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• Re: Bucking
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 20:49:57 -0400
  ...Turns out that the air flow meter gets >a mixed signal and goes into idle mode. >You can fix it for $2.00-$3...
• Re: bleeding front heater?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 08:57:24 -0800
  ...Since the waterpump has ALOT more pumping capacity than it needs to run just the heaters, the flow is effectively much greater. If you...
• Re: Oil cooler installation 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:08:18 -1000
  ...it really doesn't matter which way the coolant flows through it .. and your hoses will fit naturally where they should. I just looked...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 10:43:32 PDT
  ...I've looked all around the seams of my doors, and can't find anywhere the air could be flowing to... Except the Bermuda...
• Re: Swap update: Dasher Manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Tue, 12 May 1998 10:12:23 -0400
  ...I don't think I'll have any trouble with flow with the rest of the exhaust system, high flow muffler and 2" mandrel...
• Re: FS Rear view Mirror/ DIstributor / tailights
  Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:33:53 -0800
  ...SO-33 Sub-hatch "Rusty" > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day > http://shopping.yahoo.com > ===== Matt Faust 84' Wolfsburg...
• Re: Removing the rear heater
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 11 Apr 2004 21:56:30 -0400
  ...The valve on the heater core, in the open position, allows only a restricted flow of coolant through the circuit. In the closed position...
• Re: Tired of that steady drip..drip..drip of (the rear airconditioning unit)?? - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:08:49 -0400
  Are the check valves still installed on the drain tubes? If not, the air flow reverses through the tubes enough especially at highway speeds...
• Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:47:45 -0700
  ...Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms...
• Is my regulator kacked
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Tue, 15 May 2007 09:11:40 -0400
  ...Then a subtle click as the escaping gas flow took several seconds to slow and then stop. I went fishing but on my return...
• Re: Blumenvasen
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Nov 1994 16:28:54 -0400 (EDT)
  Dave comments that: "flowers would be pretty and the scent would help cover up .the rotten food and dirty sock stench.... Well, here's...
• Re: van trade?
  Historical mailing list - Captain
  Fri, 21 Jun 96 21:13 EST
  ...a nfairly good condition bus for a '7slightly rusintty >'77 that flowwods immediately upon starting? Can someone tell me what this says? Is it...
• Re: Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 20:42:51 -0800
  ...in the installation of the core? Westys4evr@aol.com wrote: > The gray lever turns the coolant flow on and off thru the heater core.
• air flow meter resistance measurement
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 13:16:09 +0200
  Hi everybody, did anybody ever check the afm resistance change when opening the flap (engine off, connector disconn'd) ? My today measurement was far...
• air flow harness fix
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 09:30:21 -0500
  Dear List, Has anyone tried the AFM capacitor fix recommended by VW? Part #025-906-302 (or, now, 302-A)? What were the results...
• Re: Gas peddle
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Tue, 29 May 2001 01:25:30 EDT
  ...I also cleaned it up with Tri-Flow spray to lubricate it. -Loretta 87 Syncro GL 90 GL [text/html]
• Re: Speedbleeders?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 17 May 2001 04:06:00 -0500
  ...But why waste the money? Open the bleeder screw, and let the brake fluid flow. Gravity is a better deal. Just be sure to...
• Diesel turbo oil drainage
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 01:54:10 -0400
  ...If it drained above, the blow-by gases would enter the drain tube and become a counter-force to the normal turbo oil flow...
• Re: source for replacement propane valve on westy stove
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 11:42:33 -0700
  ...buy a replacement propane valve (the one that > controls the propane flow to the burner on the stove) ? My left one leaks. > > Thanks in...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:53:23 -0700
  ** Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> writes: ** >> Often a ROUGH surface aids laminar flow. >> This is a tactic used by >> marine organisms...
• Re: Front drivers heater - cut off valve installation guide
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 15 May 2007 12:12:33 -0400
  ...hose before and after the valve, if not, well, coolant will flow... here is another view (front rad remove): http://www.benplace.com/85rouge...
• Re: A/C work question
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 14 May 2010 09:07:55 -0500
  ...If I need a new > condenser, perhaps I should get one of these. > > > > > > Thanks, David McNeely > > > > > David, > > > > The cross-flow styles are a combination...
• Re: Some 1600cc questions.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venema
  Mon, 15 May 1995 12:06:26 -0500 (CDT)
  ...With the bus in particular, air flow is CRITICAL, and just adequate, so don't over-do it unless air/oil flow is also...
• A/C Basic Path of Flow?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 23 May 2005 08:24:36 -0500
  ...So I am confused as to the basic path of the flow from the compressor. Can someone help me put these in order. I...
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:13:13 -0500
  ...When the engine is revved, the coolant does flow past the kink. This feature was not planned, it's entirely accidental, and I believe...
• Re: Help Anti Freeze Freeze ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 19:34:28 -0500
  ...The slush will usually keep things from breaking from ice expansion but it will not flow. Antifreeze must never be more than 70/30...
• Re: Walker Super Turbo Muffler
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 01:26:44 -0600
  ...A plugged cat is a malfunction and restricts the flow to below stock. This is not the same as a bigger cat. A bigger...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:39:53 -0400
  ...Some air-flow meters may experience a vibration resonance of the metering potentiometer wiper during extended constant driving. This resonance causes the air-flow...
• Re: Another warm up strategy
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 21:14:12 -0800
  ...A short, gentle warm up, particularly in cold weather, helps get the oil flowing. But why does my VW Owner's Manual say, "Warm...
