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• Need help with hatch curtain rods
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:51:10 -0700
  ...missing those rods, so I can't mount the hatch curtain. (Is the bottom a rod? Or just a cord pulled through the curtain...
• Pauter 1.4 Rockers & Chip Avail.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 08:02:43 -0800
  ...group purchase price and will not have to go through all the hoops to get everything lined up and the push rods cut. Steve
• Re: Need help with hatch curtain rods
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:42:53 -0600
  ...missing > those rods, so I can't mount the hatch curtain. > > (Is the bottom a rod? Or just a cord pulled through the curtain...
• Changing Rods
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 13:34:29 -0700
  Hello- Is it possible to remove the rods on a 2.1 engine AND resemble without splitting the case? More to the point with...
• Re: [vanagon] Need 2.1 Waterboxer engine for '87 Westie What is up with the rods in 2.1s?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 01:53:08 -0700
  What is up with the rods in the 2.1s Is it as simple that they are getting pounded oval and the bearing spins...
• Re: Connecting rod questions
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 19:22:00 -0600
  ...This seems to be refering to some marking I > should be able to distinguish on the rods but, frankly, both sides of > all the...
• Re: Changing Rods
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:57:05 -0400
  ...Changing Rods >Hello- > Is it possible to remove the rods on a 2.1 engine AND resemble without >splitting the case? More to the...
• Re: Check rods or just top end?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:45:41 -0400
  ...Check rods or just top end? > My old 2.1 engine sprung a leak through the head gasket at ~200,000km. > Because of the...
• Problems with Rebuild of Rumba
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 96 15:50:03 EDT
  ...to come through with what you need. anyone know another decent machinist in the Raleigh, NC area? i can get the rods balanced in...
• Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:28:09 -0400
  ...I have thought about sliding a tube over the steel rods and then injecting some glue through the tube and then slowly withdrawing the...
• Re: [vanagon] Need 2.1 Waterboxer engine for '87 Westie What is up with the rods in 2.1s?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 09:27:32 -0700
  ...What is up with the rods in the 2.1s Is it as simple that they are getting pounded oval and the bearing spins...
• Re: Tie Rod Boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 23:37:14 EDT
  ...The outer tie rod end had to be worked through the smaller end of the boot, but it was not a big deal. One...
• Re: [vanagon] Need 2.1 Waterboxer engine for '87 Westie What is up with the rods in 2.1s?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 13:32:12 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Doug in CA wrote: >What is up with the rods in the 2.1s >Is it as simple that...
• Re: Reflectors on back of van
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:28:43 -0800
  ...They are legal on Street Rods here in Alaska thanks to the efforts of local Rodders that pushed legislation through for special exceptions for...
• Re: How to throw a rod
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:23:30 EDT
  ...The crank flexing generally causes the rods to fail through side stressing and wears out the bearing faster. The aluminum case does not pound...
• Re: 7-passenger curtain rods?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:26:06 -0700
  ...The "rods" are just two flat aluminum strips with riveted together with short flat bits on the ends and in the center (as visible...
• Re: 2.1: Check rods or just top end?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:07:10 -0700
  ...Check rods or just top end? > > > > My old 2.1 engine sprung a leak through the head gasket at ~200,000km. > > Because of the...
• Re: damaged push rod tubes vanagon
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Sat, 1 May 2004 19:53:40 -0400
  >>>>o i pulled the rocker shaft assembly and push rods to find 1 bent and one worn about 1/3 or the way through...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 20:46:08 -0700
  ...If you played around with the splined shaft adjustment (joins front to rear rods), watch that part while someone shifts. The front/rear rods...
• Front end ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 May 2007 21:45:43 -0700
  ...I went through switching tires with The List, and that certainly helped significantly, but I am thinking it could still do better. I have...
• FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 18:14:24 -0600
  ...cylinders, 5K cam and lifters new bearings throughout, crank std, rods std. Windage Tray, Notched Rods, fully assembled. $1300.00 7) CV Series Long...
• Engine Overhaul Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Tullier
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:53:37 -0800
  ...If I have to replace the connecting rods, do I need bearings, or are the bearings actually part of the rods? Thanks allot folks...
• 2.1: Check rods or just top end?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:58:40 -0400
  My old 2.1 engine sprung a leak through the head gasket at ~200,000km. Because of the mileage, I'm a bit concerned...
• Re: Kid's hammock
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 11:06:16 -0600
  ...rods (1-1/4" or so dowels) large enough for a tight fit of the window holder when inserted. Also an oval hold through...
• Engine balancing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:47:15 -0600
  Can anyone explain to me the process/procedure for balancing the internal parts of an engine....pistons, rods, etc, and dynamic balancing of the...
• Fitting 27" BFG to spare carrier (Fixed!)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 17:41:19 -0700
  ...Anyway, I managed to get it to fit by removing the two bent rods that hook through the hinges of the carrier and run...
• Re: 2.1: Check rods or just top end?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:40:50 -0500
  ...Check rods or just top end? > My old 2.1 engine sprung a leak through the head gasket at ~200,000km. > Because of the...
• Fwd: Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:11:13 -0400
  ...I have thought about sliding a tube > over the steel rods and then injecting some glue through the tube and then > slowly withdrawing the...
• Re: FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 00:30:56 -0600
  ...cylinders, 5K cam and >lifters new bearings throughout, crank std, rods std. Windage Tray, >Notched Rods, fully assembled. $1300.00 >7) CV Series Long...
• Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:30:50 EST
  ...John hey John the thing I have never understood was why did VW go back to the beetle size rods and bearings with the...
• Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:06:28 EST
  ...rod through the block than a 1.9L engine is? John Hey John IIRC Boston Bob always used the 1.9L rods in his...
• shift rod assembly changes
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 08 Sep 1995 23:27:30 -0600
  How much did the shifting assembly (primarily the rods going back to the transmission) change between, say, 1957 and 1960? My project microbus, the...
• Re: Check rods or just top end?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 17:17:29 -0400
  ...Check rods or just top end? > My old 2.1 engine sprung a leak through the head gasket at ~200,000km. > Because of the...
• Re: Engine Overhaul Questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:29:30 -0600
  ...Notch your rods and use the looser fit described in the tech bulletin at http://www.dolphinsci.com/techbull.html Stan Wilder On Tue...
• Re: 2.1: Check rods or just top end?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:39:55 -0500
  ...Check rods or just top end? > > > > >>My old 2.1 engine sprung a leak through the head gasket at ~200,000km. >>Because of the...
• Re: any guesses on oil light woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:38:47 -0500
  ...the big end of the 2.1 rods goes out of round over time and they should never be put back in service without...
• Re: oil pressure problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:14:42 -0400
  ...before a rod blew through the case. They also told me they reused the rod bolts and the rods had not been measured or...
• engine sling for '80 V6anagon?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 11:21:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...hole through it, and insert some 2-foot long 1/2-inch threaded rods. Attach chains to the bottom of the rods and down...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 21:25:37 -0700
  ...Inspect the ears on the shifter at shift box. > > If you played around with the splined shaft adjustment (joins front to > rear rods), watch...
• Re: Vanagon Digest - 18 Jun 1998
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 11:32:49 -0500
  I've had this happen and it turned out the wire to the sender was worn through the insulation where it was lying against...
• Re: oil pressure problem
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 19:32:06 -0400
  ...before a rod blew through the case. > They also told > me they reused the rod bolts and the rods had not been measured or...
• Re: 2.1: Check rods or just top end?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:31:47 -0500
  ...tabe johnson wrote: >My old 2.1 engine sprung a leak through the head gasket at ~200,000km. >Because of the mileage, I'm...
• RE: Balance da engine parts
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  24 Feb 1995 09:36:24 +1000
  Factory specs are that all pistons and rods should be within 10 grams of each other (I guess that is MINIMUM acceptable). But the...
• Re: exhaust part number/info needed
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:05:31 -0400
  ...The problem is though, there is soo little material left on my "retainer" that the hose clamp is quite literally, going to come through...
• Re: Radiator replace
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 15:27:41 -0500
  ...The rod slides through a sleeve Action: Locate small clips in the ends of the rods at the point they pass through the sleeve...
• Re: Vanagon Tow Bar questions..
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 25 May 2003 12:30:20 -0400
  ...drill through front bumper beam and insert threaded rods and heavy washers through the beam and mount your brackets. when laying out the brackets...
• Re: 71 Westy in Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Wed, 17 May 2000 17:06:57 -0700
  ...through it and came across a khaki colored, heavy gauge piece of canvas that had a set of, what appeared to be telescoping rods...
• Re: Heads are off; now what?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 05:56:05 EST
  ...Looks like a major PITA.I know I > can install the pistons through the BACK (internal) side of the sleeves by > using hose clamps...
• Steering work advice?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Walker
  Mon, 23 Jan 95 09:41:48 EST
  ...This is the one that goes through the center of the top torsion bar. I would like to remove it and replace the bushing...
• Re: 71 Westy in Junkyard
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 May 2000 21:50:48 EDT
  ...through it and came across a khaki colored, heavy gauge piece of canvas that had a set of, what appeared to be telescoping rods...
• Re: sway bar wiggling
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:05:19 -0500
  I would hazard a guess that the radius rods are out of position.Is the bolt holding the lower control arm on,tight?Are...
• Re: What is this hole....?
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:59:02 -0400
  Looks like a the end result of someone drilling through it. Simple repair could either involve some kind of epoxy or using a soldering...
• Re: Are these bearings still usable??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 05:50:29 -0500
  ...rod through the case, destroying the engine. If you have just removed the rods - discard the old bearings, and have the rods reconditioned and...
• Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 07:45:02 -0800
  ...The second is that it reduces foaming induced by the motion of the pistons, rods and crankshaft during normal operation. Less air in the...
• Re: Engine balancing
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 06:31:53 -0500
  ...Is it similar for rods. Yes. Where is the typical location to remove material? For rods, not only do they match the members of...
• Re: Oettinger flat-six motor and accesories info wanted
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 16 Jan 2005 23:04:01 +1300
  ...Not cut & welded, but manufactured as sixes, but with the VW design throughout. >Heard something like the engine has 175 >HP? Is it worth...
• Re: transplant a 2.1 into an 84? worth it?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 May 2008 15:28:30 -0500
  ...They stretch, the rod end elongates opening up for loss of oil pressure and something seizes, and the rod comes through the case, The...
• 71 Westy in Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Hooper, Mark
  Wed, 17 May 2000 15:00:09 -0400
  ...through it and came across a khaki colored, heavy gauge piece of canvas that had a set of, what appeared to be telescoping rods...
• Re: Steel rod sticking out of side of rear seat
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:50:54 -0400
  Damn that looks painful! I must be lucky- The steel rod running through the front of tour rear seat moves horizontally, towards the left...
• who has the i-4 swap? - me
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 18:16:47 EDT
  ...oh' by the way both Vanagons threw rods through their cases. Shaggy