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Re: Idle control valve
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 18 Jun 2019 09:32:43 -0400
> I am in need of a idle control valve for my 1987 Vanagon These are available new again at an affordable price: http://www...
Westfalia Stove Valve Stem/Post - NEW
Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:48:25 -0400
Whoever was looking for this part "Westfalia Stove Valve Stem/Post - NEW" if you haven't found one yet. Try this http://www.thesamba...
Valve cover questions
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:57:38 -0500
Hello All, I like to know if the valve covers from say a Bay window would fit a water cooled 1.9 WBX vanagon...
Propane tank and valves for sale.
Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
Sun, 4 Jun 2000 17:28:31 -0400
I have a propane tank and the three valves that go with it for sale for $100 + shipping. It works, and I will sandblast...
Mahle - Pressure bypass valve?
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Sat, 27 Jan 2001 21:03:50 EST
Do the Mann and Mahle filters have a bypass valve? I've been buying NAPA gold, and have unwittingly been paying more than what...
Leaky heater valve
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Mon, 18 Nov 2002 17:22:41 -0700
I need to fix the leak from my heater valve's rotating shaft, how hard is it and what do I need part-wise...
Re: Any interest in a larger Westy LP Gas tank, Cheap?
Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:27:41 -0400
Ron, What are the actual tank measurements? Tank only, or with fittings such as fill valve, bleed valve, regulator too? If not. location of...
Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 27 Nov 2014 21:21:32 -0500
...With replacement heads or valves the soft valves sometimes wear prematurely. Valve seat recession or valve stem stretching are common problems with cheap valves...
Re: Fwd: Yet another rusty propane tanks question...
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:05:56 -0700
...The manual valve tanks have no such tube and instead have a small finger operated bleed valve on the tank body where the tube...
Re: Different Kind Of Valve Adjustment Question?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:43:29 -0700
...Those valves won't be opening very far at that clearance spec and the cylinders won't be filling. Low fill = low compression = low...
Re: Propane tank
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:09:48 -0700
...First, if you installed an OPD valve on the tank, that's wrong, you need a POL shutoff valve. POL valves are still allowed...
Re: Propane tank concern
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 9 Jul 2013 00:28:42 -0400
Take a look at the valve carefully. There may be a packing that can be tightened. Otherwise either have the valve fully open or...
Bad intake valve @ 30,000 miles????
Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
Thu, 3 Jul 2003 22:40:18 -0400
...So the leak is through the intake valve. I tried to backflush possible debris out of the valve with compressed air when it was...
Re: '81 update
Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
Fri, 5 Jun 1998 12:40:49 -0400
...I still wouldn't push the motor > too hard because who knows what condition the valves are in (though > the compression did test high...
simple question about valve cover and waterboxer NOT for sale
Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:20:45 -0400
...Anyway, I had a very minor drip from the left side valve cover, so I bought two new gaskets and replaced both of them...
Propane tank fill valve replacement...
Historical mailing list - Audin Malmin
Mon, 7 Mar 2005 09:28:39 -0800
...Apparently it has the aluminum autofill valve, which is not rebuildable. The RV place I took it to claims the only choice is to...
GW metal valve not sealing to new rear heater core
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 06:13:52 -0800
...the flange on the new core sealing to the metal GoWesty valve that I've had for several years. I did obtain and use...
'85 A/C Hi/Lo Valves
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 24 May 2001 16:03:17 -0400
I have an '85 Westy that has the two service valves on the lines that enter the back of the A/C compressor. One...
rubber vs cork valve cover gasket for 2.0 aircooled
Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 22:32:39 -0400
Need some valve cover gaskets and dont have time to wait to mail order them, so I picked up a set of rubber ones...
Re: Adjusting Valves
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 24 Feb 95 10:20:02 CST
...how come you're adjusting valves on a 2.0 liter? all the two liters i know about have hydraulic valve lifters and don...
