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• Re: 1.9L Hose Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:27:18 -0400
  ...My bolts are Allen head. I thought I got an Allen wrench on the > bolt, but when I turned it it just rounded out...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 May 2012 10:22:44 -0700
  ...3 >> bolts run through the LCA and adaptor. Radius rod attaches to exposed bolt >> ends at bottom of LCA. >> >> >> On Fri, May 25, 2012...
• Re: Stroking a type 4
  Historical mailing list - Scott Morrow
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 06:29:32 -0500
  ...One of the flanges has been broken off around one bolt hole, >as tho they removed it with the bolt still in there. Piece...
• Re: 86 syncro exhaust y-pipe bolts/washers?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:27:50 -0400
  ...The purpose of those diaphragm springs is to keep the bolts tight during the heating/cooling that occurs there. Not to allow movement. When...
• Re: Torque wrench use
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 10:54:50 -0800
  ...Yes, I do see >torque wrenchs on cylinder head bolts, but not often elsewhere. My brother in law is a mechanic and he hardly...
• Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:19:59 -0700
  ...the only way you can start is to undo the 4 17mm nuts or bolts that hold the trannie to the engine assebly .. which...
• Re: [Syncro] Last leg...clutch master cylinder is dead...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 15:35:50 -0500
  ...13mm box or socket for the mounting bolts. The brakes should not be affected. A vacuum bleeder will make bleeding the clutch easier. Dennis...
• Re: Frozen slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:17:56 -0500
  ...Biggest trouble was access to some of the bolts, I think. If you have trouble with access to something from under the van, try...
• 5cyl EV engine in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 14:17:32 +0200
  ...I know. > DrRufo > SOCal-81 vanagon The EV five cylinder does have same bolt pattern as the Audi five cylinders. Regards Helmut '80 Vanagaudi
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:54:08 -0700
  ...I get the proper lenght bolts and install into the bracket, threads up and through the�hole. The slave slides on the two bolts...
• Re: Porche Fuche Alloys
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  24 Apr 1995 14:27:14 GMT
  ...I made studs for mine by using Kubota diesel tractor cylinder head bolts,and cutting off the hex end. Got the lug nuts and...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:13:37 -0500
  ...is missing the rear hatch lock cylinder and the "lever" that bolts to it. I got a cylinder and lever from a Vanagon with...
• Re: Brake Caliper Bolt Saga
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 00:06:21 -0800
  You might want to think twice about getting the caliper bolt at a junkyard. Bentley states that the two bolts that hold the caliper...
• Re: '93 Eurovan auto to manual
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 13:15:42 -0800
  ...and manual transmission so I *think* the manual transmission in some NA EV's have the bolt holes for the 4 cylinder. A 1...
• Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder replaced Finally!!! - One other question though.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 17:36:19 -0700
  ...two bolts and nuts there. the bolt holes allow for slop there...sometimes the bolts need to be loosened, that plate pushed up ..then...
• 85 exhaust supports needed
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 17:40:50 -0500
  ...The pipe coming from the front two cylinders cracked where it bolts to the pipe going to the CAT. Had this welded shut so...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Access-84 Westfalia-Thanks, and Repair "How To" suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 21:28:43 -0800
  ...I have replaced two masters (different vans) and one slave cylinder and they all failed during the winter. The bad condition of your master...
• will 1.9L to 2.1L parts swap
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 26 May 2007 09:23:35 -0400
  Hi all Will 1.9L pistons and cylinders bolt up to the 2.1L engine. Or can I put a 1.9L motor in...
• Re: changing the lock on outside door handle-easy, hard, or impossible?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:08:21 EST
  ...Or, if you have the old lock cylinder from the broken handle--and that lock cylinder is still good and works with the key...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 09:56:46 +0200
  ...sort of bolt into the boring at the end of the cylinder and apply some gentle force to get the cylinder out. You can...
• coolant leaking from exhaust/cylinder head connection
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 11:50:24 -0700
  Hi, after taking out the cylinder heads, replacing the gaskets and fixing the pits with JB Weld, I put the parts back together and...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Fri, 8 Nov 2013 08:44:15 -0800
  ...bolts that I shouldn't have touched in the first > place). They are connected a plate (#10) which connects the short hose to > cylinder...
• Re: stuck together
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:38:01 -0600
  ...Now, to put the new clutch and > tranny in! > > John > (who wants to talk to the guy who hid the slave cylinder bolt and...
• Re: Cooling system '85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Sun, 29 Oct 2017 17:12:28 -0400
  ...I had a small crack between a bolt hole connected to the water jacket and the cylinder… I would pressure test it first it...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 16:38:04 -0800
  ...so never bothered me to spent say half an hour cleaning a part like a cylinder head by hand. heads off in the van...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Installation Q:'s
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Fri, 10 May 2002 20:22:08 -0700
  ...Loosen the two bolts that hold the master cylinder in place on the bracket. Now you can pull out the master cylinder and hold...
• Re: '68 front-end into '59 Bus? Disc Brakes?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 21:41:12 -0400
  ...Works fine with the stock single-circuit cylinder, although upgrading to a '67 dual circuit cylinder would of course be safer in the long...
• Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 19:15:23 -0500
  ...cylinders thus the flywheel lock or junk push rod then leave the bolt screwed in most of the way and tap the bolt with...
• Re: did I do that-Silicone
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:08:12 -0500
  Unless a bolt is used for sealing, not holding only known thread lubricants/treatments should be used with the installation torque adjusted accordingly. Dennis...
• Re: exhaust stud removal broken
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:21:19 -0500
  ...so now i have a forzen partial bolt in the head > of the # 1 cylinder upper. the question is what should i do to...
