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• Re: erratic heater blower
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 20:39:36 -0500
  ...I think the valve is leaking. Anyone with experience in changing it out. Are the valves expensive. Is it difficult. If I tackle the...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 19:58:04 -0500
  ...When the heater control handles inside the van seem stuck - access to that heater control valve can be gained from underneath the vehicle by...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:57:07 -0400
  ...in the driver seat. > Have helper top off the reservoir > Have helper pump brake pedal while you bleed each bleeder valve at the > brake...
• FREE 1985 VANAGON *
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:07:15 -0700
  ...gearbox, minimal rust and a 1.9L engine with a thrown valve.� I paid $750 for it a few years ago.� Has signed BC...
• transplant update - 35,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 23 May 1997 10:53:48 -0700 (PDT)
  ...seal, new idler pulley seal, new valve cover gasket, and adjustable cam gear. The engine is driven hard and I'm very happy at...
• Problem w/GEX engine, and a question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 13:05:40 -0700
  ...Found that the head of the #1 cylinder exhaust valve had snapped off, destroyed the piston and imbedded itself in the head. This in...
• Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:15:58 -0500
  ...drive shaft in > wrong, but from what I understand, that doesn't matter because you can > turn > the distributor any way to compensate. Valves...
• Re: Cost of AT rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:32:50 -0400
  ...I think the main problem was the valve body and I had to tell him several times that German Transaxle had dyno tested valve...
• Re: Noisy Lifter Solution, nothing great, just FYI
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:01:12 -0700
  Roger Sisler wrote: > Also there is a product by Gunk at flaps ,called Valve Medic. The > bottle says it can fix it in 5...
• 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: AMC valves, Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 27 May 2009 16:15:40 -0400
  ...Cheap exhaust valves and VW boxer engines just don't along. �That's as true today as it was when I first started turning...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:04:45 -0800
  ...even it has the valve it will leak. > > Mine leaks. So by the time you jump off from the driver > > seat to get to...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:57:26 -0800
  ...You watch # 3 valves to tell when it's on # 1 tdc on compression. You can also look at the cam lobes - they need...
• Re: 83 H2O Head Installation
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 18:12:10 EST
  ...Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis <Kernersville,NC> 86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe -------------------------------------------------- On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:36:54 -0700 michael...
• Re: Some potentially stupid actions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 21:49:18 -0700
  ...and > turned on > the stove.. > talk about a design oversight ! .. > the driver didn't know about it until he began to wonder why he...
• emissions equip for 73 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Oct 1994 13:32:11 -0700
  ...I also have a 74 914 engine that does have an EGR valve, but also has some sort of Weber-style single carb. The...
• more on lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 12:22:23 +0000
  ...The level seems OK, and I even drove it around the block to make sure this wasn't from my slanted driveway. Oh well...
• IDLE, in gear, stall
  Historical mailing list - Cary McHugh
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 12:43:49 EDT
  ...When I put it in drive, it stalls. Is there some mechanism to kick up the idle when selecting a gear? Or, is my...
• Overheated engine questions
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 22:08:39 -0400
  I just picked up an 84' GL which overheated the last time it was driven. It has been parked for about a year. That...
• Re: Oil.. Where's it go?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:52:02 -0700
  ...84 5sp w/ABA hybrid inline motor...93 jetta block with crossflow 8 valve head and Digifant..no cat exhaust. I've driven this...
• Re: Plastic noodles in cooling system, '90 Wolfsburg TDI
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 22:43:45 -0400
  ...When I opened it up I found >> pieces of white plastic caught in the control valve that look like twisted >> flat noodle about 3...
• Re: Bleeding Brakes & Clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 07:08:31 -0600
  ...I also feel it is important to open the nipples / valves at each cylinder enough (about a half round) so when you push the...
• Re: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 14:01:52 -0600
  ...cam reground > to > > different specs > > you have not driven my van with a big valve engine it is far from > a > > waste of money...
• Re: Engine Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 24 May 2014 14:55:00 -0600
  ...net> wrote: > >> If it was in my driveway the test would now be to loosen the valve >> adjusters a full turn on that low...
• Re: looking at a Vanagon In Topeka, KS w/ auto trans problems
  Historical mailing list - Buffalo 66
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 05:47:07 -0700
  ...drive it home, but I'm really wary of what the trans problem could be. it makes sense to me- that that valve body...
• Re: Sound Insulation pregress report & question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 00:13:14 -0500
  ...About 24 hours running time for two burners. >2) Is replacing the valve a do-it-yourself, or do I >need to take it...
• Re: Smoking 2.1 troubleshoot--> Help!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 02:02:43 -0500
  ...It developed a nasty smokescreen a few weeks ago, which I attributed to the busted exhaust valve which in turn washed out cylinder #2...
• Re: FFFriday Fumbling Follies ... well, it's a start anyway ...
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 1 Jul 1995 08:48:32 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Hydraulic lifters make me sway, No more valve adjust every 3K. > > If you drive a Seven-Nine, > Get yourself a glass of wine If...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 14:18:10 -0800
  ...But then, there may be driveability issues with > that approach; there may need to be some baseline idle valve air flow level > needed. > > We...
• Re: Motive Bleeder Recs
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:51:50 -0700
  ...I really want is servo valves on the cylinders so I can do it all >> from the driver's seat. Who wants to get...
