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• Re: Heating up a motor
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 22:41:20 EST
  ...There should be a chart giving you the proper mixture to avoid another possible break down. Happy driving! Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com...
• Re: Air Fuel Mixture Logic
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 12:49:16 -0500
  Check the temp sender II (the one on the left cylinder head) if you keep having problems. If it fails shorted, which they've...
• Re: Warm engine missing 87 Westy GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:29:42 -0400
  ...What is happening is that the ECU is not seeing the signal it wants so it keeps richening the mixture. Without the proper feedback...
• Help! I need an AFM
  Historical mailing list - by way of Ron Lussier
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 16:17:44 -0700
  ...The mixture and idle speed however are not cooperating with me. Does that sound like I am looking in the wrong direction? Could it...
• Re: Smog test help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Oct 2012 21:01:27 -0400
  ...Higher voltage = richer mixture. Now for the HC if the mixture does not fix it you will then need to look for a miss...
• Re: need 1.9l digijet FI website/info
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 29 May 2001 13:19:51 EDT
  ...All these things can cause or contribute to a rich mixture. The green wire can also cause a stumble. If the engine drops back...
• Smoooooooth Shifting
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 14:56:05 -0500
  ...Well, the "cup" that the ball sits in was about one-third ful of a compacted grease/dirt mixture that had become solid enough...
• Re: running rich on Digijet
  Historical mailing list - DeRusha Cazelle Patterson
  Sat, 12 Apr 1997 22:27:25 -0500
  ...At the suggestion of my rebuilders I stopped in Las Cruces @ the local VW dealer there and they adjusted the mixture screw on my...
• Re: Old busses and snow-a good mixture?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 15:53:52 -0600
  My Busses handle pretty well in the snow. The 68 has a pr. of pretty substantial snow tires, and the 79 has a new...
• Re: Carb Specs, Heartfelt thanks... (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 17:21:19 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Thanks for the info on the mixture screws. They were out half a turn. I gave 'em a tweak and the engine purrrrrred. Bob...
• Re: RedHot Pipes???
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 23:50:38 -0400
  ...Maybe the fuel mixture running to lean??? >Gaelen
• Re: average mpg of the 2.1 L w/automatic
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:17:13 EST
  ...Also mileage dips a little in winter and is a little better in summer (temperature and goofy fuel mixtures here in the US). Thanks...
• Re: Logo
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 16:50:31 -0800
  ...Set the mixture real rich and put a spark plug in the tail pipe. More effect if you run the exhaust pipe as a...
• Re: Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Maas
  Mon, 8 May 2000 18:47:34 -0400
  <snip> The refrigerant is a mixture of water, hydrogen, and NH3 (ammonia), with some sodium chromate (anticorrosive) in solution, Would I be correct in...
• Re: O2 sensor testing
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 13:47:56 -0600
  ...Basically, once the sensor is hot the voltage rises as the mixture gets richer. (I think)... Check the archives to be sure. Dave in...
• Success with 134A
  Historical mailing list - KEN FRY
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 18:15:31 -0800
  ...The total cost was about $30 with a guage and oil mixture-134 mix. I drove from Seattle to Salt Lake and it kept...
• Re: 1.9 runs better with 02 sensor disconnected-kinda long cause I need to ventialte
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:08:16 -0500
  ...turned in too far, and I dont get proper air/gas mixture.It was all the way in. I disconnected and joined the 2...
• Re: HELP-- 45 MPH @ WOT ???
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:05:58 -0600
  ...wrong mixture does though .. or weak mixture ... try disconnecting the 02 sensor as a quick test. cap and rotor don't fit your symptom...
• Re: rotten idle surge -- a thought
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 11 May 2002 23:34:28 -0500
  I had to adjust my AFM spring tension to a richer open loop mixture to get my surging to stop. My spring is backed...
• O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:52:50 -0700
  ...The fuel air mixture screw on the Air Flow Meter is all the way out, counter clockwise. In a previous attempts to adjust the...
• Re: 84 Westy - Accessing stove burners?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 07:27:45 -0700
  ...One of the stove burners needs to have the >>mixture adjusted -- burns yellow, too much gas. It does not appear that >>the gas/air...
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:16:29 -0700
  ...The condition of the sensor you pulled sounds not too far off normal, except the soot would indicat a rich mixture, which makes sense...
• 'Syncro' for sale - great winter car
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:15:20 -0500
  ...Comfy, very capable car for plowing through wintry-mix weather and other various muddy mixtures. $1900 / first reas. offer. Located in western MD. P...
• Re: flashing temp light
  Historical mailing list - Bill Transue
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 18:47:48 -0700
  From what I understand, the light can blink if the coolant mixture is not correct (imbalanced water/coolant). The archives might confirm this... Bill...
• Re: Double T Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 02:06:49 EDT
  ...However, Ethylene Glycol in a 50 percent mixture with typical tap water will support considerable ionic transport, and the conductivity is substantial. Not up...
• Re: White smoke? (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:01:50 -0700
  ...white smoke I see now that it's dripping some grayish liquid---what I > might guess to be a mixture of coolant with oil?.
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:44:20 -0700
  ...Bentley's tells us that when this happens > the ECU will enrich the mixture (24.34). > > So taking your foot off the gas or...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon 2.1L auto: failed DE emission test: CO (high)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 31 May 2023 22:56:34 -0600
  ...EGR diluted mixture • High HC, high CO, and high O2 at same time indicates a misfire due to excessively rich mixture. • High HC, Normal...
• Re: coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:37:42 -0700
  ...thinking a good summer mixture would include a 10% antifreeze plus a can of waterpump lubricant and anticorrosive additive? Mixture would be discarded at...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:00:23 -0700
  ...wrote: > >> Changes in your AFM? > >My O2 sensor works and indicates that the mixture is not too rich or too >lean. I've had...
