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• Re: need help/advice AFM.
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 08:55:32 -0700
  ...co at all rpm's under load with an exhaust gas meter at the port ahead of the cat if you got one, at...
• Re: air flow meter cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 22:12:05 -0500
  ...best to use to clean > the contacts on the air flow meter? > > Is CRC QD Contact Cleaner or CRC QD Electric Cleaner suitable? or...
• Re: How Much does a Westfalia propane tank hold?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 15:14:54 -0700
  ...The key word here is "tweak", as in: "Yes, we sometimes have to tweak the propane meter". These are the exact words of the...
• Re: Dealership Replacement Speedometer Housing Colour?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 18 May 2016 08:26:25 -0700
  on one of my van the back of the speedo meter is white like yours. Looking closely the white plastic material seems to be...
• Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:19:01 -0700
  Looking for a reasonably accurate but not expensive analog (not digital, I want an analog meter) engine analyzer/tach, something with a 4-cyl...
• Re: Diesel timing tool
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 96 17:20:59 EST
  Locally one can often buy dial meters form a machinist or contractors supply place. Expect to pay maybe $75 for a good quality one...
• Engine cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 16:22:28 -0600
  So is this 22 ufd cap just basically a filter cap set with a long enough time constant that when the air flow meter...
• Heat, Rust, & Noise in VW's
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 18:19:39 -0500
  Reinhard, While your allowing your DB meter to cool down a bit, you might take a moment and peruse this excellent article. It might...
• Re: Door electrics problem: voltage drop
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 10:58:46 -0600
  ...I didn't need a digital meter to see that the voltage dropped to zero. What do I look at next? Jim
• Wanted: More AFMs dead or alive
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 9 May 2007 00:08:49 -0700
  ...Email me if you have dead Air Flow Meters ready for a new life! Thanks, Jon
• Re: fuel hoses
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 21:59:24 +0000
  ...4 meters of 7mm will do the entire vehicle, 3 meters if you're > > just doing the engine compartment. Not sure exactly how many...
• amps in/amps out ??
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 16 Aug 2014 20:01:56 -0600
  ...It is the only meter that will measure DC amps that I found, in the mid-price range. ($54) It was REALLY helpful. Anyway...
• Re: Checking the O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 01:55:22 -0400
  ...a good quality meter with high impedence is necessary. in general, AC will be the choice, but you may want to experiment with DC...
• Re: Current Draw?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 29 May 2007 00:28:32 -0500
  ...Sun, 27 May 2007 08:29:09 -0400 > > Unfortunately digital meters are no more accurate than their analog > counterparts. I guess that's why...
• Re: Hiccups
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 18 May 1998 08:25:13 CDT
  it SOUNDS like the infamous stuttering airflow meter wiper arm ... a case where the little silver box on your air cleaner begins to vibrate...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 19:36:10 -0700
  I heard that 2 meter bands are extremely crowded. Wherever the population is higher the 2 meter bands are busier. Other than that 2...
• Re: VoltMinder-Is it a good thing?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:25:46 -0500
  ...RadioShack has a 15 VDC panel meter for $12.99 - you would just wire it across your house battery. The meter itself will draw...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:07:27 -0700
  ...I've read in the archives > >> that > >> resetting the trip meter while in motion can cause odometer failure. > >> Anyone > >> know which models are affected...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:47:50 -0700
  ...The meter slams over to the left (left = lean, right = rich) the moment the ol' toe lifts off the pedal. During the long descents...
• Re: ammeter question
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:37:16 -0600
  ...What I'll do is, meter the before and after ammeter installation voltage and just crank up the solar regulator if needed. Volts are...
• Re: Re- 84 random hiccup
  Historical mailing list - Kirk van Druten
  27 Dec 1995 14:19:20 U
  ...I have an extra air flow meter for my 88 (bought it before I replaced the ECU-ouch!). If the part number is the...
• Re: Westy stalled/wont start
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 17:10:16 -0800
  ...not start a tow truck driver fiddlled with the air flow meter and was able to get it started again the following morning it...
• Re: Espar D2 diesel furnace run on gas
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:01:33 -0400
  ...The metering pump/quantity is slightly different, and IIRC the glow pin screen a little different, but they do run just fine. As said...
• Re: 115V AC wiring question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:25:24 -0400
  ...Fridge is RM182B, with light on the LED panel instead of internal meter for flame detector. Yours, David
• Re: Vanagon case breather hose...
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Tue, 14 May 1996 16:57:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I'd buy the whole nine yards (5 meters, or however much they want to sell you), keep some for future use, and sell...
• Fuel flow senders
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:20:07 -0800
  ...The problem is I can't see how to connect the fuel meter so that I can get an accurate reading. The meter is...
• Re: Metric this, metric that
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:14:28 -0800
  ...I don't see why roofing paper has to be 1 meter (39.3 in.) instead of 1 yard (36 in.), or in your...
• Re: more trouble with Billy
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 20:13:27 -0500
  ...I neither own a multi-meter nor know how to use one, but I suppose I can get one and learn how. > I'll...
• FW: Euro-Drive: 90 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle/Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 16:00:46 -0400
  ...Hot, Under load, Idle ____________________________________________________________ Set up all the gear fuel gauge, volt meter to O2, Fluke to distibutor watch wave pattern, do voltage drops...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome-What Exactly Is It?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 8 May 2003 08:16:07 -0700
  ...freak of nature thing with the vanagon, some say airflow meter, I think it might have been a fuel issue since i just added...
