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• Re: Go Westy Fridge update kit
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:51:02 -0400
  ...check valve, and the pump modification seemed appropriate. While the fridge was out of the van, I also cleaned the fresh air intake, flue...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:49:20 -0700
  ...also be the dreaded crack in a head between an intake and exhaust > valve. Thanks. I'll search up on that possibility. Shameful part...
• Vanagon Flat Spot Woes (84, 1.9)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:38:23 -0400
  ...acceleration, I have replaced relays, fuel pump, all intake gaskets, refurbished the idle air valve, vacuum can on the distributor, every vacuum hose, and...
• Re: vanagon stumble
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 May 2015 09:18:32 -0400
  Lean cylinder miss fire? Check injector spray patterns, intake valves for excessive deposits or leakage. Vacuum leaks. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Vangon fired over
  Historical mailing list - Koloski, John G.
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 12:52:33 -0500
  ...The bleeder valve on the old wasserboxer is still on the old wasserboxer. Is there a bleeder valve somewhere on the in-line 4...
• Head Replacement Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Mar 96 16:24 PST
  ...Will be going with larger intake valves as an option for alittle more power. Now, the big decision, do it myself or pay about...
• Re: Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:30:46 -0400
  At 02:44 PM 8/27/2008 -0400, pickle vanagon wrote: >When you say the upper end of the flue/intake system, do you...
• 2.1L Wasserboxer for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 5 May 1998 17:42:02 -0700
  ...First up the known problems - it needs a new water pump and valve cover gaskets other than that it is rock solid. Now on...
• Re: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 12:11:58 -0700
  ...valve engine it is far from a waste of money and you obviously have never had a good look at a waterboxer intake or...
• Re: 71 Bus Brake Booster
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 08:43:43 -0400
  ...I checked the vacuum hoses and found no such valve. /Do I need a valve specifically for my bus or can I go generic...
• Re: Billy Bones' never ending story
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 10:27:16 -0500
  ...A compression test will not pick up a leaking intake valve. A leaking intake valve will have multiple effects of combustion gasses into the...
• Re: Chevron FI Cleaner Specifics
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 17 Feb 95 14:44:12 CST
  ...cause the deposits 'grew' in the intake manifold, right behind the intake valves. the air-cooled engines supposedly were hot enough to NOT form...
• Re: The Subi conversion pictures...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 2 May 2007 22:54:48 -0400
  ...Simply >>unbelievable. >> >>Oh, i forgot, the powder coated red intake/valve covers... i have "rights" >>on it... he he, i nice touch by Vanaru...
• Slick sick?
  Historical mailing list - Grotz, Kurt
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:06:30 -0400
  ...Aux air regulator? Intake Boot? Somewhere Sensor? Computer? If only it were easy. All in all however, I would say I had a good...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 20:47:04 -0700
  ...If it is an intake valve, it can keep the engine from running but it can still pop and sputter. A compression test will...
• Re: Antifreeze shelf life
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 May 2010 17:02:11 -0400
  ...Techron is really designed to remove deposits from the outside of the injectors and back of the intake valves and guides. The Waterboxer engine...
• thsnk you to the list -- hopefully back on the road
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:45:45 -0500
  Thank you to all and especially to the list members who came to my aid after I had a stuck intake valve on the...
• WOW! Miracle MPG improvement
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 15:31:56 CST6CDT
  ...decarbonizing and lapping-in of the intake valves or maybe 3. Joel sneaking over to my house at night and adding a bit of...
• Re: 1.9 and 2.1 Parts Interchangability
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:54:22 -0400
  I use the 2.1 intake runners throttle body and the Digijet European ECU with my big Valve 2.1 I promised Ben the...
• Re: Losing valve lash just after adjustment-why?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 07:28:12 -0500
  ...Followed his >> >instructions and adjusted the valves to .006 inch valve lash. I >> >adjusted both intake and exhaust when engine cold. Just to be...
• Re: Valve guide removal / replacement
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:38:36 -0500
  ...is next to the intake ports oem has the decal on the outside and the logo inside the valve cover Bob ----- Original Message ----- From...
• diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:29:52 -0800
  ...Is there a fuel pump check valve like on the A2's? Got it into third today - lots of power! Matt ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Head and valve condition
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:27:35 -0500
  ...Upon closer inspection, there were a few areas of concern I noticed: - Between one pair of intake/exhaust valves, was a very small crack...
• F.S. Fuel Injection parts from 1987 2.1 Digifant!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Lane
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:07:18 -0700
  ...ago) Idle stabilizer control Valve Idle stabilizer control unit Throttle housing Fuel Pressure Regulator Throttle switch Air filter box Intake boot I'd like...
• Re: GEX update (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 18:46:26 -0700
  ...The > intake vlave seat on number was not dropped or dislodged by pushed > in a fraction. There was exhaust etc from where the head...
• Re: [Fwd: Intake manifold vacuum?]
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 21:29:54 -1000
  ...be happy you can get 14, it means that you either have a vacuum leak or low compression or a valvetrain problem. The needle...
• Re: this has me rethinking dexcool
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:50:02 -0400
  ...As for coolant going though the intake manifold, almost all V shaped engines do this. How do you think the coolant gets to that...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:54:47 -0600
  ...The exhaust valve, however was leaking a lot, >> based on what was coming out the tailpipe, relative to the intake, and >> it had no...
• Fwd: Westy 1.6L diesel oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:05:23 -0700
  ...feeding the intake? Another way might be to run the hose to an added >fitting at the other end of the valve cover, thus...
