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Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:47:06 -0700
...resurfacing the bottom ond in the combustion chambers where the metal rings sit to bring it to spec would fix it very nicely. Benny...
Re: Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:23:09 -0800
...Therefore, > sealing rings not seated properly, exhaust gasses reached the green o-rings > destroying them, allowing coolant into the combustion chamber and out the...
Re: Westy fridge flame indicator light
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:47:35 -0700
...really can see it brighten up and dim down according to combustion chamber temp, its a heck of a lot better than the stock...
Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:22:35 -0500
...The coolant surrounds the > jugs, but not the heads, which are part of the combustion chamber and > where oil flows over the hot valve...
Re: drips of antifreeze off head
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 1 Jan 2013 12:25:53 -0800
...to be taken off where the metal rings sit, >> around the combustion chamber. >> Most machine shops are not set up to do that . >> Mo...
Re: unlevel fridge operation
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 22 Aug 1999 18:33:20 -0400
...see above. >Looks like I'll be pulling the fridge out this afternoon to check for debris >in the combustions chamber and vents, etc...
Re: Does this bus go to my office?
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:16:54 -0500
...It seems like the combustion chambers are filling up with oil and/or gasoline and after a few minutes it fouls the plugs and...
Re: Hydrogen help for the Vanagons
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:24:17 -0600
...at the compressor inlet or in the > diffuser just before the combustion chambers. Adding water increases > the mass being accelerated out of the engine...
Re: Coolant Tank Issues
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 7 May 2013 12:13:28 -0700
...It can only be that pressure from the combustion chambers is getting into the cooling system. you can try another pressure cap.You should...
Re: Fuel additives...Friday (Is this for real?)
Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
Sat, 6 Feb 1999 20:31:34 EST
...of it to break up gunk on the valves/in the combustion >chamber. Once I got this water-cooled, FI, bastardized VW, though, it...
Re: Contents of Head Gasket Kit 025 198 102A 025198102A
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Mon, 28 Mar 2005 21:52:12 -0800
...Attached to both sides with Dirko S or "Right Stuff" 4) Dirko S, for sealing water jacket gasket (3) 5) Combustion chamber sealing gaskets...
Re: Cracked head/temp sensor...
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Fri, 24 Aug 2001 13:33:16 -0700
...where the temp sensor screws into the head and not internally in the combustion chamber, your problem may not be as serious as you...
Re: Refrigerator lighting
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:14:42 -0700
...This >> is why I suspect that if air turbulence is introduced in combustion >> chamber while driving, it might be enough to "wave" the flame...
On Engine Efficiency, Comparing I4s, WBs and Subies
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 29 Oct 2001 02:51:30 EST
...The quantity of comparison I have chosen is the brake mean effective pressure developed in the combustion chamber while doing work on the piston...
Re: Oil Temp. or Cylinder Head Temp?
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sun, 7 Dec 1997 03:25:27 -0600
...Compaible C/R ratio to gas octane, compatible timing, and adequate fuel going to combustion chambers(not sure if VW FI can be modified...
Re: Leaking Heads
Historical mailing list - yahi
Tue, 23 Mar 1999 19:10:47 -0800
...A unknown amount of coolant probably small but consistant is migrating from water jacket via faulty rubber head gasket into combustion chamber. This builds...
Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:24:20 -0800
...It would all depend I'm sure on the particular coil, and also on the pressure in the combustion chamber at the time of...
Re: Dometic condensation drain
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:22:59 -0700
...create turbulence in the combustion chamber and can very > > likely cause the pilot/flame to be blown out. > > > > The combustion intake & exhaust are in...
NEW T4 Heads (was: where to buy valve tools)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 4 Mar 1997 18:16:01 +0000
...They will rebuild them with 44 x 36 valves to whatever combustion chamber volume you want for something under $350 each if you want...
Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:09:58 +0100
...engines > can't ........like a bad injector causing damage in a combustion chamber. I wrecked two gasoline engines with a stuck-open injector. Tough...
Re: inline hybrid motor?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 19:53:26 -0700
...t change. > If the compression goes up it's because the combustion chamber is smaller > in > the 92 head. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing...
