pistons' direction of travel, the frictional losses > from > > scrubbing the piston rings up and down in their bores...
Re: Clutch problems
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:13:16 -0600
...something was under the pedal. (Actually, the slave piston was hitting the end of its travel before releasing the clutch fully.) This is a...
Re: Bird chirps from front brakes on '84
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:19:53 -0500
...Details of this adventure are on our Travel Blog: http://frankcondelli.com/travels/ >> >> >> Cheers, >> Frank Condelli >> Almonte, Ontario, Canada >> '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki...
Re: 81 Westfaila
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 7 Dec 2015 21:29:42 -0500
...Once the engine is established as healthy a cylinder head temperature gauge is of great importance especially for extended highway travel. Most likely the...
Re: Time for a clutch?
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 07:24:37 -0700
...But is there a standard travel that delinates "time for a new > clutch." I can't find any info. on travel in Bentley. And...
Re: Starter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:51:15 -0400
...What is happening is that the spark is firing as the piston is traveling toward the head and the starter doesn ot have enough...
Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:21:11 -0400
...In fact worse. > Pedal travels too far. Rears were adjusted not long ago. > > I'm making a power bleeder and using that before taking...
Re: 1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:46:09 -0700
...And in every piston I have seen from a Dj 10 to 1 piston it had signs of detonation from the lack of octane...
Re: speedbleeders? anybody use'em
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 21:12:17 -0600
...be used in pumping the brake pedal, if your master cylinder piston travels into corroded areas of the cylinder it will score the cups...
Re: 2.1 in a 1.9?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:54:06 -0500
...It burned a hole in a piston while traveling on I-40 near Clinton OK. Since it was a strange engine to me, with...
Re: 2WD Beach Driving
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:00:07 +0000
...all new bearing, rods, > pistons, cylinders, heads, wires, exhaust, cat, hoses fuel/coolant. I > sanded and painted all of the inside steel that fades...
Re: Need Help adjusting clutch master cylinder
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 7 Aug 1998 14:24:53 -0400
...I _do_ detect some >play in depressing the clutch pedal...some free travel before the pedal >engages. So, I figure that I need to...
Re: heads off--now some questions
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Tue, 3 Dec 2002 13:41:35 -0500
...the piston to the bottom of its travel and then let the barrel ride with it out to the top of its travel (with...
Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 01:20:45 -0700
...I have seen pistons and rings so badly rusted to cylinder walls that the pistons had to be hammered out with a huge drift...
Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:05:50 -0400
...Running them lose does add the ability of the piston to bang against the circlip or snap ring holding it in and then at...
FFFrydaye Phoolleries ... Installment 3.0.0.0.0
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 19:50:45 -0500
...rubber booties, Bright shiny bumpers for busses' patooties, New Mahle pistons and new piston rings ... These are a few of my favourite things. Driving...
Re: Clutch pedal goes only halfway
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 8 May 2012 19:11:14 -0700
...or you put a C clamp or something on the slave cylinder to control piston travel back there. it's far better to just...
Neils Brakes: "What Me Worry?" (WAS: pedal feel)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:35:45 -0800
...Explained work done and concerns. (pedal travel under heavy foot pressure and pedal feel) Before test drive, he felt pedal. His explanation (which he...
Re: Rear Brake Adjuster Video: Drum With Window
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 18 May 2016 00:48:26 -0400
...Having the pistons travel to an oxidized or unused part of the cylinder will make for a future leaker. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:58:08 -0700
...The inertial losses from reversing the pistons' direction of travel, the frictional losses from scrubbing the piston rings up and down in their bores...
Re: 2WD Beach Driving
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:28:29 -0500
...all new bearing, rods, pistons, cylinders, heads, wires, exhaust, cat, hoses fuel/coolant. I sanded and painted all of the inside steel that fades...
Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Tue, 15 Nov 2005 19:01:31 -0800
...This will clean your piston tops, undersides, ring lands, valves, combustion chambers, fuel injectors, crankcase etc. Then change your engine oil and don't...
Re: Clutch problem - input needed
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 20:46:52 -0400
...ANY idea of what can be causing the problem? And does anyone know how much the slavecylinder-piston should be able to travel? /JJ
Re: 2WD Beach Driving
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:47:11 -0500
...all new bearing, rods, pistons, cylinders, heads, wires, exhaust, cat, hoses fuel/coolant. I sanded and painted all of the inside steel that fades...
Re: Death Valley
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:48:47 -0500
...I also have a cell phone, a cb radio, and survival equipment appropriate to the weather and region I'm travelling in. But on...
Flexing cranks and Yielding Bolts one last time
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 19:10:49 -0500
...a result of the crank flex then the pistons are half way in there travel. I have never seen any signs of this in...
flexing cranks and Yielding Bolts one last time
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:27:56 -0500
...a result of the crank flex then the pistons are half way in there travel. I have never seen any signs of this in...