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Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 14:54:05 -0400
...Usually relief valves stick > closed, but springs can break too. It's an easy replacement (buy the proper > tool, it's cheap) if you...
Clutch Slave Cylinder
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Fri, 18 Sep 1998 18:31:41 -0700
...Tomorrow, I'll rebleed the brakes with Teflon tape around the threads of the bleeder valve and with a direct fitting of the plastic...
Re: gas leak update, coupled with questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 May 2010 17:32:27 -0400
...Those expansion tanks should be dropped to make sure the valves on top are good. You also need to check the carbon canister the...
Re: Accelerator Cable - Broken?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sat, 13 May 2006 17:55:59 -0700
...little cylinder that is fitting in that arm on the throttle valve, may have gotten lubricated now and slipped off because it was not...
Message for Stan
Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
Mon, 6 May 2002 12:59:42 -0600
...Message for Stan #1)The springs are in place, ............... They are not seated on the top edges of the tubes or the tubes would...
Re: WBX Whining
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:18:59 EDT
...Old splitties and loaf vans have personality but I could never get past the idea of adjusting valve and expecting to have my engine...
Re: Bilstein shock query
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 15 Feb 2020 13:47:53 -0500
...Before I installed them I did a push/ pull test on their set VS a stock valved Bilstein ( yellow ) shock . The Go Westy shock...
Re: Advice wanted (and maybe some sympathy) on what looks somewhat major..
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:12:21 -0700
...I know the inline VWs are > hard on valve guides and those have never been touched, nor have any of the > valves, other than...
Article: Vanagon Hop Ups
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
Mon, 5 Dec 1994 9:56:57 -0500 (EST)
...The head utilize stock valves (34.5mm exhaust, 40mm intakes), inner/outer valve springs (Bugpack outer, stock inner), Scat Type 4 solid lifters, Norris...
Re: 28.8 MPG
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:29:10 -0700
...heavier springs when using ratio rockers and therefore eliminating the power loss associated with heavier springs and loss of mileage. -3 angle valve job...
Re: Fwd: Advice wanted (and maybe some sympathy) on what looks somewhat major..
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:11:57 -0700
...I know the inline VWs are > hard on valve guides and those have never been touched, nor have any of the > valves, other than...
Re: warm up time - a contrarian's view! (longish)
Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
Fri, 1 Jan 1999 13:01:57 -0800
...If the proper "vanagon rated" oil filter is used (with the proper anti-backflow valve and high-pressure bypass valve) oil starvation experienced by...
Re: lifter problems
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Thu, 13 May 2004 11:29:49 -0700
...These two filters have internal relief valve springs that have sufficient strength to hold the oil pressue in the oil galleries of the engine...
Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:22:23 -0400
...If sticking, it maybe possible to remove the valve springs and then work the valves free with some penetrant. A cordless drill carefully chucked...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:31:00 -0700
...If the seat are cut or the valves ground the stems should be shortened and >> the springs shimmed to compensate. This is to maintain...
Re: Gas Mileage
Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
Fri, 21 May 2004 11:59:30 -0400
...He rebuilt it with German bearings and sodium filled valves. I've got over 60k on the engine now and I use this baby...
Re: Propane Fill Tips?
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 08:34:44 -0700
...Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westfalia "Roy O." wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: David Bogle <bogle@BWAY.NET> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon...
Re: 1981 flooding issue
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:35:20 -0800
...I am going to >permanently close off the EGR valve due to its innards are >toast and that was a rebuilt one from a...
Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:28:25 -0700
...Usually relief valves stick > closed, but springs can break too. It's an easy replacement (buy the proper > tool, it's cheap) if you...
84 Pulsing idle UPDATE 2, zu hohe Leerlaufdrehzahl
Historical mailing list - Marcus Schaper
Fri, 16 Apr 1999 15:44:40 EDT
...Now I disconnected the throttle valve switch resulting in a too high idle overall with no change between cold and warm idle. But no...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 17:02:48 -0700
...If you are >>>> not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to relieve >>>> pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
Re: 91 Westy, idle problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:55:45 -0700
hi Dave, the ideal way to test Idle valves and the control unit for it is to have known-good used units to try...
Re: Air Conditioning help
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:14:34 -0500
...The only real difficult fitting is the switch manifold on the high pressure hose to the expansion valve. A tee and a "trinary" switch...
Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:02:15 -0400
...spring rate on the valve springs and not sacrifice sealing or return speeds(they did so iva much lighter valves), you can run a...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:43:13 -0500
...If the seat are cut or the valves ground the stems should be shortened >>> and >>> the springs shimmed to compensate. This is to maintain...
Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....long
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 8 Apr 2004 22:03:44 +1200
...A more modern engine, with DOHC, 4 valves (or more, as in the Corolla engines), multipoint injection etc will usually put out considerably more...
Re: Questions for the Engine Builders Re: high lift rocker arms
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sun, 24 Oct 1999 10:11:08 -0400
...high lift rocker put more strain on the valve guides the vanagon engine is famous for eating intake guides they are short very short...
Re: some guidance please, 86 autotrans torubles
Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:08:24 -0400
...You DO have to drop the pan and valve body if the cover plate pops out any at all. The 2nd gear band 'pops...
Re: No Spark '90 2.1 UPDATE
Historical mailing list - John C...
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:42:00 +0000
...If yes, that means you have both valves closed. And you can also see that both springs are fully at their length. That's...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:02:40 -0700
...If the seat are cut or the valves ground the stems should be shortened >>>> and >>>> the springs shimmed to compensate. This is to maintain...