Re: Fridge blowing out. Where to seal air leaks
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Sat, 12 Jun 2004 16:34:17 -0700
...here' what i did as per the list. > first i pulled the fridge and opened the combustion chamber in the rear of > the fridge...
Re: Westy fridge won't light
Historical mailing list - John Fleming
Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:47:01 -0800
...hose, whatever) The idea is to move the debris in the combustion > chamber. > 3) light the gas stove and burn until flame is blue...
Re: On Longevity, Displacement, Efficiency and Technology in Conversions
Historical mailing list - Kim Howe
Sat, 30 Mar 2002 08:15:58 +0800
...The quantity of comparison I have chosen is the brake mean effective pressure developed in the combustion chamber while doing work on the piston...
Re: Good Price on 1.9l heads?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:31:13 -0400
...There is only a very small difference in the size of the combustion chamber; otherwise they're identical. A perfectionist might argue against mixing...
Re: What damage to expect when waterpump blows?
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sun, 16 Apr 2006 22:55:45 -0400
...yes, they have pitted surface, dead valve seat, burned valve, dammage combustion chamber.... but NO Crack... bad sealing (including head gasket)will cause many...
Re: 2nd opinion wtd: Compression vs Head gasket leak
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:35:16 -0500
...waterjackets and not have leaks at the gaskets that seal the combustion chambers ... or vice versa ... or both. Hose connections can leak making one...
Re: Westy Fridge Project
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 16 May 1999 13:14:40 -0700
...I could easily > > hear the flames of the combustion chamber and the vent got hot > > immediately. > > > > If you can, light your fridge and lets...
Re: metal cover for refrigerator vent
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 5 Dec 2011 13:04:16 -0800
...on my vent, and I've not had water problems in combustion chamber. Mind you I do live in a dry part of the...
Ist Wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 31 Dec 2001 22:39:53 +1200
...An opposed engine with crankshafts outboard of the pistons (combustion chamber between the crowns of the paired pistons, which almost touch one another at...
Re: rebuilding throttle body
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Mon, 21 May 2001 06:26:22 -0400
...Check it out in about a year and let us know if any came loose and was sucked into the combustion chamber. =8-0...
Re: lifter problems
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Fri, 14 May 2004 09:17:13 -0700
...It doesn't hurt to run a quart of MMO with a few full tanks of gas to clean your combustion chambers, fuel system...
Dometic Fridge Electronic Ignition not working - resolved
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:17:14 -0400
...After cleaning the combustion chamber, orifices, spark unit, setting the spark unit gap, and blasting everything with 120 PSI air, I reconnected the fridge...
Re: WHat is this for
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 11:37:06 -0700
...the drain to the Dometic Fridge. >>> >>> When propane burns in the combustion chamber (when fridge running on >>> propane) moisture is produced. In theory, it...
Distributors etc.
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Fri, 3 Mar 95 11:22:06 PST
...with an advance that matches the gas dynamics of your intake/combustion chamber/ exhaust system. If it sounds too easy, it isn't. Throw...
Re: Fuel Injection Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
Sat, 28 Apr 2001 11:40:31 -0600
...Not enough air getting to the combustion chamber or to much fuel. I think I'll start with the AFM and clean the idle...
Re: Westy fridge won't light
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 11:10:09 -0400
...hose, whatever) The idea is to move the debris in the combustion > chamber. 3) light the gas stove and burn until flame is blue...
Re: $300 reward for advice
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 20:19:45 -0400
...on the assumption that ALL (I repeat ALL) air entering the combustion chamber has gone through the air flow meter (AFM) just aft of...
Re: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:47:41 -0400
...so will probably have to pull it and clean out the combustion chamber and try again. So, with that out of the question, I...
Re: Dometic cooling, was Temps under van vs inside
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 1 Jul 2006 19:56:03 -0700
...I have removed the > Dometic and have blown clean the combustion chamber and stack and have > taken things apart and fluffed and folded where...
Re: Where is The Heat Going?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:51:15 -0400
...Since the exhaust flue and the combustion chamber radiate some heat, my guess is that the heat behind the refrigerator will be greater with...
Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:08:28 -0800
...to > put compressed air into the combustion chambers.... to test how well > they hold pressure... you know, a leakdown test? > >> I would say an...
Re: Does this bus go to my office?
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:45:29 -0500
...It seems like the combustion chambers are filling up with oil and/or gasoline and after a few minutes it fouls the plugs and...
Re: Problem with customer van that is driving me crazy
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 22:39:12 -0400
...When the cylinder studs do hold the head sufficiently tight under all expansion situations and the pressure created in the combustion chambers the result...
2.0L Vanagon head help, please
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Fri, 23 Apr 1999 18:21:23 -0700
...Trying to look at the combustion chamber in cross-section it looks something like this: ---| |--- |__ __| |_____Valve__________Valve_______| Thoroughly confused, I decided to call the...
Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
Historical mailing list - bernie
Tue, 4 Apr 2017 22:44:40 -0700
...makes Its Educated >> >>>>>> Guesses as to the Conditions In & Around The Combustion Chamber, in >> >>>>>> part, from Temp' >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> Info It gets from the Coolant Temp...
Re: White smoke when cold
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Sat, 18 Jan 2014 22:35:39 -0800
...white smoke could be a head gasket leaking coolant into the combustion chamber. >>> >>> Karl Wolz >>> Sent from my electronic umbilicus >>> >>>> On Jan 18, 2014...
Installing heads -- what to do?
Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
Sun, 28 Jun 1998 23:43:07 -0400
...There was a bunch of carbon in the combustion chambers and the spark plugs were fouled with oil. Probably bad rings. Note that most...
Intermittent smoking and rough running.. Inline 4 conversion engine, long..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:51:46 -0800
...So, something seems to be getting into a combustion chamber somehow, is my guess. Perhaps a stuck lifter, a bad valve guide, a blown...
Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:12:35 -0700
...The coolant surrounds the > > jugs, but not the heads, which are part of the combustion chamber and > > where oil flows over the hot valve...
RE: 73 bus / timing question...The good old days
Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
Wed, 26 Jun 96 18:46:00 DST
...This can be aggravated by glowing spots of carbon in the combustion chamber. The octane rating of the fuel, valve clearances , valve timing and...
Re: Coolant coming out...
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 22:16:27 -0400
...Coolant coming out... > If you see steady bubbles in the overflow tank, you have an internal leak > between the combustion chamber and the cooling...
Re: TDI (passat, golf)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 04 Jun 1996 15:28:00 -0400 (EDT)
...but add-hype. | | Direct injection refers to engines in which the combustion chamber is not |divided. In a majority of passenger car diesel engines...
Re: Your Dometic's Best Temp Differential On LP?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:45:05 -0700
...I > wondered if the by-pass jet in the thermostat control had plugged or > maybe it was a combustion chamber problem. Turned out I...
Re: Fixed Propane Fridge
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:10:05 -0700
...91 CDN, the air pump ONLY pumps air, to overcome the combustion chamber being flooded with Propane and no Oxygen. > Or perhaps this was...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:50:05 -0400
...Put the spark plugs in and set the heads with the combustion chambers facing up. Fill the chambers with some light liquid like WD...
Re: Engine Rebuild
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Sat, 10 Oct 1998 10:38:21 -0500
...K&N Air Filter > 14) Off set grind crank 2mm > 15) LIFETIME warranty Super Turbo muffler ($58) > 16) Rebuild heads with combustion chamber re...
Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:50:30 EDT
...on the internal resonant flow dynamics of the intake system, the combustion chamber design, the valve profile dynamics and the exhaust resonances. The Carnot...
Re: Westy Fridge Project
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 16 May 1999 10:46:34 -0700
...I could easily > >hear the flames of the combustion chamber and the vent got hot > >immediately. > > > > If you can, light your fridge and lets...
Re: water injection
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 22:35:18 -0500
...injection when he let > > > water leak > > > via his headgaskets into the combustion chamber. Al Knoll, well > he > > > Knolls it > > > all. He must Knoll something...