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• Re: AFM optical pick up
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sat, 10 Feb 2024 21:32:33 -0500
  didn't he move to Hungary? (Zoltan aka westyman?) Karl. On Sat, Feb 10, 2024 at 9:18 PM Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@icloud.com...
• looking for AFM
  Historical mailing list - Chris Fall
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 13:12:08 -0800
  I've seen lots of traffic about parts and engines for sale I need for an 83.5 1.9 WB bleeder assembly from...
• Re: Wanted: Air filter housing for 2.1 liter
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 23:50:36 -0500
  ...Of course there is no AFM on it. It's yours for free. Am in Montreal, Canada. Let me know, if i use your...
• Re: hesitation from a stop and replacing afm
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 08:07:59 -0800
  >I know money should not be an issue when you own a Vanagon (that's why >they are always looking for drivers) but anyone...
• AFM lid
  Historical mailing list - K&L Clayards
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 20:37:55 -0700
  Mine was not sealed when I got my ride. The boot from it was not on correctly either. Seated the boot properly, cleaned the...
• Re: AFM resistance test
  Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:51:38 -0400
  Jeff, et al., I don't have this data, but it is in the archives from a discussion about 18 mos. - 2 years ago...
• WTB Air Cleaner Housing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:01:28 -0700
  ...I don't need the AFM. With all the conversions going on I figured someone would have one. P-mail me if you do...
• bucking caacitor fix- thanks List!
  Historical mailing list - Pat Horrocks
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 08:31:46 EST
  ...non-VW mechanic made me break the silicone seal & remove the AFM cover ('was proud I didn't crack the plastic...) but did soder...
• Re: where to buy 15 volt 22 microfarrad tantalum capacitor?
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 09:57:17 -0500
  ...I'd like to get one for the AFM fix in case the dreaded bucking >syndrome happens again. > >Any suggestions of other electronic stores...
• Re: strange bucking problem w/ '84 vanagon wbx
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 23:12:22 -0500
  ...fix worked in both setups, i really think it is how the AFM sits in engine bay getting vibrated around in the motor, all...
• Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:51:29 -0800
  ...http://filebox.vt.edu/users/mschumac/leaf.htm (Yes, I still have an AFM replacement project in the skunk works) ;) J
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:22:05 -0800
  On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 3:51 PM, mdrillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Don't overlook the other features of the 3.0...
• Re: 87 AFM Cold wthr prblm (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 17:21:22 -0700
  If there was a way possible to attach a crankshaft position sensor to a WBX engine then you could do away with the AFM...
• Re: cutting out bottom of airbox to increase air intake and add HP
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 15:04:49 -0500
  ...N > > > filter to the AFM? Of course you would have to fabricate a bracket/adapter > > > to hold up the AFM. Hmmmm...... > > > > > i was thinking...
• Re: Is this the Vanagon Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 09:11:24 -0800
  ...but my AFM is stock. just a fyi my van likes to do this only after my wife drives it?? On 02 Dec 2002...
• Re: Need a bit more help...
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:56:24 +0000
  ...These things always get cracked & start sucking air in ahead of the AFM. Yours already has blue crap on it! Part number is 025...
• Re: What's going on in my Engine...
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 11:16:46 -0500
  Any possibility the connection to the AFM is loose? If it's not making contact, it'll cause those exact symptoms. HTH, John Flaherty...
• Re: AFM screws
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 20:23:08 -0400
  ...1/2001, Greenamyer, William L wrote: > >Got to digging into the AFM again. Seems that the screws have been glued > >in. Has anyone else...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome/AFM Mounting Orientation?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Feb 2020 19:26:30 +0000
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• Re: AFM cap fix, maybe fixed my very intermittent problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 21:23:17 -0400
  > > But the throttle switch. What a little bastard that is. I did rebuild the > tb early on, rebushed, made new throttle plate, bored throat...
