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• Piston Perforation
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Tue, 25 May 1999 21:36:58 -0600
  ...These are the pieces that you found in the combustion chamber. In my 912, several pieces were embedded in the head and required considerable...
• Re: high nox
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 12:42:18 -0500
  ...From what I understand we have no egr valve or exhaust recirculation to cool our combustion chambers. I have farly low compression so what...
• Re: Looking for reliable and reasonable repair place in New England
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 21:14:45 +0100
  ...Over the past few months it appears that it has either a bad head (or two) or bad head gaskets on the combustion chamber...
• Re: 1.9L WBX to 2.1L WBX -
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:46:36 -0800
  ...same unless the piston crown is modified also or the head combustion chamber volume is modified. On aircooled VW engine spacer shims are often...
• Re: Vanagon fuel requirement
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 10:56:56 -0700
  ...The more you go full load the higher the need for more Octane because the pressures in the combustion chambers increase. The detergents are...
• Re: fridge wont stay lit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:22:16 -0500
  ...aggressive measures such as taking the fridge > out and resealing the combustion chamber. Try the easy methods first. > I haven't taken the fridge...
• Re: gasoline and diesel
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 22:41:46 -0400
  ...Only in the newest Diesel motors (TDI) is the fuel injected directly into the combustion chamber. The diesel fuel burns efficiently, and transfers more...
• Re: DM: Dead Dynos III
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 14:46:07 -0800
  ...DEAD DYNOSAURS!!, DEAD DYNOSAURS!!, all over the combustion chambers and pistons and a goodly portion building up on the backs of the valves, or...
• Re Experiment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rogers
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 15:54:58 -0700
  ...During the F1 turbo era, water injection was used primarily to cool the combustion chambers because temperatures had gone out of control. However, the...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion (LVC, but it is nearly Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:24:42 -0400
  ...Smooth, yes, powerful, yes, >>> good on >>> gas, no. >>> >>> Its also more difficult to keep the lubricating oil out of the >>> combustion >>> chamber, so the...
• Re: Broken Spark Plug Electrode/Tip
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:56:11 -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: Dometic woes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:31:00 -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: Hot water without electical drain
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 07:27:18 -0800
  ...better combustion chamber fill and flow. Absolute reclaim of otherwise wasted energy. Set up the hot water storage tank with hi-tech insulation and...
• Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:17:37 EDT
  ...should one clean any combustion chambers or what-not? there is a really funny fan on the back of the fridge, should one install...
• Re: Aux. heater questions.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 09:07:55 MDT
  ...and there don't seem to be any leaks in the combustion chamber, so the only > thing I can think of is that the...
• Re: Gas in Crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (Certifiable VW mech)
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 10:48:13 +0000
  ...capability, dilutes crankcase oil, thinned oil then washes back up into combustion chamber and out the exhaust valve. Simple. You need to check that...
• Fw: Fridge assistance requested
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 23:09:27 -0500
  ...A few postings suggested using a foot pump to pump air up the drain tube into the combustion chamber to aid in ignition of...
• Re: Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:08:11 -0800
  ...I pulled it out, cleaned out > the combustion chamber, and found some gunk in the propane jet nozzle > thingy. After reinstalling, the fridge seems...
• Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:18:40 -0700
  ...on cylinders that have the valve closed, fill the combustion chambers in the head with gasoline.. and see how long it takes for the...
• Re: Propane heaters; Are you SERIOUS????
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 21:28:47 EDT
  ...have circuitry built in to control the flame in the sealed combustion chamber. The Carver and Truma mini furnaces are vented to the outside...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 16 May 2005 (#2005-397)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Tue, 17 May 2005 00:48:08 -0400
  ...Right now the reefer is pulled, its combustion chamber cleaned; its fins cleaned; its mickey-mouse little fin-cooling fan removed and a larger...
• Re: Frig fan
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 10:36:14 -0700
  ...If you > hear that, you know you are getting gas in the chamber. > >> > >> Absolutely the best mod for monitoring the flame in the chamber...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:58:49 -0400
  ...A clean spark-plug electrode is a sign >> of >> coolant getting into the combustion chamber. >> >> Subaru coolant conditioner has worked wonders for a number...
• Re: NOx high
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 12:05:34 -0700
  ...NOx high > Induction air will have little to no effect on the combustion chamber as > concerning the burn temperatures for nox creation. Depending on...
• Re: White smoke when cold
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 20:53:05 -0800
  ...white smoke could be a head gasket leaking coolant into the combustion chamber. >> >> Karl Wolz >> Sent from my electronic umbilicus >> >>> On Jan 18, 2014...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3a_I=e2=80=99m_leaving_the_Dometic_propane_brotherhood?=
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:18:49 -0600
  ...But the recent combustion chamber clog , repeated ( no doubt contaminated propane ) clogging. And I don’t want to pull the fridge while camping again...
• Re: black smoke pouring out exhaust?!?!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Feb 95 19:16:51 EST
  ...happen like this-boom then lots of > oil pouring in the combustion chamber. > > Thanks for your opinion ! > Bill Layton > wjl@vms.cis.pitt.edu...
• Calgary listees: any good mechanics recommended? Car's symptoms (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 23:03:19 +1200
  ...Her Toyota Sprinter Carib (4WD Corolla wagon) has a coolant leak into a combustion chamber. Can anyone recommend a GOOD honest mechanic there? Symptoms...
