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• Piston ring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Thu, 28 May 1998 13:11:22 -0400
  ...Lots of tapping and heat required to remove the stuck cylinder liners. Unfortunatly, we accidently pulled the cylinder liner closest to the water pump...
• VW 18 cylinder engine
  Historical mailing list - Bob Repich
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 08:03:25 -0500
  ...Engine is an 18 cylinder "W" (3 rows of cylinders-6 per row). Specs mentioned are 555 hp., 6.3 Litre. My question: Will...
• Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - William Landsman
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:07:07 -0800
  Hello Vanagon List and Happy New Year, I have a bad Master Cylinder and am looking at replacing I with this part from gowesty...
• Re: installing new clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:33:04 EST
  ...I replaced the slave cylinder, and a few weeks later the master cylinder went. Go figure! Replacement is fairly straight forward, but the Bentley...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 1: master cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 22 May 2023 11:14:42 -0400
  ...Most parts on the van replaced at least once including brake parts except for the master cylinder and brake lines. Will also look at...
• Re: Loose brake master cylinder resevoir
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:43:16 -0500
  ...Could be the beginning of a failing wheel cylinder seal, but not sure. One other note: After I topped off the master cylinder resevoir...
• Re: Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 9 May 2000 07:49:53 -0700
  Bill, I replaced my door handle a year or so ago, but I have forgotten the exact procedure to swap the lock cylinders. However...
• Engine Rebuild at Last!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 19:24:30 -0600
  ...The cylinder barrel was severely grooved with multiple grooves on the pistons burned side. Cylinder #1 had a fouled plug and showed other evidence...
• Re: How bad is a scored cylinder wall? -I4
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 17:49:25 -0400
  ...How bad is a scored cylinder wall? -I4 Hi, A while back my tiico I4 ate it driving down the freeway. I've taken...
• Re: Did the mechanic do something?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 04:08:43 -0500
  ...This extended the life of the engine by extending the life of the leanest cylinder. In other words, that lean cylinder didn't burn...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:56:14 -0600
  ...It seemed pretty straightforward; I pinched the hose from the reservoir >to the cylinder, disconnected the cylinder from the bracket, them took off >the...
• Intermittent Miss on one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:03:07 -0500
  ...Replaced spark plugs using correct heat range and gap Ignition wires show 5400 ohms resistance end to end New injector in questionable cylinder Swapped...
• Re: ATE master cylinder wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 14:17:05 -0700
  ...ATE master cylinder wanted Hello listees. I guess I better replace that internally-leaking master cylinder now that I have the funds. Do any...
• 2.1 questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 22:10:37 +0000
  ...If it got in through the bottom of the cylinder past rings (all rings look OK but some major scoring on cylinder walls of...
• '82 rear lock cylinder removal?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:08:12 -0800
  My '82 rear lock cylinder appears to be seized or otherwise toast. Various lubing solutions do no good, key inserts easily, very little resistance...
• Re: Brake master cylinder switches
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 17:07:49 -0700
  ...Brake master cylinder switches I just received my new brake master cylinder, and I noted that the brake light switches have 3 pins, compared...
• Re: Mandatory VW Reading / A Fairy Tale?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 5 May 2003 20:27:01 -0500
  ...how about an 8-cylinder aircooled diesel army truck?? :) or maybe a 12-cylinder! http://www.worldoffroad.com/vehicles/tatra.asp http://www.ecars...
• Re: cylinder numbers
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:48:59 -0500
  ...wrote: > Hi all, > > which one is 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th cylinder on my engine? I didn't > find it in Bentley. > > If I...
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:47:16 -0500
  regarding no visible leak from a slave cylinder but which has failed: Sometimes the leaking slave cylinder fluid is hidden inside the rubber bellows...
• Six Cylinder Engines
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 19:07:13 -0700
  Thanks for all the information on Six Cylinder engines for vanagons. Dave Bowers 1988 Vanagon GL Olympia, Wa visit our site at www.sparkplug...
