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• Re: Diesel Westy oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 11:10:32 -0800
  ...I checked the hose and valve cover, no restrictions. I notice a small amount of back pressure when I blow into the hose when...
• Re: Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 10:55:12 -0700
  ...Seems I"m not entirely crazy (connecting an LED to throttle valve switch prooved useful). Dennis: I'll check the evap valve operation. Engine...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:38:50 -0500
  ...drive the valve at operating levels, but in the meantime, using a DC > supply with max 1300 mA output: > On increasing voltage valve jumps...
• Re: Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:50:13 -0700
  ...The valve pulses, (hums) as the controller varies the valve by changing the percent of time it provides current. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: bleeding of the cluch
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 10:48:15 -0400
  ...Bleeder > valve is located on the slave cylinder--access it from the top of the engine > compartment, driver's side. Reservoir for fluid is...
• Re: Roadhaus - 2.2L Engine Install , Prelimanary Report
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 08:32:38 -0400
  ...I have driven the Boston Bob big valve 2.1L engine, and a TIICO (which I installed) and a rebuilt 2.1L (which I...
• Re: New to water cooled, temp questions(long response)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:44:03 -0500
  ...If the alternator light comes on suddenly, STOP THE VAN AND CHECK IN THE ENGINE HATCH!! The belt that drives the alternator, also drives...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lofting
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 11:32:48 -0800
  ...They were all hard to find: (1) The knob on the plastic screw valve of the rear cabin heater cracked from fatigue and peed...
• Re: Post winter storage sticky valve noise
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 18:44:45 -0600
  ...The engine started up fine, but it > > now > > > >has a sticky valve type sound on the driver side of the engine. This > > > >noise was...
• Continuing saga 82 aircooled 2.0l westy emission failure issues update
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 09:45:48 -0600
  ...Bad exhaust valve. He based this on the sounds and pulsing of the exhaust gases. It would puff when the bad valve opened too...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:35:31 -0700
  dear work around thats what i always thought the vanagon cooling system required a pressure sensitive relief valve ... just like the hot water tank...
• Re: Whiff of propane
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:41:46 -0700
  ...driveway and I get whiffs of propane. >> I shut off the main valve and the whiffs continue. Bleed the inside >> lines (open stove valves...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:02:20 -0700
  ...From flickering oil light to valves clacking > > Hmm.. Still have the oil light, although less frequently. Valves chattered > once after a run at 65...
• Re: VANAGON DRAG RACES!......which is actually a faster Vanagon.. ..th e 1.9L timed at 5 degrees BTDC or the 2.1L.......is the re a noticable dif ference?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 22:29:41 -0500
  ...here are the #'s stock 1.9L intake lift at valve .323" exhaust lift at valve 307" 208 degrees @ .050 stock 2.1L intake...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:21:56 -0600
  Why do youi want to add MMO? It's usually only added if you are having "Vanagon Clattering Valve Syndrome". Even then there is...
• Re: smell
  Historical mailing list - Chris Tucci
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 22:32:25 -0500
  ...burnt oil at the drivers door in the compartment but not outside the van .I have a leaky valve cover gasket but it is...
• Replaced that heater valve today!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:54:55 -0500
  ...Made getting the old valve off and the new valve, cable, clips and clamps just too easy. I thought I'd be at it...
• Re: 300k!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 22:39:16 EDT
  ...far is burnt #4 exhaust valve and #2 cylinder filled with coolant. Both were weekend, in the driveway repairs. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m...
• Re: Free Gas!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 13:26:59 EST
  ...it was running, to unstick a valve. Made a lot of smoke but cured the problem. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC...
• Vanagon Window Dimensions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 13:43:08 -0600
  ...Thanks John Rodgers 88 GL Driver in Birmingham, Alabama where the cold is killing my vans systems one by one...last week the clutch...
• Fw: Re: Hot air from the dash? (how to fix it)
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 08:58:44 -0500
  ...valve on the hoses as this is easier). > > Test linkage and adjust if neccessary. Voila, c'est fini! > > Now you can happily drive across...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:39:06 -0400
  ...could this be? due to wear or missadjustments or ?? >>> if >>> i adjust >>> my valves to 0 lash on each cylinder after valves are charged...
• Re: confession of a speeder Redux was safe RPM
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 13:24:55 -0500
  ...I do in the made in the US of A vehicles No valve seat recession or burning, no rings collapsing No burnt valves. It...
• Re: 87 Westy mileage 13 mpg
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 22:33:32 -0600
  ...the valve, start the engine again and let it idle in Park or Neutral and see what happens. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Ken...
• Re: Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:50:27 -0700
  ...Your symptoms do not sound like this if you're describing accurately, but rather a valve that's being actively driven to stay open.
• Re: 81 aircooled won't start when cold
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:45:58 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Craig Oda wrote: >Does the vanagon waterboxer have a cold-start valve, or is the >increase in fuel...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Oct 2015 to 6 Oct 2015 (#2015-376)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 05:24:59 -0400
  ...The pressure relief valve is not important as both the new service valves and regulators have over pressure relief valves built into them. I...
• Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 05:46:20 -0500
  ...No >>>>> >>>>> >power, > > >>>the >>> >>> >>>>>valve is thight closed, with power, the valve open (No humming because >>>>> >>>>> >>>the >>> >>> >>>>>ISCU is the solid state unit which can...
• Re: No cold idle, More details found.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 22:20:06 -0500
  ...There is a small adjustment bolt through the body of my valve unit. If memory serves me, I sighted though the unit and adjusted...
