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• Re: 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 03:52:33 -0700
  ...If it's disconnected, you get only the raw output from the sensor, not the "crosscounts" that indicate the ECU is enriching and leaning...
• Re: Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Oct 94 15:59:39 EDT
  ...I was leaning away from the tee but Gerald's response makes it sound like it very easy and thorough to use. However, as...
• Type I thermostat (need union nut)
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:21:42 -0500
  ...The AFM in these things has an air-vane that twists against a spring in response to the engine's demand for air. The...
• Re: Cold Engine Problem
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:46:08 -0800
  ...If the fuel pressure is <DIV></DIV>&gt;low then the engine runs lean and would stay that way until the engine <DIV></DIV...
• Re: '78 FI blues
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jan 95 15:48:16 EST
  ...More power, better > > response, cooler engine, better mileage, less pollution. Generally fewer > > problems. Parts are cheap IF you shop at the junk yard. > > > > Yeah...
• Digifant performance stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:18:48 -0500
  Hi- Over the weekend I received a response to my question about Digi- operating specs from Mark Keller. Seems he has been running his...
• Re: Thoughts on unsmoggable 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 14:04:35 -0700
  ...It's definitely possible to lean out the mixture, the only question is how to avoid leaning it out too much and running the...
• Re: 1.9 L Complete Exhaust System CANADA
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:30:17 -0400
  ...I'll let you know if I go the piece by piece route, but leaning towards the complete system. I did read about converting...
• Re: Cartalk has a Vanagon page
  Historical mailing list - Ron 'Coyote' Lussier
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 10:24:39 -0700
  ...white on the wheel, and I leaned forward in my Golf, as I waited for the brothers' response. "Hey, those are pretty snazzy! They...
• Re: LED lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017 10:27:50 -0400
  ...climb12@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the helpful responses! > From these responses I am leaning toward the flasher relay remedy. > I will be checking...
• Re: 71 engine
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jan 1995 18:02:12 +0500
  ...The list, however, only got one of these responses, that >I saw. Could you please let me know what else you found out? Thanks...
• Re: 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 06:32:31 -0700
  ...If it's disconnected, you get only the raw > output from the sensor, > not the "crosscounts" that indicate the ECU is > enriching and leaning...
• Re: Astronomy via Westy (aNVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 2 May 2005 10:48:45 -0700
  ...camping and stargazing > in the north woods, so she's presently leaning toward > a Schmitt-Cassegrain design, probably in the 8-inch > range, but...
• Re: LED lights
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:27:10 +0000
  ...AM, Patrick Seurynck wrote: > > > Thanks for the helpful responses! > > From these responses I am leaning toward the flasher relay remedy. > > I will be checking...
• Re: Vanagon models, power
  Historical mailing list - John Dorn
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 00:33:29 -0500
  ...I am leaning > towards the Audi 5 cylinder to get both more power and better reliability, One of my current vehicles is a Quantum...
• T4 Synchros.....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 04 Aug 1994 16:19:43 -0400 (EDT)
  ...of VW Trends and, from what the latest covers seem to lean toward, DB&HVW....but I digress.... The otherday someone mentioned T4 synchros...
• Re: Have I damaged my control unit?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 12:32:37 EDT
  Thanks for the responses. If I may loosly quote Van Morrison, Now I'll have to "get down to what is really wrong," . I...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:18:58 -0400
  ...Now connect the sensor lead to voltage source/ This should drive the ECU to make the mixture lean and this will make the O2...
• TiiCo Update
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 08:23:01 -0400
  ...Now more lean stumbles, throttle response is instant, top end just keeps pulling. Try it! Finally, a critical change. We replaced the "GL" badge...
• NOTE: K&N Air Filters
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 07:41:29 -0400
  ...I'm thinking it leans out the fuel a bit. The next step is to run it without an air filter and see what...
• Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 23:07:14 -0500
  ...This would result in a temporarily lean condition since the air flow increases when the throttle opens suddenly but the ECU takes a moment...
• Re: '85 1.9L Stumbles Off Idle When Warm
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 20:23:20 -0500
  ...The output should fluctuate which is normal, but if it's going much below .45 to .50 volts, she's running too lean. Our...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:22:07 -0700
  ...Rich on side, lean the other? Simple answer? Because it's connected that way at the ECU - take a look INSIDE the ECU where...
• Re: O2 sensor coax wire testing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 03:17:48 -0500
  ...If the sensor indicates rich (> half volt) the ECU leans things out until the sensor indicates lean (< half volt). The ECU then richens until...
• Re: 2.1 Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:24:59 -0600
  ...Most responses to my request have been very positive for Boston Bob. I didn't realize you had to pay sales tax from Gowesty...
• Re: Latest dyno run
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:38:50 -0700
  ...This will allow us to read the full dialogue in one message so that we may provide you a quicker and more accurate response...
• Re: .... choose ... engine conversion. Additional Costs Budget.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:24:32 -0700
  ...Granted my MO usually leans too far toward "while I'm in there" thinking, and I tend to see through eyes of a "DIY...
• Re: Driveability issues with a non-stock engine
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 05:20:07 -0700
  ...O2 sensor > oscillates around .5V, unless you goose it, at which > point it generally dips lean, but readjusts to .5V. > If you disconnect the...
• Two possibly related symptoms?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:28:23 -0700
  ...replacing the old O2 sensor with one that shows more lively response; and by torquing the intake runners on the right side, possibly eliminating...
• Re: Update to 83 Passed away
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 26 May 1999 16:55:53 -0400
  ...to thank you all for your response.....What a great thing you all have here ! I am leaning in the direction of the 1...
