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• whackin with hammer ....starter
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:59:07 EDT
  tried whackin it with hammer numerous times start still just clicks, no crank plenty of juice.. i have bad connections off alternator would this...
• Re: Window Crank Extenders - Cheap Solution
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 23:32:44 -0500
  I forgot to mention that Ford uses a Torx head on their window crank bolts. It is a small size, about 1/8 inch...
• Crankcase breather tower...
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:14:28 -0400
  Hey all, My crankcase breather tower is leaking oil. I want to replace the rubber o-ring at the base of the tower. Does...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 10:41:22 -0500
  ...It would crank with the starter, but cranked slower than usual. You might also want to check this, if only to ensure that it...
• Re: Long awning question
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 19 Jul 2014 08:28:46 -0600
  I have a 10' crank-out awning and started with 3 brackets (from an earlier awning) to find that I kept bending/breaking brackets...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:37:17 -0500
  ...Why? What failed? Did the crankshaft flex? Did an oil galley fail and a part seized? Did something get too hot? What could prevent...
• Re: Bosch CIS problems
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 20:15:47 CST6CDT
  ...The solution? Vent the crankcase to the outside. Additionally, plain, oily crankcase vapors can build up a sludge on the underside of the disk...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - JAIME E FORERO
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:56:08 +0000
  I am late coming in to this discussion but if engine cranks but does not start have you verified that the ignition switch is...
• Re: is engine removed to change crankcase seal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:25:03 -0500
  ...is engine removed to change crankcase seal Hi all. I've got a heavy oil leak on my 85 westy that appears to be...
• Re: NVC: Monster Lupo
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 17:28:30 -0400
  At 04:56 PM 4/3/2009, Sudhir Desai wrote: >Plus, if it really is a common crank, 30 rods off one crank is...
• vanagon factory front crank window knob extensions...they Do exist..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 22:46:06 EDT
  ...i have found that VW makes a window crank knob extension.. it was used on the '91-'93 Cabriolets.. for the rear side windows...
• Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:52:49 -0400
  Dear Volks, Are there any experts about concerning cranky slider latches? Mine wants a particular touch when closing, or it will rebound and only...
• Re: Crankshaft End Float
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 21 May 2002 08:20:04 -0700
  ...Hanlon wrote: > Listees, > > Is the crankshaft end float affected by the resurfacing of the > flywheel?. > > Tom Hanlon > Palm Springs, CA > 84 Westfalia >
• Re: HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 08:15:59 -0400
  ...out, engine wouldn't crank...single > turn of the crankshaft maybe - real real slow...you could call it not > cranking at all really > *turned...
• Re: Engine Overhaul Questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:29:30 -0600
  ...The shaft on the > crankshaft also appears to have the same diameter > throughout. My crankshaft is tapered, and the (OD) of > the crankshaft is...
• Re: Flushing the crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:59:05 -0800
  ...Flushing the crankcase > Okay, here's one for eveyone's amusement: > > Would there be a benefit to draining the crankcase of oil, filling with...
• Re: Looking for a brown window crank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:27:33 -0400
  ...Anyone have a BROWN widow crank they can part with. Mine just split apart. pmail if you do. Thanks. Spencer 85 westy just get...
• Re: VW driver side window crank?
  Historical mailing list - jennifer rabbitt
  Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:03:53 -0700
  Just looking for a used. Or a source. Cranked mine right off this morning. On Apr 22, 2015, at 2:45 PM, Stacy Schneider...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 22:22:48 -0500
  Forgot to say that's a 2.1l WBX with A/T that sounds a little tired cranking unless the battery is actually full...
• Re: vanagon factory front crank window knob extensions...they Do exist
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 16:54:35 EDT
  ...i got the window crank knob extensions out of a '92 cabriolet. chris
• UN-orignial seal / Dimensions of seal for WBX 2.1 crankshaft (clutchend)?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:14:55 +0200
  Hi Have friend down on the road in France, with a blown seal at the clutch-end of the crankshaft on a 2.1...
