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Re: Westy Fridge Project
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 16 May 1999 20:32:36 -0700
...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: drips of antifreeze off head
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Tue, 1 Jan 2013 16:08:30 -0500
...to be taken off where the metal rings sit, >>> around the combustion chamber. >>> Most machine shops are not set up to do that . >>> Mo...
Re: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels2100-2300, 3400- 4000r...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 9 Aug 2009 14:13:22 -0700
...they can't reference off the combustion chambers where the metal rings go - they can only reference off the top of the head, where...
Re: yet another fridge question (ok you experts)...
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:16:48 -0800
...my fridge has always worked fine apart from lighting > problems before combustion chamber cleaning. I wouldn't shake the > bejeesus out of it, no...
Re: High Octane was: what's the best kind of gasoline?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 13 Oct 2002 10:56:31 -0500
...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: � � � vanagon top speed - more info
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 01:05:16 EDT
...of Techron in the tank to clean the injectors and the combustion chamber. Don't remember the fuel economy for those segments, but I...
Re: Coolant overflow tank question...
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 21 May 2017 06:22:04 -0400
...somewhere, leaking out to the atmosphere, being burnt up inside the combustion chambers or in extreme conditions, the overflow tank can become over full...
Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 7 Feb 2011 09:36:10 -0800
...the 2.1 stoke is longer, and 2.1 Volkswagon brand heads are different than 1.9 heads ( combustion chamber volume ) ( though AMC heads...
Re: Misfire when coasting?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 2 Jul 2011 17:41:00 -0700
...it's like two fires intersect in the combustion chamber. one is the spark, the other is the fuel/air mixture. if either is...
Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 19:14:52 -0700
...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: What damage to expect when waterpump blows?
Historical mailing list - Benoit
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:38:21 -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...
Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion (LVC, but it is nearly Friday!)
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:44:48 -0400
...Smooth, yes, powerful, yes, good on > gas, no. > > Its also more difficult to keep the lubricating oil out of the combustion > chamber, so the...
Re: White smoke when cold
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Sun, 19 Jan 2014 18:42:36 -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: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:05:40 -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: The #@$@ Dometic R182 Fridge
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 6 Oct 2001 00:11:06 -0500
...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: drips of antifreeze off head
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:56:06 -0800
...The like amount would have to be taken off where the metal rings sit, around the combustion chamber. Most machine shops are not set...
Re: Heaters: Propane vs. Gasoline vs. Diesel
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Sun, 2 Oct 2005 15:22:04 -0700
...closed >> system in that they have a combustion can or chamber, fans that draw in >> combustion air and a fan that pumps the exhaust...
Re: Head machined or my way ...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:08:20 -0700
...If you lower the sealing ring face in the combustion chamber , you also need to remove a like amount from the other cylinder, and...
Re: Dometic cooling, was Temps under van vs inside
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sat, 1 Jul 2006 19:29:04 -0700
...I have removed the Dometic and have blown clean the combustion chamber and stack and have taken things apart and fluffed and folded where...
Re: Two propane tanks
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:18:52 -0300
...This time I think I’m left with little choice but to take the fridge out and {hopefully only} clean the combustion chamber. Does...
Re: Gasoline Grade?
Historical mailing list - Leavitt
Thu, 13 Mar 1997 16:41:12 -0500
...If and engine is older and has a lot of carbon or fuel additive deposits inside the combustion chambers (most well used engines) then...
Re: A Comment on TDi Engine rpm vs. Longevity and Economy
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:39:31 -0500
You forgot to mention that as you lower the engine speed increasing the torque load, chamber pressures, and combustion temps, you are also increasing...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:27:49 -0700
...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: why would anyone want a diesel
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:41:45 -0800
...injector causing damage in a combustion chamber. > They depend on the condition of the engine itself to create > combustion........if that gets a little...
Re: Dometic condensation drain
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:55:39 -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: Oil Pan Heater (immersion vs. stickon)
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Fri, 1 Oct 2004 01:29:55 -0500
...The >>>warm >>>liquid rises up to the combustion chamber where it does the most good. >>>Plus, your heater works a lot sooner. >>> >>> >>> >>>>An Oil...
Re: Valve guide removal / replacement
Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:48:00 -0800
...You drive them out from > the combustion chamber side to the rocker side. The guides have a shoulder > that bottoms against the rocker side...
2.1L Power-Up Grade
Historical mailing list
Wed, 4 Nov 1998 19:50:13 PST
...Combustion chamber, exhaust: (valve, radius, stem, port), piston top and side, sealing surface (eliminate head corrosion problem), entire exhaust system. All new German hoses...
Re: Krazy turbo idea
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:55:08 -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: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:42:28 -0400
...shroud of the "generator" ( the > mineral wool insulated part above the combustion chamber) and the fridge > body. That shroud does get hot. But I...
Re: Coolant overflow tank question...
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Mon, 22 May 2017 13:13:00 -0700
...somewhere, leaking out to the atmosphere, being burnt up inside the combustion chambers or in extreme conditions, the overflow tank can become over full...
Re: White smoke when cold
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:04:45 -0600
...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: Dometic condensation drain
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 21:02:58 -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...
