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• Re: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 20:16:18 -0700
  ...measure through wiper arm (flap must move freely) 6 and 22 intake air temperature sensor ohmmeter reading should correspond to graph shown. trouble is...
• For Sale; Fuel Injection for '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dadeeo777
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:48:12 -0500
  ...It includes all wiring, electrical units, hoses, and intake components. I will consider all reseaonable offers. As customary, shipping costs will be added to...
• Re: charcoal filter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:01:33 -0500
  ...had the notion that it pulled enough vapor back into the intake system to give the canister an almost indefinite life. david David Beierl...
• Check / Adjust Aux Air Valve
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:45:17 -0400
  ...Nothing in my Bentley, either, than to pinch off the vacuum line to the air intake. ??? -- Brian '85 Vanagon 7-passenger GL __________________________________ __ /____ ______ ____== ___________\ ___ // | | | | \== \ \\ _____ // | | | | \== \ \\ //______| |______| |______\== \__________\|______ | - | | | | @ |______ _[ ____ __ _ [|][WVVW][|]_ |__] // \\ / \ |___|____________| `---/| () |\--------|| () |---/=)________)=o...
• Re: Vanagon Bass - My Solution
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:18:26 -0500
  ...I'd have to increase my fiber intake and cut down on my Waffle House visits. Oh, darn, it's not Friday yet. Chris...
• Re: crazy o2 sensor prob
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:00:14 -0500
  ...Ground for this wire is on the left side engine block, under intakes. If it is a Syncro, this ground is connected to one...
• Re: Sorry about the error on 1.9l intake boot
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:01:13 EST
  In a message dated 12/5/05 12:07:05 PM, kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET writes: << I will say in my own defense that the...
• Re: bent pushrods... overheated...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 11 May 2006 21:21:23 -0400
  I have seen only one engine with bent pushrods (2), different cylinders, different valve (exhaust and intake). So, both head were in good condition...
• Re: Is this new gas saver for real?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:56:13 -0500
  ...One is the PICC and the other is a small >tank that cracks water into hydrogen and oxygen and mixes it with the >intake...
• Re: TD/TDI noise?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:22:02 -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...
• Re: AAZ swap progress
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:16:39 -0600
  ...Also am getting the pieces together for my 2.5" exhaust system and my cold air intake that I am fabricating!! The light at...
• Re: 2.1 VS 1.9 AFM
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:09:19 -0700
  ...and ...either AFM will fit on either the 1.9 or 2.1 air intake boot. those are different diameters where they go on...
• FS (or?): '66 VW Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jan 1995 15:20:08
  ...1600cc heads(complete) with single port intake manifold, Holley Bug-Spray carb with intake manifold, high-ratio rocker arms, complete short block w/ 12...
• loss of ooomph
  Historical mailing list - Jessup Coffin
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:41:19 -0400
  ...I noticed that at the air intake there is a thermostatically controlled intake, but no thermostat, and one of the holes plugged. I opened...
• Re: First, apologies
  Historical mailing list - Howard Allen
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:37:26 -0400
  ...remove the air filter / intake stuff until everything is clear to the right of the throttle body, disconnect everything you need to from the...
• '85 Engine Parts for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 09:37:25 EDT
  ...Air Flow Meter, Reman 60.00 Air Intake Elbow Boot 35.00 Alternator 80.00 Auxilliary Air Valve 35.00 Temp Sensor II 12...
• Re: Digifant II 'Diesel' Conversion Pics
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 09:21:58 +0000
  on 20/9/01 3:48 AM, David Marshall at vanagon@volkswagen.org wrote: >>>> I made some remarks on air intake noise....<<<< > > #### This is...
• Re: Propex Install
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 2 Nov 2013 10:01:30 -0400
  ...The air intake and exhaust could exit through the rear firewall and clear the blower housing and hoses. My question is does the Propex...
• engine swap on 86 syncro
  Historical mailing list - shawn russo
  Fri, 30 May 1997 00:58:40 -0700
  ...If this project gets under way, I plan to use a progresive 2 barrel on a omni 1.7 intake manifold, untill i get...
