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  • Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:34:43 -0800
    rebuilt AFMs are $295 Hot Wire System is $695 both have an exchange. both are still available on the site. neither part was $230
  • Re: Idle and Timing /Joel Walker
    Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
    12 Jan 95 20:43:56 EST
    ...cause it's adding >air AFTER the air-flow meter has already measured what it thinks is right. >and, last but not least, even...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Fri, 6 Mar 2009 06:21:15 -0800
    ...If you're trying to heat up the front heater core you're circulating 6 meters of 5/8" hose worth of ice cold...
  • Re: Multimeter recommendation
    Historical mailing list - tom ring
    Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:41:27 -0500
    Any meter by Fluke. They are rugged, do all you need, have a big display, and last almost forever. tom K0TAR On 17 Dec...
  • Re: WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 9 Jun 2012 15:55:36 -0700
    ...if you put your volt meter on both sides of the headlight with the circuit energized , your volt meter would read the 12.5...
  • Questions for those with Superbright LED flexible strips
    Historical mailing list - T Collins
    Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:51:28 -0400
    ...I see that the type I like to get is sold in 1/2 meters 19.5 inches I need about a meter (4...
  • Re: O2 sensors: 1-wire to replace 3-wire?
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 27 Jul 1996 12:12:10 -0400
    ...Us an ohm meter to check for continuity. If the resistance is low, the heater is good, if open, it is bad. Also check...
  • Re: Multimeter recommendation
    Historical mailing list - Gary Lee www.vwrack.com
    Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:53:03 -0700
    ...A Fluke will last 10 >>to 1000 >>times longer than a 10 or 20 dollar meter, I've had a dozen cheap digital millimeters...
  • Re: How do you check compression?
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:17:47 -0400
    ...The number of strokes is a matter of the cylinder displacement, the compression ratio, and the additional volume added by the meter (hose, couplings...
  • Federal Air-cooled AFM
    Historical mailing list - J B
    Sun, 25 Jun 2017 15:19:00 -0400
    Just wondering if anyone out there has an Air Fuel Meter they would like to = part with. 81 2.0L Air-Cooled with Federal...
  • Re: 12V meter with USB and cigar lighter outlets
    Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
    Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:52:39 -0700
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  • Re: Volt Ohm Meter: Continuity Checking, Ohm Range Settings
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:58:18 -0800
    RE: DVM Question Make sure you are not touching the probes especially at the low ranges. The body is a fair conductor.
  • Re: trip meter
    Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
    Mon, 1 Apr 2013 18:56:39 -0500
    The synchronizer ring is broken! Howard > If I reset while moving, the rightmost numbers stay a little above where > they should be until I...
  • Re: Custom VDO/Sunpro or other brand Guages for Oil Temp, Water Temp, Volt Meter
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Thu, 21 May 2009 17:14:57 -0600
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/syncronaut/3362333195/sizes/l/in/set-72157615490910502/ > > Bob > '87 Syncro Westy >
  • O2 Sensor
    Historical mailing list - Ron Pascal
    Wed, 5 Feb 1997 07:22:28 -0800
    ...if the O2 Sensor needs to be replaced on an 88 Westy? Can the sensor be checked using a multi-meter? Thanks in advance.
  • Re: Air Flow Meter
    Historical mailing list - S. Marie Arnold
    Fri, 27 Jul 2001 14:11:52 EDT
    I had bucking problem thought it was the AFM after checking on this glorious list found out it was my Oxygen Sensor. Good Luck...
  • Re: O2 sensor transition time
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 6 May 2009 20:08:29 -0700
    ...O2 sensor transition time > At 09:39 PM 5/6/2009, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >>a new Bosch, and using a digital volt meter...
  • Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:15:10 -0400
    ...I've read in the > archives that > resetting the trip meter while in motion can cause odometer > failure. Anyone > know which models are affected...
  • Re: Idle stabilizer for 1.9
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:12:37 -0500
    ...P/S and A/C have solenoid valves to allow extra metered air into the intake plenum, they don't have any awareness of...
  • inexpensive nice LED panel Voltmeter
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:10:09 -0400
    ...http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-Red-LED-Panel-Meter-Mini-Digital-Voltmeter-DC-0V-To-99_9V-p-49602.html I'll use it...
