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• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 16:59:47 -0800
  ...But then, there may be driveability issues >> with >> > that approach; there may need to be some baseline idle valve air flow >> level >> > needed. >> > >> > We...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:27:28 -1000
  ...days, all vanagon drivers are going to be using that cap >>> simply as a connection to a one-way valve from a third party...
• Re: 6 mils of lash...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 09:35:09 -0500
  ...so preloading the valve and doing a compression test right away wont tell you if the lifter has self adjusted. drive the van for...
• Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:06:47 -0800
  ...The shift governor for the 090 transmission is usually on the final drive section, and since they have such a wide range of output...
• Commentary on Air Cooled Cylinder Heads
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 15:39:28 -0500
  ...If the dropped valve is in #3 cylinder it can normally be attributed to overheating. If the dropped valve is on any other cylinder...
• Re: rotten idle surge -- a thought
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 May 2002 20:55:26 -0500
  ...With the engine warm, and the idle stabilizer valve disconnected, get the idle speed adjusted right - 850 to 900 rpm. Engine off, reconnect the...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 11:11:42 -0500
  ...The injector seemed to be working on the wasserboxer as gas mileage/idle/driveablity seemed to be the same as ever. Busdepot suggested I...
• Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 15:53:46 -0500
  ...The injector seemed to be working on the wasserboxer as gas mileage/idle/driveablity seemed to be the same as ever. Busdepot suggested I...
• Re: a newbie with some problems: hissing 2.1 L WBX and thrown belt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:54:58 -0400
  ...The engine had failed due to overheating and one of the valve stems had frozen to its guide causing that push rod to bend...
• Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT* solved!
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Wed, 24 May 2006 09:50:18 -0600
  ...While my test drive yesterday was picture-perfect, when I drove the van this morning it was behaving just as it had been before...
• Re: GW metal valve not sealing to new rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:22:03 -0800
  ...I wipe clean then it appears after the next drive. > > I’m so grateful we still fairly easily find parts like the rear heater...
• Re: brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 21:45:18 -0600
  ...When I bled the brakes I got some help an I did the grunt work down under the van to open the bleeder valves...
• Re: Running hot........or maybe not
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 21:43:22 -0400
  ...The cable to the heater valve is broken. A couple of weeks ago (well before the problem started), believing we were heading into summer...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:17:18 -0700
  ...Thanks for any > >advice/input/feedback/links/etc..... > > > >-- > >Chris > >88 Vanagon GL (daily driver) > >87 Westfalia (in progress) > -- Chris 88 Vanagon GL (daily driver...
• Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:47:32 -0800
  ...No need to drive differently .. or to keep rev's higher than you used to. they drive like a 'much, much better waterboxer' .. plus...
• Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:02:46 -0700
  ...Their conclusion is that the valves are bad on > cylinders 1 &2. > > Not ever having driven an air cooled van in its prime, I...
• Re: Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:24:24 -0700
  To replace the XP valve, you don't absolutely need to drop the evaporator/cabinet. I (and mechanic with smaller hands) just did that...
• Re: Loud clanking sound from exhaust - pushrod unseated?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 10:14:44 -0700
  ...I had > a problem with air in the lifter and the valve was about 5 turns too > tight. So, I loosened it up so...
• Re: Meltdown temp? ...Max Cuising Speed for AC
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:24:43 -0800
  ...When my bus dropped the valve on > the way to JBB it ran fine all the way from Scarborough to Fort Erie, > but when...
• Re: THE engine (a bastard )
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 20:41:03 -0800
  ...Imagine getting a valve job done on that puppy 12 x 5.... 60 valves! Puts the ole 16V GTI to shame! I friend of...
• Re: Frydae - For VW Oldtimers
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:37:18 -0800
  ...As a daily driver, they are better than a Vanagon. Don't forget that they have the same maintenance requirements as cars of the...
• cleaning out the garage - free heater boxes!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 2 Jul 1995 15:24:50 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I pushed the old '72 westy out into the driveway. Sat in it for awhile, boy is it different from the vanagon! Lots of...
• Re: AW: 10W40 �Turbo-proved� v. 20W 50Comments: To: Maureen Stretch <mstretch@SPRINTMAIL.COM>
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 10:39:19 -0700
  ...I have driven many VW engines for several 100000kms using 20W50 in summer and 10W40 in winter. However, change you oil religiously every 5000...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 15:22:28 -0600
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver x2 jon wrote: > I recently received an ISV control unit (1986 and later) for disassembly > (among other things...
• Vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 May 2021 01:18:20 +0000
  ...Bad intake valves and worn guides present the same problems as vacuum leaks with the addition of burning combustion gasses. Think of stuck EGR...
• Re: Dometic Refrig finally working on gas
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 1 May 97 11:21:36 EDT
  ...That pilot light is directly > behind the driver side window area. Mine usually stays on, but has > occasionally gone out, could of been the...
• Re: New engine, but AT will not engage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 May 2004 21:33:09 -0400
  ...I broke the motor in and bled the coolant in the driveway, adjusted valves, CO mix, etc., and then i was going to road...
• Re: Help locating coolant part - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 09:16:47 -0700
  ...But that's for another group. > 98 Passat, a dream to drive. No wait, I dream about driving it. Lisa > gets it, I drive...
• Re: type 4 engine noise(long)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 21:27:32 -0400
  If the noise is metallic sounding, you may have a loose valve seat. If not, it can be a head seal that burned through...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:58:13 -0700
  ...In 3rd gear there would be more losses in the engine itself (piston / conn rod weight reversal, valve springs, compression events, oil/water pump...
• Re: GEX update (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 18:46:26 -0700
  ...VW buses have their engines rather far from the ears of their drivers, pull large loads with itty-bitty engines, heat up alot, etc...
