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• Re: More questions as the rebuild progresses
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 08:08:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Do not even consider replacing the rings without doing this. And > by the way, it's not easy getting the pistons/rings back into...
• Head gasket questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 21:20:56 -0700
  ...O-rings go at the base of the cylinder - can you install them with out pulling the cylinder out past the piston rings? Should...
• Re: head seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 05:30:14 EST
  ...Also, try not to pull the cylinder liners out past the piston rings. >> I've see this prohibition stated again and again on this...
• 2.1 ring recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Tue, 26 May 2009 21:53:54 -0700
  Does anyone have advice on which rings to use on a 2.1 wbx? I just got my free 2.1's heads off...
• Re: cylinder hone question - dvwimportaoutoparts.com
  Historical mailing list - william twombley
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:26:00 -0800
  ...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: Heads are off; now what?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Smith
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 07:56:10 -0500
  ...I can install the pistons through the BACK (internal) side of the sleeves by using hose clamps as ring compressors, but I recall reading...
• FS or ? 1.9l exhaust parts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 18:19:18 -0700
  ...Also, a complete set of liners and pistons with new rings. Also, some other 1.9 stuff. Let me know, Karl Wolz
• Re: 83 Vanagon Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Sat, 15 Jan 2005 00:11:44 -0500
  ...of course, you said blue oil!!! and westy don't have valves seals so rings / piston must be the problem.....but i wonder, you...
• Re: Mobil1 15-50 and setting a new piston ring
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 08:07:18 -0400
  ...Mobil1 15-50 and setting a new piston ring Hey Listies, I finally got my 2.1L long block with components from my 1...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 09:09:02 -0600
  ...And I'm sure I'll my sanity will thank me when I > put the piston rings on (without removing the pistons). > > If you...
• Re: AT and high RPM
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 00:52:42 EST
  ...The wear would be to pound out the groove the keeps the ring in its place on the piston. There is some latitude, depending...
• Re: Bucking Engine
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Sat, 1 May 2004 20:10:05 -0400
  ...To check if it's the head or piston / ring, put 2 spoon of engine oil into the spark plug hole, do the compression...
• Re: Stuck Cylinder (Head Gasket Replacement)
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 11:37:59 -0500
  ...install rings with a small compressor while tapping the cylinder back down over the piston. It is hard to find a ring compressor small...
• Re: thanks : oil pump change in the van??
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 23:59:28 -0500
  ...off within 5 minutes you need better snap ring pliers. You only need to remove one circlip per piston to get the pin out.
• To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:34:12 -0700
  ...Removing the cylinders, leaving the pistons and trying to finagle a band ring compressor on to reinstall the cylinders. I have good info on...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:20:08 -0500
  ...It should not rest on the side of the piston especially > > the ring groove. Resist the temptation to simply pull on the pin putting...
• Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Feb 2011 09:36:10 -0800
  ...My understanding of the difference between 1.9 and 2.1 liners is only in the pistons. The cylinder bores and possibly the rings...
• Re: TECH TRICK- install cylinders without removing the motor
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 05:40:19 -0500
  ...where this guy took a regular ring > compressor band and nylon tied it around the piston and rings and slid the > cylinder over the...
• Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Wed, 9 Feb 2011 11:07:55 -0800
  ...I do hope that the original pistons being OEM are OK for some more miles with new rings and new barrels. If I were...
• Re: Crankshaft Question ??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 21:07:09 -0400
  ...in pistons is the wrist pin height. one way to tell what size the engine is would be to measure the oil rings the...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:09:16 -0800
  ...And I'm sure I'll my sanity will thank me when I >> put the piston rings on (without removing the pistons). >> >> If you...
• Water Boxer parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 22:42:16 +0100
  ...Full gasket set �40 Main bearings STD & +.025 �25 each Big end (rod) bearings STD & +.025 �8.50 each Cam bearings �10 Piston ring...
• Re: To compress or to remove wrist pin - A Poll
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:58:50 EDT
  It is really much easier to pull the pistons than to try and use ring compressors in the hole. The trick is to use...
• Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:47:33 -0500
  ...piston,cylinder and rings as a kit never replace just rings, you will be putting new round rings into 2 egg shaped objects = piston...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:50:20 -0800
  ...And I'm sure I'll my sanity will thank me when I put the piston rings on (without removing the pistons). Tom
• Re: 84 head job update #2
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 23 May 2002 15:18:19 -0400
  ...Is this true??<< No, but you will have a hard time putting back pistons ring with the engine in the van. It's just...
• PSA: cheap rear brake cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 17 May 2012 20:39:07 -0400
  ...They're a bit different than the OEM ones, instead of a ring type seal which is installed on the pistons, they have separate...
• Re: cylinder hone question
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:00:12 -0500
  ...what you do is put new round rings into 2 egg shaped objects = piston/ cylinder ) It is bad news to do so / Honing NO...
• Re: Alternative way of reinstalling cylinder liner
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:53:40 -0500
  ...I had accidentally pushed the cylinder out from the piston after the heads were removed. Now it looks like I may have to drop...
• Re: Summer Syncro project
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:20:53 -0600
  ...of Piston honing but have heard that honing the Cylinders is always a good thing to do if You are installing new Rings as...
• Re: What's wrong with that picture....
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:37:07 -0400
  ...The #4 piston rings where almost seized due to a faulty head gasket, coolant was leaking in the cylinder drying this one and slowly...