  • Re: ammeter question
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:36:26 -0700
    ...Can't say how much (meter to measure the meter? --- ;^). Maybe tenths of a milliampre needed? On 3/19/07, David Etter <detter@mail...
  • MAJOR STOCK PLAY!
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 11 Sep 2000 17:29:46 -0400
    ...ATTP's network technology has developed "SMART" METERS which can read household electric and water meters automatically and remotely. The Company's data network...
  • Re: O2 Sensor, Bucking etc.
    Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
    Thu, 2 Nov 2000 19:02:17 EST
    ...I brought it inside, connected it to a digital mult-meter and = >heated it (gently) over an electric stove. At first the meter read...
  • Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:55:34 -0700
    ...Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter > At 06:58 PM 9/26/2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote... >>but now .......you're saying...
  • Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:40:42 -0500
    ...I test this second O2 sensor, I hook up my digital meter (set to >> 2v) and it starts out at zero as the car...
  • RE: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
    Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
    Fri, 25 Nov 1994 09:28:21 -0800 (PST)
    What year has the flow meter on the fridge? My '86 only has a single green LED to indicate propane ignition and 12V operation...
  • cleaning the AFM
    Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
    Mon, 6 Nov 2000 19:10:55 -0500
    Can someone point me to instructions for cleaning the air flow meter? Or is a search of the message archives the best route? Thanks...
  • Does anyone have an Air Flow Meter for sale ??
    Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
    Fri, 19 Sep 2003 15:21:53 -0700
    Hi, good posibility that I need one, does anyone have one for sale ....85' 1.9L... thanx, Tracy 85'GL "Ripple 65'Splitty
  • AFM cover
    Historical mailing list - turbodieseltrooper
    Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:38:07 -0700
    ...Can the meter be "hacked" or tuned??
  • Re: Yet Even More About My Injectors
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:45:16 -0500
    ...With the meter set on kilohms they might appear shorted. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
  • Re: AFM test readings
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Fri, 4 Jul 2014 09:49:11 -1000
    I'd say I'm getting my value out of old analogue volt meter of mine. I've kept it as a back-up...
  • Re: SI vs. dumb (0 cc's Vanagon content)
    Historical mailing list - David Clark
    Sat, 18 Dec 1999 08:50:23 -0000
    ...DIY store as 2X2 inches and 1.5 meters long? Curtain materials are sold in meters wide and yards long? Tyres 185mm X 14...
  • Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
    Historical mailing list - jeff ensing
    Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:49:41 -0400
    ...I've changed nothing recently. > So I got out my handy dandy Radio Shack digital meter today and began > poking around. I find lots...
  • Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:51:03 -0500
    ...I've read in the archives >> that >> resetting the trip meter while in motion can cause odometer failure. >> Anyone >> know which models are affected...
  • Re: Looking for good used or rebuilt Air Flow Meter for 81 AC California Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Pete O
    Fri, 5 Jun 2015 15:42:31 -0400
    ...net> wrote: > I have a customer that needs an Air Flow Meter for an 81 Air Cooled > California emissions Vanagon (electronic ignition). The part...
  • Re: Diagnosing Issue using O2 Meter during Open-Loop Operation
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:45:42 -0400
    At 08:42 PM 9/9/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >I have a Ken Lewis O2 meter and during the initial open-loop...
  • What a new Air flow meter might do for you...
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Fri, 5 Mar 1999 04:23:46 PST
    I finally installed a new air flow meter in my 88 vanagon last night. After my 70 mile drive, I have noticed the following...
  • 2.1L ISV and AFM for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 26 Nov 2002 09:06:08 EST
    ...a good 2.1L ISV (Idle stabilization valve) for sale if anyone needs one..also a good 2.1L AFM (Air FLow Meter) chris
  • 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: trip meter
    Historical mailing list - forum email
    Sun, 31 Mar 2013 10:23:13 -0400
    ...trip meter > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Friday, March 29, 2013, 3:55 PM > > My trip meter quit working but odometer still works...
  • Re: voltage in water tank?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:56:42 -0700
    ...Ummmmm!!!!!???? Is this normal? I am wondering if the water level > LED "meter" thingy is malfunctioning. No schematic handy. The meter > does > work fine...
