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• Cylinder rebuild questions (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 23:21:32 -0500
  ...Will a shop hone the cylinders? I was originally trying to not have to remove the cylinders, but to clean the area, adjust the...
• Re: TAPPING SOUND
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 22:06:38 -0400
  ...Inside each cylinder in your motor, a piston resides. It merrily flies up and down in the cylinder, creating compression, and transferring the power...
• Re: Disposable (?) propane cylinders
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 20:32:18 -0400
  At one time you could buy legally refillable 14 oz cylinders. I have seen a disposable cylinder with a leaky valve, so I don...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Cylinder Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 09:56:46 +0200
  ...First thing to do when dealing with cylinder locks is always to insert the key. Else you will be amazed just how fast all...
• 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...
• Ring Compressor Ideas
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 18 May 2009 14:17:52 -0700
  Removing a cylinder head today (engine in vehicle), I had one thoroughly stuck cylinder which I had to pull with the head. I'm...
• hydraulic clutch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jun 1995 11:09:20 -0500
  Does anyone have words of wisdom about clutch problems? The slave cylinder was leaking, so we installed new seals. We can't seem to...
• Piston ring compressor?
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Thu, 28 May 1998 13:11:22 -0400
  ...Lots of tapping and heat required to remove the stuck cylinder liners. Unfortunatly, we accidently pulled the cylinder liner closest to the water pump...
• VW 18 cylinder engine
  Historical mailing list - Bob Repich
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 08:03:25 -0500
  ...Engine is an 18 cylinder "W" (3 rows of cylinders-6 per row). Specs mentioned are 555 hp., 6.3 Litre. My question: Will...
• Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - William Landsman
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:07:07 -0800
  Hello Vanagon List and Happy New Year, I have a bad Master Cylinder and am looking at replacing I with this part from gowesty...
• Re: installing new clutch slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:33:04 EST
  ...I replaced the slave cylinder, and a few weeks later the master cylinder went. Go figure! Replacement is fairly straight forward, but the Bentley...
• Re: Spring gremlin no 1: master cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 22 May 2023 11:14:42 -0400
  ...Most parts on the van replaced at least once including brake parts except for the master cylinder and brake lines. Will also look at...
• Re: Loose brake master cylinder resevoir
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:43:16 -0500
  ...Could be the beginning of a failing wheel cylinder seal, but not sure. One other note: After I topped off the master cylinder resevoir...
• Yes!! finally!! an audi 5cyl into an automatic vanagon!! :<.)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 11:31:06 -0000
  >well, Audi introduced the 5 cyl in '78...and is still putting them in some of >their models (the turbocharged S4 has a 5...
• Re: Door Handle
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 9 May 2000 07:49:53 -0700
  Bill, I replaced my door handle a year or so ago, but I have forgotten the exact procedure to swap the lock cylinders. However...
• Engine Rebuild at Last!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 19:24:30 -0600
  ...The cylinder barrel was severely grooved with multiple grooves on the pistons burned side. Cylinder #1 had a fouled plug and showed other evidence...
• Re: Did the mechanic do something?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 04:08:43 -0500
  ...This extended the life of the engine by extending the life of the leanest cylinder. In other words, that lean cylinder didn't burn...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:56:14 -0600
  ...It seemed pretty straightforward; I pinched the hose from the reservoir >to the cylinder, disconnected the cylinder from the bracket, them took off >the...
• Re: Need help re Cylinder Leak Test
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 13:27:35 -0700
  With help from a long retired mechanic and his old Sun shop analyzer, we did a compression test and a cylinder leak test on...
• Intermittent Miss on one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:03:07 -0500
  ...Replaced spark plugs using correct heat range and gap Ignition wires show 5400 ohms resistance end to end New injector in questionable cylinder Swapped...
• Re: ATE master cylinder wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 14:17:05 -0700
  ...ATE master cylinder wanted Hello listees. I guess I better replace that internally-leaking master cylinder now that I have the funds. Do any...
• 2.1 questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 22:10:37 +0000
  ...If it got in through the bottom of the cylinder past rings (all rings look OK but some major scoring on cylinder walls of...
