Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 14+: 60 results shown for mixture.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: VW mechanic in Oakland, CA?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 6 Oct 2006 20:24:07 -0400
  ...In addition, he's also done a few things for free, like setting the mixture while the van is in for a tranny repair...
• Re: Closed-Loop: what's the ECU waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:28:09 -0400
  ...what's the ECU waiting for? What determines when the Digijet ECU decides to go closed loop to control the air-fuel mixture? The...
• Re: Misbehaving in the wet
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:01:30 -0800
  ...This is because it knows that the engine needs a rich mixture when it is cold so there is no point in it using...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:20:04 -0400
  ...You have to get a new tank past the point of containing an explosive mixture before you can use it or the first time...
• Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 26 Nov 2010 06:05:36 -0500
  ...70% Baked, 25 minutes, alcohol not stirred into mixture 45% Baked/simmered, alcohol stirred into mixture: 15 minutes 40% 30 minutes 35% 1 hour...
• Re: just passed CA smog, but poor mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 May 2003 23:32:58 -0400
  Your CO reading indicates your mixture is close to ideal. The high HC is due to the fuel not getting ignitied or getting exhausted...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 17:02:21 -0700
  ...That would be good news, cause otherwise you've got >> a big mixture problem. >> >> David >> >> >> -- >> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net...
• Re: full throttle switch boost?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:46:42 -0500
  ...The ultimate goal is to richen > the > mixture slightly to avoid detonation, burned valves and melted > pistons. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: 1.9 Digifant with poor milage and low top-end power.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:06:14 -0500
  ...Also check the ground near the > A/C bracket. > > Without the O2 sensor connected, the ECU cannot adjust the mixture, so > it's "running...
• Re:(Distilled water) Coolant Replaced with non-VW brand
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 18:22:22 -0400
  ...When I found out that the "richer" mixture caused my coolant lite to blink all the time I went to 50/50 again. Lite...
• Re: Digifant ECU Chip source located...$260 or less...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 10:59:22 EDT
  ...injector pulses timing and duration -starts out rich then leans the mixture to correct ratio (Stock VW starts out lean then enrichens) -eliminates the...
• Re: 1.9-idle probs&mixture
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 14:07:06 -0800
  --- Larry Alofs <lalofs@enteract.com> wrote: > "Scott W." wrote: > > > the > > idle stabilizer can be ruled out as it runs the > same > > way with it...
• Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 18:17:14 -0700
  ...Anything below the .3 mixture is unacceptable. If the spring tension is giving good mixture at all other driving condition with the EXCEPTION of...
• Re: 82 won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:35:18 -0700
  ...1) If you're lucky, you lean out the mixture with the CO adjustment screw in the AFM 2) If things have progressed to...
• 89 MYSTERY problem!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:20:18 -0700
  ...It COULD be that the fuel mixture is badly wrong on one or more cylinders. If one injector is pouring too much fuel into...
• Re: Digifant performance stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 06:43:26 -0600
  ...Digifant performance stuff. , I saw that on a high speed uphill with foot on the floor the voltmeter dropped to 0.00; mixture drastically...
• Re: digitool readings help needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 13:04:02 -0400
  ...Unplug the sensor -- if the Digitool reading goes to about 0.5 v then it's sensor problem and your mixture should be adjustable...
• Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:13:43 -0700
  ...But I could imagine if your mixture is too high you might see a higher temperature and pressure gradient that could cause leakage. Like...
• Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 10 May 2001 18:44:24 -0800
  ...Either way, Darrel "guestimated" the value to be 20% extra to the regular cold start mixture map. It seems Darrel stated that this is...
• Re: In search of.
  Historical mailing list - Alexis Montanez
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 11:50:59 -0500 (CDT)
  ...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: T-3 Transaxle Needed: 82 Diesel Westy1
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 23:51:00 -0600
  ...The Diesel trans is apparently > a mixture of 002 and 091 parts and therefore may have come > with the 5.43 set. Who knows...
