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• Re: multiple questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 29 Nov 94 10:06:57 CST
  ...a gizmo on the top of the engine (underneath those round intake manifold pipes in the middle of the engine) ... if it goes bad...
• The Interesting Things We Find
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:40:28 -0800
  ...After I pulled the intake manifold, I noticed that the intake ports were perfectly clean. Hmmmm.... next I pulled the exhaust and found the...
• Re: Groovey Pulley (long)
  Historical mailing list - "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 14:38:54 -0800
  ...Try HELP. >>>> intake manifold, including an alternator and starter. The shop was >>> Unknown command - "INTAKE". Try HELP. >> Unknown command - "UNKNOWN". Try HELP. > Unknown command...
• Bostig Zetec kit .. Ground clearance
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:02:20 -0700
  ...000 of them in which case we'd make a new intake manifold). Unless the metal is in the path of lot's of...
• Re: Manifold vacuum specs?-Leak down testing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:10:26 -0500
  ...If your hear leakage through the intake, you have an intake that is not seating and if through the exhaust, bad exhaust valve. > >Poor...
• Re: hard start problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:02:50 -0700
  ...on one I saw .......there were ground wires , just push-on spade type, under the intake manifold.. those can't make very good connection...
• Boxer rebellion revisited (Tii content, kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - se7en
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 22:13:28 -0700
  ...Pulled the manifolding and head off today. The block is 2.0 litres but the head is indeed a 1.8 litre head. But...
• RE: VW-71 BUS-CHECKING FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD VACCUM LEAKS
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 09 Oct 1995 09:23:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It needs STRONG clamps, and a hefty ooooommpph on the screwdriver. >3) What if I were to disconnect the line out of the manifold...
• Ever have one van job that leads to another?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 25 Jul 2020 17:59:16 -0700
  ...injector seals ( little ones that go on pintle cap, seating in intake manifold) and the injector rubber bushings that press against the securing bracket...
• Fuel Injectors On 83 w/c
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 10 Sep 96 19:47:10 UT
  ...I had some vacuum leaks, which I did not detect, and the intake manifold gaskets were backwards. They also got rid of that scary...
• airboxes? we don't need no steenkin' airboxes!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 09:10:28 -0700
  ...This would allow provision for the warm air intake on cold mornings, not really a problem here, engine starts and runs fine, just may...
• Re: LVC: TDI Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:30:23 -0400
  ...If you are getting no check engine light then you should investigate the carbon build up in the intake manifold.?? This can sometimes be...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:47:07 -0700
  ...Your intake or exhaust pipes may be partially blocked. If you remove the outer portion of flue assembly you can vacuum out these pipes...
• Re: Carbs on my '91 Westie Syncro---"The Story"
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:25:36 -0800
  ...Plus if someone can come up with an aftermarket intake >> manifold >> >for a performer type application or even a RV/Mileage application >> that >> >fits...
• Re: Experiment
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:54:45 -0500
  ...fun) with doing water injection, such as a >mister into the intake manifold. Can any harm be done in trying this? I >can't...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:44:20 -0700
  ...way. (but not in way of exhaust & intake openings I think) Re flue assembly. I aligned manifold to the body. pic: http://tinyurl.com...
• EGR valve in 1981 effects cylinder head temps
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 12:09:31 -0500
  ...When I last had the engine out I cleaned out all the little EGR pipes inside the intake manifold so I would get a...
• Hot EGR?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 22 Jul 1999 07:34:33 -0400
  ...out the EGR valve, pipe, and the distribution pipes inside the intake manifold. The distribution pipes are the key, as they are often completely...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:14:42 -0700
  ...box - corrugated pipes at manifold (there's an O ring on each) - air pump tube - corrugated pipes (exhaust, intake) - where corrugated pipes meet the...
• !985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lyle Lathem
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:17:46 -0600
  ...I have checked the one way valve from the intake manifold going to the brake booster, it is right. I have tight brakes and...
• Re: [T2] Ponderous motor thoughts...
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 09:37:20 -0800 (PST)
  ...I believe the intake manifolds only have three studs per side, the oil breather, oil filler tube (and the dipstick?) are in a different...
• Re: Digijet Distributor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 13:07:23 -0400
  ...The back port (towards the manifold) must be the advance side, because the vacuum source at the throttle body would be the one that...
• Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:59:49 -0400
  Make sure the intake manifold gaskets on the heads are lined up properly. They can suck air if they slipped while attaching the manifold...
• Re: The madness begins (VW inline 4 cylinder swap)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:21:44 -0700
  ...The downside to that for the 2wd is that the engine lid has to be modified, or raised, to accommodate the intake manifold. One...
• Re: Part search request for assistance, 81 - 83 air coolled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:37:47 -0800
  ...a tube that goes from the air flow meter to the intake manifold (fuel >> injection type system) , my original is torn open, 81 - 83...
• Re: found some hidden vacuum leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:33:52 -0500
  I've seen the intake manifolds rust through just above those castings that bolt to the head. The vapor recovery system can be a...
• Re: Stalling my 81
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 15:43:06 -0500
  ...It was the white ground wires under the intake manifold on the driver side that have push on connectors to the star ground plate...
• Snorkel Hose Ram-Air Configuration Possiblities 87GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 01 Jul 1997 22:15:37 -0500
  Volks, I am considering fabricating a plenum from composites to cup the backside of the L/H rear air intake vent (the one that...
• NICE surprise, and some new questions to go with it.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 20:14:12 -0700
  ...Is there any way to tell what type of head this is without removing the manifolds? The lifters are hydraulic. Is there any performance...
• Weird TiiCo behavior
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 14:54:21 -0400
  ...have sloshed oil across a sump vent hose connecting to the intake manifold. Under a high vacuum deceleration, maybe it sucked in a big...
