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• How bout a different tire thread?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:30:07 -0500
  I was taking my Audi 4kq factory wheels/tires(they were not holding air according to the PO) to a friend who does fancy...
• '81
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:56:57 -0700
  ...Question is, >is it worth it to take on a project on an 81 air cooled? Do the air >cooled vanagons have their own...
• Re: Air lift best rear spring bags
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 17:37:37 -0400
  Hi Jim, Carl, tom and others, I just ordered the Air Lift model number listed on these several posts. I’m a bit concerned...
• Re: rear heater ETC
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:15:34 -0700
  ...But yes, > definitely air getting in, expanding and blowing out the coolant. Why > wouldn't the reservoir cap bleed out the air? Is it...
• Re: Looking for a CA smog legal conversion/extremists
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 17:51:07 -0800
  ...In the SoCal junkyards I visit the air-cooled Vanagons outnumbered the waterboxer models by at least 3 to 1 in at least 100...
• Re: turbo?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 14:07:15 -0700
  The injectors supply fuel at the request of the Air Flow Meter: so more air, more fuel. The oxygen sensor adds its second opinion...
• Re: Mysterious Air Control Valves, 1985-1.9L
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Fri, 19 May 2006 07:48:39 -0400
  ...Mysterious Air Control Valves, 1985-1.9L > DId this thing have AC at one time? > > David Gunning wrote: > >>There are two air (vacuum?) control...
• help removing aux air reg
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 26 Sep 2016 15:36:08 -0500
  Is there a special "trick" to getting at the 10MM? bolts on the aux air reg brakt? A 10mm socket and flex extender just...
• Re: Air dam value
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 May 2016 12:43:26 -0400
  ...Would someone tell me how valuable the '90 air dam is? I'm considering R&Ring my OEM bumpers cladding with a GW set...
• (82) Air Cooled Air Conditioner Unit Up for Grabs
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:51:02 -0800
  I dont know if it is worth anything, but I removed the Air Conditioner unit that sits in the attic of the rear of...
• Air Lift 1000 Load Assist Spring Kit
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:23:09 +0000
  Guys, I'm looking to ordering the AIR LIFT 60789 1000 Series Rear Air Spring Kit for the rear end. Looking at the fitment...
• Auto Tranny Swaps
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 13 May 2010 13:39:34 -0700
  I'm about to pull the non working auto tranny from an air cooled (2L) 1983 Vanagon Westy and replace it with a wrecking...
• 87- Stop the fresh air!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Sep 1996 07:38:29 -0600
  Hello again- Is it normal to always have fresh air flowing into the cabin in my 1987 Vanagon? I've read the owner's...
• Aircooled starting problem---AFM???
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:22:54 -0500
  ...One of our '81 air cooleds is very hard to start. I turned the key to "start", and then manually moved the AFM sweep...
• Re: Stan's Air Conditioner Window Mount
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 10:39:36 -0400
  ...Not Found The requested URL /synergy/Vanagon/airco.htm was not found on this server. Apache/1.3.9 Server at pws.prserv.net...
• Re: Airplane VW Engines
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:03:02 +1300
  >Anyway, it is my understanding that the first VW engines (the original >Beetle Engines during the war) were in fact already existing aircraft >engines...
• Re: 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?
  Historical mailing list - brady horrace
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 17:43:08 -0800
  Don't forget about Bostig, and the Zetec conversion! We have a customers air cooled van now and will be starting the conversion from...
• Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:45:31 -0500
  By adding extra cooling, it might prevent the intake from bursting into flames due to the friction of the huge amounts air being gulped...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:41:19 -0400
  It isn't cooling air go westy is talking about, its warm air for the passenger cabin on cold days. The engine heats the...
• Re: Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 07:54:38 -0800
  ...so where does the heated air enter the cabin?
• Re: Warm air from under dash.
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 15:26:44 -0400
  ...It's only use (I can tell) is to reduce the VERY loud "rushing air noise" from the dash when all the other levers...
