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• Re: Selling Hop a Long
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:00:05 -0700
  ...A long shot, but any chance your crankcase is full of oil/gas? The 1.9 parts Vanagon I got had this. PO thought...
• Re: Burning Magnesium Engine Case
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 17 May 1999 00:19:56 +0200
  ...flames out > the front windows, car fire. > Fire truck arrived 2 minutes later; they hit it with the hose, and chunks of > burning crankcase...
• Re: Advicewanted on '82 purchase
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 18:06:09 EST
  ...Mine (an '80) had persistent oil leaks, resulting from blowby past the rings on the #3 cylinder pressurizing the crankcase. A previous owner had...
• How to set engine timing..
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 10:45:19 -0700
  ...Am I missing a step? I notice on the Vanagon dealer service tape they have the additional step of blocking the crankcase breather tube...
• Re: borescopes anyone was Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:26:53 -0700
  Using the shop vac on it, I bet you got enough of the paper towel out. Of course this is just my opinion, could...
• '86 Westy timing conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Wed, 15 May 2002 14:10:00 -0500
  ...In order to run smoothly, the timing marks must show up under the strobe at least 2 inches advanced(left) from the crankcase split...
• Re: "Turbo 105" WBX?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 22:07:11 -0400
  ...used to return the oil from the turbo back to the crankcase. Nothing to do with higher performance, just necessary to return the oil...
• Re: Oil seals
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:55:50 -0800
  ...poor rings that are allowing pressure past the piston into the crankcase. Do a compression test. If that's ok, see if you can...
• Re: Double T fitting broken
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:10:32 EDT
  ...They are found on a flat place in the block right below the Crankcase Ventilation Tower (black tower looking thing on the motor, to...
• INTERMITTENT FLASHING OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WHEN COLD -- 1984 1.9L ENGINE
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 12 May 2017 12:30:58 -0400
  ...Also, no significant oil leaks and crankcase oil level between the two marks on the dipstick. Engine sounds and performance are normal. Have I...
• Wisdom of List Sought
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:13:34 +1000
  ...Checked dipstick still have oil in crankcase ( above bottom notch ) however I cannot see where its blowing from. Oh ! dont remember distick being loose...
• Re: Throttle body lubrication
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:55:37 -0400
  ...But undoubtedly some of the oil that comes up from the crankcase will work down into the lower one, unless it's kept out...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Mon, 2 May 2005 16:01:20 -0400
  Marvel Mystery Oil, works wonders, half pint to pint in crankcase any time you hear any thing like clatter. Pint in the gas reportedly...
• Re: rattle INSIDE engine
  Historical mailing list - Al Brase
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:30:40 -0400
  ...There is some evidence of hammering between the top of the distributor hole in the crankcase and the distributor bracket. It is worn down...
• Re: Vanagon salvage hopefully (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 1 Jul 2014 11:03:51 -0400
  ...I remove the engine cover and don't see anything obvious, no > rods sticking out of the crankcase or oil covering everything. I do...
• Boston Bob & Bentley, WOW.
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 15 May 2000 19:55:23 -0700
  ...I cured that one with a German crankcase cleaning treatment and the prob went away in a 'coupla hundred miles and several years now...
• Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 06:14:49 EDT
  ...This he conjectured was due to frothing of MORE oil in the crankcase. Hopefully he will see this ongoing discussion and chime in with...
• Re: Vanagon Flooded
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:54:41 -0700
  Yikes! For how long? I would definitely change the oil in the crankcase and maybe the transaxle too. I'd also pull the plugs...
• Valve adjust "DONE"
  Historical mailing list - Dead Head
  Thu, 29 May 1997 21:06:47 -0700
  ...filled crankcase with new oil and fired up engine..... "Ta dah!" lifter pumped up no more noise and the engine is running smooth again...
