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Clear the Sidewalks! He's Mobile Again!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:09:20 -0400
...Guess it just needed to sit a bit 'till the fuel got through the whole circuit. (???) anyway, the motor ran, which was great. I...
Re: Bus Depot Rebuilt 2.1L - opinions?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Sat, 23 Jul 2005 19:48:53 -0400
...I have heard of them using mismatched case halves, mixing and matching 1.9l and 2.1l rods in the same case, etc. Also...
Re: Engine cover, History
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:36:09 -0500
...It makes a BIG difference in the sound that comes through the rear > area. > This wasn't VW's doing? > > -Craig > '85GL > > > > On Thu...
Re: Bent Tie Rod
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Fri, 2 Aug 2024 23:36:59 +0000
...I experimented and sent it to myself; hopefully the link goes through this time.) On Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 07:46:28 PM...
Re: K&N filter/Mt St Helens/Pinatubo
Historical mailing list - Jason M Yasment
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 17:34:44 -0500
...The Amsoil oilsoaked foam > air filters seemed to work well also and dealers quickly sold out of them. > Driving through volcanic ash is the...
F/Friday: New Vanagon Engine Idea: JB Weld Block & Heads
Historical mailing list - Mark & Laura Magee
Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:04:20 -0500
...I'm not sure of the feasibility of casting cranks, con-rods pistons and valves of JB weld, but this could be experimented with...
Knock, knock! (Who's there?)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 Jul 1997 09:25 -0600 (MDT)
...Any reason why I can't do the work? I've got Bentley! (and I worked my way through college as a VW mechanic...
Re: [T2] A cc'ing the heads question-answered
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 3 Mar 2003 23:09:04 -0600
...The reason being that cranks can be ground in error, rods can be re bushed in error, rods stretch, all piston sets aren't...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 16:52:52 -0500
...Jim On Sun, Oct 6, 2013 at 4:17 PM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > Pour some ATF into the cylinders through the...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 3 Oct 2012 20:52:23 -0400
...Just turn the nuts on the threaded rods. (In a pinch, doing it this way you can remove the pistons with the engine still...
Re: (no subject)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 22:38:44 -0600
...Case, Crankshaft, rods, heads, etc. but it got new valves and seats, new cam, new oil and water pumps, pistons, rings, new bearings through...
Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 23:18:04 -0500
...Since > the symptoms came later along with the bent push rods I bet you will need a > set of heads. > > As part of dealing...
German/French collaberation and Crashing Helicopters
Historical mailing list - Russell Patten
Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:11:30 -0500
...and hole through the block. The 1.9 L engine uses a fixed length bolt >with no stretch on the rods. The 2.1L...
Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:21:01 -0800
...Since then, > I've gone through an 82 > >> Scirocco that I swapped a later engine into, and > did a bunch of bolt-ons > >> to...
Re: GEX Vanagon Engines
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:48:58 -0400
...After it failed > under warranty he disassembled it to discover it had used con rods > from three different vendors. He took them to small...
Re: What trans will interchange
Historical mailing list - John Clemens
Sat, 18 May 2002 22:36:02 -0700
...Right there is where the metal line goes through a metal bracket(attached to the side of the transmission) and joins with a rubber...
Re: Only 5V at Temp II sensor?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 27 May 2017 17:03:52 -0400
...This however has nought to do wi' t'gauge -- the problem there is that one of the fly rods has outta skew on t...
Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
Sun, 8 Jan 2012 14:16:10 -0500
...I thought at first it might be a collapsed lifter (one was squishy when I put the push rods back in). However, I don...
Re: Radius Rod Installation
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Fri, 14 Jul 2017 09:53:50 -0400
...To your other point, I don't think I needed to buy new radius rods. I thought the fact that they were bent was...
Re: VW supplied reman. 2.1
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:13:57 -0500
...Yes, rod through the case is acceptable. Warranty is 12 months unlimited mileage. Typical parts are new case, reworked crank, rods, new pitons cylinders...
Re: Early Friday Post--don't open until September 6
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 6 Sep 2013 09:17:19 -0500
...But the linkage is through another organic unit. The stuff could as well be named poly-whatever-the-other-organic-linkage is, say poly...
Re: Oil pressure question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 23:57:51 -0600
...I know > there is an oil pump and I think the spacing between the bearings and > the crank/rods is involved but after that...
Re: 2.1 cylinders stuck to heads
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:43:33 -0400
...Push through just enough for the pin bore to clear the recesses in the cylinder and put back together like it shows in the...
SV: Re: I'm getting taller Syncro Springs-longish
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Sun, 8 Nov 1998 12:46:15 +0100
...Somewhere -can�t recall where right now- I�ve seen extention rods for the shocks , maybe this aren�t the right way to correct...
Re: Steering work advice?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 23 Jan 1995 23:16:47 -0800
...This is the one that >goes through the center of the top torsion bar. I would like to remove it >and replace the bushing...
Re: Request Help On Antenna Installation
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Wed, 16 Nov 1994 13:07:29 CST6CDT
...That is, push the antenna through the hole from the inside and > then install the gasket and locking nut from the outside. However, I...
Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:10:57 -0500
...Since then, I've gone through an 82 > Scirocco that I swapped a later engine into, and did a bunch of bolt-ons > to...
Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Feb 2006 - Special issue (#2006-167)
Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:18:31 -0500
...Saturday I discovered the clamp connecting the shift rods together had come loose. I had replaced the nylon bushings last summer, and thought I...
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...
How to throw a rod
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:39:58 -0700
...The consensus seems to be that this engine is hard on rods, and when you lose a rod bearing sudden catastrophic death is imminent...
Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 22:11:25 -0500
...I have seen dozens of broken VW cases > where > the rod/piston, whatever fails and explodes through the side of the > block. > Why? What...
Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:09:49 -0700
...Turned the steering wheel, and the movement of the > wheel pushed the rod through the bushing gave me plenty to play with. I was...
Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 05:43:43 +0000
...the rpm range over which the vibrations came through >the shifter by rotating the shift rods a little. Unfortunately though, >that got the shifter...
Re: Bent Tie Rod
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 3 Aug 2024 13:15:38 -0600
No links to vid came through,,, Googled that title & found what I suspect is the vid You saw but did not see that comment...
Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:38:27 -0500
...The oil is also directly in contact with the hardest working, greatest heat producing parts of the engine, the bearings, rods, cam and so...
Re: Shifting is difficult after driving a distance
Historical mailing list - Larry Johnson
Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:12:43 -0400
...Next find the joint half way from the shift box and the transmission that couples the front and back shift linkage rods. Loosen the...
Re: Adding Power Steering
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:02:07 -0500
...Adding Power Steering > > >> So that you have full understanding, the steering knuckles for "Factory" >> power steering vans have the tie rods attach at a...
Re: Fridge maintenance
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:57:22 EDT
...Should I pull athe heater rods out and give them a cleaning? What about burping the system? I believe this was done by turning...
Re: New engine - Oil lite is red
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sun, 6 Feb 2000 08:42:11 -0500
...I sat bolt upright.....can't tell you what went > through my mind. I watched! in a few more moments it flickered again. > Then...
Re: How to remover pistons from wasserboxer?
Historical mailing list - david kao
Thu, 19 Dec 1996 23:18:02 -0800
...Ok, I put this home made long bolt throught the hole into the piston pin and through the pin, through the 2nd circlip. Of...
Re: Towing a Vanagon behind a motorhome
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:07:20 -0700
...the towed vehicle sideways through the turn....leaves cool looking black tire marks...probably not good on the tie rods, etc. Don Hanson On...
Bent valve push rod
Historical mailing list - Ed Lloyd
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:40:27 -0400
Should I drive this vehicle? Two weeks ago I got back from a weekend trip driving 5-6 hours each way through the mountains...
Re: Low compression, more test results-busaid inying used vans!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 8 Sep 2012 13:33:19 -0700
...I have a tiico engine that blew a rod right through the distributor drive area ..breaking everything. The other three rods that didn't...
Re: WBX bashing
Historical mailing list - Simon
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 08:37:52 -0600
...They've got longevity, reliability, reasonable power, and a design that appears to have been thought through properly. Witness: - a real head gasket - a...
Re: P/S Rack
Historical mailing list - Sean B.
Mon, 19 Nov 2001 18:34:24 -0800
When I took my front end apart, I just used a normal hammer and pounde from the bottom up and the tie rods came...
Re: Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:52:58 -0700
...Then i put the threaded part of the slide hammer through with a nut on the end, and the pins came out with a...
Re: Engine Advice Needed-Valve lifters and adjusters.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 26 May 2014 08:40:16 -0400
...Normal operation requires that oil actually goes through the lifter through the push rod the lubricate the rocker shaft and some of that sprays...
Re: Who makes the good air filter? (1.9l)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 5 Sep 2015 19:02:42 -0400
...Who makes the good air filter? (1.9l) FYI - Mercedes ran oil bath in the diesel through 1975, and oil bath is far superior...
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: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 15:12:13 -0700
...Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Pour some ATF into the cylinders through the spark plug holes. That helps >> loosten the cylinders. The , with the...
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: '90 2.1: What are the chances that I just fried my engine? UPDATE
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:40:19 -0500
...Pass it through a paint screen and see what you get. Lots of metal - you may need to tear down the case. If not...
Re: Kids sleeping in top bunk.
Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
Thu, 4 Aug 2005 23:10:33 -0400
...it (couple inches apart), glue the pieces together (where the rods go through the wood, a small screw would work as well), 1" clear...
Re: Northwest Connecting Rod story
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:07:10 -0500
So, how did you know the rods were about to go? I would have performed a compression, leak down, and oil pressure test of...
Re: 2WD Beach Driving
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:36:51 -0600
...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: F/Friday: New Vanagon Engine Idea: JB Weld Block & Heads
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 31 Aug 2001 08:38:41 -0700
...I'm not sure of the feasibility of casting > cranks, con-rods pistons and valves of JB weld, but this could be > experimented with...
Bare AMC heads: Why...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 23:35:12 EST
...The stock Italian valves pulled through the keepers. I wanted to use the better German. **I would have used stainless steel valves it I...
Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:47:50 -0500
...Since then, I've gone through an 82 > Scirocco that I swapped a later engine into, and did a bunch of bolt-ons > to...
Re: inline 4 SWAP? was Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:09:28 -0800
...The longer rods minimize vibration. I can tell you this engine is tough because I have had one in my '82 Westy for the...
Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:00:50 -0500
...We took him (Bastian) on a couple of road trips this summer, down the Oregon coast and through the interior of BC. On the...