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• So what's the procedures to filling a small claims on a backyard bozo mechanic?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:01:41 -1000
  ...the wore down my starter and battery and 2 of the rocker arm put in reverse. I also had him do a paint job...
• Re: Empty Lifter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 06:06:53 -0500
  ...Empty Lifter Oops, I was just putting on the rocker arm assembly and positioning the push rods when I noticed that I had forgotten...
• Re: Increased WBX displacement
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 7 Sep 2008 08:40:16 -0700
  ...Then the modifications, such as ratio�rocker arms, different cam grind, better exhaust, stronger firing spark plugs, can add thier piece to those gains...
• Re: Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 18:54:43 -0500
  ...My air cooled, at 200K, is starting up with clacking lifters/rocker arms way > > too > > often. Circumstances only allow me to drive it three...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:28:28 -0700
  ...The key is to 'push' on the rocker arm to see if the lifter has collapsed. John ----- Original Message ---- From: Jens Jakob Andersen <jayjay...
• Re: Take a second look at the Dyno Tests Kyle provided ....
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:24:26 -0700
  ...still strong at 3000RPM to 4000RPM where you need it? The rocker arms should not do that much to the torque as it is...
• Finally....(long)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 17:04:49 -0500
  ...both rockers are secure... push on pushrod end of rocker arms...ahh! both rearmost pushrods no pressure at all... pull the rocker arms off...
• Re: Help Vanagon stuck in Chico, CA
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 12:02:58 -1000
  ...we meet. > > I had no compression after I put on my rocker arms and it was because the > pushrods were not possitioned correctly in...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:26:58 -0800
  ...Valve adjustment advice > > Bentley says to back out the adjusting screw until it is flush with the > rocker arm, then turn engine to TDC...
• Re: 2.1 wbx Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 5 May 2017 12:32:50 -0400
  I failed to mention removing the rocker arms... this gave me a pretty good picture of what I had going on... I agree that...
• Re: Take a second look at the Dyno Tests Kyle provided ....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 17:56:28 EDT
  ...still strong at 3000RPM to 4000RPM where you > need it? The rocker arms should not do that much to the torque as it is...
• Re: Zero Compression after Head Re-torque - Valves? Overtorque?!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Sat, 28 Jan 2017 18:02:53 -0500
  ...down to 0- little to no resistance… have I put > the rocker arms on too tight? did the retorque pull the heads in too...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Wind]
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:51:43 -0700
  ...where I can find and purchase a Used but good > condition rocker arm > or assembly as it looks like #1's intake was wearing...
• Re: lifter noise
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 08:41:49 EST
  ...I removed and throughly cleaned the rocker arms and push rods (spraying through them with brake cleaner) and put it all back together. Since...
• Quieting noisy lifters (was: Head gasket leaking. Bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:23:33 -0500
  ...long time to get permanently quiet again. > The adjustment at the rocker arm screw has to be right of course. > ( an engine guy I...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Sun, 8 Sep 2024 13:12:45 -0400
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• 25hp and 36hp Motors revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 10:16:05 -0800
  ...One of the things that I have noticed about the 36hp motor that I have is the rocker arms. The rocker arms are the...
• 22D ECU Chip Upgrade: CREDIT CARD ONLY AT THIS POINT- TIL 4PM EST MON 28t...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 00:32:59 EDT
  ...The 1.4 rockers have a offset arm so the valve guide should be similar to stock wear. I had my cam lift increased...
• '87 GL passenger van parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:16:32 -0600
  ...all glass available, fuel injectors=$5 each, velour front seats with armrests-good condition but dirty=$30, square headlights-passenger-cracked=$10, driver head...
• Cause of broken valve?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 10:18:26 -0700
  ...The valve spring is all the way against the rocker arm. So, that leads me to beleive the valve stem is broken somewhere, and...
• Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 15:42:20 -0600
  ...My air cooled, at 200K, is starting up with clacking lifters/rocker arms way too often. Circumstances only allow me to drive it three...
