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• Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:26:12 -0800
  ...Residual pressure will be none as there is no check valve - never seemed to be a problem for me as when you turn the...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:11:36 -0600
  ...also be the dreaded crack in a head between an intake and exhaust >> valve. > > Thanks. I'll search up on that possibility. > > Shameful part...
• Re: 81 dilemma
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 09:21:25 -0500
  ...so it's probably not the valves, right? another thing i did is >remove plug wires (only one at a time) and rev the...
• Re: what are ratio rockers?
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 20:12:34 -0500
  ...around the valves and the engine can pull to the max flow of the exhaust and intake system. Now, since the valves are increasing...
• Another 2.0 L Rebuilt Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Ernest
  Thu, 02 May 96 08:27:00 PDT
  ...hose from the deceleration valve to the T-connection into the intake air distributor (above the cold start valve) blew off the T-junction...
• valve cover and vacuum question -1.8 Gas conversion
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 16:52:48 -0700
  ...the same place on the top of the valve cover that connects into the intake manifold. (I hope that makes sense.) In the interest...
• Re: towing with a vanagon in an emergency. . .
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:22:17 -0400
  ...The usual damage is an intake valve. The enigne can be set up and each cylinder leak down tested to check for damage. Turning...
• Re: Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:57:59 -0600
  ...a exhaust valve is leaking you will have air coming out the end of the muffler .// I f the intake valve is bad you...
• Fuel Injection - help with hoses
  Historical mailing list - David L. Leigh
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 12:05:46 +0000
  ...In particular, I've got a "T" shaped part that threads into the left case half (just under the intake air distributer) with an...
• idle problem - fixed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 16 May 2005 16:22:49 -0700
  ...The throttle body and intake runners do get oily from the crankcase ventilation system, I suppose cleaning TB is a reg. maintenance thing. BTW...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Intermittent Smoking
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 22:53:31 -0500
  ...If your mechanic is competent, he can tell if you have intake valve or exhaust valve or ring problems. It's not likely you...
• Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 18:09:00 -0500
  ...So, what is the device that plugs int o the intake air boot and has an electrical connector attached? My Bentley does not identifiy...
• Happy Friday! Some fule injection and idle tips.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Apr 2022 03:47:04 +0000
  ...Bad intake valves and worn guides are fairly common. As for mixture control the O2 sensor actually provides a some diagnostic capabilities. Using a...
• Re: fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 18:41:17 -0500
  ...Nothing wrong with the pump per se (although since it already had quit once before, and the valve that stops fuel from leaking back...
• Re: Low idle, hard cold starting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:28:12 -0500
  ...Oil here indicates bad valve guides. An oil scraper ring can be installed on the intake valve stems to stop oil from being sucked...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 28 Apr 2016 09:04:51 -0600
  Possibly a Malfunctioning Idle Air Control Valve or Controller ~ UnPlug both, Spray Connections with Electrical Contact Cleaner & RePlug ~ Do the Same with the ECU...
• Progress Report and Some More Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 17:02:37 EDT
  ...The #3 cylinder has a burnt exhaust valve and the #4 cylinder has a loose intake valve seat. That clears up my low compression...
• valves adjusted(sorta..) now a final VERY IMPORTANT question
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 08:38:03 -0700
  ...What you are trying to achieve is to have the valve riding in the middle range of the lifter's hydralic action. If your...
• Re: Engine still won't START!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 7 May 2002 08:22:29 -0400
  ...Engine still won't START! Ok per the lists recomendation i turn the valve adjustment screw in untill it just touches and then 1...
• Re: Engine Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 10:38:21 -0500
  ...2) Match port the intake runners to the intake opening.(The runners ID was about 2mm smaller than the intake opening ID- to improve...
• Re: cold start skipping
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:05:50 -0500
  ...or plugs), Bad injector spray patterns, Excessive deposits on the intake valves, worn valve guides, or a compression problem. The fuel leak means removing...
• Re: Cold Start Valve
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 20:21:19
  ...the following: > >a) cold start valve - not sure what the connection might be here; >b) aux air intake - it is either not closing or...
• Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 27 May 2009 14:03:47 -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: Sequential vs batch RE: digifant injection
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 21:46:53 -0700
  ...intake valve opening events happen >>> so >>> fast that by 2-3k rpm the injector is spraying part of the fuel on closed >>> intake valves...
• Another Update, was Re: Update: More idle issues for idle hands and minds
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 13:03:14 -0500
  ...everything, the air intake stuff where I had put in a new K&N air filter, the idle stabilizer valve, the oxygen sensor . . . I...
• Re: 2.1 questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 17:55:41 -0700
  ...or could it have been a sticky hydraulic lifter > holding open the intake valve and sucking oil in? or something else? > Should > I check...
• Re: Compression losses
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 10:33:38 -0600
  ...But my intentionally simplified discussion of nominal compression ratio was not intended to address how valve overlap, tuned intake port effects, dirty paper filters...
• Re: Vacum gauge on syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 11:25:40 -0400
  ...I spliced my vacuum line right off the intake manifold. Now I can tell how hard I'm working the little sucker. I took...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:53:45 -0700
  ...purge valve. >> My reasoning being that if that valve has failed open and is allowing >> fuel >> vapours to pool in the intake, say when...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:45:04 -0800
  ...situations: (A) the intake valve (2nd from front) is opening and the exhaust valve (frontmost) is closing. (B) both valves are closed. In my...
