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• Second Request for Help - Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:32:15 -0600
  I'm still hoping someone out there can help me understand how I smoked the wires on my throttle valve idle switch circuit by...
• Re: Another Newbie With Heads Fixed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:51:10 -0600
  ...Were they mushroomed out? What about >the corresponding valve stem? > > -Replaced all of the valve adjusters. Two were bad, one was extremley >awful. Two...
• AC Servicing
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 7 Jul 2012 16:16:50 -0500
  ...The AC system was gone completely through early last fall, with all new seals,vacuum and pressure checks, new compressor, expansion valve, dryer, etc...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve replacement...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 11:53:14 -0700
  ...Apparently it > has the aluminum autofill valve, which is not rebuildable. The RV place I > took it to claims the only choice is to...
• 84 Westy propane problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 00:39:49 -0500
  ...Seems to be coming from a small pinhole below red button(? safety valve) on inlet valve. Do I need a new valve? Don't...
• 90 vanagon Cam and lifter issue
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 12:38:09 EST
  ...Anyway, after a couple of weeks, I got huge valve trian noise. Pulled the valve covers and found that the rocker arm adjusters for...
• Re: Removing the rear heater
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 11:39:26 -0400
  ...The best solution, go to home depot or any other car parts store, buy 2 small valve, one for each hose, open valves, put...
• Re: Mushroomed out valve adjusters
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:19:34 -0500
  ...Were they mushroomed out? What about > >the corresponding valve stem? > > > > -Replaced all of the valve adjusters. Two were bad, one was extremley > >awful. > > > Two...
• Re: Hot air from the dash? (how to fix it)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 02:49:32 EDT
  ...Your heater valve isn't closing all the way (linkage is broken or out of adjustment). 2. Your heater valve is leaking (it is...
• Re: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:20:50 -0400
  ...All of the other cylinders seem to be as I would expect for the valves closed... rocker arm flexible and pushrod retracted, thus I...
• Re: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 13:32:26 -0500
  Which heater valve are you talking about? Jim On Jul 30, 2006, at 1:07 PM, Brian Honan wrote: > I know this has been...
• This wattage?
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 20:04:19 +0900
  Hi everyone, This valve is a Westy readinglight valve. Anyone know this wattage? http://www.max.hi-ho.ne.jp/yosh/rb.jpg TIA...
• Re: Propane Tank overflow valve
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:48:24 -0500
  ...I've got the older style valve where it vents through a small tube that attaches to the valve on the outside not the...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 14 Dec 2015 07:26:58 -0800
  The valve would remain microscopically open when the engine was at operating temp. This is what I've been told in the past. --t...
• Re: front heater valve troubles?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 29 Jun 2020 18:29:11 -0700
  Same here, 8 years and going, NAPA valve. mcneely On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 3:59 PM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote...
• Re: Enlightment needed Valves Question WBX 1.9
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:28:11 -0400
  ...If > the > valves show signs of leakage another repair is most likely needed. > > Dennis > -- > 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" > 85 Vanagon "El Guapo" > 90 Fuji Ace >
• Re: WTB westy propane take blowoff valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:41:06 -0400
  ...Or Terry Kay sells them in a set -- manual fill valve and bleeder valve for $52. Dunno if he'd sell separately. <http://community...
• Heater Core replacement
  Historical mailing list - joe friedrichs
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:01:06 -0500
  I'm replacing the rear heater core and heater valve in my vanagon, can anyone tell me can I do this without draining my...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve leak
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 10:34:59 -0600
  Replace the Autostop with a regular fill valve and a bleeder valve. You can do this yourself or a good RV shop can do...
• Manchester Tank Model Number?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 16:12:04 GMT
  ...My auto- stop valve is no longer trustworthy and I would rather not rebuild. Presumably, the dealer could consult his Machester chart for the...
• Auto stop propane fill valve failed (open)
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:15:09 -0700
  Dear List, Yes, it finally happened, ran out of propane during a weekend camping trip, and when it was serviced, the valve stuck in...
• report on renewing propane system
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 19:51:55 -0800
  ...Replaced main POL valve ($38) Replaced regulator ($22) Rebuilt auto-stop valve ($12) In addition, I cleaned the tank, touched up a couple of...
• Re: WBX big valve heads and flow bench results
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:27:59 EDT
  ...What I did to my stock AMC port was to clean up casting marks, apply a racing valve job on seats and valves, increase...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Valve Cable
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 09:36:04 -0700 (PDT)
  thom fitzpatrick writes: > > > How to Replace the Fuel Valve Cable > > by Thom Fitzpatrick > > On busses to about 63 or so, there was a pull...
• bleed valve in engine compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:18:28 -0500
  ...isn't the radiator bleed valve enough? All other bleeding instructions I've seen only mention the radiator bleed valve. Thanks in advance. -Karl...
• Re: REAR HEATER VALVE - 'Not' Understood (Sorry Zoltan)
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:37:00 -0800
  ...Soooo, as I was looking at the valve I dicovered that it is difficult to tell what part of the valve should be pointing...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:59:03 +0200
  ...I can replace the hy-lifter without pulling more than the pushrod tube, valve train, pop new hy-lifter in, put incollapsible pushrodtube, replace...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:31:50 -0600
  ...I have the regular manual bleeder valve and separate fill valve. I have long been looking for a way to hook up a disposable...
• Re: Front heater valves, another junk part
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:07:34 -0700
  ...Just ordered OEM valve from VW, $60. You get what you pay for. > > I got a NAPA front heater valve two years ago. No...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:37:02 -0400
  ...Bentley says to insert a new valve >(not the old valve) into the valve guide. The end of the valve stem >must be flush...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Jan 2017 06:36:51 -0500
  The controller sends a fixed frequency pulse train to the valve, ?250? Hz. The valve responds to the average duty cycle and opens proportionally...
