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Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 11 May 2001 10:59:38 -0400
...The air-fuel ratio relates weight of air to weight of fuel. The combination input signals of volume (from the air flow sensor), corrected...
Re: Cold air always
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:43:08 -0800
All the air that comes out of the heater, defrosters and dash vents is outside air, the Vanagons airbox has no recirculation capablility. There...
Re: Hot Foot Syndrome...what is solution?
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:12:53 -0700
While I agree that making sure that the heater valve is closed is important, it doesn't address the real problem, air flow through...
Finding Air leaks was Re: Engine Temperature in Winter
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Sat, 25 Dec 1999 13:06:06 -0800
...Remove your cardboard air intake cover when it warms up > > in the spring. > > > > Also check for air leaks from loose fresh air ducts under...
Re: vw vanagon a/c vent BS
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 18:00:19 -0500
...DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT PLATE AT THE CONNECTIONS OF BOTH THE CENTER AND REAR AIR FLOW DUCTS. SYSTEM: AIR CONDITIONER HOSE; DUCT; AIR...
Re: cutting out bottom of airbox to increase air intake and add HP
Historical mailing list
Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:16:08 EST
...cutting out bottom of airbox to increase air intake and add HP > > > > Chris, > > How about eliminating the box altogether and just adding a cone...
rear air flow vs. scoops
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 11:10:38 -0700
...Moving air reduces pressure. Since the air outside the van is moving, I would expect air to flow OUT of those rear vents when...
Fwd: AC in Air-Cld vs Water-Cld, Opinions Please!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 2 Jul 1997 03:50:32 -0400 (EDT)
...There is no such thing as "factory aircond." in a aircooled bus or van. All the a/c compressors on the aircooled buses and...
Re: Bad Valve
Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
Mon, 2 May 2005 13:36:21 EDT
John ~~ The best way to tell the tale is to run a air test // Put each cylinder # on top dead center // you will need...
Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
Historical mailing list - Doug F
Sat, 1 Apr 2006 18:26:02 -0800
How? A compression test will not reveal a tiny leak which is plenty to pump up the cooling system with air. I had this...
Re: It's getting colder!
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 9 Oct 2001 09:46:51 -0500
I've been taping over the upper inlet screen in my Air Cooled 83 Westy for years, it seems the heat is completely separate...
Re: *MY* 82 Diesel!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 25 May 94 17:22:23 PDT
...Should the air which comes out of the rear-passenger ceiling > vents be warm? I had tons of airflow of cold air, no matter...
Intake air flow, improvement possible?
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
Sat, 27 Nov 2004 15:53:59 -0700
The recent discussion about possible improvements to the intake air flow chain in the vanagon got me to thinking. Here are my theoretical assumptions...
Re: Increasing horsepower
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Fri, 18 Oct 2002 08:53:50 -0700
Hey, I live at 4500', so I can get the same effect (denser charge of air) just by driving to Tucson, which is 2500...
Air Filter Intake Assembly
Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
Fri, 09 May 97 17:29:00 PDT
...There used to be an air intake plastic pipe that connected to the air filter assembly. As I recall, it was a rectangular piece...
Vanagon Air Suspension
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Stone
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:31:55 -0700
Anyone on the list have experience with this air suspension? The complete kit is a little pricey, but the front & rear kits, while costing...
Re: O2 Sensors - Bad Air
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:12:52 -0700
As long as it's not 1918 air, we should be OK. Release 1918 air and the Department of Homeland Screwups will arrest you...
Re: Air intake "scoops"
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:13:28 +0100
Bulley wrote: > Most interesting to my, because on my Air-cooled Vanagon, I know EXACTLY > how air gets from the top of the motor...
Re: Red tek r-134 question
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 7 Jul 2003 19:30:47 -0400
> If your engine compartment is a tightly closed area like Air Cooled > versions you might have an explosion if the additives contain Butane or...
RE: air dams (was mpg enhancements)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 Nov 1994 13:38:17 -0800
Dave Carment wondeers about airdams effects on aircooled engines. Cooling air for Type II (upright) and Type 4 (pancake) engines MUST flow from above...
