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• Re: 2.1 rebuild - hone lifter bores?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 13:25:11 -0700
  ...a major factor also is ....piston ring grooves.. if they are too worn, combustion pressure can not get behind the ring properly enough to...
• Re: '75 top-end rebuild (cont'd)
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 17:36:03 -0600 (CST)
  Thank you Bill Kennedy, David Shepherdson, Tom Carrington, Andy Burczyk, Bob Hoover, and Dave Kautz for your helpful replies! I double-checked the ring...
• Re: Coolant pouring from tail pipe - 1987 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:10:14 -0500
  90% heads in garbage (crack), at that rate, oil must be contaminated, watch inside case when pistons are out (green color) and look for...
• Re: '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 05:59:41 EST
  ...brake band cover, so I bought new seals and O-rings for the piston > and > >cover. Craig, and others as I'm replying to...
• Re: disaster... again!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:43:06 -0700
  ...I took the cylinders/pistons > out to extract the broken stud and found a broken ring on one side and a > huge crack in...
• Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:17:25 -0500
  ...6) Upper piston O-rings. No sealant. 7) Lower Piston O-rings. No sealant. 8) ??? (thick O-ring, unknown application. Water pump maybe?) 9...
• Re: 2.1 ring recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 May 2009 06:19:08 -0400
  ...2.1 ring recommendations Does anyone have advice on which rings to use on a 2.1 wbx? I just got my free 2...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 09:06:00 -0600
  ...If you look at this thread and many other threads, what gets people in trouble is not bad rings, cylinders, pistons, camshafts or bearings...
• Re: 2.2L Eurocars Rev E piston needed
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 10 May 2005 16:16:23 -0400
  ...Does anyone know where I can get another piston with rings and maybe the cylinder liner too? I have been unable to contact Ken...
• Re: What happens when you drive without an air filter?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:34:20 -0800
  ...There were NO rings left on the pistons. They had been ground down to the point where they got away from between piston and...
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:11:20 EST
  ...piston,cylinder and rings as a kit never replace just rings, you will be putting new round rings into 2 egg shaped objects = piston...
• Re: GEX update (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 22:44:19 -0700
  ...a hole in the piston. > Veedubs break in other formats, including driving a valve through the head. > Check your ring side clearance. If it...
• Re: 2.1 ring recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 27 May 2009 11:02:01 -0700
  The lower o-rings can be changed without removing the cylinders. I'd be inclined to simply change all the o-rings and compression...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:49:01 -0500
  ...And I'm sure I'll my > sanity will thank me when I put the piston rings on (without removing the pistons). > > If you...
• cylinder hone question
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 14:38:06 -0800
  I am in the process of rebuilding a 1.9L, and am just about ready to clean up the pistons and hone the cylinders...
• Re: Head advice
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 21:49:04 +0100
  ...Putting the pistons back with the sleeves on the bench and with the aid of a ring-compressor was very straight forward. The proper...
• Re: some guidance please, 86 autotrans troubles
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:17:43 -0700
  AH-HA! Someone else has had their band spring open! The main difficulty with re-installing the piston and its' pushrod is that the...
• Re: Engine Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Mar 2012 20:59:15 -0500
  http://www.totalseal.com/ Can supply any size piston rings you need. For a real treat try a set with the gapless 2nd ring...
• Re: head seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:14:21 -0500
  ...Also, try not to pull the cylinder liners out past the > > piston rings. >> > > I've see this prohibition stated again and again on this...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Wind]
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:51:43 -0700
  ...1.) how and with what do you use to > reinstall the > cylinder sleeve over the piston/rings while working in such > a small area...
• Boring cylinder to oversize
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:03:56 -0600
  ...Anyone have any ideas about what problems with piston size and rings mating that might occur. Any recommendations? This would be the beginning step...
• Rebuiilding *#$&^ Brake calipers! [Syncro]
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 13:43:43 -0800
  ...at them - a single o-ring and a rubber boot. But how the *#$&^ do you get the piston back into the caliper??? I have...
• Re: Alternative way of reinstalling cylinder liner
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:16:03 -0500
  ...ice to hold the rings in place so > that the cylinder can slide back in ? or is there a ring compression tool > available that...
• Re: Engine rebuild break in
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 20:40:01 -0700
  ...Told me about 10% of the > piston/ring sets he gets fail to seat. Good old aftermarket quality! > > P.S., I have a break...
• Re: Thanks and New Problem (Heads and Cylinders)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 11:44:58 -0700
  ...I am >going to be attempting the opposite, putting a cylinder over a piston and I >figure they must make a tool to do...
• Re: Autostop Valve Problem Solved - Repair proceedure
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 16:45:48 -0400
  ...Gently push the > >piston out. Be careful not to drop it or to bung up the rubber O-rings. > >Clean the surface of the...
• Re: piston rings----the good, the bad and the ugly
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 06:49:50 -0500
  ...Deves rings are the choice of rings, second only to German > > The 2.2L kits have Grant rings which are caca.....the pistons made...
• PC Hog Rings
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Thu, 23 Nov 1995 12:02:04 -0800
  ...an interesting turn! I skipped the Hog Ring thread, thinking it had something to do with pistons and cylinder clearance (not a relevant issue...
• Re: WTB VW adjusting ring tool
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 7 Nov 2010 16:29:45 -0800
  ...what kind of 'ring' .. something round like a piston ring... ? or a ring that's a sound ? perhaps something to do with an 'adjustment...
• Re: Head gasket leak - does retorquing work?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 13 May 2002 15:03:26 -0400
  ...that you will have a slow piston rings seizure. (That what coolant is doing to the rings on a long run) with time coolant...
