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• Re: Those sticky head (video)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:41:33 -0600
  ...Thanks John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Benny boy wrote: > I've haded a new video in my "pistons video page" > > With all that talk...
• 1.9L oversize jug and piston needed
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 21:04:41 -0700
  Hi All, I am desperately looking for a single set of oversize 1.9L piston and liner. It is about 94.5 instead 94...
• Re: Question about caliper, was Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:16:48 -0700
  ...If the piston would not go in the caliper was replaced. I do that on my brake jobs. Rob becida@comcast.net
• Re: window mounted swamp coolers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 02:58:01 -0500
  ...I have also gone through the piston and rod assemblies and balanced them. I have installed new piston rings on the 94mm pistons. So...
• Re: How to remover pistons from wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 08:49:34 -0800
  ...If this involves removing the piston >pins, what is the best way to get very dirty pins out? > >What is a good source for...
• Re: cylinder hone question
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:31:01 EST
  To rebuild a horizontal engine such as Bug ,Bus , Air Cooled Vanagon or Water Cooled 2.1 you should get a New piston & cylinder...
• Re: Piston/Gudgeon Pin Bush Replacement on 1.6 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 17:53:58 EST
  ...I notice that the >piston/gudgeon pin bush in the rod is a 'brass' colour with remnants >of >white metal. Are these bushes originally...
• Sorry if old mail/Corvairs & VWs
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 17:24:52 -0700
  ...Finally, 1500 pistons require 1500 rods while the 1200 rods could be used with Corvair pistons. Hence a 40% displacement increase was available at...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:06:03 -0700
  ...it's a bit fiddly ...fitting the wrist pin into the assembled piston and barrel though the hole in the block, the the circlip...
• RE-INSTALLING CYLINDERS?
  Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 09:28:52 EST
  ...is there a way to re-install the cylinder sleeves over the pistons without either taking the rods loose from the crankshaft or the...
• Source for BIG BORE PISTONS AND CYLINDERS for the WBX!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 23:48:47 EST
  I was looking in the February 2001 Hot VWs Magazine and on page 120 I saw a source for 95 mm big bore pistons...
• Re: subject Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 13:23:07 -0700
  now that we know it's a single piston sliding caliper ........... first thing you check is if it's sliding properly and smoothly on...
• 1.9L pistons
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 May 1997 23:13:47 -0400 (EDT)
  Hey happy campers, I need help locating 4 pistons for a 1.9L (prefer used and usable). Anyone know were to get sealant AMV...
• Re: Oettenger 2.5L Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 13:06:56 EDT
  ...Any bigger pistons available for Vanagons? Seeing as wasserboxers have removable cylinders, I assume 2nd and 3rd overbore hardware doesn't exist. I suspect...
• Re: Jaguar vs Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:58:03 -0600
  Whats the total of piston diameters? Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Feb 2, 2012 7:54 PM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@gmail.com...
• Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 20:36:20 -0800
  ...I bought a new Brazilian 1.9L cylinder/piston liner set several years ago. I picked it up cheap when someone wanted to unload...
• Re: Boring cylinder to oversize
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 20:08:59 -0500
  You want to Lilley-ize the engine but you do not want to by a new piston cylinder set? Boring 1mm oversize will make...
• Re: &^%(^&%&^%$b wrist pin clips!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 14 May 2005 14:38:15 -0700
  ...Once you get the clip off, you need to pull the piston pin. This is fun also. An easy way is to use a...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Jun 2016 15:44:43 -0400
  ...Then again many replacement pistons do not the notches for the tabs. There are also now piston cushions that can be fitted to the...
• Re: Rebuiilding *#$&^ Brake calipers! [Syncro]
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 14:52:45 -0800
  ...Check carefully to be sure the leading edge of the piston hasn't been damaged by forcing - I'm sure you've already done...
• Re: Question about Clutch Slave
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:17:54 EDT
  > > I dropped the tranny out of a customer's van today (2 hours) and noticed that > the clutch slave piston seems really sloppy. I...
• Re: F/ piston plane flypast
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:46:31 -0800
  ...F/ piston plane flypast >> >> Just about 30 min ago, 5 plane formation flew by. >> >> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/ata-fly-past...
• Re: Needed 1700 piston and cylnder set
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 14:56:43 -0400 (EDT)
  On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards wrote: > > hey now, > > maybe a setback here...can't seem to locate a set of pistons...
• Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 02:55:10 -0800
  So in my PNW hippy way, it seems that you could both be right, just at different points in the pistons travel. One has...
• Re: 81 rebuild - balance or not?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 96 22:09 CDT
  ...Are you sure you want to use this guy? >if i'm using different pistons, wouldn't i want to have it balanced again...
• Engine balancing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:47:15 -0600
  Can anyone explain to me the process/procedure for balancing the internal parts of an engine....pistons, rods, etc, and dynamic balancing of the...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 18:06:45 -0500
  ...I >>> have the wrist pin pulled out of the piston about 1/4 inch past the >>> piston >>> edge, so I've made a little...
• Question about Clutch Slave
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 19:55:19 EDT
  I dropped the tranny out of a customer's van today (2 hours) and noticed that the clutch slave piston seems really sloppy. I...
• Re: problems after head swap in '84 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 29 May 2002 16:36:35 -0400
  ...The other thing I can think is a wrong TDC timing, are you sure that you put the piston # 1 a TDC, how do...
• Adjusting lifters preload
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 9 Oct 2019 10:34:45 -0700
  ...do I have to bring the piston to TDC, reset and re-adjust or could I just open the valve cover and add 1...
