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• Re: Compression test - cold vs hot?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:36:48 -0500
  ...As in the rings having oil on them or not. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: cylinder heads for my 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:07:52 EDT
  ...NOW - how you gonna get the cylinders back on the pistons without breaking the rings ? I just know your gonna ask that question next...
• Re: 85 Head Job Update and Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 14:35:50 -0400
  ...Be careful (if you put new rings) to respect the 120 deg angle for the 3 rings opening per piston. (if I remember right...
• Re: Rings? New engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:13:10 -0400
  ...Rings? New engine? This could be rings or it could be a bad valve and the cylinder does not fire all the time and...
• To split the case or not on a rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Kruse
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 10:42:11 -0400
  So, I put two new heads on the 89 (110,000 miles) and put new rings on the pistons... Now it uses 1 quart...
• Re: Synthetic gear oil recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 03:20:37 EST
  ...To counteract this all of the syncro rings in the later 091 gearboxes are now fully moly-coated and VW switched to their 'flavor...
• Re: leaking head gasket Question
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 18:26:46 -0500
  ...The "O" rings on top of the cylinders that keep the water from the combustion along with the Metal Rings that keep the compression...
• Re: O ring making kit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 16:44:11 -0800
  ...Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM> > >Stan Wilder wrote: > > > Fresh O rings are most desirable, your kit will go sour and be useless. > > > ................ I'm...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:31:33 -0700
  > adds a few hours to the job and gives a reason to replace the water pump. My experience is that in a waterboxer, the...
• Re: Stock 2.1L Pistons & Sleeves needed
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 07:34:07 EDT
  If anyone is in need of a new set of 94mm Piston Set (sleeves, rings, clips, etc.), GERMAN of course, p-mail me. I...
• Re: Congrats. Jeffrey. Answer to Vendor Rubbish
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:32:02 +0100
  ...When I was rebuilding my engine last year, I ordered a new set of rings from Bus Depot. These were duly sent out, along...
• lower o-rings
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:50:15 -0700
  ...had many people tell me that I should replace them lower cylinder o-rings as part of my head gasket job. I was going...
• Re: Alternator Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:26:00 -0500
  ...The worn brushes usually have a matching groove on the slip rings to indicate that is next and the out of balance rotor after...
• Re: valve cover gasket
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 05:13:58 -0600
  ...The fix of course was to fix the cylinders, pistons, and rings. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver dawn wrote: > In the last 3 months...
• Re: 0 psi comp on #1! ;-( questions for you guys!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 12:06:10 -0600
  ...Install new Rod Bearings ($18.00) Install new rings ($18.00 - 25.00) that is the least you can do if you got both...
• Aircooled '81 2L cylinder sealing ring questions
  Historical mailing list - Olin Bausback
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:47:17 -0400
  ...were 0.78mm steel rings on the bottom of the cylinders, followed by the thin 0.22mm aluminum sealing rings, then the block. Should...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 20:22:44 -0800
  ...If the older cast type oil controls rings are used you should be able to > work the rings in while sliding the cylinder over...
• Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 10 May 2001 23:18:57 -0500
  ...Usually the gas milage will increase when the rings set in, and the engne loosens up a bit. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74 Campmobile (Clementine) 85 GL...
• Re: Rings? New engine?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 09:38:25 -0700
  ...So, this sounds like rings. My question to rest of the vanagon people is about general rebuilds. First, I was surprised to see symptoms...
• Re: e-bay trim rings...blocked by seller!
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:39:36 -0500
  ...In case anyone else wants these rings, maybe you'll have better luck > > with this seller than I did. > > 2. I'm wondering if...
• Re: A/C Trouble shooting - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - David
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 20:00:46 -0400
  ...new receiver/drier with "O" rings, new "O"-rings at the > compressor, evacuated the system down to minus 29 inches Hg. Added 3 oz...
• Re: 84 waterboxer overheating
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 7 May 2002 20:44:08 -0700
  ...You need to replace the o-rings on the top of the cylinders. (Helpful hint: Pull the spark plugs. The plug that's extremely...
• Re: RE-INSTALLING CYLINDERS?
  Historical mailing list - DeCristoforo
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:56:19 -0800
  ...Get a piece of banding wire to make a ring compresser which is wide enough to cover the rings but is narrow enough to...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 18:54:15 -0800
  In my experience all cooling sytem o-rings don't seal after a while. takes a few years .....but installed dry ...they don't...
• Re: Oil ring gap
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 23:59:43 -0600
  Javier Zavala wrote: > Hola Amigos: > > I would like to know if anyone remembers what is the gap for the oil rings; > I�m changing...
• Re: Rings? New engine?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:18:37 -0400
  This could be rings or it could be a bad valve and the cylinder does not fire all the time and you have a...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:23:09 -0800
  ...Therefore, > sealing rings not seated properly, exhaust gasses reached the green o-rings > destroying them, allowing coolant into the combustion chamber and out the...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 16:25:19 -0500
  ...Then you can pull the piston pins and clips pretty easy once everything is out, clean up the piston head, install new rings, lubricate...
• Re: NVC -- 1990 Diesel Jetta
  Historical mailing list - ovalwindow
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 09:40:11 -0800
  ...Oil could be going past the rings or excess blowby can carry droplets of oil into the intake. A crudded up valve cover screen...
• Re: Help With Used Car Pirces Please/F
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Apr 1996 08:41:10 -0700
  That's SEXIST!!! James >I once saw a splitie with a Black Leather Bra and two Nipple Rings attached >to its headlights..... > >Ric Red...
