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Slave Cylinder Fix
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:50:28 -0700
Hi All, Remember a number of weeks ago I was complaining about German engineering on the way they designed the slave cylinder bracket and...
Re: Extend-A-Stay Propane Kit - Carrying 1-lb cylinders
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:30:58 -0400
Gas-tight to how many PSI max? What PSI does a cylinder hold when at it's max? Seems like a good idea, but...
Re: Separating heads from cylinders
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 26 Aug 2001 10:30:33 -0500
...Separating heads from cylinders > > > > > > > I'm trying to remove the heads from my '84 GL but they are > REALLY > > stuck to > > the cylinders. I...
Re: Brake Fluid Loss
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:24:09 -0700
Bill, Brake master cylinder is under the instrument cluster cover under the reservoir The clutch master cylinder is at the bottom of the steering...
Re: Spring gremlin no 1: master cylinder?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Sun, 21 May 2023 23:27:29 -0500
...Most parts on the van replaced at least once including brake parts except for the master cylinder and brake lines. Will also look at...
Stuck Cylinder Liners, HELP
Historical mailing list - zyno
Sun, 24 May 1998 19:34:33 -0400
...The problem is the cylinder liners are moving off with the heads. Does anyone have any pointers on this problem. I do believe that...
Re: Vanagon handling.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 12:34:10 -0500
...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > > > > > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the > sleeves are > > > sticking to it...
Re: no compression
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 6 May 2003 22:39:57 -0500
...If your valve seats appear good then pull the cylinder and examine the rings and cylinder bore. You may be able to turn the...
Re: cylinder hone question
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:42:25 -0600
Ideally, the cylinders should be bored to remove the shoulder, then should be honed to give it a new cross-hatch. Before all that...
Re: Clutch Judder
Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
Sun, 22 Dec 2002 20:13:21 -0600
...Now pump the clutch very slowly, all the while making sure the slave cylinder has resistance on it. Don't allow the slave cylinder...
Re: Brake Fade-wheel cylinder pull back!
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:46:30 -0700
...The spring inside the wheel cylinder is only on the ATE/FAG/FTE cylinders outa Europe these days. Brazil TRW/Varga and the Far...
Re: Leaky Master Brake Cylinder
Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
Sun, 9 Aug 1998 14:49:54 -0700
...Leaky Master Brake Cylinder >Has anyone experienced this. Not sure if it is the reservoir or the >cylinder. Brakes work just fine but my...
Lapping cylinders to heads?
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 12:45:08 -0800
...I know I've heard mention of lapping the cylinders into the heads they're going to "live" in as part of the engine...
Re: Master cylinder rebuild kit or New?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 3 Jun 1999 00:42:44 -0400
> My Brake master cylinder on my 83.5 has problems. Is rebuilding it worth > while or should I just buy a new one? I...
Rear mattress, hatch shocks, & master cylinder91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Thoresen
Tue, 25 Sep 2001 16:42:48 -0700
...also a good place for the rear hatch shocks as well as a brake master cylinder. Also how tough is it to put in...
Re: Clutch Hydraulic Questions...
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:15:17 -0500
...The cylinder attached to the clutch pedal is the master cylinder. The one on the transmission is the slave. (This terminology will make sense...
Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:16:49 -0500
...I would be happier finding another Mahle 93 97 - piston/cylinder set on the other engine to replace it (assuming the cylinder condition), it...
Re: *Sigh* Leaky Wheel Cylinder (PICS)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 3 Sep 2009 17:57:05 -0700
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 4:07 PM, pdooley<psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > Neil, > My experience with wheel cylinders is they last about...
Slider lock cylinder exchange resolved
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 20 May 2022 10:16:37 -0400
...But, add this task to my joyful list of successes! Slider Key cylinder exchange 84 Vanagon Customer directions on exchanging the key cylinder from...
Re: Brake Cylinder Rebuilding??
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 Jan 97 10:23:32 -0800
...Brake Cylinder Rebuilding?? Jim, I have done many rebuilds and have always honed the cylinders at least five or ten strokes to break any...
Re: Propane filler valve.
