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• Re: Air vs. Water
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:03:53 -0800
  ...FWIW, IIRC, the air cooled engine used in the Vanagon is similar or the same as engines in late model Bays. Obviously it's...
• Re: [Syncro] RE: air suspension group purchase - status
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 11:59:15 -0800
  Hi Greg, I talked with AirLift this morning. They said that the air bladders are designed also for cold climates and that you should...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:33:50 -1000
  Let me explain, basically air gets caught in the highest places the back expansion tank, heater cores and radiator. I forgot to mention that...
• Re: AIRS and VRS
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 17:00:52 -0700
  >>Having been around since Charlie Ford’s journey that prompted the AIRS list For the uninitiated: http://www.type2.com/~keen/charlie/charlie.html...
• Re: Who makes the good air filter? (1.9l)
  Historical mailing list - john
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 18:33:12 -0400
  I have used a K&N cleanable air filter in my '84 1.9 for too many years to remember when I first put...
• Re: friday chevy airstream
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 13 May 2011 15:44:19 -0700
  ...Airstream Conversion Did you see the Airstream conversion on the MB/Sprinter body at BBtB in 2010? One beautiful conversion. The original price on...
• Air-cooled Vanagon history
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 13:04:23 -0500
  If VW made air cooled vans for MANY decades, then why then was there a problem with the vanagon air-cooled. I figure by...
• Re: air flow?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 16:53:50 EST
  ...natural updraft of hot air while at rest? or just the opposite? >> Well I'll bet there IS air flow..but theya re really...
• Re: air-cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Fri, 3 May 2002 09:56:33 EDT
  ...thank you > it would HAVE to be european model if it were an 88, i think aircooled was over in 1983.5, maybe even...
• Re: correct link Re: Air ride suspension for the Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:36:44 -0800
  Are you talking about the air lift system? http://members.cox.net/holisticdream/airlift.htm I have them on my vanagon and they are...
• Re: aircooled 81 needs some help
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 12:09:25 -0700
  Now to find a warm air assembly if any one knows of one please email. ------------------------ Clip --------------------------- Please explain warm air assembly. There are many...
• Re: RoadHaus - Escaping Air Sound?
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Sun, 15 Feb 2004 11:31:48 -0800
  ...If not, does anyone have any idea what else could make such a sound? It's kind of like the air release on some...
• airwick?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 1994 12:54:38 +0800
  What is airwick? /m
• Re: Vanagon Heat Vents.....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 00:06:50 -0500 (EST)
  ...If I open the fresh air vents (the ones that can be > > redirected) on either side, Cold outside air comes in. My parents-inlaw...
• Re: Engine Bay, Pass Side...that Fibreboard Cover
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:13:15 -0700
  ...I guess they wanted to improve the intake air pressure going to the air filter box. I deleted that thing when I installed the...
• 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...
• Passed Smog Test!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 5 Feb 96 12:03:01 PST
  ...PCV System Thermostatic Air Cleaner Fuel Evaporative Controls Exhaust Gas Recirculation Ignition Spark Controls Carburetor Air Injection Pump Air Pump Belt Air Injection Plumbing...
• Re: Behr-Aire ?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 19:24:49 EDT
  ...The sticker on the thing says it's from Behr-Aire of Fort Worth, Texas. Does anyone out there have any experience with one...
• Re: Detection of air bubbles in coolent system
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 18:56:24 GMT
  Great science, but how do you get the air out? From: "John W. Parkins" <jwp6@PSU.EDU> Reply-To: "John W. Parkins" <jwp6@PSU...
• Re: Door air vent was taped over?
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:23:59 -0700
  ...But this vent on the bottom corner of the door is not part of the channel that directs air through the door into the...
• Re: winter cross country trip?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:22:52 -0500
  ...Definitely do not cover > > the engine air vents. This would infact restrict the > > amount of air into the heater boxes. You should make sure...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 21:37:59 -0500
  It is possible for an external coolant leak to allow air to enter the system. When the system cools down, it will pull a...
• Airhead Parts: Vanagon Parts Sale
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:24:32 -0600
  Just got off the phone with Airhead Parts, ordering a couple of small items for the Syncro. They're running a 15% off sale...
• cleaning carburator
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 05 Oct 95 11:58 CDT
  ...Specifically, I want >clear all passages with compressed air, but can not do this with the >normal air hoses provided in gas stations (can...
• Re: Front heat always!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 14 May 2008 08:56:42 -0700
  ...When van up to speed, fresh air comes in via the ram, into the fresh air/heat box, through the hinged flaps in box...
• Re: Inter-coolers?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 19:05:58 -0700
  ...cool intake air to make it more dense? Nope - it *post* cools compressed air...it's a radiator (air to air) installed between the...
• ATTENTION all turbo-diesel converters!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 20:49:24 -0400
  ...But I'm trying to find a suitable air cleaner and then the hose, pipe or whatever to get the air from the air...
• Re: Airbox
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 12:30:29 -0400
  ...Airbox Hi folks, I have just about completed a conversion from diesel to digifant save one detail I am trying to figure out how...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 11:03:13 -0500
  ...I suspect a lot of people who "can't seem to get all the air out" probably have a head gasket leak injecting new...
• Re: Headin' down the highway FRIDAY NVC
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 13:14:25 -0500
  Com' on, Stan, What are you REALLY going to pull that rig with?? Nice looking AirStream, BTW! Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Stan...
• Heat
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:25:12 -0700
  ...Ok, I put the heat on full, defrost and hot air comes out the top vents. However, cool air blows out below, on my...