• Re: 'Top Ten" archive names/addresses ?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:19:57 -0500
  ...Mark Keller <kelphoto@ISLANDNET.COM> He had posted some useful stuff on AFMs and sounded like he really knew Vanagons.
• Complete 2.1l Difigant setup FS $500
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:55:21 EDT
  ...This includes the AFM and air box, the idle stabilizer unit, idle stabilizer air valve, air intake setup, air intake plenum and boot, distributor...
• Re: Still running rich
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 19 May 2001 21:11:01 -0500
  Mike wrote: <<<I observed that blipping the thottle quickly but to wide open throttle causes the AFM to snap fully open, of course, momentarily...
• Throttle valve housing question......
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 20:16:22 -0400
  ...WHY WHY WHY...........is it supposed to be like that???? there was also a bit of the same inside the AFM...... help Chad 85GL
• Re: SUGGESTIONS? 2.1 runs poor in rain.
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 00:17:12 -0500
  ...Spay some WD-40 on plug wire and any electrical wire subject to rain or water including the AFM wire. Also check the ECU...
• Re: [WetWesties] 87 Westy running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Sat, 24 May 2003 09:31:07 -0700
  ...The throttle switch, AFM, fuel pump pressure, ISV system. I checked my compression about 8 months ago & the specs were, 140, 140, 150, 135...
• Re: 060412 AFM question
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:55:53 -0400
  Take a look at the innovate motorsports LM-1: http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/products/lm1.php It's what we use and is a...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:56:58 -0400
  ...With that much difference, I'd say my AFM is somewhat maladjusted and the O2 sensor serves to compensate for it. Mike
• Re: 02 sensor life
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 10:30:40 -1000
  ...With everything hooked up except O2 sensor and timing set, cover and small plug removed from top of AFM. the small plug requires drilling...
• Re: 85 Vangon revs drops, revs drops, revs drops, and then dies after a few minutes of this cycle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:06:31 -0500
  >If the old AFM doesn't cure it, peel back the boot on the plug and >back probe the terminals, counting one as the...
• Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:30:37 -0500
  ...goes from it to the air intake hose just after the AFM. This black breather pipe is not supposed to be vented in anyway...
• Re: More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:07:20 -0500
  ...More AFM/ECU reverse engineering results coming > All of the vanagons I have seen have the ECU under the rear seat, and the > idle...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 20:02:45 -0500
  Ok, what you have is a kind of a "Flooding" feelling at low rpm, no acceleration, i'm i right? You swap the AFM...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:02:48 -0400
  ...The idle mixture adjustment on the 1.9 AFM is critical to avoid the idle hunt syndrome. Opening the AFM to play with the...
• Re: AFM Capacitor fix
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 11:16:26 -0700
  ...If your putting it > inside the AFM, I'm not sure about the amount of room. I put mine in > the connector that hooks...
• Re: DAYS SUMMARY - UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:47:34 -0800
  ...but stalls when > he > > tries to come off idle. > > This will happen if the AFM is not plugged in. Kinda easy to overlook. > > jake > > > >
• Parts for sale in MA
  Historical mailing list - Paul Kirsch
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 20:53:50 EDT
  ...beer 84 Compressor, condition unknown, $15 Chrome front bumper, $75 84 AFM, $?? Water pump, lo mi, DFant, $20 84 brake parts, $?? Left taillight, $15...
• vanagon stalling after warm up
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 10:11:35 EST
  so far the mechanic has put in a new distributor cap & rotor, new afm, new fuel pump/filter, and this problem still occurs after...
• Re: What's going on in my Engine...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:43:05 -0800
  ...Sticky AFM. If the flapper can't move quickly when the throttle is opened you will experience this type of power loss. -- Stuart MacMillan...
• 81 vanagon performance
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 02:51:42 EST
  ...New AFM, cat, plugs, wires cap, rotor. Compression...100 to 118 on all four. California emissions vehicle. Automatic. ECU swapped, no effect. O2 sensor...
