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• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 28 May 2011 18:32:32 -0700
  ...the engine is slowing down? Three wires in, three wires > >out. Bypassable. David Beierl -- you're our only hope! > > It just sits in line...
• Re: My 1.9 runs best in humid or rainy weather. Why is this?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:21:48 -0400
  ...I can change the timing a bit either way , and change the big air screw a bit (with the idle staqbilizer bypassed). Still, I...
• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 18:55:35 -0400
  Maybe he's talking about superchargers with a bypass valve that is not vacuum operated? Sudhir On 6/1/07, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff...
• Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:17:00 -0700
  ...Free, too. > > Start by setting the timing, with the idle stabilizer bypassed, to 10* ATDC, > hoses attached, 950 rpm. You should be able to...
• Re: Horn installation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:00:23 -0700
  ...But, #2 still uses the relay; it doesn't bypass it. I used that > method on my '81 and '88 each with dual horns...
• Note RE: Repair to 1980 - 84 Failed Dash Light Dimmer
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 29 Jul 2017 12:34:00 -0700
  ...I bypassed the dimmer section of the headlight switch by soldering in a #14 copper wire between 58 and 58b inside the switch. Image...
• Re: Sandwich oil cooler adapter question
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 23:52:35 -0700
  ...Stan, the ball/spring arrangement in the OE filter mount is a relief valve that allows oil to bypass the filter in the event...
• Re: Re; Do I Need A New Starter?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 12:32:38 -0700
  ...It's much cheaper to replace and then there's the old familiar solenoid bypass which has been working for my 90 GL for...
• Van Stalls Easily when totally cold.
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:38:37 -0400
  ...to spec (850 rpms) with the adjustment screw with the stabilizer bypassed a new idle stabilizer (needed one anyways because the plastic tabs broke...
• Metal coolant bypass pipe
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:27:40 -0700
  ...Metal coolant bypass pipe Well... Tried to fix the pin hole leak, but it was on the corner of the pipe and maybe there...
• Re: Problem Solved: On road, Having problem, coolant related
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:12:54 +0000
  ...I will check the bypass valve tomorrow. > > Thanks, > Mark > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 4:42 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > wrote...
• Re: heater core change-out
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 17:00:48 -0700
  ...Somewhere in the Archives at http://gerry.vanagon.com, there is a caution about bypassing the rear heater with the short length of pipe...
• Re: No idle when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:19:11 -0700
  ...Have you > > checked the idle adjustment (bypass screw on throttle body)? I recall > > having similar symptoms when mine was set too low (screw damaged...
• Re: HICCUPS, HICCUPS, HICCUPS!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Sep 94 19:16:59 EDT
  ...You can run your car with the idle stabilizer bypassed (connecting the links together-check the manual first!) to check on that potential area...
• Re: Thermostat/Too cool
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 16:14:07 -0600 (CST)
  ...rotten (flakes away with your fingernail!!!!) I removed the core and bypassed it with two CPVC elbows and a piece of heater hose, it...
• [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Jeff W. Bourdeau
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 11:48:10 EST
  The rear seat heat exchanger on my 89 westy is leaking. I have not priced a new one but I suspect that it may...
• EMERGENCY...HELP HELP formerly: Alaska Trek stuff....
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 00:02:25 EDT
  ...Can the cooler be bypassed without loss of performance for a limited time (3000 miles)? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ONE OF THESE THINGS? ( part #: 087...
• E Check
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 01:21:46 -0400
  ...It could be as simple as misadjusting the air bypass screw on the air flow meter or more complicated like excessive fuel pressure or...
• Oil filter changes on diesels?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 07:25:40 -0800
  ...I assume that provided the attachment to go on the oil filter flange has a bypass valve with the appropriate pressure, (ie: designed for...
• Re: afm mixture screw
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 01:50:02 -0600
  ...If you screw it out, air is bypassing the AFM flap, so the ECU is seeing a lower air flow reading. So ECU adds...
• Re: Vanagon mechanic during the holidays? Or help with burst coolant pipe...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:55:31 -0500
  ...the '85 did in fact have a leaky core and was bypassed when I first got it. That valve is only in one line...
• '84 1.9L engine -- no start on cold mornings -- starts fine late morning
  Historical mailing list - john
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 08:15:29 -0500
  ...are bright. � Neutral-start switch on automatic transmission shift lever is bypassed. I have a Bosch starter relay in the starter motor circuit and...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 12:54:10 -0500
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Oil filter question > > > FWIW, almost all oil filters have anti-drain back valves, and bypass > > valves as well. It is the quality...
• Re: no start :(
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:44:53 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Maybe the thing to try is to hook up a known fresh battery to the system, bypassing the existing battery, and see what happens...
• RE: help on gas fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 10:10:32 -0700
  ...If this is the problem shouldn't we be able to bypass all of the shutoff valves and thermostats and hook up a propane...
• Speedometer cable problem - jumping
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 22:29:29 -0400
  ...It�s was one of those bypass single line units. I had the mechanic install it, but after it jumped all over. I had...
• Re: Friday Curiousity
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 19:06:24 -0500
  ...sides of some rather sad towns that have been have been > bypassed by > the interstate. Plus a few strips where there are rows of...
• can I start/run eng. w/o MAS/air cleaner assemb?
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:42:06 -0700
  ...new protective sleeve, new firewall fitting ( I know, I should have bypassed it, but it came in the kit), everything except the return hose...
• Re: Bus routes: most scenic bypasses.
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 23:34:36 EST
  In a message dated 98-11-14 21:53:49 EST, jag@CS.YALE.EDU writes: << Now let me hear where your favorite bus...
