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• Re: Hot Foot Syndrome...what is solution?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 13:54:41 -0400
  ...Bits of bicycle inner tube work fairly well for this, too. I used some to make seals for the clutch and brake pushrods on...
• New Dash Pod/Dynamic Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 09:58:47 EST
  ...1 engine, with the standard low pressure sender located between the pushrod tubes. I have to source a SS hose (or extension) with a...
• Re: what else to replace along with head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 14:06:30 -0800
  ...difficult to replace after it is back together, any severely rusted pushrod tubes, any factory type spring hose clamps with worm type clamps, all...
• Re: Vanagon Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - WFryer
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 20:24:09 -0700
  ...3) A spare lifter and spring loaded pushrod tube (thought I had to replace a noisy lifter). Paid $30, sell for $20 OBO plus...
• Re: 1.9 Oil Leak question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 4 May 2010 12:25:24 -0400
  ...Or the leak could also be coming from the pushrod tubes. Using expandable replacement pushrod tubes will allow you to replace the seals without...
• Re: Rebuild or Sell??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Aug 1996 20:01:24 -0400
  ...A competant mechanic should be able to locate the culprits and they can be changed by removing the pushrod tubes. Collapsable tubes are available...
• Message for Stan
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Mon, 6 May 2002 11:10:51 -0600
  ...I have checked the pushrod tubes again, and they all move easily under fairly light pressure (i.e. I can grab them between thumb...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 01:45:45 -0700
  ...It is difficult to do this on the left side of the motor as the pushrod tube blocks part of the drain hole. Todd...
• Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:17:25 -0500
  ...No sealant 15) Pushrod tube seals (inner) Permatex 518 or any gasket goop. 16) Pushrod tube seals (outer) same sealant as (15) 17) tiny...
• Re: cylinder head drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:29:02 -0600
  ...in the Bentley, but the access looks bad cause of the pushrod tube. > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Shopping > Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping >
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 16:31:55 -0500
  ...got around to fixing my pushrod tube leak. Found there was a 4 >> inch crack in one tube. Upon disassembly and removal of the...
• Re: lifter noise after PRT replace
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 15:41:46 -0400
  ...lifter noise after PRT replace > Looking for opinions. > > I had a single pushrod tube rust through (#1 cyl) and was leaking. I decided > to...
• Re: Wiring questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:51:06 -0400
  ...The one under the pushrod tubes is > straight with a rubber boot. I'll look for those other wires when it's > light > out...
• Re: Oil leak - '91 Carat - 2'1L
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:38:44 -0800
  ...possible rusted-through pushrod tube if you live in that kind of environment.
• WANTED - km/h speedo head
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 12:43:50 -0400
  ...Would any of you like to sell me a km/h head? Perhaps someone needs a set of screw-expanding pushrod tubes for 1600...
• WANTED: Exhaust Manifold
  Historical mailing list - Jack Lockamy
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 15:46:55 -0700
  ...square" exhaust ports on the heads and extends down past the pushrods tubes. No heat exchanger, mufflers, etc. required. Just the exhaust flanges and...
• Re: nice '85 single cab FS on samba
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Sep 2006 23:15:03 EDT
  ...not the first van i've seen driving around without the pushrod tube shield tin on.. need some? ive got a pile.. still looks...
• Re: Engine Tin's Needed
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 25 May 2009 13:17:40 -0700
  ...robertmstewart@mac.com>wrote: > Thanks to everyone for your offers. > > Got Pushrod tube protector tins off the Samba for $10 each and $15 for...
• Help! Overheating
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Sat, 16 May 1998 11:48:19 -0400
  ...Its the plug adjacent to the coolant drain on the bottom of the head, between the pushrod tubes. After I vented the coolant and...
• Empty Lifter
  Historical mailing list - Vince Jahn
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 01:05:28 -0800
  ...I was thinking of pouring some oil down the tube and then pushing on the lifter numerous times with the pushrod to see if...
• Re: Mr Lube / Walmart oil changes OK? I have the 'Mahn' OEM Oil Filter....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:16:42 -0500
  ...I blew out the pushrod tube but they paid for me to have it fixed at a garage of my choice. They screwed up...
• Re: Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:26:06 -0400
  ...the expandable push rod tube. > you remove rocker arm and pushrod, and rip out the bad push rod tube, > then you compress the spring...
• Re: ISO : rocker arm shaft carrier
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 18:58:27 -0700
  ...rod tubes On 9/8/2013 6:17 PM, MICHAEL H wrote: > some weeks ago I threatened to replace a spent pushrod tube seal...
• F.S. 1.9 Need 2.0 air cooled
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:26:35 -0500
  ...it is not pretty due to the midwest salt, it has rebuilt not new heads and new pushrod tubes are ev ident. I am...
• Re: Smelly Heat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Mar 1997 09:50:57
  ...side) it could be valve cover gaskets or pushrod tube seals, neither of which is difficult or expensive to repair. If it's on...
• '81 VW rebuild report
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 16:52:32 -0700
  ...No work on engine other than pushrod tube seals on each side at different times. Starting about 90,000 miles, I noticed a loss...
• Head gasket replacement (83.5 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 20:42:02 -0400
  ...When I removed the plate that covers the pushrod tubes and started the engine I saw that the source of the leak seemed to...
• '91 Carat - maintenance report
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:32:33 -0600
  ...The forces were so great on one of them as to bend hard enough to strike the side of the pushrod tube and split...
• Re: oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 29 May 2002 15:18:46 -0400
  ...Is there a way to discover if it is the pushrod tubes, or something worse? John
• Re: oil leak: advice?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:57:22 -0900
  ...So I don't think there could be any external damage to the pushrod tubes from that operation. I got a lot of recommendations...
