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Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:38:16 -0400
...83-85 Vanagon waterboxers with a small > modification to the center intake manifold plenum (ask for product > circular)... Comes with a 12mo/12,000mile...
Re: Strange vanagon engine pondering, audi 5cyl
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:55:11 -0800
...That also means the rear deck will need to be taller unless you modify the intake manifold as I had seen folks like Detlev...
Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:16:56 -0500
...Un bolt the intake manifold and lift out of the way. Plan to get new boots. Then it is just hoses, tin, whatever, remove...
Re: Gas Mileage
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 28 Oct 1998 16:13:14 -0400
...80 psi in the tires, 40 mph, hook up the propane tank to the intake manifold....:-).......) Malcolm Stebbins ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Re: Overheated Westy '87
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:45:21 -0800
...Even Fords are considerably tougher, generally, the same era ones that is - in modern cars almost everything is plastic, intake manifolds, valve covers etc...
Re: Low compression, more test results-busaid inying used vans! Traveling far from home!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Sep 2012 15:49:25 -0400
...Many engines with coolant carrying intake manifolds also > suffer from leaks of coolant into the intake path and the combustion > are next. Engine failures...
Re: Not quite a backfire . . .
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:02:09 -0700
...Unburned fuel got into the exhaust manifold >>> and >>> ignited there, causing the mild explosions we heard. >> >> Yes....backfire like sounds can be from fuel...
Re: Audi Turbo motor swap
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:54:58 -0700
...Some people use 'other' turbo exhaust manifolds and an adapter so they can get the turbo higher........especially for a 50 degree install. It...
Re: Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 00:12:12 -0400
...I then checked for vacuum leaks and > >replaced vacuum line from fuel pressure regulator to > intake manifold > >because this line looked suspicious although I...
Re: Trailer hitch, other Parts For Sale...
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Sun, 13 Aug 2000 10:00:12 -1000
...Also intake manifold. 1.9L Waterboxer flywheel Exhaust parts-- 1.9 crossover pipes, collector, cat. convertor,tailpipe. 2.1 crossover pipes and collector, muffler...
Re: Why I love Mercedes Benz but would never own one of their cars
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:00:41 -0600
...50K miles $1500-2000 to fix the electronic part that adjusts intake manifold runner length that gets ruined by the turbo oil seal leak...
Re: mice and chewed wiring?
Historical mailing list - Jack
Sat, 10 Aug 2002 18:47:06 -0700
...nesting materials to completely > plug the air intake system. > > Dragged them all the way into the manifold. Hell of a job to clean out...
My 91 GL tale (long), or what ever happened to this Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
Sun, 25 Jun 2000 21:29:44 -0400
...I had the intake manifold box & tubes, crank & water pump pulleys, engine support bar, and miscellaneous brackets powder coated in satin finish black. I...
Re: vanagon 1.9l diesel oil blow by in air filter issue?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:05:11 -0800
...Did you check that the breather holes in the intake manifold are not clogged ? Blow by is supposed to be drawn into them and...
Re: Low compression, more test results
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 8 Sep 2012 17:29:03 -0700
...22% leak down on #1, could hear leakage all three places, but >>> exhaust and intake were louder than the dipstick, with the exhaust being...
Fwd: Fuel System or Electronic?
Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:16:14 -0500
...There was a vacuum line from the distributor to the intake manifold disconnected, but as it made no difference when connected, I am guessing...
Engine swaps: a must read :)
Historical mailing list - Erik O
Fri, 13 Mar 1998 11:59:07 -0500
...Once I get rid of the original diesel manifold and some of the exhaust and improve on the intake a bit, I should be...
Re: VDO Vacuum Guage Installation 91 Carat
Historical mailing list - mark keller
Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:24:50 -0400
...There is a fitting at the tap on the intake manifold and I assumed it was a check valve. So I ran my own...
Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 9 May 2013 22:54:02 -0400
In order to re-torque the heads you need to remove the rocker arms and the intake manifolds. Simply tightening them may help but...
Re: Low compression, more test results-busaid inying used vans!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 9 Sep 2012 11:15:24 -0400
...Many engines with coolant carrying intake manifolds also suffer from leaks of coolant into the intake path and the combustion are next. Engine failures...
