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• Looking for some rear seat heater valves
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:38:41 -0500
  I guess that rear heater core control valves are suddenly no longer available. I am looking for several of them for stock. If you...
• RE: Tune up woes part II
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 09:21:38 -0700
  You probably didn't get one of your valve covers seated properly. You couldn't develop an oil leak by moving engine with distributer...
• Re: AC Idle Stabilizer valve?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 00:33:03 -0600 (CST)
  ...original Digifant computer located under the rear bench seat). there's no IDLE SPEED BOOST VALVE for the AC. >Well, I'm going to...
• Re: Rear bench seat heater, joint leaks.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 10:10:07 -0500
  Should I try this Ron? O-Ring Rear Heater Core To Valve, 82-91 Vanagon Availability: Usually ships in 1-3 working days (sooner...
• Re: 1.9L cracked heads
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 08 May 1997 00:33:57 EDT
  ...Hand lapping a valve on #1 exhaust required the seat to be reground for the valve to seat properly about a year ago on...
• Re: Bad intake valve @ 30,000 miles????
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 08:37:44 -0400
  ...The failure may also be caused by improperly machined valve seats and not lapping to he valves to the seat. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• =?windows-1252?Q?Trying_again=97need_2=2E1_valves_and_springs=2E?=
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 11:15:45 -0500
  Subject says it all. Almost... I need the spring seats, too. Jim
• Re: heater leak?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:20:31 -0700
  Carol Sussman wrote: >The heat exchanger under the rear bench seat in my '89 Westfalia emits heat >even eith the valve turned off. Is...
• Hydraulic Valve Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harris
  Mon, 18 Mar 96 20:32:52 +0000 (GMT)
  ...this) - that when I adjusted the valves as per instructions, that the valve was lifted from its seat - no compression on cylinder 1. No...
• Re: Bad Valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 May 2005 18:25:16 -0400
  ...My bet is valve. Then you need to determine why the valve failed. Were the guides replaced? Where the seats cut? Something was wrong...
• Re: Adjusting valves on '91 Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:07:18 -0500
  ...to get them to fully seat, have gotten the valves adjusted > on #1 > (the adjusting screw touching the valve stem plus two full turns...
• Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Wed, 27 May 2009 20:43:17 -0500
  ...And you want the valve seat to be in the middle of the valve face. You obtain this valve seat dimension and width using...
• Re: FW: True cost of AMC heads for 1.9L and 2.1L: bare for $240 to $216!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 17:21:44 EST
  ...3 angle racing valve cutting of the seats and valves. VW steel valves. Higher flowing stainless steel valves. The buyers simply would not be...
• T4 Head advice needed - new/used/rebuilt/options
  Historical mailing list - MissVeeDub
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:28:08 -0700
  ...Would prefer new head(s) - which brands are available? pros/cons of each? Bus Depot - German Heads - $415 each AMC heads? rebuild valves/seats...
• Re: 1.25 or 1.4 rocker arms?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 21:32:59 -0400
  ...You need to a stronger spring to keep the valve from free falling back onto the valve seat because of the increased valve speed...
• new heads $
  Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:24:44 +0000
  ...without valves. They've the guides and seats installed. Was this a good deal? How do I tell if they're really german or...
• Re: butt cold
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 12:28:29 -0700
  Chris, Did the propane leak out only when opening the valve? Mine did it too (sub freezing) and leaked (more than a small hiss...
• Re: WBX big valve heads and flow bench results
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 00:40:42 -0700
  ...I decided to try a set of larger valves and larger harder > valve seats. After all the work to get larger valves and seats...
• Re: Low compression, more test results
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 10:15:43 -0400
  ...back in the day and the root cause I was given was that the valve wasn't spinning on its seat. Not true? Tom
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER CONTROL
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 15 May 1998 13:27:02 -0400
  ...A soilenoid valve. A coil of wire. The wire can short. It can open. The valve can clog or get dirty. THe valve can...
• Re: Thoughts on Cracks between Valves on Heads?
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:04:54 -0300
  ...All the heads have cracks between one or both valve seats except one of the 2.1 VW head. Four heads came from engines...
• New AMC heads - all the same?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:56:06 -0700
  ...http://busdepot.com/view.jsp?model=42&category=15&group=9&prodgroup=61 doesnt say anything about different valves/seats any ideas? BTW update...
• Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:11 -0700
  ...And you want the valve seat to be in the middle of the valve face.� You obtain this valve seat dimension and width using...
• Re: Should I get a valve job?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 21:24:16 -0700 (PDT)
  ...There is some stuff called "prussian blue" that you can buy that will enable you to see how well the valves are seating, but...
• Re: cylinder heads for my 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jason Brand
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:53:46 -0400
  From the Bentley manual, page 15.17: "Cylinder heads with cracks between valve seats or between a valve seat and spark plug thread can...
• Re: more propane questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 20:07:19 -0500
  ...a double seat valve. > > In other words they must be fully closed or fully open, in either > of > > these positions they seat against a...
• 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...
• Hot floor in '73
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 22 Dec 95 13:21:04 PST
  ...valves is pulled down, a portion of the heated air is ducted to a small "grille" located between and just behind the front seats...
• Adjusting valves on '91 Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 08:40:29 EDT
  ...to get them to fully seat, have gotten the valves adjusted on #1 (the adjusting screw touching the valve stem plus two full turns...
• Re: rear heater must be on?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 11:21:31 -0400
  ...Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans wrote: > It MUST either have the valve under the rear seat at least half on to keep > coolant circulating, or the...