• Re: door speakers
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 19 May 2019 17:12:56 -0500
  Mine is an older model, an 83, but I did not need any modifications to flanges or cranks. Jim > > On May 19, 2019 at...
• Re: Kill switch installation
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 6 Jun 2016 16:31:19 -0400
  The good part about the fuel pump ground switch is that the van will crank over so the crooks should just think that it...
• Re: 2.3L WBX build, install, test drive, and confounding questions... (pretty darn long)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 08:23:25 -0400
  Damon; Put a voltmeter across the starter motor and check the voltage as it cranks. Maybe you are loosing some electrons at a bad...
• FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 18:14:24 -0600
  Type IV air cooled engine parts, short blocks and full engines. --------------- Number 1-------------------------- 1) CV or GE series Stock crank, standard, will polish to...
• Re: Slow cranking with fully charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Tue, 22 Mar 2016 23:18:21 -0700
  ...Also make sure that there is > nothing funky going on with your distributor. > > Slow cranking could be all sort of things. I had a...
• RE: Tune up woes part II
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 10:42:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...If you have excessive crankshaft end play, and gave the crank pulley a good whack (don't ask me why anyone would do that...
• Re: No start, (no crank actually)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 27 Sep 2016 06:48:29 -0300
  ...Does it kick-in again when you try to crank? Try jumping the circuit either at the switch or at the starter just to...
• HELP! Engine Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 17:54:36 EST
  ...When I tried to crank it, it would crank and immediately die. If I could get it to rev up, it would die when...
• Re: VW driver side window crank?
  Historical mailing list - jennifer rabbitt
  Wed, 22 Apr 2015 22:12:21 -0700
  ...it's only $4.00 new... >> >> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_79_176/window-crank-p79.html >> >> :-) >> >> On Wed, Apr 22...
• Re: Hard starting hot
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 21:05:09 -0500
  ...When trying to start hot > it cranks forever. once in a while it would start after extensive cranking > with the pedal held to the...
• Re: lazy starter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 19:46:01 -0500
  Hans Brouwer wrote: > Hi, > > Some people tell me I have a lazy starter in our 86 Westfalia since it > cranks over slowly (always starts...
• Re: Help!
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 00:03:53 -0600
  The solution is simple---- Remove all the plugs, and crank the engine over---- Later, Terry E-mail message From developtrust So then what is...
• TIICO: Crank Pulley
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 16:52:42 EDT
  ...The pulley on the crank only has a single groove. That just doesn't seem right, I would think two grooves are necessary. Can...
• Re: Wet Running Issues.....again :(
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:08:10 +1000
  ...Charged the battery, cranked and cranked, bus wouldn't start. Re-charged the battery, cranked and cranked - bus wouldn't start. Then I gave...
• Was the Counterweight crank and the HP coatings WORTH IT?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 09:13:14 PST
  ...Counterweight crank report: I have been a 1100 miles. I got the rpms up to 4500 and the engine was very smooth and quiet...
• Re: Friday engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:13:42 -0700
  ...If there were journals with two rods on them, sharing one crank journal, which would be a crank with only two 'throws' on it...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:28:52 -1000
  ...symptoms are ...it kicks out before you are ready for the starter to stop cranking.. or ..it intermittently won't crank the engine steadily...
• Re: Help! - was Failed Crankshaft seal - now low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 22:58:21 -0700
  David, Most likely, you dislodged the oil pressure sender wire down by the crankshaft pulleys. Easy to do - easy to fix. Karl Wolz > -----Original...
• I need a sunroof crank
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:09:13 -0800
  ...The problem seems to be that the crank handle has lost the detent ball that makes it want to tuck into it's little...
• Re: No spark, what to do
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 3 Feb 2019 22:12:12 -0800
  ...of the sudden or long time no use? - crank but no start or no crank at all? etc etc etc.... fil it in... fill...
