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Extravagant Utility - 3.2-liter 165hp Vanagon. :)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 03 Feb 95 10:35:59 CST
...Oettinger has always preferred to work with Volkswagen products, initially converting the original cable-operated Beetle brakes to a more efficient hydraulic system, but...
Re: The pin goes in
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 1 Jan 2002 15:47:17 -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: Pointing out the Facts on Vanagon Diesels
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:41:19 -0800
...I missed a chance to get a 1.6 Golf hydraulic in November. I'm thinking of Dieseling the '82 Diesel Westfalia again for...
Re: Ideal oil filter by-pass pressure/oil filters
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:19:30 -0400
...Early VW inline engines with non hydraulic lifters had normal pressures even when hot of 90 psi. A bypass differential of 30 psi would...
Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto - Follow up
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:23:32 -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: Transmission slippage - help!
Historical mailing list - Annie
Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:07:31 -0700
...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: I'm getting the FAS Gen 5 and info
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:53:49 -0700
...We will also be > selling a version of our unique hydraulic cradle bar mounting system > package that we designed for the old Tiico/ ABA...
Re: She's Home! (Was: '87 Vanagon turns and turns but won't start)
Historical mailing list - Don Preston Jr.
Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:02:00 -0700
...Oil dilution is just the start but it is possible to fill the cylinders enough to hydraulically lock the engine. Fuel does not compress...
Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:02:03 -0700
...you also think about clutch hydraulic fluid and that one spot that wears on the clutch pedal ... heck, you make sure the brake lights...
Re: Mono Tube vs Twin Tube Shocks (dampers)
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Sat, 16 May 2020 14:42:42 -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: Cold starting oil report Mobil 1 15w-50
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:48:34 -0500
...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: Auto Trans Install - Take Out Engine?
Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
Tue, 17 Aug 2004 13:01:20 -0400
...It's not too easy for me to > lower the engine for adjustment. > > I do have a second small automobile hydraulic jack that may...
Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:20:16 -0700
...Vibration disappeared with the use of the SAAB hydraulic motor mounts. Never had a reliability problem or a vibration problem with the SAAB units...
Re: Transmission slippage - help!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:23:50 -0700
...The >> symptoms >> can be a hydraulic problem or the clutches are just plain worn out. You >> need >> to get it properly repaired before you...
Noise from rear...
Historical mailing list - Charles E Clement/FWF/EXP/UTIA
Fri, 6 Feb 2004 16:04:54 -0500
...drive for about 30 minutes or so, it's likely a hydraulic valve lifter that has a lot of varnish built up on it...
pirated article (FFFF): for older fixer-uppers. ;)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 09 Feb 95 00:16:10 CST
...British engines leak oil, shock absorbers, hydraulic forks and disk brakes leak fluid, British tyres leak air and the British defense establishment leaks secrets...
Re: Frydaye Air Sensors and Other Works of Friction
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 30 Sep 2005 23:13:01 -0500
...British engines leak oil, shock absorbers, hydraulic forks and disk brakes leak fluid, British tyres leak air and the British defense establishment leaks secrets...
Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 08:38:33 -0700
...Valve Adjustment #6) adjusting your lifters: (this section applies only to hydraulic lifters and stock VW camshafts) Lifter adjustment should be done on a...
Re: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 3 Jan 2012 20:12:51 -0500
...Lifters? Yes, for those that think hydraulic lifters should be adjusted with clearance, that clearance is a leak between the pushrod and the rocker...
Re: What's wrong with my 1.9 WBX engine?
Historical mailing list - M. Jade
Mon, 31 May 2010 19:45:31 -0700
...A few times one or more of hydraulic lifters would collapse and make clapping noise. They would recover if continued driving for a a...
Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 28 May 2016 10:12:37 -0700
...in the master cylinder. > One thing I've learned about brake hydraulic is that being new and being > good do not go hand in...
Re: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil... more questions
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:44:13 -0800
...Of course I was lying under the car in the driveway and if you happen to have a hydraulic lift and can stand under...
Re: Aircooled lifter noise
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:54:40 -0500
...Sometimes crud fouls the hydraulic > lifters. > I wrote a LENGTHY description of how to do this back in 1998 or > thereabouts, and I am...
Re: Rebuilding an 81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:28:36 -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...
A little something for Robb Lightfoot.
Historical mailing list
Fri, 05 May 1995 21:24:04 +0600
...26,017 > Total Produced: > >1) Sliding side windows introduced (replacing swing vent windows) >2) Hydraulic valve lifters > > >1979 Chassis Number 219-2000-001 - 219...
Re: Oil/gas leak from passenger cv joint
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:05:26 -0700
...By the way, the clicking is just noisy hydraulic lifters; will go away after a few minutes, very common with this engine. What part...
Re: Which Type 2 to recommend?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:23:05 -0800
...s you have to grease fittings, > adjust brakes , adjust valves (except > hydraulic), and adjust your attitude. > > I sold my old bus to someone and...
Re: 1987 Replace Heads - Thermostat Problem (long)
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Sun, 27 Sep 1998 13:27:17 -0400
...Go to a hydraulic place, one who sells hose and usually power transmission stuff and bearings and the like, only the cross sectioninal diameter...
Re: Oil/gas leak from passenger cv joint
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:58:56 -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: Frydaye Air Sensors and Other Works of Friction
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 1 Oct 2005 00:05:39 -0700
...British > engines leak oil, shock absorbers, hydraulic forks and disk brakes > leak > fluid, British tyres leak air and the British defense establishment > leaks > secrets...