Re: Need help with my '87 propane charge valve
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Jul 1996 15:19:44 -0600
>Perhaps, I just don't know how use the propane fill valve on the '87 syncro I >just bought. >I've had 10 filling...
Re: oil leaking from valve cover 91 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Fri, 12 Sep 2003 07:00:30 -0500
...The valve cover gaskets are the same ones used on the old aircooled Bugs (Type 3s, Ghias and Vans up thru '71). The valve...
Re: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:49:58 -0600
...I've been having increasing difficulty in getting > the tank > filled, and when I asked specifically about rebuilding/replacing the > current > fill valve or...
Re: Diesel Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Apr 1994 19:08:00 -0400
okay - i checked my records - i bought mine (83 diesel Van) at 37K, finally did valves at 50K, a couple were tight, havent changed...
noisy wasserboxer valves, what to do?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Mar 96 08:52:16 EST
Over the weekend I did a 200 mile road trip and since then the valves have been rather noisy. I've had valve clatter...
Re: Whiff of propane
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:14:25 -0700
That was my theory but I might have opened the main valve once yesterday after bleeding the lines. Need to repeat this experiment! -- Mike...
Re: '75 won't start
Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
Wed, 3 Jul 1996 11:59:47 -0500 (CDT)
...The Multi-Prong Connectors to the cold-start valve and to the aux. air-bypass valve were mixed up. Shame on me. Sami
pressure relief valve removal
Historical mailing list
Sat, 18 May 1996 19:54:32 -0700
Greetings, Could someone tell me what the proper tool for removing the pressure relief valve would be? Do I need to find some flat...
valve hanging up
Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
Sun, 25 Aug 2002 04:54:21 -0400
...Click, click, click, I think it's a valve hanging up. 5000 miles on a newly rebuilt 2.1 watercooled engine. It of course...
valve cover gasket replacement
Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
Tue, 25 May 2004 21:28:42 -0400
I have a leaking valve cover gasket.. got the new one from Bus Depot today.. anything I should know about this job? Any don...
Re: Propane Tank Valve
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:28:09 -0600
On Oct 21, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Old Volks Home wrote: > Get it from Terry K - he has the correct shut off valve...
Re: Valves adjustment in Bentley
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:30:22 -0400
That's an excellent point, though obvious by the amount of exhaust valve rocker arm deflection if on the exhaust stroke. -----Original Message----- From...
Re: Rear Heater Valve
Historical mailing list - Veerman, Keith
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 10:02:23 -0600
...grey valve ...same reason you'd want to adjust the front heater core: sometimes you want a little heat, sometimes you want more. I...
Re: diesel westy Brrrrrrr
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:31:50 -0700
The "valve" is above the spare. Mine's leaking and I get some heat in summer. When I reach up in there and push...
Re: Zero valve settings
Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
Sun, 5 Apr 2015 08:41:53 -0400
...Zero valve settings > Hello to the List, > > I had to set my valves with zero turn onto the lifters, because they kept > on coming...
Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 27 May 1998 11:44:01 -0700
...Also, there are problems with the shutoff valve leaking around the stem. The valve is not designed to be subjected to road vibration while...
Re: [Syncro] Wading depth & a question
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 20 Jan 2000 03:09:05 +0100
...The same Syncro manual also refers to an "intake air preheater > valve located on the right behind the maintenance flap" and the need to...
Re: AFM Tuning...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:00:35 EDT
...What part are you failing? CO or HC How much over are you? I would check the valve adjustment-too tight valves will allow...
Re: propane rebuild and safety
Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:51:51 -0400
...Is this a > safe way to go? Can this newly valved tank handle expansion of the > propane? Did the old fill valve and or...
Re: Engine Replacement Options
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:46:54 -0700
...Bentley says to insert a new valve > >(not the old valve) into the valve guide. The end of the valve stem > >must be flush...
