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• Re: '85 Westfalia Engine Dying:II
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:25:28 -0500
  ...If there's an actual hole in a pushrod tube (very unlikely if you have the sheet-metal covers underneath) you could potentially introduce...
• Re: Valve Lifter Removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:08:58 -0700
  ...kewsps@HOTMAIL.COM> > Yes, the pushrod tube does have to be removed first but you can get the > springloaded replacement pushrod tubes so you...
• Re: Push Rod Tube Leak????
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:46:39 -0800
  ...I changed my pushrod tubes because my hydraulic > >lifter was jammed. > > >I changed two pushrod tubes with collapsible tubes 6 months ago. No > >leaks...
• Pushrod tubes and N&D Automotive
  Historical mailing list - Pavneet Arora
  Mon, 7 Oct 1996 10:18:00 -0400
  Sorry about the missing subject in my previous message. I also forgot to provide N&D's phone number. It is: (905) 625-9393...
• Push Rod Tin
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Thu, 15 May 2003 11:49:38 -0400
  Hi Everyone, I need to replace my pushrod tin on my 2L aircooled motor, one is missing and one has a big hole in...
• Re: '81 Engine work
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Schuster
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 09:27:34 +0200 (MET DST)
  On Wed, 21 Jun 1995, James Brill wrote: > I am helping a friend to replace the pushrod tube seals on his '81 > Westy. When...
• Re: Oil pressure switch color
  Historical mailing list - David
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:35:54 -0400
  Per Bentley- .3 on low side between pushrod tubes and .9 on high near oil pump.... My blue one is a .3.... Dave On...
• AFC engine valvetrain help
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:33:04 -0400
  Ok - not an aircooled lover here, but does anyone have a clear picture of how that retaining spring thingy sits around the pushrods? Mine...
• Parts suppliers for Half Liley?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:03:59 -0400
  ...Ratio Rockers? (are they the same as the T1?) Chromoly Pushrods? Bosch Platinum 4 plugs? Anything else? Thanks Joel
• Re: 81 Air cooled, famous for leaking oil where?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:34:17 EST
  In a message dated 12/20/04 11:04:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, paullist@GUZYK.COM writes: > Pushrod tubes? > Rear crank seal? (rear...
• Right-side head removal,2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Sanford Scholten
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:23:44 +0000
  ...As gentle persuasion didn't loosen the arm, I resorted to tapping the pushrod end. This finally loosened the arm, and subsequently the valve...
• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:42:29 -0500
  ...if the stud is on the pushrods side, you will need to change the stud. Why, a lot more pressure this side due to...
• Collapsable push rod tube
  Historical mailing list - James B. Morris
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 09:59:07 -0500
  I will be changing one pushrod tube this weekend on my newly aquired 87 GL (if the part arrives frome BD today or tomorrow...
• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 15:22:38 EST
  ...finally broke free the vice grips slammed into one of the pushrod tubes, crushing it! Just what I needed, more work to do! Jeff...
• IT'S ALIVE!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Thu, 9 May 2002 09:14:08 -0400
  ...After checking the valve clearence (.006)I found that a couple of the pushrods were not properly seated. After fixing that it started right...
• Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:36:08 -1000
  ...there is an adjustment for the length of the clutch master cylinder pushrod ... but you don't want to ever have to do this...
• Re: removing lifters
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:33:14 -0800
  ...I assume that once the pushrods and pushrod tubes are removed I better take out the lifters before they fall out. The Bentley simply...
• Changing WB lifters with the engine in the van
  Historical mailing list - garyes
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 17:28:14 -0700
  ...I am a reasonably experienced shade tree mechanic but I have not used the "new" extendable pushrod tubes. Any comments/cautions? Thanks, Gary Schleimer
• Re: nice '85 single cab FS on samba
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:29:41 -0500
  JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > >> >> > >not the first van i've seen driving around without the pushrod tube shield >tin on.. need some? ive got...
