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• Re: Mod. Fresh air box to recycle cabin air? (did some searching in arch.)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:32:54 -0700
  ...On 3/22/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Mark, you could just wire some cardboard over the upper air intake to...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:35:02 -0700
  ...I talked about how many times and intake valve opens and closes per second - it's a lot. ( 4,000 rpm = 2,000 cycles...
• Re: induction noise or vacuum leak?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 22:10:43 -0500
  ...Finally discovered that it was the mounting of the throttle body to the intake manifold. The screws had backed off some, and the rubber...
• Re: More horse power from the 2.1??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 16:40:05 -0400
  I (Syncrohead) said: >> Also, the pressures created by the piston compression are far higher than any turbo >>can create during the intake stroke. Sstones...
• Re: Air intake elbow; was Re: Clutch Chatter...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 07:11:27 -0800
  ...I removed the air intake elbow, washed it up good in soap and water, and applied the automotive GOOP. This has stood up well...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Waxman
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 19:10:18 -0500
  ...As you probably know, the air intakes don't have plastic covers which screw in. Instead my van has metal ribs much like the...
• Re: ebay poll
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 15:36:40 EST
  Check out the German ebay motors.Once in a while you can purchase a intake and carb for a Vanagon.
• Re: Where to buy intake manifold?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 13:53:49 -0500
  I will try the sanding/sandblasting, check for pinholes, fix if necessary, and repaint trick. Thanks! Mike
• Re: oil inside intake boot
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 18:03:03 -0800
  ...fair amount of oil (not puddles, but wet) inside of the intake > boot; apparently heading in from (what I think is) the crankcase breather...
• Was:Replacement Intake Runner needed-Now see pics
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 6 Oct 2008 19:15:22 -0500
  ...Replacement Intake Runner needed 2.1 Digifant To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> Hey, Scott. Checked out your website last night BTW. Yeah...
• Re: Vacuum
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:16:30 -0800
  ...The source for these devices are the intake manifold. On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 9:00 AM, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> wrote...
• Re: Welcome to Turbonator.com !
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 08:28:31 -0700
  ...of air do when it >> reaches the intake manifold? It stops swirling as >> the four intake runners draw air from both sides >> of the...
• Re: popup camper furnace (12v) in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 14:44:43 -0800
  ...If you try you could probably block off the air intake (the air being heated, not the air for combustion, that has it's...
• Re: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:24:22 -0700
  ...You > > > > need to > > > > > clearance the left firewall to accomodate > > the > > > > > intake manifold. For fuel injection > > system > > > > you > > > > > can use CIS, CIS-E, DIgifant 2...
• Re: strange cut off problem with wbx vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 04:07:24 -0500
  ...nevertheless, the black tower does vent blow-by and crankcase vapors into the air intake, where they become part of the fuel- air mixture...
• Re: Why do I have four bent Intake valves?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 09:07:07 -0400
  ...Why do I have four bent Intake valves? >I put a starter on my 86' 2.1 and... > > I heard some strange noises spinning...
• Re: dumb fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:03:51 -0400
  At 05:32 PM 7/27/2011, Rocket J Squirrel wrote... >Three out of four fuel injections get squirted at a closed intake >valve...
• PCV valve mod/re-route (Jetta Conversion) PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 12 May 2008 14:46:57 -0700
  ...I'm concerned oil might to pool at bottom of bend on air intake hose. If room allows, I might route the PCV outlet...
• Re: Golf motor with Diesel Mounts intake manifold questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 10:56:20 -0800
  ...The wall is "bashed" at a spot directly adjacent to the forward corner of the intake manifold. The dent is about 25mm "deep" and...
• Re: K&N Cone filters Cold Air Intake for vanagon-eliminate factory airbox
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:57:45 -0500
  John, the adapter plate bolts to the intake side of the AFM in place of the factory plastic air box. The air box is...