• Radiator Installation in an Air Cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 29 May 1999 07:26:44 -0700
  ...I want to install this in a bay window or air cooled Vanagon that has a 4.57 final drive ratio transmission. There were...
• 83 fresh air fan
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sat, 15 Jul 2000 18:49:45 -0400
  ...He had a problem with his fresh air fan, and I would like to see if someone else had a similar problem on the...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:32:29 -0500
  ...aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel The 80-83 air cooled tranny takes 3L of oil while the Diesel tranny takes 4L. To me...
• For Sale: AFM for 80-83 California Aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 22:07:52 -0500
  This is the first time I've posted to the Vanagon list in over 4 years since I sold my '82 aircooled Westy. I...
• Re: 88 Vanagon air flow meter question
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 11:32:00 E
  Hey, I have that same airflow problem. Where is the air flow meter located? Nate El Great 85 GL 168k miles "Albania", NY -----Original...
• Re: converting watercooled vanagon to aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 14:37:45 -0400
  ...converting watercooled vanagon to aircooled The beetle is still air-cooled >From: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> >Reply-To: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM...
• Re: Fresh air fan enhancements?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:12:09 -0400
  ...The dash vents don't pass enough air to do much. The > only way I can get a breeze on my face with the...
• Re: Body stiffness in Bus/early vanagon/late vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:41:40 -0700
  ---GMBulley <GMBulley@AOL.COM> wrote: > > > > > > > > Were the earlier air cooled westys sturdier/thicker metal? Any guidance would > be appreciated, as I want to make...
• Re: Sqirting water on an oil cooler et al
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 16:44:03 -0700 (PDT)
  On Mon, 17 Jul 1995, David Carment wrote: > When the air is "thick and around 68 degrees" - this is when the > air-cooled engines...
• Re: Friday, Using Ozone, pt. 2 (the breakdown)*
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:19:25 -0700
  ...I react badly to cheap scents in the air, and so she gave me the rest of a bottle of her medical-grade room...
• Re: One board compressor.......Long:.... on wind
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:57:45 -0600
  ...have some type of air ride system as an option. These systems use either air shocks or air bags to level or help carry...
• Re: air-cooled air conditioner effectiveness
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:28:01 -0500
  The best thing about Vanagon, Bus or Westy air conditioners is that if you see a radar trap you just turn the AC on...
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:56:29 -0500
  ...Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used "Find an XR4 in the junkyard and pillage said part." � No...
• Re: Engine Transplant Possible in an Air-Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:49:58 -0800
  2009/12/6 Joseph Dor� <josephpdore@gmail.com>: > My wife and I own an '82 Air-Cooled Gasoline-powered Westfalia Vanagon. > > It currently has...
• Re: My $%&$%& van
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 12 May 1999 00:11:53 -0500
  ...You came up with the most likely solution when you asked, "Does it need to be bled?" It is likely that air is trapped...
• Re: air in the system
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:12:00 -0700
  Jay, air can get trapped in a hose junction, the heaters as well as in the radiator. In very rare cases it can get...
• space to left of A.C. cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:32:34 -0500
  In my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile there is a long, narrow space (maybe 6"x6"x20" to the left of the overhead air...
• Re: Anybody seen a chopped and shortened Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:34:47 -0700
  ...in san jose tim in san jose On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote: > Air cooled...
• Re: Newest Vanagon Performance Mod...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 20:56:27 EST
  ...The advantages, 500 shaft horsepower engine pushing your van down the road, bleed air can be used for airconditioning/cabin pressurization, runs off of...
• Re: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sun, 30 May 2010 14:48:27 -0400
  ...www.airheadparts.com part number 171121276D On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 2:20 PM, John Reynolds <transporterjr@yahoo.com>wrote: > Mine rubber "mounts...
