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• Re: gas, spark, still no love
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 04:20:17 -0800
  ...I pulled the idle mixture plug out >and played a little with the allen screw adjustment but with little change. >I'm pretty sure...
• 87 idle CO/richness adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 21:05:04 -0600
  ...My problem is that I couldn't get the idle setting under 1.2% by adjusting either the AFM idle mixture screw or the...
• VW Fires
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:05:53 +0100
  ...began to smell what I thought was a very rich exhaust mixture. Time for a tune up I thought. The smell then bacame very...
• Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 06:26:43 -0400
  ...minimum and the primary fuel is propane. (the diesel just acts like a super spark plug to ignite the lean propane/air mixture. Bill
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:08:19 -0400
  Of course that's a function of mixture control and other sources of contamination. Unfortunately some cats get replaced because they failed but root...
• Re: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 22:54:39 -0500
  ...This is due to slight differences in mixture >> > amongst > >> cylinders with the leaner one failing to "light up". This is that crazy >> intermittent miss...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:01:36 -0700
  ...You have to get a new tank past > the point of containing an explosive mixture before you can use it or the > first time...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 09:04:12 -0400
  ...This can be caused by oil that is contaminated with gas, bad O2 sensor, improper adjustment of the idle mixture, leaky injector(the injector...
• Re: How do I....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:29:58 EDT
  ...This will richen the mixture by using you as a conductor ( don't worry you won't feel it we are talking millivolts here...
• Fuel ponderings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 09:36:42 -0600
  ...of fuel has?? What good does better mixture control and vaporization actually do? Given better mixture control and vaporization, can fuel efficiency actually be...
• 89 backfires, sputters when warm. MYSTERY problem!!
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:02:06 -0400
  ...It sounds like it is not getting the right mixture. It smells weird. It just won't smoothly accelerate and rev up. You obviously...
• Stuff Found in Busses
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 21 Aug 1994 22:51:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The "stuff" turned out to be a mixture of steer manure and wood-chip compost, that must have been havig a hell of a...
• Re: Good AND inexpensive tire pump, where to find?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 20:15:38 -0500
  ...tap into otherwise you'll be loading your tire wire a mixture of air and fuel which could explode. At 09:54 PM 11...
• Re: NOx emissions (WAS: '85 Westy failing Pa. emissions) 3 way cats
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 20:34:00 -0500
  ...Lean > mixtures and high compression increase peak flame temperatures. This > increases the production of NOx. Over advance timing also contributes to > NOx. > Just wanted...
• Coolant, Bentley 18.6qt, I can only drain 10qts
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:32:00 -0800
  ...If so, I should add only antifreeze to get the 50/50 coolant mixture I desire. Have others experienced this phenomenon? TIA, Vince.
• Road trip and mechanics litany of issues
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Tue, 27 May 2008 23:39:00 -0400
  ...Left front brake caliper is sticking, pads worn to 20% ($600?) Runs lean - needs tune up (adjust the mixture screw?) Fly seal and galley...
• Re: O2 sensor trouble
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 22:33:39 -0400
  ...Unplug it and it runs So...the system is getting a constant "lean" signal from the sensor input so it's richening the mixture...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:11:57 -0700
  ...wrote: >> >>> Changes in your AFM? >> My O2 sensor works and indicates that the mixture is not too rich or too >> lean. I've had...
• Re: Hard starting when cold 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:09:24 -0800
  ...and as that fuel burns >>off and the FI leans the mixture, the engine dies. Adding some >>quick start helps. Once warmed for a...
• Re: Humid Air - Some Comments
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 09:58:56 -0700
  ...Negative values of enthalpy are actually possible and indicate that the energy content of the air / vapor mixture is less than the energy content...
• Re: Rich Running....Vanagon Syndrome? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 15:18:31 -0800
  ...The ECU is adjusting the mixture by adding more fuel to the air/fuel mix, since the O2 sensor is telling it is lean...
• Re: 84 Vanagon: Would you fix if it yourself (if you were me?)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 20:46:13 -0700
  ...A sticking throttle should not cause the rich mixture, but a bad O2 sensor certainly could. Make sure there are no exhaust leaks as...
• Re: 02 sensor/power loss
  Historical mailing list - byard
  Mon, 1 May 2000 18:53:54 -0700
  ...Check your tail pipe, it's probably black from a too rich mixture. David Beierl wrote: > > At 13:56 5/1/2000, James Ruch...
• Re: Update: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 08:56:03 -0700
  ...Not a large backfire and may be caused by > the fact that the fuel mixture is probably rich. Any other suggestions? > Currently the EGR...
• Not a propane-craving spider? (Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:49:15 -0700
  ...what else can that fellow do to fix the air/fuel mixture on his right burner? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 VW Type...
• Too darn rich!
  Historical mailing list - Vince Jahn
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:59:37 -0800
  ...correct this condition. (Sometimes I wish there was a carb idle mixture screw to adjust). Any and all recomendations appreaciated. Thanks again all. Vince
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 14:49:39 -0500
  ...ECU, along with other data, tells the ECU what air/fuel mixture to send into the cylinders. It seems to me that for any...
• Re: Voltage/mixture sensor, testing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 23:14:54 -0700
  ...I use them when I do propane conversions to set up the mixture. Other than that, I don't feel the need to have...
• Re: Ethylene glycol can self-ignite at 782 degrees?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 26 Mar 2014 23:17:17 -0400
  ...A > few data point: > > If you take a 70:30 glycerine:water mixture in a sprinkler system and > spray it into a domestic grease...
