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• Diesel van breather hose
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 14:56:02 EST
  Have any diesel van owners found a reasonable substitute for the breather hose from the valve cover to the intake manifold? I think this...
• Re: 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 11:18:36 -0700
  > I have been looking for some after market items to dress out > the Vanagon engine compartment, ie crome valve covers and any other > dress...
• Re: digifant injection
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 22:20:55 -0300
  ...Does the fuel vapor just >sort of accumulate behind the intake valve until the intake stroke for >that cylinder? Surely 3/4 of the...
• Re: info needed on crancase ventilation systems (mostly I4)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:50:26 -0500
  ...I would prefer to use the VW system, actually, because it's simpler for my intake plumbing, and the VW pcv valve will help...
• Re: 74 valve clearance?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 95 12:24:33 PDT
  >i have been adjusting my own valves since i bought >my bus in november and have not had any problems What clearances have you...
• Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:26:50 -0800
  ...the long intake runners - the intake manifold will still be the highest thing in the engine bay. Also the throttle valve will be pointing...
• Re: idle and black tower
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:45:16 -0400
  ...engine to the atmosphere via one valve cover, and install a pcv valve bewteen black tower and intake manifold, essentially converting to a true...
• Re: idle and black tower
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 4 May 2006 03:06:07 -0400
  ...throttle, interfering with normal intake of fresh air. 3. pcv valves are essentially one way valves, like check valves, except that they partially shut...
• Re: vanagon Burning a lot of oil
  Historical mailing list - Derek
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 19:28:22 -0700
  ...worn intake valve guides and/or hardened valve guide seals, can certainly provide the clearances to cause oil consumption. You will notice bluish smoke...
• Re: Engine Still Overheating - Need Advice / Problem Found
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:14:14 -0500
  ...Follows -- > Found the problem with my AVP 2.1L Rebuilt Engine. > > One Cracked Head, leaking paste intake valves and one > cylinder o-ring damaged.
• Re: Idle stabilizer for 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 23:41:20 +0000
  ...P/S and A/C have solenoid valves to allow extra metered air into the intake plenum, they don't have any awareness of...
• Re: Vacuum gauge readings
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 27 Oct 2014 10:20:59 -1000
  ...I wouldn't say the induction system is 'that short' ....from throttle valve to intake valves is a nice distance. ( longer on the 'equivlant...
• Re: AC Idle Stabilizer valve?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 00:33:03 -0600 (CST)
  ...does this elusive IDLE SPEED BOOST VALVE >live on the Vanagon. Sits directly above, and feeds bypass air directly into, the intake plenum. Austin
• head temps gauges and seats falling out
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 14:26:04 -0500
  ...list valve seats do fall out of the air cooled type two/four engines this includes vanagons this common to both the intake and...
• Re: [Syncro] Wading depth & a question
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 03:09:05 +0100
  ...The same Syncro manual also refers to an "intake air preheater > valve located on the right behind the maintenance flap" and the need to...
• Re: put on new oilcooler
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 00:58:35 -0400
  ...shortening the valve life somewhere down the road. I'd have stuck it outside in the air flow to keep the intake air as...
• re: MOFOCO report
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:50:05 -1000
  ...In addition, they are sending out new intake valves and= new valve springs--The fellow I talked to had no explanation for the= used...
• Re: Emissions shuffle - quick fix for test
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Andrew Burczyk
  Sat, 23 Dec 1995 01:11:25 -0700
  ...Instead of re jetting the carb just put a calibrated airbleed in the intake manifold. A little valve screwed into the intake manifold that...
• Re: Cam timing
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:18:01 -0700
  ...Measured in degrees. > > Overlap is the degree (Degrees/360) of total rotation where both the > intake > and the exhaust valves are open at the...
• Re: 90+ Fox engine @ 54 degrees
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:40:20 -0700
  ...For comparison the JH motor found in the Cabriolet and Scirocco is 90hp - bigger 40mm intake valves and a little more aggressive initial timing...
