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• Re: Will not start question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:25:30 -0700
  ...Back to 'might be flooded' - You can unflood a fuel injected engine by cranking continuously with wide open throttle ...BUT ....the air flow meter...
• 85 westi still wiff a prooblamo
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 3 May 2004 21:13:59 -0400
  ...checks good O2 sensor checks good and is well grounded 1 wire style all grounds at 0 ohms intake air flow meter checks good...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 21:54:57 +0000
  ...It is extremely unlikely that it is the air flow meter. I recently had a van with hiccups with changing engine load. Turned out...
• AFM ADJUSTING
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:09:56 -0800
  ...Air flow, Air temp, water temp, amount of hydro carbons in the exhaust stream, if the engine is at idle or wide open throttleor...
• Re: FS: 2.5L Subaru conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Mon, 18 May 1998 02:51:43 EDT
  ...engine 597 miles! (from Outback rollover), complete from mass air flow meter to O2 sensors! (ECU, alt., A/C compressor, pwr steering pump, cruise...
• Re: Noticed GREMLIN...Motor reves itself at 8 second intervals?
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 23:22:25 -0500
  ...and torqued to one side? Finally, I would consider the (expensive) Air Flow Meter harness upgrade if you haven't done it, or possibly...
• troubleshooting a starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:05:48 -0800
  ...i checked the resistance of the air flow sensor and it was in spec. i checked the resistance of the air temp sensor (same...
• Euro-Drive: UPDATE 85 Volkswagen Vanagon, Surge
  Historical mailing list - "Robert Philp III (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 12:02:39 -0500
  ...Don't know what I missed??? We also changed the ECU and the air flow box. HELP thanks Dan ____________________ ORIGINAL MESSAGE: _____________________ Hello Gentlemen, I...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 18:37:40 -0400
  ...It is extremely unlikely that it is the air flow meter. I recently had a van with hiccups with changing engine load. Turned out...
• Re: Friday: Bosch MAF (mass air flow meter)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 1 Jul 2017 00:04:22 -0400
  ...This fellow > "successfully" installed a VW MAF sensor in the MAF body on his Land > Rover: > > http://forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/31752-MAF-Sensor...
• Re: 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:33:59 -0700
  ...As the resistance of the temp sensor drops the current flow through it increases, lowering the voltage across it. The plumbing analogy is the...
• Fuel mixture too rich?
  Historical mailing list - Barb Ourada
  Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:03:58 -0500
  ...From a parts van, I exchanged the air flow meter, same problem; exchanged the ECM, same problem. Can't vouch for the soundness of...
• Re: huge loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 14:41:52 -0500
  Hi Steve, I would check the o2 sensor,the temperature 2 sensor and the afm (air flow meter). The engine will naturally have a...
• Re: Air Bubble?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 10:08:11 -0400
  ...gauge indication and not have proper cooling flow on one side of the engine due to air-vapor bound condition. If it happens again...
• Re: 10 MPG ???????????????
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 22:24:06 -0400
  ...I recall seeing posts about a capacitor that some listees had to solder into an electrical board perhaps for the air flow meter( although...
• Re: [T2] Spare parts for long distance travel
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:39:29 -0500
  ...I might also suggest a temp sensor 2, an > air flow meter, and patience. When driving the Mothership around the > country years ago I...
• 87 Vanagon hesitation chapter (3)
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:32:53 -0400
  ...With O2 Sensor disconnected the van accelerates just fine. 87.2 Westy automatic VIN # WV2ZB0254HH079343 MOTOR# MV 029505* Air flow meter: OK Fi temperature...
• Re: Advice needed: engine speed jumping abruptly
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:36:15 -0500
  ...1.) did the capacitor fix, and replaced the O2 sensor 2.) found that the plastic/rubber gasket between the throttle body and the air...