• Re: TiiCo in an aircooled van?
  Historical mailing list - Thor Svenson
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 23:24:44 -0400
  ...more mileage than the aircooled and much better power and reliability than any tiico. plus it sounds way cooler. you should be able to...
• Re: 1985 fresh air vent clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:36:01 -0700
  Jim, Are you saying fresh air and heated air for both sides come from a common plenum? I was able to reach a finger...
• Re: Why plug the dash air intake screen?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 08:14:30 -0700
  ...in the fresh air ram. It helped reduce air flow but sealing the box up helped more. A bit of an aside, I actually...
• FS 78-83 Air Cooled FI Systems (2)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 18:05:02 -0500
  ...Air Flow Meter/Sensor Part # 0-280-200-030 Air Fliter Box (alternate Air Filter Box 1976-1979 would be required for these vehicles...
• Re: Why plug the dash air intake screen?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:35:10 -0230
  ...Why plug the dash air intake screen? RE: blocked air fresh air intake. Once the foam seals break down inside of the air distribution...
• Re: Extra(?) holes in rear engine tin
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 12:52:23 -0600 (CST)
  ...A thermostatic flap is located behind (FIF) the air filter, so that air is either drawn directly from the engine compartment (cooler air) or...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:31:23 EST
  Listen, I don't have any hard feelings about this and if you want to talk about air flow and ducting, then by all...
• Re: replacement of fresh air fan
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 18:57:28 -0500
  ...replacement of fresh air fan > Well last spring the fresh air fan was shot and smoking so I pulled out the > dashboard on the...
• Re: Subject: getting cooler air to the front in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:56:13 -0700
  ...Did you convert to R-134a? Tom F. --- "John Connolly, Aircooled.Net" <john@aircooled.net> wrote: > I doubled the cooling capacity of my stock...
• Real heat in an '82 Aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 13:01:58 +0100
  ...I have made a heater for my 2.0L aircooled camper which doesn't rely on warm air being puffed all the way from...
• Horns
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:29:16 -0700
  I installed the two tone Hella Air Horn that uses an air compressor. I have a wire powering it and my fog lamps. It...
• Re: air cooled? : non van
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 11:23:54 -0900
  ...was the only car manufacture to >make air cooled autos...i said that porsche also made air cooled >engines but could not think of...
• air flow?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:48:54 -0500
  Can't ever remember seeing any discussion on the list about the direction of air flow in the two rear side vents (to the...
• friday chevy airstream
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 13 May 2011 16:31:48 -0600
  $95k yuck Airstreams are cool but not sure about this camper van model they have come out with. and the sticker price..... *2011 Airstream...
• for sale: '80-'83 vanagon 4speed trans, and 2.0L aircooled engine
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 16:55:39 EDT
  ...good '80-'83 aircooled Vanagon 4speed man. trans. $400 '80-'83 good 2.0L aircooled vanagon engine, hyd. lifters, Fuel inj, all components, heater...
• Air Lift Suspension system
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 10 May 2002 14:08:57 -0700
  Just an addendum for anyone interested in the Air Lift suspension system. See my install web page at: http://members.cox.net/holisticdream/airlift...
• air lifts
  Historical mailing list - Nock
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 11:09:50 -0800
  ...How often do you need to boost the air? Is it practical to just use the boosters (cost about $100), and manually keep the...
• Re: AIRS air cooled listings
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:50:55 -0500
  I don't know if an AIRS member would even care if a Vanagon owner called them. Part of their mission statement says: "AIRS...
• Re: Heater Box Question and Front Air Conditioning Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 11:20:31 -0600
  ...I have an extra complete Air Cooled air distribution box and I've removed both Wasserboxer and Air Cooled Air Distribution boxes and they...
• Re: VERY low compression in one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:12:45 EST
  Kris ~~~ To determine your problem bring the bad cylinder up to top dead center remove plug and run a air test. You will need...
• black mystery box
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:20:16 -0700
  I was removing the air conditioning system from my '81 today, and on the passenger side, below the dash, and below the big plastic...
• Re: syncro with snorkel ? Yes/No?
  Historical mailing list - olmcons
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 16:58:32 -0400
  If the snorkel you are refering to is an extension of the air intake, then my 1983 diesel has one. It extends from the...
• Behr-Aire ?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 13:43:37 -0500
  I'm parting out a Vanagon that was rolled which has a different arrangement on it for air conditioning. The evaporator has been located...
• Re: Detection of air bubbles in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 21:13:00 EDT
  John; The best sign is NO air in the coolant system, and there you go pumping air into it! If it ain't broke...
• Re: bostig kit for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:29:40 -0700
  ...then I realize 'air flow boxes' is meant to be Air Flow Meter. yes, an air flow meter is always old technology, and all...
• Re: *MY* 82 Diesel!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 26 May 1994 8:27:01 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Should the air which comes out of the rear-passenger ceiling >> vents be warm? I had tons of airflow of cold air, no matter...
• Syncro Air Filter
  Historical mailing list - Marilyn Nelson-Ehret
  Thu, 6 Nov 1997 20:40:41 -0800
  Hey Syncro owners, do you use the special metal air filter in your syncro or do you use the regular paper air filter? The...
• Re: Air Bags & Quattros (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 14:50:35 EST
  In a message dated 99-01-07 21:42:31 EST, mcdermot@LI.NET writes: << Why are we talking about airbags and Quattros on...
• Re: Heavy-Duty Air Filters
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:52:27 -0700
  ...When I bought my Syncro and first inspected the airfilter, that "catch basin" upstream of the air filter was 1/2 full of water...