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• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:59:21 -0500
  ...The wbx engine is a > push-rod engine and the cam is adjacent to the crankshaft and driven by > a timing gear on the...
• Re: Automatic transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 15:11:14 -0400
  ...thing on the driver side of the tranny held on with what > looks like a wire bail (like a valve cover bail) thats where...
• Re: VW's have feelings?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 16:46:29 -0700
  ...banks are firing up and I remember an article > in Car & Driver(?), from the late 60's, featuring the replacement of the > Jag XKE...
• Re: Front heater valves, another junk part
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:59:03 -0500
  ...On both my '84 and '85 > the > valve is up above the spare tire, way up in the hump behind the radiator, > and just...
• Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 09:37:46 -0800
  ...a >>> week or more before I fire it up and drive it, the valve lifters have >>> clacked on several occasions while the engine is...
• Re: Bleeding question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 31 May 2001 11:37:22 -0700
  ...I've done it many times--after rear heater core replacement, heater valve replacement, t-stat replacement, even after replacing the expansion tank; just...
• Re: Need Reassurance on 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 13 May 2010 12:38:35 -0500
  ...If you keep the valves adjusted, and the engine is in good shape with all its tin and whatnot, and you drive the car...
• Re: Heater Cable
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 20:03:54 -0800
  ...Adjust the switch so the wire is driven straighter down the sleeve as the lever is moved. Squirt liquid graphite lubricant down the sleeve...
• Re: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:59:04 -0800
  ...Now when I go > to adjust the idle I pull the hose, put a surgical glove across the mouth of > the valve, and put...
• Re: Valve Cover Gaskets and Lifter adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 11:07:47 -0700
  ...On the 2.1 used engine I recently installed as a conversion on my '84 the valves had apparently been adjusted to zero lash...
• Re: Meltdown temp? ...Max Cuising Speed for AC
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:22:00 -0500
  For what it is worth, my daily driver is a '91 Carat, original 2.1L engine, automatic tranny -- 183,000+ miles now. I drive...
• Bill$ Mounting and still no power-Help!
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 16:36:38 -0400
  My 87 VW Westy lost power after about a six hour drive, only able to go about 50-55 mph. The Mechanic has checked...
• Re: Lifter Noise
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:36:28 +1000
  ...I had to drive, despite my dislike of short drives for environmental reasons, since I had two keyboards, an amp and a Santur to...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 11:47:25 -0700
  ...I know there is a specific angle the valve has to mounted at. Alistair > On Sep 1, 2019, at 11:38 AM, Roy Nicholl...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:22:23 -0400
  ...the driver’s side injectors, both are firing. Gas >>> sprayed. >>>> And we had spark on all plugs. >>>> >>>> Next Art pulled the valve cover. >>>> >>>> The...
• Re: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:00:26 -0800
  ...Here......make an electrically switched valve lobe arrangement so the engine turns into a compressor on long descents. Use that compressed air to drive...
• Re: Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 07:30:11 -0700
  I usually drive around 60-65mph (about 3700 rpm = 65mph in my van) in my 84 tintop westie with an inline ABA/8-valve...
• Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 May 2009 22:11:37 -0400
  ...If there were a good reason, fine; but I question the reason. >Why do you want flames burning in your van while you drive...
• 71 Camper For Sale (Cleveland)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 12:21:32 -0400
  ...It does have some rust around the bottom, but it hasn't been driven in Cleveland winters, so don't worry about it being...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 12:02:44 -0800
  ...Noisy Valve lifters > > Yes, I was not necessarily doubting anyone's explanation BUT rather since I paid good money for a rebuilt engine thought...
• help, whine, 81 in vermont
  Historical mailing list - David G. Pierson
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 12:13:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...hmmm...i have mark stephens rebuilt heads now so i hope it is not valve seats.. did a compression test: afraid to remove plug...
• Re: Engine idle races in traffic
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 18:48:05 EDT
  ...I would also remove the ISV(idle stabilizer valve) and flush it out with throttle body cleaner i.e. safe for O2 sensors etc...
• Re: Broken Head Stud
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 06:39:19 -0800
  ...Often times the stud that snaps is one covered up by the valve cover. When one of those goes the coolant leaks into the...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:25:04 -0800
  ...even it has the valve it will leak. > > > Mine leaks. So by the time you jump off from the driver > > > seat to get to...
• She runs, after a fashion.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 02:32:24 -0600
  ...Stuck at the bottom of the driveway. Can't even run it up on the starter cause the drive is too steep. ANY IDEAS...
• Transmission in
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Sykes
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 13:49:05 BST
  ...how are you meant to get those studs out holding the driveshaft to the gearbox when the splines are all rounded off) and I...
• Re: Sticky Accelerator pedal
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 17:53:42 -0800
  ...the van that pulled on the throttle valve - lots of fun! David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 15:38:58 -0300
  ...The lever on the proportioning valve on the wife's Jetta is attached to the rear beam … so presumably as the ass-end lifts...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 22:23:02 -0500
  ...If the ISV were a motor, of course there would be, but I wonder if it is more like a pneumatic valve - and the...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Wed, 27 May 2015 15:43:07 -0600
  ...Driving it around as a test drive, my coolant temp gauge is reading around 3/4 hot however reading the temps with an infrared...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 21:00:53 -0600
  ...Without it, however, cold starts are a pain, because the Idle Stabilizer Valve (ISV) keeps the engine idling at 1000 rpm when cold. The...
