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• CrankShaft from 1.9L Engine $30
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 11:39:53 -0600
  ...This crankshaft came out of a 1984 Vanagon with a seized engine that was replaced ten years ago. I am no expert. The engine...
• I stand corrected.
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 11:37:35 -0600
  ...4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 Camshaft Crankshaft Crankcase Front of Engine (Flywheel & Gearbox) Rear of Engine (Crankshaft Pulley) Crankshaft & Camshaft Gears...
• 1.9L Crankcase, crankshaft FS
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 14:28:42 -0500
  ...It had oil sludge inside when I disasssembled it.) $25 for the crankshaft (2 piston rod bearings overheated and caused scratches. My understanding is...
• CRANKSHAFT
  Historical mailing list - Lane Waldner
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 17:31:25 -0800
  WANTED - CRANKSHAFT FOR 2.1L WATERCOOLED ENGINE - IM LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA AND WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY SHIPPING. WALLY
• Re: CRANKSHAFT
  Historical mailing list - Lane Waldner
  Fri, 21 May 1999 20:00:15 -0700
  WANTED - CRANKSHAFT FOR 2.1L WATERCOOLED ENGINE - IM LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA AND WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY SHIPPING. WALLY
• Re: CRANKSHAFT
  Historical mailing list - Lane Waldner
  Sat, 22 May 1999 08:23:07 -0700
  WANTED - CRANKSHAFT FOR 2.1L WATERCOOLED ENGINE - IM LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA AND WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY SHIPPING. WALLY
• Re: Crankshaft Endplay / Shim question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 05:56:14 -0500
  ...Mike Cary Chiang wrote: > Perhaps a silly question, but do thicker shims increase the amount of > crankshaft endplay, or decrease it? Thanks. > > Cary > >
• Re: pilot bearing... do i need to replace the main seal?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 21 May 2010 20:22:21 -0700
  ...The shims control the end float of the crankshaft. They go on the other side. (Between the flywheel and the crankshaft.) The machining on...
• Crankshaft End Float
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 21 May 2002 08:00:44 -0700
  Listees, Is the crankshaft end float affected by the resurfacing of the flywheel?. Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westfalia
• 1.9L Crankcase, crankshaft FS
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 12:34:25 -0500
  We are moving and I have a 1.9L crankcase and crankshaft FS. Scott Maurer (503) 281 4362. Portland, OR
• Wanted - Crankshaft for 2.1 liter vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lane Waldner
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:17:29 -0700
  Does anyone know where I can get a crankshaft for a 2.1 watercooled - new or used thanks Wally
• Re: Failed Crankshaft Seal
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:42:35 -0700
  ...Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time!... ~~~~ Snip~~~~ I learned some time ago that there are THREE different Crankshaft seals. Give Leonard at AVP a call...
• Re: pilot bearing... do i need to replace the main seal?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 21 May 2010 22:08:06 -0700
  ...The shims control the end float of the crankshaft. They go on the other side. (Between the flywheel and the crankshaft.) The machining on...
• Re: vanagon DIESEL vs Gas crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Derek
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 00:13:50 -0700
  Hi Shawn, I don't mean to disagree about your DIESEL vs Gas crankshaft advice... but "I think they are", as advice, without being...
• crankshaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - jed batchelder
  Wed, 31 May 2017 00:10:24 +0000
  i noticed on my 83 vanagon that the pulley for the crankshaft is hard to spin by hand. Is that normal. my alternator spins...
• What is the socket size for the crankshaft bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:16:35 -0600
  Hi, I need to turn the engine, and need to know the socket size for the crankshaft bolt. I tried 29, but it is...
• Re: crankshaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Tue, 30 May 2017 19:47:56 -0500
  ...crankshaft pulley i noticed on my 83 vanagon that the pulley for the crankshaft is hard to spin by hand. Is that normal. my...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 14:46:44 -0500
  At 11:33 PM 12/3/2013, James wrote: >Distributor rotates at half crankshaft speed.... idle is 850 rpm.... >half is 425 rpm... one...