• Re: Will This Ruin an O2 Sensor or Cat Converter?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 09:07:50 -0400
  ...I have done the same thing to seal the rings for a compression test. Didn't seem to hurt anything. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel...
• Re: Place to mount shackles?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 26 May 2011 17:27:43 -0700
  Bite the bullet and install some brackets that will accommodate the massive D rings. Install rings when you need to tow. Leave brackets welded...
• 2.1 ring recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Tue, 26 May 2009 21:53:54 -0700
  Does anyone have advice on which rings to use on a 2.1 wbx? I just got my free 2.1's heads off...
• Re: Chrome Barrels-Iron Rings
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Tue, 7 May 2002 21:08:38 -0700
  ...Chrome Barrels-Iron Rings >Allan Bagley wrote: > >> Moto Guzzi motorcycles have had chrome sylinder bores for many years. >> > >Now we are getting somewhere! Any...
• Re: head seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:14:21 -0500
  Logically this is very sound advice but I have "disturbed" dozens of these lower, black "O" rings without a problem. Of course, I have...
• Re: cylinder hone question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 17:42:25 -0600
  ...the rings fresh wall to scrape? I >can see the old hone at the top and bottom of the >barrels where the rings never...
• Re: '56 Kombi - Plans
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 08:14:21 -0800
  ...Thanks for the info on rings and cylinders- I suspect that this is most of what is happening during the 'break in' period of...
• Crankcase nuts.
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 21:34:56 +0000
  Some of the plastic rings on the back of my cranckcase nuts have cracked off. Does anyone know where I can find some? Can...
• CHEAP 1.9 engine needs home
  Historical mailing list - PNC Allen
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 13:06:55 -0400
  ...blue. (rings ?) call if interested. looking for 50-75 dollars. a reasonable offer(?) tim allen sends buffalo ny 716-551-5811
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:54:38 -0500
  ...If the older cast type oil controls rings are used >> you should be able to work the rings in while sliding the cylinder >> over...
• Re: Another NLA O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:11:38 -0700
  I usually use a sealant on o-rings anyway .. like the large one that seals the two part of the auto trans .. I personally...
• Re: Chrome Barrels - Iron Rings
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 6 May 2002 23:41:15 -0400
  ...Aluminum pistons are the > mated with grey-iron rings which are wear to a magnificent match with > the crosshatching in the chrome in the...
• Re: Boring cylinder to oversize
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:18:14 -0500
  ...I think the cost of the special pistons and rings will be prohibitive though. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 16:09:06 -0700
  ...is very slippery----and just might prohibit the rings from > seating-- > > BUT------- > > How do the rings seat in a new Corvette? > > How about in...
• Re: Alternative way of reinstalling cylinder liner
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:07:13 -0800
  Yes, I bought a ring compressor from a Snap on dealer for about $15 that is able to hold the rings in position behind...
• Re: Engine fire... again!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 14 May 2008 17:49:34 -0400
  ...again! I'll tell you this about the fuel o-rings and the very well made ,METAL Subaru fuel rails........they last perfectly in...
• Westy sunroof popping off rails
  Historical mailing list - Jim Nash
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 16:57:58 -0700
  ...Can I replace the O-rings and make this annoyance disappear? Thx - Jim
• Re: Water pump manufacturers
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 20:46:53 EST
  ...Now why don't you carry add-on timing degree rings for the VW/Audi eight hole harminic balancers??? Frank Grunthaner
• Back in Action!!! 1982 Westfalia hits the road again
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:16:56 -0400
  ...We had a newer pair of heads rebuilt, re-honed the cylinders, replaced the (gag) Grant rings with Total Seal rings, and now she...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:27:44 -0600
  ...If the older cast type oil controls rings are used you should be able >> to >> work the rings in while sliding the cylinder over...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:15:04 -0800
  ...I didn't check the rings or pull the pistons when I replaced my gaskets - just rolled the new black rings down the cylinders...
• Re: TECH TRICK- install cylinders without removing the motor
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 05:40:19 -0500
  ...ring > compressor band and nylon tied it around the piston and rings and slid the > cylinder over the assembly.....whala! no more removing the...
• Re: e-bay trim rings...blocked by seller!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:59:07 -0800
  ...Or ask someone else with a Ebay account to get the trim rings for you. Cheers, BenT
• FS or ? 1.9l exhaust parts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 18:19:18 -0700
  ...Also, a complete set of liners and pistons with new rings. Also, some other 1.9 stuff. Let me know, Karl Wolz
• Overflow barfing fluid-dabomb
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:38:31 -0800
  ...Heads bad, she pays, o rings rolled or pinched he pays. Mike
• Re: e-bay trim rings...blocked by seller!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:58:25 -0800
  RE: Bid on Vanagon parts blocked by seller That is exactly the kind of selling practices that eBay is trying to police. REPORT IT...
• Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:29:59 -0600
  ...To use old cylinders with new rings is to put round rings into oval barrels, and thats lilke putting square pegs in round holes...
• Re: compressing piston rings in engine
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 08:39:47 -0800
  ...If the older cast type oil controls rings are used you should be able >> to >> work the rings in while sliding the cylinder over...
• DCL
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:24:11 -0800
  ...Clean the piston and rings. Offset the rings 90 degrees. Position the band so that its ears are between the top and bottom head...
• Re: Main bearings/rod bearings/bolts
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 05:07:46 -0500
  ...guides, and seals? Do a compression test, maybe one or so rings got broke on installation? Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS...