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• Re: bodega correction
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 12:56:43 MST
  ...A usual, I was an airhead. :) As in a VW Aircooled airhead!? :) | - Mike White | | <mike.white@.law.utah.edu> | | <mwhite@eng.utah.edu> |
• Heated air intakes (was: misc mpg discussion)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:06:44 -0500
  I remember a few weeks back somebody mentioned heated air intakes on the list, and I noticed this was on the page of fuel...
• Re: Air intake
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Wed, 21 May 2008 00:49:19 -0700
  ...Air intake I've a Subi engine in my Vanagon and on recent trips in VERY dusty conditions found the air filter collected too...
• Re: overheating
  Historical mailing list - Edward E Sato
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 23:07:54 -1000
  Has anyone ever tried this method to bleed all the air out of their WBX. I take a plastic gallon jug and make a...
• Re: Fw: Tiico air filter
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:36:50 -0500
  ...but you could try finding an air filter for a diesel Vanagon at your FLAPS and compare... the Tiico snorkel arrangement may match the...
• Re: Chineses Diesel Heaters Youtube series of technical evaluation
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 22:13:44 +0000
  ...Chinese Diesel Air Heaters - Part 1 - Overview  John Myk 4 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwmU_CcmGI> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
• Re: Air Filter Intake Assembly
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 May 1997 13:39:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The air intake up the body panel eliminates that problem... The Syncro even claims there is a snorkle attached that allows intake air to...
• Re: Vanagon Heat Vents.....
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 10:08:25 PDT
  ...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: Subject: getting cooler air to the front in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:01:57 -0700
  ...getting cooler air to the front in a Westy > I think aq retrofitted front evaporator is the really > interesting idea. If it could work...
• Re: 1985 fresh air vent clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 14 Apr 2014 08:40:07 -0700
  ...Either way, air should flow more or less equally out both sides of the box; correct? I'm gonna try to shoot some air...
• Re: cutting out bottom of airbox to increase air intake and add HP
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:46:17 -0500
  eliminate box and run a fat round duct to the cold air plenum, where the cone filter is attached. I wonder if any significant...
• Re: high altitude
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 18:28:01 -0700
  ...Not once did I encounter a problem with the thinning air. Well the van didn't (90 GL, 2.1l, air flow wiring mod...
• Re: air cooled? : non van
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 17:02:11 -0300 (ADT)
  ...The exhaust was blown out the centre of the cooling nozzle tin and created a venturi effect that sucked air past the cylinders. Supposedly...
• Checking for air in cooling system
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 23:31:35 -0400
  ...I think this is from trapped air as there also is some air in the expansion tank when the van is cool. If I...
• Calif air cooled engine picture needed
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:38:36 -0500
  as with a previous poster, I am looking for a few pictures of an air Calif air cooled engine compartment to use for reassembling...
• Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Dan_Moy
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 22:09:54 -0500
  This is my first vanagon with an Air Conditioner. The compressor seems to make alot of noise (as if the bearing are worn) I...
• Re: Demise of free air
  Historical mailing list - M=
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:12:15 -0500
  Westywoman wrote: > > It is my understanding that *all* Mobil stations in the US provide air at no > charge as company policy supposedly dictates. > I...
• Re: Side Air Intake Engine Cooling Question (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:13:42 -0400
  ...http://tinyurl.com/23sdnyc I know nothing of air >>> flow, etc. stuff so.... >>> >>> Theory: install ducting on cold air outlet to direct cooler air...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 13:07:12 EDT
  ...Fresh air vents closed, door > panels open, heater on. Then the source of air *into* the heat > exchangers will be prewarmed air from the...
• Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 13:59:09 -0500
  These could be a nice feature for the air-cooled among us. These *might* lower the speed at which the motor-box "breaks vacuum...
• 1.9 aux air valve
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:40:18 -0700
  I have a question exclusively for someone who really knows about these auxilliary air valves found on 1.9 enegines 83-85, and on...
• Re: Vanagon Heat Vents
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 17:00:14 -0600
  ...I have an 87 GL, I can get hot air or outside air out of the adjustable dash vents, yes the air is HOT...
• Re: door for westy above-bed storage
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 20:36:50 -0500
  ...Why do > you want > to condition the air ????? Two reasons. The obvious one is to cool the incredibly hot air inside our green houses...
• Re: 89 + Rear window vents transplanted in an 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:16:50 -0800
  ...My passenger van is airtight and strangers can hardly close the door, my Weekender allows air to escape through the poptop in a wheezing...
• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:02:10 -0700
  ...In my opinion these do work at getting more cooler air air >> to the engine compartment. You can see the temp sensor drop qiuckly...
• Fridge Air Flow
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 11:18:58 -0400
  What is the air flow pattern for the fridge fan? It seems like it would be easy to install a small muffin fan into...
• Air Damn or Deflector- Front of Van
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:18:33 -0700
  ...Can't remember where, can't remember the right vocabulary - air damn, air deflector... whatever it is it fits at the front, on top...
• Re: Side Air Intake Engine Cooling Question (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:00:48 -0600
  ...http://tinyurl.com/23sdnyc I know nothing of air >> flow, etc. stuff so.... >> >> Theory: install ducting on cold air outlet to direct cooler air...
• no vanagon content - nice aeroplane spotted
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 08:36:39 -0700
  at Victoria airport, NE end (where there is often a privately owned Grumman Goose parked) , there is a PBY5A - Canso (Catalina variant). Its owned...
• Re: How to ship?...
