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Re: Vancouver Island
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Sat, 7 May 2016 20:06:28 -0700
...professionals from treating the woods like a personal waste oil drop - Hydraulic oil was likely the result of a blow out and yes that...
Dec 2 Post on Three Oil Changes
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:46:47 -0600
...Removed valve covers and set the hydraulic lifters one turn down from just touching. Some help but not much. Sent her off again. Solution...
Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 28 May 2016 09:11:38 -0400
...One thing I've learned about brake hydraulic is that being new and being good do not go hand in hand. Infant mortality! Dennis...
Re: Brake question......
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:49:16 -0700
...4 brake fluid, and change it twice a >> year, including clutch hydraulics. >> >> Scott >> www.turbovans.com >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Don Hanson >> To: Scott Daniel...
Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 14 May 2012 21:08:04 -0700
...and that using 15W40 causes the hydraulic lifter tops or cam lobes to fail. I don't know if that's actually true. All...
Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:09:25 -0700
...Sort of a hydraulic analog computer. > >>> It can be removed with the trans in the van. Disassembly and > > cleaning > >>> requires considerable care and organization...
Cruise Control troubleshooting: continued
Historical mailing list - boroko
Sun, 8 Jun 2003 22:09:54 -0500
...The connections to the hydraulic brake light switches probably works as a backup to the control box. When I got started in fixing things...
Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Fri, 22 May 2020 19:54:25 -0700
...Opps you also need the rack and > > the hydraulic lines! Oh the brakes need more than a set of pads! How much > > to make...
Re: AC Removal
Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:48:12 -0700
...This is a PITA alone, but doable >>>>> (i've used a bar stool and hydraulic jack sitting on the engine >>>>> cover to prop up...
Re: Vancouver Island
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Sat, 7 May 2016 23:30:59 -0500
...professionals from treating the woods like a > personal waste oil drop - Hydraulic oil was likely the result of a > blow out and yes that...
Re: Oil change frequency?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:28:05 -0500
...do I mean by that?? Well, related to oil, and the hydraulic valve lifters, the Vanagon has a "Syndrome". One day you are going...
Re: 81 Westy 2.0 Rebuild
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 25 Nov 2001 17:45:12 -0600
...If you've got a 2000cc Type IV engine, set your hydraulic lifters at ONE TURN from just touching the lifter. NOT the two...
Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:45:10 -0800
...and dang ..how long has it been since I changed out that clutch hydraulic fluid on that slave cylinder right in front of me...
On Oil Coolers, Cooling System Design and Engine Life
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:44:17 EST
...The flow through the oil cooler is established by and completely dominated by the water pump driven hydraulic circuit. (Question: Why doesn't the...
Re: 2.1wbx + auto trans into 85 GL
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 13:54:29 -0800
...I have the luxury of multiple bays with hoists and a rolling table that has a hydraulic lift as well. In the past we...
Re: Vancouver Island
Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
Sat, 7 May 2016 21:39:51 -0700
...professionals from treating the woods like a > > personal waste oil drop - Hydraulic oil was likely the result of a > > blow out and yes that...
Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 11:10:10 -0700
...in them..or a 10W40 .. > and that using 15W40 causes the hydraulic lifter tops or cam lobes to fail. > I don't know if...
Re: Engine removal, long winded...... Seeking advice
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:42:43 -0700
...rear deck, as I only > have 'standard' 2 and three ton hydraulic jacks on wheels. Do I need a > trans jack, to allow it...
Re: Brake fade on trip
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 4 Sep 2019 19:16:14 -0700
...Brake fade is when the lining get so hot they no longer provide friction even though the hydraulics or in the case of trucks...
Re: Oil/gas leak from passenger cv joint
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:24:57 -0700
...to do it. > > By the way, the clicking is just noisy hydraulic lifters; will go away > after > a few minutes, very common with this...
Re: Vancouver Island
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
Sat, 7 May 2016 20:32:37 -0700
...professionals from treating the woods like a personal waste oil drop - > Hydraulic oil was likely the result of a blow out and yes that...
