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Re: Broken Spark Plug Electrode/Tip
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:25:43 -0500
...Maybe with the 2.1L there may be a problem with the longer tip protruding further into the combustion chamber causing the plug tip...
Re: Fridge blowing out. Where to seal air leaks
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 13 Jun 2004 18:16:15 -0400
You need to remove the fridge and actually check the gasket on combustion chamber cover. Clean the chamber and the jet while there. Also...
Re: Running on Tap Water
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 18 Jul 2002 01:48:42 -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: head gasket problem ?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:40:55 -0400
...I don't know if coolant pressures would be higher than combustion chamber pressures (I suspect not). Anyway, I wonder if anyone's seen...
Re: how engine oil degrades (was: sysnthetic oils)
Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
Thu, 02 Jan 1997 20:12:54 -0800
...engine (and no, it is not due to carbon in the combustion chamber!). DDF (Former chairman of Society of Automotive Engineers in San Diego)
Refrig. Operation Manual Part1
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 Nov 1994 10:33:11 -0500
...General Problems Cleaning The Combustion Chamber Note that over time the combustion chamber in the RM 182B accumulates debris and soot that must be...
Re: FW: lighting fridge on propane
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:49:02 -0700
...From the time you push in the button gas is starting to fill the combustion chamber. The longer the time until you spark the...
Engine update
Historical mailing list
Sun, 26 Feb 1995 10:15:11 +0500
...I CC'ed the combustion chambers, and got them all to within .5CC of each other. So I measured the deck height and got...
Re: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
Historical mailing list - John Lane
Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:58:32 -0700
...so will probably have to pull it and clean out the combustion chamber and try again. So, with that out of the question, I...
Re: Dometic condensation drain
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:50:44 -0700
...I believe though that if >> this >> doesn't fix the problem you should try resealing the combustion chamber >> next >> and inspecting for damaged or...
Re: Wasserleaker Head Job
Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
Thu, 25 Nov 1999 11:16:16 -0800
...Chunks out of the top and side (of the >piston), combustion chamber all beat >up,... Guess the PO was lucky. Not so lucky if...
Re: my own coolant mystery
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:51:41 -0500
...If you're temperature is normal (should not), you certainly get pressure from the combustion chamber Heat is produce by air pocket, bad thermostat...
Re: '87 westy brand new!
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:31:36 EDT
...Remove the little fitting at the bottom, outside of the fridge, and blow all of the rust out, that collects in the combustion chamber...
Re: Dometic Piezo Electric
Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:53:33 -0600
...replaced would be the "Igniter wire" that actually goes into the "combustion chamber", but thinking about it, I suppose that is just a wire...
Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:55:22 -0700
...The coolant surrounds the jugs, but not the heads, which are part of the combustion chamber and where oil flows over the hot valve...
Re: Octane smoctane
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Sat, 26 May 2007 11:57:02 -0700
...In high temperature areas (like here in Phoenix) the higher octane is often required to temper higher combustion chamber temperatures, and alleviate pre-ignition...
Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
Historical mailing list - bernie
Tue, 4 Apr 2017 21:13:59 -0700
...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: Does this bus go to my office?
Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 07:54:43 PST
...It seems like the combustion chambers are filling up with oil and/or gasoline and after a few minutes it fouls the plugs and...
Re: Drippy Water Pump...
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
Tue, 22 Jul 2003 18:07:31 -0500
...The air from combustion chambers is displacing the coolant at that point. Not sure that happens for everyone, but it was the way mine...
Re: Head Gasket?
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Tue, 17 Mar 1998 16:53:33 -0800
...The oil and coolant seep into the combustion chamber and exit as either light blue or white smoke. A large plume of smoke indicates...
Re: I am scared of my Dometic 182B on LP mode
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 4 Jun 2002 11:11:01 -0400
...The combustion chamber is completely sealed, intake air and exhaust both are outside the van. Even a leak will generally just make it blow...