• Flat lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 23:32:10 -0800
  ...Do they just wear fast (you know, racers don't really care...)? How about roller rocker arms? Do they still rotate the valves? Any...
• Re: Discolored Dash Board (ashtray)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 8 Oct 2005 23:07:57 -0700
  ...I was at a customer's house and he was in the next driveway, > intently Armor All-ing various parts of his motorcycle- including...
• Re: 80 Westy & Emmissions (+hybrid question)
  Historical mailing list - ForestDweller
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 14:31:44 -0700
  ...Apparently, the rocker arm is frozen, caused by overheating?. > Assuming I can get an emissions waiver, my emissions mechanic says I'm > looking > at...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:34:03 -0800
  ...The adjustment at the rocker arm screw has to be right of course. ( an engine guy I met recently said 'half turn after contact...
• Re: [VB] Mystery oil&gas leak
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 00:49:22 EDT
  ...i did fix it like how you said, my puling the rocker arms and the appropriate push rods, mangling the old PRTube out of...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:47:58 -0400
  ...On my engines I set the rocker arm geometry so that at 0 lash to 1/2 turns has the correct rocker arm geometry...
• DIESEL valve adj./head rebuild info?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 20:02:46 -0600
  ...I've done hundreds of valve adjustments of the rocker arm variety, never the bucket-and-shim variety. Any advice on depressors, pliers, and...
• Re: 22D ECU Chip Upgrade: CREDIT CARD ONLY AT THIS POINT- TIL 4PM EST MON 28t...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 23:23:13 PDT
  ...The 1.4 rockers have >a >offset arm so the valve guide should be similar to stock wear. > >I had my cam lift increased...
• Re: VALVE RETAIER
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 19:39:44 -0400
  ...valve spring pressure > > the short term cure is to shim the rocker arm if possible and extend the > > screw > > .030 would be alot to...
• Re: Friday Topic: Your Vanagon Accessories
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 07:02:12 -0800
  Engine S&S Headers w/silver coating Dynomax Turbo Muffler w/2" tailpipe 1.25 ratio rocker arms Bolt-on polished aluminum valve covers...
• 1.9L still a problem child
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:26:49 -0400
  ...i still need to find someone to let me borrow a tool to measure the lift of the cap on the rocker arm to...
• Re: Zero Compression after Head Re-torque - Valves? Overtorque?!
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sun, 29 Jan 2017 03:21:41 +0000
  ...down to 0- little to no resistance… have I put > the rocker arms on too tight? did the retorque pull the heads in too...
• Pertronix causing problems with emissions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 09:41:13 -0700 (MST)
  ...Every time that I adjust the valve, within 5 minutes of running the engine, the rocker arm starts to tap again. I have adjusted...
• Re: 87 Wolfy Running Rich, -Idle Stab Removed, AFM checked, O2 New, Temp2 New, and on and on...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 May 2001 21:55:54 -0400
  ...Camshaft is geardriven from crankshaft, operates valves through hydraulic lifters, pushrods, rocker arms. d David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:19:53 -0500
  ...Various parts = Lifters, Rocker Arms, Valve Stems, Pushrods, valve seats. Check out .006 on a feeler gauge, it's about 1/2 as thick...
• To Eugene re: Kombi Problems.
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Knight
  Sun, 7 May 1995 22:55:03 +1000 (EST)
  ...Make sure all the pushrods are properly > seated in their followers within the engine and out at the rocker arms. > Then go over the...
• Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 16:03:37 -0600
  ...type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed) > > > > Remove > > the following, valve covers, rocker arms, wire retainer,push > > rodss,push-rodd tubes...
• Re: Valves adjustment in Bentley
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:30:22 -0400
  That's an excellent point, though obvious by the amount of exhaust valve rocker arm deflection if on the exhaust stroke. -----Original Message----- From...