• Re: Finally, My 88 Wolf Flies, is not afraid of curves and sips gas!!(28.5mpg)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 21:50:37 PDT
  ...Does this lean out the fuel mixture, > therefore decresing power possibly? I am INCREASING the amount of fuel to the engine NOT LEANING it...
• Re: 15" wheels/gearing and the Ti engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 21:13:42 EST
  ...Yikes! Also, where did you set your mixture at? There have been some threads on the list mentioning increasing the ratio to make up...
• Re: Removing old window tint film
  Historical mailing list - S.C. Harrison
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:46:09 -0800
  ...Spray a mixture of ammonia and water on the > glue mess and scrape it off with a razor blade while its still wet. I...
• Re: start - won't sart - solution
  Historical mailing list - Eric McRae
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 18:45:41 -0500
  ...Fuel/air mixture is making it into the cylinders but there is no spark to ignite it. Please tell me an inexpensive temp sensor...
• Basic Fuel Mixture was Measuring oxygen sensor output...bad air flow meter? AFM question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 21:48:31 -0700
  ...At idle, the AFM spring tension is not the adjustment to lower or raiser mixture. The idle air bypass is the adjustment for idle...
• '85 Westy 1.9l Cold Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 10:46:50 -0500
  ...If I understand correctly, it is an air bleed around the AFC, so in tight would richen the mixture and backing out would lean...
• Re: O2 sensor and CO adjustment
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Wed, 13 May 1998 19:31:22 -0700
  >| Should you set the CO (mixture) adjustment after installing a new O2 sensor? I think it depends on whether it had been adjusted as...
• Re: Coolant capacity
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 15:52:00 -0400
  Currentley you have a 21.6% mixture (4/18.5). If you drain two gallons you would be left with 10.5 quarts of...
• Re: Vanagon Throttle Switch
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 09:45:11 -0500
  ...The idle could not be adjusted by turning the mixture screw. I checked the throttle switch and found that the switching point gap was...
• Re: diesel cooling woes revisited
  Historical mailing list - John Gourley
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 13:06:51 -0700 (MST)
  ...Then check the protection >offered by the mixture in your vehicle. You should be able to figure out >how much you need to drain...
• Re: Getting Back to Basline Protection After Mixing Green & OrangeCoolant?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:57:38 -0400
  ...It is a mixture of > green and orange. > John-Reed and all, I have blue and orange mixed now. Don't ask how.... I...
• Re: Coolant Question
  Historical mailing list - James Callahan
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 12:09:29 -0700
  ...Any suggestions where I might find it?? I have followed the coolant mixture thread, and I have always heard that 50-50 mix is...
• Re: recommend a multimeter
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 11:43:01 -0700
  ...This will allow you to adjust the mixture on the CIS-E fuel injection systems common to a lot of the other VW and...
• Re: Uh-oh, cooling system way pressurized
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 10:40:07 EDT
  ...Also you might want to check that your coolant mixture is on the money (buy one of those floaty tester things from FLAPS so...
• Re: O2 sensor output voltage test
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 08:38:07 -0400
  ...Mine reads fairly steady at .91 volts, I believe > this is a working sensor reading a rich mixture, correct? > Thanks If it is at...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 19:08:29 -0400
  ...If you take a 70:30 glycerine:water mixture in a sprinkler system and spray it into a domestic grease fire in Truckee, California...
• Re: Cat causing heads to crack?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 09:17:07 -0700
  ...In addition of course you need the appropriate reading of the oxygen sensor to give feedback to the computer for proper mixture. By the...
• Coolant sludge?
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:11:22 -0800
  ...Is this the famed sludge? This 84 1.9L had a mixture of the green Sierra and the Zerex G-05 phosphate free stuff...
• Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:12:12 -0400
  At 07:04 PM 4/11/2010, Jake de Villiers wrote: >The reason the emissions are higher is because the mixture goes full >rich...
• Re: Plugs, what does the colour say?
