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• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:07:44 -0700
  ...If you look at the passenger side D pillar, there's a plastic block off plate so no air get in the engine - then...
• Syncro Air Filters &86> Air flow meters FS!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 05 Jun 1997 23:08:23 -0700
  Listees, I still have a few of the Syncro Style Air Filters for sale, $20.00 Each! This is normally a $80.00 filter...
• Re: Front air dam, front air dam/ chin spoiler for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 01:25:52 EST
  ...fyi i have a front air dam/ chin spoiler for sale, fits all vanagons. chris
• Re: Mileage survey closing
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 20:06:21 -0700
  ...Its simply pointing out that the air cooled vanagon was not a part of an vanagon survey, other than a write-in. Don't...
• outbound ducting on the average vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 19:50:11 -0500
  ...where does the air go ? on my v-6 vanagon, i need to start construction of a proper air intake that can get a...
• Re: part number
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 14:03:42 -0700
  ...The actual picture shows the older style air filter housing (square element ala 2.0 air cooled engine), but everything else looks correct and...
• Re: Air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Gauthier
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:52:12 -0400
  ...Air flow meter > >Anyone have any luck with an air flow meter. Did it fix your bucking? > >justin >84' Westy _________________________________________________________________ T�l�chargez MSN...
• Re: heater cointrol lever differences by year?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:39:42 -0700
  That was in reference to the air cooled models' ability to apportion air up and down. The pre-'88 WBX vans duct outdoor ambient...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Buying a Vanagon -- fixing model years]
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:42:59 EDT
  ...Cheers, Art > > FWIW, the '82 was not quite the last air-cooled Vanagon. There were indeed '83 model air-cooled Vanagons and the wasserboxer...
• Re: AC systems
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 03:14:54 -0400
  ...Some say > it can't be done, others say maybe so! Fact is I've seen ac systems > installed in aircooled vanagons, but at...
• Re: OHC heads on VW luftboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:09:04 -0700
  There was a drag racing air cooled VW Bug retrofitted with subaru 4 valve 2.2 SOHC heads. There's a picture of it...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel, work?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:06:18 -0600
  ...At whichever speed a gasoline engine is running the fuel/air ratio is nearly always near 15 air/1 fuel, while a diesel could...
• Re: SUV Roll Overs = Death Patch = lack of free air?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 18:58:26 -0700
  ...Instead of paying $1.00/mo to pay for your air, you most likely pay $5.00 in taxes to fund all the government...
• Re: Air ducting for dusty conditions.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Thu, 22 May 2008 08:10:49 +1000
  ...Using the same diameter hose as the inlet into the air filter >> doesn't >> reduce the volume of air. Getting it from the outside...
• Re: Air tools for my Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 29 Dec 2016 18:08:39 -0500
  ...Keep your tools lubed, don't expect heavy use > without resting for some air. .Or get an inline regulator and regulate the > air to...
• Re: Aux Air Valve Officially Obsolete
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 22:38:41 -0400
  the aux-air valve is needed if you decide to go to megasquirt. :D for megasquirt, you can ditch the afm though (yay) sudhir...
• Re: Where do those hoses go?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 18:53:27 -0700
  ...There's a hose that runs from the aux air regulator up to another hole in the air intake elbow; it fits into the...
• Re: 85 Westy A/C & Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:39:58 -0400
  Ken, I ran my 91 GL with out the air cond. ducts for a few weeks until I got around to the recall. I...
• Re: The AFM bone's connected to the clutch bone...
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 04:59:11 -0800
  Look at Bentley under Fuel Injection 24.27 (I assume water cool)-they call it Intake Air Sensor.You would be after the 4...
• Re: Fwd: air intake snorkel hose
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:44:35 -0600
  I don't have the scientific aspect but cooler air is more dense and will allow more oxygen and rest of atmospheric gasses to...
