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Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:15:58 -0700
...apart entire air intake system, changed the air intake > > distributor box, and most rubber hoses. > > - changed temp sensor II > > - adjusted valves > > - looked for exhaust...
Re: DJ Compression Ratio
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:35:46 -0500
...proper and even semi-radical valve timing and >> cam profile, quite advance ignitioin timing, and very inhanced >> intake and exhaust systems, and all that...
Re: Engine repair or replacement?
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:38:23 -0400
...don't bend the tubes. > Drain the oil and remove the filter. > > Remove the intake stuff, alternator, PS pump and AC bracket. Remember > which...
Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
Sun, 11 May 2025 12:29:03 +0000
...intake runners and the fuel/air mixture waits in each runner until it gets sucked into the head when the corresponding intake valve opens...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Thu, 7 Nov 2013 15:48:40 -0800
...They will keep oil from getting sucked down the intake guides. >>> >>> and that would help prevent the valves and cylinder getting filthier? >>> >>> >>> >>> You need...
Re: Emissions testing 2.1
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 6 Mar 2004 16:13:26 -0500
Actually, excessive HC is usually indicative of a mis-fire condition or leaky valves, usually exhaust. Rich mixture will show as excessive CO. The...
Re: Low compression, more test results-busaid inying used vans!
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 8 Sep 2012 12:43:16 -0500
...Valves were zero lash or 1 turn in, no valve noise, timing dead on > > > > 2. Manifold vacuum is 12” Hg with ±1” tick (should...
Re: Unreal oil consumption on diesel Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
Tue, 2 Sep 1997 21:14:04 -0700
...The oil would > flow up the vent and fill the intake manifold. Sometimes to the point that > the could would not slow down when...
Re: E
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 3 Nov 2012 21:05:46 -0400
...Due to the layout of the WB and add worn valve guides or intake valves missing the oil keepers it is common for these...
message for stan
Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
Tue, 14 May 2002 09:15:37 -0600
...I adjust the first #1 intake and exhaust valves to one turn after the rocker arm just touches the valve stem. Or use Bobs...
Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:42:14 -0500
...Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel > engines > > > Finally got to put some time into the TD injection pump seal...
MORE new parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Vince P.
Sat, 3 Jun 2000 14:46:46 -0700
...91 Vanagon, (MISSING both head gaskets, one valve cover gasket, & Head Sealant used), has various exhaust, intake, large and small o-rings, small and...
Re: Engine fire... again!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 16 May 2008 12:57:03 -0700
...intake manifold of course. VERY, VERY well made stuff. I think the later engines 99 and beyond.....they cut corners - like adjustable valves instead...
Re: 1987 VAN IDLE
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:39:59 -0400
...If you can't get it to adjust this way you can remove the throttle body from the intake and flip it upside down...
Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:38:16 -0400
...1L Engine Rebuilt (Long Block) Has all new > bearings, rings and valve job - This engine is completely resealed > with all new head gaskets and...
Re: COLD START PROBLEM!!!!!!!!! anyone!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:28:46 -0400
...kind a feel a it's flooded! > >injecting brake cleaner in intake to start the van as a boost is the only >way to...
Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:14:07 -0400
...The fuel is simply available when > the intake valves open. > > Mike > > > > Raymond Paquette wrote: > > Scott > > > > Can you explain this? It would seem to me...
Re: Will 90 Cabrio ISV Control unit fit 87 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:29:33 +0000
...Idle Stabilizer Valve that is round and sits >on > > the valve cover for a Golf/Jetta/Cabriolet and on the intake manifold of >a...
Re: Was Techron, now MMO
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:27:34 -0500
...I told a friend about this procedure after looking under his valve covers & > seeing serious sludge. He drained the oil, poured in 4 quarts...
Re: Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:29:38 -0700
...The > >> second is extreemly engineering technical, the first has pretty basic > >> formulas for designing an exhaust system based on displacement, valve > >> size, > >> etc. If...
