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• Help! front main seal question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 23:39:22 -0700
  Hello, I am replacing the front main seal (behind pulleys) on a 2.1L. When doing this same job on a 1.9, I...
• Vanagon WebRing
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 21:36:32 -0600
  ...Rings are created and maintained by the RingMaster (yours truly), who determines the look and feel of the Ring, approves sites submitted to the...
• Re: Vanagon WebRing (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 22:54:30 EST
  ...Rings are created and > maintained by the RingMaster (yours truly), who determines the look and > feel of the Ring, approves sites submitted to the...
• Re: Low power on warm engine
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sun, 16 May 2004 22:26:21 EDT
  ...main or cam bearings if this is your problem // Next is your mid section or piston & cylinder area YOU NEVER PUT NEW ROUND RINGS...
• Re: Main bearings/rod bearings/bolts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 02:55:14 -0600
  ...But should you decide to do so, check the ring end-gap clearance byremoving the rings from the piston, then pushing the ring down...
• Re: Rings? New engine?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:18:37 -0400
  This could be rings or it could be a bad valve and the cylinder does not fire all the time and you have a...
• Clutch parts
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 09:55:52 -0500
  ...No problems here, I'll order a kit. - Main Seal: I don't know what part number this is? - Flywheel O-ring - Again, part...
• Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:37:40 -0500
  Does anyone near Brookville/Dayton Ohio zip 45309 have a ring compressor available to rent/borrow for a while? The manuals show a special...
• Re: Main bearings/rod bearings/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 08:58:12 -0800
  ...Lots of possible causes but the rings are first choice. Only way to tell for sure is pull the engine down. And taking the...
• Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:46:42 -0800
  Does anyone know if this rather sturdy looking engine mount ring for a universal engine stand will fit on a waterboxer? http://www.mainelycustombydesign...
• Re: Rings? New engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:13:10 -0400
  ...Rings? New engine? This could be rings or it could be a bad valve and the cylinder does not fire all the time and...
• Re: Main bearings/rod bearings/bolts
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 05:07:46 -0500
  Are you sure its the ring using the oil? Did you replace the valve guides, and seals? Do a compression test, maybe one or...
• Re: less then 1500 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 11:41:53 -0400
  ...There is however, a 781 exchange in MainE's 207 area code, though that phone would ring in POrtland, one town south of MainE...
• Replacing the Rear Main Oil Seal
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 10:43:51 -0500
  Hi, I'm about to replace the rear main oil seal on my '89 Vanagon - automatic. I don't relish the thought of dropping...
• Re: Trans main shaft pulled out!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Mar 1999 16:21:09 EST
  ...then screw the mainshaft back on. Slide the shaft collar back down on the splines and put the new snap ring on. I would...
• Re: Main bearings/rod bearings/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 04:56:52 -0600
  ...Main bearings/rod bearings/bolts > Volks, > > Some may remember I got an engine rebuild that refused to seat the rings. > Burned about a qt...
• Hard oil seals
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 15 May 2006 14:08:14 -0300
  I replaced my crankcase breather tower "O" ring seal and my oil dipstick "O" ring seal this weekend. Both were hard and brittle. My...
• Clutch job... done properly
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:20:58 -0500
  I'm about to have the rear main seal, throwout bearing, plate, pilot bearing, pressure plate, flywheel o-ring and felt ring done on...
• Re: Heads, lifters, the usual..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 4 May 2002 23:06:16 -0400
  ...didn't replace the lower rings on them. I have since made several round trips from northern Maine to southern Virginia which included summer...
• Re: Vanagon WebRing (f)
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:10:47 -0800
  ...Rings are created and > maintained by the RingMaster (yours truly), who determines the look and > feel of the Ring, approves sites submitted to the...
• Re: Dropping tranny to replace main seal and "O" ring
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 11:01:29 -0500
  If you want to see what's involved in pulling the tranny to replace the main seal and o-ring, I have an article...
• Air Cooled Technical Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 08:35:43 -0500
  ...first and second ring on this #3 piston slightly looser than the specification could be a measure of preventive maintenance. In addition I made...
• Re: Auto Trans Governor Seal
  Historical mailing list - Ron LK Johnson
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 12:03:16 -0700
  The seal was no longer an o-ring - more like a square ring; it was brittle and cracked on removal. The cap was in...
• Re: Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:42:16 -0500
  You can use a regular ring compressor. Install the pistons into the bottom of the cylinders leaviing the pin bore just below the cylinder...
• Valve seals
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:58:54 -0400
  ...Rings? New engine? > > This could be rings or it could be a bad valve and the cylinder does not > fire all the time and...
• Re: less then 1500 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Otter
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:15:34 -0400
  ...There is however, a 781 exchange in MainE's 207 area code, though that phone would ring in POrtland, one town south of MainE...
• transmission diagnostic
  Historical mailing list - AA Transaxle
  Sat, 3 May 2003 09:43:19 -0700
  Steve...Your pinion bearing is going bad and will ruin the ring/pinion soon. If the mainshaft is moving the mainshaft bearing is moving...
• Aircooled Rear main seal
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 00:34:05 -0500
  I have a 1982 Westy and recently replaced the rear main seal and o-ring on the flywheel. Now it seems to be leaking...
• Re: oil cooler seal
  Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 09:09:30 -0400
  ...Supposedly the o-rings in newer vans, and replacement o-rings, maintain there flexibility much better than the old version. The replacement is straight...
• Re: removing rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:32:58 -0400
  ...All are working now and are used quite a bit here in Maine. Mike Houlton, Maine
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 01:37:58 EST
  ...With a true Hypoid the cut of the ring and pinion is much more 'swirled' and the pinion intersects the ring gear more like...