• Re: Brake master cylinder weep
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:04:12 +0100
  ...And the new cylinder usually won´t get damaged. Bleeding old cylinders, where the rubber membran gets shoved further than its 30 year old...
• Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:19:21 -0700
  ...But all of this beats around the fact that gravity IS an issue, and is a prime contributor to the ovaling of VW cylinders...
• Re: Chrome Barrels - Iron Rings
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 6 May 2002 23:41:15 -0400
  ...all to add > long life with minimum maintenance. > > Now as it happens, in the general aviation industry, piston engine > cylinders are removable as they...
• Re: Head gasket swap WBX..stuck cylinder help needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 10:48:31 -0500
  Tap on the ear of the cylinder in an attempt to turn the cylinder (rotate the cylinder) instead of trying to pry it away...
• Question - Ignition key cylinder - 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:58:56 -0400
  All, I just discovered that the little flat rod that extends from the end of the ignition key cylinder into the ignition switch has...
• Re: air in clutch hydraulic system '84 Vanagon ?puzzled?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 28 May 2009 01:48:06 +0000
  If you are going to replace the slave cylinder, now is the time to bleed all the brakes enough to change out all the...
• Re: Cylinder Types
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:23:50 -0700
  ...VW guy to cough up over $2k for a set of cylinders would be an experience to say the least! there are those that...
• FS: new five-cylinder SA bell housing, external oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:32:40 -0700
  I have an extra brand-new SA five-cylinder bell housing, complete with release bearing sleeve and cross shaft. $650. Adapts all VW-Audi...
• brake master cylinder leaking?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 16 Aug 1994 09:31:11 -0400
  ...looking at brake master cylinder there seemed to be a leak from the where brake cylinder mates with the big round black thing (booster...
• Re: Is mechanic on the level?
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 09:14:57 -0800
  ...The only clutch/tranny part I've ever had to fix on any car was a slave cylinder on a '75 corolla. The mechanic...
• Q's: Clutch Problems!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Sun, 5 May 2002 20:53:06 -0400
  ...There is no leakage at either master or slave cylinder. Questions: Is this a bad clutch master cylinder? A bad slave cylinder? Do you...
• Re: Removing Cylinders from head idea!
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Fri, 24 May 2002 08:39:47 -0600
  ...The cylinders were stuck > on tight and a thought occured to me that I have never heard anyone discuss > before on the list. You...
• Re: Considering Purchase 83.5 water cooled Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - jay mattern
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:52:09 -0600
  Correction: the compression was 150psi in all cylinders. A* it has good compression in all cylinders (150 psi). Thank you. Jay
• Lower Cylinder Seal
  Historical mailing list - Ken Winsor
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:00:18 -0500
  Hi Everyone, When replacing the heads on a 2.1 liter, should you always remove the pistons and cylinders just to replace the lower...
• Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 15 Jun 2018 20:50:18 -0400
  If the rubber lines that connect to the cylinders or calipers are old, expansion can lead to loss or pressure as well. You can...
• Re: Clutch pedal pressure
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Sun, 4 Jul 2021 10:28:28 -0700
  ...With > the old slave cylinder the clutch pedal pressure was medium (as in normal > pressure). With the new slave cylinder the clutch pedal pressure...
• Just one head?
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 17:37:45 EDT
  ...Does anyone have any experinece with rebuilt cylinderheads from Bus Depot. Thanks in advance and If anyone has any relevant cylinderhead wisdom that they...
• Re: Leak Down Test, define ?
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix (Dwight Mattix)
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 09:46:39 -0800 (PST)
  ...recollect it's 100psi applied thru inline .040" restriction and a good cylinder should hold >~80psi of that. same attention to cylinder to cylinder...
• Re: stuck cylinder help
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 11:35:04 -0600
  When I was doing mine, I found a little protrusion on the side of the cylinder that enabled me to use a large screwdriver...
• Re: Clutch cylinders in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 3 Aug 2015 10:46:29 -0700
  ...Clutch cylinders in Seattle any recommendations for a local source for clutch master and slave cylinders in the Seattle area? Karl Wolz Sent from...