• Re: LP vent cover
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 16:47:25 -0500
  ...Even >when the fridge has been running... (and yes it is clear, because I can >blow air into it and into the combustion chamber...
• Re: Refrigerator Service
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 8 May 2006 09:27:44 -0700
  ...experience cleaning one of these or troubleshooting if it is > the combustion chamber, thermostat, cooling fan, or whatever else it might > be? I thought...
• Re: VW Vanagon newsgroup
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 23:58:10 -0700
  ...This is some sort of safety feature to prevent gas buildup inside the combustion chamber. (I recall this happening one in my Vanagon - it...
• Re: Coolant Leak, Cold Weather
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:12:51 -0800
  ...Useless for anything much bigger that a pinhole, but did seal my head gasket (to the outside, didn't work on my combustion chamber...
• Re: water injection
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 01:39:53 +0100
  ...injection when he let > > water leak > > via his headgaskets into the combustion chamber. Al Knoll, well he > > Knolls it > > all. He must Knoll something...
• Re: engine pushing exhaust into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 14:15:57 -0800
  ...Though you'd think coolant wouldn't be getting into the combustion chamber and going out the exhaust especially. . The answer is, that I...
• Heaters: Propane vs. Gasoline vs. Diesel
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 06:44:49 -0500
  ...Aircraft types are similar - tubular or basically cylindrical, closed system in that they have a combustion can or chamber, fans that draw in combustion...
• Re: Westy Fridge Project
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Sun, 16 May 1999 11:19:43 -0700
  ...I could easily > hear the flames of the combustion chamber and the vent got hot > immediately. > > If you can, light your fridge and lets...
• Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 22:17:25 -0500
  ...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: 84 Westy strange compression readings
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 02:38:44 -0500
  Inner head gasket / O-ring blown or finish� cooling liquid is going in the combustion chamber. Do a leak down test. As explain below...
• Re: Thanks to the list and a very brief 2.3L WBX writeup
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 11:07:16 -0700
  ...Boston Bob Donalds (an indespensible engine build resource) -Ceramic coating of combustion chamber & exhaust valves/port through Stan Wilder. Miscommunication left gasket sealing surface...
• Re: Engine woes - what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jan 2014 09:13:11 -0500
  ...My assessment is that there is leaking from the gasket into the combustion chamber. Todd On 12/23/2013 1:21 PM, Jim Felder...
• Re: Does this bus go to my office?
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 08:25:23 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: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:03:30 -0700
  ...between the valve seats on > the head, pumping coolant into the combustion chamber. Hope your problem is > less severe than either. > > Jack > '86 (Go...
• Re: Reinhardt Lives!! (well, almost ...) {Longish}
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 12:23:32 -0400
  ...tell me what causes this to happen? I thought the the combustion > >> chamber > >> was pressed between the block and head so could not come...
• Re: westy fridge combustion chamber sealing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 23:28:06 -0600
  The previous owner of my Westy used the fridge all the time (12 years) without service, I've used it 8 years without service...
• Re: Behind the reefer
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 17 May 2005 09:36:49 -0600
  ...heat from its interior. > > Right now the reefer is pulled, its combustion chamber cleaned; its fins > cleaned; its mickey-mouse little fin-cooling fan...
• Re: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:25:40 -0400
  ...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: WESTFALIA REFRIGERATOR BURPING & OTHER IRRATIONAL FEARS!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 13:08:38 -0500
  ...will warm up the unit and allow air flow through the combustion chamber (convection airflow).� Secondly is to turn the thermostat just past on...
• Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 May 2015 16:31:53 -0400
  ...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: Dometic mystery ....more clues!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:35:27 -0700
  ...Upon re-reading the email, I realize I may have misunderstood as the actual OD of this brass part, may fit either combustion chamber...
• Re: [Flickr] rogersisler2000 wants you to see something
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:23:00 -0400
  ...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: Exhaust valve leak on fresh top end rebuild-I need a little advice
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:11:44 -0300
  ...taping on the exhaust valve stem several times both with the combustion chamber pressurised and depressurised. I then rotated the valve a little bit...
• souping up the 1.9L or 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:08:42 -0600
  ...has done the ceramic coatings on pistons, sealing surfaces, exhaust valves, combustion chamber...how do you like it, does it help keep the motor...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] leaking head gasket ?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 09:49:04 -0700
  ...story is, don't act too hastily, as long >> as your >> combustion chambers are tight you can wait for better weather to fix it. >> > >
• Re: Running on Tap Water
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 11:22:09 +0100
  ...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: Propex heater or regulator
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:56:09 -0800
  ...don't need duct work for the air > intakes...You can hear the combustion chamber roaring as they burn up the > propane... > > Don Hanson >
• Re: Some potentially stupid actions
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 22:47:25 -0400
  ...Then furthermore, I have a fridge that won't reliably stay lit while driving (air leak in the intake of the combustion chamber) and...
• Re: Dometic woes
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:37:46 -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: Vanagon fuel requirement
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 14:01:50 -0700
  ...The more you go full load the higher the need for more > Octane because the pressures in the combustion chambers increase. > > The detergents are...
• Re: Diesel head gasket blown?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 07:51:21 -0700
  ...I > had a diesel head with a 15mm crack in the combustion chamber that > caused a steady stream of gases into the coolant by...
• Re: Smoke after head replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:10:44 -0500
  ...Therefore, sealing rings not seated properly, exhaust gasses reached the green o-rings destroying them, allowing coolant into the combustion chamber and out the...