Re: what you missd from not pulling your fridge
Historical mailing list - Nolan Hester
Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:17:50 -0700
...fan >http://home.att.net/~zadar72/dometicexchanger.jpg > >inside of the combustion chamber, you can see some rusty debris below >the >burner. >http://home...
Re: Fumes? from fridge
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 13 Jan 2004 07:04:06 -0500
...I found a few very minor air leaks at the combustion chamber and sealed them with high temp silicon. I used soapy water and...
Re: C.R. & Deck height
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sun, 25 Apr 1999 11:07:18 -0700
...000 17.000 Deck height (.04")(calc) 7.079 7.079 Combustion chamber (guess) 48.000 48.000 Shim (calc) 5.482 5.482...
Re: Camping question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:48:14 -0400
...drain plug is missing or there is a hole in the combustion chamber. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
Re: Dometic blues - from bad to worse on LP
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:59:05 -0700
...I got one, and only one "pop". > > I'm wondering if I bumped or miss-aligned the piezo sparker in the > combustion chamber. Does...
Re: Diesel questions
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Fri, 26 Jul 1996 10:57:03 PDT
...good to get it fixed. > Is the pitting only in the combustion chambers? VW doesn't recommend > resurfacing > the diesel head (because of the...
Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:43:34 -0400
...The fridge combustion chamber is sealed. As long as the fridge is turned off before pulling into fuel stations, I believe the risks are...
Re: dometic preformance, was Re: Kitchen out; Any suggestions?
Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:14:08 -0700
...I recall my > "blowing through drain tube to ventilate combustion chamber" > shenanigans in 1994/5). > > I didn't mean it as a dismissive reply...
What Octane Fuel is best? [was RE: How do anti-ping additives work?]
Historical mailing list - Leif
Fri, 21 May 1999 08:18:42 -1000
...Pinging is a quick engine killer. > Antiknock sensors retard the ignition, reducing the heat in the combustion > chamber, thereby making it harder for the...
Re: It's smoking! Help!
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 21:04:57 -0800
...Not sure how the PCV/EGR valve would cause this, since I don't think it goes into the combustion chamber? Maybe if there...
Re: Head Leak ?
Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
Mon, 13 Apr 1998 03:42:45 -0400
...The seal between the combustion chamber and the coolant area of the head rarely leaks. The moisture you are seeing is simply a combustion...
Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:21:14 -0400
...As for using compressed air to check for combustion chamber or gasket leaks, one cylinder at time, turn the engine until both valves are...
Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:40:35 -0800
...diesel engines can do harm to themselvses in ways that gasoline engines can't ........like a bad injector causing damage in a combustion chamber...
Re: Maximum engine power and Performane Chip Discussion
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 13:54:05 -0500
...more horsepower and because it tended to prevent detonation and keep combustion chamber temperatures down. Gas was cheap and wasting a little to protect...
Re: FW: lighting fridge on propane
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 11:48:07 -0400
...From the time you push in the button gas is starting to fill the combustion chamber. The longer the time until you spark the...
Re: Engine update
Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
Mon, 27 Feb 1995 16:24:25 -0800
...I CC'ed the combustion chambers, and got them all to within > ..5CC of each other. So I measured the deck height and got...
Re: BioDiesel
Historical mailing list - Jeff Taberski
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:18:52 -0500
...As far as neat or raw vegetable oils go, they can probably be used in pre-combustion chamber engines (pre-TDI VW engines) in...
Re: coolant pressure guage
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 12:30:58 EDT
...The remedy was to apply a ceramic coating to the combustion chamber in order to subdue the rate of heat transfer into the head...
Re: Does Fridge on 120v make any noise???
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Sun, 26 Mar 2000 18:58:09 -0800
...stack is already warmed up and air is flowing through the combustion chamber via convection. Cheers, (and looking forward to the annual flood of...
Advancing timing for more power, was: Boston Bob's web site
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Thu, 2 May 2002 16:18:30 -0400
...specific point of the combustion cycle to present a nearly complete burn of the fuel products within the combustion chamber. Believe it or not...