• Re: noisy lifters
  Historical mailing list - Melissa E. Mourkas
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 22:44:53 -0400
  ...put about half a cupful of Marvel Mystery oil into the crankcase and within > minutes it is quiet. Try it! It may work for...
• <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:55:18 -0700
  ...What I didn't expect to find was apparent oil seepage from around one of the large upper crankcase nuts (main engine bearing?) and...
• Re: vanagon 1.9l diesel oil blow by in air filter issue?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:16:55 -0800
  ...Yu may be able to rig the breather so > > that it goes high enough for the liquid oil to return to the crankcase. > > You...
• Re: Oil level vs temp test
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 15:19:43 -0700
  ...I would argue for, "one MAY see ..." With the crankcase overfilled, the crankshaft hitting the top surface of the oil pooled in the crankcase...
• Re: NVC: Monster Lupo
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 17:28:30 -0400
  ...But it's clear from the picture that the five engines don't have a common crankcase, and as you said you can see...
• Maiden voyage of Westy, what to pack?
  Historical mailing list - Glommen, Jon
  Wed, 5 May 1999 08:00:21 -0700
  ...The ATF in the crankcase quieted an otherwise noisy lifter; so noisy in fact the SMOG check place would not test it, thus holding...
• Oil breather "thing"
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:27:49 -0700
  ...Oil breather "thing" It seems the oil breather right angle thing (PCVish looking thing) on my 1980 westy in not sealing to the crankcase...
• Re: winter cross country trip?
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:47:02 -0800
  ...the engine will not > evaporate fuel that ends up in the crankcase. Definitely a recipe for > short engine life. You cand either find a...
• Re: Water Pump Damage
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 23:20:27 -0400
  ...Should I be concerned about the damage on > the crankcase body? Has anybody else had such a > problem? >
• Oil Filler Mods/Question on a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:21:10 -0600
  ...a lot of drop before I hit the bottom of the crankcase and that got me to wondering. 1. If the engine holds almost...
• Re: A couple of questions.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:46:16 -0500
  ...In addition to what John said, some of the blow-by gases are, of course, water which condenses in the cold crankcase. One of...
• Parts cleaners
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 04 Feb 1995 16:35:04 +0500
  ...The basin is about 12"x20"x6", just large enough to put a crankcase half into. So this pump pushes the paint thinner around...
• Re: 78 Bus Hydraulic Lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 06:14:24 -0500
  ...However, the engine number indicated a late 1975 >crankcase. When I took the push rods out, they were the hollow ones used for >solid...
• Re: Removing oil from upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:50:39 -0400
  ...Ed Duntz> When i put the Orphan ('82 diesel Westy) on its roof last month most> all the crankcase oil drained into the body...
• Re: Vanagon salvage hopefully (long)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Jul 2014 10:48:49 -0400
  ...I remove the engine cover and don't see anything obvious, no rods sticking out of the crankcase or oil covering everything. I do...
• Re: Answer to: New Toy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 13:48:48 -0500
  ...I tend to think that hes has moee [problems than just a crankcase that got overfilled from the holding tank. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:28:44 -0500
  ...I would run the engine, not run the engine, close >the > > crankcase drain and fill and drain the engine multiple times, etc. > > Edward
• Re: Dipstick O-Ring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:24:15 -0700
  ...make your vehicle > run better having a good seal to the crankcase... > > On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 6:39 PM, James Felder <jim...
• Oil filler tube leaking
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 17 May 2001 17:48:24 -0700
  ...Anyway, I can't see how to get at the upper nut where the filler tube is attached to the crankcase. Any ideas? Thanks...
• Yankee oil viscosity for 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 10:18:15 -0600
  ...I've got Castrol 5w50 synthetic in the crankcase and coming up on an oil change. Will it get thin enough to start and...
• Re: will not start
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 20:34:03 +0000
  Hi Darrel, Wait a minute! I thought the no start was a massive unmetered air leak in the crankcase ventilation and fixed? If the...
