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  • Re: Weak..... so weak
    Historical mailing list - mdrillock
    Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:05:53 -0700
    ...OK > Air flow meter: OK > Cat: OK > > Driving up and down the street clearly shows when the problem shows > up. When the idle switch...
  • Re: Dometic 182B wiring question (not in manual) PIC
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:12:42 -0700
    ...My 182A has the meter. If I swapped the meter from the old one (182A) to this 182B do you think I could use...
  • Things your throttle body doesn't want you to know.
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 28 May 2010 00:52:04 -0400
    ...It could not idle down to spec because of all the (filtered, metered) air bypassing the throttle plate. Idle switch operation was also quite...
  • Re: I tuned the 82 and now NO GO, help wanted
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Sun, 26 Sep 1999 10:38:39 EDT
    ...Are you getting power to the coil now? I cant imagine you damaged anything with the dwell meter. Good luck Steve
  • Re: GPS
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 12 May 2000 17:43:39 +1200
    ...If less than 3 the locational fix can be wildly inaccurate, hundreds of meters out. Andrew
  • AFM connector syndrome fix install?
    Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
    Sun, 19 Jan 2003 20:09:33 -0900
    ...It looks like it goes between the connectors on top of the air flow meter, but I'd like some backup on this. Thanks...
  • FS on eBay: Idle Stabilizer valve and Control Unit
    Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
    Wed, 16 Apr 2003 17:45:54 -0400
    ...ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2411584792 1990 VW Vanagon Air Flow Meter http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2411585637 Thanks...
  • Re: AFM cover
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:27:33 -0700
    ...Can the meter be "hacked" or tuned??
  • Re: O2 sensors
    Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
    Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:20:05 -0500
    (See my reply to your earlier post as well, William.) The voltage meter I installed shows my (new) O2 sensor to produce correct voltage...
  • Re: absolutely NVC whatsoever, amazing pictures
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 2 Apr 2006 01:13:51 +1200
    >I'd never seen a rainbow end in front of anything before! I've seen one ending only a few meters away. It's...
  • Re: VoltMinder-Is it a good thing?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:59:32 -0700
    ...Wiring the meter directly to the battery is important if you want to know what the voltage at the battery is. Adding relays and...
  • 86 intermittently cuts out -MN
    Historical mailing list - Todd Brutlag
    Wed, 15 Jan 2003 15:27:38 EST
    ...I said maybe later as my cash is low.Found solution of soldering 22 microfarrad capacitor ($3) to terminals inside air flow meter.(see...
  • Re: Magnetic Tachs - bicycle to vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
    Fri, 7 Nov 2003 15:27:54 +0100
    ...Magnetic Tachs - bicycle to vanagon > Some time back someone posted to the list a source for a bicyle tach and > mileage meter that they...
  • Thank you Clifford, Joel, Matthew, Darrel, Bill, Dave, ... for helping to solve 'Vanagon dying while driving'
    Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
    Tue, 10 Aug 1999 22:09:30 -0600
    ...Cleaned the contacts of the AFM meter. The meter seems to have a crack in the circuitboard just at the very beginning. As a...
  • Re: dont pusy our trip meter while driving!
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 25 Jan 2001 20:22:51 -0500
    ...In order to reset the tenths wheel on the trip meter (which drives the rest of them) it is necessary to disengage it from...
  • Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:57:31 -0700
    ...I've changed nothing recently. > �So I got out my handy dandy Radio Shack digital meter today and began > poking around. �I find lots...
  • Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
    Historical mailing list - The Westy man
    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:58:01 -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: 2.1WBX running rich
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:34:25 -0500
    ...If you have to buy a meter look for one that also has a bar graph display and this will respond much faster than...
  • Re: Digifart MAF question
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:39:53 -0400
    ...Digifart MAF question not so Air Flow Meter 86-92 Vanagon B3130-13055 (Bosch) VW 025 906 301C Bosch 0 280 202 079 89...
  • Re: ? Interior Cubed Feet of Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:08:40 -0500
    ...49.7 ft3 1.408 meters3 Rear & center seat removed: 201 ft3 5.696 meters3 Cargo capacity is not the same as interior volume...
  • Re: Extreme high idle
    Historical mailing list - ghamburg
    Thu, 4 Jun 1998 22:52:55 -0700
    ...Extreme high idle >Would a stuck air flow meter flap cause high idle? I would think this would >just screw up the mixture, don...