Re: BLUE TEC
Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
Tue, 27 May 2008 10:49:34 -0700
...All electronic VW tdi engines use an IC. >> >> >> Heck...........just in Combustion Chamber shape ALONE.........you can't >> change a horse cart into a...
Re: overheating weirdness - expansion tank temporarily going empty
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:58:51 +1000
...Turns out, one of the heads had a slight crack and coolant was managing to find it's way into the combustion chamber. The...
Re: black box above coil
Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
Wed, 23 Apr 2003 13:12:09 -0400
...I don't see a problem having the fuel system pressurized but not squirting gas into the combustion chamber. -Karl > Karl, > So which one...
Re: 2.2L Eurocars Rev E piston needed
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Tue, 10 May 2005 16:16:23 -0400
...The Cofap piston comomly used in the states by most rebuilders has a slightly lower deck hieght to prevent the combustion chamber from getting...
Re: head gasket problem ?
Historical mailing list - Kim G
Fri, 21 Sep 2001 08:41:53 -0500
...I don't >know if coolant pressures would be higher than combustion >chamber pressures (I suspect not). > >Anyway, I wonder if anyone's seen...
Re: Fridge led glowing on its own again.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:39:38 -0700
...I can't >> believe that it might be heat from the sun on van body transferring to >> combustion chamber that is the cause, but...
Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
Historical mailing list - T-rev Reynolds
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:24:59 -0600
...The fire in the combustion chamber was doing it's thing until one day the igniter started snapping and the orange LED was flashing...
Re: Weird TiiCo behavior
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Thu, 6 Jun 2002 17:47:01 -0700
...way that I can think that oil would get into the combustion chamber on an otherwise solid engine. Maybe another aspect of I4 installation...
Re: Dometic woes
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:05:16 -0700
...Dometic woes > > > > > > Check for a leaking combustion chamber, with the Domeitic still > installed. > > > > > > Leaky chamber causes hard staring and flame out when driving. > > > > > > Remove...
Re: head gasket problem ?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 08:29:41 -0400
...I don't > know if coolant pressures would be higher than combustion > chamber pressures (I suspect not). > > Anyway, I wonder if anyone's seen...
Re: 86 Syncro engine not starting:(
Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
Tue, 29 Jun 1999 23:02:33 -0400
...Look for evidence of coolant in the combustion chamber and on plugs. Contact Darrell for more info. on troubleshooting/ECU repairs. Bill 83.5...
Re: Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A (repost)
Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
Tue, 29 Mar 2005 17:14:47 -0600
...Attached to both sides with >Dirko S or "Right Stuff" >4) Dirko S, for sealing water jacket gasket (3) >5) Combustion chamber sealing gaskets...
Re: Fire (update)
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:56:15 -0600
...heck did this happen? I've pulled my reefer and the combustion chamber, the air inlet, and the exhaust outlet are all sealed from...
Re: [Flickr] rogersisler2000 wants you to see something
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:45:45 -0700
Chris, all Citroens from 1955 on had aluminium heads with hemispherical combustion chambers and thus centrally located plugs, including my 1966 H Van. French...
Re: Two propane tanks
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:09:41 -0300
...If the fridge is lighting hard, I have found sucking it empty (tastes bad), then blowing a little more oxygen into the combustion chamber...
Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 16 May 2015 17:44:56 +0000
...Fridge out for combustion chamber cleaning about 4 years ago. > > I have enjoyed years of great fridge use until two trips ago, about three...
Re: window mounted swamp coolers
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 24 Jun 2004 02:58:01 -0500
...In the process I ceramic coated the piston tops, cylinder walls, combustion chambers / exhaust and valves. Stan Wilder http://www.engineceramics.com/ ----- Original Message...
Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:08:51 -0800
...injector causing damage in a combustion chamber. >>They depend on the condition of the engine itself to create >>combustion........if that gets a little...
Re: Advice Rebuilding an 84 : head coating
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Dec 96 17:05:13 -0800
...When I rebuilt my engine I bought new heads and had him ceramic coat the combustion chambers in order to keep unwanted heat out...