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• Ethylene Glycol Facts
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:31:24 -0500
  The only reason one should use distilled water in their coolant mixture is because their well is so hard or has high levels of...
• Tuning by O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:23:32 -0500
  ...The ECU adjusted the mixture some, dropping the voltage to 0.7 to 0.75 VDC. Is this still too high? Is it worth...
• Re: Tiico: stuttering when i step on the gas
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 16:35:30 -0700
  ...Should i lean the mixture to say 100 instead of 128? More > stuttering w/ premium gas tells me the timing is still way off...
• Re: Mileage at altitude - responses/experiences requested
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:24:23 -0600
  ...At altitude that air density becomes less and less in relation to the amount of fuel going through the engine, so fuel air mixture...
• Re: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 22:41:46 EDT
  ...Anybody have a solution? > check your coolant mixture..is it brown like coffee? could be the reason for your Percolation.. ;<) seriously tho more likely...
• Re: propane leak?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 12:42:36 -0400
  ...the AC system...which detects the Duracool "freon". (Duracool is a mixture that includes propane)...Probably would work to detect a propane leak. I...
• Re: HELP!! Stalling, rain, leaking gas tank...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 20:06:37 -0500
  ...The ECU then continually richens the mixture waiting to see the signal from the O2 sensor. The mixture richens enough the power loss and...
• What a difference an ECU made
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:12:35 -0700
  ...With the old ECU, after the engine had been on for about a minute, it started to slow and hiccup a bit, the mixture...
• RE Fuel Injection problem found
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 11:14:00 -0400
  ...In run mode, the mixture was just too lean to keep running. Another symptom I missed was it took several seconds to wind down...
• Re: gas, spark, still no love
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:53:06 +0000
  ...if it doesnt fire right up then you will have to readjust your fuel mixture. I dont know how much you cranked that allen...
• Re: Tuning question--long, sorry!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:49:48 -0800
  ...It regards the input of the various sensors to the ECU and the way > the ECU determines fuel/air mixture. > > Let's say you...
• Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 08:50:08 -0400
  ...ac or 12 volt dc the fact that the hydrogen/ammonia mixture has already begun circulating within the system? ? David Clarkson 90 Westy 266k...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 16:47:16 -0700
  ...That would be good news, cause otherwise you've got > a big mixture problem. > > David > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net...
• Re: HELP Flashing red temp light!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Ryan
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 17:29:20 EDT
  ...Anecdotally, I've been told that certain coolant mixtures become acidic after a year and should be changed annually. Sounds like a good geeneric...
• Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:29:33 EST
  ...The breather fumes were gas laden going into the air intake and making the mixture rich. I changed the oil and that was the...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:03:32 -0600
  ...the fuel, then > how does the ECU know to richen the mixture when the full throttle switch > is closed? As I have been saying...
• Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 03:27:48 -0500
  ...The freezing point of an ethylene > glycol and water mixture drops rapidly as the concentration of glycol > is increased to a mixture of about...
• Re: water injection
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 10:26:11 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Water injection dilutes the fuel mixture going into the cylinders, thereby reducing the power output of the engine. You will not gain any more...
• Re: Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:54:07 -0500
  ...Makes operation in nasty weather that much more >> miserable. >> >> John > > I thought that was considered good for the mixture. Thirty-something > years ago I...
• Re: Rustproofing concoctions?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 01:10:09 -0800
  ...What is a good mixture to use? Linseed? Lanolin? Avon? -- Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
• Re: 84 coolant light.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 06:11:11 -0400
  I find it hard to believe that the Vanagon Myth, about an improper coolant mixture will cause the blinking light to go on, persists...
• Re: throttle valve switch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Feb 95 13:41:49 EST
  ...Someone said it was necessary to richen the mixture and or cut off the O2 sensor at full throttle....is this correct?...DC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David...
• Twin carb puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 15:23:20 +0100
  ...The idle mixture is then fed to both minifolds. Since the other carb apparently has nothing to do with the engine at idle should...
• Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 17:42:34 -0600
  ...The spark could also move depending on mixture density and other thing that most of us could not understand. George '85 Westfalia
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:23:22 -0500
  ...Those will throw off the O2 measurements, and the ECU will set the > mixture all wrong. Hadn't thought of that -- I have some...
• Re: refitting propane tank
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:59:32 -0800
  ...as well as fill > inlet and regulator (how does that function anyways??> Does it adjust > the mixture? Mixture with what?). > > Keep on Trucking, SNIP
• Re: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 19:11:36 -0800
  ...This is due to slight differences in mixture >> > amongst > >> cylinders with the leaner one failing to "light up". This is that crazy >> intermittent miss...
• Re: O2 sensor necessary or jumper the wires on 85 GL 1.9
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:23:04 -0400
  ...If you short the O2 sensor leads the ECU will drive the mixture unbelievably rich. When you're having a sensor problem, or any...
• Re: Old busses and snow-a good mixture?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Dec 1994 06:52:47 +0300
  My '71 does great with four studded tires. It does much better then my '84 Vanagon. I live in the mountains (on the side...
• Re: halfmoons and stars- fixi...
  Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 16:01:41 PDT
  ...a vertical > position.) Fill the crater of the volcano with a mixture of oil and > carborundum abrasive. Put something UNDER the glass, because when...
• Re: How do anti-ping additives work?
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Thu, 20 May 1999 20:29:38 EDT
  ...Pinging, or pre-detonation, is when the fuel/air mixture self-ignites from the heat and pressure, before the spark is supplied (dieseling). The...