  • CO Mixture Adjustment
    Historical mailing list - John Clavin
    Thu, 5 Jul 2001 00:15:18 -0500
    ...is set before final adjustment with a CO meter? I do not have a CO meter available and am only interested right now in...
  • 84 Westy mass air/ICU problems?
    Historical mailing list - Tony Flores
    Wed, 3 Aug 2005 06:37:09 -0700
    ...The first time my Westy did this, I eventually got it to start by disconnecting the air flow meter (a possible lead or just...
  • better gas mileage
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Tue, 9 Sep 2003 15:18:03 +0000
    ...trip meter read 198 miles took 11 gal at station 16 gal tank right did the math and came up with 35mpg * is my...
  • Re: Advice...temp to high.... after new parts....
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Wed, 6 Jul 2005 17:02:01 -0400
    ...Engine is NOT very hot, and that IS my problem!!!! I suspect the meter in the dash.... men, am out of my mind with...
  • aircooled air boot needed
    Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
    Mon, 9 Oct 2006 12:11:32 -0700
    Anyone in the Dallas area with an air boot (that hose that goes from the air flow vane meter to the engine) for 2...
  • Re: Idle stabilization control question
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
    Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:01:18 -0500
    ...If not, pinch off the breather tower hose to check for un-metered air there. Let me know what you find. The ISV is...
  • Re: Inside the Air Flow Meter / AFM
    Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
    Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:50:36 +0000
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  • Re: voltage in water tank?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:14:33 -0400
    ...Ummmmm!!!!!???? Is this normal? I am wondering if the water level >>LED "meter" thingy is malfunctioning. No schematic handy. The meter >>does >>work fine...
  • Re: Idle stabilizer for 1.9
    Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
    Mon, 21 Nov 2016 23:41:20 +0000
    ...P/S and A/C have solenoid valves to allow extra metered air into the intake plenum, they don't have any awareness of...
  • Re: Haunted Westy!!!
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Tue, 6 Jul 1999 11:10:07 -0300
    ...dinosaur, I > reset my trip meter as I do each and every time, only this time it stoped > "metering." > > The spedo cable is fine...
  • Re: dont pusy our trip meter while driving!
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:19:03 +1200
    >just a reminder - dont push your speedo trip meter while your van is >rolling/driving..it will break the plastic gearing inside.. (most common...
  • Re: Disposal of old watery gasoline??
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Fri, 25 Jul 2003 20:51:42 -0400
    i have in the past metered it in with full tanks of fresh gas. the process i used was this 1. drain fuel in...
  • Re: fuel hoses
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sat, 2 Oct 2004 18:18:43 -0700
    ...4 meters of 7mm will do the entire vehicle, 3 meters if you're >>>just doing the engine compartment. Not sure exactly how many...
  • Re: Vanagon problem question
    Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
    Thu, 21 Jan 1999 20:43:03 -0800
    How long has this adapter been in??? Maybe the cap is blown (you can check it with an analog volt meter by switching the...
  • Re: How do you check compression?
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:00:34 -0700
    ...The number of > strokes is a matter of the cylinder displacement, the compression > ratio, and the additional volume added by the meter (hose, couplings...
  • Re: I could use a little help
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 2 Jun 2010 09:02:53 -0700
    ...J Squirrel" wrote: > My 84 has 2 gauge > wire between the battery and the starter, and that's for, like, 1 meter > of wire? > >
  • Re: O2 sensor stuff
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Wed, 7 Mar 2001 11:22:48 EST
    ...Except, I did a very careful adjustment using my trusty multi-meter and feeler guage just last weekend. I have it set er Bentley...
  • Re: Tuning question--long, sorry!
    Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
    Mon, 27 Feb 2006 13:08:22 -0800
    > > Do you suppose one could place a meter near the exhaust and get > an accurate ppm of CO, without melting the detector? > Why not...
  • Re: your favorite 12 V accessory
    Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
    Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:20:43 -0800
    ...http://cgi.ebay.com/Mini-Red-LED-DC-100V-Digital-Volt-Voltage-Panel-Meter_W0QQitemZ250085771742QQihZ015QQcategoryZ25411QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Blake Heinlein http://blakeheinlein.googlepages.com/
  • Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:11:42 -0700
    ...it is 10 million meters from North Pole to equator at sea level, and that was the origin of the linear measurement we know...
