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• Re: $150 busses and wannabussers, piston slap...

  · Sun, 21 Jul 1996 23:38:19 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...I always thought that piston slap was the skirts of the pistons having excessive clearance and they made a slapping sound as they passed...

• Re: Der Brakes

  · Fri, 20 Jan 1995 11:54:33 -0400 (EDT) · Mailing-list archive

  Quick suggestion for pushing the pistons back in the callipers. I found a 6" "C" clamp at a yard sale once. Whenever I need...

• Re[2]: engine swap (ignorant questions) -> EV piston slap

  Don Gibbons · Thu, 11 Dec 1997 13:05:15 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

  I have also heard that the stock EV pistons are forged and as such need greater clearance then cast pistons. Are the replacement piston...

• Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question

  Joe Luther · Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:52:53 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  I got a chance to weigh the piston/wrist pin assemblies on our digital postal scales here at work, they are accurate to .1...

• Are non German pistons really shorter than German pistons?

  Robert Lilley · Wed, 21 May 2003 10:51:08 EDT · Mailing-list archive

  Is it true that replacement 94 mm WBX non-German pistons are 1 mm shorter than the German pistons? I was told this by...

• Re: Piston slap update

  Dave Black · Mon, 3 Apr 1995 15:23:54 -0600 (MDT) · Mailing-list archive

  On Mon, 3 Apr 1995, David Kao wrote: > > Could be that the pistons were in wrong directions. Pistons all have an > arrow on top...

• Re: wrist pins/boston bob

  ROBERT DONALDS · Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:27:55 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  ...Other things that can cause a piston to not transaction are damaged pistons or tight fitting rod bushings . Most con rods also have an...

• Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question

  Joe Luther · Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:11:53 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  ...air cooled piston weight/cylinder question I got a chance to weigh the piston/wrist pin assemblies on our digital postal scales here at...

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Shared Vanagon Dictionary

• Piston

  A moving part that transfers force in a reciprocating motion.

• Piston pin

  Pin that connects the piston to the connecting rod

• Piston ring

  A ring that fits around a piston to seal the gap between the piston and cylinder

• Piston circlip

  A circular clip that holds a piston pin in place

• Piston Travel

  The total distance a piston moves in a vehicle's engine

• Piston ring gaps

  Gaps between the piston rings, which must be offset to prevent oil from entering the combustion chamber

• Circlip

  Type of retaining ring used to secure the piston pin

• Connecting rod

  A rod connecting the piston to the crankshaft, allowing the piston to move freely up and down in the cylinder.

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• How to remove a piston from a connecting rod on an aircooled 1981 vw vanagon engine

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• EG33 / SVX VW Vanagon / Bus gets new Piston Rings Part 1

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• Volkswagen Vanagon Revival | Engine Assembly Piston and Cylinder Jugs | 1.9 WaterBoxer Rebuild Ep10

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• Volkswagen Vanagon Revival | Removing Pistons from the BLOCK | 1.9 WaterBoxer Rebuild | Ep8

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• Vanagon head gasket lower O-ring part 2

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• Vanagon head gasket lower O-ring part 1

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• Vanagon passenger side rear brake adjuster

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• Vanagon driver side rear brake adjuster

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