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• Re: fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 15:22:59 -0800
  ...This saves the sleeve, and IF you use the correct fuel hose there is no clamp required, works just like VW intended. When the...
• Re: Fire Sleeve was: Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 12:12:21 -0700
  The stainless braid is good for protecting the rubber hose from mechanical damage and the fire sleeve will protect the hose from flames, but...
• Gene Berg Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  24 Nov 96 16:31:46 EST
  ...You will need that sleeve, preferably unblemished, later. The shifter is bent just a little too much for that sleeve to pass easily. Other...
• e-brake boot (the underside)
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 22:15:22 -0500
  ...I want to slip a plastic sleeve over the cable so it won't rub a hole through the tube. So my question is...
• Sealant on metal head gasket and green o-ring?
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Sun, 28 May 2000 21:31:35 -0600
  ...I'm thinking of pulling the heads with the engine in the van, leaving sleeves in place. My question is: has anybody used a...
• Re: Those sticky head (video)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:41:33 -0600
  ...Of course, sleeve where not stuck with some > good hammering. > > Note: if you don't intend to do deep work inside an engine, please...
• Re: Help! Piston sleeves stuck
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 21:39:21 -0700
  ...Only problem is, the piston sleeves are stuck to the > head. I don't want to pull the head off with the sleeves attached...
• Re: Running out of castor adjustment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:24:57 -0400
  At 06:14 PM 7/15/2013, ralph meyermann wrote: >OEM or aftermarket bushings?? Shouldn't make any difference, there's a steel sleeve...
• Re: Insulated pop top sleeve / cold weather boot/ heating/insulation
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 00:12:33 -0400
  Could anyone provide a photo demonstrating what this inside option looks like. All of the links provided to do not show a photo despite...
• Re: Syncro rear hub removal, spindle nut size
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 22:20:00 -0500
  ...During repairs on vehicles prior to VIN 25ZBH119362, install new sleeves and axle nuts and torque nuts to 500 Nm ( 360 ft lb ). It...
• Re: Vanagon handling.
  Historical mailing list - mike ingle
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 12:56:39 -0700
  ...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the > > > > sleeves are > > > > > > sticking to it...
• Re: Wasserleaker Head Job - What am I getting myself in for
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 09:44:34 -0500
  ...Also, once one gets the heads off, the book refers one to group >13 for removal of the pistons and sleeves (one hopes inside...
• Re: Please REPLY Head Gaskets: Fail Leaky;
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Tue, 6 May 2003 21:24:55 -0400
  ...It doesn't sound like there is much one can do to prevent this...if the sleeves are oxidized onto the head then they...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:47:53 -0800
  ...It's the corrosion of the sleeve. Corroded metal expands at the surface and allows coolant to get in between the wall and tube...
• Re: 84 head job update #2
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 23 May 2002 15:18:19 -0400
  ...When done, use a hammer with a big wood dowel (I use part of a hockey stick) and tap the sleeve gently all around...
• RE-INSTALLING CYLINDERS?
  Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 09:28:52 EST
  ...Unfortunately, he extracted the cylinder sleeves for some reason. My question is this: is there a way to re-install the cylinder sleeves over...
• Re: One other dumb question, removing air control sliders
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:41:44 -0800
  ...Cheers, Harry > > If it's cold, warm the sleeves with a hair dryer through the ashtray > opening for a while. > > Then grasp them carefully...
• Restoration Shopping List
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:49:25 -0500
  ...The rubber sleeve for the rear hatch defrost wires (from body to hatch) 2. Front door window frames (the butterfly / triangular window) both sides...
• Re: Stuck again !! (accel cable)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 13:08:49 -0500
  Replacing the cable (and its sleeve) is an easy and cheep solution to a sticking cable. Mine got stuck full throttle a few times...
• OME shock question regarding plastic caps/dust sleeves?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Butler
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:36:40 -0800
  ...black plastic caps(this part is called the "bump stop/dust sleeve" in the bentley manual) that the shaft goes through was cracked. It...
• Re: 85 Head Job Update and Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 14:35:50 -0400
  You probable have 1 ring out! First solution if the ring is not completely out is to slowly and slightly turn the sleeve (wile...
• Re: Oil plug stripped, fix needed
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 16:39:05 -0500
  ...The next time I removed the oil drain, the sleeve unscrewed out and stripped the 18mm threads. The thin VW gasket was not made...
• Re: Dashmount options for smartphones?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:47:49 -0600
  I have my Droid X dressed in a silicone sleeve. I set it on the dash and it doesn't budge. When there is...
• A stuck Sleeve....
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:04:07 -0400
  Greetings and Salutations, Anyone have a trick for getting out a stubborn piston cylinder? Number two and four refuse to budge. I have been...
• I DON'T want to reuse ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:21:29 -0800
  ...The old ones have the protective sleeve on, but they are old and ugly now. Is there a substitute you guys know? Any common...
• Re: fuel hose sleeve alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon DougF
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:44:42 -0800
  ...fuel hose sleeve alternative? > I got all my fuel line replaced, again, this time with the better hose > and the nylon sleeving I found...
• Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 13:51:11 -0800
  ...Looking closely at the crankshaft I can see what looks like a thin (less than 1mm) sleeve between the crankshaft and the case - is...
• Re: The wire harness becomes brittle
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 10:59:07 -0800
  ...plastic sleeves do a poor job of protecting the > wires from the temperature > ranges in the engine compartment && the fact that the sleeve seems...
• 3 New pistons & sleeves for 1988 for sale
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 19:27:33 -0700
  ...We've since sold the Vanagon, and I came across the box of 3 new Pistons and sleeves. There might be size, brand and...