• Re: Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Wed, 9 Apr 1997 23:36:27 +0000
  ...Does this sound like pushrod trouble to you and are these >easy to replace if I have access to a service garage??? > >The van...
• Re: 84 water cooled vanagon pushrod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 18:26:48 -0700
  ...Regards, Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westy Ely Kumli wrote: > Does anyone know if I can easily replace the pushrod seals on a...
• Need some aircooled parts
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:31:23 -0800
  ...the two bottom plates (left and right) for the cooling tin (under the pushrod tubes, but not the deflector tin that stalls under the...
• Re: Aftermarket rocker arms?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 11:47:13 -0700
  ...Don't make the mistake of thinking they will 'wear in', they won't, they will freeze up and pop the pushrod out, or...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:06:54 -0700
  ...pushrod tubes are the same for <br> 1.9 and 2.1 engines.&nbsp; In that they're just there to protect the pushrod...
• Oil Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 08:31:54 -0600
  ...The engine has had the following work done by a VW garage in the last 6 months: * All Pushrod tube seals replace * Rear main...
• Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:36:32 -0700
  > I'm sorry, I forget. �It may well be that you have to destroy a > pushrod tube and replace it with the telescoping kind...
• Engine parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Fri, 13 May 2005 08:09:57 -0700
  ...thermostat bracket thermostat cable pulley flywheel bolts lower left tin, CA model (the piece that covers the pushrod tubes) Your help would be greatly...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Feb 2015 11:20:00 -0500
  ...At this point I don't know what elese to do for it except to put in new pushrods and hope for the best...
• Re: what are ratio rockers?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 13:48:39 -0700
  ...Now what do higher ratios do? A high ratio arm will move the valves more for an equal amount of pushrod/cam lift than...
• Re: oil leak: advice?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:57:22 -0900
  ...Ken, I fortunately didn't use the drain plugs in the block, because I couldn't get the covers that protect that whole pushrod...
• 87 GL Problems continue
  Historical mailing list - James B. Morris
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 08:29:53 -0500
  ...I changed a pushrod tube a week ago and it has never ran correctly since ! First of all, after changing the tube I had...
• Bars Leaks? Opinion?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 20:44:25 -0400
  Before I spend the weekend redoing what the VW dealer screwed up, oil leak (pushrod tubes) on left side and water on right (the...
• Re: Damn PO's
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:34:37 EST
  ...One side became such an efficient scoop for any slush on the road that the pushrod tubes rotted away. George
• Re: Pauter 1.4 Rockers group Purchase: It's a Go
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 16:00:28 -0800
  ...The pushrods are $70 and the Lash caps 16. He does not think we will need new covers, but might. Robert? He does not...
• Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:53:11 -0400
  ...Right between the pushrod tubes, on each head, > are drain plugs. While you have the tin off you "Might" consider using > a hole saw...
• Re: Engine Tin's Needed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 25 May 2009 01:07:37 -0400
  ...Got Pushrod tube protector tins off the Samba for $10 each and $15 for 3 days expedited shipping from the west coast. Thanks again...
• Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:42:02 -0400
  At 07:10 PM 3/23/2009, David Beierl wrote... >If you take off the rocker and remove the pushrod, you can fish out...
• Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:49:19 -0700
  ...It may well be that you have to destroy a >> pushrod tube and replace it with the telescoping kind. > > Bentley implies that a regular...
• Parts suppliers for "Half Liley"?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 21:33:55 -0700
  ...Ratio rocker arms? Chromoly pushrods? Bosh Platinum 4 spark plugs? Please help. Joel
• Re: Spring Loaded Pushrod Tubes Needed
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 16 May 2005 18:39:21 -0400
  About a year or so ago , needed a couple of these tubes.Called everywhere, and could not find them. BD said that they were...