• Re: Failed Ca Smog due to Evaporative leak
  Historical mailing list - KKALnSF
  Mon, 2 Apr 2012 21:40:39 -0700
  ...Is it possible the canister is on that side and not the left (driver) rear? On Apr 2, 2012, at 8:40 PM, Dennis...
• Re: chronic valve tapping
  Historical mailing list - Alan Ruffalo
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 07:37:40 -0700
  ...valve tapping > Bradley, you said: > > << I have a tap that comes and goes weekly. It's beginning to be very > annoying. I only drive...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:53:31 -0700
  ...Could you elaborate on that? >> >> Zero valve lash cold was Bob Donalds' spec for his big valve engine. I >> don't know enough about...
• Re: Battery, OXS lights stay on after start
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 26 Sep 1997 09:41:43 EDT
  ...The problem subsided after I did a major tune up and cleaned out the cold start bypass valve. Good Luck & Drive Safely Ken Lewis...
• Re: sears pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 07:57:08 -0800
  ...to when discussing the measurement of > fuel-line pressures ? the schraeder valve feature may > have misled me. > > i'm trying to identify what section...
• help:coolant leak puzzle????
  Historical mailing list - Hermann de Boer
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:45:03 +0000
  ...parked on my sloped driveway. Any ideas??? Rear heater?? We had a new water pump and rear heater valve installed as preventive maintenance. After...
• Re: What is the big cylinder in my drivers side rear wheel well?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:05:17 -0400
  ...What is the big cylinder in my drivers side rear wheel well? > > > What is the big cylinder in my drivers side rear wheel well...
• a/c drain
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:01:19 -0400
  ...In the midst of this fun project I found a hose to the drivers side of the back cabinet inlet. Looks to me like...
• Re: ATF and Final Drive
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 07:07:34 -0500
  ...regulated by the speed that it is driven by the >gears in the final drive. The valve body (the control unit in the trans...
• Re: lack of power when cold
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 21:09:00 -0500
  ...Drove out the driveway and sure enough it wouldn't shift into 2nd. Baked off the gas and she went into 2nd, then third...
• Re: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 5:46:51 PDT
  ...After that I would check out the pressure relief valves. I don't remember what you drive but you may have one or to...
• Re: Flushing brakes ATE calipers rebuilding
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:38:54 -0800
  ...driver's seat into position >to keep pressure on the brake pedal. (Figure 7) >I did try flushing using just the upper valve, but...
• Re: How does the Idle Stabilizer Work?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 06:38:15 EST
  ...It is an air valve that "modulates" the air flow by varying the time period the between open and closed. It does this many...
• Re: Automatic Transmission alternatives..help
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 21:29:51 EST
  ...the driver for rhe rabbit governer and you don't need that. You change the shift arm (which involves dropping the valve body..not...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:41:21 -0700
  I use the Mann/Mahle ones from Bus Depot..they have that 'valve' that does not allow the oil to drain down. John ----- Original...
• Re: She LIVES
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 19:40:52 -0400
  ...She LIVES How did the oil overpressure happen? I might want it, but will have to drive over from Bend. --t On Thu, Jul...
• refrigerator work
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 14:08:52 -0600
  ...It doesn't always stay lit, especially if I have driven on a rough road before lighting it. It may light, but then go...
• 91 Carat - Auto Tranny - 2.1L WBX - RPM Hunting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:49:34 -0500
  ...After it warmed up, I shut it down, disconnected the Idle Stabilizer Valve. And started it again. Ran smooth as silk from 800 to...
• George Lyle is broken in Paradise, UT
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 08:39:02 -0700
  From glyle@pon.type2.com to the type2 list. (Gearge is a T2 list admin.) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I was checking my valves, right side all OK...
• Re: Confused about valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 17:55:12 -0400
  ...3 and 4 is > on the driver's side. 1 and 3 is in front. > > Dennis > ok so since my notch in the distributor...
• Re: bleeding the cooling system....
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 05:58:25 EDT
  ...The 2.1 has another bleed valve at the thermostat. But I don't know about the 1.9. Even after all of this...
• Re: A/T wont drive in 3rd.Assistance PLEASE...
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:55:10 +0000
  ...A/T wont drive in 3rd.Assistance PLEASE... >Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 17:15:19 EST > >Hey Raul >The brake band needs to...
• take a look a jeff's pictures
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:01:50 -0800
  ...The van dropped an intake valve seat on #1 cylinder when I was doing compression testing in the driveway. Very lucky. The van/engine...
• Re: 4 speed shift problems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:13:54 -0500
  From your description - valve noise and hard shifting - the simplest attempt to fix would be to change the engine oil to Mobil One 15...
• One more question before the rebuild.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 07 May 1996 20:38:56 EDT
  ...It sure was good to drive it again even if it was only around the block. Thanks for your help, Brett PS On valve...
• oil additive(s)
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 00:36:25 -0800 (PST)
  ...For the last year I have been using it as a daily driver, only 4 miles to work, all uphill and the engine doesn...
• Re: Intermittent smoking and rough running.. Inline 4 conversion engine, long..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:43:43 -0400
  The VW I4 engines are notorious for bad valve stem seals and worn guides. With the proper tolls, the seals are fairly easy to...
• Re: Air conditioner - receiver/dryer advice
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 21:26:46 -0500
  ...If the dessicant breaks free, it will destroy the compressor, expansion valve and I have even seen this cause a hose or pipe to...
• OK Diesel Dudes...
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sat, 26 May 2001 20:09:02 -0700
  ...but the head has the usual cracks between the valves (4 cracks). I have driven these amazing engines for years with these cracks there...