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• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:18:38 -0700
  I had the a prototype air scoop and didn't see any change on the temp gauge. On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 5...
• Re: Air Filters Diferences
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Apr 1997 11:52:53 -0500 (EST)
  For the price I don't think you can beat Kyle Wades deal, he has Syncro air filters for $20 each. They look like...
• need info on air shocks
  Historical mailing list - SUSAN OBRIEN
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:25:06 -0700
  still looking for anyone running "air shocks" I checked with the local auto parts place, and they only list the air shocks for '86...
• Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:33:17 -0700
  Anyone have any experience with those air scoops that attach to the rear air inlet grills? Were they "factory" options? Are they effective? Thanks...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:23:10 -0400
  ...Temp is important both because > obviously hotter air won't cool as much and because hotter air is less dense, and less dense > air...
• Re: I have an '82
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Wed, 2 May 2007 00:03:08 -0400
  The air cooled vans use a switch in the air flow meter to activate the fuel pump. Find out why the engine isn't...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 09:08:56 -0700
  ...85 and older is different and more care is required to get all the air out. Even a small air pocket can create major...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 00:46:55 -0500
  ...either way, all the air gets buoyed up and out. so why is there so much black magic about refilling and purging the air...
• Re: Air in Brake Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 17:26:09 -0500
  ...Radtke wrote: > 3) Air leak. I have no doubt that there is an air leak. The problem is > that I can't figure out...
• Installing air horn
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Sun, 28 Jun 2020 09:42:21 -0700
  HI Has any one installed an air horn ? in particular the Go Westy one https://www.gowesty.com/product/-/23471/air-horn-kit-?v...
• Re: HELP, 78 westy, 2L FI trouble (high
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 10:39:20, -0500
  ...You MUST be getting a source of extra air or extra air/gas! The official troubleshooting guide VW put out lists the following as...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:50:08 -0500
  ...I have over the years owned a few aircooled machines, and the kind of oil was supremely important. Many years ago when I went...
• (Long) Air-cooled vanagon heating/ventilating explained
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:55:59 -0500
  Andy and all- There is a HEAP of information on my site about the heating system on an air-cooled van. I would suggest...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Feb 2019 14:20:22 +0000
  The way my bus leaks air, lack of outside air in the vehicle is not a problem ;o))All kidding aside, I am aware...
• Re: air cooled? : non van
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 09:08:13 +0100
  The following cars are also aircooled: -Citroen 2CV, 2 cyl boxer (652cc i believe) -Citroen GSA, 4 cyl boxer -Tatra, 3500cc V8 aircooled, mounted...
• Digijet Aux Air Valve
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 06:41:26 CDT
  Hi, In looking at the Bentley it looks as though the Aux Air Valve is controlled by a Metallic Switch that either opens or...
• fresh air vent flaps don't close
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 11:42:35 -0600
  Does anyone know how to adjust the fresh air vent flaps on an '81 so that freezing cold air doesn't continually come in...
• air conditioning fan
  Historical mailing list - Adam B
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 22:47:06 EST
  Hey, My roof mouted air conditioning just stopped working. It hasnt been cold before, but sometimes I would just turn on the fan for...
• Re: Getting a handle on Idle problems..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:20:51 EDT
  ...the hose from the valve connects between the throttle body and the air flow meter: downstream/after the metering of input air....>>> The air...
• Re: Physics phun
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:24:29 -0500
  ...Partially block the unused fan outlet to restrict the loss of air pressure/ flow to the remaining heater box, using tape again. This air...
• Part Numbers for Air Cooled Air Conditiong?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 14:13:43 EDT
  I have the dealer CD-rom but when I check the air cooled a/c setup it is pretty sketchy. They have a picture...
• Re: Air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Emerson J. Arehart
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 09:36:34 -0700
  ...This resets the air flow meter, so it is a temporary solution. Emerson Arehart '87 Westfalia > Anyone have any luck with an air flow...
• Re: WTB: aircooled tranny
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:54:08 -0800
  Brad, if you are thinking of the air cooled for your Diesel, I doubt that the stock engine will be able to push the...
• Induction air flow rates
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:38:53 -0500
  Volks, Can any of you really mechanically experienced folks give me some idea about induction flow rates - as in air intake flow rates that...
• Re: "snorkel" air intakes on '86-91 vans..anyone added one to a 80-85 van?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 00:49:03 -0800
  ...The main reason is to draw the intake air higher above the ground where the air is cleaner on dusty roads. It also reduces...
• Detection of air bubbles in coolent system
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 13:32:52 -0400
  I had some thoughts on coolent system air bubbles, and thought I would share them. First off, I changed the heads on my 87...
• Re: High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyon...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 03:18:57 EDT
  ...The vents are for equalizing the air pressure for the air-cooled engines, which have a tightly sealed engine compartment. Without these vents, a...
• Re: easy front heater blower air speed question...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:10:08 -0500
  At 09:38 AM 1/14/2002, Chris Stann wrote: >highest speed it seems equivalent to driving at 25 MPH with air flaps open...
• Re: Detection of air bubbles in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 23:07:36 -0400
  ...Since the fluid is basically incompressible, the fluid > >must > >have gone into air pockets. Now the pressure times the volume of the > >air > >in...
• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:19:16 -0700
  It's really pretty simple to run a fresh, cool air snorkel up the D-pillar. I stuck a fish-wire down after removing...
• Re: Propex Furnace Install Question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 15:38:43 -0500
  ...This design is to prevent CO from combustion being mixed with the heated air. it does recirculate the heated air. The bluebird pages show...
