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Re: Stuck cylinders
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:30:05 -0600
If the crank won't turn and the cylinders won't pull off then more likely the pistons are seized to the cylinder walls...
Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Clutch problem - input needed
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 21:38:37 +0200
...Clutch lever binding on slave cylinder bracket. Will check it - but properly not. 2. I have had Ida depress the cluch several times, slave...
Re: Front shifter linkage broken--malfunctioning
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:42:19 -0800
...Replace all of those parts you see (a few 1/2 cylinders, a ribbed rubber sleeve, sring housing, etc). Use silicon grease to lubricate...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 3 Oct 2012 21:52:27 -0400
...I also use a bit of lapping compound and lap the cylinders into the heads to get the top of the cylinders really clean...
Re: Was fuel leak? Now: appropriate route for fuel lines
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:25:01 -0500
...to each new bracket. > > I didn't like that the OEM sleeves showed signs of heat damage so > routed the new hoses more or...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Sun, 20 Dec 2015 16:04:39 -0800
...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes > > I pulled the cylinders and put in the new o rings ( I had the gasket set). > Then...
Re: spark plug blow out
Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
Thu, 30 May 2002 11:59:56 -0500
...I think I need a helicoil or a new sleeve? Can the cylinder head be > removed with the engine in the bus? anyone ever...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:57:35 -0700
...I go out, pry, tap, bang, shout, and scrape the skin >> off my fingers, but no, that cylinder sleeve is well jammed into that...
arrrg, ring broke!
Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:59:27 -0400
...for the reception of the wrist pin when I notice my cylinder sleeve had worked back off the oil ring. Then I saw the...
Re: Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Jan 2012 21:07:47 -0500
...on the cylinders, but no the black one's back inside the engine since I didn't remove the cylinder sleeves). So, all back...
Re: Cylinder Head Cleaning/Checking Question
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Tue, 4 Feb 2014 02:08:32 +0000
Steve, The head I took off this engine tonight came off VERY easily, less than 45 minutes, BUT both sleeves stuck to the head...
Re: Transmission input shaft play?
Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
Thu, 8 Nov 2012 19:12:36 +0000
...There is a gear/sleeve that slides over > both, but > my guess is that even with that gear, there's still enough > play to...
Re: coolant in oil
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:29:54 EST
...This is why when you push back the sleeve in, MAKE SURE they are not comming out again wile doing another cylinder!!! Well, at...
Re: More leaks
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:28:06 -0500
The force created to push a hose off a connection is much like a cylinder. The force is factor of the pressure X the...
Re: another way clutch slave rebuild
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 07:46:12 -0700
I too have rebuilt many a slave and master cylinder in my youth. I quit years ago because they never lasted more that a...
Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 10 Jan 2018 07:24:17 -0800
...When it runs near exhaust components or cylinder heads, we wrap it in firesleeve for extra thermal protection. B&C doesn't carry firesleeve...
Re: compressing piston rings in engine
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Mon, 9 Dec 2013 11:12:55 -0800
...the > sleeve. > > If you've used one in this scenario, where did you locate the compressor > > ratchet mechanism when doing the last cylinder: top...
Re: Transmission input shaft play?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 8 Nov 2012 20:52:45 -0800
...There is a gear/sleeve that slides over both, but my guess is that even with that gear, there's still enough play to...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 20 Dec 2015 19:32:38 +0000
I had the same, one sleeve was really stuck to the head, and pulled out about an inch. Several folks told me when that...
Re: Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:10:44 -0500
...When I installed the head after replacing the gaskets, I was rushing the job and the cylinder sealing rings slipped down and out of...
Re: coolant in oil
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:05:55 -0500
...This is why when you push back the sleeve in, MAKE SURE they are not comming out again wile doing another cylinder!!! As you...
Re: Head gasket leak - does retorquing work?
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Mon, 13 May 2002 15:03:26 -0400
...job (The one at the base of the cylinder), even if one of the sleeve (cylinder) was moved. I was not in the mood...
Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 18 Jan 2014 12:52:35 -0600
Triumph (Ferguson Tractor) had a long running stint of sleeved engines, as did Renault in the Dauphine and others. The Triumph engine was bulletproof...
Re: Was fuel leak? Now: appropriate route for fuel lines
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:31:50 -0500
...I made a > >> stainless steel bracket for each hose > > >> I didn't like that the OEM sleeves showed signs of heat damage so > >> routed...
Re: oil pressure: where?
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:53:06 -0500
...Note that the original switch is a 10mm but is actually in a sleeve reducer that is the 16mm OD size. You'll need...
Re: More leaks
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 14 Jan 2016 19:26:24 -0600
...The GW kit is not a fix unless you rivet that > > inner sleeve in place and then deal with the hose being deformed on...
Re: Mark Stephens six-stud system
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 15:03:02 -0400
...leakage around cylinder head. Am considering going to the "six stud system" from Mark Stephens-- This includes oversize pistons and sleeves and two additional...
# head gasket failure modes and emergency temporary fixes
Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
Mon, 8 Nov 2004 06:25:37 -0800
...Cylinder sleeve bottom seal to the crankcase (O-ring?) - keeps combustion gases out of crankcase. 2. Green gasket on top of the cylinder - keeps...
Re: Transmission input shaft play?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 7 Nov 2012 14:14:31 -0800
...There is a gear/sleeve that slides over both, ..... >> Some images of what I mean (this is an air cooled, but same idea): >> >> https...
Re: Cylinder head temp?