• Engine Overhaul Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Tullier
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:53:37 -0800
  ...The shaft on the crankshaft also appears to have the same diameter throughout. My crankshaft is tapered, and the (OD) of the crankshaft is...
• Crankshaft End-Play.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 14:44:37 -0500 (CDT)
  Ok, Can't SOMEONE tell me what surface wears that makes the Crankshaft endplay increase? Please??? -- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U...
• Re: crankshaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 31 May 2017 16:32:00 -0400
  If you can with difficulty rotate the crankshaft by hauling on the alternator fan, that's about normal. That's why your starter motor...
• Failed Crankshaft seal yet again
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 13:51:11 -0800
  ...Looking closely at the crankshaft I can see what looks like a thin (less than 1mm) sleeve between the crankshaft and the case - is...
• Re: What is the socket size for the crankshaft bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:03:49 -0800
  ...What is the socket size for the crankshaft bolt? > Hi, > > I need to turn the engine, and need to know the socket size for...
• Crankshafts, too
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 07:59:58 -0700
  I also have a couple 1.9L crankshafts. They are in pretty good shape. I know one has been cut down (I think .010...
• vannie info on cranks and radiators needed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 10:31:10 EDT
  Are the 1.9L and 2.1 L crankshafts the same?? If not how do you tell the differences. What is a crankshaft worth...
• Crankshaft Endplay / Shim question
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:10:12 +0100
  Perhaps a silly question, but do thicker shims increase the amount of crankshaft endplay, or decrease it? Thanks. Cary -- PROFESION�LN� WEBHOSTING s neomezen...
• Oil Pump Access
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:39:25 -0600
  ...Could be the three-belt pulley seal at the end of the crankshaft, or could be the oil pump. Haven't gotten under the...
• Re: Oil leak at the rear of a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 29 May 2005 13:11:20 -0400
  http://www.benplace.com/fl2005/syncro44.jpg -Rear crankshaft seal... -Filler neck junction -and.........bore hole plugs...the 2 right of the crankshaft seal...
• FS: 1.6 Diesel Crankshaft & Main Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:30:40 -0700
  ...My Father is cleaning out his old stuff and now has a reground 1.6 liter diesel crankshaft for sale. $75, plus shipping, and...
• Re: Crankshaft Endplay / Shim question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 06:04:59 -0500
  ...to turn the crankshaft. > > Mike > > Cary Chiang wrote: > >> Perhaps a silly question, but do thicker shims increase the amount of >> crankshaft endplay, or decrease...
• Re: I stand corrected.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 11:20:22 -0700
  ...4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 Camshaft Crankshaft Crankcase Front of Engine (Flywheel > & Gearbox) > Rear of Engine (Crankshaft Pulley) Crankshaft & Camshaft Gears...
• Re: Parting out 90 VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 19:14:25 -0800
  ...Where are you located? Thanks George. --- Aaron Gibson <crankshaft@ADELPHIA.NET> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm parting out a 90 VANAGON! I have everything less...
• Re: Mutilated woodruff key at crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:21:44 -0700
  You will not be able to drill the crankshaft unless you have some serious carbide bits.� I have seen this before.� We ended up...
• Re: Tragic story: Wonder what failed?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 20:59:02 +0500
  ...The propeller was not on the crankshaft -- it was mounted on the shaft of a flywheel-sized gear, which was driven by the gear...
• Re: What is the socket size for the crankshaft bolt?
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:47:41 -0500
  ...turn the engine, and need to know the socket size for the > crankshaft bolt. I tried 29, but it is bigger - 30, 31? > > Conrad >
• Crankshaft Question ??
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 19:53:33 -0400
  Hi There!! :-) I need a bit of help here...Can you tell me if a crankshaft from a 2.1 and a 1.9...
• Re: Sheared Crankshaft Pulley 82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 21:49:41 -0700
  ...Sheared Crankshaft Pulley 82 Diesel Westy > Date: Thursday, September 04, 1997 6:23 AM > > Volks, > I sheared off my crankshaft pulley last weekend on...