• Re: Wayward coolant hose
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:08:09 -0300
  ...Then the other night as I pulled into the driveway at > 2:30 AM), I see this steam coming from under the van and...
• Re: Automatic Trasmission Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:48:31 -0400
  ...If I drive one day and then the next it will be fine about half the time. I recently changed the transmission fluid and...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 27 May 2015 19:18:28 -0700
  ...Driving it around as a test drive, my coolant temp gauge is reading around 3/4 hot however reading the temps with an infrared...
• Re: Leaky valve cover tip of iceberg
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:07:33 +0000
  ...The oil leak at the valve head still leaks after replacing the > > gaskets, at least on the driver's side. I did notice a...
• A/C Conversion to R134a - Can I do it myself?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 17:35:33 -0500
  ...I've gotten a new compressor, new receiver/drier and a new and a complete conversion kit - all seals, valves, oil - will be here...
• Mobil 1 is great stuff!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 12:43:32 -0700
  ...My daily driver BMW 325E uses a quart every 8K miles, original rings, valves,etc. I use 15w-50. 80 BMW 528I, 300k+ (sold...
• Re: which Mann filter?
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 01:00:52 -0500
  ...so which one do i want? They do have one that has the > back-flow valve and one w/o it (presumable one for...
• Parting out '92 Passat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 16:04:53 EDT
  ...So all front body stuff and passenger side doors are toast but drivers side doors and interior are in good to excellent condition as...
• How the heck to prime oil pump?(Saga continues, pics on www)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 18:39:49 -0700
  ...I suspect (but don't know enough to know, nor is Bentley any help with this) that the oil pressure relief valve is stuck...
• Re: suddenly knocking engine (help)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 22:56:28 -0600
  ...These two filters are constructed so that the internal relief valve spring is sufficiently strong that oil pressure is retained in the oil galleries...
• '83 watercooled, failed SMOG, pulsing exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 00:02:31 -0700
  ...If the compression is good, does this mean that the valves are also seating well? Or, the compression test doesn't measure valve seating...
• Re: it's cold in MT and my van won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 Nov 2011 19:41:54 -0700
  ...cold, the rotary valve in the Aux Air Valve will be wide open.. it gets heated by 12 volts supplied to it .. the temp...
• Re: What's Wrong With my Compression?
  Historical mailing list - benoit
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 08:11:32 -0400
  ...It may still be >a valve sealing problem though. I will try to find a place to do a leak down >test for me...
• Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:51:17 -0500
  ...4/overhead valve >> production run: 2/1985 - 10/1992 >> output: 82kW - 112bhp DIN @4800 RPM >> torque: 174Nm - 128 lb-ft @2800 RPM >> bore: 94...
• Re: Opinions Please
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:03:47 -0500
  ...If one of the valves appeared to be the cause of the excessive leakdown, I would 'stake the valve' by giving it a good...
• Re: Diff Lock Stuck On!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:06:59 -0400
  ...On 4/18/2012 1:56 PM, craig cowan wrote: > This is a problem... > Today I was working on fixing the driveline vibration and...
• Re: Another Fridge Question
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 21:45:41 -0800
  ...And any impact sufficient to crack that tank and make it explode when the valve is open would crack the tank whether the valve...
• Re: Bubble in cooling system? '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Wed, 24 Jul 96 00:49 CDT
  ...I found that the valve in the cap of the coolant tank (drivers side rear) was not opening. I put in a new cap...
• Repower? Why not Estima/Previa?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 22:53:43 +1200
  ...The 2.2 turbodiesel 3CT engine, an SOHC 8-valve design with belt-driven cam, would be just the berries too...the Estima diesel...
• Slick sick?
  Historical mailing list - Grotz, Kurt
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:06:30 -0400
  ...Fortunatly I don't drive it more than 20 miles per week now. Kurt
• Re: Bucking idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 20:37:00 -0500
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• Re: random high idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 17:12:41 -0500
  ...Then with the engine warm, and the idle stabilizer valve disconnected, re-set your idle speed. Let the engine get cold, reconnect the ISV...
• Fuel expansion/overflow tank grommets
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 10:27:21 -0800
  ...Anyone know where I can get these? I also managed to break the driver's side tank's vent valve while trying to remove...
• Re: Clicking valves, my observations
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:09:39 -0500
  ...Clicking valves, my observations > Over the last nine years my transporter averaged about two lifter > leak down events per year. The first time it...
• Re: Draining the coolant system... ?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 11 May 2004 16:27:59 -0700
  ...My van doesn't overheat and I drive it daily in +70F weather. > Why not follow the Bentley book? Just too difficult to follow...
• The Head is Off, Assume Cracked?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Smith
  Mon, 7 Apr 2014 10:45:20 -0400
  ...The vehicle is an 1989 Westy, 2.1 WBX, started with white smoke a few minutes after startup, returned to the driveway and later...
• Re: At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 20:55:51 PDT
  >From: "Jonc" <jonc@webgears.com> >I have made some modifications to the 1.9 WBX cooling system... >First I installed a valve in the...
• Re: HELP! Parts Needed, '90 GL (Vegas)
  Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
  Wed, 29 Sep 2010 23:19:41 -0700
  ...Saw this one coming, too. >>>> >>>> * Driver's side door: >>>> -Power window actuator >>>> -Power door lock actuator (need to find both used, but in good...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:01:04 -0800
  ...Initially I assumed that since the tachometer in the instrument > > cluster is driven by the coil primary signal, that the tach info to the...