• '82 rear lock cylinder removal?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:08:12 -0800
  My '82 rear lock cylinder appears to be seized or otherwise toast. Various lubing solutions do no good, key inserts easily, very little resistance...
• Re: |'81 vanagon turbo dream
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Fleming
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 07:49:15 -0500
  JordanVw@aol.com wrote: > hello, Jan, you could put a 4 cyl Jetta or 5 cyl Quantum (Passat, to you > guys) turbo diesel under...
• Re: Brake master cylinder switches
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 17:07:49 -0700
  ...Brake master cylinder switches I just received my new brake master cylinder, and I noted that the brake light switches have 3 pins, compared...
• Re: Mandatory VW Reading / A Fairy Tale?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 5 May 2003 20:27:01 -0500
  ...how about an 8-cylinder aircooled diesel army truck?? :) or maybe a 12-cylinder! http://www.worldoffroad.com/vehicles/tatra.asp http://www.ecars...
• Re: cylinder numbers
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:48:59 -0500
  ...wrote: > Hi all, > > which one is 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th cylinder on my engine? I didn't > find it in Bentley. > > If I...
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 10:47:16 -0500
  regarding no visible leak from a slave cylinder but which has failed: Sometimes the leaking slave cylinder fluid is hidden inside the rubber bellows...
• Six Cylinder Engines
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 19:07:13 -0700
  Thanks for all the information on Six Cylinder engines for vanagons. Dave Bowers 1988 Vanagon GL Olympia, Wa visit our site at www.sparkplug...
• Re: Brake master cylinder weep
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:04:12 +0100
  ...And the new cylinder usually won´t get damaged. Bleeding old cylinders, where the rubber membran gets shoved further than its 30 year old...
• Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:19:21 -0700
  ...But all of this beats around the fact that gravity IS an issue, and is a prime contributor to the ovaling of VW cylinders...
• Re: New Clutch Slave Cyl
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 22:05:49 -0600
  I just had a new OEM clutch slave cylinder installed. Total cost......$105. Broken dow it was like this.....$55 for brand new clutch...
• Re: Rebuiliding brake master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 1 May 1999 19:58:01 -0400
  ...Pay attention to the order the cylinders bled. In general you start with the cylinder furtherest away from the MC (right rear), then to...
• Re: Chrome Barrels - Iron Rings
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 6 May 2002 23:41:15 -0400
  ...all to add > long life with minimum maintenance. > > Now as it happens, in the general aviation industry, piston engine > cylinders are removable as they...
• Feedback on rebuilt 2.1L AVP Engine Performance
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:29:29 -0700
  ...Checked cold Cyl 1 - 140 psi Cyl 2 - 135 psi Cyl 3 - 135 psi Cyl 4 - 140 psi Compression after 868 miles ... ... Checked cold...
• Re: 85 shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt
  Sun, 29 Sep 1996 20:07:00 -0400
  ...Anyone want to >share how to change out the clutch master cylinder and the clutch slave >cylinder? Do you half to remove the instrument...
• Re: Head gasket swap WBX..stuck cylinder help needed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 10:48:31 -0500
  Tap on the ear of the cylinder in an attempt to turn the cylinder (rotate the cylinder) instead of trying to pry it away...
• Question - Ignition key cylinder - 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Fri, 31 Aug 2012 18:58:56 -0400
  All, I just discovered that the little flat rod that extends from the end of the ignition key cylinder into the ignition switch has...
• Re: air in clutch hydraulic system '84 Vanagon ?puzzled?
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 28 May 2009 01:48:06 +0000
  If you are going to replace the slave cylinder, now is the time to bleed all the brakes enough to change out all the...
• Re: Cylinder Types
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:23:50 -0700
  ...VW guy to cough up over $2k for a set of cylinders would be an experience to say the least! there are those that...
• FS: new five-cylinder SA bell housing, external oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:32:40 -0700
  I have an extra brand-new SA five-cylinder bell housing, complete with release bearing sleeve and cross shaft. $650. Adapts all VW-Audi...
