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• Re: Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:46:28 -0700
  ...The big end needs to be resized to do this I have a cap grinder it >trims a few thousandths off of the mating...
• Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 19:49:11 -0500
  ...The big end needs to be resized to do this I have a cap grinder > it > >trims a few thousandths off of the mating...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 6 Nov 2005 18:55:42 -0800
  ...Also, I noticed the cap was very burnt, and the rotor was burnt exclusively on the trailing end, as if the spark were jumping...
• Re: oil pressure diagnosis.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:11:49 -0700
  ...Haynes manual also says: "On some engines, the bearing caps are numbered from 1 to 5 beginning at the drivebelt end of the engine...
• [w] AMC head questions, leaky head diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Dave Johnson
  Wed, 14 Jun 1995 08:17:46 -0700
  ...end higher. My driveway works well. 2. Wait for things to cool off -- at least 2 hours. 3. Carefully open the expansion tank cap...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:57:26 -0800
  ...the #1 tower of the cap and the firing order is > 1-3-4-2. ... > 5. The camshaft/crank timing appears to be correct...
• Re: Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 10:50:11 -0400
  ...2.1 rods distort over time by this I mean the big end is no longer round. The cap shifts and the big end...
• Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 21:05:00 -0400
  ...The big end needs to be resized to do this I have a cap grinder it >trims a few thousandths off of the mating...
• Re: Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:09:10 -0700
  ...The big end needs to be resized to do this I have a cap grinder >>it >>trims a few thousandths off of the mating...
• For sale: 1985 GL Weekender, 1983 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:31:22 -0700
  ...thermostat New cap, rotor, plugs, wires New water pump\ New camshaft Rods resized and checked for cracks and new small end bushings installed Flywheel...
• Re: Found motor for Swap,(reply, 2.0,supercharged)
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 6 May 1998 03:17:36 EDT
  ...That motor ( 2.0 liter) stock is 115 HP, and with a minor chip upgrade, camshaft and/or even a supercharger from Bellevue Motorsports...
• Inline 4 VW gas Vanagon motor work in progress
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:50:47 -0700
  ...I did a "quick and dirty" headgasket swap (4hrs, including installing a camshaft) and headed out for the desert SW..Since then ( almost 3yrs...
• Vanagon Specifications Sheet
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:20:52 -0400
  ...Lbs. (N.m) ------------------------------------------------ End Housing Bolt 37 ( 50) Power Steering Pump Bolt 18 ( 25) Pressure-Flow Limiting Valve Cap 42 ( 57) Pressure Line Fitting...
• Re: RECOMMENDATION
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 20 May 2000 08:38:40 EDT
  ...Have your rods rebuilt-grind some off the end cap and rebore the rods big end to true it up, plus balancing and making...
• Of Interest to Air Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:56:55 -0600
  ...Being a horizontal baffle, which is positioned below the camshaft and just above the surface of the oil, when filled to the maximum, a...
• Re: Checking pressure cap function???
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 06:20:13 -0700
  ...Put some compressed air to the end of that hose, back through the pressure reservoir cap and into the pressure bottle. I set my...
• Re: 1.9l Home Rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 11:10:57 -0500
  My opinion would be to rebuild if you are capable AND you can get parts at reasonable prices. The biggest concern will be the...
• Re: leakdown test
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:02:13 -0700
  ...3 core > i > had to open, center camshaft bearing where shot. this is a classic bottom > end problem with 2.0L AC engine, i...
• Re: How much power can a stock FI make?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 12:53:30 -0600
  ...Using aftermarket camshafts with huge amounts of duration and lots of lift. is an example of how to loose low end power and over...
• Re: rod bearing clearance (again)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 14:05:45 -0700
  ...Rods stretch, caps stretch and lubrication fluctuates. Every bit of this discussion is totally irrelevant if you did not closely examine the bearing wear...
• Re: oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:38:04 -0700
  ...gasket repair, I stuck > in an AutoTech camshaft and some other things. I bought a top end gasket > set and guides came with that...
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 17:37:45 -0600
  ...If the torque was transmitted >longitudinally (Man! What a word!) then you'd be blowing >the gears down the shafts and out the ends...
• 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Greg Baxter
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 18:42:57 -0800
  ...Just after purchasing the van, I did the routine tune-up items - cap, rotor, wires, plugs, filters, oil change, thermostat (replaced the original from...
• DaBoat 2-liter update - bad heads :(
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 4 Nov 1995 13:23:26 -0800 (PST)
  Volks, Yesterday I finished assembling the bottom end of the motor. Following Tom Wilson's instructions, I installed the new bearings, camshaft, and crankshaft...
• Re: oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:10:38 -0700
  ...gasket repair, I stuck >> in an AutoTech camshaft and some other things. I bought a top end gasket >> set and guides came with that...
• A Christmas Goose
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:11:51 -0800
  ...The Tacoma exhaust system was far beyond the end of it's useful lifetime. Leaky both through cracks and poor alignment with the head...
• Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:25:46 -0700
  ...straightening, the cam >> bearing caps get cut and the journals align bored. Milling the surface >> effects compression ratio and camshaft timing. Not much room...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....long
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 22:03:44 +1200
  ...Of course an engine of a given design will tend to develop more power in larger capacities, up to a point... cylinders over 250cm3...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:28:02 -0600
  ...I'm trying to keep this whole endeavour under $3500 CDN - > today that's +/-$2950 to those of you in Obama-land. > > Here's...
• Re: A Christmas Goose
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:00:15 -0500
  ...The Tacoma exhaust system was far beyond the end of it's useful lifetime. > Leaky both through cracks and poor alignment with the head...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:23:06 -0800
  ...I'm trying to keep this whole endeavour under $3500 CDN - >> today that's +/-$2950 to those of you in Obama-land. >> >> Here's...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:10:57 -0500
  ...I'm trying to keep this whole endeavour under $3500 CDN - > today that's +/-$2950 to those of you in Obama-land. > > Here's...
