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• frozen, stuck clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:38:03 -0400
  ...I removed the slave without opening the lines, pulled off the plunger/boot, and with a 12mm socket and a c-clamp pushed the...
• Report: auto repair shop contents auction.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Nov 96 20:26:14 EST
  ...Hmm, I wonder if the plunger can survive this. It was sad to see its state of disrepair. The lot with the fuel injector...
• Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:39:48 -0600
  ...I hold the bypass (button next to the right of the plunger/igniter). But, the flame is very weak, and will go out in...
• Re: What's that?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:43:53 -0400
  ...stop just a few years ago? > > ** Recently it was a toilet plunger. I am amazed that she still finds > having me around reassuring even...
• Re: brake questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 21:31:39 -0400
  ...I replaced the master cylinder and I didn't adjust the plunger correctly such that I wasn't allowing the piston to return far...
• Re: engine running cooler, or wishful thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 3 May 2004 05:05:16 -0400
  ...I can maintain freeway speeds with no probs. > >Anyway, when I took out the two lifter, I could press the center plunger >on one...
• Rear Hatch Power Lock Fix
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 20:41:25 -0400
  ...In the power unlocked position the sliding affair is held under the lock cylinder plunger in position to contact the latch trip mechanism by...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Installation Q:'s
  Historical mailing list - Erikson-Coyne
  Mon, 20 May 2002 00:02:33 -0500
  ...You're done when you depress the plunger and fluid instead of air bubbles begins to come out. Replace caps (if you got the...
• Re: jack, costs
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 18:20:20 -0500
  ...Someone stole my Blackhawk I remember many years ago replacing the spring loaded piston plunger thingyu that the jack handle pushes on to raise...
• Re: Speedometer clicking - any recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 15:17:24 CST
  ...trip odometer, it's a little tricky to get the reset plunger/button of the new speedo head into the little hole in the...
• Re: 2000 rpm buzzer of oil pressure Here is the link for that "New Engine"
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Sat, 6 Apr 2019 21:18:45 -0500
  ...This is not a fix unless the spring is broken or the plunger is some stuck in place held open. >> >> Dennis >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From...
• Re: new bearings but no change in oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 09:23:31 -0500
  ...The plunger on the oil pressure relief valve and spring slipped out of my hands several times while I was reinserting it back up...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Woes
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 07:10:08 8
  ...When I attempt to > ignite it (using plunger A), an (small) explosion erupts from the flue > vent. At night you can see a blue...
• Real topic, Wasserboxer case questions?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:57:57 -0500
  ...Is the vanagon actually a single relief system as it appears, if so what is the function of that single plunger, identical to the...
• Re: Cruise Control - Slow to engage?
  Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:15:31 -0700
  ...The pump has a vacuum line that goes to plungers on the brake and clutch pedals. So what happens when you push down set...
• Re: Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 20:33:29 -0800
  ...w/oil and filter change on completion > 250 miles at 260 degrees (f) and 5 bar + oil pressure, Oil bypass plunger > was upside down...
• ONE MORE TIME, was: Low Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 09:21:48 -0400
  ...only a trickle of oil came out when I removed the plunger. However, it appears to slide in and out easily. I've got...
• Re: [vanagon] Sliding Door Switch
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 22:47:31 -0400
  ...so you can push it in by hand and angle the plunger so the notch holds the switch in the off position. This will...
• Windshield repair kits.
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 13 Sep 95 21:53:22 EDT
  ...I followed the instrustion meticulously, basically these work in a cool manner, you use the plunger to first draw air out of the chip...
• home engine repair happenings: Say it isn't so.......
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 17:17:19 -0800
  ...For anyone doing basic work, the $22 haynes is plenty.] Anyone think I should replace the plunger as well as the spring? If the...
• Re: Breaking into a vanagon? How do you lock the keys in?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:25:09 -0700
  ...exiting-the-driver's-door feature by pushing the interior locking plunger down with the door open, then closing the door with the exterior...
• Re: How To Get a Fridge Lit
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sim
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 22:11:29 -0400
  ...Then i am unable > >to get any flame until i use the air plunger a few times again and then the > >same thing happens...
• Re: the thick plottens....
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 10:30:16 -0800
  ...days has February"?..) the bypass plate is a formed > and shaped plunger that looks as if it will pilot in the actual bypass > hole...
• Frank's "new" engine rport
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 07:02:37 -0400
  ...But then i installed a heavier spring and knew oil relief plunger, and the numbers were about 5 lbs higher. Did i need to...
• Re: frozen, stuck clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:18:27 -0400
  ...I removed the slave without opening the lines, pulled off the plunger/boot, and with a 12mm socket and a c-clamp pushed the...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:23:08 -0500
  ...and my favorite the clip communing out of the lifter and plunger falling out and getting jammed in the slot in the lifter bore...
• Re: 2.1 l oil pressure gauge install
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 18:00:28 -0600
  ...Ultimately after inquiring of Jake Rabe and some others I discovered a bur on my oil bypass plunger that was locking it and not...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 23:59:03 -0400
  ...After the excess bleeds out, the valve gets reset by pushing in the plunger on the left side. Sometimes, the piece needs a little...
• Re: Delays: auto transmission and starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 10:18:51 -0500
  ...I cleaned residue from the plunger in the solenoid and that was four years ago, its still working. Don't know if this would...
• Re: re diesel injection pumps
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 18:12:01 -0600
  ...Now it may still not work exactly the same as Bosch tends to use different plungers, potentialy different pressure rise curves, different delivery valves...