• Arrgh!! Do I use the cylinder head shim, or not??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 5 May 1999 16:24:45 -0700
  ...how critical is it to maintain the "original", "factory" distance between the top of the head (the point where the rocker arm pedestals touch...
• Head Repair continues
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 18:33:50 +0000
  ...Some of the push rods have more play than others when I push on the bottom of the rocker arm. Does this mean I...
• Re: 85 Westy - need more POWER
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 20:16:55 EDT
  ...Their response suggested an exhaust header system, high ratio rocker arms, Bosch Platinium +4's, and a K&N air filter to get a...
• Re: Noisy lifters, rockers, at startup, etc (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 16:26:25 -0700
  ...My air cooled, at 200K, is starting up with clacking lifters/rocker arms way > too > often. Circumstances only allow me to drive it three...
• Re: Different Kind Of Valve Adjustment Question?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:34:52 -0700
  ...I haven't seen it too often, but I have seen at least one case of a damaged rocker arm, or racker arm screw...
• heaters
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 21:53:14 -0500
  ...Cold days, snowy days, salty days, rusty bus...Soon enough the nice bus has extra ventilation in the rockers, wheel wells, floors, etc and...
• Re: So wha-da-ya call a Vanagon with no legs? (Frayday humour)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 02:36:01 EST
  ...The rockers near the > rear trailing arm where rusted through so the body was "on its' way > out". It was a cool van though...
• buncha replies all rolled into one ...
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 08:49:59 CDT
  ...you took the rocker arm assemblies off ... and there was this dippy little spring wire that "held" the tubes in place. see if you...
• Re: Timing on rebuilt engine
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 20 May 1999 14:24:25 -0700
  ...You will have to detect with a dial indicator or by feel that the lift is starting at a rocker arm at the specified...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:00:19 -0400
  ...various parts just expand and consume that .006. >Various parts = Lifters, Rocker Arms, Valve Stems, Pushrods, valve seats. >Check out .006 on a feeler...
• NOS for horsepower
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 12:04:28 -0400
  ...that I nearly >mixed up the rockers a few times. There are a whole crapload of ratio arms >out there folks, hell even the...
• Re: Finding TDC (dumb question?)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:54:12 -0600
  ...Put the vehicle in 2nd gear, push the car forward until #1 is up and the rotor arm is pointing at your license plate...
• Re: What to clean engine parts with?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:22:26 -0500
  ...What to clean engine parts with? What should I clean my engine parts with? My rocker arms are black and one is cacked with...
• Re: lifter noise?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:35:19 -0500
  ...We took of the outer cover and > looked > > at the rocker arms. The second arm from the back on the passenger side > can > > be...
• Re: 1990 waterboxer heads - a popular topic....
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 17:52:27 EDT
  ...I would first take the rocker arms off on that side and inspect the ends of the exhaust valves. Mine were starting to mushroom...
• Re: My Advice on 15" tires (16" fender flares)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 07:19:32 -0800
  ...matter? And what are 'ratio rockers'? (I'm hoping that *someone* will come out with new swing arms, which will give more room for...
• Re: Leaky exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venama
  Wed, 04 May 94 15:37:55 CDT
  ...to the valve heads and could warp them or destroy the rocker arm cover gaskets, causing the oil to run out...NOT GOOD. There...
• Re: Replacing pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 12:06:46 -0700
  ...Also, unless you know what you are doing, do not readjust the adjustment screws on the rocker arm like Bentley tells you, or you...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 12:20:34 EST
  ...nuts on the rocker arm stand, valve adjusting screw nuts, nuts on rods, case bolts, etc. The WBX engine is based on a T1...
• Valve Adjustment during head installation?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:09:13 -0700
  ...I took off the rocker arms to access the head cap screws. I've pretty much got everything assembled. I just need to put...
• Re: Gear driven, timing belts, chains, etc. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:46:58 -0400
  ...Some kinda linkage?? How about two rocker arms, one opens, one closes, both running on the same camshaft, so they can't possibly get...