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:08:41 -0500
...Maybe we should know more about what you call an overhaul? Line bore? New pistons & sleeves? Heads? Cheers, Ben http://www.benplace.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ I...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:15:53 +0000
...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes > > I pulled the cylinders and put in the new o rings ( I had the gasket set). > Then...
cheap shipping company, Mass to SF. Engine Rebuild Question too
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Fri, 21 Mar 2003 10:57:01 -0800
...http://communitybuilders.info/vanagon/march/0319-cylinders3-4.png http://communitybuilders.info/vanagon/march/0319-shortblock.jpg I've got the pulley wheel off...
Emission test failure
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:09:47 -0800
...heard of the cylinder wall cracking if run too long w/o coolant. > After all, they are just thin sleeves. This causes pressurization of...
Re: [Fwd: Re: Wind]
Historical mailing list - Kai Lynn
Tue, 19 Oct 1999 19:23:13 -0000
...1.) how and with what do you use to > > reinstall the > > cylinder sleeve over the piston/rings while working in such > > a small area...
Re: Mark Stephens six-stud system
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:28:15 -0600
...leakage around cylinder head. Am considering going > to the "six stud system" from Mark Stephens-- This includes oversize pistons > and sleeves and two additional...
Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:35:21 -0700
...It's called "strut bar" in Bentley. < grin > ) attached to the LCA when replacing the bushings and sleeves. You may know this, but I...
Re: Broke off stud torqueing head-what do I do?
Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 18:52:40 -0800
...The threads on the block side of the stud I broke flared out underneath the cylinder sleeve, so I had to loosen the sleeve...
Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
Sun, 8 Jan 2012 14:16:10 -0500
...on the cylinders, but no the black one's back inside the engine since I didn't remove the cylinder sleeves). So, all back...
Re: [Syncro] Cylinder sleeves, new problem
Historical mailing list
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 06:38:43 -0600
...Ias I mentioned I have no experience removing a cylinder with the engine still installed. If it looks like you have clearance, pull the...
I need a little help with a clutch problem
Historical mailing list - email99
Mon, 25 May 2009 11:05:32 -0400
...I've bled the hydraulics and replaced both the master and leaking slave clutch cylinders but the problem still remains. I am now wondering...
Roadhaus....partial solution for helping!
Historical mailing list - The corruptor
Thu, 6 May 2004 12:54:39 -0400
...Am even sure that the sleeves are not stuck to the heads. For those who don't know... here is a small Roadhaus engine...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:18:25 -0500
...Last time, I put the piston in the cylinder with the wrist pin retainer in the far end side of the piston since it...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 4 Oct 2012 13:14:16 -0500
It's out! Last night, I discovered that I could get a bolt in between the cylinder and bare piston and then screw my...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 20 Dec 2015 17:25:31 -0800
...Yeah, how did you do that? The Bentley shows sleeve is installed over the piston, then the assembly is inserted over the rod and...
Re: Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:55:30 -0700
...touches. �When this breaks, > the shaft flops around and the eccentric sleeve on the end of the shaft that > presses the reverse light switch...
Re: leaky head gasket question again
Historical mailing list - Data Services
Tue, 2 Apr 2002 19:26:19 -0500
...After what I went through getting the sleeves > >off the cylinder heads I'm sure that was the first time they had ever been...
Re: cylinder heads for my 84 westy
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:14:23 -0500
...I have new AMC heads listed on my _Vanagon Items Forsale_ > > >(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm) webpage > Cylinder head, > > >1.9/2...
Re: Water Wetter questions...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 12 Jul 2015 18:55:08 -0700
...This can be especially beneficial in our sleeved cylinder engines. >> We don’t see much cylinder damage from cavitation erosion but it is very...
Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:33:01 -0400
...No issues with release bearing or bearing guide sleeve. > > Solution: I am replacing clutch, slave cylinder, cross arm shaft, and clutch kit today. I...
Re: spark plug blow out
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Thu, 30 May 2002 10:05:22 -0700
...I think I need a helicoil or a new sleeve? Can the cylinder >head be removed with the engine in the bus? anyone ever...
Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:06:09 -0500
...the cylinder sleeves can be stuck in the heads to where they are realliy difficult to separate. Sometimes this means you have to pull...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:17:13 +0000
...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes >> >> I pulled the cylinders and put in the new o rings ( I had the gasket set). >> Then...
Re: Purchase price is just the down payment
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:12:18 -0700
...Like what's the point of doing calipers/rotors/pads and not do radius bushings/sleeves if they look border line? (turns out they...
Clutch Pedal & Clutch cylinder rod Q
Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
Tue, 24 Jun 1997 11:50:43 -0400
...Then the pedal cluster (brake and clutch) comes out. > > While it is possible to remove the clutch master cylinder with out removing > anything else...
FS 90 gl weekender and 82 westy
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Sat, 25 Mar 2000 22:25:13 EST
...2.1L engine has been partially rebuilt with recent heads, cylinder sleeves and pistons all done 20k ago by original owner. 178k on body...
Re: Failing clutch master or slave?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:56:19 -0700
...No issues with release bearing or bearing guide sleeve. >> >> Solution: I am replacing clutch, slave cylinder, cross arm shaft, and clutch kit today. I...
Re: off with her heads- Doing them at 80K intervals.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 6 Oct 2013 22:15:47 -0400
...when the cylinder sleeves are un-stuck. > > The rubber seal (looked like a thin rubber band) around the end of the > sleeves were badly...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 4 Oct 2012 18:09:33 -0700
...I also use a bit of lapping compound and lap the > cylinders into the heads to get the top of the cylinders really clean...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:11:33 -0500
...Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes > > I pulled the cylinders and put in the new o rings ( I had the gasket set). > Then...
Re: Heads are off; now what?
Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:52:42 +0000
>1) Once I pull the pistons and sleeves, how the heck do I get them back >together? With difficulty!! It took me two whole...