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• Re: Rocker shaft and rocker wear question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:20:36 -0800
  ...Rocker shaft and rocker wear question I have some slight galling (or small gouges) at three places on my rocker shafts and three corresponding...
• Rocker shaft and rocker wear question
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:39:02 -0400
  I have some slight galling (or small gouges) at three places on my rocker shafts and three corresponding rockers have slight galling as well...
• FS: Roller Tip Rockers (Pauter 1.3)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Tue, 8 May 2001 22:29:13 -0700
  Volks, (3rd post attempt) After much delay, I've decided not to install the roller rockers I acquired last October, courtesy of Robert Lilley...
• Re: rocker arms. Interchangeable?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:45:06 -0400
  Ken The rockers are interchangeable and the ratio is the same. The difference is the size of the adjusting screw. WBX has 9 MM...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller tip rockers...
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:47:49 -0000
  ...Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller > tip rockers... > > > Adding the ECU chip upgrade (It is not too late...) and looking for...
• Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller tip rockers...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:01:52 EDT
  Adding the ECU chip upgrade (It is not too late...) and looking for ratio rockers? Check out the roller tip rockers from Pauter Machine...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller tip rockers...
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:18:16 -1000
  ...I'm gonna buy ratio rockers somewhere. Mick Kalber Tropical Visions Video, Inc. 62 Halaulani Place Hilo, Hawaii 96720 ph. 808-935-5557 fax...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - Sharpe, Steven (Facilities Planning)
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 09:48:19 -0400
  Are there any good websites that explain and have pictures of swivel tips, roller tip, ratio rockers etc. I'm a little confused and...
• Re: 1.25 or 1.4 rocker arms?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 10:06:35 -0400
  I got my 1.25 rocker arms, shafts and swivel feet as a kit from CB Performance http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID...
• 1.25 or 1.4 rocker arms?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 08:40:02 -0700
  ...1) I've read that the 1.4 rocker arms are good to use, but I've also read that the "ramps are too...
• Roller Rockers: Was: ECU Chip Upgrade Info/Dennis Haynes concerns
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 13:27:04 -0500
  Derek Drew wrote: > In fact, many cars (stock) that still use rockers are going to > roller rockers to solve the valve side loading problem...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 07:53:45 EDT
  ...That includes the special solid rocker arm and spacers to set the rockers up. Using standard ratio rockers you can get just the rockers...
• Re: Rocker arm question
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:50:27 -0400
  the 1.9 rockers are 9 MM threads the 2.1s are 10 MM threads These both have 1.1to 1 rocker ratio. The...
• Robert Lilley CD
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Tue, 8 May 2001 22:54:04 -0700
  ...Robert's installation instructions for the rockers are viewable at: > http://www.slip.net/~chrisr/rocker_install/ > and additional pictures of the valve covers...
• rocker arms. Interchangeable?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:47:39 -0400
  Greetings, I was wondering if the WBX and aircooled (valve) rocker arms are interchangable. I know the valve covers are. What about higher ratio...
• VANAGON WASSERBOXER HIGH PERFORMANCE TORQUE CAM NEW WOW
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 10 May 2004 20:56:55 -0500
  ...Lift with Stock Rocker .355 Lift with 1.25:1 Rocker .400 Lift with 1.4:1 rocker .448 Duration @ .050 222 Degrees (GREAT...
• Re: Rocker shaft and rocker wear question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:41:04 -0500
  ...Rocker shaft and rocker wear question >Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:05:46 -0400 > >My four intake valve adjuster screws are a little...
• **** Ratio Rocker Question???????? ****
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 9 May 2001 08:19:47 -0500
  Do VW Type 1 air-cooled ratio rockers fit and work on the H2O-boxer? What type of ratio rockers are you using and...
• Re: Rocker shaft and rocker wear question
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:05:46 -0400
  ...Rocker shaft and rocker wear question Are you talking about the little adjustment screws? I had a 1.9 w/62 K miles. The...
