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• Re: coolant sensor 50/50 tolerance?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:35:03 -0700
  ...The mixture percentage should make little if any difference. The false blinking light can be due to several real causes. Very frequently the circuit...
• 911!-Call for Assistance
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 16:21:59 -0700
  ...The problem they see is that the fuwel mixture should be at around 1.5 (1.5 whats I dont know, this is all...
• Re: Testing coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:50:52 -0500
  ...BTW the idea that you must have a 50-50 mixture of water and coolant for the sensor to work properly is a vanagon...
• Re: Stuff Found in Busses
  Historical mailing list - Eric Engelhard
  Mon, 22 Aug 1994 09:56:54 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The "stuff" turned out to be a mixture of steer > manure and wood-chip compost, that must have been havig a hell of a...
• Re: couple of q's
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Mon, 23 Dec 1996 18:46:47 -0800 (PST)
  ...I'm not sure what year Vanagon you're talking about, but it could be an over-rich idle mixture setting, combined with a...
• Group Chip Purchase Update
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 16:36:16 -0500
  ...If you missed earlier discussions, these chips richen the mixture and are designed for 1.3 or 1.4 ratio rockers. If you are...
• Re: Refrigerator doesn't work yet.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 09:04:26 -0400
  ...Usually a lean mixture is indicated by the flame lifting away from the burner and making more of a "rushing" sound than usual. A...
• Re: head-aches
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 31 May 2007 15:34:28 -0400
  ...sorry but maybe it's my English but what do you mean by "mixture of oil and coolant", this is an important question. As...
• New motor in and running!!!
  Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 19:26:54 -0600
  ...Prior to the new engine, I had no problem with mixture. After refueling the van, I started it and it ran perfect. At least...
• Re: Digijet Euro ECU tuning
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 06:21:16 EST
  ...The mixture that is being set is for idle and 2000 rpm so that it will not idle with excessive fuel use and/or...
• In search of.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 12:54:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I am also looking for the September 93 issue of VW trends Apparently it has an article pertaining to adjusting fuel mixtures. Looking for...
• Re: WTB A/C gauges and vacuum pump
  Historical mailing list - William H. Collins
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 14:20:26 EST
  ...I will use a propane/butane mixture which is totally legal and >more effecient that R12 or R134A Maybe more efficent, but not legal...
• gutted catalyctic
  Historical mailing list - Rowland Rose
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:07:44 EDT
  ...Will leaning the mixture screw cure this? I thought the ecu did this automatically through readings from the co exhaust sensor. Any advice other...
• Re: 02 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 2 May 2002 11:35:08 -0400
  ...I have adjusted the idle mixture (hex screw on AFM) by doing this, and it seems to work pretty well. (Jay) Ben http://www3...
• Re: Bulley website/pages and a crazy idea
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 10:09:45 EDT
  ...The Q-Pads have a mixture of other materials in it, that all resonate at different frequencies, and that is what cancels out the...
• Re: Compression
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:27:09 -0700
  ...are on the side that the plugs indicate good mixture, 3 & 4 > show rich mixture. > > -- > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the...
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:11:46 -0700
  ...Normally, I would turn the fuel/air mixture adjustment screw on the AFM to lean out the mixture. However, in my case I had...
• Re: 88 digifant O2 readings off
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 16:47:15 -0400
  ...I was reading Dennis Haynes' article on the Type 2 site, and he puts high CO readings on the doorstep of mixture issues or...
• Re: Under-Sink Battery Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:46:21 -0700
  ...Hydrogen, it says, is flammable at 4% mixture with air, and explosive at 75%, if I understand.)
• Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:40:40 -0700
  ...On a related note, I just recharged my A/C with a mixture of isobutane and propane. The result? Vent temps at the front...
• Re: black tail pipe
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Sat, 11 Oct 1997 19:18:57 -0700
  ...it running too rich and do i need to lean the mixture? How?) > First, disconnect the O2 sensor and see if that doesn't...
• Re: Aux. Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - DThies1008
  Sun, 17 May 1998 19:17:28 EDT
  ...Improper timing or fuel mixture can also cause excessive oil temp. Gene Berg has excellent info in his parts cat. on cause and cure...
• Re: Mileage at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 10:10:20 -0700
  Shouldne the O2 sensor keep the mixture right at altitude? At 09:04 AM 10/29/99 -0600, Richard A. Jones wrote: >I thought...
• Still won't start when warm
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:12:15 -0600
  ...Now my question is what else, besides the brain, controls the mixture? Any other ideas? Ken Nelson [text/html]
• Re: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:46:17 -0500
  ...The fluctuation is due to the constant readjustment of the ECU/O2 system in trying to find the perfect air/fuel mixture. Only in...
• Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:01:33 -0500
  ...Black Smoke - overly rich fuel mixture - fuel control problem. Check fuel and induction components. White Smoke - usually coolant related - gotta leak somewhere into the...
• Re: I4 emission issues
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 22:44:53 -0700
  ...Twisted the mixture about 35 degrees lean and it passed with flying colours. Needs a 3mm Allen wrench - Lordco has them. Call me if...
• A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 7 May 2002 02:19:58 -0400
  ...Many people are saying that an OS produce voltage when hot and unplug!!!! Between 0.1 to 1 volt. (rich mixture or poor mixture...
• Re: Rich running incident puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:03:37 -0800
  ...If the engine was cool, the ECU would have adjusted the mixture to suit, not made it too rich. On Feb 17, 2008 6...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:42:35 -0700
  ...wrote: > Changes in your AFM? My O2 sensor works and indicates that the mixture is not too rich or too lean. I've had...
