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All You Wanted to Know about Brake Fluid ... :) <long>
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 28 Feb 1998 22:40:31 CST
...MT, 225 Centress Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114; (904) 253-8980) also makes a one-way bleeder valve, called the Speed Valve, with which...
VW Racing Diesel information and low rpm highway cruising
Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
Sun, 22 Nov 1998 13:14:49 -0600
...Through bull dog tenacity, the sealed pages may yet be opened for us to see what's available if we learn the right incantations...
List of stuff for sale in Vallejo
Historical mailing list
Tue, 18 Apr 1995 18:49:22 -0700
...The singles would still be running except that I think I failed to clean the guide well after I lapped the valves by hand...
Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 08:38:33 -0700
...While all this is going on the sealer that sticks my new valve cover gaskets to the valve covers is setting. #10. Just follow...
Re: 1.9l Home Rebuild?
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Wed, 16 Feb 2000 11:10:57 -0500
...We have them tested and rebuild the heads ourselves - lap the heads, replace valve stems if necessary, replace valves if necessary, remove all carbon...
Re: '85 Vanagon fails smog - diagnosis help requested
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 13 Apr 2002 16:15:27 -0400
...Intake and exhaust valves sealing properly. Leak down test would be best indicator. 2) Ignition, make sure there is no intermittent miss fire. Have...
Re: I win!!! the worse ever "westy part" picture...
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:38:35 -0500
...but it is way less rusty....and someone filled this one up with fresh oil before, the injection is the worse part...so, i...
Re: hard start, for 2 years!
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:55:50 -0700
...AFM to throttle valve body) They do crack over time, but even though part is NLA, one can repair with sealant. High temp RTV...
Re: Wart injection. (Anti-shellac fuel additive)/Fri
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Fri, 19 Mar 1999 20:32:58 -0500
...Barrell is sealed with the top, a ONE-WAY valve inserted into the lid to allow for the escape of various gasses due to...
DaBoat 2-liter update - it lives! (long)
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 09:25:45 -0800 (PST)
...This because I wanted the bigger valved 1800 heads, but the 1800 heads only have one air injection port on the left head, so...
Re: All engines have issues...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 22 May 2010 20:03:56 -0700
...Yes, it's very true the early inline fours had a valve seal problem, to the point that on the gas filler door they...
Re: Road trip-2200cc Go Westy KIt
Historical mailing list - Skip
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:04:47 +0000
...I re-used the valves, push rods, and heads (got lucky so far...). So, something under $3,000. I bought all the guts for...
Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil... [follow-up]
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 13 Sep 2000 09:07:09 -0700
...The silcone seal was likely > the real culprit here, as it formed plugs beautifully. The valve was > very jammed up, and it took him...
Re: Fuel Injectors/Oil Cooler Leak
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:37:29 -0500
...AFM, throttle position sensor Injection spray cone check (borrow known good ones?) 2009/11/14 Sunshine <vwbusgirl@kc.rr.com> > Hey All, > My '89...
Re: Vanagon woes!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:07:20 -0600
...at all but instead the a leak of the seal at the Summer/winter valve on the side of the heater. Lift the seat...
Re: [Fwd: Gas in my Oil???]
Historical mailing list - Stephen White (aka Thoreau)
Wed, 30 Apr 1997 15:33:50 -0500 (CDT)
...Past the piston seals in the jugs. > And yet, I seem to be experiencing no loss of compression. Lately there > has been times that...
Re: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:56:01 -0700
...I had everything done- valves , seats, guides. All new oil seals on the block. Lid raising is a personal choice if you don't...
Re: Steam Cleaning?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 1 Jun 2005 18:36:29 -0500
...While all this is going on the sealer that sticks my new valve cover gaskets to the valve covers is setting. #10. Just follow...
Re: Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 11:10:03 -0700
...While all this is going on the sealer that sticks > my new valve > cover > gaskets to the valve covers is setting. > #10. Just follow...
