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• Re: Timing Belts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 1994 07:54:31 -0800
  ...The horizontally opposed 4 VWs all > have pushrods. The deisel as I see in my manual is a straight 4 with a > long twisted...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:02:04 -0800
  ...that Zinc-in-motor-oil and it's effects on flat tappet (Vanagon) pushrod engines. The more you look the farther you see. Pensionerd.
• Re: '71 engine apart (mostly)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Walker
  Mon, 23 Jan 95 13:03:19 EST
  ...Try moving the cam follower on the bent pushrod and see if it is seized. Some metal may be lodged in the bore and...
• Of Interest to Air Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:56:55 -0600
  ...These modifications are a supplementary deep sump, a set of 'windage style' pushrod tubes and an oil windage tray. As the name suggests, the...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 13:12:45 -0400
  ...Remove rocker shaft and pushrod. Rip pushrod tube out. It will need to be replaced with a spring loaded type after replacing lifter. The...
• Re: 90 Vanagon oil leak, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 16:31:32 -0500
  ...Check the pushrod tubes for leak, head side and engine side, for that you will have to remove the protective tin. http://www.benplace...
• Re: lifter noise?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:47:39 -0600
  ...pushrod or a bent valve best to do a compression check on that cylinder to rule out a bad/bent valve then check pushrod...
• Re: bent lifters
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 19:29:00 -0800
  ...Mark Anthony Smola wrote: > > You cannot bend a lifter, but you can bend a pushrod. this of course is the > link between the rocker...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 11:05:40 -0800
  ...You're asserting that the rockers are clanking against the pushrod tips, right? that does make a lot of clatter in my old straight...
• Re: bent pushrods... overheated...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 10 May 2006 07:00:50 -0700
  ...bent pushrods... overheated... > >Usually the engine gets so hot it drops a valve seat or the valve seizes in >the guide (common in the...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 14:56:44 -0800
  ...2.1 L push rods Finally got around to fixing my pushrod tube leak. Found there was a 4 inch crack in one tube...
• Re: 2.1 Pushrods- need help! (short)
  Historical mailing list - Brad Snyder
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 11:23:50 -0500
  ...replace a lifter for cylinder #3, but can't get the pushrods >out past a steel coolant pipe. Is there a way to finesse...
• Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 11:03:27 -0500
  ...I assume a lifter or pushrod. I haven't opened or verified which valve it is. Assuming that while hand cranking the motor, I...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:25:43 -0700
  ...I'll bet the old pushrod tubes are the problem, not the seals. > They may get less malleable as they age, and after stretching...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 23:12:23 -0600
  I was gifted with two used good pushrods from a local source. Your advice is well taken! John On Feb 8, 2015 10:19...
• Re: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:09:57 -0500
  ...However, any side-to-side movement in throttle pushrod >causes engine idle to drop off. Is this normal? John, suggest you start by setting...
• Re: New Dash Pod/Dynamic Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 15:02:45 -0500
  ...I have to source a SS hose (or extension) with a "tee" connection > to do this because of the limited space between the pushrod...
• Re: Leaking Woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:11:24 -0600
  >From: "Hans Achter" >You don't need to remove the heads to change the pushrod tube seals on the >vanagon engine. The >tubes can...
• FS Some Rare VW Parts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 14:38:33 -0500
  ...One Pushrod Tube > Does anyone have a single pushrod tube they would > give/sell me for cheap? One of mine has a badass > dent...
• Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 7 Sep 2024 19:03:05 -0700
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• Vanagon Pedal Assemblies Failing!!!
  Historical mailing list - VW Master
  Tue, 25 May 1999 09:32:54 -0700
  ...This wear is possibly caused by not keeping your Clutch Pedal Pushrod adjusted to the correct free play, but then again I'm not...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 May 2017 01:57:03 +0000
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• Re: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 15:37:35 -0400
  I did this repair with a jb weld stick like product. Excellent results.30,000 miles and still looks perfect.Steel wool area well...
• adjusting clutch master cylinder rod
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 17:20:57 -0800
  ...but I have failed to get my hand up to the pushrod nut. Is there a way to do this without removing the entire...
• Re: Replacing pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 22:56:07 -0400
  Oh *&@#...I just ordered the non-collapsable pushrod tubes on purpose, but I don't want to remove the head. I'll spare you...
• Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 20:35:54 -0500
  ...com> wrote: > Back in the day, the accepted practice for rejuvenating pushrod tubes on an > aircooled vw was to roll it on a table...
• Re: engine tins
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 11:23:31 -0700 (PDT)
  ...If they are the ones below the pushrod tubes (that attach on one side to the heat exchangers) then it's not that big...
• Re: Removing Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:01:08 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/heads/engine_rear3.jpg Remove rockers, pushrods, pushrod tubes, use magnet retrieval tool to lift out the lifter. You might...
• Re: [syncrolist] Pauter Ratio Rockers: Installed and Working?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 09:32:21 -0700
  I forgot to clearly indicate that i did not use the pre-cut pushrods. I ended up installing 1.25 rockers instead of the...
• Re: Major oil leak ...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 23:45:48 -0500
  Engine possible oil leak in order of most commun: -Oil pressurer senders, mostly the one between pushrods, left side, 2 left gren arrow, i...
