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• 2 Piece Clutch Hose: Replace with 1 Piece?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 14:55:02 -0700
  ...The long steel hydraulic line from clutch master cylinder to flex hose at transaxle, is 1981 OEM. Does anyone know if this hose: http...
• Re: air in clutch hydraulic system '84 Vanagon ?puzzled?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 25 May 2009 15:33:40 -0700
  ...I just inspected the clutch > hydraulic line and I find no leaks. > > Wouldn't I see leaks if there was an area that was...
• Re: heads up on vanagon jack
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 16:05:02 -0700
  ...gary > > > Can be said about any screw or ratchet or hydraulic > jack. All will fail and > jack stands are highly recommended. Fortunately > hydraulics don...
• Re: Brake Warning Light Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:43:16 -0500
  ...The brake pedal feels normal, so I don't think one of the hydraulic circuits is out. When I release the brake pedal, the...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 00:28:23 -0600
  ...hydraulic lifters? Or > Solid > >Lifters. > >With this information we can crank up our argument again on your > behalf. > > > >Stan Wilder > > It's got hydraulic...
• Problem with brake
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 19:55:31 -0400
  ...Hi hydraulic fluid level is stable. Does he have a booster problem? If yes can that booster be rebuild? Best regards.
• Re: A better Idea for A/C and camping, really. :)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 13:18:44 EDT
  ...Oh, well now where do I mount that hydraulic pump? :) Ken Wilford John 3:16
• Re: clutch adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 23:35:01 +0200
  Woody Halsey wrote: > Also, where is the clutch's hydraulic fluid reservoir located? The Clutch takes its fluid from the brake fluid reservoir, if...
• Clutch Judder - 83 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Lewis
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 18:56:48 +0100
  The hydraulic cluch on my 1983 Diesel Vanagon judders when pulling away in first and second gear, after being in slow traffic for a...
• Re: Yellow Jerry Cans?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:46:59 -0400
  Saw some yelllow plastic ones at Northern Hydraulics. They have a website. Don't know what it is. Never seen a yellow metal copy...
• Re: I4 engine/vibrations - A few quick comments
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 20:14:52 -0000
  Sorry for the interuption, but who else besides Saab made these "hydraulic (actively damped) engine mounts"? I getting ready for transplanting a Ford 2...
• Help ASAP, Stranded, Need clutch advise....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 22:39:46 -0400
  ...I don't know, at this point, if it's an hydraulic problem or a throwout or flywheel prob. I've been working on...
• Hydraulic Jacks and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 20:09:26 -0500
  Can anyone make reccommendations as to a quality jack to purchase for lifting the beast? Looking at a 5 ton from a company called...
• Re: VWC-022-109-309 - HYDRAULIC LIFTER from cip
  Historical mailing list - Dan Wallace
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:58:47 -0800
  I bought a couple at Bus Depot for emergency use: Bus Depot Part Reference Number*: 025109337 $30.26 A thinker sees his own actions...
• Re: hydraulic problem
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 15:01:02 -0500
  ...so is this a problem with the hydraulics in this valve? if so, are the > hydraulics part of the head and all i need...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 11:59:13 -0500
  The adjustment of the rockers with either hydraulic or solids lifters using a feeler gauge to set the lash is not always the best...
• Power Steering Fluid and lines Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:01:09 -0600
  ...I saw that Ken over at Vanagain has a replacement hydraulic line set to replace the metal lines. Does anyone have any experience with...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:06:50 -0700
  "I should know better than to type here and show my ignorance, " Shucks, go ahead, I do it all the time. Sent from my...
• Re: VW Necessity...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:34:15 -0800
  ...Some of the hydraulic fittings too? Mark Alistair Bell wrote: > nope, wasn't one of them :) > > now its bugging me, damn memory! > > > alistair > > On...
• Re: power steering rack without hydraulic fluid?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:15:24 -0400
  At 07:44 PM 6/9/2010, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >it might be that the high pressure of the 'high side' is very...
• Re: Heads stuck to piston sleeve
  Historical mailing list - richard
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 10:51:46 -0500
  put oil in cylinders,replace spark plugs you now have a hydraulic press to press the heads off, or a small diameter coil of...
• Power Steering hose
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 07:36:41 -0400
  ...Is this available at a reasonable price, or am I better off taking it to a shop that makes hydraulic hoses and having it...
• Re: instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 21:05:10 -0400
  ...Do the instruments come out with the cover so you can access the hydraulic reservoirs? TEMiller Warren Lail wrote: >Nice job, Mark. I just...
• Power Steering Hose Fabrication
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:29:56 -0400
  For info I found a local hydraulics shop to make two (2) replacement Power Steering Hoses. The total cost was 60$USD / 75$CAN...
• Re: 52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:39:01 -0700
  ...52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down > > > > > > > > Hi all... > > > > I have an 82 diesel converted to inline 4 with CIS injection about > > ten...
• Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Nov 2014 13:10:38 -0500
  ...the hydraulic lifters. It was interesting to read more of these at the ratwell website here: http://www.ratwell.com/technical/HydraulicLifters.html Of...
• Hydraulic valve lifter noise on '85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Capra
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 16:52:24 -0700
  ...I've been told by a VW dealership mechanic that it is the bleeding down of pressure in the hydraulic valve lifters and that...
• Re: air in clutch hydraulic system '84 Vanagon ?puzzled?
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Mon, 25 May 2009 16:14:03 -0700
  ...air in clutch hydraulic system '84 Vanagon ?puzzled? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 2:44 PM Help! Last week...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 17:32:33 -0600
  Or the galley plug behind the flywheel, being hydraulically pushed out (to heavy weight oil in very cold snap) ! REMEMBER YOUR TIME IS RUNNING...
• Re: strange clicking noise on 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 12:06:04 EST
  Hydraulic lifters have probably drained from sitting. Drive it for a bit longer and let her warm up and it should get better by...
• Re: clutch hydraulics or more serious?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hattrup
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 07:27:00 -0800
  ...clutch hydraulics or more serious? > > Hello list. I'm a relatively new owner of a '90 > Westy, with a *very* annoying clutch issue. I...
• Re: clutch pedal problems on my '86
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 07:29:05 -0400
  ...I suspect that the fork to the hydraulic cylinder is bad. I have seen a few of them with big slots worn in them...
• Re: Power steering rack seals shot
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:38:14 +0000
  ...Harry. > Using ATF Dexron in power steering? > I checked this out years ago when I saw > the VW/Audi "Oil for hydraulic system and...
• Re: I installed 215-85-16 tires on my syncro.
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 08:23:54 -0400
  Sounds awesome! But I think it would look a LOT better if you installed a hydraulic bouncer setup! : ) The front wheels climbing for heaven...
• Clutch hard to push in
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 14:16:30 -0700
  I've noticed that for a hydraulic clutch, my Westy's clutch pedal is very hard to push down. It is easily twice as...
• Re: Twas the Night Before
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 25 Dec 2004 12:30:20 -0700
  ...Thanks, Larry! I checked last night, and I think it is just those darn hydraulic lifters on Santa's sleigh! May 2005 be better...
• Re: Valve adjustments/Need specs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 10:07:51 -0500
  some of this was posted 6/17/01 fellow vanagon types I am currently putting together article on my experience's with vanagon hydraulic...
• Re: 2.1 hydraulic lifter rebuild kit available?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:58:34 -0400
  At 07:34 AM 10/26/2012, Jim Felder wrote: >I see hydraulic lifters for the 2.1 priced about $20 each. That's...
• Re: Price of 81 Vanagon engine? Plus Oil Cooler question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 01:12:42 EST
  ...COM writes: << More recommendable...without a core, a decent 2.0 hydraulic should run about $1,200 used >> im only asking $500 each for...
