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• Re: 90GL oil pressure (what's that sound?)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 23:43:31 -0500
  ...The clicking-clacking sounds like the classic 2.1L WBX hydraulic valve lifter leakdown. It's a PITA, but usually nothing to be immediately...
• Re: Do I have a Broken Clutch?????
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 19:07:50 -0500
  ...I checked the hydraulic system and it was fine. When I oped the bleeder screw on the slave cylinder, the clutch pedal went to...
• Re: Replacing the Power Steering Lines
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:48:43 -0800
  ...You won't believe what's hidden on the other side. >> Hydraulic clutch and brake lines so rusted that touching them made them >> leak...
• Re: dropping tranny to do clutch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 17 May 2010 13:39:17 -0700
  ...failed 100% yet, but something has gotten really bad really fast). > Hydraulics look and feel fine, so I guess I'm dropping the tranny...
• Rusty Coolant and PS pipes on '85
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 18:31:52 -0500
  ...Here I'm thinking local mine (coal) hydraulic shop which is usually a quite reasonable cost solution but I'm wondering if the metric...
• AVP 2.0 Vanagon AC engine FS
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Feb 1997 22:27:54 +0000
  ...has always had just a teeny hint more clatter than new hydraulics should, still people who have heard it run (Steve Dolan FI) would...
• Re: new vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 17:39:31 -0700
  ...I think the cause was a brake fluid drip from a bad hydraulic clutch master cylinder that had saturated the front carpet while the...
• Re: Serious problems with CV reinstall -HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 1 May 1999 22:10:46 -0500
  ...I think the problem is that the fellow at the garage, who removed the inner race (needed a hydraulic press) , so I could put...
• '88 engine knock diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - Eric
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 10:36:52 -0400
  ...This WBX throws some new geometries into the mental picture not to mention the complexities of the hydraulic lifter push-rod valve train. My...
• Re: End of Diesel Vanagon Saga
  Historical mailing list - Tim Olmstead
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:10:33 -0800
  ...Anyway it is finally up and >> running well now and after replacing almost every hydraulic unit on the >> vehicle, the brakes and clutch are...
• Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:42:04 -0400
  ...Also if you filled the cap nuts with the sealant or oil grease, whatever, the studs will bottom out hydraulically before you actually clamp...
• Re: Need to replace rear hatch struts on '84 Westy & other stuff...
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:12:31 EDT
  ...but hearing a tapping noise now...is this ok? I have heard this is the hydraulic lifters which over time with motor running get...
• Re: '87 Westy for $2900 bucks!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 18 Sep 2013 21:08:31 -0700
  ...the clutch hydraulics need bleeding, the entire shift linkage needs thorough lubrication, and possibly adjustment, and at least one back up light isn't...
• Re: Audi help need in Robbinsville, NC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 May 2012 21:08:19 -0700
  ...Even with ABS > the system can be bleed using conventional methods. > > Sounds like something in the hydraulics has failed and some troubleshooting > may be...
• Re: manual tranny fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:58:15 -0600
  ...To my knowledge, there is no stick shift fluid or clutch fluid, other than the fluid for the hydraulic clutch (shared reservoir with the...
• Re: Bad has milleage
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:17:11 -0700
  ...to break-in after the head replacement? I used two > new AMC heads from BusDepot, and replaced > all 8 hydraulic lifters. > > Leo, 1991 multivan >
• Re: Install Auto transmission to final drive problem
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 28 May 2006 09:12:54 -0400
  ...the transmission driveshaft (I think >Bentley refers to is as the hydraulic driveshaft) and >then there is the pinion driveshaft. I can adjust the...
• Re: '91 Carat AC - again!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:12:31 +0000
  ...the port in the Receiver dryer and the= system > went into hydraulic lock up. The compressor is probably toasted also. Loo= k > for bubbles...
• Re: Front Springs
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 12:17:02 +0100
  ...413 031 G Gabriel Oilpressure 55227 DM 114,- Koni 2-Pipe Hydraulic 82 2100 DM ?,- Monroe Oilpressure Heavy Duty V2401 DM 163,- Monroe Van...