• Re: No idle when engine cold
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 25 Apr 2020 09:21:48 -0700
  ...Normal blow by from the rings usually don’t have much O2 but a > piston-ring problem or bad or sticking intake valve can...
• '56 Bus Work
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 18 May 1996 20:31:54 -0700
  ...Also, this time when I adjusted the valves, all of the exhaust valves were pretty tight. I could not get the guage in. Is...
• Factory New VW Diesel Motors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 20:21:38 EDT
  ...from oil pan to valve cover (no accessories or manifolds) and the 1.9l with the 1.6l intake ports also comes with an...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:08:52 -0700
  ...They will keep oil from getting sucked down the intake guides. > and that would help prevent the valves and cylinder getting filthier? You need...
• Re: Westy sink water pump
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:21:35 -0500
  ...I bought a brass 1/2" check valve at the hardware store, and a nylon 1/2" pipe to 3/8" hose barb, and...
• Re: Commentary on Air Cooled Cylinder Heads
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:41:07 -0500
  ...is a 2mm larger valves 42 intake > and 36 ex with the extra hard seats and a high flow valve job nices > upgrade > > > > Bob...
• Re: Leakdown and compression test results
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:57:25 -0400
  ...If it's a valve, you'll hear it at the air intake manifold or exhaust (tailpipe), depending on which valve is leaking. Attempt...
• Re: will a 2.1L long block work with 1.9L FI and hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 20:08:01 -0800
  At 09:25 PM 3/11/02 -0500, Dennis Haynes wrote: >Okay, I forgot about the intake plenum. The 2.1 and many VW...
• Re: Propane fueled Vanagons??
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:19:00 -0400
  ...The sludge that builds up behind the intake valve on propane is so soft and gummy it has to be burned off with a...
• Re: 5-cylinder conversion mail list (1)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 00:56:23 EST
  ...The Eurovan intake manifold would have to be used for the injectors. The cold start valve would have to be wired the same as...
• hotlava@interpac.net... Parts cost...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 23:11:01 EDT
  ...Exhaust Valves / Radius / TBC 4 $5.00 $20.00 Swain Techniques, Inc. Exhaust Stems /TBC 4 $4.25 $17.00 Swain Techniques, Inc. Exhaust...
• Re: Fw: Westy stalled/wont start
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 19:25:44 -0800
  Today I got my westy back from the shop they adjusted the throttle valve and replaced the cap and roter .. it runs fine hope...
• found some hidden vacuum leaks
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:16:56 -0800
  ...First, one of the intake runners on my vanagon was loose. I could actually wiggle it a tiny bit. A 13mnm socket is all...
• Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Wed, 27 May 2009 20:43:17 -0500
  ...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: Compression test results for '84 Vanagon 1.9L with rebuilt right head
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:24:39 -0500
  ...The most common means for excessive oil is the intake valve guides. There should be valve stem seals on the intakes. Many shops leave...
• Re: Won't start (tries) (coughs) (smokes)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 6 May 2011 14:24:56 -0700
  ...that makes me think of something firing while an intake valve is open .. the only way I can think of that happening is the...
• Re: lifter's sticking, adjustment procedure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 10:26:21 -0600
  ...I adjust the first #1 intake and exhaust valves to one turn after the rocker arm just touches the valve stem. Or use Bobs...
• Re: Dometic woes
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:53:27 -0600
  ...intake tube *absolutely* clear? > > Do you mean the clear plastic tube between the pump and the brass valve? No.The big air intake tube...
• Parts for sale - cleaning garage
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:53:02 -0500
  ...Genuine 2.1 l VW Head with valves. Looks very clean. Pulled off a motor with crosshatch marks still in the barrels! :-) 9. Genuine...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 14:01:32 -0700
  ...intake valves and possibly >> worn intake guides. For the idle hunt this is sometimes common. What is the >> idle speed with the idle valve...
• Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:21:27 -0600
  ...You will also need the accumulator, as well as all the parts on the engine, control pressure regulator, auxiliary air regulator, cold start valve...
• Re: Idle hunts except when in gear
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:03:50 -0400
  ...Idle compensation for power steering and air conditioning is by valves that admit extra air, equivalent to opening the throttle slightly. Cold idle speed...
• Re: Zetec Using oil
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:24:19 -0500
  ...Did you also check to see if you have oil in your intake hose? Might be coming out of the vent in valve cover...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Why reduce engine speed -- vacuum guage -- small car header
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 22:29:13 -0400
  ...represents a force trying to pull the engine backwards when the intake valves open. This is a big reason diesels are so efficient -- no...
• RE: 25hp and 36hp Motors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 09:37:37 -0800
  ...In the later engines the rocker arms are made at different angles for the intake and exhaust valves. In fact there are many stuble...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:20:16 -0800
  ...every time things don't make sense............go back and check the basics, timing belt alignment, compression, intake leaks, intake air boot, wiring and...
• Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 14:35:43 -1000
  ...Often the check valve goes bad which is an easy repair. A bad engine especially an intake valve can result in poor brake booster...
• acceleration flat spot
  Historical mailing list - William Duff
  Thu, 11 May 1995 15:48:47 DST
  ...Even I knew this was dopey! I took the car to a local VW shop who did a tune up, adj valves, new plugs...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:19:17 -0500
  Could also be the dreaded crack in a head between an intake and exhaust valve.Same symptoms as JOHN described. > Date: Tue, 28 Apr...
• Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:11 -0700
  ...wholesale cost of "better" exhaust valves is less than >>>>> $25, >>>>> intakes are less than $10. �When I say "better", I'm referring to TRW...