• Performance Cams.....to cam or to ratio rocker....that is the que stion
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 21:45:36 -0600
  ...Let's say one wants to get the benefits of ratio rockers without putting ratio rockers in and suffering excessive sideload on the valve...
• Re: Rocker Panel
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 21:44:08 EDT
  ...The diagram does not depict this part as including the rocker panel however it does include the outer "skin" portion of the rocker panel...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller tip rockers...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 00:37:41 PDT
  ...Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88@aol.com> > >Adding the ECU chip upgrade (It is not too late...) and looking for ratio >rockers? >Check out the roller...
• Re: WBX Mods Graph
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 04:34:44 -0500
  Larry wrote: >Mark: > Could you (or anyone else) explain how ratio rockers work and what the >specs (1.3, 1.25, etc.) mean? >TIA...
• Re: Robert Lilley CD
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 9 May 2001 00:19:05 -0700
  ...Robert's installation instructions for the rockers are viewable at: > > http://www.slip.net/~chrisr/rocker_install/ > > and additional pictures of the valve covers...
• FS: 1.25 Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 00:40:34 EDT
  I am selling my 1.25 Rhino ratio rocker arms with swivel Rhino feet, solid rocker shafts along with set of Cromoly push rods...
• Re: Ratio Rockers & Oil Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 14:20:04 -0700
  ...Ratio Rockers & Oil Consumption > As part of my recent WBX project, i installed 1.25 > ratio rockers from fast german auto. It seems that...
• Re: installing rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:17:28 -0500
  Jake On the type 2 rockers shafts you need to remove the pedestal block and check the shaft itself to make sure the tapered...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:33:28 PDT
  ...That >includes the special solid rocker arm and spacers to set the rockers up. > >Using standard ratio rockers you can get just the rockers...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:09:10 EDT
  ...ROCKER SHAFTS $31.95 >ROCKER ARM SPACER KIT $10.95 > Total$195.80 > >9MM RHINO ROCKER SCREWS $23.95 > > >The Berg 1.4 ratio...
• Ratio Rockers & Oil Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 14:04:48 -0700
  As part of my recent WBX project, i installed 1.25 ratio rockers from fast german auto. It seems that the rockers are causing...
• Re: rocker panel, what's that?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Sep 1996 21:47:11 PST
  On Mon, 9 Sep 1996 16:37:59 -0500 MERCER BARRY <pointsnorth@sudbury.cbc.ca> writes: > what is a rocker panel, how much do...
• Are ratio rockers really worth it
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 22:34:20 -0600
  Do ratio rockers really add a noticable amount of horsepower to 1.9L or 2.1L? What is the increase? What about chipping and...
• Re: Rocker arm question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:01:37 -0700
  ...025 109 405 C Rocker Arm, 1.9 025 109 405 A Rocker Arm, 2.1 The visual differences are that the adjuster screws...
• ECU/Ratio Rocker Info
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 20:14:36 -0700
  ...I'll talk about the Berg rockers here because they are the only ratio rockers I personally own (1.4:1): In a nutshell...
• 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 16 May 2017 08:23:14 -0700
  ...I removed the rockers on driver side, checked pushrod to rocker alignment, but one push rod (lifter) now seems to be out too far...
• Re: installing rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 09:39:34 -0500
  The valves should open as the rockers are bolted down. Depending on the engines position in the cycle, some of the vales on each...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:07:42 EDT
  Mark, Rhino rockers use a 9 mm valve adjusting screw. The Rhino Feet are 9 mm and the whole head swivels (patterned after the...
• Re: Robert Lilley CD
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 9 May 2001 16:03:05 -0700
  ...Robert's installation instructions for the rockers are viewable at: > > http://www.slip.net/~chrisr/rocker_install/ > > and additional pictures of the valve covers...
• Re: Parts suppliers for Half Liley?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 14:35:47 -0400
  ...1628 Chromoly pushrods, $44.95 1665 Rhino 1.25 ratio rockers, $119.95 1642 Rhino feet (Porsche style valve adjusting screw) $32.95 1643...
