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• '72 1700 rebuild, I laughed, I cried?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 16 Jul 1995 22:06:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I had pulled the push rod tubes to peek at the cam and found the worn lifters and the cam lobes eroded. I think...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 13:11:51 -0800
  ...Ken On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 3:23 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Finally got around to fixing my pushrod tube...
• Re: oil pressure: where?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:53:06 -0500
  The '84 model only has a single oil pressure switch, located on the left side of the crankcase situated between the pushrod tubes for...
• Re: plan for oil pressure gauge install- opinions wtd
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 19:43:35 -0500
  Matt, Even the VDO single pole sensors will not fit between the pushrod tubes. I would use the 2 pole connected to the low...
• Re: ISO : rocker arm shaft carrier
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 18:30:49 -0700
  ...rod tubes On 9/8/2013 6:17 PM, MICHAEL H wrote: > some weeks ago I threatened to replace a spent pushrod tube seal...
• Re: Head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - "Paul Lindsay,Summit Resources/Triad Sportswear"
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 13:56:01 -0600
  ...all the pushrod tube seals on the 1972-1983 buses are pretty much the same (just bigger in later years). joel
• Re: 84 engine tin
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 18:07:28 -0800
  ...Even keep a thrown rock from crushing a pushrod tube. But important? Not on an 84. tim in san jose _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e...
• Re: Loud Ticking In engine after sitting for 3 months
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:34:12 -0600
  ...Buy new lifters, pull the head, pushrods and tubes and pull the old lifters out with a magnet. Replace all else. Do this when...
• Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:03:43 -0700
  ...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: Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:56:15 -0700
  ...you remove rocker arm and pushrod, and rip out the bad push rod tube, then you compress the spring-loaded expandable push rod tube...
• Re: Engine tin (was Re: Look at my crack!)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:44:28 -0700
  ...to complete the > job would do the trick. > > As for the pushrod tube shields, I have never seen a WBX without them. > It may...
• Re: Stinky Heat
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 14 May 2002 18:38:16 -0400
  ...The other side is I think the pushrod tubes blow oil at freeway speeds, but I think all vanagons can suffer from this malady...
• Pushrod tube help and healing
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Tue, 31 May 2005 13:36:15 -0500
  I just wanted to thank Terry K for the help with the Spring Loaded Push Rod Tubes. He was able send me 4 and...
• Bent valve push rod
  Historical mailing list - Ed Lloyd
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:40:27 -0400
  ...When I pulled the #1 cyl pushrod out of the tube it was bent! Curved into a bow shape. Not kinked or creased, but...
• Re: Push rods change?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:14:44 -0700
  ...You cannot change them with original ones because they are like the old type 1 pushrod tubes. You might be able to replace them...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 11 May 2007 14:22:13 -0400
  ...The Vanagon pushrods tubes don't really need sealant, unless the >> >> >case > > >>mating surface is pitted, i put some to again, hold the tubes...
• Re: Bent valve push rod
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 09:36:14 -0400
  ...When I pulled the #1 cyl pushrod out of the tube it was bent! Curved into a bow shape. Not kinked or creased, but...
• Re: Push Rod Tube Leak????
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:53:59 -0800
  Are you sure that the leak is coming from the pushrod tube and not from the waterpump seal which is above that? Feel around...
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:40:05 +0000
  No, it's a minor cause for alarm! : ) Jim On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:04 AM Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net...
• Re: sticky lifter
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Thu, 8 May 2003 00:11:16 -0500
  ...Can anyone offer any other suggestion? Is it difficult to open up the pushrod tube and replace the lifter. thanks joe 1986 vanagon buffalo...
• Water in the oil update
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 09:05:57 -0400
  ...I found that the left side pushrod tubes were longer than they should have been. I assume this means that the head hung up...
• Re: Very Long...What am I, nuts? New 85 and Philosophy of Car ownership...very long
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:50:01 -0400
  ...year.As for the oil leaking, so what?This is probably pushrod tubes.Get an antifreeze tester and see what the concentration of antifreeze...
• Valve Noise
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Nov 1996 21:16:15 -0500
  ...from one of the pushrod tubes. I am not quite sure how the pressurized oil is conveyed through the tubes and don't know...
• Re: cylinder head drain plug
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:46:42 -0800
  ...in > the Bentley, but the access looks bad cause of the pushrod tube. I took mine out with just a cheap metric allen wrench...
• Re: How easy is it to remove the intake runnersw ith the engine installed ?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:19:47 -0500
  ...The rubber is under pressure and dosnt want to come out.The delicate part of the demalition is done.I think a pushrod tube...
• Re: Engine tin
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 14:23:43 -0400
  ...But while under my car and thanks to David Beierl I realized I was supposed to have engine tin covering my pushrod tubes. I...
• uh-oh
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:31:27 -0500
  ...PO said the van had recently had new heads, this claim supported by the cleanliness of the heads, brand new pushrod tubes, etc. So...
• quick and dirty head etc
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:59 -0700
  Made some progress today and discovered one head had spring loaded pushrod tubes installed. This was the side with the oilier drips. I didn...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch..
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 10:26:27 +0100
  ...The second one is on the eft side of the block, above the pushrod tubes. The first one is the high pressure switch, the...