  • Re: Yet another led H4 blog post
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 13 Feb 2017 16:06:00 -0800
    I should have used my bench top meter, but I didn't :-) But if the handheld meter values are anywhere close to actual, then...
  • Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    Historical mailing list - Subject: Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    April 30, 1992
    ...the new harness fits between the old harness and the silver air-flow meter box attached to the air cleaner box. remove the silver...
  • Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    Historical mailing list - Subject: Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    April 30, 1992
    ...the new harness fits between the old harness and the silver air-flow meter box attached to the air cleaner box. remove the silver...
  • Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    Historical mailing list - Subject: Vanagon Driveability Complaints
    April 30, 1992
    ...the new harness fits between the old harness and the silver air-flow meter box attached to the air cleaner box. remove the silver...
  • Re: Electrical pollution?
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Fri, 7 Jan 2005 20:13:51 -0700
    ...A sears store in 78 had a display in the store with a meter connected to a 2 year old model and a meter...
  • Tinkering with the Digifant Fuel Injection to make it better...
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Mon, 18 Sep 2000 08:46:42 EDT
    ...Distributor cap and rotor, plugs, wires, O2 sensor, temp II sensor, air flow meter, ECU, weak coil, idle control module, fuel pressure regulator, etc...
  • Re: 1.9L coolant blinky light troubleshooting
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:37:51 -0700
    ...Along with it was the temp meter and its light, and the fuel gauge. I'll read that whole thread to determine whether there...
  • Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
    Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
    Thu, 9 Oct 2008 18:09:16 -0700
    ...Injector firing signal do you know how to check continuity with a volt-ohm meter ? essential to checking wiring harness continuity. the less expensive...
  • Re: Luftmassenmesser Umr�stsatz (LMU) ??
    Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
    Thu, 8 Dec 2005 09:42:01 -0500
    ...From what I understand of Jims flow testing The new air boot shows substancual gains verses the air boot from the stock airflow meter...
  • Air Flow Meter/'81 Van/Failed smog
    Historical mailing list - Beth Young
    Sat, 21 Dec 1996 16:15:13 -0800 (PST)
    ...Monitoring my progress with my ohm meter attached to the O2 sensor, I got volts fluctuating just around .5, exactly as specified!! The engine...
  • Re: Vanagon Syndrome-What Exactly Is It?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 7 May 2003 21:17:58 -0500
    ...Some air-flow meters may experience a vibration resonance of the metering potentiometer wiper during extended constant driving. This resonance causes the air-flow...
  • Re: aux battery ideas
    Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
    Wed, 3 Sep 1997 06:39:09 -0700
    ...The rocket ship meter that tells you everything...My advice to you or anyone else is to forget it. You don't need it...
  • Re: Which Voltmeter to use?
    Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
    Fri, 27 Aug 1999 02:51:37 -0700
    ...Or have I been bamboozled? Incidentally, my meter of choice for years was the Fluke 88, but I switched to the Blue Point (Snap...
  • Re: Multimeter
    Historical mailing list - Rod Swanson
    Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:18:18 -0600
    ...Darned test leads broke just last year and I decided to replace the meter with a new and shiny one of the same model...
  • Re: Yup, those are my symptoms! ... here's Joel's info
    Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
    Mon, 1 Nov 1999 16:48:29 -0500
    ...Some air-flow meters may experience a vibration resonance of the metering potentiometer wiper during extended constant driving. This resonance causes the air-flow...
  • Re: Cyl 1 and 3 not getting gas.
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Fri, 26 Sep 2003 00:27:22 +0000
    ...manual, metering on the ECU multi- > pin connector, and all my injectors measure out to 18 ohms as per spec. > > However, what is REALLY...
  • Re: 91 westy starts hard and stalls when cold
    Historical mailing list - John
    Sun, 26 Sep 1999 11:38:46 -0400
    ...You can check it with an ohm meter. pull off the sensor plug and check the resistance value of the two pins. When cold...
  • Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Thu, 9 Oct 2008 22:54:36 -0700
    ...When the engine is cranked the meter will tell if you are getting a signal. You can use an alalog meter if you do...
  • status update
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 6 Nov 1995 23:56:48 -0700
    ...Took it by a local mechanic who said it was running rich and I needed a new air flow meter! I ran electrical tests...