Re: Demise of free air
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 21 Mar 2000 02:22:59 +0100
M= wrote: > Westywoman wrote: > > > > It is my understanding that *all* Mobil stations in the US provide air at no > > charge as company policy supposedly...
Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Sat, 1 Apr 2006 20:43:00 -0500
...jonathan On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, John Connolly, Aircooled.Net wrote: > Sister In Law's 85 Vanagon is getting air buildup in the radiator...
High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyone!?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:17:40 -0700
...I am intending on installing an air->air intercooler to help boost the power and ease the fuel consumption. My idea is mount the...
Re: Where's my fuel tank leaking from?!
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 7 Apr 2010 21:00:19 -0700
...Crossover Breather (VWG/Airhead made in-house) http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail.asp?strMasterCat=&idproduct=8869 3 Breather Grommets (VWG/Airhead made) http://www...
Re: Cooling Intake Air?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 22 Jun 1996 18:51:04 -0400
...Ductwork would actually slow down airflow and cause other problems. Any air that is stagnant in the engine compartment is air that is not...
Re: Humid Air is Less Dense than Dry Air!!
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 14:32:53 -0700
...Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed McLean" <email99@BELLSOUTH.NET> > I agree with Arlen completely. > > Humid air is less dense than dry air and will...
An air dam is an air dam is an air dam...
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:40:18 -0400
...Thu, 10 Oct 2002 16:05:05 EDT Ben, Do you happen to know if it is possible to mount one of these air...
Snorkel Hose Ram-Air Configuration Possiblities 87GL
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Tue, 01 Jul 1997 22:15:37 -0500
Volks, I am considering fabricating a plenum from composites to cup the backside of the L/H rear air intake vent (the one that...
Re: A/C - Vintage Air Unit into Vanagon ??
Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
Tue, 7 Aug 2001 11:35:54 -0400
<Vintage Air makes several heat, defrost and A/C units mostly designed for the hot rod market. All functions are <combined into one unit...
Chineses Diesel Heaters Youtube series of technical evaluation
Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:21:00 -0700
...Chinese Diesel Air Heaters - Part 1 - Overview John Myk 4 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwmU_CcmGI> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
Air ducting for dusty conditions.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 20 May 2008 21:29:06 -0700
I have an inline four in my van, but it uses the regular Vanagon air filter. To get clean and cool intake air, I...
Re: REAR AIR CONDITIONER
Historical mailing list
Fri, 9 Apr 2010 10:30:16 -0400
120v a/c??? are you sure??? I recently acquired a 1984 Westfalia with the air conditioner n the upper rear overhead storage area. This...
FS aircooled 4spd trans, also 2.0L aircooled engine
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 13:25:55 EST
for sale, 4spd aircooled vanagon trans. also good to use when you upgrade your diesel vanagon to gas. aircooled vanagon 2.0L engine. runs...
Re: Gabriel Air Shocks
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Sun, 17 Sep 2000 14:02:31 -0700
At 3:53 PM -0500 9/17/00, Terry Kay wrote: >Hi All, >Here is an update on the air shock mystery, which I...
Re: Door vents
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Mon, 1 Sep 1997 10:18:22 EDT
...The air vent in the door has nothing to do with allowing fresh air into the van, it only allows air out so that...
Parts WTS and WTB
Historical mailing list - ed
Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:40:30 -0400
...Digifant ECU, idle controller relay, Syncro airflow meter and airbox (with good air cleaner, too), syncro air intake snorkel & all assorted bits. Engine and...
Re: Air Flow
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Thu, 22 Jun 2000 12:25:25 -0500
Since the Vanagon was originally conceived with an air-cooled engine the air ducts in the back of the bus force air down into...
Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 23:46:35 -0600
one thing no one has considered about aircooled engines is air conditioning, something that car buyers began to demand in increasing numbers back in...
air conditioning
Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:32:41 -0700
If the air conditioning in my Vanagon were apparently working, but the air wasn't coming out cold, one would assume that it needed...
Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
Historical mailing list - Kim Howe
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 00:57:16 +0800
On Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at 12:02 AM, Chris Mills wrote: > Still moving that air around by driving a fan and that uses...
Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:03:13 -0800
Personally I wouldn't install a cone style filter.� Part of the reason for the air box is provide cleaner COOLER air from elsewhere...
Aircooleds and Airplanes
Historical mailing list - Matthew Drahzal
Mon, 17 Jul 1995 15:10:41 -0500 (EDT)
Folks I have been reading about the driving of aircooleds in hot weather and watching the engine so that it doesn't overheat... Now...
Re: Heater Box Question and Front Air Conditioning Revisited
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Wed, 29 Jan 2003 07:30:42 -0800
In response to Toms airbox dimension question: --- TJ Hannink <tjhannink@yahoo.com> wrote: > I have a spare airbox out in the garage if you...
Re: O2 Sensors
Historical mailing list - bueses
Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:31:52 -0600
> Does this shop advocate changing the air in the tires, too? Maybe >> only on Fridays? ;-) > > > I'm a strong believer in changing the air...
air suspension tests on Syncro and 2WD
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Wed, 12 Apr 2000 16:11:25 -0700
For a while now I've been sitting on the air suspension kit that I got from Air Lift (http://airliftcompany.com). For the...
Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:38:02 -0800
...I could suck air/bit of gas through this hose. (gas tastes oh so good. My first sampling!) There shouldn't be any air...
Auxiliary Air Regulator -- 1981 Air-cooled Westy
Historical mailing list - Gary Meier
Wed, 30 May 2012 23:02:48 -0400
I have a bad auxiliary air regulator on my 81 Westy, air cooled, VW says that it is no longer available and I can...
Re: Air in the system
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 09:35:03 -0700
Gosh, in my '81, I want all the air I can get in the cooling system. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Vieira" <dave172c@YAHOO...
Side Air Intake Engine Cooling Question (searched)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:44:09 -0700
...http://tinyurl.com/23sdnyc I know nothing of air flow, etc. stuff so.... Theory: install ducting on cold air outlet to direct cooler air...
Re: Blower Fan troubles
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:45:44 -0800
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote: > > Lastly, someone modified the heater box to draw inside air...
Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:42:51 -0700
...Temp is important both because obviously hotter air won't cool as much and because hotter air is less dense, and less dense air...
Re: cruise control on an air cooled westy
Historical mailing list - Ron
Sun, 14 Dec 2014 16:13:41 -0800
Well, since the coolant is air, and that’s what is under (and all around) the air-cooled westy, there is indeed a large...
missing grill blockoffs
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Mon, 1 Aug 94 12:00:59 EDT
Jerry Huff wanted clarification as to whether the blockoffs behind the air- cooled Vanagon grill increase or decrease fresh air flow in the van...
Using an airbrush for automotive paint...Fw: MODEL 200
Historical mailing list - Marshall
Mon, 3 Jun 2002 17:14:19 -0500
...The Badger airbrush people say it's OK to use their airbrush for automotive paint. I explaned that I was using a 2 part...
Re: Fw: Tiico air filter
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Tue, 20 Jan 2004 12:51:42 -0800
...If you want to retain the tiico air-box you can use a K&N air filter. Don't know the pn# off the...
Re: Air Flow Meters and ECU's FS
Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
Thu, 14 Aug 97 08:12:00 PDT
Kyle, Is an air box the same as an air flow meter? 'Greg ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Air Flow Meters and ECU's FS Author...
Air lift shocks
Historical mailing list - chrisadubs
Tue, 13 Mar 2001 20:04:23 -0800
Greetings, I installed my airlift shocks(the ones without the onboard compresor). Took me about an hour and a half in the mud. Ran...
Re: SUV Roll Overs = Death Patch = lack of free air?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 19 Sep 2000 21:56:03 -0700
Chuck & Lillian wrote: > Years ago we could get air without tokens and without purchasing any fuel, > whenever we needed it. What are the bicyclists...
Re: cutting out bottom of airbox to increase air intake and add HP
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Wed, 24 Dec 2003 15:04:49 -0500
...cutting out bottom of airbox to increase air intake and add HP > In a message dated 12/24/03 12:19:21 PM Eastern...
Re: Big package. Real big.
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 3 Jan 2007 14:44:28 -0500
Forward Air 1-800-726-6654 They take items without a pallet. Airport to airport.