Re: B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings, one more question
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Tue, 9 Oct 2001 07:51:43 -0400
...I use a wire brush from the paint store to get the sealing surfaces clean. the brush lasts just long enough to get the...
Re: Aircooled Running Problems
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:21:18 -0700
...Re-seal the cover on the AFM (you can get "false air" through here) and take it to someone with an exhaust gas analyzer...
Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Thu, 18 Jun 2015 20:30:40 -1000
...AFM > AFM boot > Adjusted throttle switch > Replaced idle control valve and module > Replaced seals on gas tank > Replaced all fuel lines, vacuum lines, and...
Re: 81' New Owner To Do
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 18 May 2004 23:17:11 -0500
...While all this is going on the sealer that sticks my new valve cover gaskets to the valve covers is setting. #10. Just follow...
Re: WBX bashing
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 09:10:22 -0500
...recall) > - Fuel injection module (left me stranded) > - Transmission (blew its guts out on US-27, at 90,000 miles) > - EGR valve (required frequent cleaning...
message for stan
Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
Tue, 14 May 2002 09:15:37 -0600
...While all this is going on the sealer that sticks my new valve cover gaskets to the valve covers is setting. #10. Just follow...
Re: Valve cover oil leak..
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 29 Mar 2003 09:52:19 -0600
...While all this is going on the sealer that sticks my new valve cover gaskets to the valve covers is setting. #10. Just follow...
Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:25:46 -0700
...I like to remove the valves and see how loose they are in the guides, so what the sealing surface on the valves look...
Re: B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings, one more question
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Thu, 25 Oct 2001 14:44:33 -0400
...I use a wire brush from the paint store to get the sealing surfaces clean. the brush lasts just long enough to get the...
Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:38:43 -0500
...While all this is going on the sealer that sticks my new valve cover gaskets to the valve covers is setting. #10. Just follow...
Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:34:13 -0500
...While all this is going on the sealer that sticks my new valve cover > gaskets to the valve covers is setting. > #10. Just follow...
Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil in 30 sec, messy eng. compartment...
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 15:31:08 -0700
...Blown seal on the oil cooler or it's mount gasket unless it really is the filter. The cooler should more likely leak into...
Re: Cold weather issue - super high idle
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 14 Nov 2023 08:07:48 -0800
...I hope to see what > that is on a future van exploration. > > So, anyone out there tell me what my Idle air Valve does...
Re: 1988 Vanagon. What is this in my gas? PIC
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 12 May 2012 18:19:36 -0700
...would fuel injection hose > rather than the low-pressure braided hose be a better choice for Vanagon > gas tank venting-- would the Fuel Injection...
FW: Diesel No Start?
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Fri, 16 Jun 2000 19:13:48 -0400
...He also replaced various seals and > valves in the fuel filter and the injection pump. > > Some additional notes- The fuel tank leaked when full...
It Pings...It Pings...finally
Historical mailing list
Fri, 15 Sep 1995 06:39:26 -0700
...After struggling with the fuel injection system on my '80 Vanagon for the past two weeks I think I finally got it fixed. It...
Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:49:33 +0000
...Pulled the engine out of the bus for a valve job before I even had a learners permit. That was 1976. Dennis Sent from...
Great info: Vanagon head leaks and Fuel injection problems
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:44:43 -0700
...The only other home electrical repair I might suggest would be to seal, as best you can, the Idle Stabilizer Control Unit located behind...
Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:59:45 -0400
...AFM > AFM boot > Adjusted throttle switch > Replaced idle control valve and module > Replaced seals on gas tank > Replaced all fuel lines, vacuum lines, and...
Re: The King's English
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:33:04 -0500
...While all this is going on the sealer that sticks my new valve cover gaskets to the valve covers is setting. #10. Just follow...
Re: How my engine rebuild is going
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Sun, 16 May 2004 17:58:56 -0700
...I hear the yellow sealant from VW will allow you to retorque the heads and i would definitely like to do that at various...
Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:53:00 -0700
...Fuel injection and reduced compression got them out of catalysts for many 75-80 models but 81 was a magic year for NOx standards...
How far is this Vanagon insanity going to go?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 27 Jan 2003 10:19:14 -0600
...The volume of moisture isn't sufficient to render you engine non-functional but could account for engines racing slightly from water injection in...
Re: My AT Rebuild
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 3 Jul 2010 12:18:56 -0700
...great to read Daryl's thinking on the seals and accumulator piston. re valve body ... I had one out of a vanagon auto trans...
Da 2-liter boat (and tech help?)
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 19 Sep 1995 12:57:21 -0700 (PDT)
...The pistons on this 2 liter are dished, and the valve train is hydraulic. I'm going to use the stock '73 Solex dual...
My on going log for this 78 x 90.5 engine (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Mon, 17 Apr 1995 12:39:06 -0500 (CDT)
...There is no seal there and it seems absurd it would leak there, but I looks like it could be from there. The injection...
Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:21:23 -0700
...Pulled the engine out of the bus for a valve job before I even had a learners permit. That was 1976. Dennis Sent from...
Re: My near Vanagon disaster(long)
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Sun, 21 Sep 2003 23:46:43 +0000
Sounds like someone should have eaten their wheaties :) or even better used a torque wrench or airgun :) :) glad to hear you didnt have valve...
Re: [TDI-conversion] Fast Forward's "undercover" TDI project for the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:58:15 -0800
...Q - Is the injection pump mounted at a different than normal angle? It sure looks different than my dad's TDI engine in his...
Re: Dollar a gallon ethanol production?
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:52:12 -0500
...Bromberg at MIT(they are the ones behind the post valve closing direct ethanol injection research going on there) they were impressed/interested that...
Re: white clouds out of the exhaust
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:24:24 -0700
...blocked oil >> pressure relief valve- high oil pressure- hydraulic lifters- open valves- >> no >> compression. Nothing to do with the parts I paid for. >> >> #3...
Re: Fuel Injection Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Sat, 28 Apr 2001 12:20:51 -0800
...It > >seems that these two items have a tendency to allow "false air" to enter > >the system, that why they are sealed. The oil...
Re: True Grit---
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 26 May 2002 23:59:05 -0500
...July 2001 Front Brake Rotors July 2001 Front Brake Lines July 2001 Front wheel bearings and seals July 2001 Front Brake pads July 2001...
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - jbclem1
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 15:01:33 -0700
...was so hot it burned out the silicone seals on the pushrods, > rendered the valve cover gaskets to charcoal, melted the distributor, melted > the...
Re: SMOG TEST failure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 21:52:41 -0500
...Small ones at the injector seals, manifold boots, etc, can be really bad. If you had an ignition miss fire you would also see...
My near Vanagon disaster(long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 21 Sep 2003 00:31:30 -0700
...The engine is a 2.0 Golf inline - four that I removed in July to replace the clutch and change the fuel injection system...
Re: True Grit---
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Mon, 27 May 2002 00:11:40 -0500
...July 2001 Front Brake Rotors July 2001 Front Brake Lines July 2001 Front wheel bearings and seals July 2001 Front Brake pads July 2001...
Re: I win!!! the worse ever "westy part" picture...
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:03:39 -0800
...so, for about 1500$ CAD, > this guy should have a good/clean/original/inspected/sealed running engine + > new starter, alternator, clutch. To your question...
Re: SMOG TEST failure
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 19:11:36 -0800
...Small ones at the injector seals, > manifold boots, etc, can be really bad. If you had an ignition miss fire > you would also see...
Re: SMOG TEST failure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 22:54:39 -0500
...You also need to do a leak down do determine of you have a ring or valve issue. I think proper setting will get...
Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Sat, 2 Feb 2013 15:18:56 -0500
...I imagine the entire fuel injection system was reading poorly if the grounds weren't sound. Hopefully my messing with wires didn't awaken...