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Sun, 24 May 1998 22:46:11 EDT
  ...too cold (use what the manufacturer recommends, of course) the fuel mixture is too rich and/or the timing is off. These are the...
• Re: (LONG) Surging Idle fixed! / Surging O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 10:32:21 -0500
  ...the sensor becomes "lazy," fails completely, or if something drives the mixture out of closed-loop adjustment range. It will be a case of...
• diesel-gas conversion - done!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 19:05:26 -0800
  ...Something having to do with timing and maybe mixture I think. Starts with one turn of the key, cold or hot! But I'm...
• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 08:23:06 +1200
  ...just dial it up a bit and cram > more air/fuel mixture into the cylinders... Don't think so. The speed of a belt...
• Re: future is looking bleak....
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 23:09:21 +0100
  ...Rich mixtures are more prone to actual detonation (dangerous high power detonation), weak to general upper cylinder overheating which can either a) incite pre...
• Re: Upstream Fuel Filter dissection results
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:48:12 -0700
  ...my point is,.....that small size is enough for good engine power and proper mixture.. and mixture is more related to fuel pressure, than...
• digifant II has a barometer was: Mileage at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 15:00:59 -0700
  ...Alistair >Shouldne the O2 sensor keep the mixture right at altitude? > >At 09:04 AM 10/29/99 -0600, Richard A. Jones wrote: >>I...
• Re: Cut you sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 13:29:19 -0600
  ...BUT The un-shrouding of the spark and exposing it to the gas mixture has a desirable effect on efficient combustion. The Bosch +4...
• Re: Need more help - the dreaded flashing red light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 22:19:10 -0400
  ...the problem was that I >had too much antifreeze in the mixture. The mix is very percise and too >much or too little will...
• FS One GL, One Syncro
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:06:05 -0500
  ...Interior is mixture of brown and black. Unknown mileage, but low mileage on engine. $2000. A 1987 Sycro Westfalia. Runs fine. New brakes, power...
• Re: shielded wire for oxygen sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 21 May 2008 17:54:34 -0400
  ...up to the front of the > van for a air/fuel mixture gauge (i.e., voltmeter). Only part of that O2 sensor wire is...
• Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:56:05 -0700
  ...If you just refill, your 80/20 mixture becomes maybe a 90/10 mixture, and your cooling takes a dive. And good luck finding...
• Re: More horse power from the 2.1??
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 05:14:36 -0400
  ...The same fuel-air mixture will have different 'ignition pressures' at different temperatures -- the higher the temp, the lower the pressure it will ignite...
• Re: disconnect 02 sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 14:51:14 -0800
  ...Does anybody have any more >| info? The O2 sensor will correct for a rich mixture (when it is working), an over rich mixture will...
• Re: EXTREME DANGER (was: Aluma-Seal Confessions)
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 15:27:15 MST
  ...And the fact that rust is 25% the mixture by weight gives > it a great Vanagon-list spin. Grin! So the moral of the...
• low rpm flat spot
  Historical mailing list - Dann-o
  Thu, 10 Nov 1994 11:09:58 -0600 (CST)
  ...I think this is causing the mixture to be lean, causing the stumble. The only problem is I cannot find the leak! I think...
• Re: Is this an Idle Stabilizer problem?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 08:08:21 -0700
  ...Verify timing and mixture is spec. Then follow Bentley as to testing idle control items, throttle switch and idle motor and idle ECU. At...
• Re: O2 sensor testing
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 11:26:35 -0500
  ...Normal mixtures > should > > read 0.5 to 0.7VDC. Bad sensor will show no volts and the ECU > will run > > open loop, which ususally...
• Re: Running on Tap Water - attempt at de-confuscation
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 16:55:04 +0100
  ...Also, despite weak mixtures leading to hotter running (due to slower burning, risking exhaust valve opening to the flame), its actually rich mixtures that...
• Re: Ox sensor use
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 08:18:41 PDT
  ...is, not generating voltage in >response to chenges in air/fuel mixture, then disconnecting it would >produce no change in the measurements because the...