• Re: leaking in front when it rains
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 23:19:26 EST
  ...I was wondering if there was a fresh air intake which may be clogged by leaves or something. I always have these type of...
• 2.1 Engine for rebuild or core - $300
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:44:32 -0800
  ...Also has extra parts like the intake manifold components and alternator. All for $300. Located in Mechanicsville VA. Just outside Richmond. Want is gone...
• Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Fri, 8 Jan 2010 19:21:25 -0800
  ...And intake air leaks, mostly those don't happen much, but I had one vanagon that I found about 8 tiny intake air leaks...
• why is my idle screwed up?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Sun, 9 Nov 2003 20:54:30 -0500
  ...I used my existing injectors, intake, distributor...in other words all the stuff on the top of the engine.The motor runs great with...
• Re: Carburetor in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:55:32 -0800
  ...trick is to get the proper VW air intake manifold from Europe. after that a Weber DFAV and jet kit and adapter plate and...
• Re: Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:27:18 -0400
  The aim is not too keep the engine itself running cooler but to lower engine compartment temperatures (think rubber fuel lines) and intake manifold...
• Re: Gutter Leak Down
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 4 May 2005 20:24:21 -0700
  ...growth on the paint inside of the intake. I had to remove the grill to clean it all off. Also, I don't know...
• Fw: Re: ? for our mechanical wizards
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 16:13:23 -0400
  ...say >>> at top rpm and/or horsepower? >>> >>> Also, what is the cylinder volume of air taken into the engine on a >>> single intake stroke...
• Re: Won't stay running below 2,500 RPM
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 14:06:05 +0000
  ...go through all the small vacuum hoses and check the air intake boot for cracks? I don't know maybe it's running so...
• Re: Oil Pump Leak Advice
  Historical mailing list - Katy Hahn
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:30:36 -0700
  ...What I eventually found was a split in the underside of that hose from that tower-thing to the air intake (see photo): http...
• good 2.1 WBX motor for sale, complete
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:58:58 -0700
  ...Complete from airbox, intake, to exhaust manifolds. AC compressor, alt, etc. No Syncro dust trap, snorkle, or J pipe, cat or muffler. In Boulder...
• Re: 1.9 wasserboxer pic?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:34:41 -0700
  ...fuel return goes under the intake. Thanks. Jim On Aug 9, 2009, at 4:11 PM, Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > I would never molest...
• Re: smoke screen -- James Bond
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 9 Oct 1999 19:39:16 -0400
  ...They put in an extra fuel injector in the intake system, fueled with >ATF. It >was supposed to leave a very thick smoke screen...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 09:32:02 EDT
  I would check for intake air leaks and try to see if turning in your idle screw doesn't help (sometimes air is leaking...
• Re: ?On Which Side Is Ground Point 18?
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 08:38:29 -0400
  ...I used a bright trouble light to find mine, but I still had to remove the intake runners to get enough access to clean...
• Coolant - Have I screwd up my engine?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 21:56:28 -0400
  ...That was until I pulled over and there was steam coming out of the driver side air intake. Any thoughts? Thanks, Chris 86 syncro...
• Re: Dometic mystery ....tentatively resolved!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 17:47:31 -0600
  ...the vent by 1/4", thus allowing increased airflow on the intake side. See drawing at http://www.takingflight.net/images/fluevent.pdf This...
• Re: ECU optimization -- one quick question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:45:27 -0400
  ...pipe is bolted to a little M6 stud rising from the intake manifold. That stud can tear out of the sheet metal and just...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:01:41 -0500
  ...I modified a standard Air Cooled Vanagon intake plenum and mounted a little single barrel Weber Carb on it to run on my test...
• Re: Soliciting VW Engine Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:40:33 -0800
  ...It has a "counterflow" intake which puts it on the low side of the engine, engine mounted @ 50º Here's a page I put...