• Re: Espar Airtronic?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gordon
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:29:41 -0400
  ...Espar Airtronic? > Has anyone installed a modern Espar "gas furnace" into their Vanagon? How > well does it work? fit? Is it noisy? Seems a...
• Re: Aircooled Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:28:27 -0800
  ...Aircooled Westfalia > > > I'm looking for a cheap aircooled Westfalia relatively close to Oregon. Let > me know. > Thanks, John > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Search...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Sun, 29 Mar 2015 10:24:28 -0400
  ...Cold Air Intake With what seems to be the easiest horsepower gain, I continuously wonder and search for a good cold air/direct air...
• Re: What is an AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 12:24:07 -0600
  ...basically tells your fuel injection computer how much air is coming into the engine so it can give you a proper mixture of fuel...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 11:29:06 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder > cooled by the air-cooled coolant. :) > > > Still moving that air around by driving a fan and that uses > horsepower just like the...
• Re: fresh air cabin filter
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:33:11 -0600
  ...airflow but it occurs to me that maybe this will quiet down some of the whistling that I heard wen the fresh air vents...
• Air flow Meter
  Historical mailing list - aaron
  Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:41:38 -0500
  OK, air flow meter has failed the resistance tests. looking like the problem. Any suggestions on double checking this to make sure there isn...
• Re: Air Filters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 19:27:52 -1000
  Hi all, One thing often mistakenly recommended is cleaning paper air filters with compressed air. This loosens the dirt, and the first time the...
• RE: 87- Stop the fresh air!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Sep 1996 07:46:00 -0700
  -snip- >>Is it normal to always have fresh air flowing into the cabin in my >1987 > > >A long long time ago somebody posted the...
• engine for sale: 2 Liter FI aircooled '80-'83 Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 14:51:12 EST
  i have a '80-'83 aircooled vanagon engine for sale. 2 liter aircooled fuel injected, complete w/ all FI, and ECU ran good when...
• Air cooled alternator for sale
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 06:28:49 -0400
  Good, complete with plastic fresh air shroud and squirrel cage............ pmail if you need a spare. $30 and shipping( probably about $10) I will...
• Speaking of hot air...
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:09:33 -0600
  At highway speeds or near that I have hot air blowing into the cabin via the battery box. I presume these boxes need to...
• 82 diesel air intake elbow
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:55:15 -0800
  Here ya go Neil. https://shufti.blog/2020/02/23/vanagon-82-diesel-air-intake-elbow/ Alistair
• Re: air cooled? : non van
  Historical mailing list - UofT IC HelpDesk
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 16:17:19 -0400
  howsabout a trabant (those e. german cars) weren't they 4 cylinder air cooled two strokers?? michael
• Re: air cooled? : non van
  Historical mailing list - Riku Aarikka
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 15:06:21 +0300 (EETDST)
  One more air cooled - my friend had... -Honda, 2 cyl 500cc (like in motorbike), 4 seats Riku
• Air Cooled List
  Historical mailing list - saytay
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 22:45:24 -0700
  I have a friend who would like to know how to get on the Air Cooled List. Thanx, Saytay
• Re: Idle at 1900 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:32:28 -0800
  > I had this problem and it was a major air leak. Where was the air leak? Bill
• Getting a handle on Idle problems...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 23:11:02 EDT
  ...Digijet has two switches mounted on top Air flow meter: -The screw in the air flow meter allows for UN-METERED air to pass...
• Re: Saggy Westy Rear
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 12:53:44 -0400
  ...Air Lift 60789 (AirLift 1000 units) If you follow http://www.airliftcompany.com/online_catalog.html and look up by vehicle (Volkswagen-year 1988...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list - Paul Schiemer
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 08:32:33 -0400
  > Are these really functional as air scoops or are they merely > cosmetic? Scoops DO function to channel air. > I've always questioned whether any...
• Re: RoadHaus - Front AC Kit Install / Preliminary Report
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:01:47 -0700
  ...The existing left / right fresh air vents are used for the other vents. Also ... because of this, the outside air intake is blocked off...