• Re: Spring Cleaning an Aircooled Motor
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:23:44 -0500
  ...can remove the pushrod covers and spray Gunk up > into that area to clean the sides of the case and pushrod covers. > After I...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 17:38:43 -0500
  ...But this has to be fixed. > > Anyone have two or four pushrods from a junked 2.1 L that they care to > > part with...
• Questions VDO gauge/late model oil senders
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 09:39:50 EDT
  ...with the dual VDO sender at the standard location between the pushrod tubes? I need to extend or "remote" the connection to the head...
• RE: '73 1700 rebuild
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 26 Sep 1994 20:21:43 EST
  ...be backed way off to get proper lash.) Very likely the pushrod is hung up on the front edge of the lifter, rather than...
• Re: Usable Parts--Aircooled 83 to Watercooled 84
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 23:39:11 EDT
  ...Ditto rocker arms, pushrods and lifters? no.. > >
• Re: Stop looking for Engine Tin piece
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 31 May 2001 07:42:09 EDT
  ...As far as I know, now a dozen years later, that tin is still protecting the pushrod tubes. If you can't find it...
• Re: stopping a slight oil leak?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 21:44:17 -0400
  Hi Matthew, For around $25 you can get a collapsible pushrod tube and new seals for either end. You must remove the engine tin...
• One more time...FS:85 vanagon 800$
  Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 21:18:09 -0700
  ...One leaky pushrod tube. Runs/drives. Call for details....Mpls, MN 612-386-3188, Or pmail me. 800$ -Erin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun...
• Re: VWC-022-109-309 - HYDRAULIC LIFTER from cip
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:18:47 -0500
  ...what's the difference between VW Beetle pushrod tubes and Vanagon pushrod tubes. Mike TC wrote: >>>>I have a bad lifter that leaks down...
• Re: oil spray on startup when very cold
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:41:49 -0600
  ...Maybe that is > what happened, and it found someplace to spray out? Maybe the OP sensor > between the pushrod tubes? Any other ideas? >> > > The...
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 22 Oct 2015 08:03:51 -0700
  Mine are for sure leaking. But I need to dig in there to swap out a lifter that is stuck. (Yes, tried all of...
• Re: [A] 73 1700 push rod tube question ...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 2 Feb 95 10:58:17 PST
  ...and you have to pull the head off to do it. Pushrod tubes are cheap anyway, so you might as well get a new...
• Re: SV: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:45:45 -0400
  Hey man, I wouldnt try to turn the tube. Like you say,a leak risk. Dont use the jb weld in the 2 tubes...
• Ratio Rocker Installation Issues
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 17:04:45 -0700
  ...performance and Fast German Auto that it is fine to use the stock pushrods with 1.25 rockers. Would custom cut pushrods be better...
• Re: Vanagon Pedal Assemblies Failing!!!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 25 May 1999 15:35:04 -0400
  ...after adjusting the pushrod due to lack of > throw. > > This wear is possibly caused by not keeping your Clutch Pedal Pushrod > adjusted to the...
• Volkswagen related patents
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 14:15:27 -0600
  ...campers based on the transporter and a couple different types of pushrod tubes. David Filcoff dave@v-dub.musa.com Volkswagens! http://v-dub...
• Re: gas consumption and guiness in the oil
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 19:33:22 -0700
  ...My '81 has original engine, which has never been touched except for pushrod tube o-rings (more than once), and that's kind of...
• sticky lifter
  Historical mailing list - joe lucca
  Wed, 7 May 2003 14:10:51 -0400
  ...Can anyone offer any other suggestion? Is it difficult to open up the pushrod tube and replace the lifter. thanks joe 1986 vanagon buffalo...
• Re: plan for oil pressure gauge install- opinions wtd
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 18:30:12 -0500
  ...there's no pressure gauge sender that'll fit between the pushrod tubes. So unless I hear otherwise, it looks like I'll be...
• Not Downshifting
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:47:37 -0400
  ...Then a pushrod goes from there to the actual throttle. 2 adjustmenst can be made. The front one right under the gas pedal adjusts...