• Re: Request for detailed install directions for rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Dec 2014 19:07:25 -0500
  ...the valve. > > You may have to remove the hoses first to get the assembly out of the seat base opening. > > The valve is bolted...
• GEX
  Historical mailing list - David Carment
  Wed, 31 Jul 1996 16:29:11 -0400
  ...The no.3 intake valve seat had been pushed *into* the cylinder head by at least 5 mils or more. This is different from...
• Re: Request for detailed install directions for rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 10 Dec 2014 07:22:04 -0500
  ...the valve. > > You may have to remove the hoses first to get the assembly out of the seat base opening. > > The valve is bolted...
• Sum' B*tch - Rear Heater Valve - again2
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:31:28 -0500
  This valve is working me pretty hard. To update - had to loosen up the rear seat, then cut away some of that floor insulation...
• Re: Hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 14:50:12 -0500
  ...Make sure you have that cutout positioned over the valve, otherwise the valve can prevent the hubcap from seating properly and make it easier...
• WBX big valve heads and flow bench results
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 22:14:36 -0400
  ...I decided to try a set of larger valves and larger harder valve seats. After all the work to get larger valves and seats...
• Sum' b*tch - Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 20:57:43 -0500
  ...Does't that valve supposed to open and provide full flow through the valve? There is no way for that to happen the way...
• Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
  Mon, 17 Mar 1997 18:36:50 -0600
  ...Van's all back together with new, non-leaking valve installed. Mine's a "weekender" (rear seat folds down to make bed with rear...
• Re: Replacing pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:25:12 -0700
  ...Make sure that the rods don't fall off the >inner seat (help me with the part name; valve-something) Hydraulic valve lifter? >while...
• Re: Erosion between valves
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:31:26 -0500
  ...Next to the valves. Between the valves, cutting under the valve seat. Only three cylinders had it. The heads had to be junked. Deep...
• Re: Commentary on Air Cooled Cylinder Heads
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:19:19 -0400
  ...the only other options I offer is a 2mm larger valves 42 intake and 36 ex with the extra hard seats and a high...
• Re: got da heads off......wow! :-0
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 21:33:19 -0600
  WOW!!!! The intake valve has NO seat at all!....and no apparent damage to the head, cylinder, bore etc!!!!! amazing! as if the material...
• Rear heater on off coolant valve
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:25:32 -0800
  My rear heater coolant on and off valve located on the passenger side of the heater unit under the back seat is leaking. It...
• Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Thu, 28 May 2009 00:24:31 -0700
  ...And you want the valve seat to be in the middle of the valve face. You obtain this valve seat dimension and width using...
• Re: How long to do a valve job and replace the seats?
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:44:36 -0400
  ...Valve stem/guide wear, valve > face/seat errosion, and cylinder/ring/ring lands wear. > > In the aircraft industry, on the average general aviation airplanes...
• Re: Help!, Something funny with Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:06:16 -0600
  ...Sometimes the push rod doesn't seat properly in the lifter socket, it will seat itself after a little use, you'll hear it...
• Re: Request for detailed install directions for rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:32:39 -0500
  ...the valve. >> >> You may have to remove the hoses first to get the assembly out of the seat base opening. >> >> The valve is bolted...
• Re: Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 11:10:21 -0600
  I violated my pretty black plywood under-seat cover and drilled a hole where I could open and close the valve via gray lever...
• Re: rebuild questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Nov 1995 23:04:35 -0600 (CST)
  > Question #2: > I am paranoid about the dropped valve seat problem. How prevalent is it? > What is the experience out there with rebuilt heads...
• Re: How long to do a valve job and replace the seats?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:55:35 -0500
  ...Valve stem/guide wear, valve face/seat errosion, and cylinder/ring/ring lands wear. In the aircraft industry, on the average general aviation airplanes...
• Re: more propane questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 15:34:35 -0500
  ...All high pressure cylinders have a double seat valve. In other words they must be fully closed or fully open, in either of these...
• Re: rear heater control valve?
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 08:24:00 -0400
  I just replaced my leaking heater core and the seal, but I had the same thought as you about the valve and doing it...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:32:32 -0500
  ...That's not how it works...... > >> To me, if a valve is seating well and sealing well, it means that the >> guide must be...
• Re: Rebuilt Heads or New Heads?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 09:42:58 -0600
  ...it cost a small fortune (maybe $450 total for both heads?) but I don't worry about dropping a valve seat at some random...
• Meltdown temp?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:07:01 -0800
  With all the issues of popping valve seats on the AC engines, does anyone have an idea what is the redline temperature when this...
• Re: A/C evaporator drainage solution
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 09:13:00 -0700
  ...lube the cable so the valve closes, elegant way to > adjust the rear heater valve without lifting the seat Tom, What a great idea...
• FS: Neway valve seat cutters
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 16:01:31 -0800
  I have a Neway valve seat cutter set for VW engines that I'll offer to the lists before I ebay it. It's...
• Re: Coolant under rear bench carpet
  Historical mailing list - Ron Pascal
  Sun, 5 Jan 1997 00:25:42 -0800
  ...I tried tightening the valve bolts but the leak is still there (although it's now much less). I'm going to try removing...
• Fw: Lost compression
  Historical mailing list - easoars
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 10:43:57 -0800
  ...I even backed off the valve lash adjusting screw to ensure that the valves were seated and of course the piston at TDC. Another...
• Re: more propane questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 17:10:37 -0500
  ...I'd be > happy to > hear that the LP-tank delivery valve is a double-seat type, but I > don't > think you can...