• Re: air intake snorkel hose
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:38:58 -0400
  ...On 2012-06-26, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > I was poking around the air intake, cleaning things up a bit...
• Re: Van idle over winter/Dirt Trap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 21 May 2011 10:47:32 -0700
  re Intake assembly before the air filter canister that traps dust/firt. Clear plastic, that is slanted so the dirt tends to settle in...
• 84 Vanagon GL Intake Air sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 18:12:36 -0700
  ...bought the vanagon from told me all this stems from the intake air sensor...and i would like some input before i buy a...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:14:20 -0700
  ...Tighten to 6ft.lbs and the belt is properly > tensioned. > Van café also offers silicone intake boots. > https://www.vancafe.com/Vanagon-Intake-Manifold...
• Engine Vacuum Gauge Diagnotics Uses.
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:43:14 -0400
  ...LEAKING INTAKE- A steady needle but extremely, low reading indicates a proabable air leak in the carburetor, I'll add injector O- rings too...
• Turbos, exhaust manifolds and engine mounts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 15:13:18 EDT
  ...The clearance key here is the diesel intake manifold. (Comments 1 and 2 related to use of either the Quantum TD intake or the...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-Crankcase vent heater.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 May 2013 20:47:28 -0400
  ...It provides a restriction to the blow by that can make it into the intake air. Since this blow by contains water vapor the...
• My mechanic made a 2,000 km house call
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 30 May 2003 18:56:53 -0700
  ...You see I have a Solex carb gerry-rigged to the intake manifold of a 1600 cc beetle, all hooked up to 91 syncro...
• Re: Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 19:26:47 -0700
  ...all. > > Have others used hi temp RTV in place of the intake and exhaust > gaskets at combustion box? > > I know it works on the...
• Bus/Vanagon Intake Manifold Hose
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 7 Sep 95 14:55:10 EDT
  I'm happy as hell right now, called Automotion today to see if Porsche 914 intake manifold hoses were correct, and correct hell, they...
• Re: Motor quieting material stuff thing
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 13:02:52 -0700
  ...I've got half a dozen more critical projects to do on the van first, though. ;) Incidentally, the air intake snorkel makes a *huge...
• More crap on engine transplanted Van..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 2 May 2007 21:12:55 -0700
  ...You don't even have to mess with the intake or exhaust..just disconnect the hoses and the header pipe and pull the whole...
• Re: Got wasps, yellow jackets, etc.?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 08:34:00 -0700
  ...Electric mirror housings, rear engine intake vents, rear window vents, sliding door track cover and rear hatch gap. I'm not sure about other...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:18:21 -0700
  ...I need to get a quieter exhaust and intake, as it is still quite noisy. Mileage averages 8.5 L/100km and power is...
• H2O Head Cracks
  Historical mailing list - John Sealy
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 17:58:12 -0800
  Do small cracks between the exhaust and intake valves need to be welded? I am getting conflicting advice from my local mechanic and machine...
• ENGINE SWAP: Syncro Engine Swap Site updated.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 19:55:40 -0700
  ...Pictures include the engine crossmember and the intake system. Too bad Canadian taxes are due as I would be out there working on it...
• 85 Westy - need more POWER
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Gardella
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 13:56:37 -0700
  ...Are there any aftermarket parts that can help? Custom exhaust, intake, anything? I drive to Tahoe to ski and even a few extra Hp...
• Re: Painting front grill
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 12:27:21 EST
  I used a product called "Forever Black" on my mirrors, bumper ends and air intakes to make them look new. Available from Rocky Mtn...
• Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:29:33 EST
  ...The breather fumes were gas laden going into the air intake and making the mixture rich. I changed the oil and that was the...
• Re: heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:07:56 -0700
  ...These vents provide fresh air to the engine, and the right side vent is connected to the intake tube for air entering the engine...
• Re: Heater dying
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:52:59 -0500
  ...Unless of course you want to try the "spray the oil into the air intake" mambo, ala Choo-Choo Charley Inc. ( Don't do...