Waterboxer head repair
Historical mailing list - Mark A. Rokus
Wed, 04 Jun 1997 10:54:39 -0700
...First, I masked of the combustion chamber with tape to minimize damage during the next step. Next, I sandblasted the water seal area enough...
Broken New Engine, What is fair resolution?
Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
Wed, 10 Apr 2002 11:05:26 EDT
...rising coolant mystery can be attributed to nothing other than a combustion chamber breech, I need to make a decision about the van and...
UPDATE RE: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:02:40 -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: Two propane tanks
Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:34:30 -0500
...This time I think > I’m left with little choice but to take the fridge out and {hopefully only} > clean the combustion chamber. > > Does...
Re: Misfire when coasting?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 1 Jul 2011 14:40:27 -0700
...it's like two fires intersect in the combustion chamber. one is the spark, the other is the fuel/air mixture. if either is...
Re: drips of antifreeze off head
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:22:30 -0800
...to be taken off where the metal rings sit, >>>> around the combustion chamber. >>>> Most machine shops are not set up to do that . >>>> Mo...
[f] Story! Conclusion!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Apr 95 04:45:05 -0600
...If you can't take the compression get out of the combustion chamber." "But Willy, that's just it. I am not a thief...
Re: Intermittent smoking and rough running.. Inline 4 conversion engine, long..
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:34:18 -0500
...the radiator, etc. > > So, something seems to be getting into a combustion chamber somehow, is my guess. Perhaps a stuck lifter, a bad valve...
My First Vanagon, a short story
Historical mailing list - Russell Patten
Wed, 7 Jul 2004 12:40:43 -0500
...Do they still make these Dometic fridges? I was considering enlarging the combustion chamber with a spacer, then put the next size larger jet...
Re: Refrigerator lighting
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:40:24 -0400
...to get a good draft, absolutely no air leaks in the combustion chamber or intake-exhaust tubes, and proper installation of the outside vent...
Re: New vs. machined heads, a spinnoff of Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:32:55 -0700
...You bethcha !! There is also resurfacing them on the flat bottom part, and then taking a like amount of material from the combustion chamber...
Pointing out the Facts on Vanagon Diesels
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:17:34 EST
...I also used the boroscope to examine top piston surfaces, cylinder upper sidewalls and the combustion chamber/valve heads. Never anything other than clean...
Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:19:08 -0800
...Once the head was pulled it was quite obvious there had been coolant in the combustion chambers of that head. It is possible to...
Re: Smoke coming from under the van
Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
Wed, 11 Mar 1998 19:26:53 -0500
...A thorough check of hoses, wiring, sparkplug and combustion chamber will insure a safe and troublefree heating season. My experience with the aux heater...
Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 7 Feb 2014 05:33:33 -0600
...What should the temperture be? > > > > Glen My 79 'oaf engine was built a la Gene Berg specs wit hreamed out combustion chambers and spacers...
Re: 2.3L WBX replies... (pretty darn long - again)
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Thu, 14 Aug 2003 09:44:24 -0700
...7) the combustion chamber was ceramic coated (heads, piston tops, exhaust valves, and exhaust port), but no friction-reducing stuff addedd. Unfortunately, there was...
Re: [T2] A cc'ing the heads question-answered
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 3 Mar 2003 23:09:04 -0600
...Stan Wilder > plate that fits *inside* the built-in AMC head ridge to measure > combustion > chamber volume I don't know how you'd...
Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Fri, 7 Sep 2007 10:08:42 -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: Coolant overflow tank question...
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 25 May 2017 20:55:13 -0400
...somewhere, leaking out to the atmosphere, being burnt up inside the combustion chambers or in extreme conditions, the overflow tank can become over full...
Re: What damage to expect when waterpump blows?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sun, 16 Apr 2006 21:41:44 -0700
...yes, they have pitted > surface, dead valve seat, burned valve, dammage combustion chamber.... but > NO Crack... bad sealing (including head gasket)will cause many...
Re: Repairing the piting in WBX heads.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:36:27 -0600
...They > had lots of yellow stuff on the combustion chamber side. With one > head, I > used a wire wheel to clean this off and...
about this small amount of air at the top of the radiator
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:44:59 -0700
...and the metal rings on top of the barrels keep the combustion gases in the combustion chamber, theoretically. the green o-rings get hard...
Re: dometic pilot goes out when thermostat turned up
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:42:14 -0400
...Also there is a gasket for the pan under the combustion chamber that can burn out. Either way, the fridge must come out for...
Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Feb 2008 - Special issue (#2008-238)
Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:24:11 -0800
...Longevity and Economy You forgot to mention that as you lower the engine speed increasing the torque load, chamber pressures, and combustion temps, you...
Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:46:02 -0400
...shroud of the "generator" ( the > > mineral wool insulated part above the combustion chamber) and the fridge > > body. That shroud does get hot. But I...
Re: White smoke when cold
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:59:16 -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...
Head and valve condition
Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:27:35 -0500
...clean. - There was only the slightest bit of carbon in the combustion chambers. - The head gasket was the source of the leak, not corrosion...