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• Re: The Half Lilley?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 00:22:38 EDT
  ...Ceramic coating on sealing surface only ADD on the exhaust pipes, combustion chamber, exhaust valve, exhaust port Add Six: Case Split Add counterweights to...
• Re: high nox
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 10:22:05 -0800
  ...we have no egr valve or > exhaust recirculation to cool our combustion > chambers. > I have farly low compression so what gives on the > high...
• Re: Problem with customer van that is driving me crazy
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 15 Oct 2015 20:19:30 -0700
  ...When the cylinder studs do hold the head sufficiently tight under all expansion situations and the pressure created in the combustion chambers the result...
• Re: Last gasp: low compression exhaust valve can't pass smog
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:51:49 -0700
  ...combustion chambers ....machine shops do not normally have a way to reference from there ....their machining needs to be parallel to the combustion chamber...
• Re: Quick troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:15:08 -0700
  ...one is the right amount of fuel and air needs to get into the combustion chamber .. too little or too much are both wrong...
• Re: fridge wont stay lit
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:01:47 -0700
  ...If it consistently won't stay lit the refrigerator probably need a tune-up which mainly consists of cleaning out the combustion chamber and...
• FS: 1986 Vanagon Westfalia - Calgary, Alberta
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:34:29 -0600
  ...headlights - fridge works well - I've had it out, cleaned the combustion chamber and "burped" it - canvas is in good shape - no rips In...
• Re: update on overheating issues (by request)
  Historical mailing list - turbodieseltrooper
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 22:08:56 -0700
  ...test chamber via a squeeze bulb, if the test fluid changes color (blue to green) then you have a leak from combustion chamber to...
• Re: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 22:26:33 -0600
  ...I focused on the gas nozzle and > the combustion chamber, suspicious that possibly the flame was lower > than it should've been. The previous...
• Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 04:42:20 -0700
  ...Nor is a 50kw electric motor Cheap! Another good thing is that the waterboxer is light at 265lbs and the engine's combustion chamber...
• RE: Wasserboxer Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Mon, 30 Jun 97 22:52:38 UT
  ...are added.) How does it get in a pressurized system? A combustion chamber leak into the water jacket. The top of the wasserboxer cylinders...
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:28:33 -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...
• Re: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:02:25 -0700
  ...between the valve seats >> on >> the head, pumping coolant into the combustion chamber. Hope your problem >> is >> less severe than either. >> >> Jack >> '86 (Go...
• Re: It works AND it's a scam Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:58:15 -0400
  ...Knock is when the > fuel/air mixture in the chamber explodes, normal controlled combustion > is not an "explosion" because the flame front(which is...
• Re: First oil change
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Nov 94 14:10:59 EST
  ...This puts a strong vacuum in the > combustion chamber during deceleration and pulls oil by the > not-yet-seating rings and valve guides thereby...
• Re: Krazy turbo idea
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:57:07 -0700
  ...It seems a candidate due to combustion chamber >> design as long as you free the the restrictions in the Y pipe . . . . >> This "would" be...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:20:34 +0000
  ...pour out of the exhaust, that water is getting into the combustion chamber. The interesting part is that there are no coolant leaks outside...
• Re: full throttle switch boost - HOW TO?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 14:01:43 EDT
  ...By going to a richer A/F ratio, the actual combustion chamber peak temperatures will be reduced (minimizing the tendency to detonation, piston evaporation...
• Re: Ethylene Glycol Facts
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:47:43 PDT
  ...the liners and cause >compression leaks, or coolant leaks into the combustion chamber. >Also there is another factor to consider. >The correct DCA levels...
• Re: ENGINE FAILURE-could be caused by too lean air-fuel mixture
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 07:55:39 -0500
  ...heat, or holes in the pistons from coolant getting into the combustion chamber. I don't recall how many miles you have on your...
• Re: Westy Fridge Performance
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 17:31:44 -0400
  ...you will have to actually remove the fridge to clean the combustion chamber. Still, if you are not going to use the van for...
• Replacing coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 07:55:11 -0700
  ...good news is that the coolant appears to be avoiding the > combustion chambers... ;-) > > Shawn Wright > http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright > { This message sent...
• The #@$@ Dometic R182 Fridge
  Historical mailing list - The River Clan
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 21:34:50 -0700
  ...We had it all apart, the jet is clear, the combustion chamber clean and sealed, all the tubes blown out and cleaned, spark at...
• Re: cap for fridge exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:45:02 -0400
  ...with muffler tape or even a bad rubber gasket in the combustion chamber itself. I seem to have rambled on here --- I'll stop...
• Engine Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 11:19:40 -0700
  ...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: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the t...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:04:58 EDT
  ...stuff) -I have also used ceramic coatings on the piston top, combustion chamber (to help prevent the cracks between the valves) -I have coated...
• Re: 2.1 rebuild - new nuts for case halves-thoughts for all bolted connections.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 20:37:00 -0700
  ...It does however, seem to work well enough ...keeping combustion pressure inside the combustion chamger, and coolant out of the combustion chamber, those metal...
• Re: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:40:03 -0400
  ...crack in the intake or exhaust port means coolant into the combustion chamber in a way that will destroy the pistons, rings, and cylinders...