• Re: Oil recommendations simplified
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 13:36:24 -0500
  ...They actually filter better when they are dirty, but then > you've lost effective air flow, which is usually why those kinds (oiled filters...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Wed, 30 Aug 2017 18:08:27 -0400
  ...It is extremely unlikely that it is the air flow meter. I recently had a van with hiccups with changing engine load. Turned out...
• Re: Failed emissions for third time-Some helpful hints.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 19:20:56 -0700
  ...sensor was never readily available as a separate part. I > have never seen one go bad. It is part of the air flow meter...
• Re: High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyone!?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 02:48:24 EDT
  ...Inside this sealed compartment, I mount my air cleaner (K&N, biggest I could fit) and the air flow sensor. This was to ensure...
• Re: Question about Mass Air Flow Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:28:17 -0500
  ...Anyway the wiring harness has a four wire plug on the mass >>>air sensor. One of the wires is red with a blue stripe...
• Re: Another operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 08:52:36 -0500
  ...is not actually flowing past the sensor. This may through the reading off by 10 or 15 degrees. For an air cooled engine this...
• Re: how much did you pay for your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Johnson
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 18:36:31 -0700
  ...Also, new O2 sensor, Temp 2 sensor, Air Flow Meter, "hot climate" radiator fan switch and theromstat, new idle control valve & unit, throttle position...
• Purple Vanagon on CL in VA. Wowzer!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:58:22 -0700
  ...I replaced cooling tubes, gas tank, mass air flow sensor, engine and a bunch of other stuff. This was my daughter's. It didn...
• Re: How Many Total Miles On Your Van?
  Historical mailing list - S. Marie Arnold
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 09:31:24 EDT
  ...oxygen sensor, new belts, air flow meter, complete paint job w/ some bodywork, and much more to come. Thinking of covering the seats with...
• Re: [Re: 85 Vanagon dying while driving]
  Historical mailing list - john schaper
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 06:59:05 PDT
  ...Checked the airflow specs, temp sensor specs., temp sensor II replaced, replaced distributor cap and ignition coil--all to no avail. I then replaced...
• six guys update
  Historical mailing list - Ted Titcomb
  Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:19:35 -0400
  ...The conclusion that the mechanic at Sinclair came to was that it was the air flow sensor, although this part had been replaced recently...
• Re: [Syncro] Oxygen sensor questions...
  Historical mailing list - P & J Lander
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 12:00:15 1000
  ...is hot and when it has run for a while the air flowing through it cools it down and allows the flap to operate...
• Re: 87 HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 14 Nov 96 16:26:43 CST
  ...the air-flow meter harness problem. i'll send the tech bulletin in a minute. the newest sounds like either coolant temp sensor or...
• Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 11 May 2001 06:20:10 EDT
  ...air flow meter measures the amount and the ECU knows the amount and provide the correct amount of fuel based on the engines sensors...
• Re: fuel pump producing bubbles
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:10:14 -0700
  ...does it have an air flow meter ? I assoicate surging with tired air flow meters. don't make us guess which fuel system it...
• Re: K&N, from K&N...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 14:16:58 -0800
  ...The test procedure > > consists of flowing air through the filter at a constant rate (airflow rate > > is determined by the application) while feeding test...
• re: most excellent cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 22:02:51 -0600 (CST)
  ...sensor has the possibility of lasting many many years if they are not abused. The mechnical type such as most oil pressure, air flow...
• Re: I-4 coversion developing power troubles
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 27 May 2009 10:19:44 -0400
  ...head gasket, replacing the O2 sensor, the throttle position > sensor, the PCV valve and the mass air flow meter. I had managed to > drive...
• Re: dumb fuel injection question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:37:52 -0700
  ...that the engine is turning, what the rpm is, what the coolant temp is, what the air flow meter is telling it about air...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:01:41 -0800
  ...be modified or eliminated: • Air flow meter (AFM) will be plugged back in, but is not used for air flow measurement     - The signal produced...
• Re: Running without a cat
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 07:19:27 -0600
  Or just install a correct open flow cat. For a bigger heavier flowing engine that is. With the stock vanagon engines the only way...
