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• Spring Loaded Pushrod Tubes Needed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 16 May 2005 11:28:41 -0500
  I am in need of about six of the spring loaded pushrod tubes to replace some seals and some rusty tubes. Anybody have any...
• Re: Clutch pedal difficult to push
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:16:41 -0400
  ...Clutch pedal difficult to push >Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:36:08 -0400 > >I thought I saw this topic either here or on...
• Re: Push Rod Tube Leak????
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 17:39:00 -0500
  ...Here is a shot (first pushrod tube) http://www.benplace.com/roadhaus/100_0138.jpg Cheers, Ben http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
• Wanted: Pushrod Tube in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 26 May 2010 05:55:22 +0000
  Anyone got a spare pushrod tube they're not using? I loaned one of mine to someone and now I'm putting my engine...
• push rods
  Historical mailing list - Alan Beck
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 11:31:07 -0700
  Hi, I have a report of oil leaks from the Driver's Side Push rod tubes on a bus I am looking at, is...
• Re: tip on taking dents out of pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 20:49:30 -0400
  ...If the pushrod wears a hole throught the aluminum tube, the JB will keep your oil inside.
• Re: Simple Question (push rods)second time around
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 22:05:24 -0600
  ...Simple Question (push rods)second time around > What problem would there be from using solid lifters > and push-rods on a hydraulic cam. I...
• Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:31:21 -0800
  ...will >> be ok for the first push of the pedal but not if I let up and push again >> right away. The pedal stops...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rear speakers
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 13:28:42 -0400
  On Fri, 3 Oct 2003, Tim Beidel wrote: > I have absolutely no dexterity when > it comes to pushing small things through small openings, and...
• EXT pushrod tube replacement
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:01:08 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/pushrod_tube.htm Have fun. Ben
• Re: push start - not?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 08:33:24 -0800
  I heard privately from at least 6 or 7 people who said that they push start the vanagon without any bad effects. It is...
• Push button switch
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:32:18 -0800
  I would like to install a push button switch on the firewall to start the engine. My question is; how many Amps it should...
• Re: Lifter question - in reverse
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 12:23:32 -0400
  ...I can >> stand >> them on end and try to push a pushrod down into them, but the valves >> don't >> move. There's no...
• Re: stripped hole fixed/pushrod tube questions?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 07:29:05 -0500
  From your discription the push rod tubes are the originals. The expandable ones don't have the accordion ridges. They look like a antenna...
• Re: Water pump apart
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 13:49:21 -0700
  yes.........push the flange off the end.......away from the impeller.........then I imagine the shaft pushes out toward the impeller. since you are...
• Re: that so called quick and dirty head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 31 May 2013 22:11:53 -0700
  ...Suspicious that the bent pushrod was from the side that had pushrod tubes replaced. If I get another year or two from the engine...
• Needed: Starter for 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 06 Aug 1997 18:08:17 -0500
  ...Wife is tired of pushing/diesel fumes in hair. Thank the Lord the List is up again! Mark B. Magee 87GL 84K 82 Diesel...
• bosch female push on connectors
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:50:55 -0400
  Hi all, Does anyone know of a source for the Bosch female push on connectors that are used in the engine compartment fuel injection...
• Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:48:26 -0700
  ...When I open the hatch I have to pull/push it up and it requires some effort, it stays when I stop pushing it...
• Re: Pushrod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 15:36:58 -0500
  > Anybody know of a source for a set of pushrod tube > seals(WBX;eight big, eight small)? We stock these sets.. http://busdepot.com...
• Re: 1980 AC model speedo
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 17:50:09 -0800
  ...All later years have the push on version. Mark Karl Hartmut Filc wrote: > The speedo conection for the 80-82 is a screw on...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:37:05 -0400
  ...engine-paint.html > > BTW, it applies to both valve covers and push rod tubes. Don't overlook the fact that Bob Hoover's article...
• Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:18:44 -0800
  ...Same going down hill, if I push in the clutch the brakes work for one push but not after that. Any ideas? thanks, Mark...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:54:26 -0700
  ...I believe the original question > involved the push-rod tube shield, where adding an access hole or modifying > the exhaust nut mount is a...
• Re: Knob is not turning left even if I push it in first.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 29 May 2000 21:28:00 -0400
  ...Yes I push it in first but it won't go. Is it something common? I have an other three of these units that...
• Re: best mod for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - George Mercer
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:39:33 EST
  You must push the shifter down and toward you to get into first and yes, keep pushing it down and forward to go into...
• Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:40:25 -0400
  ...Worn releaseshaft - fingers worn out, cant push releasebearing enough >2. Worn releaseshaft bushings, uses energy topush releaseshaft >instead of turning it? >3. Problem with...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 20:53:48 -0500
  ...It has the obvious major function of transmitting motion from the cam to the pushrod; it also supplies oil to the hollow pushrod to...
• Re: Front heat always!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 14 May 2008 10:38:12 -0700
  ...Gong the other way, reducing heat, the cable has to Push . You can't push something flexible very well. There is about a 2...
• Re: Push Rod Tube Leak????
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:06:18 -0600
  ...But to answer my question the heads have to be removed to replace the pushrod tube seals unless I use the collapsable type, correct...
• '91 Carat - maintenance report
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:32:33 -0600
  ...Ultimately, four push rods were bent - all on the exhaust valves. It makes sense. Results of an overheat incident. The heads got hot, the...
