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Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
Sun, 9 Jun 2002 22:01:36 -0700
I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the sleeves are sticking to it. I've tried whacking the cylinder...
Re: Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve
Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:46:33 -0700
...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the sleeves are > sticking to it...
Re: Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 08:19:29 -0400
...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the sleeves are sticking to it...
Re: Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 00:26:13 -0500
...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the sleeves are > sticking to it...
Re: RE-INSTALLING CYLINDERS?
Historical mailing list - DeCristoforo
Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:56:19 -0800
...Unfortunately, > he extracted the cylinder sleeves for some reason. > > My question is this: is there a way to re-install the cylinder sleeves > over...
Vanagon handling.
Historical mailing list - mike ingle
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 10:08:24 -0700
...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the sleeves are > > sticking to it...
Re: head stuck to cylinder tricks
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:08:32 -0500
...of the barrel/cylinder/sleeve, between head surface and top of barrel, there is some "pry point" molded into the sleeve, near the head...
Re: Vanagon handling.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 12:34:10 -0500
...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > > > > > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the > sleeves are > > > sticking to it...
Cylinder sleeves
Historical mailing list
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 11:20:37 -0600
We started to change the heads on my 90 Carat this morning and inadvertently pulled the cylinder sleeves out too far with the head...
Cylinder sleeve - removing
Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:26:17 -0700
Hey all, Just got my heads off and I tryed getting the sleeves off they are stuck to the valve head side, I tryed...
Removal of Cylinder Sleeves
Historical mailing list - Daniel Arnfeld
Sun, 11 May 1997 09:35:20 -0700
...How do I remove the cylinder sleeves? Do I really need VW Part 3092? Can I just yank hard?? Thanks, Dan '87 Westie
Running on tap water - didn't work!
Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:09:00 -0400
...Sleeves that contact the cylinders most of the time or form a "port" to relieve exhaust without much thermal transfer. That, folks, is the...
HELP!! One stuck stubburn cylinder sleeve.
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Mon, 1 Oct 2001 19:45:28 -0400
...air in the cylinder?? For what ever reason the left side seems to have more rust on the cylinder sleeves. Any suggestions apperciated. Joe
Re: Head Update (getting worse)
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sat, 5 Mar 2005 20:28:11 -0500
...I use the respective cylinder sleeve and some Prussian Blue to ensure 100% contact. I rub a very thin layer on the tops of...
How is coolant getting to exhaust???
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 22:12:57 -0700
...Does anyone have any suggestions? The inner round surface of the head where it mates with the cylinder sleeve looks fine. This last time...
Slave cylinder bracket
Historical mailing list - Per Martin Joraholmen
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 10:40:23 +0100
...Looking at the slave cylinder when in operation, the bracket that holds the slave cylinder slides out on the sleeve around the clutch arm...
Re: Cylinder sleeve - removing
Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:09:46 -0600
...and use it as a fulcrum lever on the ears of the cylinder against the head. i tried for days to get my sleeves...
Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:35:55 -0500
...sleeve could be raised before a piston ring would become disengaged, probably a little more. I would have thought that moving the cylinder that...
Re: head replacement details, nitty gritty
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Mon, 4 Nov 2002 21:09:01 -0600
...Just make sure the cylinder sleeves don't come out too far when you pull the head off. (For sure it will be stuck...
Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:14:36 -0500
The cylinder base o-ring is at least as old as the head gasket that failed causing you to go there in the first...
Re: Heads off, piston ring broken
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 09:51:23 -0400
...Pistons in sleeves first and pistons pin last... BUT you will need to heat those piston pins hard, and for that, you need a...
RE-INSTALLING CYLINDERS?
Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
Sat, 5 Dec 1998 09:28:52 EST
...Unfortunately, he extracted the cylinder sleeves for some reason. My question is this: is there a way to re-install the cylinder sleeves over...
Re: head seal replacement
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 7 Feb 2003 05:30:14 EST
...Even if it were possible to remove a head without dislodging the cylinder sleeve from its seat, the bottom O-ring will still have...