• RI VW Show - Sunday August 9
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 10:47:32 -0400
  For all of you southern New England VW fans, the Rhode Island Air Cooled VW Association is having its first Air-Cooled VW show...
• Re: FS: 2.0L aircooled engine parts, exhaust, misc Rabbit parts(F)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 21:33:50 EST
  ...Original air! Used only once for brief period when I got a flat. >> is that original GERMAN air from '83????? (ps...GTI's and...
• Re: Too big to ship UPS.
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 10:10:20 -0800
  I too shipped my optional middle seat directly with the airline from Montreal to Vancouver (approx. 3000 miles). It was inexpensive and arived the...
• Vanagons at High Altitudes
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 07:18:31 -0600
  ...Since the air is thinner out here, do we need to have the air mixture adjusted (i.e., CO)? Seems like our cars are...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:26:34 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >>how can i tell if my 83 van is a water-cooled or a air- cooled ? thanks > >check the water...
• Re: Front Heater Core Retrofit (Save money!)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 01:34:27 -0600
  ...Borrow someone's air-cooled van. Drive it around for a couple >weeks in the dead of winter. ----------------------------- My 83 Air Cooled Van will...
• Re: Lid Clearance - Friday - Fire Warning
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:39:58 -0600
  ...Stan >> Oops! I thought you were only an air head and not an air everything. BenT ---------------------- Clip ---------------------- Fix a flat isn't air, its...
• Idle Air Valve from a Jetta
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 18:09:17 -0500
  I bought an Idle Air Valve from Ebay. Here's the description: VW JETTA/Golf/Gti IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE Description This valve is...
• air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
  Thu, 6 Feb 2014 16:05:56 -0500
  Rebuilt 2.0 air cooled. Having mechanic put a Dokata cylinder head sensor under #3 plug, to gauge on dash. What should the temperture...
• Re: (LVC) Frydae Diesels in the Air
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:14:36 +1300
  How about a diesel V12 aircraft engine? Some WW2 Dorniers had 'em. 2-strokes. -- Regards Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator Mollusc, Toyota...
• Personality...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 19:46:04 -0700
  Bredley Prunehead spake: >Well, they're ok, if they're air-cooled. ;) They just don't have the >personality of a splittie. Er, you...
• What is average gas mileage for 1.9l with Auto and Air
  Historical mailing list - Rissman
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 23:07:40 -0700
  Anybody tell me what their average gas mileage is in a 1.9 liter with automatic transmission and air conditioning? Thanks Mark
• FS aircooled vanagon motor and tin and 4spd trans
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 14:12:05 EST
  ...good 2.0L aircooled motor and 4spd trans chris in pa
• afm air screw question?
  Historical mailing list - milford
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:35:42 -0800
  Does anybody know how the air mixture screw in the afm rotates? Which way equals richer or leaner? Hope somebody can take a moment...
• A Better Look at the Airstream
  Historical mailing list - pete or nancy owsianowski
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 20:35:12 -0500
  ...http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/09/nissan_airstrea.php Pete '87 Westy "Joe's Van" '79 Westy '77 Westy Www.busesbythebeach.com
• Air cooled exhuast gaskets
  Historical mailing list - -------------------------
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:50:35 -0500
  Can anyone use the exhaust gaskets between the heater boxes and the manifold on an air cooled vanagon. I have a few left over...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Arlen
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 01:35:46 -0700
  ...Probably overstating the obvious, again. *Yes, most non-commercial aircraft still use opposed air cooled engines. Airspeeds are higher, temperatures are cooler, and air...
• Re: "air inlet hose" part #? how much fuel hose?
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 19:51:14 -0500
  ...That air inlet hose can be found at busdepot.com (Air Intake Elbow Boot, 83-85 Vanagon $69.95 $85.00 025 129 967A...
• Re: To unite, or separate (the air bags)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 14:52:07 -0500
  ...The intallation proceedure is one I have made many times ( air shocks, air bags) with excellent results, no failures, no suprises. Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85...