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• RE: Corvair engines (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 25 Apr 96 20:33:45 EDT
  ...makes you wonder about the design of the oil pump, etc. Lubrication is a little trickier when gravity's not on your side. Kind...
• Fw: Speedo 'jigger'
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 15:34:21 -0700
  ...Evidently, the twisting force(from lack of lubrication) causes the "spring like" cable to lose its tension. Try that and let us know:>) Karl...
• Rotate Tintop Passenger Seat 180 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 2 Apr 2022 23:51:47 +0000
  ...of seat rails while it is off, and then Vaseline for lubrication (doesn't stain carpet which invariably will be contacted by seat rails...
• Castor oil as lubricant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 12:37:04 -0600
  ...http://www.go-cl.se/castor.html There are other articles - like about racing engine oil being castor oil based for superior lubrication at...
• Oil Pressure article and kit now available
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 23:46:09 -0700
  ...basics of lubrication, common false alarms in Vanagons related to oil pressure, and installing the Volks Cafe Oil Pressure Gauge kit. Links are still...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:37:54 -0400
  ...had success with a bit of filing here and there.)Follow all the lubrication advice and keep that lower track clean. Happy Camping! Miguel
• Re: 1.9 manual 4 speed linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:02:18 -0700
  ...needs fairly frequent lubrication on every part >> that >> moves ,on the entire linkage. >> Often they don't get that lubrication, and then things wear...
• Re: Slider Door
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 12 May 2020 23:47:21 +0000
  ...issues but I am going to go ahead with a little lubrication here and there at the very least.  So thankful we have these...
• Re: Carat Table Problems
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  24 Oct 96 21:00:07 EDT
  ...It looks like it may only need some lubrication to work correctly. >But there is absolutely no backup method of releasing the table. Hmmm...
• Re: Air 'Conditioning'
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 May 1997 15:37:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Most rely on the refrigerant for lubrication. I learned this the hard way on my scirroco. Some cars run the compressor when the defroster...
• Re:Fan switch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 08:39:10 PST
  ...Bearings in fan losing lubrication causing excessive current draw; and/ or B: The wire carrying current supply to the switch is underrated ,size wise...
• Re: Lean running - any risks?
  Historical mailing list - Rich Burdick
  Sun, 02 Feb 1997 10:03:39 -0500
  ...As you get more power (by tuning, lower restriction exhaust/intake, proper lubrication, ancillary friction reduction & etc.), you're burning the fuel you are...
• Re: Flexing cranks and Yielding Bolts one last time
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 09:34:54 EST
  ...I had always been told in Aviation Mechanics School that when you torque fasteners you do not use any lubrication unless the manual specified...
• FS 84 vanagon gl
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 22 May 2008 22:25:52 -0400
  ...grounds, wire/hose routing, lubrication, oxygen sensor A1. no vacuum/intake or coolant leaks. capacitor fix. thermostat failed open - ok for hot weather - but...
• Hatch Lock -- With Power Door Locks
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:37:26 -0500
  ...I have intermittent poor behavior of my hatch power lock, and lubrication maybe part of the solution.. Question: Can I remove the latch from...
• Re: Mullendore port help
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 Oct 2011 23:41:54 -0400
  ...I put in a 30A and it is back running but I wanted to do >the Mullendore port lubrication. On a 2.1l that...
• Power Steering Used as Manual Steering
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:29:17 -0700
  ...as a manual system? Does the power steering fluid provide necessary lubrication to steering parts in the front end? Thank you for your advice...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:47:57 -0800
  ...I'm sure lubrication is fine. > You might like Amzoil. They claim > they are the only *true* synthetic oil. Amsoil? Meh. I buy whatever...
• Re: Heater fan CHIRP!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino Sr
  Tue, 9 Apr 2013 08:18:27 -0400
  ...know anything about brushes - but it's not a lack of lubrication > type sound. It's just a loud motor type sound. As far...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 18 Aug 2012 to 19 Aug 2012 - Special issue (#2012-86)
  Historical mailing list - DAIZEE Scooby
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:30:17 -0400
  ...Afterwards it'll not seem as scary! Sounds like your ww motor could use good lubrication, etc... at the least. And you'll have...
• Re: '70 Clutch Cable Clevis Pin failed!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 22:48:36 -0400
  ...and grotesquely >worn lever arm ($ 15.75)- can you say Total Lubrication Failure? >The hole that the clevis pin goes through was elongated to...
• Re: 80 air cooled oil galley plugs
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 13:39:25 -0400
  ...In attempts to insure lubrication, some POs stretch the spring which can increase cold O/P to very high levels. JP
• Re: 1985 Vanagon A/C question
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 15:30:53 -0700
  ...Serves to protect your compressor from spinning without adequate lubrication. BenT sent from my electronic leash > On Jul 28, 2014, at 9:18 AM...
• Aftermarket water pumps: beware!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 22:09:17 -0700
  ...I suspect inadequate bearing lubrication, since neither pump leaked, they just got wobbly and noisy before I replaced them. If the lube was as...
• Re: Slider door challenge
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Fri, 31 Jul 2020 10:09:03 -0700
  ...if you have a “rumbly” bearing that doesn’t improve with lubrication/cleaning. The other major fix - which I have seen/heard but not...
• Eurospec Conversion Critisim
  Historical mailing list - ErikO
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 11:07:12 -0400
  ...If they haven't addressed this and are using the original pan, they are going to be in for some lubrication problems. Overfilling the...
• Re: Shift Linkage Help
  Historical mailing list - Martin Kennelly
  Mon, 17 May 1999 19:12:04 +0000
  ...Use a suitable lubrication. After you have installed your kit then you will have to adjust the linkage position, but you can probably do...
• Re: request CV joint knock diagnosis confirmation
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:38:58 -0800
  ...caused by damaged bearing surfaces in the CV joint due to lubrication failure. You probably wouldn't be able to reproduces the same stick...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:56:38 -0800
  ...In otherwords, use some slight lubrication on the shaft and the boot hole along with a very dull butter knife for leverage. .........OK, I...
• Re: Questions & Help [fast idle problem]
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Taylor
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 23:13:37 -0400
  ...I sprayed the valve with electrical cleaner first >and then sprayed it with WD 40 for lubrication. > >The idle is now worse than ever...
• Re: Oil cooler: possible to use AC condenser?
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 18:17:44 -0500
  ...This leaves little lubrication for the next motions; which, after I cut out my engine, is startup. I believe this is one benefit of...
• Re: Metalic Chirping
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 15:47:06 -0600
  Phaedra, I would almost bet money your chirping is from a metal to metal contact where there is some motion without lubrication or possibly...
• Re: Simple but oh so effective maintenance task (lubricate shift linkage)
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 9 Apr 2012 11:41:24 -0500
  Don, Back in the day when I was aviating and airplane mechanicing - lubrication was the thing. It had been hammered home in Aviation mechanic...
• Re: Power Locks- Rear Hatch Stuck Shut!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 09:00:19 -0800
  ...the button is independent of >> the powerlock system and might require lubrication. Doesn't your year >> van have an inside release? I'd surely...
• '81 Westy Pilot Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Charles F. Webb
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 23:02:21 +0000
  ...Evedently no lubrication. I am going to replace the bearing and rear seal and o-ring in the flywheel but what else need to...
• Re: 55MPH vibration problem...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:20:00 UT
  ...If the joint "pits" or binds from poor lubrication the binding may be felt under engine load as a shaking. This happened to my...
• RoadHaus - Premature wheel bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:20:00 -0600
  ...Both bearings were well lubed on the outside surface but did not have much lubrication on the inside/ backside. 4. The snap ring behind...
• Re: Bentley Typo? (1.9 WBX oil pressure switch)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:08:35 -0800
  Look at page 17.7 which is the engine lubrication section. It shows the switch and says 0.3 bar. The second switch for...
• Re: Not able to engage any gear
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 31 May 2011 21:12:07 -0700
  ...that was not installed when they replaced the clutch and the lubrication dried up. " There is a felt dust seal for the pilot bearing...
• Shift Linkage Cleaning and Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 21:01:43 -0800
  ...Will removing, cleaning and lubrication fix it? I also read in the archives to grease the bushings where the linkage crosses through the frame...
• Re: Vanagon Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 31 May 2007 11:09:42 -0700
  ...dry-gulching is also a slang term for anal sex > without lubrication. > Gives a whole 'nother meaning to your post, not to mention my...
• Lubrication tips one at a time.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:18:16 -0400
  ...I’ve read many times that there are hundreds of places on a Vanagon that need lubrication. so I am asking folks to offer...
• Re: NPG+ waterless coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:53:48 -0400
  ...Sep-06, at 12:13 AM, Karl Mullendore wrote: > http://www.lubricationspecialist.com/product_info.php? > cPath=9&products_id=124 > > Sounds like an...
• six guys update
  Historical mailing list - Ted Titcomb
  Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:04:53 -0400
  ...Suspect that the point lobe is wearing prematurely due to lack of proper lubrication (the new points did not come with grease, and the...
• Speedo Cable--HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 05 Oct 95 11:32 CDT
  ...from the back of the speedo under the dash and apply lubrication at the end of the cable. It has been ten years since...
• Re: OIL, What do you use?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 07:20:53 -0400
  ...Yuo may not get good oil flow/lubrication on start up. OIl only starts lubricating at about 150 deg. I personally run 10-40W...
• Re: Axle seals
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 00:41:57 -0500
  The tapered rubber on the inside circumference always go towards the lubrication, also there is normally a spring inside the seal that tells you...
• Re: Clutch clevis for '88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 2 Mar 2005 05:40:37 -0800
  ...Without periodic lubrication the pin wears down and damages the hole in the lever as well. Don't worry much about the yoke, it...
• Re: Vanagon Sighting
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Thu, 31 May 2007 20:06:21 +0000
  ...dry-gulching is also a slang term for anal sex > > without lubrication. > > Gives a whole 'nother meaning to your post, not to mention my...
• Re: Torque wrench usage
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:25:27 -0600
  ...Typically, some type of lubrication is desired in the thread and at the bolt head. Without lubrication, a higher twisting resistance is felt by...
• Re: lube speedo cable?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 12:00:55 -0700
  ...I'm a lubrication fanatic and mostly just use good spray lubes of various brands. yes, based on experience. Beenworking on cars of all...
• Re: Sliding door mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 17:51:55 -0700
  ...It could be as simple as the rear mechanism needing cleaning and lubrication. Alistair > On Mar 22, 2015, at 3:50 PM, Michael McSwain...
• Re: '85 Westy Shifting Problems
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:22:59 -0700
  Another fine transmission lubrication product is SWEPCO. A gallon or so costs ~35USD at your local Porsche dealer. Check with Transaxle Engineering (818) 998...
• Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 09:56:05 -0500
  The Digijet distributor has a mechanical advance which requires lubrication. A few drops of oil on the felt button under the rotor at every...
• Re: Cold start
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:26:41 -0800
  ...it made a funky > scraping sound like > there was not enough lubrication in the engine, but > only for about 2 > seconds after it turned...
• Great device for lubing cables
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 5 Jul 2019 09:00:16 -0500
  ...Recently I recalled mention of the use of a motorcycle cable lubrication gadget--in my case the Motion Pro 08-0182 cable luber--and...
• Re: OIL FILTERS? & lube guys
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 12:43:51 -0800
  ...Professionals do not do oil changes except within at least a lubrication maintenance inspection, not a 5 minute 101 point check list with recommendations...
• 300 spots of lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 3 Nov 2010 19:09:04 -0700
  Yes, some good savvy on WHERE to put lubricant and WHICH KIND would be welcome advice for everyone on the List.� For instance...I...
• Re: storage
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 14:45:32 CST
  An item I'd suggest to anyone storing their Vanagon (or any vehicle) is lubrication of the locks. I'd suggest a shot of...
• Re: Slider Door
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 12 May 2020 23:48:19 +0000
  ...issues but I am going to go ahead with a little lubrication here and there at the very least.  So thankful we have these...