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• Re: Installing inline4 firewall clearance Q
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 17:54:40 -0800
  ...My question is how much does the intake interfere with the driverside firewall? I've seen alot of stuff saying or showing cuts made...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:13:25 -0400
  ...Since the intake and exhaust are open only on the ends where they penetrate the wall of the van, and are otherwise sealed, this...
• Re: this has me rethinking dexcool
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:14:14 -0700
  ...GM had a problem with coolant leakage through the intake manifold on these engines, and I'm guessing the lawyers probably sued the makers...
• Re: cutting out bottom of airbox to increase air intake and add HP
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:16:08 EST
  ...cutting out bottom of airbox to increase air intake and add HP > > > > Chris, > > How about eliminating the box altogether and just adding a cone...
• Re: Aerodynamics - Some experimental comments!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 23:42:04 -0400
  ...I guess I'll have to go searching for your intake musings...I was wondering about the same issue.
• Vanagon stuff for sale - Atlanta area but will ship
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:45:01 -0500
  ...The coolant bottle and overflow bottle sit on top of it. - a Syncro intake boot in good shape - a 1.9L intake boot in...
• Re: Intake manifold hose
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 20:58:45 -0700
  ...Intake manifold hose >> >> The four hose pieces which connect the air intake distributor to the >> manifold pipes - I purchased under part VWC-039-133...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:09:17 -0700
  ...Thought if purge valve failed fumes might get into >> intake via the larger hose from the purge valve. >> > > Oops, I'm sorry. That's...
• Re: Intake air flow, improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Engineering
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 15:59:32 -0800
  ...The stock air filter - throttle body - intake manifold system is > capable > of flowing enough air for the stock engine up to redline. True, but...
• tiico intake manifold and Motronic MP 9.0 info
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 23:01:02 -0500
  With the discussion concerning the use of the tiico intake manifold on a engine conversion kit based on USA parts I think there are...
• Re: Intake air flow, improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:37:21 -0600
  ...The key >is not *only* reducing pressure drop in the intake, but ALSO measure the >air mass accurately, AND provide tunability. It is this...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:50:26 -0800
  ...halon works by completely overcoming oxygen instantly, as Scott verified.� *!*�IF THE SITUATION ALLOWS - �I'll second his warning to shoot into intake�grilles...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:56:16 -0500
  ...I'm also wondering if the air getting past the intake valves is from me improperly doing the leak down test (pistons were at...
• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:28:44 -0400
  ...However most people felt that they were either no benefit or even a hinderance to good air flow into the Vanagon intake. So, more...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 13:57:58 -1000
  ...Very obvious when the hose end is very close to even a tiny intake air leak. Scott On 05/10/2016 01:43 PM...
• Re: A rod bender?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 May 2000 14:26:44 -0700
  ...is to a tee off the throttle body, not to the intake plenum like the later models. Same result, just not as obvious to...
• First, apologies
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:11:41 -0700
  ...remove the air filter / intake stuff until everything is clear to the right of the throttle body, disconnect everything you need to from the...
• Re: intake air distributor...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:20:46 -0700
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:11 PM Subject: intake air distributor... > Hi all, mine is a little rusty and I decide...
• No idle/odd running.
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:59:22 -0700
  ...All intake rubber is clamped, sealed, tight. I cannot figure out why Totoro won't idle or stay running. I tried starting it with...
• Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:39:24 -0800
  ...The one I need adapts the square intake of the Vanagon AFM to a round tube on a K&N or similar system. The...
• Searching Pics of Detlev's 5E conversion
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:16:11 +0300
  ...It shows the modified intake manifold of the 5 cylinder engine. Does anyone know the link? Maybe Ken knows. Thanks Helmut '80 Vanagaudi
• FS SubaruVanagon conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 05:37:24 -0700
  The harness, intake, sensors & such if you wanted to use a JDM 2.2 engine. http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/pts/387494457.html Rob...
• Re: strange cut off problem with wbx vanagon update
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 14:40:01 -0500
  ...pull beather hose off air intake and let hose vent into engine >compartment. > >2. seal up now open intake inlet - duct tape works, rubber...
• Re: Air Intake Project
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sun, 27 May 2001 14:08:34 -0600
  ...Air Intake Project > Gary-- > > You have the Air Flow Meter pinned WFO, when it's on gasoline? > Hmmmmm----- > Interesting. No, of course not. I...
• Re: EGR on '81 Vanagon Westie
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 07:08:13 -0400
  ...1) should I just leave the set up as it is for now, with the egr intake open?(it has been running this way...
• Re: Air Intake Project
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 27 May 2001 12:01:15 EDT
  ...1.) How would I figure out the right diameter of pipe to use for this? 2.) How to attach the new intake tube to...
• Re: Tiico into Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:43:22 EDT
  ...The intake hoses will depend on your choice of intake manifolds. VW Fox manifolds IIRC faces the same way as a Tiico. You'll...
• Re: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:59:28 -0400
  ...You > > > need to > > > > clearance the left firewall to accomodate > the > > > > intake manifold. For fuel injection > system > > > you > > > > can use CIS, CIS-E, DIgifant 2...
• Re: intake gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:23:20 -0800
  ...intake gasket? >> >>>Injectors out - d'oh! - that was easy. >>>FLAPS should have seals this afternoon. >>> >>>Old intake manifold gasket appears to be glued to...
• Re: Air Intake Boot clamp/seal question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 19:45:04 -0500
  ...Air Intake Boot clamp/seal question I have a 1984 Vanagon Camper. My air intake boot keeps slipping off of the connection on the...
• Re: ? for our mechanical wizards
  Historical mailing list - Henry Luhrs
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:17:36 -0400
  ...You don't want the intake system to be a bottleneck. Henry On 23 Jun 2006 at 16:08, Mike Bucchino wrote: > Assuming 100...