• Re: Stuck Solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Steve Shane
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 18:54:12 -0700
  ...Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:24:17 -0500 > >Remove the starter, clean the solenoid. >The plungers are a tight fit and sometimes just a...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 06:30:30 -0400
  ...performance > > places were selling the oil pressure boost relief springs and plungers. > > Let's twist some pump shafts and blow up coolers! > > > > Dennis > > > > > > -----Original...
• Re: Why not CIS? RE: Images of South African van on website
  Historical mailing list - Edward
  Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:05:11 -0500
  ...The fuel distributor flow orifices are laser >cut and the plunger is such a precise fit that pressurized fuel doesn't leak >out even...
• Re: 2000 rpm buzzer of oil pressure Here is the link for that "New Engine"
  Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
  Sun, 7 Apr 2019 06:48:42 -0500
  ...This is not a fix unless the spring is broken or the plunger is some stuck in place held open. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From...
• Re: re diesel injection pumps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 18:29:35 -0700
  ...Now it may still not work exactly the same as Bosch tends to use different plungers, potentialy different pressure rise curves, different delivery valves...
• Re: Help - clutch-master/slave cylinder? gone in Edmonston New Brunswick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:58:04 -0700
  ...I fooled around with the slave cylinder and > pulled the slave plunger bit off the clutch lever. Clutch pedal still > hard like rock. My...
• Re: FW: Need injection pump number please
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 23:03:04 -0500
  ...I don't think you can tune a 1.6 pump exactly like a 1.9 pump, because the plunger diameter is different. (9mm...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 08:23:17 -0700
  ...performance > > > places were selling the oil pressure boost relief springs and plungers. > > > Let's twist some pump shafts and blow up coolers! > > > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > > -----Original...
• Re: Stuck Solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 19:59:56 -0500
  ...Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:24:17 -0500 >> >> Remove the starter, clean the solenoid. >> The plungers are a tight fit and sometimes just a...
• Re: Oil pressure update.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:10:16 -0400
  ...Is it possible to put the plunger in upside down or any such thing? More questions than answers here, I know. david David Beierl...
• Re: Oil: 10w30? 20w50?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 09:28:41 -0500
  ...You checked the expected temperature, then using the chart, held the fuel button down for so many seconds or pumped the plunger so many...
• Re: Lifters Again
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 16:30:27 -0400
  Basically your lifter is a cylinder with a plunger and spring with a ball in it. The whole idea is the system is to...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:40:24 -0400
  ...I hold the bypass (button next to the right of the plunger/igniter). But, the flame is very weak, and will go out in...
• Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 5 Sep 2014 14:16:20 -0700
  ...excess fluid from the reservoir, the horse syringe I use....the plunger comes all the way out and I dump brake fluid on the...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:53:54 -0400
  ...performance >> > > places were selling the oil pressure boost relief springs and >> plungers. >> > > Let's twist some pump shafts and blow up coolers! >> > > >> > > Dennis >> > > >> > > >> > > -----Original...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 20:28:17 -0700
  ...coming from > the push rod where it pushes on the MC plunger or from the MC itself? > > It's possible my pedal repair has...
• Re: Rear Hatch Power Lock Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 07:34:42 -0800
  ...In the power unlocked position the sliding affair is held under the lock cylinder plunger in position to contact the latch trip mechanism by...
• Re: Backup light puzzle anyone?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Apr 2017 22:22:33 -0400
  ...I suspect that the issue with your original switch is a matter of you pushing the plunger all the way with your thumb vs...
• Re: Aircooled Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:42:59 -0800
  ...My guage saved my ass several times when the oil bypass plunger stuck down (bypassing the stock oil cooler). Without it, I wouldn't...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:45:29 -0600
  ...performance >>>>> places were selling the oil pressure boost relief springs and >>> plungers. >>>>> Let's twist some pump shafts and blow up coolers! >>>>> >>>>> Dennis >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:47:58 -0400
  ...The early air-cooled engine had both a bypass for the oil cooler and a pressure relief plunger from 1970 on. I have a...
• Re: New engine - Oil lite is red
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 08:42:11 -0500
  ...the oil pressure relief plunger could be stuck in the bypass position the lifters took over an hour to quiet down thats a lot...
• Re: Troubleshooting cruise control
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 18:42:53 -0500
  ...the > > switch in it's holder enough to not hold the plunger > > tight. I reach down > > and re-adjust the switch and the cruise...
• Re: Electric door lock problems with '90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 17:42:31 -0800
  ...The lock assemblies have a really fancy (and over-complicated) set of contacts that remove the voltage to the motor when the plunger is...
• Re: engine running cooler, or wishful thinking?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 May 2004 07:50:20 -0500
  ...I can maintain freeway speeds with no probs. > > Anyway, when I took out the two lifter, I could press the center plunger > on one...
• Re: Bleeding the clutch.
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 11:21:50 -0500
  ...the > clutch master piston back up to contact the clutch pedal plunger rod????? > > Is this why pressure bleeding from the slave cylinder is required...
• Re: Aircooled Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:12:45 -0500
  ...My guage saved my ass several times when the oil bypass plunger stuck down > (bypassing the stock oil cooler). Without it, I wouldn't...
• Re: Stinkin' Audi Rims
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:17:12 -0500
  ...1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1294931853&sr=8-15 - not the plunger kind) and a set of dial/digital calipers. Harbor Freight has six...
• DIesel FI, Was: Question about TDI Jetta Problem
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 18:14:48 -0700
  ...The adventerous may try to carefully take out the small plunger and spring, reassemble then attempt to start enging. Note: now it won't...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Sep 2014 15:00:46 -0400
  ...excess fluid from the reservoir, the horse syringe I use....the plunger comes all the way out and I dump brake fluid on the...