• FW: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:04:45 -0400
  ...the problems - the O2 sensor didn't do it, they examined more things and found that the air flow meter doesn't work. It...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Wed, 30 Aug 2017 18:32:25 -0400
  ...It is extremely unlikely that it is the air flow meter. I recently had a van with hiccups with changing engine load. Turned out...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:55:27 -0400
  ...be correct to assume that this is most likely an air flow sensor >problem right off the bat? the Vanagon has a little over...
• Re: Diaganosing Fuel Injection Systems
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 08:56:59 -0500
  ...The ECU relieves information from the temperature sensor, oxygen sensor, air flow sensor, coil and throttle switches. I am not familiar with all the...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:28:46 -0500
  ...more > modern stuff. > Any good system with an Air Mass Meter instead of an Air flow Meter ( a > place where something mechanical interfaces with...
• Re: Adjustable rate fuel pressure regulator? anybody try one?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 May 2012 05:37:49 -0400
  At 02:40 AM 5/16/2012, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: [If the ECU is running closed-loop (listening to the oxygen sensor in...
• Re: 85 Westy stumbling?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:27:23 -0700
  ...I have also cleaned his mass air flow sensor track and moved it slightly. His grounds also appear to be in good shape. This...
• Re: follow-up - coolant gauge problem...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:18:08 -0500
  ...Yes, it >is possible to have enough air in the system that coolant will not flow >through the radiator. No flow, no fan, No...
• Re: Working ranges for Temp sensor and AFM
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 09:45:12 -0400
  ...wiper) 1 and 4 ohms according to table above (intake air temp sensor - temp= 1) ----- Original Message ----- From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> To...
• Re: Am I Crazy, Sane or Dreaming? re: Surging
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Tue, 19 May 1998 23:15:27 -0700
  > > A mechanic has started initial investigation and is looking at replacing > > the air flow sensor to a tune of about $500 Canadian! This is...
• Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:06:39 -0800
  ...I've used it for an > aircraft fuel flow and oil temperature sensor, for example. In the camper, > I use shielded 22 AWG for...
• Re: troubleshooting a starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:53:40 -0500
  ...i checked the resistance of > the air flow sensor and it was in spec. i checked the resistance of > the air temp sensor (same...
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:02:15 -0500
  ...sensors. The most restructive part of the system is the silencer for the air box - remove this and you will have lots more flow...
• Re: Oil Cooler Upgrade I did...
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 5 May 1999 04:44:10 -0700
  ...Although This isn't the best location for air flow, it presented >the least difficulty in mounting, which was my main goal. I thought...
• Re: diesel idle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Dec 2012 19:59:33 -0800
  ...but normally Iwould not expectadding an air box to increase idle rpm. Did you just try to adjust it down some ? scott www.turbovans...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:21:43 -0400
  ...and even the operation of the air flow meter can be somewhat tested using the O2 sensor. The screw should have almost no effect...
• Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:18:10 -0800
  ...air flow meter is still mostly closed , or at idle > position. > And it could be a bad connection to the temp II sensor too...
• Euro-Drive: FIX 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, dies
  Historical mailing list - "Darryl Evey (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 15:29:42 -0500
  ...Many people mentioned the updated harness for the air flow meter. From what I gathered, this is to fix a responsiveness of the throttle...
• please help!!! I dunno what to do 85' 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 15:19:56 -0700
  ...Upon doing tests to the air flow meter, it definitly isn't working right, but before I spend the money on it, I'd...
• Re: Friday: Bosch MAF (mass air flow meter)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:36:39 -0400
  I see three completely different Bosch MAF sensors for Volvo 850. I expect you will have to be a great deal more specific. Yrs...
• Re: 1000 mile rebuild recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:29:09 -0400
  ...If the O2 sensor is working, the only adjustment is the idle bypass. The mixture screw on the air flow meter has no effect...