• Re: Dometic failure on propane, one time
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:17:30 -0400
  ...than the fridge, so they'll rather quickly clear up any mixture problems in the common line and regulator. When my house furnace or...
• Re: Freeze 12 Update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:14:07 -0700
  ...The idea behind the mixture is that it will work at compressor pressures normal to an R-12 system, as opposed to elevated pressures...
• Re: 11MPG!
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 18:46:39 -0600
  ...Disconnecting it will lead to looser regulation of fuel mixture, lower fuel milage (or possibly higher, but at the expense of reduced power, and...
• Re: WTB A/C gauges and vacuum pump
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 18:53:47 -0600
  ...I will use a propane/butane mixture which is totally legal and >>more effecient that R12 or R134A > >Maybe more efficent, but not legal...
• Re: o2 Test
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 07:57:21 -0400
  ...When the mixture is set correctly, the oxy should fluctuate from 0.3 to 0.7 volts, about 1 or 2 times per second...
• Re: NOx high
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 08:50:04 -0400
  ...Usual causes are a lean fuel mixture or over advanced ignition timing. Since the Vanagon does not use EGR, the engine settings are extremely...
• Re: Friday: Best + Stupid=Oxymoron
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:52:49 -0600
  The question says the "wheel" and not the "tire", so I'm not sure haw that affects the mixture. Probably not. DM&FS At...
• Adding Power Steering to an '87?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:28:02 -0800
  ...either new or used (I'm assuming it would take a mixture of both) 2) Hours of shop time/cost Thanks ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:57:59 -0500
  ...A mixture of ATF and coolant should separate somewhat, with the more dense coolant on the bottom. Yes a number of cycles of fill...
• Re: Fuel ponderings
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:39:11 -0700
  ...of fuel has?? What good does better mixture control and >> vaporization actually do? Given better mixture control and vaporization, >> can fuel efficiency actually be...
• Re: carpet - Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:13:11 -0700
  ...It, and most of those 'purple' knockoffs have a fairly strong percentage of sodium hydroxide (otherwise known as lye) in the mixture. Y'know...
• Type I thermostat (need union nut)
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:21:42 -0500
  ...1) If you're lucky, you lean out the mixture with the CO adjustment screw in the AFM 2) If things have progressed to...
• Flashing Coolant Light Sensor Test
  Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:49:53 -0700
  ...in one of the wires, a faulty instrument panel, or wrong mixture. One question I could not find answered though. If the connector to...
• Re: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:59:04 -0800
  ...This blocks the air flow nicely. > > I adjusted the AFM mixture screw and the idle ajdust on the throttle body > with the above-mentioned...
• Re: Won't accelerate
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 08:28:20 -0500
  ...You have a mixture or timing issue. Check the O2 and temp 2 sensors for proper operation. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:22:19 -0500
  ...that is specially formulated for use in all types of antifreeze mixtures including the new extended life coolants used in diesel and gasoline engines...
• Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 06:41:10 +0100
  A couple of links I picked up from the type3 list the other day, it fits this thread quite nice! *K-jetronic info: http...
• Re: AC compressor Gurus needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 08:41:13 -0800
  ...after filling one of your tires with a compressed > gasoline/air mixture? > Sounds like a bomb to me? > ===== TJ Hannink Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper...
• Re: Coolant light won't stop blinking!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:59:32 -0800
  ...wrong mixture, wrong signal = blinking light. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:18:38 -0700
  ...an > exhaust leak upstream of the sensor it will drive the mixture way > rich trying to get rid of the excess oxygen. Yeah, that...
• Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:14:33 -0700
  ...For many years I've been using the O2 sensor in my California Vanagon to adjust the basic air/fuel mixture; that technique has...
• Re: '84 1.9l knocking rattle lft sd eng
  Historical mailing list - Choreboy
  Fri, 12 May 2000 00:28:33 -0700
  ...Except the mixture is still too fat, but that's a lot less worrying than my engine clinking. Clink, clink... Thanks to everyone. I...
• Responses to your inquiries (& other misc. comments)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Feb 1997 19:04:20
  ...Any chance of another batch, Richard? Stefan is using a standard Bosch 02 sensor as an idle mixture/emissions sensor for his bus, to...
• Re: dying '86 automatic
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 00:05:45 -0500
  If the mixture is rich and the vehicle has a cat converter on it, you could have a melted down cat clogging the exhaust...
• Re: Quick troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:04:13 -0600
  ...As soon as I put my foot into it, the resistance to the spark (presumably because the mixture was leaner) got more, and it...
• Re: 81 aircooled won't start when cold
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:45:58 -0600
  ...the Idle Stabilizer Control ) in conjunction with the ECU apparently controls mixture for cold starts and cold idle until warm up. Then the Idle...
• AFM adjustment - flap, slider, spring wheel voodoo question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:00:47 -0400
  ...After I set the mixture best I could according to the above procedure the engine has awakened. I'm still not getting the voltage...
• Re[2]: My Digifant Opinion
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 13:28:47 -0400
  ...This limits the resolution that it can adjust and measure things like mixture, timing and temperature. Consider that many of todays car ECU's...
• Re: Engine management
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 04:39:50 PST
  ...the principles apply. > >In a piston aircraft engine, the fuel air mixture can be adjusted by the >pilot while >in flight. This allows him...
• Re: 83 body work saga goes on
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 22:45:11 EST
  ...The mixture was too runny to mold easily, and I spent a half hour shaping the liquid until it began to set. Thank you...
• Low oil pressure @ 300 miles
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 13:38:13 -0400
  ...You need to go to a thicker oil and check the basics oil temp, coolant level, timing, fuel pressure and fuel mixture. Also make...