Re: I'm getting the FAS Gen 5 and info
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Thu, 17 May 2012 21:28:30 -0500
...We will also be selling a version of our unique hydraulic cradle bar mounting system package that we designed for the old...
Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:14:21 -0700
...thus brake pedal and brake > fluid .. > you also think about clutch hydraulic fluid and that one spot that wears > on the clutch pedal ... > heck...
Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:15:27 -0700
hi tom, is that in reference to working on it with a hydraulic floor jack holding it up ? I'm sure you don't...
Re: Turbo question Water Jacket Seal failure
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 00:24:08 -0700
...move > and thus subjecting the thick rubber seal to the high > hydraulic pressure > generated by the cooling pump and a closed thermostat, and > thus...
Past Info about the ECU upgrade READ Carefully(old info- FOR those that missed)
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:18:22 EDT
...It had a Porsche 914 hydraulic performance cam, Modified 914 racing exhaust, electronic ignition AND DUAL- DUAL Throat 36mm Dellorto carburetors. I was getting...
(long) EVERYTHING you want to know about heat, was Porsche 6 cyl heating van
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 10:11:22 -0500
...So, using hydraulic principles, the water pump can shove your water through the motor, through the containment (rubber hoses) toward the heat exchanger in...
Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Vanagon TDi Transmission Survival Strategy
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 22:07:35 -0500
...http://www.batinc.net/porsche.htm Go back to the BAT homepage for a huge selection of hydraulic fittings, hoses, etc. No personal affiliation...
Re: Cold starting oil report Mobil 1 15w-50 Now 5w-50
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:35:03 -0500
...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: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Tue, 14 May 2013 07:57:12 -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: Easiest Platform to Convert to I-4 FROM?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:23:59 -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: Noise from rear...
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 6 Feb 2004 16:07:29 -0600
...drive for about 30 minutes or so, it's likely a >hydraulic valve lifter that has a lot of varnish built up on it...
Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 28 May 2016 16:40:38 -0400
...in the master cylinder. > One thing I've learned about brake hydraulic is that being new and > being good do not go hand in...
Re: Spring question - help needed
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 9 Jan 2007 08:04:52 EST
...when I installed the new springs) with the OEM Boge/Sachs hydraulic shocks. While the front end was disassembled I decided to also replace...
On the Subject of Turbo's, Oil Pans and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 1 Aug 2001 13:49:08 EDT
...I am now wondering if I could hook up one of these units as a hydraulic scavenging oil pump. Connect the suction line to...
Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:19:00 -0400
...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: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:54:40 -0500
...Lifters? Yes, > for those that think hydraulic lifters should be adjusted with clearance, > that clearance is a leak between the pushrod and the rocker...
Re: Still can't bleed Brake system
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 21 May 2006 12:31:11 -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: Noise from rear...
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 6 Feb 2004 15:58:55 -0600
...drive for about 30 minutes or so, it's likely a >hydraulic valve lifter that has a lot of varnish built up on it...
Re: Preemptive water pump replacement? Miscellaneous Chatter
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:06:44 -0800
...pushed out of the case and my favorite is having bearing hydraulically lock >> to the crank and spin with it. I've seen main...
Re: Easiest Platform to Convert to I-4 FROM?
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 21:10:19 +0000
...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: 1.9l with 23psi @ 4000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:03:46 -0600
...Lifters? Yes, > > for those that think hydraulic lifters should be adjusted with clearance, > > that clearance is a leak between the pushrod and the rocker...
Here's my article (written for Australian Jaguar owners, where anti-freeze
Historical mailing list
10 Oct 1994 05:33:07 GMT
...The final 10% of uses are as hydraulic fluid, solvent and a plasticizer. In other words ethylene glycol is used in cooling systems, paints...
Re: Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 11:10:03 -0700
...Valve Adjustment > > #6) adjusting your lifters: (this section applies only > to hydraulic > lifters and stock VW camshafts) > Lifter adjustment should be done on a...
road test: 1986 vanagon camper syncro
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 06 Feb 95 15:11:22 CST
...pushrods, hydraulic lifters Power (SAE net) .................. 95 bhp @ 4800 rpm Torque (SAE net) ................. 117 lb-ft @ 3200 rpm Redline .......................... 5400 rpm DRIVETRAIN Transmission ..................... 5...
Re: I'm getting the FAS Gen 5 and info
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:13:55 -0500
...We will also be selling a version of our unique hydraulic cradle bar mounting system package that we designed for the old...
Re: Transmission slippage - help!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:21:45 -0700
...The >> symptoms can be a hydraulic problem or the clutches are just plain >> worn out. You need to get it properly repaired before you...
Inuvik Expedition - Pr.Rupert BC to Costa Mesa CA
Historical mailing list
Fri, 6 Sep 1996 09:37:07 -0700
...I suggest an industrial hose supply for hydraulic systems. All I get is a shrug and a quote for the pump at $370. Ha...
Re: Still can't bleed Brake system
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 27 May 2006 21:58:10 -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...
What not to do when rebuilting a starter.
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:38:41 -0700
...Good weight training to lift kg's of starter in one hand while pulling against the clutch hydraulic cylinder with the other. Always a...
Re: I'm getting the FAS Gen 5 and info
Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
Thu, 17 May 2012 15:40:00 +0000
...We will also be selling a version of our unique hydraulic cradle bar mounting system package that we designed for the old Tiico/ ABA...