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• To Counterweight or not to counterweight has been the question...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 20:30:44 PDT
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• A rod bender?
  Historical mailing list - Richard C Welsh
  Tue, 2 May 2000 14:01:39 -0400
  ...Lets also say that in the process of troubleshooting the crisis I cranked the engine over a few times too many, heard things like...
• Wbx crank shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:12:08 -0700
  ...Replacing the crankshaft seal, the pulley end seal, on the wbx that was in my Syncro. That means it’s the two part seal...
• OK, I've had it! What now?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:03:50 -0400
  ...Spray Starter fluid in the air cleaner housing and crank engine--Check. Crank starter by itself (minus starting fluid)--FAIL. WTF? I have spark...
• Van dies while coming to a stop
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
  Sun, 16 May 2010 06:48:41 -0600
  ...Try to start it and crank..... crank.. crank...left it for the night, next day fired right up first turn of the key. Van...
• Re: Wbx crank shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:19:06 -0700
  ...Wbx crank shaft seal > > I have a question. Replacing the crankshaft seal, the pulley end seal, on the wbx that was in my Syncro...
• Re: VW driver side window crank?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 22 Apr 2015 18:51:06 -0400
  ...it's only $4.00 new... >> >> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_79_176/window-crank-p79.html >> >> :-) >> >> On Wed, Apr 22...
• Re: What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 13:56:29 -0700
  ...so when the key is on but not cranking power goes to those things... > but what happens when cranking? ... where does the 'load reduction...
• Re: New blog post and window crank question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:15:18 -0400
  ...I ended up bending my original cranks out slightly so they wouldn't hit the speaker covers that stick out about a 1/2...
• problems starting while warm
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 21:56:36 -0400
  ...Untill i start fluttering the gas pedal.....then it'll start to pick up cranking speed and catch gradually and be running. Then it...
• Endplay Shims
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Fri, 11 Jul 97 13:53:15 -0500
  ...They don't seem to go between the crank and the flywheel and the Bentley is a bit vague in the drawings. Do they...
• crank pulley bolt...ARGH!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Williams
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:20:44 -0800
  ...i'm doing my first 1.9 engine teardown/rebuild and i'm stuck on this damn crank pulley bolt. i have air tools...
• Re: Big, Bad Smoke
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 16:26:41 -0800 (PST)
  I had a problem like this caused by a broken "washer" at the end of the crankshaft. It let the crank bang back and...
• Re: What speakers to get:
  Historical mailing list - Jose Romeo Vela
  Wed, 3 May 2000 22:48:59 -0400
  ...Your website mentions cranks with extenders. What kind of cranks are they and where can you get them? Also, where can you get the...
• Window Crank loose and hanging?
  Historical mailing list - Burdett, Jean-Pierre
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:55:08 -0400
  ...is just hanging ...problem is I cant seem to get the crank off to see what holds it on?! Is it a snap fit...
• Re: I4 Transmission Input Shaft Length (Full Story)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 01:51:44 EST
  ...Crankshaft end nub - the furthermost projection of the crankshaft measured from the flywheel mounting face. For the NA Diesel you get 5.25 mm...
• Re: Crankshaft Endplay Defies Me--Please Help
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 14:45:17 -0600
  ...Or there is a problem with moving the crank back and forth because of internal wear on the crank or something, not getting in...
• Re: Need some advice
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:51:15 EST
  ...What should I do to prevent excess crankcase pressure? >> I would look for some kind of restriction in the crankcase ventilation system. You could...
• Re: Parting out 90 VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 19:14:25 -0800
  ...Where are you located? Thanks George. --- Aaron Gibson <crankshaft@ADELPHIA.NET> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm parting out a 90 VANAGON! I have everything less...
• 1.9 crank and new oem german mains
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 14:42:16 -0500
  I have one set of std case and 20 id main bearings and a 1.9 crank that is ground to match the mains...
