Looks like 1-5/8" is about 42mm. Nice thing about the one referenced below is that it has a wire helix reinforcing it to resist kinking. Question is, will it...
Are they part of the stub axle assembly ? Just ordered new ones from Van-café... my rear drivers side has been leaking a little so I might as well replace...
The bearings are pressed into the stub axle housing. I was able to use a drift to hammer them out, and the same to (carefully) put the new ones in. Not too...
Does someone here know exactly what type plastic VW used in the Syncro fuel tanks? Seems I now need to fill in a single/doublecab tank filler hole since the...
Great, just what I was thinking Thanks Sean ... From: Syncro@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Syncro@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Press Sent: Tuesday, July 01,...
if you have the grommet for the hole that you want to close off permanently , what I did was have a metal bung made- with a solid shoulder on the outside so it...
I seem to remember Larry Chase trying to hunt down the same info when his Syncro tank started to leak around the fuel outlet fitting...IIRC, whatever he ended...
Scott, some types of plastic can be 'welded', some do better with glues that adhere tenaciously or sometimes melt into the plastic. My preference is to make a...
I would presume it is made of polyethylene, if you go to a plastic (polyethylene ) supplier or wholesaler, you can ask if they make modifications to plastic...
I don't know what plastic the tank is made of, but I once repaired an off-road motorcycle tank that was HDPE. The only thing I could find that could repair...
I found a good article here: http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/9607/Alvarado-9607.html HDPE is available in small amounts for patches, but looks like the...
Karl, I talked with a body shop that does plastic welding. He told me to get some of the same plastic and he thought it would be no problem to weld. I have...
Thanks Tom, for the info. I do have one Syncro WBX tank I can experiment with. Or just go to the local junkyard armed with a keyhole saw. ;-) Also, just talked...
I bought that Harbor Freight welder. It worked great on some motorcycle fairings of ABS, piece of cake. I tried with the HDPE tank but I had a terrible time...
interesting article. Slightly old - they talk about projections for 1996 ......so 12 years old at least - times are a-changin' quicly lately ! ..........12...
Folks, new photos of BusFusion 20008 by Jules Besseling have been added to the _BusFusion 2008 Report & Pics_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bf08rept.htm)...
So it would be a matter of installing the harness from the fuse panel to the LED panel as well as installing the panel itself? Thanks Daryl. Rob To:...
Hi all - I searched through posts first to see if I could find an answer on this - sorry to bother as I know it's been discussed before, but I am really having...
Pull your driveshaft out and drive it for a while. See if you notice any difference. This is very easy and cost effective troubleshooting (no $). Sean Garrett ...
would what Janna's describing be more like a "flat spot" in an old school carburetted engine? That used to be fixed by jacking up the accelerator pump volume...
Thanks Sean - actually - I would have to have a mechanic do it...I have some very minimal knowledge - not enough to do repairs such as these at all...so, if I...
Thanks for the ideas here -- I will check with Tiico... To explain a few more details on the symptoms... ECU was checked and was fine...no faults? RPM's don't...
is it possible that the handbrake is sticking ? can you push the van when it is a flat parking lot in neutral ? Mark J Lortie PhD Nephrology/Hypertension UCSD...
If you had a mechanic resistance problem.... brakes, bearings, driveshaft, etc. Its likely you would have heat and a resulting mechanical failure. I second...
i agree about the heat . but syncro syndrome doesnt appear when you are only in 3rd & 4th at low rpm. & O2 sensor would give sypmtoms at high rpm in neutral. ...
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