Embarrassing Vanagon moments on ferries. Was Re: Victoria BC
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Sun, 28 Apr 2019 02:14:20 +0000
...Ferries have hydraulic lift ramps at the ends. Some have internal ones between floors. When overbooked ferry crew can be tempted to populate the...
Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:33:26 -0700
...Maybe some solar panels to help provide juice for the electro-hydraulic system used to raise and lower it ......hmmmmm....nah ! to complex. Quad...
Re: Oil change frequency?
Historical mailing list - David Maurio
Tue, 22 Jul 2003 14:32:30 +0000
...do I mean by that?? > > Well, related to oil, and the hydraulic valve lifters, the Vanagon has a > "Syndrome". One day you are going...
Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 May 2016 10:26:12 -0400
...These do not come in >>>> the kits. >>>> >>>> Where though? Some other thread mentions getting correct o-rings >>>> from a hydraulics parts store, what about...
Re: AC Removal
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 28 Jun 2014 11:37:46 -0700
...This is a PITA alone, but doable >>>>> (i've used a bar stool and hydraulic jack sitting on the engine >>>>> cover to prop up...
Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:18:12 -0600
...how long has it been since I changed out that clutch > hydraulic fluid on that slave cylinder right in front of me ? > > have fun...
Re: Cold starting oil report Mobil 1 15w-50
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 26 Jan 2016 21:49:03 -0800
...Many of the in line VW and Audi > engines (non-hydraulic lifters), ran near that pressure even hot. I get > concerned as you go...
Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto - Follow up
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 01:12:32 -0400
...Sort of a hydraulic analog computer. >>> It can be removed with the trans in the van. Disassembly and > cleaning >>> requires considerable care and organization...
Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 08:48:33 -0700
...Do NOT fill the cap nuts with anything as that > will hydraulically prevent them from going all the way down. Apply the > never-seize...
Re: 87 GL Turns Over Finally!!! was: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:00:50 -0700
Congrats Anthony !! It's normal for the hydraulic lifters to be rattly for the first few hours of running on a waterboxer that's...
Re: Transmission slippage - help!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:39:31 -0400
...The > symptoms can be a hydraulic problem or the clutches are just plain > worn out. You need to get it properly repaired before you...
Re: Brake question......
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:43:13 -0700
...4 brake fluid, and change it twice >>> a >>> year, including clutch hydraulics. >>> >>> Scott >>> www.turbovans.com >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Don Hanson >>> To: Scott Daniel...
Re: "91 Subie Vanagon back on the road
Historical mailing list - JOHN LAUTERBACH
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:55:38 -0400
...six months at > > > > > > > > shops here in > > > > > Macon, GA, getting repairs to hydraulic lines completed, new > > > > > GoWesty plate-steel bumpers installed, and getting the rear...
Re: Still can't bleed Brake system
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Fri, 19 May 2006 16:31:45 -0400
...Should >>>I >>> >have to do that to bleed the brakes? I could find no hydraulic >>>schematic >>> >in the Bentley, but assume this is a...
Re: lifter problems
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 13 May 2004 14:32:06 -0500
...giving me > > some annoying problems that I need help with. > > > > The hydraulic lifters seem to collapse every 10 or 11 months. This > > last time...
Re: white clouds out of the exhaust
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 14:48:54 -0700
...blocked > oil > >> > pressure relief valve- high oil pressure- hydraulic lifters- open > >> > valves- no > >> > compression. Nothing to do with the parts I paid for. > >> > > >> > #3...
Re: Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:50:00 -0700
#6) adjusting your lifters: (this section applies only to hydraulic lifters and stock VW camshafts) Lifter adjustment should be done on a cold engine...
Re: Mono Tube vs Twin Tube Shocks (dampers)
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 14 May 2020 17:34:50 -0700
...Now when you hit a road impact, whatever > the resistance the shock has to the impact becomes pressure on the > hydraulics. Too much pressure...
Re: Shifted to Death
Historical mailing list - John Hung
Tue, 19 Aug 1997 12:04:17 -0500
...I visually check the hydraulics like you mention below, and found nothing wrong. Being on vacation far from home, I had no choice but...
