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• Re: '86 up vanagon owners.....all please read,and post it to the list..
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 08:35:30 -0500
  ...And on the heads I did a poor mans Valve seat grind ,I rotated the valves on the seats with grinding compound and checked...
• Re: Air-cooled Vanagon history
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 19:31:40 EST
  ...The lowering of octane (lower octane, burns hotter) was bad for the air-cooled engine since the valve lift was low and duration short...
• Re: AC Conv: R12 to R134A, long, Larry A.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 15:28:16 -0500
  ...Back to FLAPS for a tapper valve. Since the compressor may not come on at all with no pressure in the system, I put...
• Re: Alternate locations for Propane Tank
  Historical mailing list - bill harris
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 18:31:11 -0700
  ...Don't forget the stone shield either to offer additional protection for the valves/regulator. bill ----- Original Message ----- From: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET> To...
• Re: noisy lifter: Marvel mystery oil??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:36:32 -0500
  ...Now you can see that it is actually a product from the dark side created to drive faith-based VW shops like Healing Hands...
• Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:15:31 -0700
  ...Might have missed one in there maybe?? Possibly a dirty/sticking valve in the valve body too. Might get you by for the trip...
• Re: emissions equip for 73 Bus
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 20 Oct 94 15:58:19 PDT
  ...I also have a 74 914 > > engine that does have an EGR valve, but also has some sort of Weber-style > > single carb. The...
• Re: Help! High Idle speed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 13:30:09 -0500
  ...2) disconnect wiring on end of the idle stabilizer valve(ISV), 3) Start engine 4) Turn the idle adjustment screw right or left until...
• Continued Coolant Grief
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 10:46:50 -0400
  ...I was on a short drive this morning (5 minutes) when the coolant light came on and the temperature gauge pinned. I stopped at...
• Re: Some potentially stupid actions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Nov 2010 06:32:43 -0700
  ...and > turned on > the stove.. > talk about a design oversight ! .. > the driver didn't know about it until he began to wonder why he...
• fastgermanauto in chicago area
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 06:59:06 -0700
  ...Custom valve heads I have read comments regarding some of these products and resulting performance. But I would like to find someone in the...
• Re: New Heads
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 14:51:54 -0800
  ...Used heads are all 10 years old or more, corroded, fatigued, seats brittle, guides worn, valves worn, etc., etc. Even if you rebuild all...
• Re: emissions inspection failed on 83
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 19:48:58 -0500
  ...Two years ago my 86 failed like yours, turned out the exhaust valve for number four was at the end of it's usable...
• Re: Help with Timing of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 10:07:55 -0600
  ...The result is that the fire finds a place to go - beside the valves. In no time at all, you will have a burned...
• Re: Replace Hydraulic lifters with solid lifters?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 23:42:12 -0500
  ...I think backing off the valve adjustment is a great tool to both clean and purge the air from a lifters and attempt preloading...
• Re: 85 Westy - need more POWER
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 20:16:55 EDT
  ...For still more you could go with some big valve heads and a 2.1L crank. One of the magazines dedicated to little rice...
• Running issue improvement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 29 Sep 2022 11:05:58 -0400
  ...He then adjusted the throttle valve. This is a new AFM from GW installed by a Florida mechanic that I believe had very questionable...
• Re: Clicking sounds
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 10:31:44 -0500
  ...1) sticking lifter - possible 2) torque converter or drive plate - Its possible that the drive plate has come loose. I can't remember what...
• Re: Vanagon Buyers Check List?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 16:03:54 -0400
  ...Check carefully between the to transmission and final drive. The final drive is full of gear oil and the two chambers should never communicate...
• Re: Valve seat drop on 81 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 21:29:36 -0400
  ...A dropped valve is symptomatic of overheating of the heads because of the motor being out of tune, or because something is improper in...
• Re: Oil.. Where's it go?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:58:34 -0700
  ...motor...93 jetta block with crossflow 8 valve head and Digifant..no cat exhaust. I've driven this van for some years now, it...
• Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:47:27 -0400
  ...In that process, > taking to German Transaxle .. > found out that they sell rebuilt Valve Bodies....but here is the impressive > part - they have a...
• Re: 86 Syncro dies again
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 22:39:11 -0500
  Steve, every time I have have had rough running engine, dying engine, etc, it has been the idle stabilizer valve. So try this. Disconnect...
• Re: FW: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:13:12 -0700
  ...When I drive, I drive with the > AC > on. That's just how I roll. > > So, the problem for me is that the 2...
• diesel mechanics
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Aug 1994 14:45:03 -0400 (EDT)
  > > i saw you got a good quote for your seals (drive belt too?) - was that > at VW or a real mechanic :-) > > Stephen Stephen Well...
• Re: Causes of rear brake soft pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:41:45 -0400
  ...I guess some air had got past the >proportioning valve when I did >the calipers, as there was some there. Pedal is now good...
• Re: Temp II sensor o-ring confusion
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 19:29:48 -0500
  Dang it, Stan, you ought to know by now that I drive an '87 water-actually-cooled, water-actually-warmed-in-winter Westy! Of...
• Re: Need advice: Dad must part w/ his '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 09:32:36 -0700
  ...If you have really burned a valve then there will be other problems with this engine. It is tough to burn a valve in...
• Re: second propoane tank setup
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 12:20:12 -0600
  ...Syncro drivetrain. I put a flare fitting at each end. Upon connecting everything, I could test everything but the new fill/bleeder valves in...
• Re: How much did you pay for a rebuilt engine, installed?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 11:48:21 -0500
  ...Heads had new valves, inserts, etc, etc. but the heads themselves were not new. A local VW guru did my engine. It was as...