  • Re: Electrical question (Coil terminals)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:52:35 -0700
    ...When the meter is connected meter-ground-to-coil-negative and >> meter-voltage-to-coil-positive, you should measure a positive voltage. >>
  • Re: Solar panel wrap-up
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Fri, 3 Jan 2003 14:26:42 -0600
    ...When you set your DVM to an ohms range the meter uses its internal battery to apply a small voltage to what it assumes...
  • Re: wasserboxer tune-up report, part 1
    Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
    Tue, 5 Dec 1995 10:39:26 -0600 (MDT)
    ...i'm wondering if the flapper spring on > the air flow meters slowly looses some of its tension over time and > needs to be...
  • fluxuating idle
    Historical mailing list - Erik Rhodes
    Tue, 19 Aug 1997 16:25:11 -0700
    ...The air flow meter is new (not rebuilt), the oxygen sensor is new, the head temperature sensor is new. Got me a Probst book...
  • Re: Air Flow Meter
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 15 Apr 2002 10:57:56 -0400
    ...I wouldn't be so quick to blame the air flow meter, although it is definately one possibility. Other possibilities that come to mind...
  • Haunted Westy!!!
    Historical mailing list - Steven Shane
    Tue, 6 Jul 1999 10:08:43 -0400
    ...Yesterday as I was filling up my trusty steed with liquid dinosaur, I reset my trip meter as I do each and every time...
  • Re: odometer just went on the fritz
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Fri, 31 Dec 2004 12:34:27 -0500
    ...It's > not moving, nor is my trip meter. Zeroing out the trip meter doesn't do > anything - it moves for around 0.1...
  • LCD display for battery condition for sale
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:08:47 -0800
    ...I purchased a couple of these LCD's voltage meters to monitor the conditions of my batteries along with a voltage regulator that is...
  • Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:59:52 -0800
    ...Air mass meters Go Westy probally really dumb question,but would there be any gain in installing a small fan in the intake horn...
  • BN4 heater wanted
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Wed, 17 Jul 1996 14:33:10 CST6CDT
    ...it must have the metering type of fuel pump but not necessarily be working. anything out there? -dan
  • Re: Service Bulletin for AFMs and harness
    Historical mailing list - yahi
    Tue, 23 Mar 1999 16:48:20 -0800
    ...Some air-flow meters may experience a vibration resonance of the meter potentiometer wiper during extended constant driving. This resonance causes the air-flow...
  • Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:22:29 -0400
    ...You are either using the meter wrong or you have a bad ground and are seeing the voltage of the two batteries in series...
  • VDO Tach weirdness
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
    Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:58:51 -0500
    ...So I went in the back and hooked up my tach/dwell meter. When the meter was connected in the back, the readings matched...
  • Re: Cheap rebuilt AFM?
    Historical mailing list - joe trussell
    Wed, 8 Nov 2006 17:42:05 +0000
    ...Efi Air Flow Meter Part Number: 842903 > > Vehicle: 1984 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON > Engine: H4 1.9 Liter FI > > EFI Air Flow Meter: Digiject > Our Price...
  • Re: CB Antennas and stuff
    Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
    Tue, 9 May 1995 18:53:52 -0400 (EDT)
    ...It's best to have your antenna some exact multiple (divisiple?) of 10 meters. If you can get hold of an SWR meter, you...
  • Re: Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 17 Nov 2013 12:03:06 -0800
    ...A choke >>point. > Another reason is that the mass meter actually measures the mass of > air passing through. With an AFM the ECU has...
  • Re: Anyone familiar with 1000 Islands area?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 27 Jul 2000 13:21:39 -0700
    ...Thinking about it, I recall using US change in Canadian meters, > >too. > > > > Also, as I dimly recall, there are some European coins which > have...
  • Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
    Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
    Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:51:42 -0400
    ...I've found the problem, right? I did all the VO meter checks on page 24.20 of the Bentley, and everything checked good...
  • Re: Fuel Pump to Canister Filter Fuel Hose Size?
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:44:58 -0400
    Re, Fuel hose need... >> http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/fuel-hose/fuel-hose-7mm-reinforced-fi-per-meter-n202811 << Excellent! Thank you...