• Re: questions...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 1996 08:33:40
  ...in the bus? YES. >2) Is it possible to replace the pushrod tube seals with the engine in. YES. Unlike with a type 1...
• Re: Lets do Engine Rebuilding Math!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 15:17:49 -0400
  ...1 set of new lifters- $72 > 1 reground cam- $80 > 8 pushrod tubes- $72 > Total- $1658 The stupid system analyst in me asks...are...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:02:27 -0500
  ...2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement I guess I''m a little confused. My pulley has two marks - one is...
• Re: [A] 73 1700 push rod tube question ...
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 08:23:03 -0800 (PST)
  ...I am in the process of putting our 73 Westy's engine back together, > and am having some trouble with the pushrod tubes. The...
• Re: Bent valve push rod
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 18:12:05 -0400
  ...When I pulled the #1 cyl pushrod out of the tube it was bent! Curved into a bow shape. Not kinked or creased, but...
• 81 Air cooled, famous for leaking oil where?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:52:30 -0800
  ...What usually leaks oil on these beasts? Pushrod tubes? Rear crank seal? (rear of van, front of engine) Oil pump seal? Oil cooler? Engine...
• Re: Oil pressure sender
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 18:13:05 -0500
  ...Can any one tell me the size of the socket I need > to > locate to remove the oil pressure sender between the pushrod tubes...
• hydrolic lifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Doug Mahone
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 19:44:27 -0500
  ...Will this be a problem? I thought maybe the pushrod tube might not be seated in the lifter correctly. I will check it with...
• drain plugs - coolant - what now?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:28:08 -0800
  ...1 86 vanagon, Bentley points to the drain plugs between the pushrod tubes as the proper location to drain. These plugs are accessible after...
• Couple of wee corrections, was: Tapping sound
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 06:37:43 -0400
  ...You've got to destroy the pushrod tube to do this <<<SNIP>>>" >>>>>>>>>>>>> NOT true. On air-cooled vans like yours, Mark, the push rod...
• 85 vanagon; Water Pump Leak
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine Rios
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 16:30:44 EST
  ...There is traces of an Oring (orange in color; looks like a pushrod tube seal) and lots of RTV. Unfortunately, (the flange where this...
• Re: Oil Light never glows
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 12:18:38 -0400
  Don't start with the least likely part...check the wire and sender between the pushrod tubes on the left side of the engine...
• Re: I get no respect
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 15:26:00 -0400
  ...My only consolation comes from the current state of a leaky pushrod tube that sprays a fine mist of 40-weight on the front...
• Re: 84 oil gunk in coolant
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:02:12 -0500
  ...And the DO protect the pushrod tubees from flying debris. The value of the outer sheilds on the side of the engine bay is...
• Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A (repost)
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:12:48 -0500
  ...No sealant 15) Pushrod tube seals (inner) Permatex 518 or any gasket goop. 16) Pushrod tube seals (outer) same sealant as (15) 17) tiny...
• Re: Oil on the rear window!!!
  Historical mailing list - Lon J. Thompson
  Sat, 31 May 1997 07:05:40 -0600
  ...the level is at the > > top mark. > > I found that my pushrod tubes leaked just after an oil change. At first > I thought that...
• Re: The infamous leaking head gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 11:07:12
  ...It contains basically everything you need to do a complete head gasket job, including all gaskets, pushrod tube seals, water pump seal, upper and...
• Re: Heat shield
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 10:06:30 EDT
  ...Looking for drivers side pushrod tube cover/heatshield, and muffler/exhaust straps (all of the drivers side). I have all the exhaust support rods...
• Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:48:32 -0800
  ...86 vanagon, my Bentley points to the drain plugs between the pushrod tubes as the proper location to drain. These plugs are accessible after...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:45:58 -0700
  ...find reference to it referring to push rod tubes ( http://www.cas4.com/engine/engine-pushrod-covers2.html ). >Even on an air-cooled motor...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:39:44 -0700
  ...do this on the left side of the motor as the pushrod tube > blocks part of the drain hole. > > > Todd > '88 Westy > > "Sean B...
• Re: Now what have I done.... Flashing oil light??
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 21:43:10 -0500
  ...Only pressure sensor I am familiar with on my vanagon is the sensor between the 3-4 cylinder pushrod tubes. Haven't seen any...
• Re: How fast should a 1.9L go??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 23:54:51 +1200
  ...Even a modest leak can oil the rear up...my 66 did it, leaks from pushrod tubes etc. Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW...
• Re: removing lifters
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 15:33:14 -0800
  ...I assume that once the pushrods and pushrod tubes are removed I better take out the lifters before they fall out. The Bentley simply...
• Re: Engine tin (was Re: Look at my crack!)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:50:54 -0400
  ...to complete the >> job would do the trick. >> >> As for the pushrod tube shields, I have never seen a WBX without them. >> It may...
• what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 May 2012 13:11:29 -0700
  ...tower (seen that before!) - minor oil weeping from one valve cover - pushrod tubes shiny, oil and rust free - oil pump endplay 0.004" (good...
• Re: Clacking in engine!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 10:53:59 -0500
  Rual; Double check the seating of the pushrods into the lifters. It is VERY EASY to get one hung on the lip. You need...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 19 Jun 2011 to 20 Jun 2011 - Special issue (#2011-505)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:27:13 -0400
  ...Anyone have > a good photo? > > I also tried to get the tin off around the pushrod tubes but the bolts > seem to be rusted...
• Re: Need some aircooled parts
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 10:49:41 -0800
  ...the two bottom plates (left and right) > for the cooling tin (under the pushrod tubes, but not the deflector > tin that stalls under the...
• Re: lifters that go flat
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 00:15:17 -0600
  ...If these do not correct your problem, you can get a collapsable pushrod tube and replace the weak lifter once identified. Malibu Tony 85...