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:02:15 -0500
  ...The adapter manifold was bolted to the VW manifold using a spare gasket). I then setup a Dwyer differential pressure gauge measuring 0-15...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 20:07:07 -0700
  ...ignition system which includes distributor, etc. > > (pre-installed on engine)intake / exhaust manifold and custom exhaust >pipe (pre-installed > > on engine)4 wire oxygen...
• Re: Manifold measuring - is this right?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:42:01 -0700
  ...Bentley's > > doesn't give > > >> a procedure for checking intake manifold vacuum so I'm > winging > > it. I let > > >> the engine warm up so...
• [SVXVanagon] Re: SVX into Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:49:40 +1200
  ...turns through 90 degrees and<br> makes the two throttle body intakes point downwards. Then two hoses<br> could be connected and run off...
• Re: Name That Part - Bonus Round
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:36:17 -0400
  ...to the block at the middle bolt, about where > the rear intake manifold pipes come across, is a solid tube or > cylinder of metal...
• Re: Do I just cut the wire from the O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 17 May 2009 16:09:55 -0700
  ...Blue smoke is unburnt fuel , Fuel loads up in the intake manifold unilt it starts. Without a O2 sensor on line (open loop), open...
• Re: AVP / Repair
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 10:53:56 -0700
  ...One seeped coolant from around the intake manifolds (was real hard to pin down - the leak was under the tube and only happened when...
• Clogged charcoal canister.
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 09:51:16 -0400
  ...s charcoal canister out, perhaps just sitting it on a warm intake manifold upside-down with the inlet port being sucked on directly by...
• Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 11:27:24 EST
  ...He cuts and welds the intake manifold to lower it's profile. He also sells the kits to install the Audi 5000 inline-5...
• Re: Part search request for assistance, 81 - 83 air coolled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 18:37:13 -0800
  ...a tube that goes from the air flow meter to the intake manifold (fuel > injection type system) , my original is torn open, 81 - 83...
• Re: Aerodynamics - Some experimental comments!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:08:21 EDT
  ...often rig these gauges when I want to design intake components, intake and exhaust manifolds by assembling a cheap flow bench with an electric...
• Re: Parts suppliers for "Half Liley"?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 07:36:57 EDT
  ...While you have the engine stripped down you can pick up a little more power by port matching the intake and exhaust manifolds. Chuck...
• Re: Adjustable rate fuel pressure regulator? anybody try one?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 May 2012 14:41:57 -0700
  ...testing the FP regulator function with connected or not connect to intake manifold vacuum is on page 24.25 in Bentley. In their picture...
• 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 14 May 2013 06:28:23 -0400
  ...The 3A head has a significantly upgraded intake manifold, injection port and intake port configuration. In the archives, I have given the details of...
• Re: Carb conversion?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:09:37 -0400
  ...c-ya Jonce > > >www.CIP1.com has some air intake manifolds & carbs for the > air-cooled. I've been told that these > >do not...
• RE: misc.
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 15:57:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...I wiggled it, and it promptly came loose from where it >plugs into the intake air distributor. Hmmm, so that might explain the >varying...
• Re: Does my van want to do a start-up sequence?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:07:54 -0400
  ...Turned out to be pin holes in the intake manifold. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Re: Thermostats [Was: Spooked!]
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 22:46:42 -0500
  ...The gasoline vapors condense on the cold intake manifold runners and cylinder walls, diluting the cylinder wall oil coating and degrading the oil's...
• Re: VDO Oil Press. Hose upgrade install.?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 19:29:06 -0500
  ...Two hose clamps hold the VDO sensor to the intake manifold. Been maintenance free since 4/88. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• vanagon golf engine conversion problem
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:58:05 -0500
  ...new one), all the grounds, vacuum lines, any connections to the intake manifold and airflow sensor, cold start system, coil, rotor, cap, various electrical...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:44:33 -0400
  ...it comes out of the throttle body just > behind (rear is rear) the #4 cylinder's intake manifold, then swings > forward and through the...
• Re: Spewing ATF from dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:45:29 -0800
  ...like T into a intake manifold vacuum hose. Works real nice. scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> To...
• stuff i did this weekend - sorta long
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 11:52:19 -0400
  ...regarding the cracked manifold - got the welded stainless manifold back from the welding place, waited three days for gaskets, went to put the thing...
• Re: I-4 conversion general info
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:35:13 -0400
  ...szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I don't know if the AEG intake manifold would clear the deck. > > >> >> Dnia 27.10.2015 o godz. 15...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What ...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 18:30:56 EDT
  ...hour trip to heat an 8oz can of beany-weenies!! No manifold destiny here (obscure reference). Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC...
• Re: gas, spark, still no love
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:53:06 +0000
  ...so good. > > > >Gas - Replaced leaky run between intake manifold and CIS fuel >distributor, > >plugged holes in intake, put vacuum lines on. Pulled injector #1...
• Re: 84 vanagon wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:51:26 -0400
  ...There was somthing about the black tower that if you use a PCV Valve on it and plug the intake boot where it plugs...
• PARTS FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - mathew Bennett
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 20:01:01 -0400
  ...to 55 psi before removal)-$5 *Rubber air intake boot from air filter to intake manifold (great shape)-$15 *Power steering pump bracket (silver...
• Re: Photo of Fast Forward's prototype Vanagon ALH [TDI] Conversion Kit
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:35:19 -0700
  ...Between the exhaust manifold and intake manifold there is an EGR cooling manifold that has been remove and right where the 90 degree elbow...
• Re: The Interesting Things We Find
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:54:55 -0600
  ...After I pulled the intake manifold, I noticed that the intake ports were perfectly clean. Hmmmm.... next I pulled the exhaust and found the...