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:40:23 -0700
...As a > result of this fact, the Code now exempts these cylinders from having > to be retrofitted with OPD valves. Any such cylinder must...
hard starting - cylinder cutting out -87 westy
Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:06:06 -0500
...After about 5 minutes of this the other cylinders kick in reluctantly. For the next 10 minutes or so one of the cylinders kicks...
Re: Alternative way of reinstalling cylinder liner
Historical mailing list - zolo
Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:07:13 -0800
...Alternative way of reinstalling cylinder liner > Hi, > Just wondering whether anyone has tried succesfully reinserting the cylinder > liner back in to the block. > I...
Audi/VW five-cylinder conversion mounting kits
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Tue, 30 Sep 2003 23:17:49 -0700
As many of you know, the five-cylinder mounting parts are very different from the four-cylinder in-line parts used in the Vanagon...
Re: Any Clutch Slave Cylinder Secrets?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:34:34 -0600
Why not just pay a mechanic to replace the slave cylinder ? I had all my own parts for rebuilding my front suspension and the...
RE: Clutch problems: 1st, 2nd, ...
Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
Mon, 28 Nov 1994 08:40:43 PST
For sure it's the slave cylinder. That oil stuff you see leaking is brake/hydraulic fluid, which should be forcing the slave cylinder...
Re: Brakes oddness
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 29 Jul 2006 21:20:52 -0400
The master cylinder exibited this exact behavior in my '84 a number of years ago. I changed the crappy brake fluid and haven't...
Re: 6 cylinders (phooey)
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Fri, 1 Mar 96 15:53:28 EST
Let me get this straight, your Vanagon only has FOUR cylinders? B. Wm Kennedy kennedy@admin.njit.edu
Re: cylinder numbers
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 16:17:57 -0500
Hello, on a vanagon 1.9 or 2.1 flat four engine, the cylinder numbers are as follows: With the rear hatch open and...
Exhaust Pipe Q?
Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:31:56 -0700
...is there a certain configuration of the studs/nuts and bolts that hold the crossover pipes on the cylinders? Right now, Cylinder #1 has...
Re: Brake master cylinder rebuild?
Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
Fri, 6 Jan 1995 11:30:30 -0500
> > I have a '67, which has a one-year only master cylinder. > the cost for this year only is around $150.00 and up...
Re: Clutch problems: 1st, 2nd, ...
Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
Mon, 28 Nov 1994 09:56:26 -0700 (MST)
> > For sure it's the slave cylinder. That oil stuff you see leaking is > brake/hydraulic fluid, which should be forcing the slave cylinder...
clutch master cylinder
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 09:53:57 -0700
It's time to replace the clutch master cylinder. It has been leaking break fluid on the carpet long enough. I got a new...
Re: Valve Adjusting
Historical mailing list
Sat, 17 Oct 1998 20:35:45 EDT
...Set motor to TDC on the power stroke of no 1 cylinder (this is the cylinder closest to the front of the van on...
VERY low compression in one cylinder
Historical mailing list - Kris Seago
Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:35:19 -0600
...One cylinder (#4) regularly fouls a plug after a few hundred miles. Occasional (but not consistent) smoking (white/blue) at start-up when pulling...
Boring cylinder to oversize
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:03:56 -0600
Has anyone bored a WBX cylinder to oversize? I have a basket case engine - (my first engine which melted a hole in a piston...
Fw: Clutch slave cylinder question
Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
Wed, 3 Apr 2002 07:02:07 -0500
...Clutch slave cylinder question I'm installing yet another trans and swapped in my previously working clutch slave cylinder. Now I am trying to...
Re: Alternative way of reinstalling cylinder liner
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:52:44 -0500
> Why not pull the piston off and put it back in the cylinder first? After I posted to the list, I sent this message...
Overreacting/List civility...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 19:06:19 -0800
Simon, > Daniel Schmitz's advice on cylinder numbering is flawed !!!!! Thank you for your considered, reasoned and well thought-out reply to myself and...
Re: How do you re-key steering lock cylinder?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:59:02 -0800
...4) Once pin is out, separate cylinder and rear actuation parts. 5) Put cylinder on a flat surface preferably with a soft surface so...
