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• Re: Frozen slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:45:25 -0500
  ...I didnt need to adjust the pushrod in mine. I only undid the attaching bolts/flare nut, and let the cylinder drop down for...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 May 2017 01:22:33 +0000
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• Clutch pedal free play adjustment help needed
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 15:09:07 -0700
  ...What is the easy way to get at the pushrod? it seems hard to get at without pulling the darn clutch mast cyl out...
• Re: heads off--now some questions
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 13:41:35 -0500
  Can't comment on all the H20 questions since I'm an air-head, but I can comment on the pushrod thing. I'd...
• Re: '56 kombi brake problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 13:05:23 -0500
  > I noticed what I _thought_ could be the problem - the MC pushrod >was almost all the way out, ie preloaded. St. Muir could only...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 16:31:59 -0800
  ...If I back out the screws that far, don't I run the risk of the pushrods > dropping out of the lifters? > > > > Bob C >
• Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:17:27 -0400
  ...When I got my '85, in 2002, it had one telescoping pushrod tube. I had to reseal the heads as soon as I got...
• Re: clutch
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 20:42:44 -0700
  ...1" of free play travel(at foot pedal). > Much more than allowed play at the pushrod > of master cylinder. Bentley shows there is adjustment...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:56:07 -0700
  ...Problem with push rod tube seals? Pushrod metal itself was my first thought though I was leaning toward expansion/contraction (heat cycling) causing the...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip and rockers
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 23:16:57 EST
  ...he was selling berg (1.4) rockers with chromemoly pushrods and the chip for a lot more, I cannot remember how much. He had...
• Type IV Porsche and VW the same case ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:30:36 -0500
  See this http://www.engineceramics.com/trisquare.jpg What would this Three-square bolt be for?? It's between the #1 cylinder pushrod tubes...
• plan for oil pressure gauge install- opinions wtd
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 07:40:11 -0500
  ...Discard the high pressure sender. #2- Install a single pole VDO sender in the low pressure location, between the pushrods. Perhaps use the old...
• Syncro clutch slave cyl replacement shenanigans
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 21 Jun 2014 21:36:48 -0700
  ...Long story here http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/06/21/vanagon-syncro-clutch-slave-cylinder-replacement-adventure/ Short story, I had to modify pushrod...
• valve adj. 90-2.o
  Historical mailing list - Patty Ormiston
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 09:53:12 -1000
  ...also i took off cover and 1 pushrod is about center and the other 3 are way off to 1 side looks like they...
• Re: Are waterboxers junk?ECU CHIP.
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 02:43:36 EDT
  ...A ECU chip, pushrods and rockers. Contact vwmaster@VOLKS-MOTORSPORTS.COM.M Michael.
• Re: REPOST! ECU CHIP AND ROCKERS UPGRADE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Sebastian Hill
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 09:01:54 -0700
  ...do this >> "Upgrade". >> >> The kit will include; >> >> ECU Prom Chip >> Chromoly Pushrods cut to correct length >> Gene Berg Ratio Rockers. I just have one...
• Re: Help with brakes!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:53:41 EDT
  ...The only other thing I can think of is the master cylinder pushrod out of proper freeplay adjustment.Hope this is of help. Karl
• Re: Ratio Rocker Installation Issues
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 21:03:43 EDT
  ...Read up on rocker arm geometry and determining pushrod length. John Wessels European Motorsport Livermore, CA http://www.euromog.com
• Usable Parts--Aircooled 83 to Watercooled 84
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 15:41:37 EDT
  ...Ditto rocker arms, pushrods and lifters? TIA, John Houser, Jr. 84 westy
• Re: '91 Carat - maintenance report
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 18:47:38 -0500
  ...The forces were so great on one of them as to bend hard enough to strike the side of the pushrod tube and split...
• pushrod tube fix
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 May 1997 11:29:37 -0300 (ADT)
  ...To replace pushrod tubes the heads need to come off. I'd bet you'll also need a new head gasket, $30, and if...
• Re: how tight on pushrods?
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 20:12:15 EST
  NO, NO, NO!!! 2 turns is too much! I has to be 1 turn at the most or his valves will stay open. Found...
• Re: Oil pressure sender
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:54:29 -0800
  ...You want one that's pretty thin to fit between pushrod tubes and OP sw. Mine isn't deep , but I can still use...
• Pauter Ratio Rockers: Installed and Working?
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 11:56:56 -0400
  I'm wondering if anyone has installed the Pauter rockers with the pre-cut pushrods which were aquired as part of a group purchase...
• Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: Clutch problem - input needed
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:21:27 +0200
  ...I solved the issue by using a pushrod from another slave cylinder - a pushrod that was a bit longer. Best regards Jens Jakob At...
• Re: 87 Syncro - hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 21:35:33 -0500
  ...Repalcing the lifters will require removal of the pushrod tubes. You will then need two piece tubes which will create leakage problems. If you...
• Coolant leak in the far rear
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 17:47:02 -0800
  ...Took the pushrod cover off and could see the source. I am wondering if retorquing the head might solve the problem. Perhaps it is...
• Re: 139297.4 miles -> BOOM!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 20:59:45 CDT
  ...replace ALL the lifters and pushrods (the one is likely bent or badly scratched). and do the pushrod tube seals (cause you are gonna...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 00:23:37 -0700
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• Re: Tin Trivia
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:58:48 -0400
  I was always told they were there to protect the pushrod tubes. At the very least, they're there to protect the pushrod tubes...