HELP ME!!! I pulled my pistons but forgot to mark my sleeves!!!!!!!!!!! Does it matter which way the cylinder sleeves go back in?? What if I interchanged them. I noticed that they are stamped on the sided in increments. Some kind of ID on each on But then there are then there is one digit that goes in increments (22..24..26..28 ) for each cylinder. I did honed the glazed out of the cylinders because I'm re-ringing them...So What should I do.???? GOD help ME PLEASE!!!!
Historical mailing list - Thomas Bartnicki
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:29:05 -0400
e-mail me as soon possible PLEASE. Kazzpar05@aol.com thanks in advance Tom B. Bear, Delaware. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers...
Re: Vanagon handling.
Historical mailing list - mike ingle
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 12:56:39 -0700
...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the > > > > sleeves are > > > > > > sticking to it...
Re: Why wasserboxers leak
Historical mailing list - David Gunning
Thu, 18 May 2006 23:09:22 -0400
...The cylinder head rests on two mating surfaces - the steel cylinder sleeve and the aluminum outer block area which mates around the circumference of...
Re: Running on tap water - didn't work!
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:10:06 -0500
...Sleeves that contact the cylinders most > of the > time or form a "port" to relieve exhaust without much thermal > transfer. > That, folks, is the...
Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
Historical mailing list - Scott W.
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:57:07 -0800
So are we all saying that if I was going to reuse these pistons and sleeves, that I would not want to hone the...
Re: Head stuck to cylinder: need advice
Historical mailing list
Sat, 3 Jul 1999 08:49:30 EDT
...I finally removed the sleeves along with the head. I then did a hone and re-ring job, and put the cylinders back on...
Re: A stuck Sleeve....
Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:25:29 -0500
Maybe oil on the cylinder walls and turn the crank so the pistons are at the bottom. If it still won't budge, maybe...
Re: HELP!! One stuck stubburn cylinder sleeve.
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 1 Oct 2001 22:51:27 -0400
...HELP!! One stuck stubburn cylinder sleeve. > Ok, I've started the job I've been putting off for a year and I know why...
REinstalling head on 91 vanagon
Historical mailing list - jaime forero
Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:44:26 -0600
...On disassembly the cylinder sleeves stayed in place so on reassembly I don't intend to remove the cylinder sleeves and I don't...
Re: [Syncro] Cylinder sleeves
Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 13:34:37 -0400
My guess is that you can see the piston and a ring or two between the block and the sleeve. If son get an...
Re: Stuck cylinders
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:25:01 -0800
...against the sleeve? If you wanted to get fancy, maybe one could turn the nuts little by little to pull cylinder? Likely not enough...
Re: Vanagon handling.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 17:02:39 -0500
...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and > the > > > > > sleeves are > > > > > > > sticking to it...
Cylinder Sleeves Quick Question
Historical mailing list - David G. Hobbs
Tue, 18 Apr 2000 18:00:02 -0500
...Any suggestions on whether I should bore out the cylinders anyway? There is some very minor cross-hatching on the surface. Thanks David David...
Clutch master cylinder
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:07:18 -0500
Anyone ever replaced a clutch master cylinder on an 84 Vanagon? What is the best way to get to the cotter pin on the...
Re: cylinder hone question
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 02:47:33 -0500
...we arrived at the conclusion that if i built the custom hold downs to hold the sleeves true to the tool bed. the sleeves...
Fwd: Euro-Engine: 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, Mechanical, cylinder head and piston sleeves
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:42:40 -0500
...87 Volkswagen Vanagon, Mechanical, > cylinder head and piston sleeves >To: IATN-EURO2@PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM > >iATN Help: send blank email to: help@i...
Re: How is coolant getting to exhaust???
