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DaBoat 2-liter update - it lives! (long)
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 09:25:45 -0800 (PST)
...engine with oil, installed the intake, brake vacuum hose, throttle cable, throttle crossbar, fuel lines to carbs, coil, distributor cap & wires, breather box, thermostat...
Re: Strange Vanagon problem in Belize
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:09:16 +0000
...the air , but not the fuel to go with it. that one turned out to be about 8 or 10 very tiny intake leaks...
Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:02:50 -0700
...garage - coolant lines, coolant distributors, coolant crossover lines, >> coolant burp lines, and any other kind of lines, FI stuff, intake, >> alternator, vacuum lines and...
road test: 1968 VW Station Wagon (long)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 10 Jan 95 15:48:47 CST
...The underslung oil bath air cleaner has one air intake horn. Last year's weight loaded air valve is replaced by a valve controlled...
Re: Now: Vanagon Passion. Was: ... Brake Drum:
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Thu, 30 Jun 2016 13:57:39 -0700
...What do I see ? ..a big ole fat air intake hose fell off something and is tangling up with the fan belts. It does...
Re: Overfilling the oil issues
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 26 May 2011 12:25:47 -0700
...At least check the hose that goes from the top of it to the main air intake boot.. that it's not collapsed or...
Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burnin g gas in m�xico
Historical mailing list - jes poynter
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:37:10 -0800
...after changing the fuel filter, the type of gas, the temp sensors, cleaning the grounds, checking the coolant system for any air/making sure...
another story: Africa by bus
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 05 Feb 95 22:19:47 CST
...One of the most important modificaitons I made to the van was to vent the air cleaner intake up through the top firewall into...
Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burnin g gas in m�xico
Historical mailing list - jes poynter
Wed, 9 Nov 2011 11:36:28 -0800
...i'm going to try disconnecting the air idle valve but am still trying to figure out how to adjust the timing. seems like...
Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burnin g gas in m�xico
Historical mailing list - jes poynter
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:55:25 -0800
...i'm going to try disconnecting the >> air idle valve but am still trying to figure out how to adjust the timing. >> seems like...
Re: SMOG TEST failure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 22:54:39 -0500
...poorly designed intake system. Over advanced >> ignition timing will also add to this as the advance timing will require >> much less air and fuel...
[Fwd: [Syncro] GAS Additives: DRIVING; My Gasoline Beats Yours (Doesn't It?) Welcome, dixoncj DRIVING; My Gasoline Beats Yours (Doesn't It?)]
Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:12:20 -0500
...Sunoco says its additives perform ''above the minimum levels'' in cleaning up intake valves and fuel injectors. Shell claims its formula keeps intake valves...
for allistair: unimog field test (long)
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Mon, 03 Oct 94 23:14:31 CDT
...Thanks to exhaust and air intake stacks and some waterproofing, the 'Mog can ford (excuse the expression) water up to four feet deep. Getting...
Road Trip!!!
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Sun, 14 Apr 1996 22:56:14 -0500 (CDT)
...So I gave up on that idea temporarily and popped the distributor cap. Right away I suspected I had found the problem, as there...
interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:40:36 -0400
...i adjusted the air bypass(idle) down just a little to get under 1k rpm. it ran and was burning off the oil i...
Re: white clouds out of the exhaust
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:24:24 -0700
...Looking in the engine compartment I saw the airfilter box under >> the CIS fuel distributor had been mounted so that it was wearing a...
Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burnin g gas in m�xico
Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:02:04 -0800
...temp sensors, >> cleaning the grounds, checking the coolant system for any air/making sure >> there was adequate coolant and reconnecting the O2 sensor we...
Re: Runaway Engine RPMs
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 22:54:28 -0700
...no Air Flow Meter or Air Mass Meter, just a MAP sensor .....started and ran and idled perfectly on the first try. I want...
Re: VDO Fuel Pressure sender?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:15:47 -0500
...I use a vacuum gauge between the distributor and Throttle body to check vacuum while tuning my car. The thing I most often note...
Re: Overfilling the oil issues
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Sat, 28 May 2011 03:29:19 -0400
...hose that goes from the top of it to the main air intake > boot.. > that it's not collapsed or something. > That hose tends...
Re: SMOG TEST failure
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 20:21:03 -0800
...poorly designed intake system. Over advanced >>> ignition timing will also add to this as the advance timing will >>> > require > >>> much less air and fuel...
Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burnin g gas in m�xico
Historical mailing list - jes poynter
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:28:16 -0800
...i'm going to try disconnecting the >>> air idle valve but am still trying to figure out how to adjust the timing. >>> seems like...
Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:39:06 -0400
...i adjusted the air bypass(idle) down just a little > to get under 1k rpm. > it ran and was burning off the oil i...
Re: white clouds out of the exhaust
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 14:48:54 -0700
...Looking in the engine compartment I saw the airfilter box > >> > under > >> > the CIS fuel distributor had been mounted so that it was wearing a...
Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:14:48 -0700
...there's a hidden coolant tower/distributor that just crumbles and breaks eventually. the plastic thermostat housings on 2WD 2.1 vanagons ..those crumble...
Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:20:06 -0500
...i adjusted the air bypass(idle) down just a little to get under 1k rpm. > it ran and was burning off the oil i...
FW: desperate 1990 vanagon owner needs help! (A LONG SAD SAGA)
Historical mailing list - coyote
Sun, 5 Jul 1998 23:21:05 -0700
...They installed a boot clamp P/N 191 129 647 to correct what VW said might be an air intake boot clamp leak. They...
Re: The "Other" System: Motronic (long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 29 Sep 2003 12:12:12 -0700
...Hot wire intake air measurement: No moving parts eliminates the vane-type AFM. Better compensation at high altitude. Crankshaft position timing: More precise timing...
Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:34:36 -0700
...I convert that hose to metal > pipe there, or at least cover it with flexible metal air tubing or something > ... > > there' s more hoses...
Re: white clouds out of the exhaust
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 20:45:26 -0700
...Looking in the engine compartment I saw the airfilter box > > >> > under > > >> > the CIS fuel distributor had been mounted so that it was wearing a...
Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:31:26 -0400
...i adjusted the air bypass(idle) down just a little to >get under 1k rpm. >> it ran and was burning off the oil i...
Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:06:42 -0700
...I convert that hose to >> metal >> pipe there, or at least cover it with flexible metal air tubing or >> something >> ... >> >> there' s more hoses...
Re: Moral qestion--Now diagnostics
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:47:34 -0500
...The high probabilty stuff first: * Worn out Air Flow Meter * Temp II sender gone bad Medium probability: * Timing * Idle stabilizer * Vaccuum leak * O2 sensor...
Re: Moral qestion--Now diagnostics
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:57:44 -0800
...The high probabilty stuff first: * Worn out Air Flow Meter * Temp II sender gone bad Medium probability: * Timing * Idle stabilizer * Vaccuum leak * O2 sensor...
Re: Moral qestion--Now diagnostics
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:07:29 -0500
...Start with the cheap stuff first. > >Make sure the intake boot is well attached and in good condition. (This was actually my final solution...
Re: Moral qestion--Now diagnostics
Historical mailing list - jon
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:45:30 -0800
...Start with the cheap stuff first. > > > >Make sure the intake boot is well attached and in good condition. (This was > actually my final solution...
Re: Moral qestion--Now diagnostics
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:10:02 -0500
...Start with the cheap stuff first. >> > >> >Make sure the intake boot is well attached and in good condition. (This was >> actually my final solution...