• Re: transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:17:46 -0500
  Usually, if the coupling sleeve cracks it is due to a failure deeper in the tranny. A bad needle or roller bearing can cause...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:09:01 -0400
  ...plug started before too darn much oil has sluiced down my >sleeve, or is there a smarter way? The trick, if you can call...
• Re: Cylinder sleeves, I HATE IT when that happens
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 14:36:52 -0400
  ...We started to change the heads on my 90 Carat this morning and > inadvertently pulled the cylinder sleeves out too far with the > head.....
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:13:31 -0400
  On 8/30/2012 7:31 PM, Mike B wrote: > You gotta love the Google translation of their website! > Klammer f�r Fensterf�hrung...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:57:01 -0500
  ...And maybe a pack of cigs tucked in your t-shirt sleeve > >Only counts if they're Luckys or Camels..... You got something against...
• Re: will 1.9L to 2.1L parts swap
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 27 May 2007 09:03:55 -0400
  ...i have never try mixing them, what i can tell you is that the case opening (round hole where the sleeve SLIDE IN) is...
• Re: (followup) Re: part numbers for link hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 01:05:37 -0400
  ...Wesley Pegden wrote: > Also, > does anybody have any idea how I can get these things by Friday? I need > 1 sleeve, 1 lower plate...
• Re: Urathane bushings?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 6 May 2012 11:21:38 -0600
  ...They tend to use a metal sleeve that is greased and turns against the poly. The poly wears very quickly in this application as...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 09:55:16 -0700
  ...The mental image of looking at the assembly as a large bolt with nut holding the various inner-races/sleeves firmly together . Pz
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Mon, 13 May 2002 18:30:29 EDT
  The distributed the torque down a section of the length of the stud through the cut opening in the sleeve with the weld located...
• aircooled runner-rubbers
  Historical mailing list - Allan Kirk
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:12:02 -0600
  ...The rubber stepped sleeves that connect the plenum to the individual runners are cracking with age. Does anybody know where replacements might be found...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Jun 2007 - Special issue (#2007-659)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:07:57 -0700
  ...The new sleeve does half the work. > > When you loosen that knob to raise the table the > sleeve prevents unwanted motion and retightening does...
• Re: Cylinder sleeves, new problem
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 15:47:59 -0400
  ...Cylinder sleeves, new problem > Thanks Tom F. for your input. After pulling the sleeve out a little > further, we found that the one of...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:31:38 -0400
  ...Parts in Germany. From my <www:frankcondelii.com/sales.htm> webpage: Sleeve, radius rod bushings, 251 407 097-$6.95 You gotta love the...
• Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 19:45:18 +0200
  Southard wrote: > Jay: > > Bentley, 42.4, says: > > "During repairs on vehicles prior to VIN 25ZBH119362, install new sleeves and > axle nuts and torque nuts...
• Re: Where to get front seat padding?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 20:45:14 -0500
  ...Find the bottoms of the plastic headrest sleeves. Push the prongs in and pop the sleeves out the top. Now you can remove the...
• Re: Vanagon handling.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:02:39 -0500
  ...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and > the > > > > > sleeves are > > > > > > > sticking to it...
• Re: Head stuck to cylinder: need advice
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 08:49:30 EDT
  You could get some think plastic wedges and put them in between the "ears" of the piston sleeve and the head between the two...
• fuel line route 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kurpius
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:14:41 -0700
  ...Also, how important are the hose protector sleeves? Not all my lines have them in the engine bay and when I redid them I...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:30:57 -0800
  ...The input shaft sleeve is really the most likely > > part that is broken. Can it be reached and replaced by taking the bell > > housing...
• Re: The alternator issue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:31:58 -0400
  ...The nylon sleeve the bearing had as a seat was very loose on the bearing and in the bore. The bore became out-of...
• Re: fuel line protective sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 22:37:08 -0500
  ...fuel line protective sleeve > > Hi Jerry, > > FWIW when I redid my lines I used corrugated wire wrapper. Then I > taped > it up really good...
• Re: A stuck Sleeve....
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:25:29 -0500
  Maybe oil on the cylinder walls and turn the crank so the pistons are at the bottom. If it still won't budge, maybe...
• Re: Air intake elbow
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 17:31:26 -0400
  ...I think you're looking for "air intake sleeve," P/N 025129627L.
• Re: Front End Suspension - 1985
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:54:44 -0800
  The radius arm bushing sleeves are NLA from VW. However, VC and BD both have them as does Frank Condelli. I made some out...
• Re: REinstalling head on 91 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:01:18 -0800
  ...On disassembly the cylinder sleeves >stayed in place so on reassembly I don't intend to remove the cylinder >sleeves and I don't...
• Re: Best Awning and why
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 13:08:13 -0600
  Using this Same Attach'System, it would be FairlyEasy to Create a MiniAwning for the KitchenWindow ~ For Support, a Sleeve could be sewn into...
• cigarette lighter struggles
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 07:49:10 -0400
  ...Even with the thing in my hand it is hard to get the hard plastic tabs in the green sleeve to let go of...
• Re: AMC Cylinder Head Question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:59:58 -0800
  ...It is probably a shattered sleeve on the input shaft that connects the main shafts in the bell housing and the main shaft in...
• Distributor Shaft Pin
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 8 Jun 2017 14:26:12 -0700
  ...Has anyone replaced the pin holding the distributor shaft to drive gear with an SAE equal size roll pin (split sleeve type)? If so...
• Steel Braided Fuel Lines & Fuel Line Covers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 11 May 2008 13:38:33 -0400
  ...http://www.paragonperformance.com/Techflex.html http://www.delikon.com/sleeve.html http://www.keefeperformance.com/kpthermaltube.html (cloth wrap)* - Manufactured from High temperature...