• brake master cylinder leaking?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 16 Aug 1994 09:31:11 -0400
  ...looking at brake master cylinder there seemed to be a leak from the where brake cylinder mates with the big round black thing (booster...
• Re: Is mechanic on the level?
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 09:14:57 -0800
  ...The only clutch/tranny part I've ever had to fix on any car was a slave cylinder on a '75 corolla. The mechanic...
• Q's: Clutch Problems!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Sun, 5 May 2002 20:53:06 -0400
  ...There is no leakage at either master or slave cylinder. Questions: Is this a bad clutch master cylinder? A bad slave cylinder? Do you...
• Re: Engine adaptor for Audi 5 cyl?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:41:33 EDT
  ...It is actually a 6 cylinder > version of the VW 4 cyl diesel fitted to Vanagons and strongly resembles the 5 > cylinder fitted to...
• Re: Removing Cylinders from head idea!
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Fri, 24 May 2002 08:39:47 -0600
  ...The cylinders were stuck > on tight and a thought occured to me that I have never heard anyone discuss > before on the list. You...
• Re: Considering Purchase 83.5 water cooled Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - jay mattern
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:52:09 -0600
  Correction: the compression was 150psi in all cylinders. A* it has good compression in all cylinders (150 psi). Thank you. Jay
• Lower Cylinder Seal
  Historical mailing list - Ken Winsor
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 07:00:18 -0500
  Hi Everyone, When replacing the heads on a 2.1 liter, should you always remove the pistons and cylinders just to replace the lower...
• Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 15 Jun 2018 20:50:18 -0400
  If the rubber lines that connect to the cylinders or calipers are old, expansion can lead to loss or pressure as well. You can...
• Re: Clutch pedal pressure
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Sun, 4 Jul 2021 10:28:28 -0700
  ...With > the old slave cylinder the clutch pedal pressure was medium (as in normal > pressure). With the new slave cylinder the clutch pedal pressure...
• Just one head?
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 17:37:45 EDT
  ...Does anyone have any experinece with rebuilt cylinderheads from Bus Depot. Thanks in advance and If anyone has any relevant cylinderhead wisdom that they...
• Re: Leak Down Test, define ?
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix (Dwight Mattix)
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 09:46:39 -0800 (PST)
  ...recollect it's 100psi applied thru inline .040" restriction and a good cylinder should hold >~80psi of that. same attention to cylinder to cylinder...
• Re: stuck cylinder help
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 11:35:04 -0600
  When I was doing mine, I found a little protrusion on the side of the cylinder that enabled me to use a large screwdriver...
• Re: Clutch cylinders in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 3 Aug 2015 10:46:29 -0700
  ...Clutch cylinders in Seattle any recommendations for a local source for clutch master and slave cylinders in the Seattle area? Karl Wolz Sent from...
• Re: Bus/Vanagon Literature Database...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 04 Feb 1995 11:25:14 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Russek T4 Pocket Repair Manual >From the UK, covers diesel 4&5 cyl as well as 4 cyl gas. Unfortunately does not have anything...
• Re: Help with dragging brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 17 Nov 94 10:38:28 PST
  > > I've rebuilt all my wheel cyliders and my brakes STILL drag! Should I put > some grease in the cylider after I've cleaned...
• Re: must a propane tank be cylindrical?
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 00:17:47 -0400
  on 6/5/02 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor at LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM wrote: > Must a propane tank be cylindrical to hold...
• Re: Head stuck to cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 01:00:41 EDT
  ...You gotta hit em hard and the chisel can't be pointed enough to hit the cylinder itself but it works.. Beats the alternative...
• Re: Need Reassurance on 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Sun, 16 May 2010 09:14:47 -0700
  ...So I did a compression check on the cylinders and all within spec (Cyl 1 115psi, Cyl 2 80psi, Cyl 3 110psi, Cyl 4...
• Re: Heat gauge
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 14:27:18 -0600
  ...There were two cylinder, four cylinder, six cylinder and eight cylinder versions. All, flat, all opposed. To keep up with the temperature situation on...