• Re: rear (under seat) heater core
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:43:05 -0400
  ...I figured that replacing the ring that wasn't yet leaking in the '85 was preventive maintenance. The O rings I received, which are...
• Obscure gaskets and seals, 1.9L wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 15:31:24 -0700
  ...the #4 main bearing and the "oil thrower". I have my old one and it looks a lot like an o-ring but is...
• Re: Main bearings/rod bearings/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 16:02:23 -0600
  ...Lots of possible causes but the rings are first choice. Only way to tell for sure is pull the engine down. And taking the...
• Re: main seal seating (was Boston Bob Engine)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 23:22:42 -0700
  ...A broken compression ring would give you recurring main seal issues. On the other hand, I asked that all problems this week be dealt...
• Re: Unreal oil consumption on diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gary A Meek
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 23:20:18 -0600
  ...Anyway, I replaced the rings, rods and mains. I'll use conventional oil until the rings seat, then switch back to Delvac 1 synthetic...
• Re: O-rings was Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 19:59:54 -0800
  ...exceeding the design of the o-ring. And regarding lubrication: <http://www.theoringstore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=343 > Me? I use...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:10:23 -0500
  ...main.nc.us> wrote: > Bentley mentions using some kind of sealer on the mating surfaces, and also > talks about lubricating the O-ring with...
• Re: Vanagon WebRing (f)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 11:18:20 -0800
  ...Rings are created and > maintained by the RingMaster (yours truly), who determines the look and > feel of the Ring, approves sites submitted to the...
• Re: Alternative way of reinstalling cylinder liner
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:16:03 -0500
  ...ring squeezer obtained from a standard FLAPS. I have, in a pinch (no pun intended), successively used a large hose clamp. Mike Houlton, Maine...
• Re: What do you think.--aux heater preventative maintenance..
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sat, 15 Jul 2000 11:28:17 -0700
  ...The preventative maintenance approach suggests replacing the white bleeder screw and O ring at 5/15/25 years since it breaks at about 6...
• Re: Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 08:59:05 -0500
  ...Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area? You can use a regular ring compressor. Install the pistons into the bottom of the cylinders leaviing...
• Re: So you want to go to a 094 five speed...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 08:49:22 EST
  ...the .457 Ring and pinion and ACHIEVE the SAME RESULTS!!! The front VC is driven by the shaft from the trannys mainshaft. Talk to...
• Re: Oil ring question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 21:23:04 -0600
  ...normal operating temperatures it should maintain a fairly consistent spacing. To check the end gap clearance, each ring should be placed in the cylinder...
• Re: '73 tranny trashed?-Reply
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 23:17:06 EDT
  << At 2:08 PM -0500 8/1/98, Harmon Seaver wrote: >I just pulled the engine on my '73 westy -- somehow the >tranny main...
• Water Boxer parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 22:42:16 +0100
  ...Full gasket set �40 Main bearings STD & +.025 �25 each Big end (rod) bearings STD & +.025 �8.50 each Cam bearings �10 Piston ring...
• Re: oil cooler seal
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:33:21 -0700
  ...Supposedly >the o-rings in newer vans, and replacement o-rings, maintain there >flexibility much better than the old version. > >The replacement is straight...
• Re: Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:09:33 -0800
  ...rather sturdy looking engine mount ring for a > universal engine stand will fit on a waterboxer? > > http://www.mainelycustombydesign.com/enginecomponents.htm#enginestand > > The...
• Linear deterioration of vans?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 13:53:44 CST6CDT
  ...for replacement just as a straight function of high miles-- regardless of it being well-maintained? Clutch? Brakes? Tranny? Rings? Dan Houg '85 Weekender
• how do I remove the main oil seal??
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 20:39:25 -0800
  ...Also, I have a new O-ring, howver have no idea where the thing goes. I'm assuming it's hiding under the main...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:22:11 -0700
  ...MAIN.NC.US> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 7:26 PM Subject: Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring > I...
• Re: Clutch parts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 14:33:17 -0600
  ...No problems here, I'll order a kit. > >- Main Seal: I don't know what part number this is? > >- Flywheel O-ring - Again, part...
• Help: Green cylinder O-ring question.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Mon, 22 May 2000 22:17:33 EDT
  ...one of the cylinder's O-ring channel is not quite as smooth and clean as the others. The O-ring that was on...
• Re: Vanagon WebRing (f)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:46:18 -0800
  ...Rings are created and >> maintained by the RingMaster (yours truly), who determines the look and >> feel of the Ring, approves sites submitted to the...
• Water inside
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 15:28:54 -0800
  ...Would retightening do? Do I have to do both sides, even though it is not the main head gasket, just the top o-ring...
• Re: Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:28:14 -0500
  ...Borrow ring compressor in SW Ohio area? You can use a regular ring compressor. Install the pistons into the bottom of the cylinders leaviing...
• Fuel Tank Sender Replacement
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 23:10:45 +0000
  ...ring. Think that if it were lubed with soap, the installation would have been possible. Now we are supposed to go to Maine next...
• Chrome Barrels - Iron Rings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 4 May 2002 10:57:12 -0500
  ...In the pursuit of performance for our beloved boxes (not speed in this case - just longevity with minimal maintenance) many different routes have been...
• Re: How do you tell if the Flywheel needs to be machined?
  Historical mailing list - NotaJeep
  Fri, 27 Feb 1998 22:17:53 EST
  ...Many are assembled w/o machining....but you want to replace the mainseal and the "O" ring in the flywheel along with the pilot...
• Re: steering wheel scraping
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:58:24 EST
  ...noise you hear is your brass contact ring getting destroyed. so fix it asap. the main cause of this is failure to tighten down...