• Re: rear heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:01:22 -0800
  ...Closing the valve in summer might gain you a bit longer life on the new one. -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2...
• Re: Oil Filters: Fram vs Others?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 10:49:52 -0700
  ...Finally I experienced oil drain back indicating a bad valve in the filter ... something that Frams are supposedly famous for. Then I switched to...
• Re: Gear lube, now thanks
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 28 May 2001 20:03:18 -0700
  ...hydraulic lifters on the WBX engines pumped up so you don't get valve > clatter on a cold startup. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver >
• Re: Inputs to idle computer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:00:03 -0500
  ...regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver tabe johnson wrote: >My van continues to idle funny when cold. It idles >around 1200-1400 RPM and...
• Re: Coolant top up
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 00:36:28 -0700
  ...anyway ..drive around a while a good 20 minutes. ...air and a little coolant should fizz out of there. Then tighten the screw. also...
• Re: Noisy lifter update
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:06 -0400
  ...This is why the usual fix is to let it warm up and then drive. Adjusting the valves to have some lash (slop) does...
• Re: Low compression, more test results
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 07:56:16 -0700
  ...s got some leaking valves. No surprise this rig is worn out, I > assumed it was, but I could drive it home at least...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 13:53:34 -0700
  ...When I called her to talk about what was going on with the van I said .. " I bet you drive this van 7 blocks...
• Re: Another Fridge Question
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:24:52 PST
  ...a reminder to shut off the main propane valve at the tank and all interior appliance valves when filling up the propane tank. I...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:47:22 -0800
  ...Initially I assumed that since the tachometer in the instrument > > cluster is driven by the coil primary signal, that the tach info to the...
• Re: FW: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:31:03 -0700
  ...When I drive, I drive with the AC > on. That's just how I roll. > > So, the problem for me is that the 2...
• RE: misc.
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 15:57:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Yeah! I found the same sort of thing on my '71 bus-- not only was the hose messed up, but the little check valve...
• Propane Troubles (Was Deep Cell Batteries)
  Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 19:10:10 -0700
  ...I turned the gas valve under the van as far to the left as it would go. I can't even light the stove...
• Re: Probably get this one for $2k
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 29 May 2015 19:57:05 -0700
  ...Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > It may only need a valve job or to have the head gaskets replaced and the heads torqued...
• Diesel Overheating...HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Steven E. Broomhead, Sr.
  Sat, 06 Jul 1996 19:31:34 -0700
  ...drive until the overheating light is on, then touch the radiator ANYWHERE with no fear of being burned. I can then open bleed valve...
• The Idiot's Guide?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 03 Jul 1997 23:10:40 -0400
  Hello all, I was just wondering how many folks who have only driven the watercooled vw have every read Muir's book? I'm...
• Re: lifters that go flat
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 00:15:17 -0600
  ...This happens when a particular valve is being opened and the corresponding lifter is compressed. A weak spring will prevent the lifter from "pumping...
• 2.1l idle issue
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 07:54:29 -0500
  ...When I go to reverse or drive it almost stalls or does stall. When warmed up, idle at red lights, etc is jerky and...
• Re: LMMU was: mass air flow sensor adapted to a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:57:19 -0500
  This should do wonders for the big valve engine Boston Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: interference engines.....was Re: How much would this cost
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:15:16 -0500
  ...the extra $4K to drive away from the showroom with with a VR6, tim.. '97 jettas wont bend valves if you break the TB...
• Re: A Freindly Wave
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 22:18:51 -0400 (EDT)
  ...speedy old diesels. (I > *will* own one.) As for those Eurovan drivers, they're so confused by > their engines being at the wrong end...
• Re: UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:25:34 -0600
  ...So, I checked a few things. > -idle stabilizer control unit contacts are clean, no moisture > -Idle control stabilizer valve is humming. > -throttle valve switch...
• Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question, update
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:54:56 -0400
  ...valve. This can make >reverse say engaged after it is de-selected. Simple test, can the van roll >while you attempt to use "drive...
• Re: Porsche's SUV
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 14:09:09 -0500
  ...Bad reseating was a sure sign that the valve stem was going to rip out of the tube and kill a driver along with...
• Idle Air valve
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:06:14 -0500
  ...Turned out to be a leaking valve cover over the connector. Still something small leaking at rear of van that needs to be tracked...
• VW engine conversion. Cause of intermittent stall (solved?): air intake path length-design?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 9 Oct 2020 14:26:52 -0700
  ...Valve guides showed wear, valve guide seals were replaced, no other head work done by machine shop. A PWM type idle control valve controls...
• mini-adventure: Westy propane at U-Haul
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:13:09 -0700
  ...Turns out that Andre is also a VW nut; his daily driver is a silver New Beetle, his current project is a Cabriolet conversion...
• Re: Prices and German vs. U.S Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 12:44:53 -0800
  ...The BIG advantage is that the Westie propane valves are mounted into the side of the body, so they don't snag on roots...
• Re: The Vanagon Wave (was Vanagonitis Cured!)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 14:15:21 -0500
  ...I have gotten snubbed by older loaf drivers. I guess we waterboxer guys don't rate 'cause we haven't burned enough valves and...
• Re: Auto tranny question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:18:42 -0600
  If there is any reason to question the seal between the final drive and the trans, I feel that using synthetic lube in the...