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• Anyone know how to fix a stripped hydrolic hose fitting that goes to the clutch master cylinder ??
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 19:45:33 -0700
  ...then tried to bleed the > system but no pressure builds so i think the push > rod > need to be adjusted like my Bentley says...
• Re: What vanagon items did Santa bring you?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Dec 2014 21:46:52 -0600
  Eric, I got push rod tubes seals inboard and outboard and collapsible push rod tubes to fix a roaring big oil leak. Will be...
• Re: VWC-022-109-309 - HYDRAULIC LIFTER from cip
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:14:20 -0800
  ...the build quality > OK so looks like i need some new push rod tubes as well so any suggestions > as to what make model...
• Automatic reply: 2.1 Push Rod Cover Fabrication?
  Historical mailing list - Berlett, Edward
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 09:21:24 +0000
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• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:51:00 -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: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle - Cannot get spring back
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:30:22 -0500
  ...but I >can't push the spring in enough to leave enough space at the end of the >rod to put the e-clip...
• Re: Still won't run right
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:32:25 -0400
  ...Probably what has happened is that one of your push rods has gotten uncentered from the lifter and it holding a valve open. Don...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 21:00:17 +0200
  ...Problem with push rod tube seals? So I have been using the Victor Reinz and or the Erling complete engine set for years and...
• gas pedal > accelerator linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 15:16:07 -0700
  ...Can someone tell me how the lower end of the Push Rod is captured in the upper hole of the Relay Lever? I have...
• Re: Diff lock in a 2wd
  Historical mailing list - caryccc
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 04:33:57 -0600
  ...When the cable is pulled, the other end of the bellcrank arm pushes in on the rod, actuating the diff lock. Releasing the cable...
• 1.9 Head Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Mon, 24 May 2004 15:00:13 -0400
  ...job, like push rod tube seals or do they come with a head gasket kit? Any helpful tips or insight is greatly appreciated! Rod.
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:28:06 -0400
  ...111109335-Engine-Push/dp/B007LX9WEY/ref=sr_1_10?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1445439858&sr=1-10&keywords=push+rod+tubes+for+vanagon >
• Re: Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:50:24 -0400
  ...hole Thanks for the suggestion---but, the rod is so stiff and I believe I have pushed it back so many times that the...
• Re: 2.1 L - Bent Pushrods - slightly bowed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 07:47:22 -0600
  ...at 7:36 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Is it possible to straighten a slightly bowed pushrod and return it to > service...
• clutch pedal adjustment procedure
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 20:30:36 -0700
  ...Use a 15mm wrench (ratcheting, if you got it) to loosen the adjustment nut on the push rod. 6. Rotate the push rod to...
• Bent push rod jammed into rocker and damaged valve
  Historical mailing list - James Wagner
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 21:40:44 -0400
  ...I found that the push rod for the number four cylinder intake valve had come loose and jammed in-between the rocker and the...
• Re: [A] 73 1700 push rod tube question ...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 2 Feb 95 10:58:17 PST
  ...and you have to pull the head off to do it. Pushrod tubes are cheap anyway, so you might as well get a new...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Pavneet Arora
  Mon, 7 Oct 1996 09:54:44 -0400
  > I'm looking for push rod tubes that can be fitted to my '87 Vangon's 2.1 l > engine without removing the heads...
• Re: 2.1 lifter replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:55:20 -0500
  ...be using > collapsable push rod tubes as replacments. Why are you replacing lifters? It may not be necessary!! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver who...
• Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:28:09 -0400
  ...One rod is toward the front of the seat and one toward the rear. When this occurs, I use something to push them back...
• Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 12:02:33 -0400
  ...However the last two engines we rebuilt started having problems with oil leaks from the push rod tube area not long after we rebuilt...
• Re: adjusting clutch master cylinder rod
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 20:35:15 -0500
  ...adjust the clutch master cylinder rod, but I have failed to get my hand up to the pushrod nut. Is there a way to...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:01:07 -0800
  The rocker assembly has to be removed for the pushrods to drop. The rocker has a deep cup over the rod end, and so...
• Re: Lifter noise - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 12:04:27 -0400
  ...Push the rocker arm towards the push rod. The soft lifters will be obvious. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:24:14 -0700
  ...I got out and looked at the pedal and found that the push rod (Bentley's 20.31) had come loose from the underside...
• Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:48:54 -0500
  ...Found split push rod tubes. Then discovered bent push rods. Next a loud tick or clatter that won't go away no matter what...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 May 2017 01:22:33 +0000
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• Re: bent pushrods
  Historical mailing list - James Wagner
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 21:53:12 -0400
  Sounds like the valve has seized in the valve guide and is causing high resistance to the force of the push rod on the...
• leaking head gasket?
  Historical mailing list - aj
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 17:25:55 -0500
  ...I took the lower tin that hides the push rod tubes down to take a close look for the source of the leak. The...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:14:28 -0700
  ...From now on we will all refer to valve covers as push rod covers. Should make life interesting for the parts counter guys. Jeff...
• Re: Exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:31:28 -0700
  ...In the process, I > found out that 2 of the lower studs are longer (40mm), > in order to accommodate the attachment of push rods...
• Re: Rectangular headlight question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 06:17:14 -0600
  ...push point. Has happened to me twice in different shops and the jerks denied it was their lackeys that broke the adjusters. John Rodgers...