Re: Parting out advice
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:37:52 -0500
...7) Engine sheet metal (contact Boston Bob, he's an occasional buyer) 8) Heater boxes, flapper valves 9) Heads if they are good (worth...
Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:26:52 -0400
...If sticking, it maybe > possible to remove the valve springs and then work the valves free with > some penetrant. A cordless drill carefully chucked...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:09:42 -0700
...If the seat are cut or the valves ground the stems should be shortened >>>> and >>>> the springs shimmed to compensate. This is to maintain...
83.5 push rod tubes
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Nov 96 17:48 CST
...The replacements are two-piece with springs. > am hoping this means that someone has put new ones in. If this > is true, did they...
Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Fri, 19 Jun 1998 12:03:35 -0400
...You can also change the size of the valves >that control the flow of oil and improve the efficiency of the other >components. These...
Re: diagnosis--blown piston ring?
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:53:14 -0700
...looked normal in an oil analysis done about 2k miles ago.� valve springs seem ok from visual inspection (is that enough?).� is there anything...
Re: 87GL rebuild update (oil pressure)
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Fri, 27 Nov 1998 15:25:07 -0800
...40000 km, I tried a different oil cooler, stretched the relief valve springs, all other parts well inside of tolerances, oilpressure at cold, but...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:40:07 -0700
...If the seat are cut or the valves ground the stems should be shortened >>> and >>> the springs shimmed to compensate. This is to maintain...
Re: Air lift best rear spring bags
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:19:30 -1000
...picture shows the valve pointing down clever vanagon owners found it will work just fine sideways pointing out between the springs! >> >> I’m looking...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:05:49 -0500
...If the seat are cut or the valves ground the stems should be shortened > and > the springs shimmed to compensate. This is to maintain...
Re: Advice wanted (and maybe some sympathy) on what looks somewhat major..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:22:37 -0700
...I know the inline VWs are >> hard on valve guides and those have never been touched, nor have any of >> the >> valves, other than...
What's this Camber and Caster? And what' "Height" got to do with it (them)?
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Sun, 29 Mar 1998 19:09:57 -0800
...Thanks, Tom Hanlon Pal Springs, CA
Camshaft rap...as pertains to the inline 4/van transplant motor
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:22:37 -0700
...The cam uses the standard lifters and no different springs, suggesting it's got a fairly conservative profile..I've not noticed any valve...
Re: Swap Update 2
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 11 May 1998 20:49:35 -0700
...Yes you will need the check valve. Without it starting will take a little longer. >I didn't realize before that the thing that...
Re: Headgasket rebuild advice...
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Sun, 20 Sep 1998 18:42:16 -0700
Aaron, First, point your browser to http://www.bostonengine.com Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westfalia Aaron Robinson wrote: > I'm thinking of...
Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:08:39 -0500
Actually, when the throttle valve switch is closed, and the engine is being forced to overrun, Digijet turns the injectors completly off at ~1...
Re: Moving forward - with an autotranny.....
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 22 May 2014 10:31:28 -0700
...The biggest trick in rebuilding an automatic is keeping all the springs, balls, valves, etc. sorted and put back into the right position in...
Re: Short shift for 5 speed
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:43:25 -0700
...I would have trouble going from first to second until I learned to just push the lever ahead and let the springs guide it...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 06:30:30 -0400
...spring and valve. > > -Was it the oil change? Is there an intermittent short that is yet to be > found, compounded by the rain? Was...
VW SUPER SALE!
Historical mailing list
Sat, 22 Apr 1995 13:41:17 -0700
...Make me an offer; Box of camshafts Box of connecting rods Box of lifters Box of Valve springs, plus one set each of Berg...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:14:38 -0500
...If the bypass valve is indeed the cause in your case, that would suggest that it is allowing oil to bypass the filter even...
Re: Engine Balancing
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:01:28 -0500
...a camshaft that will operate properly at higher RPMs? Are my valve springs designed to run at higher RPMs? Do I have enough engine...
Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:23:26 -0700
...If the valves > > adjustment is too tight this can cause low manifold pressure (vacuum) > > and idling problems. A compression test would help in this...
Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:37:27 -0700
...If the valves > > > > adjustment is too tight this can cause low manifold pressure > > (vacuum) > > > > and idling problems. A compression test would help in this...
Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 19:49:29 -0700
...You can also change the size of the valves >that control the flow of oil and improve the efficiency of the other >components. These...
Re: Air Conditioning help
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 22 Jan 2014 08:04:55 -0800
...The only real difficult fitting is the switch manifold on the high pressure hose to the expansion valve. A tee and a "trinary" switch...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:13:14 -0700
...If the seat are cut or the valves ground the stems should be shortened >> and >> the springs shimmed to compensate. This is to maintain...
Re: Air lift suspension system
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 17:33:30 -0600
...The balloons went inside the springs very easily, and the whole installation took less than one hour. I'm sure someone who is handy...
Re: VW Canada 2.1 Reman Engine
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:06:39 -0700
...Spring pressure from the valve springs add drag or resistance to turning of the crank. remove spark plugs and rocker arms ......then you are...
Re: Shock advice
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Sat, 7 Dec 2002 07:56:04 -0500
...the SPRINGS, not hydraulic units) can be rebuilt > by rebuilding specialists. Probably improved too, by using heavier > oil and reducing the valve hole sizes...