• Re: Blue smoke at start-up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 21:06:51 -0500
  ...Remove the intake manifold from the head and look down. If there is an oil film in the intake port, then you are sucking...
• Re: "snorkel" air intakes on '86-91 vans..anyone added one to a 80-85 van?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 06:13:56 EST
  ...all '86-'91 vanagons have a "snorkel" "cold air intake" in the right rear air scoop, leading down thru a hose to the factory...
• Intake manifold hose
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:32:48 -0700
  The four hose pieces which connect the air intake distributor to the manifold pipes - I purchased under part VWC-039-133-241 as advertised...
• Re: Bostig intake hose
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 7 Aug 2014 11:18:35 -0400
  ...The Bostig hose will give much needed flexibility to improve intake and filtering even further over time. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Aug...
• Vanagon diesel to I-4 conversion parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 14:56:21 -0700
  ...The intake originally mounted a progressive carb as standard equipment, but a fuel injection throttle body can be bolted to it, and still allow...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:08:19 -0400
  ...Cold Air Intake The GW CARB approved cat is actually a Magnaflow cat. FWIW... I have seen a 50% failure rate on those cats...
• Re: FYI - Use Detergent Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:21:14 -0500
  ...Gasoline containing detergents > > VW US Inc recommends the use of gasolines which contains detergents to keep intake valves and fuel injectors free of deposits...
• Re: Cold air always
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 22:38:16 EST
  ...If you want a front heater which relies on totally recirculating air, blank off the fresh air intake to the heater box and remove...
• Re: injector test...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:58:35 -0800
  ...I have found up to 10 simultaneous intake leaks between throttle body and intake ports. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grungy" <grungy...
• More diesel intake resonance
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:30:26 -0500
  ...I fabbed an "intake box" out of 6 inch PVC, ala David Marshall (thanks, David for the great description and photos). This is stuffed...
• Re: Air intake ducting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Wed, 24 Jan 2018 18:50:13 +0000
  ...Anyone have a source for the flexible air duct that runs up the right rear pillar from the air box to the air intake...
• Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hill
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 07:26:16 -0500
  ...Napa also has a couple of suitable fuel filters for the intake side of the pump. Their # is 3032, or Purolator F63169. These both...
• Problem fixed - air leak
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 10:51:41 -0500
  ...You know that bolt on the top of the right intake manifold, the one that hold the coolant pipe down that goes across the...
• Re: Need Help with Engine Speed Wildly Surging at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 15:55:52 -0500
  ...I've seen a couple intake runners get good sized rust holes in them at the bases as well, how much is rust a...
• Vanagon Parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Fri, 26 May 2000 20:39:32 -0000
  intake manifold from 85 1.9L motor $25 driver door from 82 Vanagon brown/beige $30 digipics available upon request. Tampa, FL
• Adjusting intake air sensor
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 09:46:16 -0500
  Thanks to all for the replies to the message. Now can anyone answer the question, "Which way leans the mixture?" George
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 23:42:04 -0600
  ...Given how the injectors fire - all four at once - it appears that a "vapor cloud" of air/fuel is provided in the intakes and...
• Re: Cool pics, some questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 19:05:01 EDT
  ...One of the Vanagons rear air intakes were sealed up. Does this decrease drag enough to be worth doing and where do you get...
• Re: Engine Temperature in Winter
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 07:21:10 -0500
  ...In effect, you have just upgraded to a > recirculating interior air system. > > However, don't cover the small side air intakes as this will...
• Re: Air intake elbow; was Re: Clutch Chatter...
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 10:48:37 -0800
  Looking at a copy of the West Coast Metric Water Cooled catalogue, the Air Intake Elbow costs between $68 to $71 US to replace...
• Re: Installing inline4 firewall clearance Q
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 20:52:23 -0800
  ...My > question is how much does the intake interfere with the driverside > firewall? I've seen alot of stuff saying or showing cuts made...