• Re: window cranks
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:57:17 -0700
  ----- Original Message ----- >>Does anyone have or know where I can get at a good price the original >> >>window >>cranks, not the after market ones...
• Re: Bad Experience With Bus Depot (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 00:34:46 -0500
  ...Alexander" wrote: > I am curious, though! What was the difference in the price for the > crankshaft from The Bus Depot and from Custom Crankshaft...
• '85 Crank Pulley Diameter?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 14:14:51 -0400
  Anyone have a pulley off, or a motor sitting around that could accurately measure the crank pulley diameter ('85 Digijet type)? I need the...
• Crank Pulley: 3 groves vs 1 grove
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Sun, 20 May 2007 23:08:59 -0300
  Just wonoderign if there is any advantage to installing a single groved crank pulley if I don't have AC, or PS. I see...
• Re: Crankshaft Endplay Adjustment Hits Me Flat
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:03:22 -0500
  ...Also, >you might consider not prying on it at all, but instead tapping on the >flywheel center to move the crank in one direction...
• Re: Window Crank Handle Extensions Available - alt solution
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 09:30:55 -0700
  ...just FYI, -Damon The Bus Depot wrote:Thanks to some part number sleuthing by list member Maynard Southard, I now have a window crank...
• Re: removing the window crank and side panel
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 22 Nov 2003 20:24:30 -0600
  Tim, the handle on my 88 GL is held in place with a single screw opposite the crank handle end. The screw is under...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE: UNBALANCED crank the Problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 21:00:06 -0500
  I disagree the 2.1 cranks dont flex and in the hundreds wbx of engines I have dissasembled and rebuilt (unlike the bug crank...
• Re: Van dies while coming to a stop
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
  Mon, 17 May 2010 07:31:58 -0600
  ...Try to start it and crank..... crank.. crank...left it for the night, next day fired right up first turn of the key. > > > > > > > > Van...
• Re: Hall sending unit/other electrical??? ('91)
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 16:40:54 -0400
  ...It either cranks and starts when you >turn the key or you have to crank it once, stop, then do it again - maybe 3...
• Re: crank crank THUD continues
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 14:09:54 -0600
  ...Having gas fill the cylinder means some of it got into the crankcase filling the motor with a solvent instead of a lubricant. Remember...
• Re: Crankshaft oil seal & holding that pulley
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:18:51 -0800
  and Pascal, how did you hold the pulley and crankshaft from turning ?............. ( with engine on the floor perhaps you used an ordinary flywheel locking...
• Re: ooooooooohhhhhhhhkay.........
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 04 Mar 1996 10:26:00 -0800 (PST)
  >Crank end-float - excessive end-float in the crank makes these seals >wear quickly. It can be assessed (with the engine in the van...
• Re: Mutilated woodruff key at crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:33:20 -0400
  ...Note that there is an O-ring on the crank that fits into that bottom space on the pulley to keep oil from working...
• Re: Well oh ya?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 13:25:43 -0600
  ...By the way, I am a big beliver in CW cranks. I have one in my high performance Air Cooled in my '71. James...
• Re: Crank Pulley (more)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 03:59:40 UT
  ...Just a waterpump and alternator running off the crank pulley. Scott
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  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 15:53:47 EDT
  ...In T1 engines with noncounterweighted cranks the case pounds out instead the bearing as much. When the T1 engines have the power increased, the...
• Re: Positive Crankcase Ventilation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:36:46 -0600
  ...So here goes cut and paste. >> >> >> PCV=Positive Crankcase Ventilation. >> >> This is the method of extracting piston blowby and other fumes from the crankcase...
• Re: Leak down test----what do I need, I already have the spark plug-s chraeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 07:25:55 -0500
  ...Secure the crank with wrench on crank pulley or place transmission in 4th gear and set hand brake. Connect gauge set to your air...