• Re: 02 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 2 May 2002 11:35:08 -0400
  ...I have adjusted the idle mixture (hex screw on AFM) by doing this, and it seems to work pretty well. (Jay) Ben http://www3...
• Re: Emisson Control unit question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:13:50 -0400
  At 02:25 PM 6/11/2003, Stan Wilder wrote: >The AFM has a fuel pump micro switch in it at the zero vacuum...
• Re: Replacement AFM technology
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 21:52:52 -0700
  I agree, $700 is too much money....I'd rather spend that towards a Subie conversion myself But for WBX owners, perhaps the collective...
• Re: FI mixture adjust?/ Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 17:07:17 -0600
  ...I have installed all new sensors, AFM, checked, >cleaned and reconnected all grounds. After I installed the AFM she ran >great for about two...
• rich bad mileage syndrome miss stall
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Thu, 29 May 2003 01:29:54 -0700
  ...The new AFM and OXS from BD cured it and it's back to normal. Normal in my case means dealing with a dismal...
• Fwd: Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Wed, 14 May 2003 03:04:59 -0700
  ...Only things I can think of is the >>> AFM >>> and the ignition distributor, or maybe the ignition distributor. >>> Have >>> not checked fuel pressure regulator...
• Re: 88 digifant O2 readings off
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 16:47:15 -0400
  ...As far as marking the AFM position before fiddling...... well my shame is no longer secret. I know it's a no-no; my...
• Re: stalling after engine cleaned
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:07:54 -0600
  ...check the connection to your afm AND the connection between the pigtail and the original connector, in other words the connection between the afm...
• Re: Digijet Idle Problems
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:33:09 -0700
  ...One of my prior mechanics drilled the AFM's adjuster screw and may have changed that setting, back when I had vacuum leaks and...
• Re: What would you do
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 22:37:08 -0400
  ...For less than the cost of a rebuilt AFM you can get fully programmable fuel and spark control. The system is speed density, so...
• Re: throttle flat spot
  Historical mailing list - Airic
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:04:32 -0600
  Thanks So the wiper just wears out after 200,000+ miles? So it sounds like the AFM is the culpit, I can't think...
• Van Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:55:22 -0800
  ...A/C compressor - with clutch air filter with AFM Throttle body (maybe 2) Various parts for the 2.1 motor Cruise control parts Exhaust...
• 85 van heats up and drops power
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:31:10 -0700
  ...to me before and was the temp sensor on the water pump.. 1. temp sensor? 2. AFM nightmare? Thanks in Advance, Joe Las Vegas
• Need used 84-85 parts
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 19:47:14 -0400
  ...engine fire in an 84 camper. The folowing parts are needed: AFM and air cleaner housing Digijet fuel injection wiring harness Power steering hose...
• Re: Mileage at altitude
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 10:10:20 -0700
  ...Jones wrote: >I thought altitude compensation was handled by the fact that >the less-dense air moved the AFM vane less and so requested...
• Re: air flow harness fix
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 11:14:18 -0500
  Woody Halsey wrote: > > Dear List, > > Has anyone tried the AFM capacitor fix recommended by VW? Part #025-906-302 > (or, now, 302-A)? What...
• Re: Wanted: AFM
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 23:06:42 +0000
  on 11/29/2000 3:54 AM, Bradley Flubacher at flubach@HOME.COM wrote: > Anyone want to sell an air flow meter that has...
• Fast idle problem
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 12:25:44 -0400
  ...The AFM is a good one from my other 81 that idled fine. Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle 73 Transporter (new!!!!!!!) Vanagon Partsmobiles
• running rough after warm-up
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 15:31:14 -0400
  ...injector resistance is in spec all round (16 - 16.4 ohms at ECU plug) Temp II sensor resistance in spec at room temp AFM...
• Re: FS: ECU and AFM for 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:10:03 -0700
  <http://www.oldvolkshome.com/19to21.htm> Bob Allen wrote: > > It seems to me that I've read that a 2.1 Digijet can be...