• Re: LVC: OPOC engine
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:16:01 -0500
  ...It's just the distance swept of any piston. IE, piston face moves "x" mm from top to bottom of it's travel.
• Storage of Cylinders and pistons
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:09:52 -0500
  ...I've got a spare set of jugs and pistons. I want to store the cylinders uitil I need them. This storage could be...
• Vanagon-Waterboxer specific tools for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tim High
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:21:54 -0800
  I have three specialty tools for sale, #'s 3090 Connecting Rod Support, 3091 Piston Pin Mandrel, and 3159 Piston Pin Reamer. They are a...
• Re: Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:53:26 -0700
  ...Best to push pistons back bleed screw open and hose running to jar to collect the old yucky fluid rather than push it back...
• Re: Oil Pressure Springs and Pressure adjusters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Sep 94 13:32:17 EDT
  ...The reason why I chose the alternate spring/slash plunger in the first place is because the Haynes manual shows a grooved piston for...
• Re: Rings are stuck ...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 May 2011 15:04:47 -0500
  ...More importantly, if the cylinders overheated, it is likely that the ring lands in the pistons are damaged beyond use as well. After the...
• spark plug ground terminal
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 16:07:32 -0000
  ...The performance gradually deteriated until I pulled it apart to find the piston almost chewed right through. The piece eventually embedded itself in the...
• Re: Early vs. Late brake comparison / lower balljoints
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:44:40 -0800
  ...vanagon_brake.jpg I guess my question would be, "Going from a dual piston caliper to a single piston caliper improves things how?" Jim
• Re: Help with brakes!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:53:41 EDT
  May be a stuck caliper piston,which you can check by unbolting the caliper and pushing the pistons back in their bores.Or,something...
• piston rings----the good, the bad and the ugly
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 22:40:47 -0600
  ...The 2.2L kits have Grant rings which are caca.....the pistons made in Taiwan....I havn't heard much about these......any thoughts...
• 1.9 piston and liners (revisited)
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:39:24 -0500
  ...I just purchased a set of Pistons and liners for a WBX 1.9. I have heard some other list members and mechanics say...
• Re: Pilot Bearing...Out!, Another Question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 8:11:20 MST
  ...DO NOT USE THE HIGH COMPRESSION PISTONS. I did this last year on a rebuild and after 3000 miles melted #4 piston (The one...
• Re: 2.1 assemble
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:41:28 -0600
  ...I installed the #1 piston and sleve to check the fit of the AA 95.5 pistons because they obviously are bigger than stock...
• Re: Stuck cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:35:06 -0500
  There is no way to remove the rods and/or the pistons before removing the cylinders. My idea is to put the piston at...
• Re: another brake saga...aha!
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:16:47 -0400
  ...The piston stayed out against the shoe. when I open the >>bleeder valve, the piston moves back into the cylinder away from the >>shoe...
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 9 Sep 2014 22:03:57 +0000
  ...Piston travel would be about the same, but if the new brakes have larger caliper pistons, hence require more brake fluid to push out...
• Re: What happens when you drive without an air filter?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:34:20 -0800
  ...The pistons and cylinders were complete trash. When a piston was at TDC, you could rock it back and forth in the cylinder about...
• Re: Brake Caliper Done?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:48:56 -0500
  ...If you push the piston at any angle at all, it can jam in the cylinder. It's good insurance and easy to use...
• Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:02:46 -0400
  ...Yes, it's not a perfect seal (neither the lifter piston/ cylinder walls, nor the check ball), so some oil does escape by seepage...
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 15:06:20 +0100
  ...You might have to turn the rods > around so the pistons face the other way to do that. I piston engines there > is (always...
• Re: Roadhaus....partial solution for helping!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 7 May 2004 13:09:21 -0400
  ...The melted piston could be from a lean condition or preigition but the preignition tends to blow out rod bearings before the piston melts...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 May 2004 to 31 May 2004 - Special issue (#2004-511)
  Historical mailing list - Norman Rowe
  Mon, 31 May 2004 14:37:50 -0700
  And if they make pistons the way they make musical instruments, they look okay and work okay at first but come apart in fairly...
• Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:03:14 -0500
  ...So far as pistons go, I have seen pistons where the ring lands were worn out of spec, but the crosshatching could still be...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 13:12:14 -0800
  ...this is the only way I put rings on a waterboxer piston .. I do it the way VW intended you to. I remove piston...
• Re: Piston Pins - putting them back in?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:57:29 -0500
  Put the pistons is a pot of warm oil on the stove. They will expand enough to allow the cool wrist pins to slide...
• Re: DaBoat 2-liter update - it lives! (long)availability of Cofap piston/liners
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 95 11:51:57 MST
  Your comment about Cofap going out of the VW piston/liner bussiness just about gave me a heart attack since I was going to...
• with all this talk about prices...
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:41:57 -0800
  I have a 3 brand new pistons & sleeves that were given to me after the PO threw a piston when driving down the Alcan...
• Re: Eurocars 2.2L Engine - another catastrophic failure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 12:35:58 EDT
  I finally saw the pictures of the pistons. Looks like the grooves were cut to eliminate the tiny holes in the inner crown. What...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:47:53 -0500
  ...If the rubber piston seals are cracked, aged to shrink or in my Brother's case the small internal retaining E-clip fell off...
• Re: Rings are stuck ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 May 2011 17:22:25 -0700
  ...the spec for ring land clearance is there, for ring end gap in the cylinder, or for piston fit in the cylinder. in general...