• Re: Intake air flow, improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:10:48 -0700
  ...Anything any further is going to need valve work. With the correct valve work and intake and exhaust work you can add as much...
• ENGINE SWAP QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - robert asmann
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 14:27:48 -0400
  Has anyone done a swap of the 16 valve GTI engine. Will it fit in the engine compartment. It appears to be essentially the...
• Half lilley was Boston Bobs AMC rantings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 14:38:02 -0500
  ...the total valve lift of the stock 2.1 intake valve is .360ths at the retainer that's why the higher ratio rockers are...
• Re: WBX big valve heads and flow bench results
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 08:11:50 -0400
  ...water as the standard calibration the valve sizes on my big valve heads are 42 MM intakes up from 40 MM and 36 MM...
• 914 2.0L heads on Vanagon 2.0L
  Historical mailing list - Jack Lockamy
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 19:40:17 -0700
  To the list; A friend of mine has a set of newly rebuilt 914 2.0L heads (42x36 valves) sitting in his garage collecting...
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM (kind of long)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 19:13:16 -0400
  ...1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM (kind of long) On my '84, sticking intake valve on #1 cylinder had same symptoms before total...
• Re: 90+ Fox engine @ 54 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 23:32:41 -0700
  ...For comparison the JH motor found in the Cabriolet and Scirocco is > 90hp - bigger 40mm intake valves and a little more aggressive initial > timing...
• Re: Idle Control Valve '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 11:58:02 -0600
  ...In order to cover the last 500 miles home, I plugged the valve and hose that goes from the valve to the air intake...
• Re: port matching intake manifolds to heads
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:39:15 -0500
  ...distinguish them is to look at the chamber the 1.9 intake valve relief does not extend out to the edge of the cylinder...
• Re: squishy rocker arm? / adjusting hydro valves
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 22:17:52 -0700
  ...exhaust and intake on #1, then turned 180 and did the intake > on #2, but when I got to the exhaust valve on #2...
• Re: strange cut off problem with wbx vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 00:23:21 -0500
  ...i inserted a conventional PC valve into breather hose, reattached the breather hose to the air intake, and reset idle speed (with idle stabilizer...
• Re: Hard starting when cold 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:18:11 -0800
  ...try another Control Unit for the Idle Valve ..and check very carefully for intake leaks. I have found up to 8 tiny air intake...
• Re: Blue smoke at start-up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 21:06:51 -0500
  ...Since it is occurring during acceleration, it may be due to a bad intake valve guide or missing valve stem seal. Are there any...
• Re: interference engines.....was Re: How much would this cost
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:49:03 -0800
  ...Oh, and yes, the 16 valve engine (not sure of engine code) is also an interference engine. Squashes the intake valves, exhaust valves are...
• Re: Cam timing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:06:54 -0500
  ...Measured in degrees. > > Overlap is the degree (Degrees/360) of total rotation where both the intake > and the exhaust valves are open at the...
• UPDATE -- '84 Vanagon in DeLand, FL
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:20:14 -0800
  ...Intake valve on #1 cylinder is stuck in valve guide. He said valve was worn down 0.060 to 0.080 where it would...
• Re: Intake air flow, improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 16:21:01 -0700
  ...Anything any further is going to need valve work. With the correct valve work and intake and exhaust work you can add as much...
• Re: Installing inline4 firewall clearance Q
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 20:52:23 -0800
  ...I prefer the throttle valve pointing towards the rear of the van (as occurs with a 1800 digifant install) as opposed to the manifold...
• New Member with smoke problem.
  Historical mailing list - wayne withers
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:42:34 -0700
  ...of the fuel injection and intake compontents. So far I found that both the microswitches on the throttle valve are out of adjustment. Also...
• propane fill
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 01:09:01 -0400
  ...THere is a propane bleeder valve up above where the big thing fits on to fill (intake). To fill with propane, one opens the...