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 09:23:24 -0700
  Richard, If there is a passenger air carrier that flies between Pittsburgh and some airport near you, you may find that "as space available...
• air intake question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 13:16:35 -0500
  My van has aftermarket cruise control, that was installed in the area where a hose attaches the air cleaner to the fresh air "snorkel...
• Re: TiiCo in an aircooled van?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 07:52:07 -0400
  ...TiiCo in an aircooled van? > porsche 911 will give you want you want without all the watercooler > garbage. more mileage than the aircooled and...
• Re: Mileage survey closing
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:37:41 -0800
  ...I own a 71 aircooled bus. Two or three survey takes used "other" to fill in "aircooled," and the info is being tallied. Others...
• Re: Why plug the dash air intake screen?
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:40:08 -0500
  ...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: unidentified cylindrical object
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 May 2008 23:30:21 -0400
  ...It was common for the air cooled engines to use the cooling fan to push air through the carbon and into the air cleaner...
• Wanted: dashboard air vent
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Thu, 10 Apr 2014 23:57:09 -0700
  Hello, I am in need of a dashboard air vent that are on the right and left edges of the dashboard. On my 87...
• Re: Correction~ Who's Who in Vanagons (water-cooled 1.9 liters)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Retherford
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 15:27:10 -0500 (EST)
  ...It's a > pop-top 7 seater. > > Bradley > Mine's an air-cooled air-conditioned 2.0L '83 (but a teenager nonetheless) Paul
• Re: put on new oilcooler
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 00:58:35 -0400
  The problem with mounting the cooler in front of the air intake is now you have hot air goin' to all 4 cylinders. Sure...
• Re: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 20:16:18 -0700
  the vw service diagnosis book i have says this about the Digijet (83-85 watercooled) air flow sensor: connections at air flow sensor (terminal...
• Re: '86 vs. '87? Hot air
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 23:45:58 -0500
  ...For the 1988 model year, VW redesigned the heater >housing in the dash, to allow hot air to come out of the ducts on...
• Demise of free air
  Historical mailing list - M=
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 12:54:51 -0500
  I am curious as to the situation regarding free air pumps at gas stations. Here in New York, the last gas station I knew...
• Air Intake Beyond K&N in WBX
  Historical mailing list - Josh Saylor
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 22:42:28 -0700
  ...Does anyone have any suggestions for improving the quantity of air that can be sucked into the 2.1L WBX engine? I am using...
• Re: '86 vs. '87? Hot air
  Historical mailing list - Carl Smith
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 18:40:40 EST
  ...I've had one 87 with cold air and two 87s with warm air. Someone did a list survey on this a couple of...
• Re: Air-cooled Vanagon history
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:34:08 +1200
  >I think it had to do with emisson standards and the air we breathe. That and noise-suppression; cooling fins vibrate and transmit a...
• Air cooled vanagon 4 speed for sale
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 04:28:04 -0400
  Volks, I have a good air cooled tranny for sale. $300 and shipping..................... pmail Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab...
• Fwd: Cooling Air Cools?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 20:12:16 -0500
  --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Cooling Air Cools?
• Re: AC While Camping - Portable Unit
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 8 Jun 2010 21:02:24 -0700
  ...Note the > hot air output is on the side of the unit and just sends hot air out of the > unit. Theoretically, if you...
• how to use heater controls on dash. '88 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:06:06 -0800
  ...But the hot air to the windshield is mixed with some fresh so it's never as hot as cabin air. The amount of...
• Re: A/C compressor question - noise
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 18:21:18 -0500
  ...Of course it is essential to eliminate all outside air flow with any a/c system. Letting in outside air gives you hot air...
• Re: Neil's motor..
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:43:02 -0700
  ...In one, you can see how I've placed the stock air intake boot. http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/Aircleanertestfitsmall.jpg/Aircleanertestfitsmall-full;init:.jpg...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 10:01:05 -0400
  I have a Mocal cooler and thermostatically controlled fans mounted inside the driver's side air vent at bottom. I'm using a Mocal...
• Correct Tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Hunt
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 00:56:26 EDT
  ...If this is not an Air Cooled Tranny does anyone have a good used unit for sale? Thanks for you help, Joe Omaha, NE...
• Re: '81 Westy for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 21 May 2002 21:24:42 -0700
  ...Question for the list----the rear >engine air intake vents are not the black plastic insert type found on '81 >and later air cooled...
• Air intake
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Wed, 21 May 2008 11:32:54 +1000
  I've a Subi engine in my Vanagon and on recent trips in VERY dusty conditions found the air filter collected too much dust...
• 71 air cleaner installation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 06:02:54 -0700 (PDT)
  Hi folks, Sorry if you already read this on rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled. I'm having trouble swapping a custom air cleaner with...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:03:42 -0700
  If you're making holes for cool air to come in the bottom, the 'stack effect' of the rising hot air should just pull...
• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:40:29 -0500
  ...In my opinion these do work at getting more cooler air air > to the engine compartment. You can see the temp sensor drop qiuckly...
• Re: Air Mattress or Foam Pad?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:39:21 -0400
  Hello Richard, I prefer the air mattress when my back goes south. I set it up pretty firm. That's right, I choose my...
• Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 11:54:03 -0600 (CST)
  Once again, I purged some air from the cooling system on my 85 vanagon. And, after I thought I had it all out, once...
• Re: BA6 Info - question?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 12:03:43 -0600
  ...The heated air vents through the floor outlet behind the front seats. It's also ducted into the bottom of the heater enclosure for...