• Re: 1.9 L Head needed
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 18:58:31 -0400
  ...stem not the valve seat and they never crack to the point that they leak coolant into the exhaust or intake ports send it...
• Re: Help... Engine troubles, rapid backfiring under load.
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:56:19 -0400
  If the engine is backfiring threw the intake then you most likely have an exhaust valve that is not opening. pull the covers off...
• Re: Exhaust valve leak on fresh top end rebuild-I need a little advice
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 13:27:45 -0400
  ...It should be no more than 10% due to the imperfect seal of the rings, with no leakage from the intake or exhaust valves...
• Re: Roadhaus - 2.2L Engine Install , Prelimanary Report
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 08:32:38 -0400
  ...to make the valves open a little more and or a little longer. Did they port and polish heads/intakes? NO. So basically you...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - benoit
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:39:38 -0500
  ...In that training we were taught that the > intake valve was cold, the exhaust valve was hot, and that told the > tale. Exhaust valves...
• Post Headgasket-Job "Chuuuuk"
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:26:43 -0500
  ...When I adjusted the valves as per Bentley I noted that the intake valve on #3 seemed much tighter than the others in that...
• Re: ICE cold air!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 15:54:13 -0700
  ...There should be a temp sensor wire that runs from the expansion valve and drops through an opening to the evaporator. The expansion valve...
• 20v turbo I-4 motors For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 18:10:51 EST
  ...This is for the complete motor with turbo, exhaust manifold, and intake manifold. So if you want to smoke everyone in your town with...
• Re: Getting closer to the high idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 07:28:43 -0700
  ...valve cover breather hose and this sounds like a good test to see if engine oil is being supplied as fuel through the intake...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:45:21 -0700
  ...e.g new intake boots are are not the braided type. Re: intake runners. They were pretty rusty. image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hA5uk82Sob0...
• Re: Mechanical tests for my spare air cooled engine?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:57:32 -0700
  ...I've tested for the valves not sealing > well by filling the intake & exhaust ports ( relative valve fully closed ) > with gasoline , or paint thinner...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . .Over running the engine
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:20:57 -0700
  ...is that > after some time oil will get sucked into the intake valves through the > guides. Which could temporarily foul a plug or two...
• EGR valve in 1981 effects cylinder head temps
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 12:09:31 -0500
  Well I finally got around to hooking up the linkage to my EGR valve in my 1981 aircooled Westy, actually I made a new...
• Idle Stabilizer System Delete. Cause Bog Off Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 14:43:40 -0700
  ...The idle stabilization valve and control unit are currently unplugged. (see below). However. If: engine systems are working correctly, IS system is connected, no...
• Re: 1`985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 06:54:06 -0500
  ...A bad intake valve can cause all sorts of grief. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: Fail air are
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 23:35:19 -0500
  ...Intake valve problems are common. They are especially troublesome as they not only effect the one cylinder but they contaminate the intake tract with...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:51:23 -0500
  ...For the intake valve #3 leaking is most likely due to bad valve or worn guide. Machine shop work here. Leaking intakes are extremely...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question--fixed
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:08:08 -0600
  ...its humming away. >>> -cleaned throttle valve >>> -new O2 sensor >>> -checked fuel pressure--ok >>> -no vacuum leaks >>> -checked air intake system, verified that I had...
• Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 27 May 2009 10:37:06 -0400
  ...wholesale cost of "better" exhaust valves is less than >> $25, >> intakes are less than $10. When I say "better", I'm referring to TRW...
• Re: Rocker shaft and rocker wear question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:41:04 -0500
  ...Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:05:46 -0400 > >My four intake valve adjuster screws are a little pitted, so I am >looking for replacements...
• Re: My van runs like crap when it's cold.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:36:53 -0500
  ...leads to the intake. Either of these is a rich scenario. Cold start issues are usually either Temp II, valve adjustment, or idle stabilization...
• Hot Engines for Swapping!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:35:32 EST
  ...No wiring harness or ECU. $1995 The other is complete (See above description of complete) Passat 1.8l Normally Aspirated 5 valve per cylinder...
• I Give Up!! Just going to swap it out!
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:02:19 -0400
  ...I Adjusted the valves on the 85 westi and it over charged the valves and they where floating again so i adjusted them hot...
• Mike's TP switch question from digest
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:16:00 -0700
  ...back into the intake to burn any excess oil/air mixture that found it's way past the lifters and valve guides. We discovered...
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:41:11 -0400
  ...I think the lifters are overcharging on either intake or exhaust holding the valve open till it fires and builds compression to force the...
• Re: Alternate Air Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:34:23 -0500
  ...All watercooled vanagons have a cardboard divider to make sure that the intake air did not come from the engine compartment. VW would not...
• Re: Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:44:38 -0400
  ...You > very likely have an air leak somewhere at the upper end of the flue/intake > system, either bad O-rings at the tube...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:46:49 -0700
  ...In that training we were taught that the >> intake valve was cold, the exhaust valve was hot, and that told the >> tale. Exhaust valves...
• Re: GEX advice sought
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jul 96 9:40:33 EDT
  ...It turns out that the number three intake valve seat was pressed in and exhaust was escaping out the side. Since all four cylinders...
• removing upper engine tin?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 12:46:02 -0700
  ...will need to remove the intake manifold and the alternator. What about the central air distributor, auxillary air valve, and thermo time switch? One...
• Re: Sure Flow faucet problem
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 13:36:32 -0700
  ...small constant flow out of the city water intake. > > I suspect a faulty check valve. > > Anyone else have this problem or did have it...