• Re: Won't Sell 91Gl
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 19:14:13 -0800
  ...Won't Sell 91Gl Based on the responses so far, I guess tha I AM the lucky owner of a sweet 91GL that I...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:24:27 -0700
  ...Rich on side, lean the other? topology = wiring scheme And borrowing from electrical wiring jargon (and also networking), In this case it's a...
• oxygen sensor test
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 16:35:27 -0800
  ...So I put the ECU wire to directly to ground (false lean reading, should make the engine get richer right?) - still .8 volts across...
• ECU Chip Upgrade Info.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 22:12:24 -0700
  ...It seems VW tended to make the Vanagon run _really_ lean......even to the detriment of power output. Rather than starting out lean and...
• Cooling Fan info discrepancies
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:20:07 -0600
  ...I changed the ground connectors on the fan itself and behind the dash, but I'm still leaning towards this all being a problem...
• Re: Latest dyno run
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 07:10:32 -0700
  ...This will allow us to read the full dialogue in one message so that we may provide you a quicker and more accurate response...
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 11:41:02 -0800
  ...I have done this and improved the apparent functioning of AFMs with respect to throttle response. If the circuit board swiped surface is bad...
• Re: Tires.. Again
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 19:01:04 -1000
  ...The handling and steering response on my Vanagon set up this way is dead neutral .. doesn't even lean much in turns ( it's...
• Air Flow Meter/'81 Van/Failed smog
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sat, 21 Dec 1996 16:15:13 -0800 (PST)
  First, thanks for the replies to my previous post regarding the inability to adjust my idle mixture "lean" enough due to an apparently faulty...
• Subject: Re: K&N Filter and.....
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Elaine Pedersen
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 22:48:15 -0700
  i agree with brent, it's probably leaning out. i changed to k&n on three other vehicles that i have owned, and have...
• Re: Type I thermostat (need union nut)
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:03:12 -0400
  ...The AFM in these things has an air-vane that twists against a >spring >in response to the engine's demand for air. The...
• 15" wheel owners - what's the best tire?
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 08:18:35 -0400
  ...I'm leaning toward the Michelin LTX M/S in the same size and ply-rating. However, I haven't really heard much on...
• Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:19:53 -0700
  ...Now >> connect the sensor lead to voltage source/ This should drive the ECU to >> make the mixture lean and this will make the O2...
• Re: Emissions Problems/90 Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 08:07:39 -0400
  ...The list provided several responses saying that they were delivered this way new! Seems that VW equipped the Vanagons headed for California with cats...
• Re: Dual Carbs in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 19:54:50 -0700
  ...It was set a little lean though. I think, it is a cheaper and simpler arrangement to have. Mine even had the old kind...
• Re: Digifant performance stuff.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 20:45:14 EST
  ...quoted-printable > >Hi- >Over the weekend I received a response to my question about Digi- = >operating specs from Mark Keller. Seems he has been...
• (f) Question about a Thing Transaxle
  Historical mailing list - Skip Correll
  Sun, 05 Feb 1995 15:43:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I lean to this as the most economical and feasible; however, I may not be able to get the same gear set at a...
• Re: Latest dyno run
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 23:28:32 -0700
  ...This will allow us to read the full > dialogue > in one message so that we may provide you a quicker and more accurate > response...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info.
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 09:59:18 -0700
  ...Rather than starting out lean and enriching the > mixture like the factory chip, the new chip starts out rich and leans the > mixture out...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:57:05 +0200
  ...Rich on side, lean the other? > > Simple answer? Because it's connected that way at the ECU - take a > look INSIDE the ECU where...
• Re: Camper Conversion Kits.....
  Historical mailing list - G Challis
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 22:28:36 -0800
  ...owned a Country Homes Camper? I'll try to limit my response to the interior not "sucking". Having owned several Westy campers and weekenders...
• Re: Hesitation on 87 Vanagon O2 sensor? reply
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 04:26:29 EDT
  ...New VW's since 1996 with OBD2, the engine ECU is constantly monitoring the voltage fluctuations, response time and how tight the swing is...
• Re: Tires.. Again
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 07:39:35 -0500
  ...The handling and steering response on my Vanagon set up this way is dead > neutral .. > > doesn't even lean much in turns ( it's...
• Re: 1.9 L Complete Exhaust System CANADA
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:12:24 -0700
  ...I'll let you know if I go the piece by piece route, but > leaning towards the complete system. I did read about converting...
• Boston Bobs day at the dyno
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:25:10 -0500
  ...First run 52 HP and the air fuel ratio is almost as lean as my camper and the automatic uses more power so less...
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:11:46 -0700
  ...Normally, I would turn the fuel/air mixture adjustment screw on the AFM to lean out the mixture. However, in my case I had...
• Re: TiiCo Update
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 08:39:52 -0400
  ...Now more lean stumbles, throttle response is instant, top end just keeps pulling. Try it! Finally, a critical change. We replaced the "GL" badge...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:16:10 -0400
  ...disconnecting the O2 sensor instead of the >>>gauge and the resulting response tells me that the gauge is a problem in >>>itself. >>Only if...
• Re: van running rich- running out of ideas to fix
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 09:29:40 -0600
  ...If all else is working properly, you should see a response from the OXS as the ECU commands different mixtures in response to the...
• Re: CA smog situation 84 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:38:16 -0700
  ...Another phenomenon here is what is known as the "Lean" miss fire. This is due to slight differences in mixture amongst cylinders with the...