• Fuel tank problem solving
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sun, 18 Mar 2018 11:53:45 -0700
  ...No fuel flow out of the tank spigot, even though I had filled the tank just before the no fuel issue. I checked for...
• Re: Propane tank
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Apr 2015 16:20:34 -0400
  ...For a start, when it speaks of an "excess flow" device it's talking about the POL spud that screws into the female pipe...
• Re: Heater valve not closing?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 00:39:16 -0400
  ...If the heater really gets flow when the valve is off then time to replace it. Most times if the valve is bad it...
• Re: Vases for the Dash on Bus?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 13:21:56 -0500 (CDT)
  >Has anyone on the list ever heard of a flower vase that originally came >with VW buses (set on the dash)? What would originals...
• Re: "vw brings back bus"
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:25:40 -0700
  On Mar 1, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Mark wrote: > > http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2011/03/first_look_at_flower_power...
• 1985 Vanagon airflow sensor ?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Aug 1997 20:39:30 -0400 (EDT)
  I took my van into the shop (it was running rich) they popped the cover off my air flow sensor and at idle the...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (clarification)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 21:19:07 EST
  ...You can get a nicer flowing Muffler setup for the AC Vanagon from S&S though for $65. This one is not for California...
• Re: Grease Needle....an important find! Sold ONLY in canada
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 14:32:21 -0500
  ...You can develop all the pressure you need this way to get that grease flowing. The friction fit syringe just won't hack it...
• Re: Rear Vents
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 08:45:23 -0700
  ...Mine were so dried out, crumbly and clogged that I pulled them out entirely, hoping to get better air flow-thru. Marginal improvement, if...
• Gerry was unavailable for several hours today
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 18:35:46 -0500
  ...I rebooted the router when I got in this eve, and messages are flowing again. TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://volksweb.relitech.com 85...
• See rust forming, what now?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Caputo
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 15:38:32 EDT
  In the seams between the panels, the paint is cracking and in some places I can see that brownish orange rust juice flowing out...
• Re: The propane filling question tested...
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 22 May 2005 15:17:28 -0400
  ...You can hear the end of flow very >clearly at the donor tank.
• Catalytic converters
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:23:10 -0700
  ...2.0l be used on an '85 1.9l? The mass flow should not be noticably different, nor should the expected incoming exhaust composition...
• No Mail command
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:08:37 -0400
  ...unsub it seems to take a week to actually stem the flow of messages, and then it takes more than a week to re...
• brain-eating
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:58:48 -0400
  ...encephalitis, the ameoba just reproduces untill it physicially blocks the blood flow. It can be cured with antibiotics if it is properly diagnosed in...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care! FISH Y
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 00:23:56 +0100
  ...you want of know if air gfoes into an input hole (flush or scoop) and if so, wahat sort of flow rate. If you...
• Purging A/C system.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 21:39:49 -0500
  ...After flushing through several times in both directions the flow of the system was much improved and continued air flow pushed out the remainder...
• Re: Subject: Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 12:55:54 -0400
  ...However. > Sure sounds like a fuel flow issue. > > Be sure to check and clean the screen at fuel pump inlet. > > Neil.
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:56:53 -0400
  ...The design VW used flows extra >fresh cool fuel through the rails past the injectors at all times when >the engine is running and...
• Re: Injector color question
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:25:16 -0700
  ...The injectors are controlled by the ECU based on O2 so I'm guessing that variations in flow rate -- within reasonable limits -- would be...
• Re: Emmissions help.
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 15:01:59 -0700
  ...replacing the mass air flow sensor - or new fuel injectors - mucho $$$$$$). > Try turning the screw on the air flow meter until it runs rough...
• Heat handling design error help
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 06 Jun 1996 06:39:20 -0700
  ...A more aggressive impeller design or what ever is required to increase coolant flow would be helpful. Bigger, spun faster, tighter clearances for improved...
• Re: FW: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:06:06 -0400
  ...the air flow meter measures air flow, and signals the computer, but it does not directly control the flow, that is up to the...
• Re: Air Flow Meter advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 12:44:34 -0600
  ...Air Flow Meter advice needed >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >My Westy has been in the hands of a very capable mechanic for the...
• Re: Digifant component comparison between Jetta and Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:01:47 -0500
  ...Such as mass air flow sensors, idle control valves, possibly more." I'm going to check a few more parts to confirm this. The...
• Re: Poor idle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 08 May 95 11:20:13 PDT
  ...maybe the air flow meter resistor needs cleaning. Still no fix. I'm now suspecting the idle stabilizer. I bypassed it per Bently and...
• Re: Belly pans for speed and MPG..
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 16 May 2008 16:20:03 -0400
  ...A van, being fairly far above the road surface, has lots of > air > flowing under. Smoothing the flow would work to lessen drag probably...
• Re: Carrier Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 14:11:02 -0800
  ...know that the deck lid will not close over a cross flow motor, > right? My set-up with a 5sp rides on 83 bars...
• Re: Westy sighting on abc
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:58:45 -0500
  Bright blue air cooled with flowers painted on it. Failed to start and was abandoned. On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:29 PM...
• Re: Blumenvasen
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Nov 1994 16:32:29 -0400 (EDT)
  Martha observes: >Firlie blumenvasen hold flowers. MALE blumenvasen hold stuff like >thistles, cactus, weeds..... What sort of blumenvasen do you use to hold roaches...
• FS: 1984 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 11:21:10 -0400
  ...aligned front end, heads redone optional rear heater peace symbol and flower power sticker on rear window runs beautifully, drives beautifully $4000 Paul Henderson...