• oil level again
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 21:38:35 -0400
  Another thing about the oil level that I haven't seen mentioned is the load on the crankshaft if it is actually hitting the...
• 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: vanagon DIESEL vs Gas crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 07:14:21 -0700
  ...The forces a crankshaft experiences in a Diesel engine > are often greater than those in a comparable Gas engine, so they often > require heavy...
• 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: 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...
• Re: Question about pulley-crank end reassembly 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 2 Aug 2008 23:08:02 -0400
  1-Steel washer 2-Rubber ring 3-crankshaft seal 4-woodruff key 5-Pulley 6-Bolt Ben http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm >1...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 06:35:45 -0600
  It is easy to add not enough shim thickness on the crankshaft. Check the crankshaft for end play. Loosen the Flywheel /torque converter plate...
• XXXXXX
  Historical mailing list - CANAVAR
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 22:39:05 -0400
  ...Wanted - Crankshaft for 2.1 liter vanagon >Does anyone know where I can get a crankshaft for a 2.1 watercooled - >new or used...
• Re: clutch chatter
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:25:50 -0700
  In many other engines that seal rides on the spinning crankshaft but in waterboxers it rides on the spinning flywheel or flexplate. Mark JRodgers...
• Re: I4 Transmission Input Shaft Length (Full Story)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 01:51:44 EST
  ...Crankshaft end nub - the furthermost projection of the crankshaft measured from the flywheel mounting face. For the NA Diesel you get 5.25 mm...
• pilot bearing... do i need to replace the main seal?-Thanks Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 22 May 2010 01:05:23 EDT
  ...The shims control the end float of the crankshaft. They go on the other side. (Between the flywheel and the crankshaft.) The machining on...
• Re: Wanted - Crankshaft for 2.1 liter vanagon
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 21:42:41 -0400
  ...Apr 1999, Lane Waldner wrote: > Does anyone know where I can get a crankshaft for a 2.1 watercooled - > new or used > > thanks > > Wally >
• Spacer on engine crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Les Yamashita
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 23:00:36 -0400
  On the 1.9 L waterboxer engine crankshaft there is a spacer after the pilot bearing and felt and before the flywheel. I can...
• 80 severe rear crankshaft leak
  Historical mailing list - kathy jacobs
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 21:59:23 -0400
  ...I'm guessing that either the seal was damaged during installation, or the crankshaft has excessive endplay. Also, shortly after picking it up from...
• Re: Fw: Re: Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:55:46 -0400
  ...Failed Crankshaft seal - 2nd time! > After looking at the pictures it seems to me, that > there is a problem with the quality of the...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 13:09:45 -0800
  ...Craig in Cupertino At 11:33 PM 12/3/2013, James wrote: >Distributor rotates at half crankshaft speed.... idle is 850 rpm.... >half is...
• 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: 1.9L to 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 02:09:34 +0200
  kenneth d lewis wrote: > Greetings and Salutations; > Will the 2.1L pistons and cylinders "drop in" to the 1.9L engine? > Is the crankshaft...
• Why remove the crankshaft pulley?
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 21:36:47 -0000
  In the Bentley manual, one of the steps for replacing the head gaskets is remove the crankshaft pulley. What is the reason for this...
• Re: Rear crankshaft seal (late Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:03:48 -0400
  ...Rear crankshaft seal (late Vanagon) > Hey guys, late Vanagon 2.1L have a different pulley, well, they > have an > add-on....on the shaft...
• Crankshaft pully bolt
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 05:24:10 -0800
  The crankshaft bolt on my 84GL (1.9 leaker) is stuck at about 1/4" of extraction. Mechanics have told me various ways to...
• Re: 30mm main pulley bolt tips?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 10:42:29 -0800
  How are you holding the engine from turning? I use a fitting that holds the crankshaft tightly, and then a 3/4" breaker bar...
• Checking crankshaft end play
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:11:52 -0700
  Howdy List, Is there a poor mans version of checking crankshaft end play? If not what is the setup that I would need besides...