• Re: Wiring questions
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:36:30 -0400
  ...The one under the pushrod tubes is >> straight with a rubber boot. I'll look for those other wires when it's >> light >> out...
• oil spray on startup when very cold
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:53:11 -0500
  ...The only unusual oily looking place was on the driver's side where the pushrod tubes meet the case. The spray pattern on the...
• Important message issue Re: vanagon Digest - 21 Oct 2015 to 22 Oct 2015 (#2015-409)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 03:00:44 -0700
  ...Collapsable Pushrod Tubes? (2) ----------------------------------------------------------------------
• Re: Ball Joints/SOLD
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 13:49:27 -0300
  ...I threw in a set of O-rings for your pushrod tubes, for those free days when you want to crawl under your van...
• Re: oil pressure/temp sensor location
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 20:21:49 -0400
  ...the pressure sender switch between the pushrods with a fitting and steel brake tubing. I run the tube in front of the engine and...
• Re: oil spray on startup when very cold
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:48:04 -0500
  ...The only unusual oily looking place was on the driver's side > where > the pushrod tubes meet the case. > > The spray pattern on the...
• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:42:29 -0500
  ...Why, a lot more pressure this side due to the pushrods tube, anyway, as you are doing a nice overall job.... you should at...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:04:00 -0400
  ...I'll bet the old pushrod tubes are the problem, not the > seals. They may get less malleable as they age, and after stretching...
• Re: Engine parts needed
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 13 May 2005 13:27:01 -0400
  ...thermostat bracket thermostat cable pulley flywheel bolts lower left tin, CA model (the piece that covers the pushrod tubes) Your help would be greatly...
• [A] '73 Westy help - THANKS!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 09:58:50 -0500
  I wanted to thank everyone for their help with my pushrod tube (and previously, carb) problems. As it turned out, I hadn't pushed...
• Push rod cover mod that works for coolant drain
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 18:08:04 -0700
  ...1/2 inch exposed, and guess at a spot between the pushrod tubes. You can stick a long hex wrench right up to the...
• Re: Oil on the rear window!!!
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 30 May 1997 20:56:30 -0400
  ...I found that my pushrod tubes leaked just after an oil change. At first I thought that the oil being fresh was more likely...
• Re: Oil pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 18:35:48 -0500
  ...do you mean that one of them is used there and the other goes on the bottom near the pushrod tubes? TIA Larry A.
• Flying Veedubs
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 20:47:45 -0500
  ...Cool pics of the engine with the heads and pushrod tubes visible. The editor of "Contact" magazine is quoted: "..the VW conversion engine seems...
• Re: Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Wed, 9 Apr 1997 23:36:27 +0000
  ...Steve Manning >"Hopin' I did'nt buy a lemon" > Steve, The pushrod tubes are covered/protected on my 1.9L with heat shields on...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:27:53 -0500
  ...The Vanagon pushrods tubes don't really need sealant, unless the case mating surface is pitted, i put some to again, hold the tubes...
• 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...
• oil pressure switches
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 20:22:03 -0400
  ...The sensor on the left side by the pushrod tubes is acting wierd. According to Bentley, this is teh high pressure switch, supposed to...
• Aluminum coating
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Gentry
  Monday, November 13, 1995 8:11PM
  ...It also made the engine compartment look very nice and clean until a pushrod tube started leaking. PEJ
• Re: Engine tin (was Re: Look at my crack!)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:19:21 -0700
  ...to complete the > job would do the trick. > > As for the pushrod tube shields, I have never seen a WBX without them. > It may...
• Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 11:03:27 -0500
  ...Can you just remove the pushrod tube w/o the head? I've done head work on American mid-cam cars and several overhead...
• Re: Tin Trivia
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 22:23:03 -0400
  ...At the >> very >> least, they're there to protect the pushrod tubes.....though they may have >> other benefits as well such as channelling air...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 11 May 2007 08:23:39 -0700
  ...The Vanagon pushrods tubes don't really need sealant, unless the > case >>mating surface is pitted, i put some to again, hold the tubes...
• Re: Pushrod tube wires
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 20:20:59 -0700
  ...If every push rod tube end has a piece of that wire resting against the rim to hold it in place so it cannot...
• Re: oil leak: advice?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:15:17 -0800
  Any chance you can gently bend the metal protection plate downward or away from the pushrod tubes and see whether the oil is possibly...
• Replacing Lifters
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:50:10 -0400
  ...arms, pull out all the pushrods, break off the pushrod tubes (no other way to take the tubes off), pull out the lifters with...
• Re: Stripped thread, oh no follow up
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:02:29 -0800
  ...Alfred Bagdan wrote: > > Hi all > > Can anyone help me on this? After replacing leaky pushrod > tubes on my 85 Vanagon, I stripped the threads...
• 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: nice '85 single cab FS on samba
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:34:19 -0400
  ...nice '85 single cab FS on samba > JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > >> >> >>> >>> >> >>not the first van i've seen driving around without the pushrod tube...
• Re: Ed's latest affliction
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 18:37:49 EDT
  ...We had a pin hole leak in a pushrod tube one time that drove us nuts. Fixed it with one of those nifty collapsable...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:43:45 -0500
  ...2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement Well, the oil cooler seal is done and the oil filter is in place...