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• For WBX Owners with Suspected Head Leaks
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 13:54:49 -0800
  ...Tapered nose on the test chamber fits the radiator neck of most gasoline, diesel and LPG powered engines. Included Blue test fluid turns yellow...
• Re: 84 Westy - water in the flue?
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 20:20:04 -0700
  ...This will dry out the combustion chamber and the moisture in the flue. - Vince -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Fridge maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:09:49 -0800
  ...The last time I had the fridge out, I completely cleaned the combustion chamber and used some "form a gasket". I checked this seal...
• Re: dometic replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 12 Sep 2021 12:40:54 -0500
  ...The Westy > >>>>>> Fridge is unique with the sealed combustion chamber and direct to > >> outside > >>>>>> connection for combustion air and exhaust. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Dennis > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>> From...
• Re: Water in the exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 23 May 1999 13:29:51 -0400
  ...I have read about the head gasket problem and +AD4- am afraid that coolant is getting into a combustion chamber around one of +AD4...
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:52:42 -0500
  ...create turbulence in the combustion chamber and can very > likely cause the pilot/flame to be blown out. > > The combustion intake & exhaust are in...
• Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 06:32:39 EDT
  ...This will clear out the combustion chamber and tubes. Blow air then try to light. It may not stay lit the first time. Keep...
• Re: Today's odd repair
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 6 Sep 2008 18:28:14 -0400
  ...I assumed I burnt a bug or two in the >combustion chamber? Seems likely. >What's the best way to clean? Take apart the...
• Re: Looking for reliable and reasonable repair place in New England
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:58:48 -0400
  ...Over the past few months it appears that it has either a bad head (or two) or bad head gaskets on the combustion chamber...
• Re: Dometic blues - from bad to worse on LP
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:20:07 EDT
  ...I'm wondering if I bumped or miss-aligned the piezo sparker in the combustion chamber. Does anyone have a picture or experience aligning...
• Cracked Heads Too!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 6 Apr 95 9:17:40 PDT
  ...these heads should be fine....." Not so lucky! Three of the combustion chambers have cracks running from the exhaust valve seat all the way...
• Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:05:26 -0700
  ...d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > Compression testing will not detect a small combustion chamber leak into > the > cooling system. > > Dennis > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 12:45:03 -0800
  ...lubricates the chamber wall while this process continues ...at some point the engine starts to provide a puddle of oil in the chamber and...
• Re: Opinions-Well, It's Mine Now
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:50:04 -0500
  ...the gaskets themselves doing their leaky thing, no leakage into the combustion chamber, then some folks drive them incredible amounts of time that way...
• Refrigerator Madness
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 02 May 94 16:31:28 EDT
  The most common cause of the fridge not lighting is stale air left in the combustion chamber--usually air that has propane still in...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 05:45:26 PST
  ...First off, thanks to everyone who replied to my "Antifreeze in the combustion chamber" mail. I did not do anything and have since not...
• Re: Plugs, what does the colour say?
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 24 May 1998 08:56:31 -0700
  ...It's a good starting point...it allows you to see what is happening in the combustion chamber over some time. It will give...
• Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 4 Apr 2017 20:57:35 -0600
  ...makes Its Educated >>>> Guesses as to the Conditions In & Around The Combustion Chamber, in >>>> part, from Temp' >>>> >>>> Info It gets from the Coolant Temp...
• Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:19:51 -0500
  ...Definately clean out the combustion chamber, but be aware that the > gasket is no longer available from Dometic, so exercise care in separating > the...
• Re: Running without backpressure
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 19:11:31 -0700
  My understanding of running an engine with insufficient backpressure is that it can cause the exhuast gas to exit the combustion chamber too fast...
• Vanagons in garages with gas water htrs
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:04:26 -0700
  ...that prevents a water heater from igniting flammable vapors outside the combustion chamber, which is now sealed. It's an ANSI standard they all...
• Re: Refrigerator elimination thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 28 Jun 2018 21:50:39 -0400
  ...I had to clean rust out of the combustion chamber once. It can be a pain to start it on gas if it's...
• Re: Should I get a valve job?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 21:24:16 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Look at the height of the valve head in the combustion chamber. They should all be close to the same height. On an old...
• Re: water system question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 05:42:11 -0700
  ...Also you can R&R the propane combustion chamber while the fridge is out. See the recent posts on that subject and I have...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:45:12 -0800
  ...to put compressed air into the combustion chambers.... to test how well they hold pressure... you know, a leakdown test? > I would say an...
• Re: The Head is Off, Assume Cracked?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 7 Apr 2014 20:14:00 -0500
  ...With plug in place set up head with combustion chamber facing up. Fill each > chamber with the brake cleaner. It should hold it. Leaky...
• Re: Diesel head gasket blown?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 19:51:45 -0700
  ...I had a diesel head with a 15mm crack in the combustion chamber that caused a steady stream of gases into the coolant by...
• Re: Reinhardt Lives!! (well, almost ...) {Longish}
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 11:25:13 -0400
  ...tell me what causes this to happen? I thought the the combustion chamber > was pressed between the block and head so could not come...
• Re: Experiment
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:54:45 -0500
  ...During the F1 turbo era, water injection was used primarily to cool the combustion chambers because temperatures had gone out of control. However, the...
• Re: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:07:21 -0500
  ...between the valve seats on the head, pumping coolant into the combustion chamber. Hope your problem is less severe than either. Jack '86 (Go...
• RE: Octane ratings
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 14:48:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...This allows the timing to be advanced further > which in turn allows the flame to be spread throughout more of the > combustion chamber at...
• Re: Dometic
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 22:02:56 -0400
  ...When I first got the Westy, the combustion chamber drain was completely clogged with rust/crud. I used a wire and opened it up...