• Re: Defroster vents always open?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:11:38 -0800
  ...If the cable is moving freely and is moving the correct lever on the Heat/fresh air distribution box (the big black box behind...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 10:57:12 -0300
  ...One does not have to "remove" the bleed screw to get air out of the system. One just has to loosen the bleed screw...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:00:32 +0100
  Paul Schiemer wrote: > Also, a thing to remember about moving air into the engine compartment; it > has to have a place to go afterward...
• Re: air-cooled?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 3 May 2002 10:26:31 -0400
  As far as I know air cooled production ended in mid 1983... at least in north america. I would be surprised if Europe kept...
• air cooled boot needed
  Historical mailing list - pete
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:01:51 -0700
  On Oct 9, 2006, at 2:44 PM, Mike Rouby wrote: > Anyone in the Dallas area with an air boot (that hose that goes...
• Aircooled.net Bull Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 27 Mar 2004 14:00:03 -0700
  I suppose this could be considered an Ad for Aircooled.net. So what :) I really like the result, you decide. http://groups.msn.com...
• Re: Hot air from the dash vents?
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 11:00:43 -0800
  ...There are times in the summer I'd like to have the fresh air back, the amount of air coming out of the vents...
• Strange Vanagon airfoil sighting
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:23:55 +0000
  Heading into Newport RI Friday eveing was a dove gray - blue-ish Westie with a hugh airfoil towering over the luggage area. This looked...
• Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 11:15:02 -0700
  ...air-cooled or water-cooled? how can i tell if my 83 van is a water-cooled or a air-cooled ? thanks If it...
• airwick again...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Aug 1994 09:01:11 +0800
  Joel - you DRINK airwick???? Kinky. /martha
• Copy of: Copy of: Re: Bus drivers and waving.
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  18 Oct 96 14:46:17 EDT
  ...This list split into seperate aircooled and watercooled lists, right? Some shows I've been to have been aircooled only shows - no waterpumpers allowed...
• Re: In praise of aircooled vanagons
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:03:54 GMT
  I'd agree you in general, having made the switch from air-cooled to water cooled, but I feel the air cooled engine is...
• 12v Air Compressors
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 12:12:08 -0500 ()
  In the last couple of weeks, there has been a discussion about 12v air compressors. Seems like we have all used the cheap ones...
• Re: Air vs. Water - pro's and con's
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 19:52:58 -0400
  ...Nothing wrong with air cooled though. I'm looking at buying a Westy sometime late next year, and Air vs. Water is a tossup...
• Dometic manual & HOW TO LIGHT THE REFRIGERATOR
  Historical mailing list - Geo. & Ellen Averill
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 19:48:06 -0400
  ...The propane seems to linger in the chamber displacing the air. The combustion chamber is sealed from the inside of the bus. No air...
• Re: Air cooled versus water box or injectors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Mar 2015 19:16:42 -0400
  ...Air cooled versus water box or injectors Hi gang, Does anybody know if there is a difference between the fuel injectors on and air...
• Air Lift springs
  Historical mailing list - Rich Propsom
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 18:21:32 -0600
  ...Pretty much brought it back to level front to back but now am wondering how those list members of the airlift springs ever got...
• FS: Airlift airbags & compressor kit
  Historical mailing list - John Silverman
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:19:12 -0700
  About a year ago, I bought through Peter Beuttner's group purchase, an Airlift airbag and compressor/controller/gauge setup. This is the entire...
• Re: hard start, for 2 years!
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:12:44 -0400
  "faulty air intake boot?" I wish. I have thoroughly inspected the boot several times and have not found any problems. the rubber looks good...
• Re: Oil cooler for 81 (and 67) Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:34:38 -0500
  ...You've got two different problems. (a) Where the cool air comes from (b) Where the hot air goes There's also the issue...
• Re: '91 Camper Comments
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Mon, 3 Oct 1994 16:20:30 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The air conditioning is sub-marginal. Cold air on the back of the neck, > >> no air to the face. > > > > The A/C is pretty...
• Air Filter Hose, '91 2WD
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 21:20:49 -0400
  ...The assembly consists of a plastic air intake opposite the RH grille at the top facing rearwards retained by two rubber bushings, an oval...
• Re: air-cooled or water-cooled?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 18:40:13 -0400
  From a distance, the single front grille is the biggest tip off that it is air cooled. The water cooled models have an upper...
• Re: Air intake
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Wed, 21 May 2008 08:35:35 -0700
  ...I have a Subie 2.2 in a Syncro and I have the Syncro snorkel tube attached to the Subie airbox..... --------------- From: Philip Zimmerman...
• Re: Driving on Air
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 12:06:02 -0500
  John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> writes: > The concept of using compressed gas (air or similar) as an energy > source to drive an gas engine...
• Re: Dometic manual & HOW TO LIGHT THE REFRIGERATOR
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jara
  Mon, 21 Jul 1997 23:05:12 +0100
  ...The propane seems to linger in the >chamber displacing the air. The combustion chamber is sealed from the >inside of the bus. No air...
• Re: Van idle over winter/Dirt Trap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 May 2011 13:39:13 -0500
  ...to be swirled outwards so they > fall out of the air entering the main air box....and collect in a clear > plastic bowl that...
• FW: vanagon ac upgrade *in dash unit info*
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:19:13 -0400
  Received this correspondence from cooler air company in regards to the front mount in dash evaporator that uses the ashtray for a vent and...
• Re: Fridge air pump question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 14:36:35 +0000
  ...My question is regarding the "air pump". I removed the little > plastic hose that connects the air pump to a hard line. The pump...