Re: Engine repair or replacement?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:24:41 -0400
...83-85 Vanagon waterboxers with a small > modification to the center intake manifold plenum (ask for product > circular)... Comes with a 12mo/12,000mile...
Re: Carb conversions?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:38:07 -0400
...The fuel will sort of puddle in the manifold. Can we say flat spot? > Oh, no intake air preheat either. You drive along for...
Re: A3 8v, VR6 or 1.8T? (was: Thinking swap?)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 7 Sep 2000 20:40:23 -0700
...The biggest problem with the 2.0L "crossflow" engine is the intake manifold - you have about 3" more of clearance you have to make...
Re: Fire!
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Mon, 24 Dec 2012 22:25:37 -0500
...I doubt the exhaust manifold had reached 420� or the flash point of motor oil. It may be that the failed breather o-ring...
Urban Legend RE: NO starting when cold and Gasahol?(long)
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:24:49 -0600
...The vacuum gauge would read around 13" hg at 900rpm, so this weekend I will take everything off from the intake manifold to the...
Early Engine Governors Figgered Out
Historical mailing list
Tue, 5 Sep 1995 07:37:44 -0700 (PDT)
...The governor is installed between the carb and the intake manifold, using longer studs. It is about 1/4" "thicker" that the cast aluminum...
Re: First South African 2.6 engine conversion done!
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Thu, 15 Aug 2002 19:36:53 -0700
...underneath and bubbled for an > extra inch of clearance over the intake manifold and > distributor areas. This > allows reuse of the stock Westy bed...
Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:29:33 +0000
...Golf/Jetta/Cabriolet and on the intake manifold of >a > > 16V Golf/Jetta/Scirocco and on the intake plenum of a Digifant Vanagon. >16V...
Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:41:07 -0400
...83-85 Vanagon waterboxers with a small >> modification to the center intake manifold plenum (ask for product >> circular)... Comes with a 12mo/12,000mile...
Re: Garage Cleanup Sale - Making Room for a New Project
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:00:45 -0500
...Includes ac compressor brackets and bolts, Intake and > > exhaust manifolds, injector hoses, etc. No wiring harness.This engine > > would run good if coolant leak...
Re: 85 Westy stumbling?
Historical mailing list - Steven Smith
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:27:23 -0700
...I have this strange part that is in the big vacuum line that goes between the intake manifold and the gas tank. It appears...
It works AND it's a scam Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:43:13 -0400
...A MAP(Manifold Absolute Pressure) sensor is a sensor that measures the pressure of the intake manifold. Used in conjunction with rpm, air temp...
`66 progress, bits and pieces
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 May 1996 09:49:46 -0700
...So I didn't realize that my rear engine tin was missing the little boxes that clamp around the intake manifold pre-heat pipes...
When the lights went out in GA. (engine too)
Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 16:43:30 EDT
...Poored some gas into the intake manifold and the van started with trouble. Figured that it was poor fuel flow and that I would...
Re: Low compression, more test results
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:46:55 -0700
...22% leak down on #1, could hear leakage all three places, but >> exhaust and intake were louder than the dipstick, with the exhaust >> being...
Re: Garage Cleanup Sale - Making Room for a New Project
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:10:56 -0700
...Includes ac compressor brackets and bolts, Intake and >> exhaust manifolds, injector hoses, etc. No wiring harness.This engine >> would run good if coolant leak...
Upgrading 1.9 to 2.1
Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:44:02 -0500
...I used all of the 1.9 parts except for the intake manifold and throttle body. On the 2.1 they are of a...
Re: Vanagon Re-power cheap and reliable...Reply from digest
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:29:46 -0700
...clearance the intake, and the > > > exhaust > > > system was welded after the end of the manifold flange in a crude > manner. > > > The intake from the...
Re: SAVE THIS BUS
Historical mailing list
Fri, 7 Apr 1995 12:07:13 GMT
...heater tube and putting an adapter between the carb and the intake manifold. But if you can find Certified Smog Inspection Station that doesn...