• LVC: Learning Electricity & Testers
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 07:07:19 -0700
  ...Also, can you recommend a good multi-meter or tester that may work for 12V systems as well as for home current? Or do...
• Re: [Re: Toolkit] [F]
  Historical mailing list - t obrien
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:41:52 PST
  ...Ron Semko > Orlando, Florida A good technician only needs a mono-meter and a copy of Ohm's Law. tim ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE...
• 82 odometer/tripmeter
  Historical mailing list - David Kjeldgaard
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 00:48:49 EDT
  My odometer and trip meter quit working recently. The speedometer works fine. Are these possible to repair? Has anyone on list been able to...
• Re: VW obscene parts pricing
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 01:20:38 +0000
  Hi Damon, The question is simple, do you want to pay $100 or $350 for an air flow meter? The automotive component for both...
• WTB 1.9l airflow meter
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:10:02 -0700
  Hello ya'll anyone have a 1.9l afm they are willing to part with.. good shape i cant afford a new one for...
• Multimeter recommendation
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:14:31 -0800
  Can somebody recommend a good all-purpose multi-meter for electrical diagnosis on automobiles. The places I usually get such stuff are Walmart, Sears...
• Re: doc wattson or watts up?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:34:12 -0700
  ...doc wattson or watts up? > > I think I might have posted about these meters some time ago, I'm sure I > mentioned them to...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:09:14 -0400
  ...Using a digital meter,* describe the behavior of the O2 sensor while disconnected from the ECU and engine running, blipping throttle, fast idle and...
• Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:05:35 -0700
  ...An analog RPM meter may be equally accurate. Why not just use an analog RPM meter? I have an old Sears automotive tune-up...
• Re: Fuel Guage callibration
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:41:33 -0700
  ...I always reset the trip meter at every fill-up. Me, too. Trust the odometer, wonder whether VW did a lousy job with the...
• Re: Learning Electricity Part Three
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 23:52:53 -0700
  ...Go to a library and look for books talking about using a volt amp ohm meter. It will be fun to read. It is...
• Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 16 May 2008 19:43:02 -0500
  ...Most digital meters are OK; most analog meters (with a needle) are not OK. If I recall you have a 1.9. If it...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 12:51:08 -0400
  Scott; One of the main points that David was trying to make is that inexpensive analog meters have too low an impedance to measure...
• Re: don't push our trip meter while driving!
  Historical mailing list - Houston
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 11:14:53 -0800
  ...dont pusy our trip meter while driving! > > > >just a reminder - dont push your speedo trip meter > while your van is > >rolling/driving..it will...
• Re: Bucking
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 20:49:57 -0400
  ...Turns out that the air flow meter gets >a mixed signal and goes into idle mode. >You can fix it for $2.00-$3...
• Re: NVC Good Bargin on Multimeter at Sears
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:00:15 -0700
  ...I have one of these and >> it's >> a good and versitile meter. The Sears sale price appears to be a 24 hour >> special...
• Dometic + related Electical Questions -- searched archives
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:43:00 -0700
  ...I have the meter gauge instead. There is a stock knockout for fuse still in place above meter. Do I need this fuse? Since...
• Re: removing speedo meter needle
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 19:58:28 -0700
  Use a pair of spoons as levers to pry them carefully. BenT sent from my electronic leash > On Sep 5, 2017, at 7:55...
• IginitionTiming, 87' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack Ck
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 00:12:40 -0700
  Isn't it true as far as ignition timing goes, hook up a vacuum meter/gauge to any main vacuum lines and turn the...
• Re: replacing fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 15:17:47 -0500
  ...Through me, $5.50 per METER (about three feet). -Ron Salmon The Bus Depot (215) 234-0890 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 20% OF PRE-TAX PROFITS THRU XMAS...
• Re: Test Drive
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 21:08:28 -0400
  ...I usually had 200 miles before the gas meter needle ran into red. Is this common finding? ...due to the wheel size? JRM
• air flow meter resistance measurement
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 13:16:09 +0200
  Hi everybody, did anybody ever check the afm resistance change when opening the flap (engine off, connector disconn'd) ? My today measurement was far...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:18:03 -0800
  ...Any good system with an Air Mass Meter instead of an Air flow Meter ( a place where something mechanical interfaces with electrons .........which is...
• Re: Tuning question--long, sorry!
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:17:51 -0500
  ...No CO >was present.Do you suppose one could place a meter near the exhaust and get >an accurate ppm of CO, without melting...
• Re: Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 18 May 2006 18:46:26 -0700
  ...Speedometer Ok -Odometer and trip meter dead!? I was driving the van about a week ago and pressed the trip meter a stop light...
• Re: Radio
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 03:27:25 +0000
  Perhaps the major difference between CB and 2 meter vhf communication is in the difference between non-licensed, inadequately monitered and held accountable CB...
• oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 09:43:09 -0500
  ...An analog volt meter would be better ( unless you digital meter has an >anlalog graph). If you were to check the CO now it...
• Re: cleaning the AFM
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 20:25:30 -0500
  ...Then put a OHM meter across pins 15 & 19 of the plug from the ECM, I cut small strips of copper and inserted them...
• Re: Aux Air Valve becoming available as reman
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:23:18 -0700
  ...hose from "S" boot allows metered air to pass to the aux air regulator which then allows this air to pass into the air...
• Rear windshield washer hose
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 23:17:40 -0400
  Hi all, Is the part number for the rear windshield washer hose for an '87 2.1 L Westy N0203011? How many meters are...