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• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:09:19 -0400
  ...three out >four times an injector fires at a closed intake valve? And the fuel >pools >up or something until the valve opens and...
• Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Tue, 6 Oct 2015 10:45:52 -0400
  ...Bleeder valve looks good as does the fill valve but I noticed that the rubber gasket in the inside end has a small gap...
• Re: MC and Slave Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:54:11 -0500
  ...Pump....loosen valve...close >valve...release....pump...loosen valve...close...etc. > > i.e. The communication dance of the clutch bleed tango > >I guess the...
• Re: oil leaking from valve cover 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 08:15:12 -0700
  Maybe this is rare, but I had a valve cover that began leaking like crazy. Turned out the cover was warped and nothing short...
• Re: Valve Adjustment during head installation?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 12:35:44 -0500
  ...While you're adjusting the valves inspect the valve stems for chips and the adjusting screws for heavy pitting. Either of these signs can...
• Re: High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em?
  Historical mailing list - STEPHANIE WOLZ
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:52:44 -0700
  ...High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em? > In a message dated 3/21/02 4:47:59 PM, chris_hinkle@HOTMAIL.COM writes...
• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:51:01 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 8/1/2007 1:37 PM Mark Drillock wrote: > The TK valve is a way to...
• Re: Automatic transmission, WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:01:49 -0700
  ...WOT characteristics of the shifting have to do with a valve that is controlled by the throttle/accelerator linkage directly. More can be found...
• Re: '56 Bus Work
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 19 May 1996 06:38:05 -0700 (PDT)
  So Thom Fitzpatrick says: > > Also, this time when I adjusted the valves, all of the exhaust > valves were pretty tight. I could not get...
• Re: Valve cover leak
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Mar 1996 16:52:24 -0800
  > Hi volkspeople! Like it is customary, to the point. > > I'm curious in finding out why would a valve cover leak in the very...
• Help with Camper LP Filler Valve
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 07:26:01 EST
  ...He says that the other day he went to get his propane filled up and the guy at the uhaul messed his filler valve...
• Re: propane fill valve adapatability
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 19:43:18 -0400
  ...david > Can I just find a later fill valve >and bleeder and screw them on? Does anyone know the manufacturer number >for the bleed...
• Re: Propane Valve
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 09:11:37 -0400
  On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Eli Secor wrote: > We've been told we need a new tank/valve/etc because the old valves are...
• Re: Head Gasket sealant sorry 1 more time
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:15:21 -0800
  > > then did a getto leakdown test yup looks like a poached exhaust valve, > and any suggestions on exhaust valves looks like thre is big...
• Looking for drain valve 701070823A
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:36:49 -0400
  Hi, My drain valve is leaking. The rubber has hardened and is nos longer water thight. Does anyone has a good used for sale...
• Idle stabilization valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:07:35 -0400
  Does anyone have a spare new or used idle stabilization valve. Mine is seized or not working. The van is an 87 tintop (dreaming...
• ATF for hyd. valves
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 09:04:05 PST
  How many other people have tried using ATF for cleaning their sticky valves? Which type has been used. I need to try this to...
• EGR Valve removal???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hunter
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 10:15:40 -0500 (CDT)
  Anyone know what needs to be done to remove and disconnect the EGR Valve in a 2 Litre FI Bus engine? Any vacuum lines...
• Re: Valves Adjust???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 May 1997 01:23:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...lifters?? >> yes hyd lifters, no valve adjustment. chris
• Re: heat control valve
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 21:37:10 -0500
  I've got my rear heater out right now and get the impression that the valve is not meant to close all the way...
• Aux Air Valve Officially Obsolete
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 15:06:27 -0600
  ...function and where is it located? TIA On 7-Sep-06, at 1:57 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Aux Air Valve Officially Obsolete >
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 15:10:26 -0500
  ...Points like the valve train... Uhh, see that's a little reason I don't really buy the importance of even the antidrainback valve...
• Re: Front drivers heater - cut off valve installation guide
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 May 2007 10:02:07 -0400
  ...Leaving the rear heater valve shut off for long periods has not caused me any problems with the core. It's the same one...
• Re: Power steering boost valve?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 07:22:09 -0700
  ...Power steering boost valve? > Hi, > > I have a 85 1.9. > > There is a small solenoid valve in the upper right corner of my...
• Re: Propane situation
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 15:59:25 -0600
  ...However, when I open the bleeder valve near the tank, propane flows > freely. > > Also, the local propane supplier can't pump any propane into...
• Leaky Valve? 85 1.9L Waterbox
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 30 Jan 2015 07:53:38 -0700
  A friend is looking at purchasing a van that is in really good condition but the mechanic reports the engine has a leaky valve...
• Re: where is the expansion valve for A/C located
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 04:50:29 -0500
  I just looked at the section I pulled out of an 84, and yes, I believe that's where the expansion valve is (at...
• Re: Erosion between valves
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:00:48 -0800
  ...erosion around the spark area. �Next to the valves. �Between the valves, cutting under the valve seat. �Only three cylinders had it. �The heads...
• Broken valves solved
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 01:31:06 -0800
  Tonite I pulled the head to find the intake valve on #3 had seized on the guide in the open position. There is a...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 07:18:16 -0700
  ...Now that I know more about the AS valve, I wonder if the re-set button needed to be pressed? Also, my 2nd tank...
• Re: [Syncro] Wiring for CIS-E F.I. in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 19:26:00 -0800
  What is an "idle up" valve? Looking over a CIS-E system (O2 box, no knock sensor box that the GTI/GLI/16V has...