• Re: Newbie ?'s (dave)
  Historical mailing list - T and RMB
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 21:01:56 -0600
  ...Did you check the fuse behind the drivers seat (little black box with a screw on it). May not be it but it's...
• Re: Loud Tapping Sound
  Historical mailing list - Coddington
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 09:52:25 -0700
  Hi My 87 Westy did that every time I started it, untill I finally put on the right Oil Filter with the pressure valve...
• RE:Troubleshooting Overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 11:35:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Heavy duty valve springs should be in all busses, they help transfer heat from the valve to the seat. Don=92t= go crazy with...
• Small Changes to the WBX that add up to a REAL HORSE POWER INCREASE...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 11:55:05 EST
  ...will it affect other areas...) and you do not drive like a race car driver (remember their engines only last for 500 miles before...
• 89 Westy / $ of head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:28:52 -0500
  ...She NEVER overheats- I go on 2-3 hour drives all the time / she just overflows now and then- not even every time I...
• Real Life Motor Mods That Work
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 13:08:22 -0400
  ...Prior to the rebuild, the motor had almost completely dropped 2 valves and couldn't hold 60 mph. Here's the elevator speech on...
• Re: Found: 15" Performance tire for Vanagon: 215/65HR15 102H REINFORCED
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:38:03 -0400
  ...The Northstar 4 cam 32 valve is the same basic engine that Caddy used in their LeMans attempt last year. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:17:57 -0600
  ...daily driver, stock up on parts and load em beneath the rear seat! Here's a few more : Ignition Switch Rear Heater Valve O...
• Re: Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 17 May 2020 10:46:19 -0700
  ...Idle control valve does not vibrate/hum but will > open/close on bench test. idle Control Module and valve has been changed out > with...
• Diesel cooling woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 11:56:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I then parked it on the incline in my driveway (@ 35 degree angle) and opened the bleeder valve. Nothing came out. No coolant no...
• Re: Driving with no exhaust
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:50:27 -0800
  ...On 11/15/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Neil, there won't be valve damage, but there will be flames out...
• Re: Rich Running Chilly 1.9l WBX-Thermostats
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Jun 2010 09:51:02 -0400
  ...This is a special design as this is actually being used as a mixing valve. None of these should have a bypass or bleeder...
• Re: Big Valves for me ? - ME TOO!!!
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 23:20:46 -0700
  ...Big Valves for me? > I've got an engine project sitting on my bench. Strange situation. I > bought my van from a dealer lot...
• Re: Just interesting observation
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:34:34 -0500
  ...The original equipment oil filters have an anti-drainback valve to prevent the oil from draining out of the heads and back to the...
• 66 Splittie Westie Under attack from Crazy Texan
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:12:32 -0500
  ...and drive line FuFu. Hopefully I'll have some after pictures. It took about three attempts for me to get the valves just right...
• Re: AC Conv: R12 to R134A, long, Larry A.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Jul 2001 09:18:46 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Larry Alofs wrote: > > Sorry, I don't remember where I got that adapter. I spent about a year and...
• Re: Size of allen wrench for final drive?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 21:48:23 -0700
  ...I've been seeing a small drip coming from the pressure relief valve. So I replaced the valve, the spring, the gasket, and the...
• Re: SA van images
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:35:10 +0100
  ...on sick days" is an upgrade > to the stupid cable-driven flaps and valves on the Vanagon climate control > system. I have all sorts...
• Re: Automatic Transmission sometimes has to wake up...
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Kuecker
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:31:33 -0500
  ...I think it's a valve sticking in the valve body. Something to learn to live with unless you know of a REPUTABLE rebuilder...
• Re: weak engine power after van sits - recently changed lifters
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 12:43:02 -0400
  ...there is low power and > > very load valve clatter for the first 20 minutes of a drive. If I > > start the van up the...
• Re: Tough Decisions.....
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 14:44:37 -0400
  ...a valve in Des Moines (replaced head and cylinder beside Quikmart), then again in Detroit (different head). I wasn't driving, driver didn't...
• Heater issues - Progress
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 19:53:20 -0500
  ...Was suffering a lot in the summer heat with the "stuck front heater valve" syndrome but now it is fixed. Did the inline shutoff...
• Re: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels2100-2300, 3400- 4000r...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 12:28:26 -0700
  ...I did one, and have worked on and driven some others. power is 'ok'............the engine is smooth ....... but ...............an 8 valve 1.8...
• Get 80-83 Air Cooled before they go to Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:55:09 -0500
  ...exchanger (drivers side) good condition $160.00 #13) Two California Only Catalytic Converters, $20.00 each. #14) Two each Vanagon EGR valves (goes on...
• Re: seizure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 23:46:46 EDT
  ...I am inclined to think it's the ECU/wiring, not the valves. the valves would have meant little or no power if not...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues - Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:27:28 -0700
  ...On all the waterboxer engines that I take the heads off of, the exhaust valves........at least 2 or the 4 usually are leaking...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:04:09 -0400
  ...Tomorrow will work on changing the front heater valve with the new expensive GOWESTY heater valve. Dennis J Dennis Jowell Scotch Hollow Farm Newbury...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:50:57 -0600
  ...I got a heater control valve from NAPA, and it solved the problem I had of the valve not closing completely. That was four...
• want to buy a distributor and parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:38:00 -0800
  ...distributor drive gear 4. power steering bracket with mounting hardware 5. four piston rods; only one with bolts connecting two halves of rod 6...
• Eight Function Digital Display for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:08:12 -0800
  ...As well as measuring these valves, the gauge can be programmed to warn the driver when they are approaching maximum or minimum valves and...