• Re: A Christmas Goose
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:57:13 -0500
  ...The Tacoma exhaust system was far beyond the end of it's useful lifetime. > > Leaky both through cracks and poor alignment with the head...
• Re: Mandatory VW Reading / A Fairy Tale?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 3 May 2003 13:56:53 -0500
  ...The T97 however had a flat four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 1761 cc in it's tail. The body was smaller then...
• 1.9 engine tune up
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 17 May 2022 11:33:53 -0400
  ...It frustrates me that I can’t just read the Bently watch some videos, consult with capable friends then just do it myself. But...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:21:01 -0800
  ...I'm trying to keep this whole > endeavour under $3500 CDN - > >> today that's +/-$2950 to those of you in > Obama-land. > >> > >> Here's...
• Re: 1.9 engine tune up
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 17 May 2022 09:56:23 -0700
  ...This camshaft change changes many of those > assumptions. How well can the engine management compensate? Some better > than others. So in your case you...
• Re: Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:50:00 -0700
  ...Distributor Cap (Air Cooled Require Copper Contacts, Water Cooled can use either Aluminum or Copper). Inspect your Rotor Arm for burnt contractor end. Inspect...
• On Exhaust Cracking, Vibration and Noise (not short) for Converted Vgons
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 03:03:51 EDT
  ...How much unburnt fuel remains in the gas stream in the exhaust manifold depends on the air/fuel ratio, the ignition timing, the camshaft...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:47:50 -0500
  ...I'm trying to keep this whole endeavour under $3500 CDN - > today that's +/-$2950 to those of you in Obama-land. > > Here's...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:00:50 -0500
  ...Just after purchasing the van, I did the routine tune-up items - cap, rotor, wires, plugs, filters, oil change, thermostat (replaced the original from...
• Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:12:29 -0700
  ...position sensor unless it's a distrubutor mounted on the end of the camshaft ) .........so the ECU might not even know that. AND........seriously...
• Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 08:38:33 -0700
  ...Distributor Cap (Air Cooled Require Copper Contacts, Water Cooled can use either Aluminum or Copper). Inspect your Rotor Arm for burnt contractor end. Inspect...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:38:36 -0800
  ...I'm trying to keep this whole endeavour under $3500 CDN - >> today that's +/-$2950 to those of you in Obama-land. >> >> Here's...
• Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:18:40 -0700
  ...I blew out the pressure cap on the coolant pressure res. and > replaced the hose to the overflow tank..it was a bit old...
• message for stan
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Tue, 14 May 2002 09:15:37 -0600
  ...Distributor Cap (Air Cooled Require Copper Contacts, Water Cooled can use either Aluminum or Copper). Inspect your Rotor Arm for burnt contractor end. Inspect...
• Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Ikard
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:46:00 -0700
  ...position sensor unless it's a > distrubutor mounted on the end of the camshaft ) .........so the ECU might > not even know that. > > AND........seriously...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:27:39 -0500
  ...I'm trying to keep this whole endeavour under $3500 > CDN - > today that's +/-$2950 to those of you in Obama-land. > > Here's...
• Re: Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 11:10:03 -0700
  ...Distributor Cap (Air > Cooled Require > Copper Contacts, Water Cooled can use either Aluminum > or Copper). > Inspect > your Rotor Arm for burnt contractor end. Inspect...
• Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:27:02 -0700
  ...position sensor unless it's a > distrubutor mounted on the end of the camshaft ) .........so the ECU might > not even know that. > > AND........seriously...
• gak! another road test: 1993 VW Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 11:08:30 CST
  ...3.5 overhead camshaft, Turning circle, ft ........ 38.4 hydraulic lifters Bore/stroke, mm .......... 81 / 95.5 CAPACITIES in ........ 3.19 / 3.76 Engine...
• Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:41:49 -0700
  ...position sensor unless it's a >> distrubutor mounted on the end of the camshaft ) .........so the ECU might >> not even know that. >> >> AND........seriously...
• Re: Now My Jetta conversion won't start --- :^( --- (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:54:48 -0700
  ...position sensor unless it's a >> distrubutor mounted on the end of the camshaft ) .........so the ECU might >> not even know that. >> >> AND........seriously...
• 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 also did a top end job on a 90 Vanagon, and it had some rough valve adjustment screws ...........looking through all my other...
• Factory Tools List Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 1995 12:42:22 -0500
  ...Suspension VW191, 93, Camshaft oil seal Engine VW201, 69, oil pump housing removing Engine VW204b, 69, Pressing cv splash ring; 40.30 PRESS Tools...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:32:59 -0800
  ...For the ecu to do that , it has to know where the crankshaft and pistons are , which it knows by there being a camshaft...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 10:20:37 -0600
  ...Sure > eventually those parts wear and need replacing ...and very often cap, > rotor, plug wires and spark plugs are 'not what's wrong' on...
• Re: 81' New Owner To Do
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 May 2004 23:17:11 -0500
  ...Distributor Cap (Air Cooled Require Copper Contacts, Water Cooled can use either Aluminum or Copper). Inspect your Rotor Arm for burnt contractor end. Inspect...
• Re: Steam Cleaning?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 18:36:29 -0500
  ...Distributor Cap (Air Cooled Require Copper Contacts, Water Cooled can use either Aluminum or Copper). Inspect your Rotor Arm for burnt contractor end. Inspect...
• Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:38:43 -0500
  ...Distributor Cap (Air Cooled Require Copper Contacts, Water Cooled can use either Aluminum or Copper). Inspect your Rotor Arm for burnt contractor end. Inspect...