• Re: Engine retardation (way too long)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:15:15 -0700
  ...Some motors will tolerate more like 38 or 39 but the low compression, the slow combustion chamber and the regular gas made me not...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:47:16 -1000
  ...A clean spark-plug electrode is a sign >>> of >>> coolant getting into the combustion chamber. >>> >>> Subaru coolant conditioner has worked wonders for a number...
• Re: mini review of Ecoque grill (van camping grill/bbq)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 09:36:12 -0800
  ...That power is used to drive a fan to help in the combustion and also to charge up many of our 21st century gadgets...
• Re: High Octane was: what's the best kind of gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:04:22 +0100
  ...throttle/rpm/load), carbon deposits glowing, too low octane petrol, poor combustion chamber design, plug heat range way too hot and can occur at...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion (LVC, but it is nearly Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 20:37:15 -0700
  ...Its also more difficult to keep the lubricating oil out of the combustion chamber, so the hydrocarbon emissions are a little high. On 10...
• Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:56:26 -0700
  ...Not much room here > especially > with Diesels. > > As for using compressed air to check for combustion chamber or gasket > leaks, > one cylinder at time...
• Re: Too Much Head Sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:28:38 -0700
  ...Works for me to lube edges of combustion chambers where green o-rings slide against that area with vaseline. Have not had a problem...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lit? 1991 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:47:27 -0500
  ...The fire in the combustion chamber was > doing it's thing until one day the igniter started snapping and the > orange LED was flashing...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:00:32 -0700
  ...the hottest part of an engine is around the heads and combustion chamber. that's only logical. think how hot the exhaust valves run...
• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:38:25 -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: What damage to expect when waterpump blows?
  Historical mailing list - --------------------
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:43:47 -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...
• Success! Re: Westy Fridge Project
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 16 May 1999 16:15:53 -0500
  ...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: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 17:45:39 -0700
  ...On LP, the combustion chamber itself gets pretty hot. So does the exhaust tube. Both will contribute heat. In really hot ambient temps, with...
• Re: souping up the 1.9L or 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 20:44:24 -0500
  ...has done the ceramic coatings on pistons, sealing surfaces, exhaust > valves, combustion chamber...how do you > like it, does it help keep the motor...
• Re: Bus Depot Rebuilt 2.1L - opinions?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:37:33 -0400
  Terry as usual you speak of things you know little about like my work and Joys engine Joys engine had a melted combustion chamber...
• Re: White smoke when cold
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 19:28:49 -0800
  ...will pass the rings and also add > to the vapor cloud. > > Combustion chamber, head gaskets, and even cracked heads in the exhaust > ports are...
• Re: Fridge assistance requested
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Howard
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:14:44 -0400
  ...foot pump to pump air up the > drain tube into > the combustion chamber to aid in ignition of the gas and help > maintain the...
• It works AND it's a scam Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:43:13 -0400
  ...Knock is when the fuel/air mixture in the chamber explodes, normal controlled combustion is not an "explosion" because the flame front(which is...
• Gas heater installation?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Sun, 02 Oct 94 22:04 CDT
  ...There is a large fan for blowing heating air and a smaller fan which my dad thinks is for combustion air. There is also...
• Low Bank Account
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 14:16:51 -0700
  ...Combustion chambers have no visible cracks. (I picked this up a couple years ago to replace a head on my 1.9 that had...
• Re: info on the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 22:06:34 -0700
  ...In normal operation the hot exhaust gases from the combustion process rises up the exhaust tube creating a vacuum that draws fresh air down...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:47:31 -0700
  ...those metal rings are the only thing that seal combustion into the |combustion chambers. They seem to work 'all right' most of the time...
• Re: Leaking Heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 21:57:46 -0800
  ...is migrating from > water jacket via faulty rubber head gasket into combustion chamber. This > builds up and fouls the mixture causing misfire, discharge of...
• Re: Vanagons in garages with gas water htrs
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:28:08 -0500
  ...that prevents a water heater from igniting flammable vapors outside the > combustion chamber, which is now sealed. It's an ANSI standard they all...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 12:46:39 -0500
  ...of the size of the primary flame front in the combustion chamber. Chamber design requires a specific size and placement of the initial flame...
• another road test: 1983-1/2 VW Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 23:11:51 CST
  ...Unlike other VW powerplants, the Wasserboxer has Heron-type combustion chambers. That is, the pistons are deeply dished and most of the combustion chamber...
• RECIPE FOR PERFORMANCE
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 5 Jun 1999 21:23:34 PDT
  ...Combustion chamber, exhaust: (valve, radius, stem, port), piston top and side, sealing surface (eliminate head corrosion problem), entire exhaust system. -Match port complete exhaust...
• Re: Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:35:43 -0400
  ...I had recently carried out some fridge maintenance (air pump upgrade, clean combustion chamber, and install bigger and quieter fan), and so I assumed...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:41:05 -0700
  ...significant affect on > CR. > and someone would have to CC the combustion chambers to really find out. > > and wbxr engines are not prone to...
• Re: Ok to use one AMC head and one German head?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:22:32 -0700
  ...the distance from where the sealing rings sit in the combustion chamber and they water gasket surface .. that distance has to be about right...
• california smog issues and synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 2 May 2005 12:31:58 -0700
  ...My vanagon has a bit of blow by as in blowing past the rings into the combustion chamber. On the passat I clearly notice...
• Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 19 May 2009 21:04:12 -0500
  ...The next thing I did was remove the bottom of the combustion chamber to clean it out. Turns out it was clean as a...