WasRe: [SPAM] Re: vanagon engine conversions vs rebuilt 1.9 waterboxer Now Corvair Jugs!!
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:16:46 -0500
...and fitted corvair jugs and pistons and also a cobled up intake manifold to single port heads sporting an old 2 bbl Rochester carburator...
UPDATE RE: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:02:40 -0400
...I really cannot see any cracks externally- but I may be in for a head removal anyway because this exhaust manifold is shot and...
Re: Still lousy gas mileage
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 2 May 2012 18:03:51 -0400
...What tires? How do I "test" a catalytic converter? Vacuum gauge on intake manifold. Pressure in exhaust. Remove and inspect. Get a full size...
Re: Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 08:44:52 -0500
...I then checked for vacuum leaks and >> >replaced vacuum line from fuel pressure regulator to >> intake manifold >> >because this line looked suspicious although I...
Inline gas engine project report.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:58:44 -0700
...I didn't install the dual downpipe exhaust manifold that I got along with my $300 Jetta motor yet..but it is all ready...
Re: many questions about the westy..
Historical mailing list
Mon, 27 May 1996 10:51:22 -0500
...The vacuum line goes between the fitting on the rear of the booster to a fitting on the intake manifold, one you may not...
Re: Low compression, more test results-busaid inying used vans!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 9 Sep 2012 15:51:25 -0700
...Many >> engines with coolant carrying intake manifolds also suffer from leaks of >> coolant into the intake path and the combustion are next. Engine failures...
2L 914 into '81 Westy
Historical mailing list - Paul Schiemer
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 23:51:32 -0400
...It all lined up okay for the throttle shaft through the firewall, but the linkage stopped up against the body of the manifold- if...
re: '82 Diesel Smoke
Historical mailing list
Mon, 4 Mar 96 18:16:36 EST
...worn rings, valveguides, oil being sucked to the intake by the crankcase ventilation). However I don't understand why the oil burning would stop...
Re.Hego sensor Working
Historical mailing list - Denis B\ilisle
Sun, 08 Jun 1997 03:42:53 -0700
...two kind of sensors M.A.P manifold absolute pressure sensing the vacuum in the intake B.A.P barometric presssure outside the motor...
Re: Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:40:38 -0800
...Is this also the reason for coolant getting into the oil? Second, the air leak coming out of the intake manifold tells me I...
Re: TD/TDI noise?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:51:30 -0800
...Awesome engines--just clean out >>> the >>> intake manifold, or better yet, trick the 'puter into defeating the EGR >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at...
sluggish on take off Sorta better
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Mon, 24 Oct 2005 20:55:30 -0400
...dual carbs are ok and i have a set of duals for a type 4 but im sure finding intake manifolds would be a...
Re: Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:58:29 -0700
...For > > that matter, the length of the intake is designed to tune the engine as > > well. > > > > I have book on tuning 4 stroke engines...
Re: 5-cylinder conversion mail list (1)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 10 Nov 1998 17:42:14 -0800
...The Eurovan intake manifold >would have to be used for the injectors. The cold start valve would have to be >wired the same as...
Re: Ever have one van job that leads to another?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 26 Jul 2020 09:05:17 -0700
...injector seals ( little ones that go on pintle cap, seating in intake manifold) and the injector rubber bushings that press against the securing bracket...
Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 24 Sep 1998 18:38:03 -0700
...All I'll be out if it doesn't work right >is an intake manifold, cheap. I don't want to go with one...
Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:53:12 -0800
...It's hard getting at the stuff under the intake manifold > with it on the engine, but it would be interesting to deactivate it...
Re: Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:51:23 -0500
...Is this also the reason for coolant getting into the oil? Second, the air leak coming out of the intake manifold tells me I...
New '59 Singlecab Status
Historical mailing list - Mike White
Thu, 27 Jun 1996 09:34:27 MST
...Wow, what a crazy looking engine! All small with the generator stand part of the case, and a little teeny intake manifold! And for...
Re: First South African 2.6 engine conversion done!
Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
Thu, 15 Aug 2002 15:57:32 -0400
...underneath and bubbled for an > extra inch of clearance over the intake manifold and distributor areas. This > allows reuse of the stock Westy bed...