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• Re: 80 Westy & Emmissions (+hybrid question)
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 18:53:07 -0600
  ...Apparently, the rocker arm is frozen, caused by overheating?. > > Assuming I can get an emissions waiver, my emissions mechanic says I'm > > looking > > at...
• Re: pushrod tube fix
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux.
  Thu, 22 May 1997 10:50:00 -0400
  ...remove valve cover, > remove two bolts holding entire rocker arm/shafts assembly and pull out the > pushrod in the leaking tube. Rip out the...
• Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 08:44:47 -0400
  ...I am using a quart of oil every 800-1000 miles, but have been ever since I installed the 1.25 ratio rocker arms...
• Re: last minute checks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 10:02:08 -0700
  ...fuel pump, (and pressure regulator for FI) spark plugs (make sure they're the right ones before you leave) rocker arms, or at least...
• Re: Cyl 1 and 3 not getting gas.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 00:27:22 +0000
  ...The solution is to remove the rocker arm assembly on the side that you are fixing and reinstall the push rods being sure to...
• Re: Tapping sound
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 22:39:43 -0500
  ...All that needs to come out is the rocker arms and shaft for the cylinder involved, the pushrod, and pushrod tube for the lifter...
• Re: lifter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 13:19:59 -0700
  ...cylinder 1 closest to the front) and the take off he rocker arm assembly and pull out the pushrod. I hope that oil doesn...
• Re: So wha-da-ya call a Vanagon with no legs? (Frayday humour)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 09:57:11 -0800
  ...The rockers near the > rear trailing arm where rusted through so the body was "on its' way > out". It was a cool van though...
• Re: Empty Lifter
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:28:26 -0600
  ...Empty Lifter > >Oops, > >I was just putting on the rocker arm assembly and positioning the push >rods >when I noticed that I had forgotten...
• Re: valve adj.: lower compression, valvetrain noise remains
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Sat, 19 May 2012 23:44:48 -0400
  ...from the end of the valve stem -- I could move the rocker arm back and forth a millimeter or so at TDC. Best, d...
• valve question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 08:54:11 -0400
  ...to be making great contact with the concave part of the rocker arm at this point in the engine rotation. I have also heard...
• Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 10:27:19 -0600
  ...Yes I have heard of needle bearing rocker arms, roller/ball bearings on the camshaft. There was just never any point of exploring the...
• Re: Wasserboxer Performance
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 27 Feb 1998 18:02:37 -0800
  ...Ported Big Valve Head ($369 ex., Mark Stevens High Performance 805-822-5678), 1.25 Ratio Rocker Arms, Exhaust Header; (picture does not appear...
• Re: [T2] A cc'ing the heads question-answered
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 14:02:28 -0800
  ...Using the 3 bolts and the outside rocker arm stud of the head that wasn't being measured as the 4 "legs" touching the...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:44:09 -0400
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• Re: '85 Westfalia Engine Dying:II
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:02:24 EST
  ...It will require removal of rocker arm assembly and pushrods. Next stuff bits of rags into the tubes blocking them off. Liberally flush the...
• Model Summary for 1988 Vanagon USA
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 13:11:52 -0500
  ...The 1988-1/2 Wolfsburg Edition was the first Vanagon with the rocker panels to match the aero styled bumpers. These bumpers and rocker...
• Re: Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 12:03:17 -0500
  ...You can remove the valve cover and rocker arms easily. Then the push rods can be pulled out. After removing the bottom shield, the...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:02:00 -0400
  ...The oil that goes through them, also goes through the push rods and lubricates the rocker arms. Imagine what went through the bearings if...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:55:42 -0400
  ...They were not open at all, based on the > ability to pull the rocker arm back off the stem, on both of them. Not...
• Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 11:03:27 -0500
  ...Could a rocker arm have gone out of adjustment overnight? 3.. Can the lifters be removed w/o head removal? I assume not, but...