• Re: Hylomar or other gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:25:39 +0000
  ...Hylomar on the gasket for a coolant pipe coming off the crankcase. > Problem is that I can't find it anywhere. > Can anyone recommend...
• Re: WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 12:49:23 -0700
  ...I do see continuity between the crankcase vent heater brown ground wire and the engine ground points. Neil. On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at...
• RE: Westfalia features!
  Historical mailing list
  27 Nov 96 09:13:59 PST
  ...Already told tale of someone filling crankcase with fuel though oil filler tube. - Jeff > > filler extension tube on the Vanagon. While camping at Yosemite...
• Re: vacuum leak at breather tower?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:43:32 -0500
  ...vacuum leak at breather tower? Hey list, While messing around with my engine this weekend I noticed that the crankcase breather tower fits onto...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 May 2008 20:39:17 -0400
  ...Anyway, on mine, there is never any restriction from the crankcase end to the hose to the throttle body. I can suck or blow...
• Re: Oil.. Where's it go?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:33:04 -0700
  ...Amazing change in oil thrashing around in crankcase. As repeated in the > > next section, I put a borescope into the former dipstick hole and...
• what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 May 2012 13:11:29 -0700
  ...What I can see upon casual observation: - oil leak from base of crankcase breather tower (seen that before!) - minor oil weeping from one valve...
• Oil pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 22:23:28 -0700
  ...Do the bearings restrict the flow of oil thus creating pressure? Is the oil pressure measured in the crankcase or ? You get the idea...
• Burned (?) Fuel Injector
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:19:38 -0800
  ...a 1.9 WBX that had lots of gas/oil in crankcase. Failed fuel > pressure regulator. Likely the FI shown failed too. > > TIA for...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 Feb 2015 23:10:41 -0500
  ...more common excessive piston blow-by or oil carry over from crankcase over filling. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: lifter replacement
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:25:06 -0400
  ...lifter replacement > Do I have to drain all the oil from the crankcase in order to replace a > lifter? I ordered new lifters and...
• Re: Fire Extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 18:34:54 -0700
  ...Hmm...you sure? I'd always heard that the Type 1 engine crankcases were magnesium alloy, and would burn quite impressively. Could be that...
• Re: How-to do very simple compression leak check
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 01:56:02 +0200
  ...Unhook the rubber hose coming from the crankcase vent "tower". > 3. Crank the engine over using your handy remote starter (or an assitant if...
• Re: Question about breather pipe on 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 20:06:44 -0400
  ...Fri, 16 Aug 2002 16:58:36 -0500 > >Is the crankcase breather pipe on the 2.1L just a straight pipe from >the crankcase...
• Re: The Value Of a Mechanic That Knows the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:10:34 -0400
  ...What is the 'crankcase breather tower' made of? Is that the item on the NE corner of the engine compartment, near the air filter...
• Re: the cat did it (solved)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 5 May 1998 09:14:43 -0400
  ...pressurizing the crankcase more than usual. that's > > >the only thing i can think of. but it should have popped the dipstick off > > > or...
• Aluminum Crank Case..Weld or Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Snuggles
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 01:09:53 -0400 (EDT)
  hey now, i was wondering...doing my rebuild my friend sean noticed that my crankcase has been welded in the past...and we suspect...
• Synthetic Oil - Questions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 09:38:52 EST
  ...mile intervals instead of 3,000 mile intervals, aren't you just allowing for more dirt particles ie...dirtier oil in the crankcase longer?
• Re: crank crank THUD continues
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 14:09:54 -0600
  ...Having gas fill the cylinder means some of it got into the crankcase filling the motor with a solvent instead of a lubricant. Remember...
• Re: exhaust bolts / studs... tips or tricks?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Sun, 18 May 2008 18:48:29 -0500
  ...Bolt it to the crankcase and wire tie the exhaust end to something above. Walt Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: >Well it depends if you...