• Re: Head stuck to cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 01:00:41 EDT
  ...You gotta hit em hard and the chisel can't be pointed enough to hit the cylinder itself but it works.. Beats the alternative...
• Re: 1.9L WBX Compression Test Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:11:55 -0500
  ...Two opposite cylinders having low compression can also indicate worn camshaft lobes. On the 1.9L engines the front cylinders also tend to get...
• RE: 3.0 Liter Subaru Six
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 05 Jan 1996 21:51:29 PST
  On January 4, 1996 Kevin Disse wrote: > I've found out from an independent mechanic that the Subaru six > cylinder engines go through cylinder...
• Refill Propane Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:25:56 -0500
  ...just please keep in mind of them in a HOT car on a HOT day Refill Propane Cylinders in One Minute or Less! Solid...
• new brakes bleed five times still spongy
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:48:48 -0700
  ...this was a cylinder seperate from the master, which was replaced at one point too . . . so on the vanagon, is there another cylinder beyond...
• DRY first cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 07:04:44 -0700
  ...This engine had no compression on the first cylinder and also started to knock. After taking off the cylinder head, I noticed that the...
• Re: Removing Cylinders from head idea!
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 24 May 2002 10:26:51 -0700
  ...William > Using the "rotate the cylinders" technique could possibly twist this > o-ring in its seat, and if it didn't pop loose from...
• 2.2L Eurocars Rev E piston needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 10 May 2005 12:23:46 -0400
  ...It really trashed the cylinder head too. Does anyone know where I can get another piston with rings and maybe the cylinder liner too...
• Master Brake Cylinder Install
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 14:39:59 -0700
  ...Any warnings, tips or tricks to installing a new master brake cylinder? Guess what I'm doing this weekend? Thanks, and Happy Friday, Joel
• Re: brakes again
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 15:20:57 -0400
  > I am wondering if anyone can tell from this description if it is air in > the lines or do I need a master cylinder...
• lock-cylinder on sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Aug 96 12:32 CDT
  ...lock-cylinder on sliding door > How do I get to the cylinder on the slidingdoor handle? I can > pull the handle from the door...
• Re: Cylinder Numbering
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:15:31 -0500
  ...Cylinder Numbering > Bill, > > No, its the southwest corner when you're in the southern hemisphere fsacing the > magnetic south pole !!!!! > > Simon Glen, Toowoomba, Australia...
• How is coolant getting to exhaust???
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 22:12:57 -0700
  I've recently reassembled my cylinder heads for the second time in a week and I am very sad because it is still aggressively...
• Sliding Door Handle Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - George Arfken
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 15:44:23 -0400
  Hi all, I'm replacing a broken sliding door handle on a '82 Vanagon and would like to switch the lock cylinders so that...
• brake lights '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 09:12:45 -0600
  ...Cleaned taillight housing contacts and contacts on master cylinder switches with no change. Could the switches at the master cylinder be bad or clogged...
• Re: clutch slave cylinder mounting bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 20 Dec 2003 01:40:52 -0500
  ...Did we determine if slave cylinder was politically >incorrect of not?? >How about remotely actuated clutch cylinder? > >Cheers, > >Jeff >www.vanagonparts.com Jeff, I...
• Re: Stripped spark plug hole?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 19:07:55, -0500
  ...Instant cylinder-wall scoring and loss of compression. ...I've done this in a bug- after drilling, blow out the cylinder, and then use...
• Re: Wheel cylinders with springs?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:31:45 -0700
  ...Wheel cylinders with springs? I thought I had filed a message a while back from Dennis Haynes mentioning which brands of rear wheel cylinders...
• Re: 911 motor in a VW transporter
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 3 Mar 1995 13:17:53 -0800 (PST)
  ...Does anybody know if >the 914 6 cylinder was that same as the 911 6 cylinder engine? The 6 cylinder 914 was actually 1...
• Question: Separate cylinders from head
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 06:56:41 -0800
  ...Very worry about the cylinders come out with the head. I have searched the Achieve about this subject and found that many folks have...