• Re: Propex installation: lazy man's armchair plan
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 03 Dec 1996 13:20:00 -0500
  ...I've had my syncro stuck up to the rockers in mud, by the way. Ironically, most of the removal of partitions, the fridge...
• Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:12:52 -0400
  ...If I had to guess, I'd say it's the > direct result of pushrods and rocker arms plus the H-4 configuration. > It...
• Re: Gear driven, timing belts, chains, etc. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:30:11 -0700
  ...Some kinda linkage?? How > about two > rocker arms, one opens, one closes, both running on the same > camshaft, so > they can't possibly get...
• RECIPE FOR PERFORMANCE
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 5 Jun 1999 21:23:34 PDT
  ...15 degree bend down -Solid rocker shafts -Cromoly Push Rods cut to fit -1.25 ratio Rhino rocker arms -Rhino swivel feet -Aluminum clip...
• Re: Finding TDC (dumb question?)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 10:57:18 -0600
  ...re torque the rocker arm stands. #4. Examine the suffice of the cylinder head inside the valve cover area for burnt on oil. Burnt...
• Re: TDI bad camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 23 May 2011 14:58:35 -0400
  ...lifters, cam bearings, > rocker arm & bearing cap bolts (1 time use TTY). Might as well do the > timing belt while your in there if...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 15 May 2012 07:59:28 -0700
  ...alistair On 2012-05-15, at 4:49 AM, Kenneth Lewis wrote: > Alistar, > Pull the rocker arms and look for mushrooming valve stem ends...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:54:40 -0500
  ...Having > slack > in the distance between the rocker arm tip and the valve does NOT > slam > the valve CLOSED (as Jake asserts), because the...
• Re: Opinions wanted: Overhaul or Eletric?!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:10:18 -0400
  ...seized), converter clutch > definitely busted. > Engine is missing at least one rocker arm under the camshaft (visible > via Oil filler opening). Where is it...
• Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 08:38:33 -0700
  ...One full turn down from the point that the rocker arm just touches the valve stem. Option #2: Using a feeler gauge set the...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:19:07 -0500
  ...various parts just expand and consume that .006. > >Various parts = Lifters, Rocker Arms, Valve Stems, Pushrods, valve seats. > >Check out .006 on a feeler...
• hydraulic problem
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 09:13:02 -0800
  ...i can move the rocker arm of the intake valve of cylinder #1 about an inch. the spring on that valve doesnt move, what...
• Re: 3 Questions
  Historical mailing list - Charles F. Webb
  Wed, 8 May 1996 22:10:00 +0000
  ...bolts, for the lower bolts simply remove the valve covers and rocker arms and they are easily accesible. Not easy but possible. You have...
• Re: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Mon, 9 Sep 2024 09:38:44 -0700
  ...I previously removed the rocker arm, checked the straightness of the pushrods, and carefully reinstalled the pushrods and rocker arm to make sure that...
• Head Welded, '80 (long) & Shop Recommendation
  Historical mailing list
  09 May 97 06:22:59 PDT
  ...During the installation I managed to NOT check that all of the push rods were seated into the recess in the rocker arm. When...
• Re: So wha-da-ya call a Vanagon with no legs? (Frayday humour)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 8 Feb 2008 23:06:19 -0800
  ...The rockers near the rear trailing arm where rusted through so the body was "on its' way out". It was a cool van though...
• Re: Different Kind Of Valve Adjustment Question? NOW What's next?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:18:38 -0700
  ...I > tightened them to 1.5 turns, but now I'm almost out of > adjustment(rocker arm screw is pretty much flush with the...
• Re: lifter's sticking
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 08:45:25 -0600
  ...Adjust the valves after this, Bob says .060 with a feeler gauge and I say one turn after the rocker arm touches your valve...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:25:47 -0500
  ...miles or so with satisfaction, learning as I go about timing, rocker arm adjustment, compression, and brake, clutch, and coolant bleeding, etc., etc., etc...
