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• VW brake caliper Question(non vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Sun, 7 May 2006 13:44:30 -0400
  ...In this perticular case, the piston seems to be stuck in there. I get NO brake fluid out of the bleeder with it open...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:35:44 -0800
  ...The thing that I do not see is NEW pistons & cylinders to match > the new rings ?? Horizontal engines wear the pistons and cylinders and...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 21:52:27 -0400
  ...They already have some wear and removing even a few thousandths will leave you an engine with piston slap. Note the pistons and the...
• Re: another brake saga
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:07:02 -0400
  ...The piston stayed out against the shoe. when I open the >bleeder valve, the piston moves back into the cylinder away from the >shoe...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:01:07 -0700
  Hi, I don't think you dad has worked on the pistons, rings and barrels of a waterboxer. The barrels are not just installed...
• Re: wrist pins
  Historical mailing list - Ethan Allen
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 11:18:08 EDT
  Im in the process of rebuilding my dads new 85 camper and I found that the easiest way to deal w/ the pistons was...
• Piston Ring Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sun, 13 May 2007 23:13:46 -0300
  ...I checked my piston rigns yesterday and the top rings were past their wear limits, even though the compression and leakdown test were pretty...
• Re: Strange diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:01:06 -0700
  The problem with your proposed approach is that your 1.6L block is designed for indirect injection, with offset prechambers and pistons configured for...
• 2.1L Rebuild Progress - Week 2
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 14:24:51 -0800
  ...The new piston rings showed up. I drove down to the nearest Sears (60 mi away) and bought a metric Tap & Die set, piston...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer for sale
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 09:16:36 -0700
  ...A normal ring compressor is used when sliding the piston down into > the cylinder and just slides off when you get the piston down...
• Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:19:21 -0700
  while offset rods and offset pins center the rods (in the piston) and combat piston slap (respectively), then the engineers would have had pistons...
• Re: Piston squirters?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 May 2012 10:52:40 -0700
  Hi Ralph, they are little gizmo's with nozzles on them, aimed at the bottom of the pistons. I believe they have a spring...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] diesel rods weights
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 17:34:34 -0800
  ...With the deisel motor, I think you have to measure the piston projection on new pistons and use the corrresponding head gasket. Gregory Smith...
• Re: F/ piston plane flypast
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:13:24 +0000
  ...F/ piston plane flypast > > Just about 30 min ago, 5 plane formation flew by. > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/ata-fly-past...
• Re: 93 Eurovan piston slap question
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Schermerhorn
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 11:13:54 +0000
  Scot, I have been wondering the same thing about piston slap on my 95 EV. Does anyone know if it sounds significantly louder if...
• Re: 81 rebuild - balance or not?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Apr 1996 20:27:05 -0400
  ...he offered the vague question that since all he was >doing (to affect balance) was putting new pistons in, why would i want >to...
• 2.1l Pistons and Cylinder sets available at Van-Again
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:25:12 -0400
  Just wanted to drop the list a line and let you know that I still have the 2.1l piston and cylinder sets available...
• Pistons, ceramic crowns
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 10:34:48 EDT
  ...The piston head (or crown) is coated with a layer of ceramic. This forms a heat barrier which has two advantages. There is less...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 18:35:20 -0700
  ...They already have some wear and removing > even a few thousandths will leave you an engine with piston slap. Note the > pistons and the...
• Re: Head advice
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 18:18:54 EST
  ...compressor on the piston with the rings in the compressed state, -I lubricated and slid the liners onto the pistons just far enough to...
• new engine for our Vanagons, maybe only on Fridays
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:06:50 -0700
  ...engine It's called OPOC (Opposed Piston Opposed Cylinder), and it's a turbocharged two-stroke, two-cylinder, with four pistons, two in each...
• Re: Teflon Piston buttons.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 96 09:47:43 +0100
  A few weeks back i posted about the 1600 Transporter/Vanagon engine i aquired, in this engine there was only one piston that had...
• Re: Piston cleaning..
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 20:19:16 -0400
  ...If you are in a hurry and know anyone with a blast cabinet, crushed walnut shells are the way to go on pistons, cases...
• OVERSIZE 1.9L liner and piston needed
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 08:07:30 -0700
  ...1.9L oversize jug and piston needed Hi All, I am desperately looking for a single set of oversize 1.9L piston and liner...
• Re: piston deck height 1mm low - OK to use?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:55:54 -0700
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=840864 Mark Tom Lambas wrote: > I just put my first piston in (not german) an...
• Anyone have some 2.1 pistons laying around?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 19:46:46 -0500
  I don't want them, but I would like some measurements off a set of 2.1 pistons if somebody has a set laying...
• Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 12:06:10 -0500
  ...I have the wrist pin pulled out of the piston about 1/4 inch past the piston edge, so I've made a little...
• Re: Can you use tie-wraps to compress WBX piston rings?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 13:19:16 -0500
  ...Can you use tie-wraps to compress WBX piston rings? >Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 14:06:05 -0400 > >Has anyone ever tried using...
• Re: Engine balancing
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 07:08:07 -0800
  The "Poor Richard's Rabbit Boolk How To Keep Your Volkswagen Alive..." by Richard Sealey has an explaination and drawing regarding rods and pistons...
• Re: Breaks...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 09:29:41 -0600
  Bob wrote: >Yesterday I attempted to push my frozen brake pistons back into their homes >with a C-clamp. Well, I have a sprung...
• Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:29:39 -1000
  Did anyone notice the 'ports' in the non-flywheel end of the piston barrel area of the block ? one is exposed when the water...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Access-84 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Nov 1999 10:48:13 -0800
  the pin/piston shaft stays in place. Just drain the fluid resevoir (to save a mess) and undo the pipe union then the two...
• Re: How to measure piston length??
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 23:10:04 -0600
  ...This should help you compare pistons. While > you're at it measure the diameter. 2-liter's are 94mm, 1.8's 93mm. bore...
• Re: EV Piston Slap Questions
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  31 Jan 97 22:29:01 EST
  > my 93gl had the pistons replaced this past spring at 30.000 miles. it still >makes the clattering noise everyone is talking about. it...
• Re: EV Piston Slap
  Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 22:23:41 -0500
  >What are other people's experiences with piston slap, particularly as >the van warms up from cold start. I've heard some folks had...
• big Pistons and Cylinders 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 13:32:47 -0500
  --------- I'm looking for a source for large pistons and cylinders for my 86 2.1L. I would like just a little more torque...
• Re: Looking for a single 2.1 piston/cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 08:33:22 -0600
  ...At 08:42 AM 12/24/2002 -0500, Mark Vermillion wrote: >Like it says above, I need a (just one) piston cylinder combo to...
• Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 2 May 2016 21:04:07 -1000
  ...and sounds like they offer a really proper piston, ring, and cylinders setup. Scott On 05/02/2016 08:34 PM, Neil N wrote...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 18:14:42 -0400
  ...I > have the wrist pin pulled out of the piston about 1/4 inch past the piston > edge, so I've made a little...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 16:25:19 -0500
  Tom, a long time ago, I did this job by using a hose clamp because I pulled a couple of the piston liners off...
• Re: WTB 1.9 Piston & Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:07:05 -0700
  ...WTB 1.9 Piston & Cylinder I've got to change one cylinder and piston on my 1.9L engine. Does anyone have one set...
• Re: Disc brakes on pre-'71 buses.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 96 11:42:38 +0100
  ...It has a thick rubber ring between caliper and piston. When force is applied to the piston the rubber ring deforms axially, when the...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon Gas Eng. - Block's stud failure - details acoming....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:06:12 -0400
  ...You have worn piston skirts and worn cylinders. Honing will increase the clearance further. You need to make some carefull measurements. Nuts should rarley...
• Audi 100/200 dual piston callipers
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:07:22 EST
  ...A new set of shoes and new pistons will cost a heck of a lot less than a disc brake system. My experience with...
• Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:09:06 -0600
  ...Cylinder hone -conclusion? > while offset rods and offset pins center the rods (in the piston) and combat > piston slap (respectively), then the engineers would...
• Re: A "Installing the heads" Question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 15:35:25 EDT
  ...So cc-ing the heads is rather futile. > >Well, I didn't cc the dish in the piston ('cause the pistons and >cylinders were...
• 1990 vanagon piston sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Reggie Rainard
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 15:24:03 -0700
  i had the piston sleeve on my 1990 vanagonslip about four inches out when i was taking the heads off. is this a problem...
• Re: cylinder hone question - dvwimportaoutoparts.com
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:55:37 EST
  ...Please guys dont steer people wrong // I repeat New Pistons & Cylinder Kits ONLY for any VW horizontal rebuilds New Ring Sets are used for...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 17:41:34 -0500
  ...How do you get the nut on the threaded rod on the backside of the front (to the viewer) piston? I don't see...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 20:52:23 -0400
  ...I have the wrist pin pulled out of the piston about 1/4 > inch past the piston edge, so I've made a little...
• Re: Automatic transmission woes on 84 2WD vANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 06:25:05 -0400
  ...There could also be a problem with the accumulator piston which is accessed by removing the pan and then the valve body from below...
• Re: Oil Pressure Springs and Pressure adjusters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 01 Sep 1994 14:07:12 -0400 (EDT)
  I'd go with a HD oil pump and the grooved piston, larger spring. The grooved piston/larger spring was an update VW made...
• Re: Can you use tie-wraps to compress WBX piston rings?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:55:34 -0400
  ...I put the ring compressor on the piston and cranked it down with the ratcheting pliers part of the tool, cinched down the strap...
• Re: Brakes Not Releasing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 22:28:13 -0500
  You have what is commonly known as a seized caliper piston. the usual cause is corrosion on the inside of the caliper housing and...
• Re: piston pin #1 removal question
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 13:52:37 -0800
  ...I ended up kind of shaping the piston end of the tube to fit the piston more closely and not marr the sliding surface...
• FW: Diesel good idea?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 16:31:16 -0400
  ...The life cycle of most HD diesel engines is measured in piston travel. Why waste piston travel on idling. Use piston travel for creating...
• pumping up new shocks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Sep 1996 16:33:12 -0700
  ...There was plenty of resistance when I pulled the piston out but none at all when I tried to push the piston back in...
• Re: Piston Pin
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 04 May 1995 14:56:03 EST
  ...Muir suggests heating the piston with rags soaked with boiling water, but I think that may have been for getting the pin IN. If...
• Front disc brakes - Piston??
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 11:34:04 -0700
  ...Is there a way to get the piston back into the housing without any special tool? Thanks Jeff __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great...
• "sparkplug" compressors
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 10:34:14 -0800
  don't most of them nowadays have a little piston somewhere that isolates the cyl from the tire? The engine pumps and the little...