Fw: Re:Re: cylinder index (funny Friday hijinx)
Historical mailing list - Tracey
Fri, 2 Aug 2002 11:17:15 -0400
...cylinder index (funny Friday hijinx) > > OOPS! Oscar came in with the inventory and we lost 14 cylinders..One day at a time!! See ammended...
Re: Clutch cylinders
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 09:29:48 -0600
...If you are very careful, and you are NOT going to replace the slave cylinder, once the cylinder is installed, fill the fluid tank...
How to remove front door lock cylinder?
Historical mailing list - jon
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:50:19 -0700
...I have the door handle removed, but can't figure out how to remove the lock cylinder. Anyone have the secret? It look like...
Changing lock cylinders?
Historical mailing list
Sun, 2 Mar 1997 10:32:44 -0500 (EST)
...I can't figure out how to remove the cylinder so I can switch it with my "new" one. Is changing the cylinders a...
Re: Which is it?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:09:09 -0500
Yah, but which 5 cylinder is GoWesty using as it's benchmark? The Eurovans (in US trim) with the 5 cylinder may have been...
Re: *Sigh* Leaky Wheel Cylinder (PICS)
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Thu, 3 Sep 2009 19:07:50 -0400
Neil, My experience with wheel cylinders is they last about 5 to maybe 7 or 8 years, regardless of mileage. (Unless vehicle is inop...
Re: Head gasket questions
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Sat, 25 Jul 1998 20:15:51 -0700
>| > >| The thicker black O-rings go at the base of the cylinder - can you install them >| > >| with out pulling the cylinder out past the...
Re: Tricks to getting cylinder barrels back on?
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Mon, 5 May 2003 09:06:53 -0400
>When I removed the head, the cylinder barrels were stuck on so tightly that >I had no recourse but to remove the cylinder barrels...
Re: Clutch musings...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:07:03 -0800
...I'd much rather do a clutch Slave cylinder any day than a clutch master cylinder. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
Re: key code?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 3 Mar 1999 09:43:42 -0500
...Every door handle lock cylinder on the van (as well as the ignition cylinder) has the key code stamped on it, from which the...
Re: Brakes oddness
Historical mailing list - dooley
Sat, 29 Jul 2006 21:37:25 -0400
The problem is definitely the master cylinder. Intermittent behavior is a classic symptom. It will only get worse. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Sat, 4 Nov 2000 11:58:23 -0500
...Which cylinder isn't firing?? d t wrote: > <My conclusion: one (or more) of the cylinders is not firing, resulting in > reduced power, uneven...
Re: Brake Fluid Loss
Historical mailing list - Bill H.
Thu, 15 Apr 2004 20:11:08 -0700
...I understood the location of the Brake Master Cylinder but two suggestions are to look at the Clutch Master Cylinder or the Clutch Slave...
Re: 1985 ignition lock cylinder install help
Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
Wed, 13 Sep 2017 16:43:44 -0400
...Would you believe that I got 2 poorly manufactured ignition cylinders in a row. I got my old cylinder back in and turning, so...
More than you ever wanted to know about lock cylinders
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Jul 1995 18:44:25 -0700
Ok, here's a dimensioned drawing of the lock cylinder I'm looking for, and the ones that come in the new Brazilian baywindow...
Re: Engine Shudders -2.1L WBX.
Historical mailing list - PSD
Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:56:31 -0400
...If it doesn't, that's your dead cylinder. Of course on a 4 cylinder engine, this means your running on 2 cylinders sometimes...
Re: Thanks and New Problem (Heads and Cylinders)
Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:44:58 -0700
...I am >going to be attempting the opposite, putting a cylinder over a piston and I >figure they must make a tool to do...
Master Cylinder Replacement...
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Tue, 10 Oct 2000 13:37:55 -0500
Anyone want to fill me in on the pitfalls of changing the brake master cylinder? Bentley's not much help - unless you're doing...
Hottest cylinder? - Temp gauge for wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Laurence Fahrney
Sun, 9 Jun 2002 23:05:11 -0700
I've got an old cylinder-head temp gauge from an air-cooled VW that I want to install in my '84 Westy. On...
Re: Vanagon rear hatchback supports
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 27 Aug 2006 09:59:04 -0700
...Cut long enough to cover shaft of lift cylinder when extended. Remove one end of one cylinder, slide on and reattach cylinder. When installed...