• 86 Vanagon FS
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 18:52:30 PST
  ...I called the seller and he said it is a 7 seater and his mechanic said the pushrods were bent. It is grey with...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:14:07 -0500
  <<A torch such as you descibe IS the ideal solution to this rusty problem - however, many of us do not have easy access to...
• Re: Valve Lifter Removal tool?
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:05:14 -0700
  ...I have been trying to remove the lifter "through" the pushrod tube. Looks like the pushrod tube needs to be removed first. Live and...
• oil from pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:04:42 -0700
  ...of oil on the floor, looking like it came from the pushrod tubes above the heat exchanger. Back to the local shop, arriving in...
• 1984 Westy Wally for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 May 1997 19:55:07 -0500
  ...120K, no water leaks, minor pushrod tube leak. $4,500 FIRM. Niel Blackwell, Augusta GA
• Re: New Dash Pod/Dynamic Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 08:07:53 -0800
  I have to source a SS hose (or extension) with a "tee" connection to >do this because of the limited space between the pushrod...
• Re: Non-collapsible pushrod tube installation
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 06:52:48 EST
  You can actually replace a couple of the non-collapsing ones that are near the edge, but I would recommend going with the collaspible...
• Berg Vs Pauter Ratio Rockers: comments please!
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 12:27:50 -0500
  ...Slight for Berg since it has so many fewer moving parts Pushrods: Berg:Pushrods .26 inches shorter than stock required Pauter: set is $70...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 08:31:49 -0700
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Feb 1999
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 14:55:15 -0500
  ...If that doesn't work, check the length of the pushrod between the pedal and the clutch master cylinder. The Bentley manual has the...
• Re: Lifter adjustment... How can I tell if they are really hydraulics?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:49:45 -0400
  ...It may well be that you have to destroy a pushrod tube and replace it with the telescoping kind. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA...
• Re: Clutch pedal free play adjustment help needed
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 18:55:08 EDT
  ...NET writes: << What is the easy way to get at the pushrod? it seems hard to get at without pulling the darn clutch mast...
• Why Must I Use a Bar Type Torque Wrench On Cylinder Head
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:23:54 -0800
  ...Lube the pushrod tube covers seals so you can rotate them to seal them as you have little time to check on all these...
• Re: oil problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:35:47 -0400
  Oil flows through the hole in the lifter, through the bore in the pushrod tube, through a hole in the rocker arm cup to...
• Re: Pushrods - 1.9 vs 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 07:00:45 -0500
  I Have gone threw my stock of used push rods just to see if I had a stash of shorter units I had put...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 09:08:53 -0500
  ...Ken On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 3:23 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Finally got around to fixing my pushrod tube...
• Pushrod removal, 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:53:20 +0000
  ...Out eagerly pop the pushrods, some of them slightly bent when I roll them around in the tubes. OK, time to take them out...
• Re: Easter van playing.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 09:44:21 -0700
  ...anywhere specific. >Removing cylinder head, rocker gear and pushrods for 3 and 4 >showed a pushrod from 3 with a completely missing end (on...
• Some basic TypeIV engine help, please
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 12:01:58 -0700
  ...Talking to my daughter's friend I'm told that the mechanic that replaced the right-side pushrod seals told her that one of...
• Re: Let's Talk Oil....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 02:31:39 -0400
  ...the second pressure sender (the one that's *not* between the pushrod tubes). Oil sender switches act weird when the diaphragm begins to leak...
• Head gaskets on CU motor aircooled with engine in van?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 15:38:48 +0200
  ...So I thought, that while changing the pushrod-pipe seals, as well as valve cover gaskets, how much more work is it to get...
• Re: Pushrods - Their Purpose?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 13:41:34 -0700
  Pushrod tubes allow the oil that is pumped up to the rocker arms to drain back into the crankcase. If they don't leak...
• 76 Type II valve & "O" ring answers and questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 May 1996 11:59:34 -0400
  ...Also, this is a good time to clean up any leaky pushrods (see below) Tobin wrote: >I splurged and spent the big $$$ for the...
• Re: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle - Cannot get spring back
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:13:11 -0500
  ...However, any side-to-side movement in throttle pushrod > >causes engine idle to drop off. Is this normal? > > John, suggest you start by setting...
• Fw: Vanagon Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - WFryer
  Sat, 16 Sep 2000 21:06:30 -0700
  ...Fits 75-91 Bus/Vanagon - Paid $150, sell for $120 OBO plus shipping. > 2) A spare lifter and spring loaded pushrod tube (I thought...
• What threads on oil pressure gauge?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 02:01:20 -0500
  ...When measuring pressure, I want to use the hole between the #3 and #4 pushrod tubes, right? I assumed the hole in the case...
• Re: Identified the lifter, now what? :-)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 17:36:30 -0500
  Use a collapsible pushrod tube and just replace the 1 lifter. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: Need a speedometer
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  11 Sep 1995 14:14:25 -0700
  ...The outside diameter of this shaft was an excellent fit for the inside diameter of a vw pushrod tube. My mechanic showed me how...
• Re: plan for oil pressure gauge install- opinions wtd
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 19:43:35 -0500
  Matt, Even the VDO single pole sensors will not fit between the pushrod tubes. I would use the 2 pole connected to the low...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 14:25:51 PST
  ...Think about whats happening - the oil goes out through the pushrods, splashes around a little on the rocker arms and then drips back down...