Re: 81' New Owner To Do
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 18 May 2004 23:17:11 -0500
...I adjust the first #1 intake and exhaust valves to one turn after the rocker arm just touches the valve stem. Or use Bobs...
Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
Historical mailing list - Roland
Wed, 23 May 2012 20:31:40 -0700
...all have upgrades -- intake flow enhancement, exhaust headers, sparkin' plugs, reworked heads, super charger kits, lightweight rods/pistons, larger valves, and (oh my!) nitrous...
more problems with 82 westyn/noise, bearings, wiring.
Historical mailing list
Tue, 5 Nov 1996 00:06:47 -0800
...As it turned out, my low (15 psi) compression was due to a dropped intake valve seat. Newish head rebuilt by GEX. Ron says...
Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? Lilleys & aircooleds
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Sat, 2 Jun 2001 00:01:37 EDT
...parts (solid rocker shafts, stronger valve spring retainers, roller tip rocker arms, etc.) match porting exhaust and intake systems, cam profiles (not wild but...
Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:40:03 -0700
...in thermostatic control valve, efficient stacked-plate cooler, > pre-built Parker hoses with spin-on fittings, custom support > structure, engine intake air ducting, and...
Re: Does Idle Stabilizer Constantly Stay On?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:41:14 -0600
...Just warm the engine, disconnect the idle stabilizer valve (ISV) and adjust the big slotted screw near the contol on the air intake system...
Re: Westy sink water pump
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sat, 17 Jul 2004 07:43:48 -0700
...The ball valve on my faucet was jammed closed so the > pump would work but no water would come out. New faucet solved that...
Re: Wondering about coolant physics
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:28:30 -0800
...Mine's a WBX and it was the heads, but the front heater valve is also leaking, very common. It's also common for...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:55:30 -1000
...it is a > cylinder that attaches to the valve cover and has hoses into the intake and > the throttle body area, it's powered...
Tales of woe
Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
Tue, 18 May 1999 09:36:13 -0700
...to pull the exhaust system, pull the injectors & the intakes, remove the rocker cover & valve train? Remove the pushrods & pop the head? Do the...
2.1 getting it running good advise
Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:36:38 -0700
...so I let it sit overnight and the next day i readjusted the valves just for measure. i'm kind of anal about valves...
Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:21:19 -0800
...The engine was still available and I went > to pick it up. > > > > It came with all the intake manifolds, fuel injectors, > fuel lines, > > fuel...
2.1 fuel injection problem
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 29 Sep 2003 06:13:48 EDT
...Checked air intake track, clear and free of obstructions. Tried swapping computers, two different ones actually, all the same. Checked all wiring from computer...
Re: flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> failes emissions
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:40:51 -0500
...I'm not totally sure, but this could possibly be something simple like a clogged air intake. -Ben > Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10...
Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:18:06 -0500
...Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel > engines > > > Finally got to put some time into the TD injection pump seal...
Re: Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:54:11 -0700
...Drop after that maybe 2 PSI ? >> >> Even if an injector had a weak spring, I guess since the intake or >> exhaust valve opens on...
Valve seals
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Sun, 27 Jun 2004 23:58:54 -0400
...Worn intake guides will > actually suck oil from the back of the head into the manifold. The valve > stem seals are probably missing either...
Cold Idle Diagnosis (1.9L)
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:46:22 -0700
...The Auxiliary Air Regulator / Valve (AAR) is mostly open when cold, which gives extra air to the engine. This valve is thermally coupled to...
Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Thu, 2 May 2013 22:37:31 -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...
Re: CS diesel block with turbo-charger
Historical mailing list
Sun, 8 Dec 1996 02:06:46 -0500
Gary, to answer your questions > Do I understand you correctly, that you have added Quantum > intake and exhaust manifolds together with the turbocharger, to...
Re: Was Techron, now MMO
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:12:07 -0500
...buildup and at least one failed to completely take up the valve train slack. My first 66 Mustang had the same issue. The transmission...