Re: New engine, was Re: Ecu fix addendum
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 1 Apr 2020 16:50:35 -0700
> ...... air cleaner so rough idle *may* be due to a lack of the 27 valve shown > in this diagram Meant: valve, or whatever it...
Re: 88 GL - Idle Stabilizer System - Was Distributor Woes
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 3 Jan 2014 08:12:12 -0600
...There is a current setting for the valve. The goal is for the valve > to always provide "some" adjustment, (boost) for the idle speed...
Re: Westy Propane/used vanagon questions
Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
Thu, 09 Jan 1997 09:01:12 -0600
...Check to see if there is any propane in the tank by cracking the "fill valve." This valve is a small (between the finger...
1.9 idle woes
Historical mailing list - Martin
Sat, 18 Mar 2000 09:24:08 -0600
...I am getting 12+ volts to the air valve. The air valve closes out of the van with 12v connected, as it should. I...
Re: valve cover gasket
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 05:13:58 -0600
...That pressure pushed the valve cover gasket out on one side causing it to leak, no matter what I did. The fix of course...
Re: Questions on Camper
Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
Sun, 11 May 2003 22:39:02 -0500
...The auto fill valve is no good. The bleed valve was not opened when filling. The bleed valve is above the inlet to fill...
Getting air out of the coolant system
Historical mailing list - Bill H.
Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:39:06 -0700
...I've read the Bentley procedure and found the two breather valves. My questions are 1) how do you turn the valve in the...
Coolant bleed valve on the engine
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:01:37 -0700
Rus, Not really much of a bleed valve but there is one on top of the thermostat perhaps just for the thermostat. Need to...
Re: head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:29:49 -0500
...in the front, too?) is likely from the rear heater valve, its O-Ring, or the rear heater core. On one of mine, I...
Re: Fed up with Auto-fill valve
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 1 Apr 2007 21:19:42 -0400
The biggest problem fill attendants seem to have with auto-fill valves is not opening the "Bleed" ALL the way. Manual bleeders only have...
Re: Re-useable oil filter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:35:34 -0400
The proper oil filter for the Vanagon WB and most vehicles has an anti-drain back valve. It is basically a diaphragm under the...
Re: Hot Foot well
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:31:30 -0500
I went inside the cabin, dropped the glove box, clamped off the two hoses going down to the heater valve,removed the hoses and...
Re: Was: Residual Fuel Pressure... Now: Dirt PIC
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 5 Mar 2014 10:36:15 -0800
...I recall, "ahem", having to repair the valve with a fuel hose transition to the OEM black evap hose. At the time, I knew...
Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:33:02 -0700
I dunno that I'd be driving that without doing the simple/cheap stuff first- like pulling the valve cover. Noise is one thing...
RE: Parts needed for "Auto Stop" Propane Fill Valve
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Tue, 8 Jul 97 22:46:15 UT
The Auto Stop fill valve is not the same as the pressure regulator. For some time all non-removable LP tanks on vehicles have...
Re: too much propane?
Historical mailing list - bill harris
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 07:45:01 -0700
...I quote, "open the oxygen valve fully to seat the packing nut, open the acetylene AT THE MOST 1.5 turns and preferalby .75...
Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 2 Aug 2006 20:35:44 -0700
...Later found tank hissing or smelled strong propane smell when parked even with supply valve off. A.S. valve leaking past o-ring inside...
2.1L idles too high - I think I need a new throttle valve.
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 7 Sep 2003 21:20:56 -0700
...I have swapped the idle stabilizer valve out with a known to work unit, the idle bypass valve is working and pinching the line...
Re: 5/8" heater hose questions (searched archive)
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:25:18 -0800
Only 82 watercooled had the heater valve in the cabin next to the glovebox. Later years have it behind the radiator, a PITA to...
propane tank fill valve wierdness
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 23:12:48 -0400
...No autofill valve. So has the autofill valve just been removed or is this some sort of manual fill retrofit? What about the fitting...