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• Re: Vanagon Trials and Tribulations
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 1995 12:22:23 -0300
  ...The VW g said the heads looked fine. >New cam, crank bearings, lifters, exhaust valves, water pump, oil pump, >gasket kit. Also replaced the...
• Update: Idle Speed Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 22:14:25 -0500
  ...sensor plug in the exhaust pipes. Next, remove the connector on the end of the Idle Stabilizer Control Valve Solenoid. To do this, using...
• seizure
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 17:49:16 -0700
  ...road where i found four leaking push rod tubes and an exhaust system full of fuel...(cannot express how fortunate i feel for the...
• Re: How my engine rebuild is going
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 16 May 2004 17:58:56 -0700
  ...I had to purchase new exhaust valves because the keeper grooves were practically worn away from improperly installing the keepers. There seems to be...
• Re: window mounted swamp coolers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 02:58:01 -0500
  ...In the process I ceramic coated the piston tops, cylinder walls, combustion chambers / exhaust and valves. Stan Wilder http://www.engineceramics.com/ ----- Original Message...
• Coolant Service Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:19:21 -0800
  ...Lower the rear, raise the front, remove the pressure cap and radiator bleed valve. Let drain. Blow low pressure air through the radiator bleed...
• Was: Oil.Where's it go? Now: Sheesh! It goes into the coolant, as of this evening.....
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 18 Oct 2017 20:37:49 -0700
  In pursuit of some available performance , I fiddled around with my inline ABA/8 valve motor's venting system this morning, doing a preliminary...
• Re: future is looking bleak....(no Fish content)
  Historical mailing list - Richmond Mike
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 16:55:50 -0400
  ...Also the exhaust is definitely getting MUCH hotter than normal. Now the mechanic that saw it last week (who doesn't have much vw...
• Re: Fuel Injectors Burnt
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:45:18 -0800
  My #3 injector tip was burnt which I believe was caused by my #3 Exhaust Valve being burnt out as well about 7 years...
• Voltage Regulator Test 80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Rankin
  Thu, 14 Dec 95 17:21:54 -0500
  ...Replace Valve Cover gaskets 2. Purchase Bentley Manuals for less than $60 3. Cold cranking problems a. Check starter bolts b. Install ByPass solonoid...
• Re: Lurch at 2900 Update...and help setting timing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 08:35:09 -0500
  ...Read my article on hydraulic lifters and then adjust the valves to 006ths lash. http://www.bostonengine.com/articles/hydraulicll.htm good luck Bob...
• Re: Propane fueled Vanagons??
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:19:00 -0400
  ...The sludge that builds up behind the intake valve on propane is so soft and gummy it has to be burned off with a...
• more home engine repair adventures: new oil pressure valve
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:41:47 -0800
  Hello, I've installed a new oilpressure relief valve and spring. When it arrived in the mail, I realized that the new , "said to...
• Octane, Porsche heads
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 13:50:43 -0700
  ...Do they have splayed exhaust valves- not parallel with the intake valves, and square section exhaust ports? Then its a 356/912 engine of...
• rebuild: finishing touches
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 00:36:12 -0600 (CST)
  ...The heads still had aluminum shavings in all hooks and crannies, including under the valves (!), and took a while to be cleaned. Also the...
• Re: How is coolant getting to exhaust???
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 11:22:45 -0400
  >>there is no coolant in the head itself right?<< Well sorry to say but yes there is Craig! Just over the exhaust port you...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:00:34 -0700
  ...I'm not assuming it's faulty, but my concern is that if (ignoring cam now) I have #1 set to the "exhaust" stroke...
• Re: The Berg and springs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 19:14:14 -0700
  ...bus, no higher or you'll burn your stock single spring exhaust valves. As for the hydraulics, I think he's mostly talking about...
• condensation, knocking was: Uh oh!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 16:55:23 -0500
  ...when you turn your motor off, the corrosive mixture settles in your exhaust and in your oil. It rusts your exhaust system from the...