• how to check starter please help
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 15:16:19 EDT
  van as no crank battery voltage good wires of alternator very frayed and hanging off would this cause the starter to click and not...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 21:47:53 -0600
  I often visit a crankshaft shop that builds all types of high performance engines and modifies parts. You'd be surprised how many engine...
• TIICO Belt issue. Van has P/S, but not AC.
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 13:43:39 -0700
  ...crank, H2O pump, and P/S pump are supposed to use one crank pulley groove, and the ALT is to use the other crank...
• Re: Window cranks FYI
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:11:52 -0500
  > In case anyone is wondering whether the window cranks are > made of the type of zinc alloy that you can bend somewhat -- > they're...
• Re: Main crank pulley problem 85 Vanagon (Solution and thanks)
  Historical mailing list - Lon Bordin
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:01:49 -0400
  ...Also the keyway on the crank is probably damaged. With a new crank gear you usually can realigne the gear very close to the...
• Re: window crank spacers for speaker clearance
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 10:03:13 -0500
  > Where can I get the window crank spacers that allow the window > crank to clear after-market door-mounted speakers? > With them in place...
• Re: Need window cranks
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:35:44 -0700
  I believe Deek means ORIGINAL, as in OEM Genuine VW Window Cranks. Sure, there are the cheep $2 to $4.00 Window Cranks from...
• Re: Looking for a brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 28 Apr 2016 22:46:30 -0400
  My 1983 Rabbit had TAN coloured crank handles - did any Vanagons have tan interiors? No idea if those last better than the brown - I...
• Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil pressure!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 18:34:47 -0400
  ...I have my oil pressure gauge screwed into the case near the crank pulley. I cranked it, and first got great compression...190+. Then...
• Diesel turbo oil drainage
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 01:54:10 -0400
  Hi Maynard, Diesels produce considerably more crankcase blow-by gases than the gas motor. The turbo oil should drain BELOW the crankcase oil level...
• Best Cranking Amps For Tiico Starter
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 17 May 2002 09:15:05 -0700
  I just bought an Interstate brand "Vanagon OEM" 12Vbattery with 500 cranking amps, Is this good enough or will I be overworking the battery...
• Over Torque Crank Bolt Damage Threads? Gas Jetta engine in Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 30 Nov 2016 22:41:38 -0800
  ...I doubt the crank threads got damaged but would torquing this bolt too high damage (deform by pulling) the threads in crankshaft? If so...
• Re: Ignition Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 09:05:31 -1000
  ...to keep 12VDC going to the coil during starting cranking. other circuits that run when the key is on ..wiper, headlights etc... are bypassed...
• Re: Tragic story: Wonder what failed?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 20:59:02 +0500
  ...The propeller was not on the crankshaft -- it was mounted on the shaft of a flywheel-sized gear, which was driven by the gear...
• Re: ford window cranks?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 03:37:01 EDT
  ...I used one in a pinch once until I got a replacement van crank. If I remember correctly, it required a shim washer dropped...
• Bad Experience With Bus Depot (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 18:10:04 -0600
  ...After searching for another crank, on October 22 we ordered another crank from CCR (Custom Crankshaft Repair who advertises in Excellence, the Porsche magazine...
• Re: Daily First Start Hard
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 20 May 2003 18:38:09 EDT
  My dads 82 Dodge pickup was always hard to start, took pumping the gas pedal and numerous cranks and it would fire up. A...
• Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 07:45:02 -0800
  ...The second is that it reduces foaming induced by the motion of the pistons, rods and crankshaft during normal operation. Less air in the...
• Re: What's wrong with that picture....
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:07:52 -0700
  An inline 4 cyl engine needs to be either a 90 degree or 180 degree crank. With a 180 crank, 2 pistons move up...
• Re: Crummy Window Cranks!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 10:17:07 -0400
  ...P-mail me if you > want to buy any. > > > I busted another window cranks today. I's sick to death of crummy >> cranks. Can...
