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• Re: Replacing piston rings
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:59:48 -0700
  ...Just like to know has anyone successfully replaced the rings without having to go the cumbersome route of removing the pistons from the con...
• Re: Head gasket O-rings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:07:29 -0700
  the black o-rings at the bottom of the cylinder barrels - I have yet to see any problems ever with those. it's the...
• Shims, sealing rings, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 10:42:58 -0500
  ...Don't have a Bentley for this engine, only a Haines, but it talks about "sealing rings" on the heads. So is the head...
• Gear crunching on rebuilt trans
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:26:15 -0400
  ...A couple of weeks ago I took it back and they pulled the trans, changed synchro rings, and put it back in. Now the...
• Oil sealing rings on valve shaft???
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:39:44 +0000
  ...When I dissasembled my heads there were no oil sealing rings. Do I need them? If so where can I get them? Is oil...
• Looking for quality 14"beauty rings for wheels
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 07:34:05 -0400
  Volks, I am tired of throwing money away on pep boys beauty rings.they are made of steel with a cheapie chrome finish that...
• Re: aluminum beauty rings
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 26 Aug 94 10:11:59 PDT
  ...shiny aluminum beauty rings my > wife just offered me a couple of weeks ago. <sob!> Instead of replacing the beauty rings, why don't...
• Re: O-Rings, was: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 06:46:09 EST
  ...The push rod tube sealing rings are an entirely different matter. I would not use RTV on them either. Cheers�� Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:40:37 -0600
  Tom, Something not mentioned but probably assumed - is if you are putting in new rings - you need to check ring end-gap clearance before...
• Re: Head advice
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 18:18:54 EST
  ...the rings in the compressed state, -I lubricated and slid the liners onto the pistons just far enough to engage the rings, -I removed...
• oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Jan 2020 11:10:56 -0800
  ...I assume the following: - sticky rings - the rings will loose up if I drive more w. help some additive in the gas such as...
• Re: Diesel Rings!
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 11:02:27 -0800
  ...Any thoughts on the > different brands of rings for the 1.6D on a Vanagon? I don't want to do this > again! >
• Re: clanging
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 16:38:57 -0600
  ...Mine rings too sometimes. > > bye, Tim
• Re: AC Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:28:21 -0500
  ...Be sure to use AC quality "o" rings and not the ordinary rubber variety. There are also several other "o" rings where connections are...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:47:42 -0500
  ...Yes, piston do wear especially the grooves from the rings pounding them. As for honing the cross hatch pattern is also important. The goal...
• Re: 89 Vanagon oil usage question
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:20:14 -0600
  ...And compression has to do with compression rings, not oil control rings. You can have great compression, shot oil control rings, and kill mosquitoes...
• =?utf-8?Q?Steve=E2=80=99s_lock_and_key?=
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS SNYDER
  Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:05:59 -0500
  ...for my 1987 2-wheel Vanagain but, the phone just rings and rings. I understand he is now working another job as well as...
• Rear Speaker Removal '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - George Becker
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 09:56:39 -0800
  ...The '87 speakers are held in with screw-on retaining rings. The front speaker removal is no problem because I can reach the retaining...
• Re: oil inside intake boot
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:22:07 -0500
  ...This pressure is uasually a sign of bad rings allowing to much combustion gas past the rings. Do a compression test. This will determine...
• How-to do very simple compression leak check
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:49:51 EDT
  ...This simple method basically tells you if you rings are OK or not and wether putting on a rebuilt head will solve your low...
• Alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 00:04:06 -0800
  ...The slip rings on the other hand, I am not sure about. Is replacement of those rings something best left to an alternator rebuild...
• Re: O ring making kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 19:26:22 -0600
  ...I'm not interested in saving 89 cents worth of rubber bands and it is too late to save 11 year old o rings...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - small job getting bigger - please advise as to rings, valves, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 08:52:08 -0400
  ...Piston rings really do not wear. They loose tension, break, get stuck etc. What does wear is the ring lands on the pistons. Considering...
• Fuel injector rings
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 01:01:54 -0400
  I recently replaced fuel hosing, using Bus Depot hose (not Continental but looks the same) and keeping the metal rings on the injectors. While...
• Re: What Price Beauty?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 11:17:27 -0700
  ...Up untill recently, Jerry Jess had been selling 14" rings for $40 for 4. They were NOS from Germany. A quick call to Jerry...
• Re: Engine rebuild break-in
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 19:15:21 -0400
  Okay, granted, I don't know everything, (don't tell my wife), but I have never heard of rings "not seating". This sounds fishy...
• Re: (F) Rings, Valves, or Coolant in the Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 08:02:29 -0700
  ...Friday, December 14, 2001 2:33 PM Subject: (F) Rings, Valves, or Coolant in the Cylinders > Any help diagnosing this? Failing that, a caption...
• Re: Vanagon WebRing (f)
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:10:47 -0800
  Could be worse, if you could post a performance site and be "Bored of the Rings" :oP TGIF Tromper 82 Dieselfant II - Having a...
• Re: 2.1 rebuild - hone lifter bores?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 13:25:11 -0700
  ...It's to 'break the galze' ..it's to prepare the cylinder wall to accept new rings and work properly with them. a major...
• Re: Piston Ring Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 14 May 2007 06:19:25 EDT
  ...I checked my piston rigns yesterday = and the top rings were past their wear limits, even though the = compression and leakdown test were pretty...
