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• Re: 115HP wasserboxer on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:11:10 -0500
  ...The long block by it self does not make 115 hp just because it has the higher compression pistons. bolt on items might help...
• Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:08:21 -0600
  ...The stroke is > different and the pistons have the pin hole relocated to compensate. The > longer stroke makes for more torque. It also changes...
• Suggestions for installing pistons/cylinders in WBX.......
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:23:39 -0500
  ...the heck out of it for fear of mashing the wrist pin bushing.................. Any one been here? Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81...
• Re: Oil Light On
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:07:18 -0700
  ...On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 8:41 PM Mark Pinnell <mark.stuart.pinnell@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > Just made a very quick...
• Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:46:35 -0700
  ...it's exactly the right size to grab the inside of the wrist pin. heating the piston helps sometimes too. But I'm curious...
• Re: A/T wont drive in 3rd.Assistance PLEASE...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 17:15:19 EST
  Hey Raul The brake band needs to be seated on the tension adjuster and the piston rod (much like pushrods and lifters). If this...
• Re: Alternative way of reinstalling cylinder liner
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:16:03 -0500
  ...I have, in a pinch (no pun intended), successively used a large hose clamp. Mike Houlton, Maine '84 GL 7 pass '85 GL Westy
• Re: Diagnostics needed 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:13:19 -0500
  ...Cam/crank seal, cam plug, piston pin >>> access port behind flywheel. >>> >>> http://www.benplace.com/subaru25/25inside1.WMV >>> >>> Ben >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> John Rodgers >> Clayartist and Moldmaker...
• Re: Power steering
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Jan 2016 21:43:42 -0600
  ...When you turn the wheel the shaft actually twists and the > valve directs fluid to one side of the piston in the rack. Turn...
• Re: need advice re: rebuilding 84 Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 17:31:45 +0000
  ...Am I right? I removed the rods from the crankshaft with pistons attached and pounded out the piston pins with a "wood dowel rod...
• Re: Engine Rebuild at Last!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 20:57:02 -0600
  ...new mains, etc) it's going to get new barrels, pistons, rings, piston pins, and rebuilt rods, as well as a complete balancing job...
• Toughest job on a Vanagon, was Re: Secrets of exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:49:33 -0800
  ...what is the toughest job on a Vanagon?) the only > thing I'd rate tougher is putting the piston/ cylinder assemblies into a > Waterboxer...
• To Eugene re: Kombi Problems.
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Knight
  Sun, 7 May 1995 22:55:03 +1000 (EST)
  ...or > something? > > Didn't forget something deep in the engine like piston pin keepers or > something, eh? > > Shooting in the dark now, > > Good luck...
• Re: Another Type IV
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 22:58:51 -0500
  ...Wrist pins still free floating. > #10) Discoloration inside the crankcase about like coffee stains. > # 11) Stains in the crankcase, carbon on piston tops and...
• Re: Autostop Valve Problem Solved - Repair proceedure
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 16:45:48 -0400
  ...Simple... > > > >The problem with my valve was that the piston was not closing all the way. > >When the valve is open, there a pinhole...
• Volkswagen tool list for 1963-1967.(long)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 16:10:12 -0800 (PST)
  ...piston heating tool (75-78mm dia.) VW 205b Electric piston heating tool (83-84mm dia.) VW 207 Piston pin pilot drift VW 207b Piston...
• Re: finding crack in Amsterdam, part 2
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 May 2016 11:24:23 -0400
  ...A very common brand is know to have the piston pins located in the wrong position reducing engine compression and the rings are terrible...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: Question about HAMMERING, new 1.9l NA motor, today
  Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 10:36:49 -0400
  ...on the top of pistons > 1 and 4. > > Once you have made the TDC mark happy with the pump pinned, then shove the > timing...
• Re: problems with "ping" noise regardless of timing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:30:05 -0600
  ...pinging indicates a hot spot in the cylinder somewhere - bad valve, hard carbon spot in the heat or cylinder, burnt spot on the piston...
• Re: Need advice inner cylinder sealing ring
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 23:05:19 -0700
  ...and piston kit installed. > > Today when I looked at it, I noticed that the mechanic > > must have slipped with the piston pin reamer, and...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:32:48 -0700
  ...r/t the risk of increased ping caused by plugs firing closer to the top of the pistons, couldn't one compensate by using...
• Re: Bare bones subie -
  Historical mailing list - Steve Bonde
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 03:40:41 +0000
  ...Holes on the block > for the express purpose of removing piston pins to remove pistons. > > Guys and gals - I am impressed with that engine...
• Re: 2.1 ring recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 27 May 2009 15:59:07 -0700
  ...I would be inclined to not disturb the pistons and rings at all. Like don't remove the pistons from the barrels. The pistons...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:26:55 -0700
  ...Brake Fade > > > Pistons and pins moving smoothly. >> >> video of wheel cylinder "pullback" syndrome. >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=mQrTuwBdXxs&feature=related<http://www...
• Re: Squealing brakes! Where to find missing shims?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:53:44 -0400
  ...211 615 231 and 211 615 232 For Girling calipers (retaining spring is H-shaped, retaining pins use external spring clip) add 'A' suffix...
• Re: Repair Front Rack and Pinion?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 00:52:01 -0600
  Brent, I just recently had my rack replaced because it had leaked fluid from the pistons(bad seal) but the problem is still not...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 12:21:34 -0800
  ...I've had problems getting piston pins out of different engines, and I don't have those VW tools. They even have a reamer...
• Re: Measuring fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:27:32 -0400
  ...piston inside a cylinder connected to lever that moves the "dipstick" or causes the dial needle to rotate via a rack and pinion mechanism...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:17:13 +0000
  Oh by the way you have to rotate the piston until the pin lines up with the hole in the outer water jacket that...