• Replacement Jack
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 23:57:11 EST
  Anybody, I would like to get a real VW jack instead of the bogus hydraulic one that the previous owners of my Westy threw...
• 2liter hydraulic lifter/valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 09:59:50 -0400
  Anyone have experience in adjusting the valves on a new rebuild?????????? I am convinced that they are not closing properly...thus the high heat...
• clutch m/s removal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Brancolino
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 15:46:12 EST
  ...does it drop down when everything is disconnected? I know about the hydraulics. Thanks Frank 82 westy diesel
• Re: Engine rattle, Rod City?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 27 May 2005 08:28:03 -0700
  ...can isolate which cylinder is making the noise, could be a hydraulic(bad)lifter not pumped up. Phil __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam...
• Re: Jack warning: Was:Re: extra jack?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Hartsell
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 08:50:45 -0700 (PDT)
  I agree completely with the comments on hydraulic jacks BUT never never use bricks, concrete blocks or other brittle supports. Use wood for instance...
• Re: Lurch at 2900 Update...and help setting timing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 08:35:09 -0500
  ...Read my article on hydraulic lifters and then adjust the valves to 006ths lash. http://www.bostonengine.com/articles/hydraulicll.htm good luck Bob...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Freeplay
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:01:49 -0400
  John, If a hydraulic system with no adjustment has changed, then the likely cause is the hydraulics. I would check immediately for leaks, particularly...
• Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 20:37:10 -0800
  ...We recently looked at a newer-model Westfakia that had "hydraulic assist" to raise the poptop. S points out that the hydraulic struts on...
• Re: Bug tune up - No vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 02:08:40 +0100
  ...Actually around the drain plug, the plug sits in the middle of the cover. > I don't know if it has hydraulic lifters that...
• Re: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 09:13:42 -0600
  ...adjusting the solid lifters. (use valve stem caps) In effect the hydraulic became solid when it is properly adjusted and you have sufficient oil...
• Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:01:18 +0000
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• adjusting Hydraulic Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:44:33 -0400
  Fellow listies: Need to adjust my lifters, 2.1 water cooled. Bentley, 15.29 doesn't say hot or cold just 2 turns clockwise...
• Re: Un-mudding a Syncro DOKA with another Syncro DOKA
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:09:53 -0700
  ...Jens Jakob Andersen wrote: > The green syncro is equipped with a hydraulic lift on the back: > http://www.bilgalleri.dk/uploads_large/399910.jpg...
• Re: Why solid lifters: Performance...Why hydraulic lifters - Performance limits
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 14 May 2003 09:03:53 -0700
  ...Performance...Why hydraulic lifters - > Performance limits > > > > I was looking at the new CB Performance catalog and noticed that > they have > > performance hydraulic lifters, that...
• Re: engine woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 15:14:12 -0500
  ...its a hydraulic lifter engine and the lifters are known not to let the valves close when the engine is hot see the hydraulic...
• Auto to 4-Speed Trans Conversion...need help
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 23:50:05 EDT
  ...The only subsystems that I have to complete are the hydraulics for the clutch, the electrical stuff, and the accelerator cable. The hydraulics are...
• Clutch Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:34:54 -0700
  Anyone have any tips for bleeding clutches that refuse to be bled? I just replace all the hydraulics on my '86, and can't...
• bleed brakes after clutch slave failure?
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:24:46 -0400
  Quick question - If I lost hydraulic fluid through a bad clutch slave cylinder, to the point where the brake fluid reservoir got real low...
• Re: Valve adjustments
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 95 16:18:53 EDT
  ...is there a minimum oil pressure necessary to operate hydraulic lifters? In other words why do lifters work at idle when pressure is only...
• Re: Clutch weirdness 84 standard trans ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:26:19 -0600
  On Jan 18, 2008 1:14 AM, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Hi Don, > It is possible for a hydraulic cylinder to...
• Re: Engine Storage
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:59:40 -0400
  ...This takes the pressure off the hydraulic lifters and valve springs. Try not to mix them up, right to left, so when you put...