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• Re: Theft protection
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 08:15:36 -0500
  ...Except the solinoid would actuate a fuel valve, shutting off or opening the valve as required. The added hassle of trying to figure out...
• Boston Bob Visit Report
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 13:42:27 -0400
  ...We talked about Vanagons, I got to drive his '85 Westy with Big Valve 2.1l engine, and we had lunch. Bob is a...
• Re: Engine start-up trouble
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 07:48:39 -0500
  John The problem is most likely related to the Idle Stabilizer Valve (ISV) circuit. The stabilizer valve operates when the engine is cold to...
• Strange Idle behavior: Cause found
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:24:11 -0800
  ...After some testing, I replaced the idle control valve. A pricey item, cylindrical and silver with two hose connections and an electrical input connector...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:11:28 -0500
  ...specify that the vehicle is not > supposed to be driven with the propane valve open. The reason the > refrigerator has a 12 V mode...
• Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:02:46 -0400
  ...I've driven bay window busses and Vanagons, both air- and water-cooled, with high mileage engines, and they've always had a bit...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:42:01 -0300
  ...I asked my mechanic about it and he said /"Mercedes has >> not used an idle control valve since around 1990. The idle is >> controlled...
• Various Upgrades for Lilleyed WBX... PT1
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 23:12:38 EST
  ...VALVE LOCKS $10.95 decrease or eliminate valve stem groove wear 1503 Chromoly Valve Spring Retainers, set of 8 $17.95 Stronger than stock...
• Re: Valves, Advice
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Oct 94 16:56:08 EDT
  ...They can be the cleanest but most unsafe cars on the road...example - car drives through intersection kills two pedestrians. Driver of vehicle had...
• Re: type IV still misses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 95 17:04:09 PDT
  ...Could this be a problem with my EGR >valve. As far as I know the valve works fine, but I do not have the...
• Re: Installing inline4 firewall clearance Q
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 20:52:23 -0800
  ...I prefer the throttle valve pointing towards the rear of the van (as occurs with a 1800 digifant install) as opposed to the manifold...
• Re: valve adjustments and power (was reno van shop)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 18:57:36 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver [text/html]
• Re: A/T wont drive in 3rd.Assistance PLEASE...
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:16:57 +0000
  ...As far as the valve body goes i soaked it diesel over night and cleaned it out with compressed air, repeating this process with...
• Re: Some potentially stupid actions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 21:37:22 -0700
  ...the driver didn't know about it until he began to wonder why he was smelling propane. unless the fridge is on and in...
• Re: rebuild or 5 cyl?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 12:31:59 EDT
  ...if your van is your daily driver, sad to say, get another waterboxer, or get yours "rebuilt". chris
• exhaust
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 10:07:10 -0800
  ...Does anyone have any ideas on what cost this pipe should be? And could I drive this with no worries of burning a valve...
• Re: 1`985 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 06:54:06 -0500
  ...Evidently there is something I have not tried, but as I look at it, only the valves and valve cover is all that is...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 11:37:13 -0500
  ...to design > the circuitry and program the microcontroller to drive the idle air valve. > > > > And once a prototype is built, we will need a...
• Re: [WetWesties] Pain in the Propane
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:28:10 -0400
  ...Not always. >Hate to ask but.... > >Is it possible fuel was leaking between nozzle and fill valve due to >poorly aligned (possibly cross threaded...
• Re: Going back to fuel injection...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:45:23 -0500
  ...Electronic Control Unit (JETRONIC) s Part # 039-906-021C Auxiliary Air Valve Part # 0.280.140.101 Air Cleaner Top and Bottom with intake...
• Re: Any tips for a rookie with an aircooled?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 20:07:19 EST
  ...But most of all, drive it, have fun, have adventures, after all that is whole point isn't it? Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain...
• Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 14:12:53 -0400
  ...Finally for the adventurous, take a small flat bladed screw driver and gentle press against the spring loaded valve inside the inlet. You should...
• Re: Analog to Digital Idle Stabilizer Control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 7 May 2010 15:25:22 -0500
  ...Regards, John R John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 5/7/2010 2...
• Re: Engine Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 24 May 2014 11:25:43 -0700
  ...net> wrote: > If it was in my driveway the test would now be to loosen the valve > adjusters a full turn on that low...
• Re: She LIVES
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:47:37 -0700
  How did the oil overpressure happen? I might want it, but will have to drive over from Bend. --t On Thu, Jul 21, 2016...
• Fixed!: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 12:45:23 -0700
  ...The oil pressure relief valve in the oil pump pickup tube was indeed stuck in its bore. Thanks to the many vanagon list members...
• Re: Clicking valves, my observations
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 21:24:49 -0800
  ...After a bit of driving (over a thousand miles) I had clicking valves for the first time in my experience of over a year...
• Re: Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:53:56 -0700
  ...He's driven it about 200 miles with nothing more than a bit of an > idle surge once in a while, but now it...
• Re: Auto Trans, Shift Points etc.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 18:16:30 -0700
  ...Adjusting the level at which the fluidics valves activate (they have springs in 'em to dictate at what pressure they change state) allows you...
• Re: Fast Idle?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 11:26:00 -0500
  ...See "Throttle valve, basic adjustment", and "Throttle Valve Switch, checking and adjusting". My '85 has a broken or gunked-up idle switch, which will...
• Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 05:27:17 -0600
  ...Theres a >valve flap in the exhaust manifold they close and the pistons have to >compress air against that on the exhaust stroke. On...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:54:47 -0600
  ...In order to see what was going on with the valves, I took >> off the cover, and noted that with the piston certainly at...
• Re: what with cold weather coming up ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 09:55:07 -0800
  ...If the oil pressure relief valve sticks, oil pressure could rise to over 200 psi when you accelerate to drive off. With pressure that...
• umm, Muffler was glowing red? What could be wrong.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 13:04:55 -0600
  ...Did an uphill run up the driveway spitting/sputtering/baby backfires with flame all the way up and shut it off. Muffler was glowing...
• Re: [T2] Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:21:18 -0400
  ...Their conclusion is that the valves are bad on > cylinders 1 &2. > > Not ever having driven an air cooled van in its prime, I...
• Re: Some basic TypeIV engine help, please
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 20:57:23 -0400
  ...The depression on the back of the valve stems is the result of too many miles, cheap valves, or excessive heat. After overheating of...
• Flickering Oil Light - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 Feb 2015 16:52:33 -0600
  ...Put everything back in place, adjusted the valves, put 20-50 oil in the engine, and went for a test drive. All seem well...
• Re: AT question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 09:33:01 -0800
  ...This will eventually take out the diff, and quickly gums up the valve body. This type of behavior could be from thick gear oil...
• Re: [Syncro] Diff Lock Stuck On!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:03:43 -0700
  ...Mark craig cowan wrote: > This is a problem... > Today I was working on fixing the driveline vibration and finally got > around to hopefully fixing...
• Re: propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 22 May 2000 12:25:00 -0400
  It that tank falls and the valve busts out you litterally have a rocket. Adam Puzerewski 81 westy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Davidson" <wdavidson...
• Cutoff not working at the pump!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 12:45:08 -0800
  ...fresh gas under the vanagon when I drive off. Is there some sort of cutoff/overflow valve that may not be working on my...
• 83 H2O Head Installation
  Historical mailing list - michael collens
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:36:54 -0700
  I am currently rebuilding my 83 WBX engine for the first time.( I have owned VW vans for 30 years and won't drive...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:47:06 -0700
  ...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: CA SMOG, Fred's Garage, and valves
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 18:16:02 -0700
  ...CA SMOG, Fred's Garage, and valves > Hi, Aloha, and Greetings > here's the continuing saga of my battle with CA SMOG and a...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:33:51 -0700
  ...extra - I was quite impressed the first time I saw a simple ( plastic though ) heater valve on a Rabbbit .. just hanging out in plain...
• Re: Frydaye Follies - BMW question
  Historical mailing list - Todd.Last
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 18:39:40 -0700
  ...I suspect this is the expansion valve acting >>> up, but don't know for sure. I have been told that is where the valve...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:50:12 -0700
  ...Rinse >>> and repeat. >>> >>> >>> >>> I unplugged the 12v from the idle control valve and the engine >>> remained at idle. I removed the idle control valve...
• Re: VANAGON digest 152
  Historical mailing list - Eric Walter Dahlstrom
  Fri, 2 Sep 1994 16:02:42 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Is this list great or what? I'm a tried and true VW Bus driver. > Your basic '71 Camper with few gagets. I was...
• Re: [vanagon] TIICO...Diesel brake booster hose needed
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 3 Oct 2001 20:08:02 -0700
  ...booster hose (ridgid plastic hose with one-way valve, goes from intake manifold to driver's side of firewall). I was thinking that maybe...
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM (kind of long)
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 16:34:54 -0400
  On my '84, sticking intake valve on #1 cylinder had same symptoms before total failure. John On Thu, 2012-06-07 at 12:56...
• Re: interference engines.....was Re: How much would this cost
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:40:44 -0500
  ...the extra $4K to drive away from the showroom with with a VR6, tim.. '97 jettas wont bend valves if you break the TB...
• To Bleed or Not to Bleed?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 10:54:46 -0800
  ...with an hour's drive home over a steep, winding two land road. I now know that the heater valve must be OPEN when...
• Re: Fuel Expansion Tank: Cracks, Grommet. PICS
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:03:35 -0700
  ...I don't see that bleeder valve coming loose any time soon but new part is on order. Neil. On 3/10/14, Neil...
• HELP! I need a screw size
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:40:03 -0800
  ...I even let the van roll backwards (I have a sloped driveway) and then slammed on the brakes, hoping to dislodge it from its...
• Automatic Trasmission Question
  Historical mailing list - william landsman
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:34:30 -0700
  ...If I drive one day and then the next it will be fine about half the time. I recently changed the transmission fluid and...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:14:27 -0700
  ...So maybe better would be some kind of flotation valve that purges if there is no liquid? To simply run a hose back to...
• FW: My first set of heads ?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 12:52:03 -0500
  ...Also with the cracks between the valves there is the possibility of dropping a valve seat. Occasionally you can find a set of good...
• Re: Throttle Body Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:38:38 -0700
  it goes to the evap control device.....a vacuum operated valve. which is hidden on the forward side of the firewall on a 2...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 13:03:25 -0700
  ...Then your heater valve is always stuck on a little. If that cable would get spray lubed once a year, or once every 5...
• Re: The New Vanagon Bentley Manual is Awesome!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 6 Mar 2012 13:54:38 -0600
  ...It was just when you mentioned the valve adjustment difficulty that I thought, hmmm... . But I thought I knew that all was well. Thanks...