• Re: TiiCo in an aircooled van?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 10:04:03 -0700
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil On 7/3/07, Greg Marshall <Mr.Marshall@sympatico.ca> wrote: > Has anyone out there...
• Re: Air Filter looks stained (with oil?)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 13:47:40 -0800
  Some aftermarket air filters (like K&E) are designed to be sprayed with oil. The oil is usually a reddish color. But it's...
• Fw: [T2] New Aircooled Buy and Sell list
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 21:58:00 -0500
  ...So go here for more info. > http://www.egroups.com/group/aircooledswapmeet </group/aircooledswapmeet> > I hope to see you there. > > Scott Solomon AKA "VW...
• Re: Part search request for assistance, 81 - 83 air coolled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:43:32 -0500
  Hi. --- Leslie H Schwartz <lhs_emf@PACBELL.NET> wrote: > 1) an air boot or conduit > - a tube that goes from the air flow meter...
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:51:43 -0800
  ...The clean air hose is still the clean air hose and still pulls air the same direction through the filter. Mark Scott Daniel - Turbovans...
• Bleeding the air out of the rad?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 22:14:32 -0500
  Can anyone tell me how to get the air out of the lines that run from the front of the rad to the back...
• Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture) A new angle...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 07:11:24 +0100
  ...Cold > engines make more power, as the air density is higher, and you have more air > to assist that extra fuel. This won't...
• Re: [T2] 81 Air cooled, famous for leaking oil where?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:37:15 -0800
  ...Monday, December 20, 2004 7:52 AM Subject: [T2] 81 Air cooled, famous for leaking oil where? > I'm helping a friend fix up...
• Re: Propex heaters on sale, new model coming!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 08:34:55 -0700
  ...Radiant uses less electricity, having only a small fan feeding combustion air and venting exhaust. Forced air will heat the whole interior fairly evenly...
• Re: Air in Brake Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 08:09:07 -0700
  ...3) Air leak. I have no doubt that there is an air leak. The problem is that I can't figure out just where...
• Re: Hot air from the dash vents?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:08:23 -0800
  ...The earlier version always has fresh outside air available at the vents that can be aimed at the front seats. The later version has...
• Re: got Vintage Air...under there???
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 20:30:29 EST
  ...www.vintageair.com They've been putting air into hot rods for many years now. & pictures? You bet ! later, John C...
• Re: Air-Cooled heater modifications
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:25:55 -0800
  ...Or you can put a wood stove, or a briquet stove that is made from TYPE2 aircleaner, an invention of Bob Hoover's. I...
• Re: More questions on my '85
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Nov 1994 16:46:43 -0500 (EST)
  ...Typical summer setting (no A/C, maximum fresh air flow): --------------------------- | ----------------------# | Windshield | #---------------------- | Temp | #---------------------- | Feet | #---------------------- | Passenger --------------------------- Maximum fresh air, non heated defrost: --------------------------- | ----------------------# | | #---------------------- | | ----------------------# | | ----------------------# | --------------------------- Maximum fresh hot air...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 09:23:33 -0500
  ...it might not be air at all, but gases from combustion leaking into the coolant. It might more/just as likely be air being...
• Re: Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 11:17:52 -0600
  ...One reason air cooled engines aren't seen much anymore is that they generally produce more emissions. Regarding interior heat. If you need a...
• Re: k&n airfilters
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 16:13:18 -0700
  I have K&N air filters in all my cars and trucks. This is a great company and they strand behind their products and...
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:31:50 -0800
  ...A local parts guy here has a crate full of those TD airboxes. > I have a big ole one out of a 88 Jetta...
• Re: Door air vent was taped over?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:20:50 -0400
  At 01:54 PM 6/16/2010, Roland wrote: >Why would a previous owner have done this? Perhaps this would channel more >air to...