• Re: Heads are off; now what?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:52:42 +0000
  ...Nobody wants to pull the pins out of the pistons - it would make getting the liners back on a lot easier, but then it...
• Re: [T2] A cc'ing the heads question-answered
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 23:09:04 -0600
  ...error, rods stretch, all piston sets aren't exactly to spec from center of wrist pin to top of piston and bearings wear. In...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:39:47 -0800
  ...at first it's definitely better/easier than messing with the piston pin in situ. Angus On Dec 10, 2013, at 5:30 AM...
• Re: Head gasket questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 14:25:02 -0700
  ...First, with the piston you are working on at TDC, pull the cylinder out like you are going to remove the wrist pin. With...
• Re: Big Valves for me? - too long.
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 22:14:13 -0700
  ...AirCooled.net has some uber-fancy pistons with the correct pin location for a stroker crank available, but they are $$$$. I'm trying to...
• Re: Erosion between valves
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:58:46 -0800
  ...Seen it eat little pin holes in the head and piston, the�valve seat�will come out to. Subject: Erosion between valves First time...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:55:00 -0400
  ...My concern is it position in relationship to the head or piston. Also those WD7t plugs have a very large exposed center electrode that...
• Fw: Front brake caliper hangup '87 Vanagon- any advice
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 17:04:32 -0400
  ...caliper reveals that the bearings, rotor, >> pads, slider pins are all fine. Retracting the caliper >> piston with a C-clamp solves the problem ...until...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 15:31:15 -0700
  ...will easily knck those pins out and back in. There should be >> silencer plates between the pads and pistons and an anti-rattle plate...
• Re: Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 02:23:17 -0500
  ...I need the specialized tools that are required to >>>remove/replace pistons and sleeves and any other specialized tools >>>(removing circlips and piston pins...
• introduction
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 13:07:18 -0700
  ...I was one of the first to discover the coolant/metal distruction problem (replaced pistons and liners on warranty). I mostly use it to...
• Re: The Adventure of the Thrown Rod
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 15:12:58 -0600
  ...the wrist pins. After admiring the fact that the thing ran so long and so well without much of a piston in there, we...
• Re: Separating the Engine Case. Any tips?
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:16:32 -0800
  ...Any tips? Okay, so how do I get the pistons off? I see the wrist pin has to be pulled thought the water pump...
• Re: cylinder heads for my 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:07:52 EDT
  ...The right way is to remove the piston pins which entails removing lots of cooling tubes and the waterpump as the pistons are first...
• Disasster
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:08:29 -0700
  ...to use Mike's method of making a wrist pin puller and remove the pistons and sleeves at once. (Though I haven't heard...
• 1.6L & 1.7L swap for 2.0L parts
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Tue, 31 May 94 23:14 CDT
  ...Also, one of the piston pins is missing. The part number on these is 022-198-075 and the bore is 90mm. This tells...
• Re: Should I rebuild the bottom end? Questions & photos.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 00:01:53 -0400
  ...Wrist pin wear looks minimal and the pistons look pretty good, but I'll probably replace the pistons. *http://tinyurl.com/39a3yso* Thanks for...
• Re: Why this type IV engine caught fire, spun the mains and ruined everything.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 22:39:22 -0500
  ...So what we're seeing is the back of the bearing shell where the registration pin bit into it? And as a result of...
• Re: Syncro front rotor life expectance
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 21:04:05 -0700
  ...I do not have a Bentley that covers Syncros, but I'll assume that it uses a two piston design like the 2wd Vanagon...
• Weird engine meltdown... Attn: Bob MacD and Jake Raby
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 20:39:15 -0700
  ...Uses about a pint of 20W50 every 500 miles or so. No visible leaks, so I assume the it's burning it. Sell Vanagon...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:20:16 -0700
  ...And grease at pushrod end where it meets MC piston? Had wondered today if I should have done that at time of install. For...
• Re: '82-2.0 teardown. help me find the knocking please
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 20:24:28 -0700
  ...Bishop and Lone Pine one September and started knocking. I drove it home to Boulder. Teardown revealed the noise was piston slap. The cylinders...
• anti squeel shims install questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 25 Jul 2015 12:05:15 -0400
  ...steps including pin removal and how the break pads come out. but at the last minute he said something about piston alignment to the...
• Der Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 09:45:21 -0600
  ...Use the old pad to protect the piston from damage. Also make sure that the mounting pins and all other sliding points are rust...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:27:13 -0400
  ...oil pressure valve >> oil pressure relief piston spring >> All New Lifters >> New AMC Spanish Heads >> Wrist Pin Bushings >> Cam Shaft - Reground from Van-Cafe...
• '56 kombi update
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Jun 1995 14:27:20 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I ended up ordering a kit from Wolfsburg West that has the springs, clips and cotter pins for $22. Yikes! I tried using some...
• Re: Uneven Brake pad wear
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:56:06 -0800
  ...Sure enough on the driver's side the inboard (piston side) pad was fully worn, yet the outboard still had a lot of life...
• Re: Spongy Brake Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:10:40 -0400
  ...Leaks make for > > sponginess because of poor piston conditions, air in the system, fluid > > escaping under pressure, all kinds of reasons. Replace the cylinder...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 14:32:15 -0400
  ...oil pressure valve oil pressure relief piston spring All New Lifters New AMC Spanish Heads Wrist Pin Bushings Cam Shaft - Reground from Van-Cafe...
• Re: Brake work pictures
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:54:50 -0700
  ...very important it slides smoothly on the guide pins of course. to push back the piston on those.......I use a giant pliers , on...
• Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 19:57:30 -0400
  ...will easily knck those pins out and back in. There >> should be silencer plates between the pads and pistons and an >> anti-rattle plate...