• Re: Tough driving(thin air)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 21:57:52 -0500
  ...The higher you go, the less dense the air, the richer the fuel air mixture will become. But the Digijet and Digifant injection systems...
• Re: Water from tailpipe
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 09:17:32 -0500
  ...It is a mixture of water, Sulfuric Acid, Hydrochloric Acid, and a host of other nasties. This mixture is what rusts out your muffler...
• Re: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:14:04 -0800
  ...I adjusted the AFM mixture screw and the idle ajdust on the throttle body with the above-mentioned air flow block in place. I...
• Re: Idle/mixture Screw
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 12:14:30 -0700
  ...Moreover, turning the mixture adjustment screw will not resolve anything to do with: Cylinder compression balance out of spec. Fuel pressure out of spec...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 08:38:23 -0700
  ...find vacuum > leaks? > ed > > Steven Johnson wrote: > >> I would add to this vacuum leaks which equate to potential overheating and >> incorrect >> air/fuel mixture. >> >
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:43:24 -0700
  ...there was recently a post giving a link to adjusting the mixture screw > on the air flow meter.. > it was quite good.. > semi-involved...
• Propylene glycol coolant warnings.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 08:23:44 CST6CDT
  ...For these reasons, Mazda recommends the use of an ethylene glycol and water mixture in the cooling systems of all Mazda vehicles." -dan
• Re: re. O2 sensor output voltage
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 09:56:20 EST
  ...that is, it'll make the mixture richer until that's too rich, then move down toward lean until it's too lean, then...
• Re: water injection
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:10:54 -0700
  ...that the atomized water cools, and therefore densifies (scientific jargon) the mixture. More dense equals more pop per piston. Simple. Big news a long...
• Coolant leak at crankcase mating.
  Historical mailing list - James Jean-Woo Kim
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 05:51:32 -0700
  ...What does it mean when the coolant/oil mixture drips from where the the two crankcase halves meet? I am absolutely sure that the...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:51:00 -0700
  ...Their answer was a complex mixture you can do your own work, parts are availalbe and cheap, the people involved in the local VW...
• Re: 1990 vanagon heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 19:12:08 -0700
  ...turning up the fuel/air mixture and, once you had good heads in place, the rich fuel/air mixture now reared its ugly head...
• Re: Emissions testing 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 06:48:58 EST
  ...It is high which indicates the engine is running too rich a fuel mixture. Therefore you need to check all the components on the...
• Re: Rough running till warmed up
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:18:14 -0700
  ...A true vacuum leak results in a lean mixture, because it's not being measured. It would result in a varying and difficult to...
• Nitrogen Injection (was air scoops)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Dec 1999 18:41:02 -0600
  ...As I understand it, the nitrogen injection that is done on hopped up engines drops the temperature of the fuel/air mixture so severely...
• Gas, alcohol, was Re: My Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 22:38:25 -0500
  ...Marc Dana Morphew wrote: > Does the water/alcohol mixture remain in the bottom of the fuel tank then? > > Dana > > Marc Perdue wrote: > > > No, it...
• Getting 8 miles to the gallon
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 23:39:16 -0400
  ...Seems to run OK, just too rich a mixture. George
• Westy range burner needs repair
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 16:37:30 -0600
  ...Is it dirty or clogged? An air mixture issue? I do not know how to further disassemble this. Can someone point me in the...
• Re: Sigh... No More Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  14 Aug 1996 11:39:19 -0700
  ...FI, on the other hand is much more sophisticated and can better give the exact best mixture at any given time -- except have greater...
• Re: T2 rear window install, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:30:42 -0700
  ...Spray bottle of dish soap and water mixture. > > BTDT. > > Silicone? Nononononononono. I may want to paint the van one day. Silicone = fisheyes. > > Jim > > >> On...
• Re: '86 still running rich
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 13:09:34 -0500
  ...The readings don't > change when the mixture is enriched with the fuel pressure regulator. Sounds like a bad O2 sensor. > The engine runs...
• Re: B. Bobs day at the dyno and the importance of fuel air ratio update
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 20:26:47 -0500
  ...don't see how it could be used to control the mixture, say through the ECU. As a diagnostic tool it'd be great...
• Re: KN aircleaner
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:32:15 -0500
  ...My understanding also is that the ECM will monitor however much air is coming in and adjust the fuel/air mixture appropriately, so yes...
• Re: Hard starting when cold 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 01:44:03 -0600
  ...and as that fuel burns >off and the FI leans the mixture, the engine dies. Adding some >quick start helps. Once warmed for a...
• Re: Emissions (CO) still out...
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 23:43:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I observed the high CO with lean mixture at a California smog inspection station, and watched it go away when the mixture was richened...
• Re: Cooling Light Q?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 18 May 2004 06:36:40 -0500
  The coolant light will flash if there is not enough coolant in the reserve tank or if the coolant mixture is not right. There...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:45:09 -0700
  my thoughts ... ( thanks for saying which engine .) personally I would not expect AFM mixture screw to have an affect on when fuel shut off...
• running problems
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Fri, 9 May 1997 08:00:35 -0500
  ...Also, the tailpipe is black and sooty, leading me to believe the mixture is rich as well. Any ideas?? Danno 67 double cab 78...
• Re: VW=On-going maintenance concern
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 16:07:44 EDT
  ...you did not mention. >> Although it is unlikely, a very rich mixture *could* cause piston ring problems, due to carbon build-up, oil dilution...