• Re: Spring Cleaning an Aircooled Motor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 18:48:47 -0600
  ...On the bottom side you can remove the pushrod covers and spray Gunk up into that area to clean the sides of the case...
• Oil pressure sender
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:12:22 -0500
  ...Can any one tell me the size of the socket I need to locate to remove the oil pressure sender between the pushrod tubes...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 16:42:07 -0500
  ...Jason On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 3:23 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Finally got around to fixing my pushrod tube...
• Re: oil pressure switches
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 23:43:43 -0400
  The sensor between the pushrod tubes is the low-pressure one. Sounds like it is working correctly. The high pressure switch is located below...
• Re: Solid lifter conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 May 2003 14:28:12 -0700
  ...all you have to do is intall their kit with pushrod tubes, pushrods, lifters and do nothing about the cam. Perhaps you were referring...
• yet more 85 van parts.
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sat, 9 May 1998 00:09:57 -0400
  forgot to mention, have these parts too. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- those pieces of tin that go under the pushrod tubes(very good shape) digijet ECU and complete...
• Re: Keep up the good work
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:39:18 +1200
  ...come to think of it, didn't ALL pushrod Subaru boxers have 3 mains? Anyone know whether or not the EA/ER engines were...
• Re: oil pressure: where?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:53:06 -0500
  The '84 model only has a single oil pressure switch, located on the left side of the crankcase situated between the pushrod tubes for...
• Re: Oil *Smell*?, paint restoration/preservation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 00:03:58 -0400
  ...Leaky pushrod tube seals are perfectly normal in the 2L engine. ;-) What is happening is that the outboard end of one or more of...
• Re: oil pressure sender thread size.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 23:08:48 EST
  ...engine and the used nylon zip ties to hold it tight to the pushrod tubes. Tom '71 Westy, '85 Westy, '91 Carat [text/html]
• Re: oil spray on startup when very cold
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:14:10 -0500
  ...I will check the oil pressure sender between the pushrod tubes first though... Edward
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 03:06:00 EDT
  In a message dated 7/23/05 10:00:53 AM, macdonald1987@SBCGLOBAL.NET writes: << And my personal favorite is "P.B. Blaster". It...
• Re: lifter noise after PRT replace
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 15:41:46 -0400
  ...lifter noise after PRT replace > Looking for opinions. > > I had a single pushrod tube rust through (#1 cyl) and was leaking. I decided > to...
• Engine tin
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 12:27:38 -0500
  ...But while under my car and thanks to David Beierl I realized I was supposed to have engine tin covering my pushrod tubes. I...
• Re: Pushrods - 1.9 vs 2.1 (now lifters)
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 16:19:01 -0800
  ...I had some 1.9 pushrods and they are the longer length, so maybe the shorter exist on only very early WBX. The lifters...
• Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:03:43 -0700
  ...Right between the pushrod tubes, on each head, >are drain plugs. While you have the tin off you "Might" consider using >a hole saw...
• Re: Question about Clutch Slave
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:17:54 EDT
  ...If you remove the boot you will see that the pushrod is not connected physically to the piston. Rather the end of the pushrod...
• Re: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:04:24 -0700
  ...The pushrod seems extended a bit, enough that I can't >get a feeler gauge in there... All of the other cylinders seem to...
• Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 18:28:36 -0500
  ...If I back out the screws that far, don't I run the risk of the pushrods dropping out of the lifters? Bob C
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 12:09:30 -0700
  ...leading up to it and never > found a reason for the pushrod to have come loose and it hasn't happened > again. Various Vanagon...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant : measurements for drilling drain holes in the covers while on the vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:36:53 -0500
  ...The pilot drill bit will miss the pushrod tubes, but the hole saw will get the tubes if you are too aggressive with the...
• Red goo on pushrod tube
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:08:14 -0600
  ...engine life) and there was another oil leak, on a different pushrod tube. All that serves as background to this point, though - on the...
• cylinder head drain plug
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:18:05 -0800
  ...Just one entry asking for torque specs on the plug.Looks ez in the Bentley, but the access looks bad cause of the pushrod...
• Re: pushrod tube fix
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Thu, 22 May 1997 10:50:00 -0400
  ...To replace pushrod tubes the > heads need to come off. I'd bet you'll also need a new head gasket, $30, > and if...
• Re: Engine tin (was Re: Look at my crack!)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:13:29 -0400
  ...As for the pushrod tube shields, I have never seen a WBX without them. It may not be a big deal as long as...
• '91 Carat - maintenance report
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:32:33 -0600
  ...The forces were so great on one of them as to bend hard enough to strike the side of the pushrod tube and split...
• Re: Head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:41:57 -0700
  ...If you are experiencing an oil leak, it is most likely that the pushrod tube seals are leaking. On this engine, the pushrod tube...
• Re: head gasket progress
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:48:24 -0400
  ...Ken Flo Black sealant on the block? engine block? in between the 2 half? Back sealant? No need to pre oil pushrod. I always...
• Re: bent pushrods... overheated...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 10 May 2006 09:12:33 -0400
  ...bent pushrods... overheated... folks, someone random asked me to do a head job on their 91 syncro westy (i guess the 4 vw busses...
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 12:51:33 -0400
  > is this OK? > I think Tyler means this type... No, those are for air cooled engines. Tyler's talking about the ones for water...