• German 94mm Piston Info
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 11:52:17 -0700
  ...They were price at around $400 for a set (Kit includes Pistons/Cylinders/Rings/Pins/Clips/O-rings - Set of 4) Larry Chase Email...
• Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 15:47:59 -0400
  ...So...we > order a > set of rings from BD or Ken, do we need to change all the piston rings > (all four pistons) or...
• Re: piston ring size for 2.1???
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Thu, 14 May 1998 10:23:26 -0400
  ...The 2 >outer rings fit fine. It looks like it could be easily trimmed but this >seems like a strange thing to have to...
• resealing heads... what else should i do? rings?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:03:24 -0800
  ...Should I replace the rings? they are only 30$ and when else will the engine be this far apart to do somehting like this...
• auto stop valve rebuild
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:08:23 -0700
  ...Think I'll keep my current o-rings.An equal amount of gold is cheaper. What I will do is disassemblel the valve and...
• Re: Chunka Bologna
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:18:12 -0500
  ...Mike Roger Sisler wrote: > I got a lifetime suply of 0-rings. Can I pull the tube out and replace the > ring? What if...
• Re: O-Rings, was: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 12:30:27 -0500
  ...O-Rings, was: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty > I'm not sure if you guys are joking about putting sealant on o...
• Re: Morning Oil Burn
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 11:57:34 -0800
  This is common with high mileage engines, or any engine with worn oil control rings. The Gunk treatment cleaned out the gunk that was...
• Re: black smoke when starting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 16:42:01 PST
  ...The smoke dissipates after a few seconds and then things seem fine. > Could it be worn rings? Can I afford to ignore the problem...
• Re: Replacing piston rings
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:32:21 -0700
  ...Getting the rings compressed only involved using a side-clamp type ring compressor. This kind easily separates to be pulled out around the con...
• Oops - Heads
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:45:29 -0600
  ...So, now I'm thinking that I must have messed up the green O-rings when I put on the heads. Or, maybe the...
• What Price Beauty?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 08 Nov 95 16:23 CST
  ...What Price Beauty? > Have you found any NOS 15" rings? Tell me if you find some, new or used. > I want two more for...
• Vanagon WebRing
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 21:36:32 -0600
  ...On WebRing, similar sites are grouped together in Rings and each site is linked to another by a simple navigation bar. Rings are created...
• cylinder hone question
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 14:38:06 -0800
  ...the rings fresh wall to scrape? I can see the old hone at the top and bottom of the barrels where the rings never...
• Re: Rebuilt 2.1 Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 22:54:27 EST
  Did they install New Piston & Cylinder Kit or Just RINGS ??????? ~~~ Don
• Re: Piston Ring Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 14 May 2007 08:04:35 -0700
  ...Piston Ring Replacement You definately want to hone the cylinders if you are putting in new rings. I would remove the piston heads and...
• Re: Cleanest head gasket job ever is now complete......
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:05:22 -0400
  Haven't noticed the metal sealing rings (head gaskets) being a different size ... but when I was forced to redo my '85's gaskets...
• Re: Shims, sealing rings, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:45:49 -0700
  ...Don't have a Bentley for this engine, only a > Haines, but it talks about "sealing rings" on the heads. So is the head...
• Re: Hog Rings - the mystery revealed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:19:44 -0600
  >Hog rings are clamped around the end of a sausage casing to keep all >the sausage meat inside. Mystery solved! > Well, actually I think...
• Re: Compression test
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 1997 16:36:14 -0400 (EDT)
  Hotch, My compression values were almost identical to yours before I did the heads and rings recently. Now they're all around 180. If...
• Re: Engine rebuild break-in
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 15:45:07 -0700
  Either the rings didn't seat or the cylinders are glazed are his best guesses. No way to tell without pulling the engine down...
• Re: that dreaded rear heater ...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 05:01:07 -0400
  WRONG ! They are indeed square rings. I have the OEM ones here from VW and they are indeed O-rings with a square profile...
• Help with some terms
  Historical mailing list - Wolowicz, Shawn
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 12:51:47 -0700
  Ther is a Westy for sale with the following description: <excerpted> Vehicle Condition diesel needs rings or a gas replacement slight rust this van...
• Re: Engine rebuild break-in
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 21:45:05 -0400
  ...Who is someone kidding? I also doubt there is a problem with the rings seating, although you may have cheap rings. I find the...
• Re: more ? 2.0L Head Question
  Historical mailing list - Neil Kostka
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:46:24 -0700
  ...2.0L Head Question those sealing rings are not to be used anymore. VW did a service update in this regard. You barrell shim...
• A/C Trouble shooting - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 18:22:04 -0500
  ...new receiver/drier with "O" rings, new "O"-rings at the compressor, evacuated the system down to minus 29 inches Hg. Added 3 oz...
• Re: cylinder hone/rings/pistons
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:28:37 -0700
  I knew more then a fair % of "replace rings" engine rebuilds that had the tops of the pistons come right off..... John Aircooled.Net...
• Re: Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:44:38 -0400
  ...You > very likely have an air leak somewhere at the upper end of the flue/intake > system, either bad O-rings at the tube...
• oil drain plug sealing rings?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 17:10:45 -0400
  I seem to remember getting some copper crush sealing rings with some oil filters a while back, but they're not in the latest...
• Oil and new rings
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 11:46:52 -0600
  ...Is it all just going out the tailpipe until the rings get seated? Should I be changing the oil and or filter, or can...