• Re: Problems after 1.9 head change
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 6 May 2002 14:28:20 -0400
  ...when I do 0 lash warm I make sure the push rod will still spin when I am done then I can be sure...
• Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 May 2011 14:13:05 -0700
  ...Would not shortening the pushrod with that threaded rod pull the throttle open? -- Rocky J Squirrel
• Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 01:26:06 -0600
  ...One needs to push out the old bolts; use the cap grinder to take off a slight amount off the cap and rod at...
• Pushrods for hydraulic lifter motors
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 16:55:32 -0400
  ...can this be correct??? Luckily, I kept the original pushrods from the 2.0L separate... if these are all the same, I'll put...
• Re: Ignition Kill Switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 17:50:28 -0600
  A push/pull circuit breaker could also be used. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Richard A Jones wrote: > An alternative is a switch in...
• Lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 15 Aug 1996 07:33:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Maybe for push rod tube replacement for bugs will work? Eric Zeno emz@nauticom.net 86 Syncro 86 GL 72 240Z 1936 Chrysler
• Re: clutch cylinder - help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Apr 1997 19:44:14 +0000
  ...All > there is now is a steel rod pushing on the ball on the clutch lever. I Steel rod should have a socket assembly...
• Re: Help, 85 shifting problems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 16:55:30 +0200
  ...The shift rod comes in two pieces, divided just behind the gasoline tank. To fix the problem turn the rods against each other only...
• Re: stuck in fourth gear
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 20:07:23 -0400
  ...I think the problem is a bent shift rod yoke where the rod meets the shift stick.Da clue is having to pushdown on...
• Re: Not exactly, was: A rod bender?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 2 May 2000 19:59:50 -0400
  ...in a push start vs. your 12v starter motor. 4,000 lbs rolling 7 miles per hour could easily bend a rod. Agreed. Our...
• Re: '91 Carat - maintenance report
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 18:47:38 -0500
  ...Ultimately, four push rods were bent - all on the exhaust valves. It makes sense. Results of an overheat incident. The heads got hot, the...
• 1700 cc engine; push-rod tube seal replacement ??
  Historical mailing list - Guntram von Kiparsky
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:30:10 -0500
  Hi friends, I am replacing some leaky push-rod tube seals on my old '72 Westy this weekend. Does anyone have any cool advice...
• Re: valve lash adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 07:49:00 -0600
  ...So be positive the push rod is loose even to the slight spring pressure from an unpumped lifter. Then give it a turn or...
• Re: Boston Bob,s updated web site
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 09:36:22 -0500
  ...It is important to keep in mind that the push rods in effect get longer as the engine warms up so 0 lash cold...
• 83.5 push rod tubes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Nov 96 17:48 CST
  ...83.5 push rod tubes > While putting my exhaust mannifolds back on my 83 waterboxer and > general cleaning, poking around I noticed my push...
• Re: Push rod tube instalation and Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 00:16:37 +0100
  Also if it was an air-cooled type4 engine, those tubes go in through the head, and not in between like in the Bug...
• 2.1 lifter replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta 1990 Vanagon GL
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:32:22 EDT
  ...lifters on a 1990 2.1 waterboxer without removing the cylinder heads? I will be using collapsable push rod tubes as replacments. [text/html]
• Re: lifter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 13:19:59 -0700
  ...I already ordered two push-rod tubes and 2 lifters from Ken. I think only one lifter is bad, but I bought a spare...
• Re: Oil leak - '91 Carat - 2'1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 00:57:16 -0500
  ...Oil leak - '91 Carat - 2'1L Rocker cover gasket or the push rod tubes. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Broken lifter. Replacement processors
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:12:48 -0500
  Peter, this is not difficult if you have a collapsible push rod tube which we sell for $19 and a new lifter (also $19...
• Re: one happy (sort of) vanagon owner
  Historical mailing list - Paul Adams
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 19:00:32 -0600
  ...one happy (sort of) vanagon owner Just got my Westy back today after having the push rod tube seals replaced and now no leaking...
• Re: 2.1 L - Bent Pushrods - slightly bowed
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 09:20:57 -0800
  ...Of John Rodgers Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 5:37 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: 2.1 L - Bent Pushrods - slightly bowed...
• Cable shifter for Porsche trans?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 1 May 2006 20:08:42 +1200
  ...One would have come in directly from in front of the trans to push-pull axially on the front of the shifter rod protruding...
• Bleeding clutch system--resolved?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 18:07:02 -0700
  ...Boot torn in one small hole where push rod pushed through it. Action: Removed smunched boot from MC. Cleaned boot. Repaired hole created by...
• 78 Bus Hydraulic Lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 21:11:01 -0500
  ...When I took the push rods out, they were the hollow ones used for solid lifters(approx 261 cm long). I preceded to remove...
• Re: push rod placement 1990 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 03:18:54 EDT
  In a message dated 4/6/03 2:07:40 AM, reelax27@YAHOO.COM writes: << or can i put them back in any order...
• Re: Translating
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 11:20:07 -0500
  Off the top of my head the first means "cylinder" and the second means either "connecting rod" or "pushrod" (as in valve lifter.) Where...
• Re: New to list
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:22:08 -0700
  ...You push down the gas pedal, the rod moves the cam and the throttle cable gets pulled. You should be able to make one...