• Re: Coolant out episode this aft.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:57:20 -0700
  ...Remove grill. �Remove air bleed bolt at the top > of the rad. .... > �Lots of action(distraction) around my shop though today.. ... > But I find...
• Fancy Wheel$$$
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 25 Apr 95 10:15:29 PDT
  ...I made studs for mine by using Kubota diesel tractor cylinder head bolts,and cutting off the hex end. Got the lug nuts and...
• Re: Eurospec question
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 18:46:41 -0600
  ...and they're not somthing that's an aftermarket bolt-on improvement. Also, I think they are actually most of the time separate from...
• Exhaust Leak
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 14:02:38 -0600
  ...have an exhause leak at the cylinder head. A couple months ago I tried tightening the bolts real tight and I think the leak...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:13:06 -0800
  ...kinda above the right cylinder head............ but I know you know that ! ( main trans to engine nuts or bolts are 19mm hex wrench size...
• Re: Clutch of not? Help
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:22:43 -0600
  ...Second, if the slave clutch cylinder bolted to the the tranny is leaking or wet, replace it and bleed the clutch line. That will...
• Re: Still need help/ball and socket joint end of throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 23:44:53 -0700
  ...This stubby cylinder has a threaded hole drilled into its top which receives a small bolt which holds the throttle cable in place. This...
• Re: My T3 website on PhotoBucket
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 12:01:22 -0800
  ...Interesting to see the through bolt design. V8 Bay? Wow! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups...
• Leak in new rebuilt Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jan 1995 18:21 EDT
  ...is connected to the passenger side cylinder head. The leak is on the (or near) the topmost bolt that protrudes from the head. I...
• Re: transaxle being rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 10:04:04 -0700
  Check input shaft seal and small-ish dome shaped seal inside each flange on tranny, (where inboard CV bolts to) inspect cross shaft for...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 06:38:33 -0800
  ...housing is saved from the snapped bolts... for now. > > How important is it to hone a used cylinder. The internet seemed full of > opinion...
• Re: did i do that
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:45:32 -0800
  ...I use it on all bolts that have a >> > component of vibration involved, especially those alternator bolts. > Don Hanson > > > ----- > No virus found in this...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 May 2012 10:16:07 -0700
  ...3 > bolts run through the LCA and adaptor. Radius rod attaches to exposed bolt > ends at bottom of LCA. > > > On Fri, May 25, 2012...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:02:26 -0500
  ...Collector to Header Pipe N01024416 8x30 (13mm Hex) Bolt Qty 4 Collector to Collector Pipe Going to Cat N01036112 8x65 (13mm Hex) Bolt Qty...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 13 May 1998 23:40:08 -0700
  ...The two bolts holding the drum to the hub are not present. Should I locate >replacement bolts? If so, anybody know what size bolts...
• CHT Gauge for type IV motor
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Sedgmen
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 10:30:57 EST
  Hi everyone, I wish to call on the experience of those of you who have fitted a VDO cylinder head temperature gauge onto a...
• drums to discs.
  Historical mailing list
  21 Sep 95 9:33
  ...about the '68 ball joint beam thing so the discs can bolt straight on, but can they? Has anyone done the disc brake conversion...
• Re: Valve Adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 00:17:57 -0500
  At 6:40 PM -0500 10/17/98, Aaron Robinson wrote: >I just re-torqued my cylinder head bolts to see if it would...
• Re: CV Joint Bolts in Portland OR
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:10:02 -0700
  ...CV Joint Bolts in Portland OR Where do folks buy their transmission-to-cv joint bolts in the Portland OR area? The high-strength...
• Re: did I do that-Silicone
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:15:54 -0600
  I used sparingly on blind holes bolting. Aluminum Axle drive flanges onto aluminum and magnesium drive hubs Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On...
• Re: On being well grounded
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 01:19:03 -0500
  ...Then I brought that wire around and connected it to the new bolt on the left cylinder head. From there I brought the wire...
• CV Joint Bolts in Portland OR
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:47:04 -0700
  Where do folks buy their transmission-to-cv joint bolts in the Portland OR area? The high-strength ones with the internal hex or...
• Re: Diesel Engine on eBay - Funny Paintjob + LINK
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 17:13:06 -0800
  ...They painted the top of the block where the cylinder head bolts on. Nice....... Cheers, Jeff
• Re: The details of Motronic
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 09:15:06 -0400
  ...That means it can time the spark whenever it wants, and even vary it from cylinder to cylinder. The distributor just routes the spark...
• Re: Firewall fuel fitting
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:46:10 -0700
  This won't point you to a list, and is not a bolt-up affair, but with aviation snips, drill, file, I made L...
• Resourceful Slave Cylinder Fix
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Sat, 26 Oct 1996 23:39:30 -0500 (CDT)
  ...out the 84's slave cylinder's bore. Now, the 84's bleeder is just a 10mm headed bolt. With my pregnant wife at...
• Re: Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 12:59:11 -0700
  ...the cylinder heads, so far there's been no problems when I've needed to remove one or more nuts or bolts for other...
• Re: Leaking Clutch Master Cylinder Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 07:44:19 -0500
  ...It appears that the clutch master cylinder is leaking quite a lot and needs a new cylinder or new seals. > > [Late news: I discovered...
• Re: Eurocars 2.2 Engine - anyone have more info?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 15:03:57 +0100
  ...Eurocars 2.2 Engine - anyone have more info? > > > > > 4) How "bolt in" is "bolt in?" Can I literally bolt it into my van? > The...
• Re: Rain Gutter Rack Clamps. Vanagon Specific Size and Shape?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 20:39:19 -0400
  ...Nyloc nuts or equal used on U bolts of course. > >> > >> Neil. > >> > >> -- > >> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > >> > >> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > >> > >> > >> > http://groups...