VANAGON archives -- May 2009, week 2 (#92)

Date:         Fri, 8 May 2009 18:57:06 -0400
Reply-To:     Mark A Kippert <vanagon@KIPPERT.COM>
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From:         Mark A Kippert <vanagon@KIPPERT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Pushrod tube cracked HELP
In-Reply-To:  <4A038E50.7070708@myfairpoint.net>
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Check here.
<http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=025109337>
or here:
<http://www.oeveedub.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=oe&Product_Code=025-109-337&Category_Code=vanagon-specials
 >

They're telescopic.

Mark K
1986 GL/2WD/4SPD



On May 7, 2009, at 9:43 PM, Mike Collum wrote:

> James Gebhard wrote:
>> one of my push rod tubes has a small crack or hole on the top of
>> it. Does anyone know of an easy fix?
>
> There are spring loaded (collapsible) pushrod tubes that replace the
> OEM
> ones without having to remove the head.  I had one on my old 1.9
> engine
> that I put over 50,000 miles on without even a weep.  That's certainly
> the way I would fix a bad tube.
>
> Mike
> Houlton, ME/Glade Spring, VA

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