• Re: 2.1 Electronic Idle Control valve
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:32:40 -0800
  ...2.1 Electronic Idle Control valve Doesn't the Stabilizer control come into play when the AC is on, as in providing a signal...
• Right-side head removal,2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Sanford Scholten
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 22:23:44 +0000
  ...This finally loosened the arm, and subsequently the valve springs went poioioioing out of the head. The valve guide is also sticking out of...
• Re: Propane Tank. Shut Off Valve Won't Close?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 07:29:38 -0500
  Just find a replacement for the valve. I tired to repair mine and couldn't--pick up some yellow teflon tape (for gas) and...
• Re: Advice needed on 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 20:44:57 -0500
  ...as for the heads have the valves pulled and 3 angle the valve seats. if the valves are not bent, have them refaced to...
• Re: semi-sorta-somewhat related to oil and viscosity and such ...
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:50:43 -0400
  ...in the valve >adjustment days, we always replaced the valve cover gaskets. that kept >oil from leaking out onto the heater boxes. >but with...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 23:59:03 -0400
  The Auto stop valve is actually an over fill protection device. When working properly, venting or leaking after a fill is the sign that...
• Re: How my engine rebuild is going
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 17 May 2004 10:45:03 -0400
  ...The reason is not that the keepers are not correctly fit this allows slop between the keeper and the valve but that the valve...
• RE: '73 1700 rebuild
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  27 Sep 1994 09:13:12 +1000
  ...The original exhaust valves were actually sodium filled to help with cooling. These valves normally have a white residue on the stem etc when...
• Re: Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:52:26 -0400
  by check valve do you mean the valve that controls the coolant getting into the heater core? the only thing I can think of...
• Re: Proper Tire valve stems?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 20 Aug 2015 12:52:41 -0400
  ...When replacing the valve stems is there any that "NEED" to >> be >> used because of the higher PSI. >> >> I dont want a leaky tire...
• Re: Heater Valve Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 16:55:11 -0700
  ...It is a BEAR to get to that > heater valve up over the spare in my 85 Westy! Another BEAR is clamping that control...
• Leakdown test----what do I need, I already have the spark plug-s chraeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:50:23 -0600
  ...Do I look for air coming out of the exhaust for bad exhaust valve? Air coming into the crankcase indicates bad rings/valve guides...
• Fuel line valve for changing a fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:28:42 -0800
  Has anyone who changed a fuel filter added an in line valve similar to plumbing valves on hot water tanks that we can turn...
• Re: resealing heads - found missing metal on top of valves
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:21:57 -0500
  ...I think your valves has a deposit built up on the face from normal combustion. Usually slightly brown in color. IO think that some...
• Re: Repairing the propane turn on valve
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 23 Nov 2013 16:02:43 -0800
  Um, I set my valve to either on or off. What's the point of a partway setting? -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984...
• Wading depth & a question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 10:37:16 EST
  ...The same Syncro manual also refers to an "intake air preheater valve located on the right behind the maintenance flap" and the need to...
• Re: Valve Cover Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:34:26 -0700
  Did they replace the Valve Cover itself? I've seen them warp, get dented on the mating surface, etc. Jon On Wed, 12 Jul...
• Re: 2.1 Electronic Idle Control valve
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 22:40:08 -0800
  > The idle control valve is normally closed. When the idle speed goes below > the set point, the ICU sends pulses to the valve to...
• bleed valve
  Historical mailing list - Bobby K. Winter
  Thu, 07 Aug 1997 07:56:17 -0500
  I can not find the bleed valve on my Rad. My van is a 1984 westy. I have an air buble in the coolent...
• Jetta Idle Control Valve
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 10:42:46 -0600
  I have heard that the Jetta and Vanagon Idle Control Valves are interchangeable, though their part numbers are different. Anyone have any experience with...
• Valves?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:01:17 -0700
  ...My air-cooled van required occasional readjustment of lifter/valves. My 86 Westy WBX has the hydraulic lifters... do these need to be readjusted...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 10:07:51 -0800
  ...Filled tank at usual place. > Laterfound tank hissing or smelled strong propane smell when > parked even > with supply valve off. A.S. valve leaking...
• Re: Autostop propane fill valve stuck open - resolution
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 18:25:15 -0700
  ...If anyoneis having a problem with tthe auto stop valve,I hear that it is necessary to open the valve completely while filling it...
• Re: Zero valve settings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Apr 2015 23:09:57 -0400
  The oil pressure relief valve is a very robust design. It never goes bad on its own. Folks have been known to modify it...
• Re: Another propane leak!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 24 Mar 2017 08:16:40 -0500
  All Propane regulators have an over pressure relief valve. If the pressure in the system exceeds the set pressure it is released through the...
• Re: Heater Cable from Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Fri, 10 Oct 2014 07:26:52 -0400
  I have a cable on the way after the last one broke trying to move the less than adequate replacement valve that never fully...
• Re: Looking for some parts for 80-83 AC Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:45:25 -0700
  I believe what Ken is looking for is the round disc-shaped Oil Breather Valve and the adaptor tube that attaches underneath to slide...
• Re: Questions About Buying Diesel Westi
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Sat, 8 Feb 97 20:25:27
  ...No hydraulic valve lifters -- >> needs valve adjustments pretty often. > >valve adjustments pretty often? My Diesel has now 150,000 km >and I had no...
• Re: Valve adjustment advice
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 23:42:35 -0800
  ...You will see the lifter push the valve open slightly. Turn engine to next cylinder and repeat. After all are adjusted wait an hour...