• Re: Air intake boot
  Historical mailing list - neil neil
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:09:14 -0400
  ...The intake boot for the air cooled model 80-83.5 has been NLA for some time now. The water cooled variety (there are...
• trans lube
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 16:40:39 EDT
  ...I was concerned about the intake valve on #3 sitting a little lower than the other valves. Actual adjustment indicated this valve was below...
• Re: Update: 81 Air-Cooled Vanagon Stalling at Warm Idle
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 19:44:50 -0600
  ...is air leaks between the air-flow sensor and the intake valves. These leaks are often called "false air" because it is air that...
• Smells like fuel -- wet spot on cold head
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:44:39 -0700
  ...The bolts holding the intake air manifold* to the head were not tight. I've tightened them and will see if things dry up...
• Re: Poor power until warm
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 18 Aug 2018 07:26:11 -0700
  also check for vacuum leak, check all the clamps at intake boot/AFM... how old is the fuel pressure regulator (a bad or going...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 20:37:23 -0700
  ...a few vans with the 10c oil cooler that have* *higher intake air temps as seen by the ECU after the cooler was installed...
• FS: new valves
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:25:33 -0400
  I have four each brand new intake and exhaust valves from brand new 2.1 AMC heads. $5.00 ea. plus shipping. If there...
• Re: Vanagon power loss
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 17:34:52 -0500
  ...water in the gas, icing fuel lines, restricted fuel filter, restricted air intake, plugged air filter, you didn't pay your telephone bill. -Larry...
• Re: Sorry about the error on 1.9l intake boot
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 14:50:01 EST
  In a message dated 12/5/05 2:37:56 PM, felder@KNOLOGY.NET writes: << More appropriate for bone-picking.com >> Yeah, you pick...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched Compression test results.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 3 May 2015 09:48:32 -0700
  ...Air whistling out of the intake, carburetor or throttle body indicates a leak at the intake valve. Exhaust valve : Air heard hissing out of...
• Re: type 1 engine in t2 (and vacuum assist)
  Historical mailing list - Michael D. Bowling
  Thu, 18 Aug 1994 08:36:21 CST
  ...This engine (1641 sp) has a single weber carb on it with a large intake manifold the old engine (never ran) was from a...
• Recirculating heat in '74-'79 camper
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 16:22:04 -0500
  Has anyone tried to duct inside air to the intake of the stock auxiliary heater fan that hangs over your engine ? I'm thinking...
• Re: [T2] RAINING IN BALTIMORE
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:17:37 -0500
  ...Loosen the intake boot, and push the straw under it, spray a little in the intake and give it a spin. I'm with...
• Re: Friday question.Re: Vacuum gauge NVC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:48:04 -0700
  ...Vacuum gauge NVC >> The carb flow gauge - I have one I used on a Porsche 914-6 >> ( 6 individual throttle plates and intake manifolds...
• Re: part number
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 14:03:42 -0700
  ...This air intake is available from several vendors, including, I believe, Bus Depot. I have seen it listed for around $89.95 with other...
• Re: Fw: Re: ? for our mechanical wizards
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:43:03 -0700
  ...I think all we can definitively say is that it's something less than 525cc of STP air per intake stroke (given that a...
• Re: Possible funky smell solution.
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:56:52 -0400
  ...On highway it is much less efficient because cold air is still getting in past newspaper and duct tape on fresh air intake "scoop...
• Re: Going back to fuel injection...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:45:23 -0500
  ...Electronic Control Unit (JETRONIC) s Part # 039-906-021C Auxiliary Air Valve Part # 0.280.140.101 Air Cleaner Top and Bottom with intake...
• Re: Heater Box Question and Front Air Conditioning Revisited
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:15:30 -0800
  ...Now with the front fan on and the new fresh air intake damper closed, intake air will be drawn from the top rear of...
• Re: I am scared of my Dometic 182B on LP mode
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 11:11:01 -0400
  ...If an explosive gas mixture were to enter the air intake there *might* be a problem -- or the cooling effect of the intake/flue...
• Re: Fwd: air intake snorkel hose
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:44:35 -0600
  ...The hotter the intake air, the less dispersed fuel it is capable of holding. Under normal circumstances I don't suppose we'd notice...
• Re: engine revving at idle
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 06:51:20 -0400
  Sounds like a intake air leak. Check the entire intake system. All hoses, Tubes and connections. If it is the throttle when it is...
• Re: Great Engine test stand event, part 2
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 12:32:39 -0600
  ...Here is what I got so far, Weber Carb Free, Intake Plenum Free, Intake Tubes on hand, Fuel pump Free, fuel lines $4.00...
• ford fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:41:12 -0500
  ...Napa also has a couple of suitable fuel filters for the intake side of the pump. Their # is 3032, or Purolator F63169. These both...
• Re: Bostig intake hose
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 6 Aug 2014 02:27:34 -0400
  I'm sure mcmaster.com has something much better suited and w/o the restrictive flow of the first stuff you were searching for...
• 2.1L wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 21:58:49 -0800
  This is last call for great running 2.1L wasserboxer and harness, intake, exhaust...whole thing! I am converting and need to take it...
• Syncro intake hose
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 17 May 2006 09:27:02 -0700
  Is this the right part for the syncro? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4640445869&sspagename=ADME:B:AAQ:US...
• Re: port matching intake manifolds to heads
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:28:03 -0500
  Pascal, That's interesting because I recall all those ports being pretty well matched the last time I was putting an engine together. Could...
• Re: Cold air always
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 07:39:58 -0600
  ...If you want a front heater which relies on totally recirculating >> >> >air, > > >>blank off the fresh air intake to the heater box and remove...