• Re: cold starting
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 16:34:57 -0800
  I dunno...Plugs, idle switch, idle bypass are typical culprits. Do the easy stuff 1st-check idle switch adjustment, buy NEW plugs. Clean the...
• Re: faucet knob
  Historical mailing list - Tom Naylor II
  Thu, 2 May 2002 17:17:46 -0700
  Hello Earl, The knob on my sink went kaput some time back, so I merely installed a bypass for the switch: I used a...
• Got worse, now doesn't run..
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 22:51:18 -0700
  ...I will bypass the ignition switch or check for power at the coil after a start attempt. It doesn't sound like it's...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:45:24 -0400
  ...If you think about it, Scott, with the AFM closed there could be no airflow through the engine except through the idle bypass, and...
• Re: Rear heater - sweet smell
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:22:38 -0400
  ...Once you are in there it's only a few more minutes to swap out the heater core than to bypass it. Unless you...
• Re: '79 FI Transporter - High Idle Speed
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 00:48:25 -0400
  ...obstructing about half of the opening, leaving it partially open.) The >bypass screw (idle) is turned all the way in. I've checked everywhere...
• Air Cooled Vanagon Auxillary Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 13:21:44 -0500
  ...http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=231 However on its own its not much good, I know I need a thermostat operated bypass...
• Parting out an 81 westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Brown
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 18:56:42 -0500
  ...I'm not sure about the switches for the heater tho, I bypassed all the switches and it fired right up. Email me or...
• Re: security ideas
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 20:09:26 -0500
  ...They're not terribly useful because everyone ignores them, and the good thieves know how to bypass the starter disable features. Generally they just...
• Re: Radiator Fan Issues
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:57:52 -0400
  ...You only kick in the high speed when there is insufficient cooling (high speed bypasses the resistor). On Jun 14, 2005, at 3:25...
• Van-O-Rama is it?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:36:59 -0700
  ...did some fancy wiring to bypass the relays. Turns out the wires were never tightened down on the switch he installed. Turns out one...
• Re: Definitive test for Hall > ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:23:39 -0700
  ...That means that if I set idle (with idle stabilizer bypassed) to 5* ATDC, I measure 40 degrees at 3500 rpm. But my engine...
• Re: O2 sensor voltage test
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 15:07:44 -0600
  ...Then use the idle bypass screw on the afm to set the mixture at idle. The idle bypass screw has little effect on the...
• Re: Replacing Thermostat... and gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 22:53:54 -0400
  ...If you really want to get the effect of this just leave the bled bypass on top of the thermostat housing open and you...
• more missing
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Apr 1996 13:46:02 -0500
  ...5) I am going to bypass the valve, which is easier than pulling it to check it, and see what happens 6) I don...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:25:53 -0400
  On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, Lawrence Johnson wrote: > The thermostat does not need to open because there is a small bypass valve built > into...
• Re: Need help
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 May 2005 13:58:40 -0500
  ...shall remain a mystery. >> >>RC >> >> >> >> > >In testing I found that the bypass valve in the fram was a rather strong >one. This could cause...
• Re: 1.9 engine breather/coolant hoses and exhaust gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:01:29 -0500
  ...breather tower to the intake. (large diameter breather - reinforced?) > 2.) the bypass hoses to/ from the idle air control valve. (standard breather hose?) > 3...
• Re: More 83.5 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Nancy E. Dodge
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 08:47:25 -0700
  ...It turned out to be the rear Bypass valve at the top of the engine. It had broken and "rigged" by my husband over...
• Re: Why am I stalling?
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sat, 13 Sep 1997 23:48:38 -0700
  ...whether cold start enrichment/modified timing map and/or idle air bypass is required to keep your engine running. If this sensor is working...
• Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Redwood
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 12:53:10 -0700
  At 10:16 AM 10/20/97 -0600, you wrote: >> The rear seat heat exchanger on my 89 westy is leaking. I have not...
• Re: radio help: ANOTHER QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:37:43 -0500
  ...Is there another way? Does anyone know if this security "chip" > can be bypassed? If it is anything like the Vanagon OEM radios, wait...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 05:41:38 -0700
  It is important to go all the way to the battery if you want to be sure to bypass as many of the common...
• Re: replacing the waterpump, opportunity to replace
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 12:25:07 -0500
  ...They are quite expensive! I reply, well yes, but bleeding the van each month is expensive too! The bypass tube is 110$ CAD and...
• Re: Horn works non stop
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:38:55 -0800
  ...the battery side to the ground in the positive wire and bypass the load /horn, th4 path of least resistance.. Your ground or short...
• Re: 83 Vanagon stalling UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 09:58:56 -0700
  ...you sure about that? I thought the mixture screw controlled a > bypass air drilling, and turning clockwise closed off the drilling, > making the mixture...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 18:49:28 -0500
  ...The >greater the on-off ration the further open the stabilizer and the more air >will >bypass the throttle. For a warm engine at...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve spec
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:55:06 -0500
  ...relief pressure should begin to bleed off at about 47 psi, bypassing both the cooler and the oil filter. I'm not cemented to...
• Re: No Clutch....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:22:07 -0600
  ...No Clutch.... > > differential contraction of parts can allow fluid bypass more readily, I > think. Though I have heard it suggested that if bypass is...
• Re: Dometic fridge on 110V?
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Mon, 26 May 2003 22:33:52 -0400
  ...The > > electrical thermostat is connected only to the 110V circuit, on 12V > it's > > bypassed by default. I suppose on 12V the output is...
• Re: Ignition Failures
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 4 Feb 2014 13:39:19 -0600
  ...This is why the Vanagon "wiring bypass tool" was created. By >using it you may possibly avoid endless and fruitless parts swapping >when you...