• Re: rear heater leakage
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:29:40 -0700
  ...valve > is gone, but saw no leakage from the core. of course a 5 min test does not > resemble a 1000 mile drive. makes...
• Re: Diagnosing a low (8-10 inches) vacuum gauge reading
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 01:33:48 -0700
  ...I like the idea of the small valve on one of the cloth hoses, I was thinking about an automatic pressure relief valve. About...
• Re: High idle
  Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
  Wed, 20 Apr 2016 07:42:27 -0700
  Well I unplugged the Idle control valve and my rpms dropped to about 900, and I've been able to drive without incident. Clamping...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:54:35 -0800
  Neil, I think even it has the valve it will leak. Mine leaks. So by the time you jump off from the driver seat...
• Re: Throttle Body Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:41:10 -0500
  ...One more of the Vanagon mysteries solved! John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com...
• Re: installing rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 04:23:15 -0800
  ...valve adjustment tango". Keep your 0.006" feeler blade handy! Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie@ND.EDU> wrote: Howdy, On Friday I pulled the drivers side...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:28:54 -0800
  ...valve stem, all of which makes a very loud tapping sound. It's not great for anything, so the best thing is to drive...
• Re: Idle Control Valve '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:45:19 +0200
  Hi John My idle valve measures 4.5 Ohms. I spent some time replacing 2 resistors (one looked burnt) and only then did that...
• Re: Vanagon 1.9L seized
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Sat, 14 Sep 1996 20:24:02 +0000
  ...Could these heads be OK after 120K-130K miles? >> I removed some of the valves and have valve/guide wear within tolerance. >> >> I am...
• Re: 82 engine weak, what's wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 14:15:24 -0600
  ...A top-end rebuild only helps with compression if the valve seals are bad or the valves beat up or the head cracked (don...
• noisy lifter: Marvel mystery oil??
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 10:12:37 -0600
  I've been plagued with a noisy lifter for the last week or so. (though I drive the westy infrequently) So today I tracked...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:02:15 -0400
  ...It will help dampen power pulses from the crank however, which contributes to longer wearing on valvetrain parts. The valve timing event placement is...
• Re: Big Valves for me?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:36:54 -0700
  ...Liz) i solemnly swear to respect my woman and only occasionally drive her crazy with my mechanics stuff. However, at the same time, she...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:34:42 -0800
  ...But then, there may be driveability issues with that approach; there may need to be some baseline idle valve air flow level needed. We...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:21:44 -0400
  ...I usually find at least one exhaust >> valve >>>> leaking. >>>> Then I have a machine shop do a valve job. >>>> >>>> And what I wanted to...
• Re: Valves lifter knocking
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 19:36:38 -0600
  ...The knock should silence itself in a few minutes as the engine warms up, it may even take a 10 or 15 minute drive...
• Re: lifter noise?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:39:30 -0600
  ...Hope its just a valve adjustment issue On Apr 25, 2011 10:25 AM, "Susie Ingham" <dingham605@aol.com> wrote: We finally got the...
• Re: Need help with project for front heater core
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 17:48:05 -0500
  ...I had to cut a little of the plastic shroud to make it fit and there is no valve on the Rabbit core to...
• Re: timing belt?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 22 Sep 1994 11:45:14 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The VW van engine (through 83, probably later) has a gear driven > camshaft. Does the EV have a timing belt? All the Vanagons have...
• Re: Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 20:19:54 -0500
  Darren wrote: > > As for the idle stabilizer valve, if I disconnect it with the engine > warm then the idle goes from 2000 to 1000...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:01:35 -0300
  ...I asked my mechanic > about it and he said /"Mercedes has not used an idle control valve > since around 1990. The idle is controlled...
• Re: Karma shmarma. '71 bus Backfiring & stranded
  Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 15:18:39 MST
  ...If it is a valve, I'll be selling the whole thing for parts, and buying somthing I can depend on. I drive slow...
• Re: water pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 22:16:59 -0500
  ...The bleed valve only allows coolant to flow between the top and bottom coolant pipes so it's more of a bypass valve. You...
• Re: Air cooled parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 09:55:28 -0700
  ...that comes > off the heater box, and attaches to the driver side heat valve. This > one has a small piece of tin attached > to...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 09:15:52 -0500
  ...to design > the circuitry and program the microcontroller to drive the idle air valve. > > > > And once a prototype is built, we will need a...
• Re: Strange Auto Trans Behavior
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 24 May 2010 04:10:54 -0700
  ...Once the noise goes away, drive is gone from all gears 1,2,3&R. There is no noise when the engine is off...
• Idle Speed Adjustment - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 13:49:24 -0500
  ...This is also shown in section 24.53( picture 24- 187) and is identified as "Idle stabilizer valve". The valve housing can be see...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 Apr 2003 00:20:50 -0600
  ...warms up enough after a few minutes to >drive. > Symptomatic of a failing Idle Stabilizer Valve.(mounted on top of the engine - has an...
• Ceramic Engines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 08:36:38 -0500
  ...just see my new 2.1L now with ceramic heads, ceramic valves, cylinder barrels, and pistons!!! Check it out. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: Dipstick oil level
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 13:34:01 -0400
  ...2 mark after a short > drive.. > > Tom > > Tom, My 2.1L did that until I replaced the Valve cover Gaskets. I couldn't figure...
• Re: Need a/c hose for 87 Westy Gl
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 11:42:54 EDT
  ...Also, my drier has no such relief valve on the top of it, only a sight glass. In either case determine if the glass...