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 09:00:35 -0600
...Is it possible that I warped the cylinder sleeves? > > -- Craig > > -- > Craig Oda craigoda@communitybuilders.info > VW Info: 1983 VW Westfalia, water-cooled, automatic >
Was: Radius Arm... Sleeve Measurement Now: PICS, Thoughts On Sleeve
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:06:54 -0700
...With the used OEM sleeve on a spare radius rod, I saw appreciable play between these parts. The OEM sleeve ID shows little if...
Re: What is this part called?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:49:44 -0700
...Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas...
Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylnder Sleeve...
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:54:36 -0500
...I think the metal head gasket is sealing the top of the cylinder and the cylinder pressing against the case is sealing the lower...
Re: Heads stuck to piston sleeve
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Tue, 7 Jul 1998 19:16:48 -0700
...Working on a customer's van which overheated and >| it seems that the heads are majorly stuck to the piston sleeves. I have >| pulled...
Re: To those '83-'85 Vanagon folks
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Tue, 06 Sep 94 21:34:29 CDT
...these symptoms apply, be suspicious of a compression leak between cylinder sleeve and cylinder head. Either the metal sealing ring (1) or the 'O...
Sleeve valve engines - off subject
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 11:16:13 +0100
...Sleeves that contact the cylinders most of the > time or form a "port" to relieve exhaust without much thermal transfer. > That, folks, is the...
Re: 84 head job update #2
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Thu, 23 May 2002 15:18:19 -0400
...The ones that are suppose to be in the head where the cylinders rim rests. Were are they???<< Stuck on the sleeve!! Look carefully...
head replacement details, nitty gritty
Historical mailing list - raul lince
Tue, 5 Nov 2002 02:12:11 +0000
...When replacing the gaskets around the cylinders ; is it wise to change the gaskets at the base of the cylinder sleves(by the base...
Lower Control Arm Bushing R&R
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 6 Mar 2009 18:24:40 -0800
...If I press the new ones using the same method in reverse, (socket pushing metal sleeve) does the metal sleeve run the risk of...
Re: Sleeve valve engines - off subject
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:45:27 -0400
...Sleeves that contact the cylinders most of > the > > time or form a "port" to relieve exhaust without much thermal transfer. > > That, folks, is the...
Re: Changing the Black O Ring On a Cylinder Sleeve...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:04:38 -0500
...I think the metal head gasket is sealing the top of the cylinder and the cylinder pressing against the case is sealing the lower...
Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:21:24 -0700
...Beware that the metal sleeves are likely NLA. But.... they appear to be simple metal tubes. I meant to measure my new ones prior...
Re: REinstalling head on 91 vanagon
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:01:18 -0800
...On disassembly the cylinder sleeves >stayed in place so on reassembly I don't intend to remove the cylinder >sleeves and I don't...
big bore w/boxers?
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 11 Apr 2001 06:45:11 EDT
The 1 mm bigger bore does not reduce the longevity of the cylinder sleeves. The thickness of the cylinder is only reduced by .5...
Re: Stuck cylinders
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:21:57 -0500
...of metal and hold the sleeve. Turn the crank so the 2X4 is pushed out, pulling the cylinder with it. I'll let you...
FS: new five-cylinder SA bell housing, external oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 20:32:40 -0700
I have an extra brand-new SA five-cylinder bell housing, complete with release bearing sleeve and cross shaft. $650. Adapts all VW-Audi...
Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:30:51 -0700
...Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement > > but seriously, the sleeve is not *that" critical in ID, length is though. > > alistair > > > On 2012-08-29...
Re: really... how tough IS a full engine rebuild?
Historical mailing list - Eli Secor
Mon, 10 Feb 2003 01:25:03 EST
...Pulling all pistons/sleeves and: a. Having a machine shop rehone all sleeves and seat new rings b. replacing them all with a new...
Re: Head stuck to cylinder: need advice
Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:41:23 -0400
...pull the sleeves out as well. It is a BEAR to get everyhting back together. Take you time, spray the head/cylinder surface, tap...
Re: Lower Control Arm Bushing R&R
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:09:56 -0700
...It *appears* to be the same OD as the > sleeve. (i.e. similar to what I'm doing) Just double checking as I > really...