• Re: Leak at oil pressure relief valve and pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 17:17:56 -0500
  ...My '87 Westy is missing the plate cover for the pushrods - should I be concerned about this? One of the pushrods also has a...
• Re: 90 Syncro weak clutch spring?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:08:32 -0400
  ...clutch arm sticking out of transmission does not > push slave cylinder back into retracted position. I can manually > retract slave cylinder by pushing it...
• Priming hyd lifters
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 15:49:03 -0400
  ...BUT instead of trying to compress the lifer with a type 1 pushrod by hand I used a small hydraulic press to push on...
• Re: bent pushrods... overheated...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 9 May 2006 20:14:31 -0400
  Hello, I hear that if the pushrods are not properly inserted into the little cups,on both ends, they can bend. This , when the...
• Re: push rod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:27:16 -0700
  ...push rod tube seals At 11:57 PM 6/9/2013, MICHAEL H wrote: >85, 1.9l - has a replacement collapsible push rod tube...
• Re: bent pushrods... overheated...
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 9 May 2006 22:04:25 -0700
  ...bent pushrods... overheated... Hello, I hear that if the pushrods are not properly inserted into the little cups,on both ends, they can bend...
• push rod tubes dilemma
  Historical mailing list - Dean Staltare
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:06:02 -0400
  Hello to all...looks like new push rod tubes will be need to be replaced on my 85 westy..any and all recommendations/comments...
• Clutch hard to push in
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 14:16:30 -0700
  I've noticed that for a hydraulic clutch, my Westy's clutch pedal is very hard to push down. It is easily twice as...
• SV: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 08:49:13 +0200
  ...I am worried about turning the pushrod tube around - I am worried that turning the pipe can create a leak at the endseals? Will...
• NVC, Full timing article.
  Historical mailing list - Evan Martin
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 01:35:47 -0500
  Don't believe the Diesel pushers getting 12 mpg though. Dennis ########### quite possible. My 10 ton HINO box truck got right around 12mpg at...
• Knob is not turning left even if I push it in first.
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Mon, 29 May 2000 09:31:53 -0700
  ...Yes I push it in first but it won't go. Is it something common? I have an other three of these units that...
• Push rod alignment
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 23:24:01 -0700
  ...Finally realized that the pushrod wasn't seated properly in the lifter. So I pulled the rocker and seated the pushrod; went to tighten...
• Re: Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:26:06 -0400
  ...one, is the expandable push rod tube. > you remove rocker arm and pushrod, and rip out the bad push rod tube, > then you compress...
• Re: drivers door lock
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:35:14 -0700
  Yes - for some years on many VWs you can't lock the driver's door when leaving the car by pushing the button down...
• FOR SALE: Engine parts from 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 14:00:20 -0400
  ...Include rocker arm assembly, cover, pushrod tubes and seals and pushrods Pictures available on request Make offer if interested Thanks Thomas Brobst Accu-Sort...
• Re: Dometic-Gas Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 20:41:20 -0300
  ...The sparker (whatever) should be > pushed in five times (five sparks) or so AT THE SAME TIME that you push in the > gas button...
• Empty Lifter
  Historical mailing list - Vince Jahn
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 01:05:28 -0800
  Oops, I was just putting on the rocker arm assembly and positioning the push rods when I noticed that I had forgotten to fill...
• installing rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 01:10:26 -0500
  ...It is like the pushrod on the far fan side is sticking up too far. The pushrod is centered in the depression in the...
• Re: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 09:13:42 -0600
  ...I've seen both chrome molly and aluminum type push rods. Got a few sets of lifters and push rods. About the only thing...
• Re: Brake Problem , 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:28:34 -0800
  ...will >> be ok for the first push of the pedal but not if I let up and push again >> right away. The pedal stops...
• Push Rod Tin
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Thu, 15 May 2003 11:49:38 -0400
  Hi Everyone, I need to replace my pushrod tin on my 2L aircooled motor, one is missing and one has a big hole in...
• Wanted: One Pushrod Tube
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 11:14:00 -0400
  Does anyone have a single pushrod tube they would give/sell me for cheap? One of mine has a badass dent in it and...
• Head Job Finished - Van now running!
  Historical mailing list - Art Beutler
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 13:09:17 -0800
  As many of you suspected the reason for my Wasserboxer (formerly Wasserleaker) not running after resealing the heads was incorrectly installed pushrods - in spades...
• Re: Re: tiny push button, etc....)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 18 Apr 97 11:05:21 EDT
  ...Oh - the little button on the Handbrake activates the Brake Warning > >Light when the Handbrake is in use - push the button (which happens when...
• Re: Bent valve push rod
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 18:12:05 -0400
  My guess is that the push rod was bent during engine installation-start up or shortly there after, possibly by a valve sticking in...
• Re: Valve adjust after head job
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 2 Oct 2013 16:52:06 -0400
  ...Otherwise use a flashlight to make sure the pushrods are seated. > > <https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/chWBpTJ3hQ75p7AJfzkdftMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink> > > > Angus > > > On Wed, Oct...
• Final - air cool pushrod tube install
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 21:42:42 EST
  ...I used an old pushrod tube and a rubber hammer and set them easily with one or do light blows. Worked great. For the...
• Re: Help!, Something funny with Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:57:51 -0600
  Would I hear this as I tightened the adjustment screw or when the engine is warming up after the adjustment? ---------------------------- If your push rod...
• droid camping app
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:34:22 -0700
  ...gps app, I strongly push co pilot.�� My question is there any camping app that you can push for a droid.�� Thanks Gary