• Re: Engine Rebuild at Last!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 20:57:02 -0600
  ...A piece of the piston was missing at that point, as well as a > piece of the top ring at that point. The side...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Nov 2013 00:36:07 -0500
  ...And I'm sure I'll my sanity will thank me when I put the piston rings on (without removing the pistons). If you...
• confession of a speeder Redux was safe RPM
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 13:21:45 -0400
  ...Parts I wont reuse are pistons due to ring land wear, OEM heads not even rebuilts, used cams, lifters to name a few. The...
• Re: Rebuilt ATE Calipers Use a Gasket Between Halves? (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:26:23 -0700
  ...rings between the halves, but say not to split unless there is a > leak there. They also give better directions for the piston/seal...
• Re: Diesel head bolt torque, Cofap rings
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 20:31:44 -0000
  Cofap rings are made in Brasil, I installed a set some 40,000 km ago on my 1.8 16V Golf engine and have...
• Why do I do this to myself....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 18:23:51 -0800
  ...will have some used but good heads for sale soon ;) Pull the pistons - good shape, bad rings.... So, a LOT of $$$ later, I have...
• Big, Bad Smoke
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Sun, 19 Feb 95 23:04:21 PST
  ...a holed piston B. a broken ring land. If it's A, there would be 0 compression in the affected cylinder and the engine...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Derek Burgess
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 13:48:28 -0500
  ...the rings compressed (with pistons attached to rods and > engine in the car). I am currently in practice mode - using the old rings > but...
• Re: Question about 2.1 cylinder and head question
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:16:20 -0500
  ...will the botom end hold????? You should also know that i had 2 broken compression piston ring on #1 and #3.... That engine as...
• ready to re-install cylinders/heads, but...problems..
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:50:53 -0700
  ...than attempted to pull out the piston pins to remove the pistons to put the new rings in....here's te trouble...fought to...
• Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A (repost)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:12:48 -0500
  ...6) Upper piston O-rings. No sealant. 7) Lower Piston O-rings. No sealant. 8) ??? (thick O-ring, unknown application. Water pump maybe?) 9...
• Re: 84 update/head job
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 21 May 2002 14:53:02 -0400
  ...WARNING, doing so imply an increase in compression, that is not always good!!!!!!! The low part of the engine; pistons, rings, connecting rods are...
• Re: Success! (Cylinder install after removal stuck to head)
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 23:27:15 -0800
  ...Clean the piston and rings. Offset the rings 90 >degrees. Position the band so that its ears are between the top and >bottom >head...
• Re: some guidance please, 86 autotrans torubles
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:48:20 -0400
  According to Bentley, your talking about the second gear brake band piston, and you need tool VW281a, and the caption says 'press down piston...
• Re: Summer Syncro project
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:25:43 -0400
  ...of Piston honing but have heard that honing > the Cylinders > > is always a good thing to do if You are installing new Rings as...
• Rebuilding vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - quoton
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 22:52:41 -0800
  ...After checking the prices for geniue VW pistons, rings and cylinders I was a bit shocked by the price tag of more than $1200...
• rebuild or not to rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Richard Gelbart
  Sun, 07 Jul 1996 05:33:29 -0700
  ...One of the piston rings is shot as well, so I'm agonizing over whether to rebuild the engine, buy a rebuilt engine. Anyone...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 05:59:20 EDT
  ...Stuck Cylinders > What you need here is a "real" piston ring compressor. One that can be taken off after the cylinder has been put...
• Cofab Pistons Any Good?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 03:00:09 -0400
  ...the rings that it comes with ok or should I use another brand? Like Grant, or Deves? I know that these pistons are down...
• Re: Off topic - Aircraft Engine
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:22:46 -0500
  ...Envision if you would, some sort of swash plate stuck sideways nto a piston ring groove As the swash plate slides in the piston...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 15:12:53 -0600
  ...compressing piston rings in engine > > Derek, > > I have used a home-made rig like that, but with an inertia puller. > > Jim > > > On Mon, Dec...
• Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 16 Oct 1999 01:15:28 +0200
  ...The rings and rods are identical, so no need to get those. The only thing is, how to get these pistons? Darned if I...
• Re: User Input: Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
  Tue, 3 May 2016 10:31:33 -0700
  ...Oval's Motorsport Rebuilt Engines > > Many of the piston/cylinder sets are notorious for bad rings. The 96mm big > bore sets often have the...
• DCL
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:24:11 -0800
  ...Get the piston TDC. Clean the piston and rings. Offset the rings 90 degrees. Position the band so that its ears are between the...
• leaky rings '85 wb
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 14:39:41 -0500 (EST)
  ...for diagnosis :-)) It seems the engine is blowing oil through the piston rings, causing smoke sometimes, decreased gas milage, and 1qt/500mi oil consumption...
• Re: AT Seal and Gasket Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alan Shearer
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 01:38:15 -0000
  ...I just replaced the pan gasket, the two 2nd gear brake band piston seals, and two brake band cover O-rings. I bought the...
• JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 19:52:43 -0800
  ...but used pistons with new rings and honed original barrels ( ??...sounds strange to me ) so anyone ...? A customer is suggesting/wondering about this option...
• Re: reinstalling gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 12:14:40 -0800
  ...t remember where I got it! > >Good for O-rings, brake rubber, air tool piston seals, etc Good stuff! Rob becida@comcast.net With...
• Re: Replaced Rings blowing oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 09:14:20 -0600
  ...A local shop told >me that the new rings on #1 might never seat, and that I should pull the >pistons & sleeve to replace...
• Re: 2.1 overheating/Heads questions...need input
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 3 May 2007 09:16:44 -0400
  ...end up in between the top of pistons and the head), you have a metal o-ring head gasket. The Wasser engine as 2...