• '56 Kombi Update - Rockers and Windows
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 19 Nov 1994 22:07:58 -0800 (PST)
  ...It says "includes inner rocker" but in real life it doesn't. You still will need to put in a complete inner rocker, if...
• Re: rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 14 May 2001 20:36:57 -0500
  Hector, Reportedly, the Type 1 ratio rockers will fit the Waterboxer. Mine will be getting some within the next few weeks! Down the road...
• 1.25 Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 22:28:49 -0500
  ...I'd imagine this has been talked about a lot, but is anyone out there running 1.25 rockers, such as the Ratio Rockers...
• Re: 1.25 Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 19:31:11 -0800
  I am running 1.25 ratio rockers purchased as an option from AVP with a rebuild. does not seem to have any problems. gas...
• Re: High Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:27:18 EDT
  ...As some of the old timers know, the Empi rockers were designed after the proto set I made in the early 60's when...
• Rocker Panel
  Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 18:27:04 -0400
  Anyone know where I can find a new driver's side rocker panel for an '84 Westy? Mike Barfield
• rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 14 May 2001 20:23:32 -0400
  I, too, am curious for the answer on the type 1 rocker arms working on the Vanagon. Anyone knows?
• FS: chrome and fiberglass bumpers and lower skirt rocker trim...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:07:17 EST
  ...and lower fiberglass rocker skirting trim.. -chrome front bumper w/ trim strips and end caps, complete -fiberglass front bumper -fiberglass front bumper, needs repair...
• Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - pronks
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 07:10:49 +1200
  Hi, has anyone fitted 1.4:1 ratio rockers to there waterboxer? I have a chance to buy a set of Berg rockers but...
• Push rod alignment
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 23:24:01 -0700
  Hi, I've spent the last couple hours attempting to bolt on a rocker. I thought I had it, but one of the valves...
• Rocker arm question
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:24:21 -0700
  Will rocker arms from a 1.9 fit the 2.1 ? --------------------------------- Get your email and more, right on the new Yahoo.com
• Re: Rocker shaft and rocker wear question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:51:31 -0500
  ...I still have the rocker arms w/adj screws if you want them.
• installing rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 01:10:26 -0500
  ...I replaced the pushrod tube seals, installed the tubes, inserted the rods, and bolted the rocker arms in place. The rocker arms on the...
• 2.1 WBX Push Rods. Make Sure They're Seated! Was: 2.1 wbx rocker, pushrods
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 19 May 2017 17:33:15 -0700
  So before removing the driver side rocker arm assembly, I noticed that a valve spring at cylinder #2 appeared overly compressed. After reseating the...
• Re: 1.9L still a problem child
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:11:38 -0500
  E-mail message <<I need to find someone to let me borrow a tool to measure the lift of the cap on the rocker...
• FS: drivers side fiberglass rocker moulding side skirt cheap
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 12:58:04 EST
  for sale: drivers side fiberglass vanagon rocker moulding side skirt, needs repair, $65 can ship chris philly
• Re: WBX Mods Graph
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 01:28:59 -0500
  ...The Pawter rockers > are 1.3, and I believe the original rockers that Robert Lilly had used > were 1.25, and then switched to...
• Re: High Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:27:30 EDT
  ...Add more rocker arm ratio and it takes even more. When rocker arms are properly designed to not wipe against the valve stem (such...
• Re: Group Purchase of chip and 1.4 ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:54:47 -0800
  ...I ordered two as i am getting all the rocker stuff for me and an Austrian syncronaut 747 pilot who keeps his syncro in...
• rocker panel, what's that?
  Historical mailing list - MERCER BARRY
  Mon, 09 Sep 1996 17:25:05 -0700
  ...hee said the rocker panels are shot that that a bad thing. what is a rocker panel, how much do they cost, how difficult...
• Re: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 14:39:08 -0500
  ...Combined with the light weight (used lighter rockers to avoid using heavier springs to better control the valve when using increased lift)ratio rockers...