• Re: Update: 81 Air-Cooled Vanagon Stalling at Warm Idle
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 19:44:50 -0600
  ...is air leaks between the air-flow sensor and the intake valves. These leaks are often called "false air" because it is air that...
• Re: idle and black tower
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 3 May 2006 00:49:45 -0400
  ...engine to the atmosphere via one valve >cover, and install a pcv valve bewteen black tower and intake manifold, >essentially converting to a true...
• 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
  ...control valve controls all idle air. Idle spec: 840 RPM. I installed a ~ 2.5' long pipe between MAF outlet and intake bellows to...
• Re: 1.9 L WBX Heads on a 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 07:00:23 -0400
  ...a boost in compression I have unshrouded the chambers around the intake valve but that's allot of work by new heads Bob Donalds...
• Re: VERY low compression in one cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:12:45 EST
  ...valve is burnt it will come out the exhaust pipe.~~ if the intake valve is burnt it will come out the air intake . you...
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM (kind of long)
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 16:34:54 -0400
  On my '84, sticking intake valve on #1 cylinder had same symptoms before total failure. John On Thu, 2012-06-07 at 12:56...
• Re: Leak down test----what do I need, I already have the spark plug-s chraeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 07:25:55 -0500
  ...the exhaust for bad exhaust valve? Air coming into the crankcase indicates bad rings/valve guides? leaking intake valve would show air coming out...
• Re: Rough Cost of Engine Rebuild??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:49:59 -0500
  ...The head work includes mild porting behind the intake valve and some reshaping of the chamber. I also use the serti style cutters for...
• still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 17:18:00 -0500
  ...I've taken the plugs out, disconnected hoses from the intake air distributor to let it dry out, disabled the cold start valve, everything...
• Oil leaks from tower and air intake
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 06:39:08 -0700
  I have tried searching the archives for information on someone who replaced the function in the tower with a standard PCV valve. Does anyone...
• The Head is Off, Assume Cracked?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Smith
  Mon, 7 Apr 2014 10:45:20 -0400
  ...It seems unlikely that coolant would be blown up into the intake from the cylinder (valve is primarily open on the downstroke), but coolant...
• Re: Standard Repair Times - Rings / Heads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 23:53:40 -0400
  ...Oil burning and smoking can also be worn valve guides. The intakes were once fitted with slingers or fixed seals on the valve stems...
• Re: tiico question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:59:17 EDT
  ...hose from the intake air boot. The bottom of the "T" will point toward the pcv valve. Turn the pcv valve upside down and...
• availability of metal cooling lines?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:50:55 -0500
  ...Also, wondering if the bleeder valve piece is available as my valve seems to be weeping a bit around the knob. Thanks, Mark
• Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:40:28 -0800
  ...the long intake runners - the > intake manifold will still be the highest thing in the engine bay. Also > the throttle valve will be pointing...
• Re: I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 01:48:07 -0500
  ...so like always, 006 on #1 and up to #2 but???????????????? > Now that am on #2, intake valve on #1 as now a 1...
• Re: 2.1l vacuum readings?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 21 May 2009 22:27:08 -0600
  ...Low vacuum readings may indicate intake valve, manifold, or carb gasket leaks including internal or external manifold leaks. Spray carb cleaner around suspected areas...
• Re: quick question- how many valves?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:55:06 -0700
  eight, one exhaust and one intake per cylinder. Unless you have the twin overhead cam 16V Superboxer. Just kidding. :) bmc :) Ben McCafferty ben@volkscafe...
• Spring servicing...
  Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 14:32:53 +0000
  ...Carbon deposited, #2 combustion chamber showing two cracks; between spark plug and intake valve (through the seat!) and a crack between the intake and...
• Broken valves?
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 12:43:31 -0800
  ...When I pulled the rocker arms, the valve retainer for the #3 intake fall off into my hands, followed by the springs. I guess...