• Re: Running on Tap Water
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 02:52:58 -0500
  ...injecting a small amount of water > > (finely > > > atomized) into the hot combustion chamber, just after ignition. The > > theory, > > > as explained, was that the thermal...
• Re: OEM heads are useless?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 1 Jan 2006 14:08:50 -0500
  ...This is the kind that smells of > coolant and blows like a steam engine. > Definitely water from the combustion chamber. > That basic little steam...
• Re: head gaskets and time bombs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 00:08:53 -0500
  ...A "normal" head gasket (like >on a Jetta or Eurovan) does dual duty in sealing both the combustion chambers >and the coolant passages. The...
• Re- Diesel Westy Glow Plug
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  6 Nov 1996 11:31:22 -0800
  ...This one is important! My (now retired) mechanic showed me a partially melted cylinder head pre-combustion chamber/glow plug and piston where the...
• GDI
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:20:10 -0400
  ...Conventional petrol engines mix fuel and air outside the combustion chamber; this air/fuel mixture is always injected at the same moment in the...
• Re: heater booster
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:43:46 -0700
  ...ends tightly and make sure there are no leaks between the combustion chamber and the air passage. CO in your closed van makes DRL...
• Re: [SPAM] Re: Water Injection
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 25 May 2008 10:09:13 -0400
  ...Water Injection > Definitely, the engines that had trouble water getting into the combustion > chamber, had their insides immaculately clean and the cooling was great...
• Re: dometic replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Sep 2021 19:06:23 -0700
  ...The Westy >>>>>>>> Fridge is unique with the sealed combustion chamber and direct to >>>> outside >>>>>>>> connection for combustion air and exhaust. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Dennis >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From...
• Re: To those '83-'85 Vanagon folks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Sep 94 8:09:39 EDT
  ...The only way for air to get into > a pressurized system (cooling system) is to come from a place of higher > pressure (combustion chamber...
• Subj should have been... Help for my 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 12:22:44 PST
  ...First off, thanks to everyone who replied to my "Antifreeze in the combustion chamber" mail. I did not do anything and have since not...
• Re: Where we camp, was Re: dometic replacement
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 12 Sep 2021 08:34:43 -0700
  ...The > Westy > >>>>>>> Fridge is unique with the sealed combustion chamber and direct to > >>> outside > >>>>>>> connection for combustion air and exhaust. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Dennis > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>>>> From...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lighting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 11:24:49 -0500
  ...I open the valve, hold in the override button, pump air through the combustion chamber, and spark: nothing. *But*, if the fridge is running...
• Refrigerator: Fup...Fup............Fup
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 22:31:52 -0400
  ...After cleaning the refrigerator combustion chamber and intake / exhaust tubes of the fridge about a month ago, I was able to get the propane...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion (LVC, but it is nearly Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 08:53:13 -0700
  ...Smooth, yes, powerful, yes, > > good on > > gas, no. > > > > Its also more difficult to keep the lubricating oil out of the > > combustion > > chamber, so the...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:22:42 -0700
  ...Incorrectly assembled flue Incorrectly assembled combustion chamber leak at inlet or exhaust tubes. They do crack the union at the big brass nut gaskets...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 15:12:57 -0600
  ...Each time >>the plunger goes all the way in you can hear a noise as it sends a spark into >>the combustion chamber. Who...
• Re: True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to$216!
  Historical mailing list - Greg K.
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:11:41 -0500
  ...It's purpose is to aid in the dissipation of heat from that portion of the valve that is in the combustion chamber (valve...
• Re: Exhaust valve leak on fresh top end rebuild-I need a little advice
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 08:05:06 -0400
  ...taping on the exhaust valve stem several times both with the combustion chamber pressurised and depressurised. I then rotated the valve a little bit...
• unknown switch?
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 10:08:11 -0800
  ...The hose with switch is used to recirculate crankcase fumes back to the intake and combustion chambers. What does this item do?? Forgive my...
• Re: cooling system diagnostic help? Long, lots of info about whats been done so far.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:52:19 -0400
  ...heads to show up as combustion products getting into the coolant than coolant getting into the combustion chambers. Gasses travel through smaller breaches than...
• Re: biodiesel (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 06:52:44 -0500
  ...that an internal combustion engine will run on anything that is combustible if you can meter it into the combustion chamber and control the...
• Re: re diesel injection pumps
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 18:12:01 -0600
  ...The latter gives much better thermal efficiency simply because there is less surface area in the combustion chamber to absorb and dissipate the heat...
• Re: Cold Starts
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:28:54 -0500
  ...beyond, which will certainly require more current flow for the same combustion chamber pressure as a plug gapped to, say .028". This wide gap...
• Re: Frig fan
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 06:42:14 -0700
  ...If you hear > that, you know you are getting gas in the chamber. > > Absolutely the best mod for monitoring the flame in the chamber...
• Re: Propex heater or regulator
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:26:34 -0500
  ...don't need duct work for > the air intakes...You can hear the combustion chamber roaring as they > burn up the propane... > > Don Hanson
• overheating weirdness - expansion tank temporarily going empty
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:58:37 -0700
  ...I'm concerned that I didn't bleed it well enough or that air is getting into the cooling system from the combustion chambers...
• Re: Engine (VanaJetta) won't shut off when hot.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:53:04 -0400
  ...Usually that's a sign of WAY too much heat in the combustion chamber, whch could be caused by a lean-running FI/Carb...
• Re: They said it couldn't be done....
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 28 Aug 2014 18:59:44 -1000
  ...restrictor in place also. > Glow plugs are great for heating a combustion chamber but that's about it. > Later TDIs didn't have these...