• Re: CO adjustment, can this add power if enriched to the upper end of the scale?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 05:21:34 -0600
  ...The Bosch FI book has a test they run to see if the ecu can handle a rich mixture. They disconnect the vacuum from...
• Re: 84 westy strange idle
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 14:28:35 -0500
  ...The problem has gone away since I eliminated all vacuum leaks and tweaked the mixture screws. Essentially, it boils down to an improper idle...
• Re: Fuel system...follow up
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 11:58:50 -0700
  Ryan, I did the fuel/air mixture adjustment that John Rodgers referred to. I am a mechanical novice and had mixed results. Your experience...
• Re: update on decreased mileage after tuneup problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 01:59:48 EDT
  ...I can attach a voltmeter and watch it do its thing as the ECU adjusts mixture. Another variable I neglected to mention is that...
• Re: coolant probs
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 16:01:40 -0400
  Hi, Have you checked that the strength of your coolant/antifreeze mixture is sufficient? When did you last replace the coolant? What you describe...
• Re: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 21:52:41 -0500
  The fact that your CO reading is the same at both idle and 2,500 rpm tells me the mixture is really good but...
• Re: Calif Smog Issues
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:21:34 -0600
  ...It runs >> very strong, so my seat-of-the pants response is that the engine is sound. >> >>> The basic setting for the mixture is...
• Re: 02 mixture questions
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 09:30:07 -0500
  ...O2 mixture questions > > > > >>>I have several questions when it comes to adjusting my mixture using the > > oxygen sensor. > > >>> 1. Do I have to disconnect...
• Re: GEX update (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 18:46:26 -0700
  ...alltogether a bad mixture for this. The pinging occurs when the mixture explodes rather than burns. It sounds like a rather tinkly rattling under...
• Re: adjustable rate fuel pressure regulator?...anyone tried one with Digifant?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 01:19:17 -0400
  ...These regulators don't have the provision for manifold pressure, (vacuum) compensation making for rich mixture during part throttle deceleration. Fuel mixture needs to...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs. 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:19:09 -0400
  Once the engine is warm enough to go into "closed loop" operation, mixture control is mostly dependent on the O2 sensor. Closed loop seems...
• O2 readings
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:20:52 -0600
  ...be able to remedy that simply by turning the air/fuel mixture screw, or will I need to mess with something else to get...
• Re: Calif Smog Issues
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:31:48 -0700
  ...At this point, it seems like the mixture > is still too rich > and > the answer is to continue leaning it down. Agree? > > Question 2...
• Hard starting when cold 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:18:15 +0000
  ...Suggestions?� How come the FI is not enriching the mixture enough?� Something else going on? tabe johnson_90MV
• RE: Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Erik Rhodes
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 16:30:55 -0700
  ...A "rich" mixture drives the voltage toward the maximum of its > output > (around .9 - .95 volts) while a "lean" mixture drops the voltage down...
• Re: Is there a such thing as a POD mountable DIGITAL voltmeter?
  Historical mailing list - The Blackhams
  Sun, 14 May 2000 23:23:49 -0600
  ...Wouldn't the voltage drop to the VOM affect the signal to the ECU and interfere with the Mixture setting updates.. I'd be...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What ...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 08:08:21 EDT
  ...No, in the quad tip the spark in horizontal to the mixture and is not blocked by the electrode. In a single tip, the...
• Help Anti Freeze Freeze ?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 18:17:30 -0500
  ...lots of pressure, could the Anti freeze have frozen if my mixture was a bit off ? is my block going to crack next ? does...
• Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:59:31 -0700
  ...variable resistor is the primary source for information on air/fuel mixture for the engine. I had a similar issue recently and after a...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:56:21 -0700
  ...Bentley's tells us that when this happens > >> the ECU will enrich the mixture (24.34). > >> > >> So taking your foot off the gas or...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor / Full Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 10:51:25 PST
  ...advance the curve, richen the mixture or a combination; believe that is > not crucial but nevertheless a problem. > > One solution - glancing through Bentley's...
• Re: Refrigerator doesn't work yet.
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 15:42:29 +0900
  ...Understood.. > Usually a lean mixture is indicated by the flame lifting away from the burner >and > making more of a "rushing" sound than usual...
• gas, spark, still no love
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 18:54:21 -0800
  ...I pulled the idle mixture plug out and played a little with the allen screw adjustment but with little change. I'm pretty sure...
• wasserboxer tune-up report, part 1
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 08:56:44 CST6CDT
  ...with the sensor connected, the readings alternated on both sides of 0.5v so the mixture regulation is functioning in closed loop. one important...
• Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:20:19 -0400
  ...If your mileage drops with the sensor disconnected, there's something wrong with the mixture that the sensor has been compensating for... Yours, David
• Re: '79 Fuel Injection Airflow Meter Adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 23:35:13 -0400
  ...what this does to your mileage.................. > > I'm also sure the mixture is correct at all speeds and loads. Just another attempt at proving...
• Adding Anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Tony
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 11:28:40 -0600
  ...Is that a problem? Should I add some in? what is the mixture (water to coolant)? Thanks. -- ___________________________________________________________ COGBOX is a flex-service advertising agency...
• AFM spring adjsutment
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Callaghan Jr.
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 08:47:48 -0800
  ...I know I have to increase the tension to lean out the mixture. The adjustment screw comes all the way out & I still only...
• Re: Coolant Temps
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 17:52:24 -0400
  ...In my bus i have a 1:1 volume:volume mixture of water It's relevant when you're talking about using anhydrous propylene...
• Re: Rich mixture/excessive fuel use
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 13:47:12 -0400
  Hear, Hear! I should have mentioned that. d At 01:36 PM 6/6/2002, Bill Knight wrote: >The most common cause of rich...