• Rebuild success!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jul 94 17:47:51 CDT
  ...I solved the first problem by placing shims under the rocker arm supports. The second problem was solved by shaving a bit off of...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:34:33 -0400
  ...various parts just expand and consume that .006. > > >Various parts = Lifters, Rocker Arms, Valve Stems, Pushrods, valve seats. > > >Check out .006 on a feeler...
• Re: Opinions wanted: Overhaul or Eletric?!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 2 Jun 2023 20:04:58 -0400
  ...seized), converter clutch > definitely busted. > Engine is missing at least one rocker arm under the camshaft (visible > via Oil filler opening). Where is it...
• Vrroom!!!! Performance upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 12:23:35 -0700
  ...Anyone using the big intake valve heads available now or the 1.25 rocker arms? 2. Any case improvements needed? Should studs with any...
• Vanagon Disaster Prevention
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 08:03:53 -0500 (EST)
  ...Taking off the valve cover while the engine was running and prying on the rocker arms a bit the noise went away when I...
• Re: Gas smell in Oil months after using Magical Mystery oil Please help.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 May 2003 18:03:27 -0400
  ...years ago who never drove it) has the Berg 1:4 rocker arms, Australian chip and 16" wheels. I've been getting poor mileage...
• Re: type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (Viton)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 14:35:48 -0800
  ...type IV push rod tubes leaking in 914 (advice needed) > > > > > > > Remove > > > the following, valve covers, rocker arms, wire retainer,push > > > rodss,push-rodd tubes...
• '80 No Compression #3
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Mon, 3 Nov 1997 05:16:26 -0800
  ...Remove rocker arm, still ZERO compression! a r r g h h ! ! Methinks the exhaust leak I heard is the exhaust valve whistling through...
• Re: Engine Parts
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:51:43 -0800
  ...If I were to tweek my 2.1, I'd opt for different ratio rocker arms or a higher lift/duration cam, and kick...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:59:03 +0200
  ...I would pop the cover, wiggle the rocker arms...pushing in on >the valve...if it pushes in....it's the lifter. There should...
• [Fwd: Re: Wind]
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 13:19:00 -0500
  ...where I can find and purchase a Used but good condition rocker arm or assembly as it looks like #1's intake was wearing...
• Power...Power...Power... Can be found in the WBX...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 08:31:24 EDT
  ...There are many air-cooled T1 performance bolt-ons available for the WBX from ratio rocker arms, bigger cams, bigger bore pistons, mufflers, straight...
• Re: GoWesty Engine - Follow-up
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:41:06 -0700
  ...me, I couldnt get the screw out without removing the whole rocker arm assy. so I had a local shop do it for me...
• Re: Newbee question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:31:37 -0700
  ...in rare cases ....the rocker arms or push rods get messed up , bent, worn etc. but that's pretty rare. for really persistent hyd...
• Re: I want to kill my control arm bushings...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 17:09:03 -0700
  About a year ago I bought two sets of upper control arm bushings from a list member. They were after market and I don...
• Order of the dyno testing...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 23:52:06 EDT
  ...20Wx50 oil, stock rocker arms, steel push rods, standard fuel pressure regulator, non-synthetic transmission oil, lightened flywheel. Tuning step one: (Listed only parts...
• Re: Paint job pricing
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:57:19 -0400
  ...He welded in a new rocker panel (I supplied it), and primed and wet-sanded the entire vehicle. The color was not a direct...
• Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 16:08:03 -0500
  ...The Rocker arm shaft bolts were hollow, they broke, I put a Ford drip oil system inside the valve cover and booted it out...
• Re: Engine still not start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 6 May 2002 06:54:48 -0700
  ...PO says engine ran very well. > * Both heads removed and replaced with new rebuilt heads > * push rods are centered in lifters / rocker arms correctly...
• RE: Vanagon-Bug Motor Parts (shared)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Fri, 2 Dec 1994 9:10:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...cut gears, Scat type IV solid lifters, and Engle 1.4 rocker arms. The heads use stock valves, stock inner valve springs, and Scat...