Re: Which Type 2 to recommend?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:05:19 -0800
...One the pre-80's you have to grease fittings, adjust brakes , adjust valves (except hydraulic), and adjust your attitude. I sold my old...
Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:11:56 -0700
...Sort of a hydraulic analog computer. >>>> It can be removed with the trans in the van. Disassembly and >> cleaning >>>> requires considerable care and organization...
Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:09:20 -0800
...how long has it been since I changed out that clutch >> hydraulic fluid on that slave cylinder right in front of me ? >> >> have fun...
Re: Easiest Platform to Convert to I-4 FROM?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:36:36 -0700
...It is all hydraulic so clutch feel is the same and there is definatly NO clutch slippage on my TDI! The other problem that...
Re: Clutch Adjustment ?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:40:06 -0700
...3 individual separate ways can be 'off'...............hydraulically, pedal assembly wise, and clutch itself wise. And some at the slave bracket, some at the...
Re: A/C parts and service Advice
Historical mailing list - mark keller
Sat, 19 Jul 1997 06:34:20 -0400
...Do a little research, you may be able to find these guys under "hydraulic Hose" in the Yellow pages. The hose repair shop, should...
Fwd: Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 2 Jun 2003 10:15:07 -0700
...The engine has hydraulic valves, electronic pointless ignition, and a serpentine belt with automatic tensioner. All I have to do is regular tune-up...
DaBoat 2-liter update - it lives! (long)
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 09:25:45 -0800 (PST)
...you're wierd, okay? More fun stuff, the hydraulic lifters. The book (Tom Wilson's "How to rebuild your air cooled VW") says to...
Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:38:46 -0700
...The engine has hydraulic valves, electronic pointless ignition, and a serpentine belt with automatic tensioner. All I have to do is regular tune-up...
Re: Brake question......
Historical mailing list - Paul
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:32:31 -0700
...4 brake fluid, and change it twice > a > >> year, including clutch hydraulics. > >> > >> Scott > >> www.turbovans.com > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Don Hanson > >> To: Scott Daniel...
Re: She's Home! (Was: '87 Vanagon turns and turns but won't start)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:38:06 -0400
...Oil dilution is just the start but it is possible to fill the cylinders enough to hydraulically lock the engine. Fuel does not compress...
Owners Survey ... why not? :)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 00:50:17 -0600
...d. paint e. upholstery/carpeting Brakes ... a. calipers/wheel cylinders b. hydraulic lines c. master cylinder d. pads/shoes e. disc rotors f. brake...
Re: How my engine rebuild is going
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Mon, 17 May 2004 10:45:03 -0400
...case better they make better pressure hot and cold plus the hydraulic lifters don't need more pressure than they have the engine is...
Re: white clouds out of the exhaust
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 20:45:26 -0700
...blocked > > oil > > >> > pressure relief valve- high oil pressure- hydraulic lifters- open > > >> > valves- no > > >> > compression. Nothing to do with the parts I paid for. > > >> > > > >> > #3...
2.0L I4 Opportunities
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 14 May 2013 06:28:23 -0400
...The issue of vibration is easily handled with hydraulic mounts and the muffler/exhaust system is readily solved with the dual port manifold and...
Re: Mono Tube vs Twin Tube Shocks (dampers)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 15 May 2020 02:09:44 +0000
...Now when you hit a road impact, whatever > the resistance the shock has to the impact becomes pressure on the > hydraulics. Too much pressure...
Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 04:47:22 -0600
...how long has it been since I changed out that clutch > hydraulic fluid on that slave cylinder right in front of me ? > > have fun...
Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:20:05 -0700
...and that using 15W40 causes the hydraulic lifter tops or cam lobes to fail. I don't know if that's actually true. All...
Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 6 Oct 2012 19:36:17 -0700
...Might >> consider that. >> >> re the 'zero valve lash' .. >> that is backing the rocker arm screw out until the hydraulically lifter >> 'cushion'part isn't...
Re: Aircooled Lifter Replacement
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 22:28:25 -0600
...Removed valve covers and set the > hydraulic lifters one turn down from just touching. Some help but > not much. Sent her off again. > Solution...