• Re: Air intake boot
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:49:32 -0700
  The intake boot for the air cooled model 80-83.5 has been NLA for some time now. The water cooled variety (there are...
• Re: EGR on '81 Vanagon Westie
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 01:41:35 UT
  ...So the way it is set up, the egr intake hangs down around the muffler, feeding unfiltered air to the intake manifold at all...
• Re: My heater stinks / another Pointless Anecdote
  Historical mailing list - Beth & Jere Hawn
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 21:23:08 -0800
  ...if one slides down into the fresh air intake from the grille, it die because it can't get out.. It takes only about...
• Re: How easy is it to remove the intake runnersw ith the engineinstalled ?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 27 Dec 2005 13:13:37 -0500
  ...Can I reuse the short attaching hose on the intake runner if I use a hose clamp? Head gasket problem is the reason. I...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:26:23 -0500
  ...Most "cold air intakes," which by design are really warm air intakes. Of course, there's always the traditional fuzzy dice, curb feelers, and...
• Re: [DIESEL] breather valve...where does it go on 1.9TD
  Historical mailing list - Southard
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 23:09:16 -0400
  ...I imagine it goes > to intake system some how.. but where? > > Before the turbo? I cannot imagine it goes after the turbo.. What regulate...
• Calling all turbo charger / Diesel experts!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 08:40:01 -0700
  ...Then install the intercooler and do the same drive again and monitor the intake temps. In theory the intake temps will be lower due...
• Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 19:53:24 -0400
  At 07:37 PM 5/10/2016, Scott wrote: >lol..as far as I'm concerned ...like in engine air intake ....the piston >going...
• Re: 1600dp intake manif.(fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 15:33:08 -0400 (EDT)
  ...1600dp intake manif. > > >On p. 248 of Idiot's manual, after removing the manifold side sections, > >it says to 'smoothe the insides of these...
• Re: dumb fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:32:02 -0700
  Three out of four fuel injections get squirted at a closed intake valve. What possible difference does the injector pattern make then? And what...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 29 Oct 1998 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 17:55:09 +0100
  ...apparently the 5 cylinder >engine in the Audi GT (perhaps the Audi >80 >too?) had a "closer fitting" intake manifold >than the 5000/100...
• Re: vibrating tiico engine
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:00:50 -0800
  ...Others have gotten a substantial noise > reduction by putting a snorkel on the intake to muffle intake noise. > > > David Brodbeck, N8SRE > '82 Diesel Westfalia...
• Re: port matching intake manifolds to heads
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:03:12 -0500
  ...distinguish >them is to look at the chamber the 1.9 intake valve relief does not extend >out to the edge of the cylinder...
• Re: air intake boot repair
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 12:01:14 -0400
  Weather stripping cenent works great for this.Grips tight and wontlet go,no matter what.Also it is the same color.
• Re: Never brag (and please help get my van started...)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Mon, 9 Apr 2012 22:14:17 -0700
  ...Spray it on various intake/vacuum junctions between throttle body and intake and listen for a change in idle. Just be careful and don...
• Re: Breather for 1.9 Diesel connversion question
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 08:58:48 -0400
  Paul- Looking at my 1985 TD, I'd say you would have to go to the dealer for the PCV valve and intake junction...
• Re: Was:Replacement Intake Runner needed-Now see pics
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:12:27 -0700
  ...Was:Replacement Intake Runner needed-Now see pics > Opinions on reusability of this hole for fuel injector mount. A couple of > list members can...
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM (kind of long)
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 16:34:54 -0400
  On my '84, sticking intake valve on #1 cylinder had same symptoms before total failure. John On Thu, 2012-06-07 at 12:56...
• Re: air intake elbow for an 85 1.9L needed
  Historical mailing list - Paul A Rogers
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 17:02:51 -0700
  ...ask if there was anyone out there that has an air intake > elbow for an 85 1.9l engine in good shape (no cracks...