• Should I rebuild the bottom end? Questions & photos.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:35:14 -0500
  ...found to be exhaust gasses blowing into the coolant. Pulled the heads, one was junk with a crack between the valves. I had the...
• Re: Engine Swapping...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Sep 94 09:51:39 bst
  ...It's done 150,000 miles so far, been all over Europe, and even went pretty well with only 2 complete exhaust valves left...
• Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:03:01 -0600
  ...into >>> the >>> Exhaust system - Could be head gaskets, cracked heads. >>> >>> Blue or Blue-white Smoke - Usually an oil problem - rings, bad >>> valve >>> guides, scored...
• Eight Function Digital Display for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:08:12 -0800
  ...As well as measuring these valves, the gauge can be programmed to warn the driver when they are approaching maximum or minimum valves and...
• Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 10:27:19 -0600
  ...lightened valves, shaved all traces of the valve guides out of the intake and exhaust ports, Teflon valve stem seals, lightweight valve spring retainers...
• hydraulic lifter article
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 07:25:03 -0600
  ...the exhaust, lopes, and runs like crap. So far, nothing has helped. Today I will change the distributor, ECU, and pop the valve covers...
• Would you buy this?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 05:29:49 EST
  ...However, the engine is filthy with obvious signs of oil leaks -- mainly around the valve covers & oil pan. I noticed plenty of valvetrain clatter...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:14:11 -0700
  ...I can reuse the exhaust gaskets but with the new ones > >> I will get the nice exhaust sound like a new Vanagon. If copper...
• Re: Low Idle/Stalling when cold
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:24:06 -0500
  If you haven't done this, get an infrared thermometer (a "point and shoot" temperature gun) and point it at the different exhaust headers...
• Re: Loctite
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sat, 29 Sep 2018 08:28:50 -0700
  ...Range Cure Speed Loctite® Red Threadlocker 271 High strength for fasteners up to 1" (25 mm) diameter Exhaust Manifold Bolts, Flywheel Bolts, Torque Converter...
• Re: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:24:50 -0400
  ...The only way I can = > switch off is to shut the main gas valve at the tank Can anyone help. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte...
• Re: engine woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 8 Dec 2001 15:14:12 -0500
  Mark checking manifld vacuum would be a good idea and setting the CO with an exhaust gas analyzer would be a big help have...
• Re: VW rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 May 2002 23:39:06 -0400
  ...The case is probably aligned bored and the exhaust valve guides are oversized. The crank may or may not have been cut. I have...
• fall cleaning (4sale)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:43:52 -0400
  ...the engines will be long blocks I'll need to retain the wiring and fuel systems, but the coolant and exhaust (shot) go with...
• Re: Huffer motors..Turbo and SC...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 19:28:09 -0400
  ...Maybe he's talking about superchargers with a bypass valve that is not vacuum operated? Sudhir On 6/1/07, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff...
• Re: FS various Westy parts in Eastern CDA
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 05:54:20 EDT
  ...Propane tank (R&Red by Frank Condelli, no regulator, auto-stop valve type), Drip tray, NEW (US hinged type, goes over stove burners), Malcolm...
• Re: Busted Down Near Tekonsha, Michigan
  Historical mailing list - Pete Owsianowski
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:54:08 -0500
  ...But you could hear blowing into the crankcase. "UH-OH!" At TDC with both intake and exhaust valves closed, there should be no air...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:14:07 -0700
  ...Copper sheet may be not soft enough as a material for exhaust gaskets unless the exhaust flange is perfectly parallel to the joint surface...
• Lunch with Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 14:07:08 PST
  ...The sensor operates neither below 300 degrees C nor when turned off at full throttle by a microswitch on the throttle valve housing." So...
• Re: Intermittent smoking and rough running.. Inline 4 conversion engine, long..
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:34:18 -0500
  ...You can often hear air leaking past valves or rings by listening to the exhaust and at some point along the air intake system...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:31:36 -0700
  ...Found a ***tiny*** leak at the exhaust where it meets the combustion box. Pulled things apart, cleaned, checked the jet, (could blow a steady...
