Date:         Mon, 9 Feb 2015 17:08:07 -0500
Reply-To:     Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: 2.1 L push rods
Comments: To: Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
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The standard length waterboxer and also most of the aircooled push rods
for the pancake version of that engine, are 10 3/4" long.  The new ones
I bought a while back under that part number wound up being 10 1/4" long
or 1/2" shorter.  Recently a customer in Florida needed a set of push
rods for his 2.0l Aircooled pancake engine in his Vanagon  (engine code
should be CS I think).  I sent him some of the standard length push rods
that I took out of a 74 Bus engine that was here.  He emailed me that
they were 1/2" too long.  I sent him the new ones I had that were too
short for everything I had seen and they were perfect for his aircooled
engine (matched exactly).  So, just measure before you order.  That is
all I am recommending.  Glad I never threw away any Vanagon push rods
because I have sold so many at that $40 each price that I am actually
getting low at the moment and I used to have bins full of them.

Ken
On 2/9/2015 4:50 PM, Neil N wrote:
> FWIW, VW Heritage shows a 272 mm 025 109 301 as being for WBX and
> 1.6 air cooled
>
> https://www.vwheritage.com/shop/025109301/pushrod-1-9-2-1-waterboxer-1600-ct-aircooled-engines/
>
> At vagcat.com, an '89 and '81 Vanagon show the same info.
>
> difference in cams?
>
>
> On 2/9/15, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> This is the part number that I bought a while back that wound up being
>> the wrong length.  I would measure what you have and then have them
>> measure what they have, just to be sure you are both on the same page.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> On 2/9/2015 4:11 PM, Jeff Schwaia wrote:
>>> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1685_716/new-push-rod.html

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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