• Re: What does PUCH mean? and Wurth?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Samuelson
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 21:20:32 +0200
  ...I think they also supply high quality steels and hydraulic systems. I can't begin to answer your questions about 'Syncro racing', but 4x4...
• Re: Oil Pressure Advice
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:58:35 -0700
  ...I talked with a few folks and told be that the hydraulic lifters need the lubrication and will stiffen or plug up with thicker...
• Re: brakes
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 07:18:24 -0400
  ...Make sure the front rotors are at least 11mm >thick and that all the hydraulics are healthy. Get the proportioning >valve tested if pedal...
• Re: Hung in the middle (where else?) - Bumper drawings
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Fri, 24 May 2002 21:30:40 -0700
  ...No, not a bunch of beer > cans, but possibly some sort of a valved hydraulic system, like horizontal > shock absorbers between two sections of...
• PKP vs Halon vs Co2
  Historical mailing list - Andy
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 22:08:31 -0800
  ...Flammable liguid, gasoline, diesel, oil, hydraulic fliud, petro products (extinguishing agent AFFF, PKP, CO2, Halon, AB, ABC) Class Charlie: electronics, wiring, electrical (note: secure...
• Re: FS: '80 Westy Parts Van in Texas - Cheap!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:31:36 -0700
  ...has been stripped > no water tank > no fridge > no brakes (some hydraulic parts have been removed, but other > braking > components are included) > no pedal...
• Re: doing more brake jobs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 00:19:06 -0400
  ...Some larger engines close the exhaust valves and some now even use hydraulic retarders in the transmission. As for using the brakes on downgrades...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:58:49 -0400
  At 05:09 PM 6/28/2007, vanagonvw wrote... When you say that if I turn the screw, it won't open the valve...
• Re: Update to power steering rack replacement- Surfacing shaft suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:41:25 -0800
  ...evening > and driving with the leaking Cardone. > > Is anyone familiar with hydraulics systems? The shaft is lightly scored and > has a few small rusted...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 18:22:00 -0700
  ...for drag racing ...what is called a 'line lock' is used on the front wheels only ...they're electro-hydraulically locked on ..so you...
• 91 Westy for sale in NY $8000 (not mine)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:13:01 -0400
  ...It was strong enough on an uphill start, so maybe just adjustment (isn't this hydraulic?), but I bet it needs a new clutch...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:25:04 -0700
  ...pedal, I pump brake fluid backwards and up > through the clutch hydraulic system . > Man.........that works like a champ ! About 15 strokes on the...
• Re: Clutch slave cylinder and leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 21:04:12 -0800
  ...I had trouble with a hydraulic clutch recently (a Fiero.....yuck), and couldn't get it bled right. I ended up dropping the motor...
• Re: Rebuild? was: Model/year recommandation
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 01:56:01 -0500
  ...3 which could result in a blown engine if not > kept properly adjusted but the later fuel-injected models had hydraulic > valves that did...
• 86 Drivetrain Into 82 Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 03:37:08 -0600
  ...Basically it just has the interior, glass, brakes, manual steering, and some of the clutch hydraulics. Because the body was dented, I was going...
• Re: Oil pressure summary
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 10:27:40 -0500
  ...Most any hydraulic hose shop will be glad to make this hose for you. I believe I had them put a 1/8" npt...
• Re: I find out more on this hose thing.
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 11:02:23 -0600
  ...The hose dealer told me that the stainless high pressure hydraulic lines that he was going to make them out of would have zero...
• Re: [Re: Rough Cost of Engine Rebuild??]
  Historical mailing list - Greg Rich
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 15:44:05 EST
  ...I got new rings, all bearings, heads redone, cylinder deglazing, all seals and gaskets, waterpump, pushrods tubes, hydraulic lifters, etc. It was a light...
• Re: 84 Vanagon, will not shift into gear, Solved!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 04:02:15 -0500
  ...Bleed and flush ALL hydraulic lines. That includes both break and clutch lines. You will be amazed and the crude - and water - you will...
• Re: hello from brussels
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 23 May 2006 16:44:11 -0700
  ...And do you really want an electro-hydraulically raised pop-top - 10 years from now? Anyway, that's enough for an introductory rant. Take...
• Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:11:56 -0700
  ...I suppose this risks trapping air in the lifters resulting in the > performance problems Bob refers to in his "history of hydraulic lifters" > article...
• Re: Removal of Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 18:28:29 -0700
  ...I have a hydraulic jack >> with a 6 inch plate on top. Will that work or should I buy something >> else? 3. Once I...
• Re: My Eurospec conversion problem
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 16:57:14 -0700
  ...Eurospec accounts for that > because they say the Jetta has hydraulic motor mounts which do not > transmit the vibration to the body like the...
• Re: Part number, part number, but not that part number
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:30:43 -0800
  ...This is also very common with early VW hydraulics where the casting number on the cylinder is no where near the actual part number...
• Re: remanufactured parts and alternators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 02:40:41 -0400
  ...Steel hydraulic > lines will be replaced, where > possible, with flexible hoses. > 13.All pneumatic equipment will be cleaned, inspected, > checked for leaks and proper...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:26:05 -0400
  Thinking about it, other hydraulic systems do the same thing. The fuel pump has the fuel pressure regulator to limit it's flow and...
• Re: Clutch pedal repair question
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:14:04 -0700
  ...You don't need to disconnect the hydraulic lines > from the master cylinder, there is enough slack in them to get it off > the...
• Re: oil pressure problem on my 1983 air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:50:05 -0700
  ...the low oil pressure could be the reason why I > have noisy hydraulic lifter when the engine is cold. > > Thanks for any feedback > > > Chris
• Re: Can this do that?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 May 2011 16:35:32 -0700
  ...Couldn't hold a idle, rattled like drained down > hydraulic lifters. Shut it off, check oil level. Still below the > dipstick, added more, restarted...
• Re: A new project..inline 4 VW van
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 6 Jun 2010 03:23:38 -0400
  ...Good luck and don't forget to use a hydraulic press on the engine cover! Frank Grunthaner -----Original Message----- From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL...
• FS '81 Deluxe Westy $2800
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 10:12:47 -0400
  ...oil looked clean when I changed it, does not leak. -Clutch Hydraulic System rebuilt (wonderful pedal feel now) -New brakes shoes and pads all...
• Re: 2013 California
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:29:06 -0800
  ...Bi-turbodiesel >> > option, double glazed windows, electro-hydraulic opening top, lots of cup >> > holders and the clever storage that you expect from a VW...
• 1986GL update
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Knittel
  Sun, 6 May 2001 12:32:51 EDT
  ...on my head...Auggggggggggghh I think now I need 2 new Hydraulick arms for that think too. Man, always something new...Well i brached...
• Re: Vintage machines
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 24 Jan 2023 02:57:30 +0000
  ...all manner of cables and pulleys and brackets to make the hydraulic actuator surfaces happen.  Sure...they had Fly-By-Wire back in 1978...
• Re: Air cooled to Water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:15:11 EDT
  ...Even guys who work with this stuff daily will use1/4 bends and couplings if they do not have access to a hydraulic bender...
• Serious and Quantitative Info on 2.1 and 1.9 WBX Engines
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:53:42 EST
  ...There are upcoming papers that address fuel economy and which detail the engineering of the hydraulic valve lifters to cite but a few. There...
• Re: '88 engine knock diagnosis
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:21:58 -0400
  ...This WBX throws > some new > geometries into the mental picture not to mention the complexities of the > hydraulic lifter push-rod valve train. My...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:56:32 -0500
  ...Of course, I realize that transmissions and engines are different beasts, but hydraulics and thermodynamics are fundamentally the same no matter the machines involved...
• SUMMARY: pilot bearing
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 14:17:06 +0100 (MET)
  ...Clutch had prefectly good resistence so we assumed the hydraulic system was ok Trying to shift into reverse while standing still and after giving...
• Re: Power Steering To No PS Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 20:44:52 -0500
  ...that hose along with the Vanagon's original hose to a hydraulics shop where >they can silver solder the two together. 10 minutes work...
• Re: Power Steering Hoses - Condelli
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 23:42:27 -0400
  ...I bought a return low pressure hose from a local hydraulic shop. Costs about $40. There is no need for any special ends for...