• Re: Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:52:52 -0600
  ...The mixture is also enriched based on temperature sensor info. It is better to say that the AFM meters (measures) the air flow rather...
• Re: Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 02:22:15 -0400
  ...Presumably this pre-establishes a draft in the chimney which helps to keep from forming an over-rich mixture at the burner which then...
• Re: In search of.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Jared Michael
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 11:14:35 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I am also looking for the > September 93 issue of VW trends Apparently it has an article > pertaining to adjusting fuel mixtures. Looking for...
• Re: Last chance! (was: need assistance)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 07:12:59 EDT
  The O2 sensor, besides not coming into consideration by the computer until warm, relatively, only makes minor adjustments to the fuel mixture. Running extremely...
• What is an AFM? (here is the answer)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 20:45:13 EDT
  ...coming into the engine so it can give you a proper mixture of fuel and air in the cylinders for an efficent burn. They...
• digifant f.i.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 19:00:44 EST
  ...Will run with oxy sensor disconnected till it warms up then starts runnig funky with it connected I am thinking of a rich mixture...
• Re: vacuum and the fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:24:16 -0500
  Pretty close, It actually regulates engine fuel mixture working along with injector dwell. The fuel pressure regulator governs the amount of fuel "returned to...
• passed smog, O2 tool
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:23:44 -0800
  ...I wired it in and mounted it in my dash cluster so I could see what was happening with the fuel mixture while I...
• Re: My Sunday project
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:29:05 -0400
  ...The ECU would then enrich the mixture, cooling the combustion chambers. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ On Mon, September 17, 2007 8:53...
• Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:25:12 -0700
  ...clouds prompted this for the record. > > Black Smoke - overly rich fuel mixture - fuel control problem. Check > fuel and induction components. > > White Smoke - usually coolant...
• Re: how do I get O2 sensor out?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 13:55:28 CST6CDT
  ...you will get better mileage, fewer emissions, and a reduced likelihood of engine damage due to the mixture being out of whack if a...
• Re: Westy Dometic Fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:20:55 -0500
  ...The Dometic fridge in your Westy produces 'cold' by heating an ammonia/hydrogen/water mixture. If you run the fridge when the van is...
• Re: van running rich- running out of ideas to fix
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 09:29:40 -0600
  ...have you tried adjusting the mixture via the AFM? Put your multimeter back on the OXS, pop the cover off the afm and then...
• Re: Fuel Injection
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 18 May 2001 07:33:15 -0800
  ...By adjusting the flaps position your really adjusting the computers basic input to idle mixture, since the flap is connected to the wiper arm...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Morning Starting Issues...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 5 Aug 2016 09:36:22 -0400
  Had cold start issues are usually the result of poor ignition, mixture, or engine compression deficiencies. For the ignition you want to check the...
• Re: Poptop cleaning & new canvas
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 19:14:24 -0700
  ...don't breath fumes >>> from the mixture, it's pretty harmful to your lungs. >>> >>> Clorox outdoor is a good choice for poptops, no mixing...
• Re: black smoke when starting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 16:42:01 PST
  ...to ignore the problem? > Blackish smoke usually results from a rich mixture <too much gas>. Worn rings and/or valve guides cause oil to...
• Re: bleed valve
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Thu, 14 Aug 1997 10:59:22 -0400
  ...I am going for a 30% water, 70% antifreeze mixture. This is alot of work. I don't think I would trust many garages...
• Intermittent Misfire Finally Solved!
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 20:25:07 -0400
  ...Now all I have to do is get the rich mixture solved, which is probably a O2 sensor, and we are back on the...
• Re: '90 Syncro starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 09:22:21 -0400
  ...After the initial start, too rich a mixture may allow it to run but will be too rich for a restart. Dennis ----- Original Message...
• 84 dont smoke no more
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 11:22:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Over >that voltage indicates a rich mixture and the ECU decreases the fuel flow. >Under >0.5 volts indicates a weak mixture and the...
• Propylene glycol (Sierra)
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Fri, 22 Nov 96 09:33:36 -0600
  ...For these reasons, Mazda recommends the use of an ethylene glycol and water mixture in the cooling systems of all Mazda vehicles." -dan
• Re: Getting rid of tailgaters/ f
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 07:37:47 -0800
  ...Martin oil slick tank system and fill it with the putrid mixture of choice. Don't forget the ejection system for the annoying passenger...
• Ground for O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 10:29:00 -0400
  ...How would the mixture be effected if the ground was bad? Rich? Jay '85 Westy
• Re: Catalytic convertor
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 07:47:46 -0700
  It affects the O2 sensor, which affects your mixture. The O2 sensor is (as was mentioned) in the cat on the 2.1 Keith...
• 84 don't smoke no more!
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:31:51 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Over that voltage indicates a rich mixture and the ECU decreases the fuel flow. Under 0.5 volts indicates a weak mixture and the...
• Re: AFM adjustment - flap, slider, spring wheel voodoo question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:30:44 -0400
  ...I think that in terms of killing the engine, the danger is of getting a mixture that's too lean under some conditions. Dennis...
• Re: 82 westy, custom modifying circut to run cooler (?)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:49:43 -0400
  ...A rich mixture will wash the cylinder walls of oil. It will also trash your catalytic. If your engine is overheating, why not find...
• Re: EV Screens
  Historical mailing list - hal
  Mon, 24 Mar 97 14:42:54 EST
  ...our MV? Is it engine timing? Tires? Richness of fuel/air mixture? Any thoughts? We usually get 14-15 around town in the winter...
• Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:21:20 -0600
  ...Since ignition doesn't occur until the diesel is sprayed it's simply a matter of keeping the gas mixture lean enough to prevent...