• Re: Rings are stuck ...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 27 May 2011 08:48:10 EDT
  ...Hi to all, I have the four pistons out and would like to free the rings from all the four of them out. They...
• Re: compression
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:09:24 EST
  ...Pistons in #1 & #2 installed upside-down, and have worn out the cylinder walls Ring gaps not spaced correctly on installation Broken rings Burnt...
• Re: Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A (repost)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 17:14:47 -0600
  ...No sealant required; may be held in >place with grease >while installing. >6) Upper piston O-rings. No sealant. >7) Lower Piston O-rings...
• Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylinder Sleeve...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 13:52:22 -0500
  ...But that > is just my opinion and I don't have any proof. > > If I were going to pull the pistons and re-ring...
• diagnosis--blown piston ring?
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:00:27 -0700
  ...could this be anything other than a piston ring failure? is it normal for them to fail so catastrophically? engine has about 180k on...
• Repair stands and measurement distortion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 Nov 2004 11:52:23 -0600
  ...See Bentley 13.29 Diesel pistons/rings, warning is at the bottom of the page. Jim
• Re: Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:32:23 -0500
  ...if > higher, > cylinder/pistons problem, if nothing happen, heads proplem... In a boxer engine, the oil will not seal the rings as well as...
• Re: 2.2L Eurocars Rev E piston needed
  Historical mailing list - Jimt Thomson
  Tue, 10 May 2005 13:05:50 -0600
  ...It really trashed the cylinder head too. > Does anyone know where I can get another piston with rings and maybe the > cylinder liner too...
• Re: More questions as the rebuild progresses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 23:16:43 -0700
  ...Do not even consider replacing the rings without doing this. And by the way, it's not easy getting the pistons/rings back into...
• Re: Rings are stuck ...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 26 May 2011 21:55:01 -0500
  ...Hi to all, I have the four pistons out and would like to free the rings from all the four of them out. They...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:18:25 -0500
  ...I had wondered about how hard it actually would be > > to put the piston rings back on. I told my dad, who'd done...
• Success! (Cylinder install after removal stuck to head)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 12:16:54 -0800
  ...Get the piston TDC. Clean the piston and rings. Offset the rings 90 degrees. Position the band so that its ears are between the...
• Re: ENGINE FAILURE-could be caused by too lean air-fuel mixture
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 07:55:39 -0500
  ...Over the years, I've have yet to see a WBX engine ever wear out the pistons, rings, or cylinders. Whenever they go bad...
• Re: Cylinder Sleeves Quick Question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 18:33:38 -0400
  ...Right in the middle of a head job and I am not replacing > the rings. Any suggestions on whether I should bore out the...
• Re: diagnosis--blown piston ring?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:15:21 -0700
  With all the engine conversions going on, I have been picking up the wbxers for for around $400 cash. Many post to come and...
• new parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 23:19:41 -0800
  ...034 121 119 o ring threm stat hosing .95 got these parts before my vanagon blew the lifter and piston going with i-4...
• Re: Adventure Wagon Vs. Westy
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 13:23:39 -0600
  Dear All A simple question How easy or otherwise is it to change a piston and cylinder, rings etc on an aircooled Vanagon with...
• Re: cylinder hone question
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:31:01 EST
  ...what you do is put new round rings into 2 egg shaped objects = piston/ cylinder ) It is bad news to do so / Honing NO...
• Re: Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:42:16 -0500
  You can use a regular ring compressor. Install the pistons into the bottom of the cylinders leaviing the pin bore just below the cylinder...
• Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:19:21 -0700
  ...I do understand the engineering operation of the piston rings, and also know that the pressures generated by the rings against the cylinder wall...
• Re: Mobil1 15-50 and setting a new piston ring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 17:57:17 -0700
  ...What was the ring endgaps when installed ? what is the ring clearance in the piston ring grooves? what's the condition of the cylinder...
• Autostop Valve Problem Solved - Repair proceedure
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 07:39:18 -0400
  ...Gently push the piston out. Be careful not to drop it or to bung up the rubber O-rings. Clean the surface of the...
• Re: (compression problems)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 16:01:42 EST
  ...As the rings wear they could stick to the piston and allow combustion gasses to pass by them and allow oil into the combustion...
• 2.1l Pistons and Cylinder sets available at Van-Again
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:25:12 -0400
  ...They are $350 and come as a set with piston, cylinders, rings and piston pins all new. They are Brazilian made by Cofap. I...
• RE-INSTALLING CYLINDERS?
  Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 09:28:52 EST
  ...over the pistons without either taking the rods loose from the crankshaft or the pistons from the rods? Is there a ring compressor (or...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:48:33 -0700
  ...It should not rest on the side of the piston especially > the ring groove. Resist the temptation to simply pull on the pin putting...
• Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 3 May 2016 10:23:12 -0700
  ...Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines Many of the piston/cylinder sets are notorious for bad rings. The 96mm big bore sets often have the...
• Piston cleaning..
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 15:45:03 EDT
  ...I was wondering if this would be an easy way to clean pistons, you know, down in the ring grooves. Just dunk the whole...
• Re: "Grant" rings
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 08:13:55 -0700
  ...Black?) pistons > that came from MSHP > with Grant rings in the box (I think those > nickel-bags @ MSHP swapped > out the rings). Anyway, I...