Re: Suburban Heater
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 07:31:40 -0600
...I think it had a pilot valve that had to be opened and a button had to be depressed to open the valve to...
Re: Low compression, more test results-busaid inying used vans!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 9 Sep 2012 15:51:25 -0700
...engines valve wear, seating, guides and >> cylinder head sealing are the weak links that often require attention. Many >> engines with coolant carrying intake manifolds...
Re: Turbo wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Fri, 20 Jun 2003 13:53:26 +1000
...Redo your head gaskets in >advance, ceramic-coat the heads, valves and pistons, lower the CR, put >aircraft-quality head studs in, heat-wrap...
Re: Compression Ratios, mixing Heads.
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:27:07 -0500
...Un-shrouding the intake valves, like you suggest, is a very good idea from a CR standpoint since this increases combustion volume and hence...
Re: Vanagon Re-power cheap and reliable...Reply from digest
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:04:29 -0400
...clearance the intake, and the > exhaust > system was welded after the end of the manifold flange in a crude manner. > The intake from the...
Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
Historical mailing list - dr
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:56:15 -0400
...I just don't believe them > that the valves are bad when I don't use any oil, compression seems fine, and > it does...
85 westi still wiff a prooblamo
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Mon, 3 May 2004 21:13:59 -0400
...is well grounded 1 wire style all grounds at 0 ohms intake air flow meter checks good fixed 4 push rod tubes and replaced...
Re: Some Questions about the ECU Chip Upgrades- Answered....
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sun, 6 Aug 2000 23:36:12 PDT
...The 1.4 rockers have >a >offset arm so the valve guide should be similar to stock wear. > >I had my cam lift increased...
Re: Low compression, more test results
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 9 Sep 2012 16:01:26 -0700
...Valves were zero lash or 1 turn in, no valve noise, timing >> dead >>>>>> on >>>>>> >>>>>> 2. Manifold vacuum is 12� Hg with �1� tick (should...
Re: Tiny Drops of Coolant
Historical mailing list - david kao
Wed, 20 Nov 1996 23:03:31 -0800
...Also, they wanted $100+ for each exhaust valve and a little less for intake ones. I thought that was an intention of rip off...
Hard Starting Cold and Hot
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:49:27 -0500
...valve and it hums -new spark plugs, new spark plug wires, rotor and distrib cap are ok -checked engine vacuum--no leaks -checked intake...
Re: engine conversion
Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:54:19 -0600
...It lays across the valve cover (I glued a piece of heavy rubber between it and valve cover) and it even looks natural. I...
Re: westy propane in europe
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:33:22 -0500
...The propane engines I build have non heat treated valve seats, increased piston to skirt clearance and a 7 to 1 compression ratio. These...
Re: Engine woes - what to do?
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Mon, 23 Dec 2013 15:24:53 -0600
...of flywheel, water pump, thermostat, timing belt, valve cover gasket. The other was custom fabrication of intake and exhaust. There always seemed to be...
Re: Running The Van Low On Fuel
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:04:36 +0000
...These > are just like the deposits in the intake valve chambers. Worn valve > guides and missing stem seals add to this as some oil...
Behr Air Conditioning
Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
Mon, 4 Jan 1999 11:36:43 -0700
...Access for replenishing and checking the freon charge is via schrader valves adjacent to the compressor, on top of the engine. It is an...
DM: Dead Dynos IV, Conclusion
Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 05:49:21 -0800
...in the intake. The water turns to steam in the combustion process and blasts the carbon to be blown out the valves. Would it...
Re: E15 fuel?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 27 Dec 2012 07:11:51 -0800
...I had to throw away the Suzuki gas tank it was so bad, and replace, not just clean and rebuild, both the fuel valves...
Re: 10/16 ORIGINAL POST is here ... Fw: 10/15 Need Advice AND Repairs (1991 GMC Vandura) in BERKELEY, Calif.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 23:10:34 -0400
...Antifreeze going down the intake valves is not good for anything. Engine compression and leak down test along with oil analysis should always be...