• Re: 85 1.9WB exhaust parts overheating (a bit long)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 13:27:00 -0500
  Look for a burnt valve or an ignition miss. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: Zetec Using oil
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:24:19 -0500
  ...Did you also check to see if you have oil in your intake hose? Might be coming out of the vent in valve cover...
• 2nd call for '79 parts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 13:09:41 -0400
  ...PWIES@LOYOLA.EDU - Sliding door mechanism '79 exhaust (maybe) Rodney L. Boleyn - Cargo Door glass Sami Dakhlia - Dimmer relay flasher relay clutch and pressure...
• Re: More Newbie '81 Hyd. Lifter questions... (Aircooled)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 15:51:21 -0600
  ...Set the valves on #1. #5. Rotate the engine until the rotor arm has moved 90 degrees from the #1 location, set that valve...
• Weekend Vanwork: Propane, lights, exhaust, gas pedal, etc
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:52:16 -0400
  ...First off, exhaust leaks. Much of the tailpipe was gone. New one from BD, and a new gasket. One bolt actually came out! 2...
• help, whine, 81 in vermont
  Historical mailing list - David G. Pierson
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 12:13:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...hmmm...i have mark stephens rebuilt heads now so i hope it is not valve seats.. did a compression test: afraid to remove plug...
• Re: Boston Bobs day at the dyno
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:48:40 -0500
  ...of my big valve engine so others would understand the importance of setting up the fuel injection by testing the exhaust gases. Its way...
• Cooling system over pressurizing?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:58:17 -0700
  ...My thought is that if engine is pumping hot exhaust gas into coolant, if coolant temps are too high, this is causing the valve...
• Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:17:37 EDT
  ...so are there procedures I should do while the fridge is anyway out? I bought some fridge update valve from gowesty ages ago that...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched Compression test results.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 May 2015 10:16:18 -0400
  ...be the dreaded crack in a head between an intake and > exhaust valve. Thanks. I'll search up on that possibility. Shameful part is...
• Re: VW Canada 2.1 Reman Engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:06:39 -0700
  ...Spring pressure from the valve springs add drag or resistance to turning of the crank. remove spark plugs and rocker arms ......then you are...
• Re: A Different Coolant Problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 06:43:58 -0500
  Bad coolant cap (one way valve is working two ways) or you've got a slight exhaust gas leak into the system. Probably the...
• Re: 300 miles with a tank...
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 10:57:14 -0800
  ...tooth) of the valve timing. It runs lean enough that I have an almost dark grey color to the exhaust pipe. The temp gauge...
• Backfire vs Afterfire
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:39:25 -0500
  ...The blast out the exhaust that occurs when the engine isn't running right was properly called, we were told, an "Afterfire". "Backfires" it...
• Mexico trip over and I'm back to work (:-((
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:32:27 EDT
  ...With no problemos thanks to Boston Bob's Big Valve engine and my diligent mechanical expertise. Our travels are over and it's back...
• Re: Low compression, more test results
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 11:26:28 -0500
  ...Valves were zero lash or 1 turn in, no valve noise, timing dead on > > > > 2. Manifold vacuum is 12” Hg with ±1” tick (should...
• Re: Gas in Crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (Certifiable VW mech)
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 10:48:13 +0000
  ...oil then washes back up into combustion chamber and out the exhaust valve. Simple. You need to check that fuel pressure regulator immediately. Not...
• '83 watercooled, failed SMOG, pulsing exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 00:02:31 -0700
  ...If the compression is good, does this mean that the valves are also seating well? Or, the compression test doesn't measure valve seating...
• Re: The Dreaded Emissions test
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:30:19 -0700
  ...Compression test / leakdown showed a weak exhaust valve. So, I spent a few hundred $ trying this, trying that and then had to replace the...
• Re: [DIESEL] Reinhardt Saga (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Snyder
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 20:11:51 -0700
  ...Valves are marked 1, 1I, 2, 2I, 3, 3I, >so PO must have had a valve job done also, right? Engine only has 59k...