• Re: High Performance Wasserboxers?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 03:21:42 +0100
  ...I don't think so, at least not if you were thinking about reworking the crank. The crank needs this diameter, to accommodate the...
• Re: Torque converter drive plate question....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 May 2004 21:06:21 -0500
  ...Doesn't bother anything. #2 Leave the three shims in there but it's best to replace the main crank seal while you're...
• Fw: 84 Starter/Auto Trans problem?
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 20:58:51 -0500
  ...I had a (backwoods literally) > shop with a press remove the cam gear from the crankshaft to replace the > main bearing behind it ($7...
• Re: 2.1L Align bore and main bearings
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:13:34 -0800
  ...I > do understand that deciding which bearings I need > depends on if I get a new > crank or reworked crank. > > How do I determine...
• Cranks, won't start: FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 20:20:42 -0800
  ...Crank and crank, no start. Sometimes it would start, stumble along for a minute or two, then expire. I turned to the list for...
• Re: Won't Start - Advise needed
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:31:03 -0400
  ...Plenty of juice, starter is cranking, have a spark. > >I took off one set of injectors, kept them connected, disconnected the >other side, cranked...
• Re: HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 17:00:58 -0700
  ...The fuel pressure regulator had failed and PO likely just kept cranking and cranking trying to start it. I changed the oil and filter...
• Re: Boxer engines
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 08:58:41 EST
  ...boxer MUST have a central crankshaft with paired cylinders, one of each pair on each side of the crank ie 180 degrees apart. >> OR...
• Positive Crankcase Ventilation System?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:24:14 -0700
  Hello, I just replaced a hose on the positive crankcase ventilation system, and it occurred to me that I don't know how it...
• Re: What is the socket size for the crankshaft bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:47:41 -0500
  ...turn the engine, and need to know the socket size for the > crankshaft bolt. I tried 29, but it is bigger - 30, 31? > > Conrad >
• Re: Engine Conversion marketing survey
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 2 May 2007 18:46:56 -0500
  ...The only engines that have zero in all four columns are the I-6 with 6 crankthrows, the boxer 6 with 6 crankthrows, and...
• Re: Intermittent no start - fuel pump/relay?
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:36:47 +0100
  ...Subsequently, it has started >and run after a normal amount of cranking, started and run after a lot of >cranking, refused to start after...
• Re: Bearing sizes (?)
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 19:40:52 -0500
  >Hey all- >As you all probably know, Im trying to rebuild my 87GL. > >I had my crank ground down 1/10,000 of an...
• Re: Flushing the crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:03:44 -0500
  mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> writes: > Would there be a benefit to draining the crankcase of oil, filling > with mineral spirits, letting it soak...
• Re: A rod bender?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 2 May 2000 17:53:34 EDT
  ...Lets also say that in the process of troubleshooting the >crisis I >cranked the engine over a few times too many, heard things like...
• Saving window cranks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 12:19:35 -0700
  My window cranks also failed as a result of stress from the resistive forces of mechanism and/or tracks. Anyone done a "rebuild" of...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Conclusion to:"Trouble on the Road in PA" (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:08:28 -0400
  Frankly Terry, I am a little cranky about it :-) Cheers, Doug On 8/24/05, Terry K <CTONLINE@webtv.net> wrote: > Boy Doug, > I...
• Re: cranks and cylinder shims
  Historical mailing list - Russell Barr
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 13:15:48 -0700
  Dunno about the crankshaft clearance, but you can deburr those shims on a piece of sandpaper taped to a piece of flat wood or...
• Window Crank Door Speaker Handle "FIX"?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 09:11:45 -0500
  Hi all Many of you talk of speakers getting hit by the window crank. This should fix your issues, another option is to double...
• Re: Fw: sunroof crank?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 30 May 1999 12:11:14 +0200
  ...sunroof crank? > > >Hello; My wife broke off the handle that operates my sunroof. I have > tried > >the rabbit style, the BMW type, the Jetta...