• Adjusting valves on '91 Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 08:40:29 EDT
  ...WHle I was driving yesterday, one of the valve adjuster screws backed out and fell out of the arm. When I got home and...
• Re: Propane Tank. Shut Off Valve Won't Close?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 07:28:10 -0500
  You can vent the propane from the tank by opening the blow-off valve, the knurled small brass know to the upper right of...
• WTB: TRW Exhaust Valves for Wasserboxer 2.1 (Sodium Filled)
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 11:06:56 -0600
  I am in the middle of an engine rebuild and I need new exhaust valves. I know there are other manufacturers that make valves...
• Re: Leaking heater control valve
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:09:59 -0700
  ...I shut the > valve and that has stopped the drips for now. I have yet to run the van to > see if that continues...
• Re: Erosion between valves
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:40:23 -0500
  ...Erosion between valves First time I've seen this. Very deep erosion around the spark area. Next to the valves. Between the valves, cutting...
• Swirl, Cosworth, ACB Lotus etc.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 12:31:14 -0700
  ...Swirl before the intake valve is modulated by the valve and less effective the farther away it is from the valve seat. Revaporization grooving...
• rear heater valve leaking
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:51:09 -0500
  My rear heater valve has an inconsistent coolant leak from the valve body - I think that is leaking out the bottom seam, along where...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:44:14 +0200
  Hi John It doesnt sound like the normal valve-clatter. It sounds likesomeone tapping onthe head with a spanner. I listened with the extensionset...
• Re: Compression and power
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Tue, 27 May 2003 13:14:13 -0700
  ...check the adjustment of your valves and retest also do a wet compression(squirt oil into the cyl 2-3 squirts) test to determine...
• Valve cover leak
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Mar 96 23:45 EST
  ...I'm curious in finding out why would a valve cover leak in the very same spot for the third time. I've changed...
• Re: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 02:10:01 -0800
  "Or you could order the auto stop valve rebuild kit for under $10 and replace all the seals and everything inside. its an easy...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2) - Corvair valves
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Thu, 2 Nov 2006 08:42:03 -0800
  ...The turbo heads have valves that are special to those engines, but they were never sodium-filled/cooled. Vern Corvair guy
• 1982 Westy air cooled fuel injection cold start valve voltage
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:14:40 -0800
  Is there any info on the voltage a cold start valve operates at on a 1982 Westy air cooled fuel injection system?
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:30:33 -0700
  Yes, you are right that valve guides must be checked to be within the wear limit to be reusable. Bentley says to insert a...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Dec 2015 18:43:00 -0500
  ...One of the problems with rebuilding heads is not compensation for cutting the valve seats or grinding the faces. Excess side load can cause...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:34:42 -0500
  ...If that shows some improvement, do the valve body.Other wise, I would remove that trans and check the tc.My first tc instalation...
• Re: Heater hose ball valve behind glove compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:27:08 -0700
  ...Cut it in a accessible spot and add a valve with the lever facing where you can best reach it. An autoparts store should...
• Re: '88 Westy leaky rear heater (valve..)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 07:05:42 +0000
  Well, as many of mentioned, it is the valve which is leaking. The shaft for the control lever has about 1-2mm of play...
• Re: Westy Water Tank Fill
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 02:03:56 EDT
  ...It's similar to the water fill a few others have described - attaches to a hose, and has a valve and a clear plastic...
• Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:57:34 -0400
  ...With the pan off, the valve body can be easily removed. I do mean easily. This can be swapped with another valve body that...
• Re: nasty AMC exhaust valve, photos here
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 26 May 2009 07:11:23 -0400
  IS it your Syncro camper Paul? Can you show pictures of the other side of the valves? Where is the rest? How are the...
• Re: Boston Bobs Big Valve Engine Option III, and Engine Option II
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 4 May 2002 18:02:14 -0700
  ...Robert Donalds <bostneng@FCL-US.NET> > >Mark >the changes in the valve job and valve size size does not change the >ability of the...
• Re: Fuel or Electrical Part III
  Historical mailing list - jeff ensing
  Sun, 9 Dec 2018 12:57:58 -0500
  I had an intake valve break like this. It was indeed on an engine that had experienced the seized valve in the guide scenario...
• Re: My Friend's got gas!
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 21:59:32 -0400
  ...but he does need a new spit valve assembly for the LPG > tank under his 84 westy. > > Would any list member have such a...
• Re: loud valve ticking
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:18:12 -0500
  ...When the cam is left pressing against a lifter that has a valve pushed open, the valve spring tension eventually pushes the oil out...
• Re: Bleeder Valve Poition
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:32:31 -0800
  ...Bleeder Valve Poition I can't remember off hand if this bleeder valve is supposed to be closed for normal driving and opened for...
• Re: Does the WBX suck valves?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 14:19:27 -0700
  Hi Stewart, I have never, ever, seen a waterboxer engine drop or suck a valve. Period. The vales in them are really good ..and...
• Looking for EGR parts
  Historical mailing list - Brian M. Miller
  Thu, 11 Apr 96 11:44:47 PDT
  ...Help! Where can I get a control valve? I think the valve is the most critical component. I MIGHT be able to get the...
• Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 27 May 2009 22:01:11 -0400
  ...What brands or manufacturers of valves for the WBX are considered to be "the best"? John Meeks '91 Multivan, '85 GL bits Northern Michigan...