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• Re: Question to a diesel expert... :o)
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 14:56:50 -0700
  ...Anything besides dry black carbon there??? If it's oily you could have valve and/or valve guide wear or the oil control rings...
• Re: Bus questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 13:16:56 -0600
  ...Will it need brakes soon, notice any misseing in the idle or running of the engine? that's a sign of poor valve adjusting...
• Hemorrhaging fuel! Need pump/filter for SyncroBeast
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 03:27:29 -0600
  ...Developed a dead short! I know that A2 golf (8 valve) fits. Anything else, what's available? what's it cost? I'll check...
• Re: Idle Issues with my 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 08:55:54 -0400
  ...Now for that conversion did you transplant the complete 2.1l FI system including the harness with idle control valve etc. Also how did...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 14:04:34 -0800
  ...Noisy Valve lifters > > > > That sounds like a lot of Marvel Mystery Oil to me..a whole qt. > I don't think I ever use...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:46:02 -0700
  ...Maybe your relief valve is stuck open? >> >> Rachel, >> >> Sitting here in the office I cannot recall whether I was spinning cw >> or c-cw...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 12:44:10 -0600
  ...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: 82 westy rebuild - compression data
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 23:56:42 -0700
  ...I'm sure I'll have to pay in kind ;). > > I'd like to drive from CO to MD for Thanksgiving. Any opinions on...
• Re: Strange Idle behavior: Cause found
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:49:55 -0500
  ...After some testing, I replaced the idle control valve. A pricey item, cylindrical and silver with two hose connections and an electrical input connector...
• Re: 87 Westfalia - Running hot?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 6 Oct 2023 11:22:42 -0700
  ...but > dropped quickly back to 120°, lower on the drivers side. Cracked the > bleeder valve, immediately squirting coolant, closed it back. > > It’s interesting...
• Re: '83 watercooled, failed SMOG, pulsing exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Anders Lundin
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 06:17:58 +0200
  Have you checked the valve guide rubber things? Oil in the cumbustion WILL raise the HC. Unburned fuel is another reson HC will rocket...
• Re: lifter that doesn't stay pumped up?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 08:03:20 -0700
  ...you tried the method described in the Bentley? > > Adjust valve to .006" and drive until you feel that > all air has be evacuate > then...
• Fwd: Advice wanted (and maybe some sympathy) on what looks somewhat major..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 17:34:01 -0700
  ...I know the inline VWs are hard on valve guides and those have never been touched, nor have any of the valves, other than...
• Re: 91 pops tank after tank
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 14 Jul 2012 16:12:10 -0700
  ...I don't drive it much; my daughter drives it a lot though. It came down with Vanagon syndrome on Friday and I THINK...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:15:44 -0800
  ...The #1 exhaust valve > > dropped > > onto the piston and was pounded back up through the head. The > valve > > didn't > > fail; the retainer, clips...
• talk me outta this...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 13:27:07 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I got out and popped off one valve cover, and while turning the crank with a wrench, I see NO valve train movement!! It...
• Re: Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:45:36 +0000
  ...THe upper COndenser isnt mounted to anything? the cabinet just holds it there? I need to replace my expansion valve as it appears to...
• Re: Intermittent smoking and rough running.. Inline 4 conversion engine, long..
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:34:18 -0500
  ...Could be valve guides, rings, etc. Anything that has to do with oil control. I can't relate exactly to the Cabriolet motor, but...
• It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tinkerman007
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 02:00:52 -0400
  ...to ISV 1 17 Ignition pulses from Ignition coil driver LS 8 Throttle valve switch input T 13 Coolant temperature sensor (TEMP2) input K...
• Re: Ill start from the beginning (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 15:10:39 -0700
  ...in all cylinders except #3 which reads 0! Removing > the valve cover shows all normal, except the valves on #3 seem to be > moving...
• re: Hydr. lifters
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 15:06:51 PDT
  When adjusting valves properly, they will lift off thier seat. You must wait 1/2 hour or so before starting engine to let lifters...
• Re: Cold Start problems: Pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:00:13 -0600
  ...a cutoff valve inline >with the new gauge. >It is convenient to periodically check the regulator and injector leak >down. >Drive Safely & Good Luck...
• Re: Winter Storage
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:37:56 -0700
  ...If you really want to go the extra mile remove the rocker arms so all the valves are closed to keep moisture from condensing...
• Vanagon diesel + diesel Westy + project Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 18:22:31 -0400
  1982 Vanagon diesel, all there, was running fine until the crank pulley bolt came loose, bent valves. Easily repaired, may need new head. The...
• 81 Vanagon Type 4 Motor Timing
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:47:07 -0400
  ...Why does the van run so well with the timing so far off? Is the incorrect positioning of the distributor due to the drive...
• Re: Last gasp: low compression exhaust valve can't pass smog
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:59:59 -0700
  ...then the next time he comes to my driver's door window he says " $ 15 " .. that was 'it' !! lol. very nice low emissions too...
• Re: Performance Wasserboxer: Fact or Fiction
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 08:22:35 EDT
  Sean; I have driven cars that sense the drop in manifold pressure during hard accelerations and kick out the A/C compressor. Probably a...
• Fwd: Vgon syndrome on 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Wed, 14 May 2003 03:04:59 -0700
  ...Even did all the checks >>> involving the throttle valve/full throttle enrichment valve. Check. >>> My >>> air filter is rather clean. Fresh spark plugs now...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:59:56 -0800
  ...Noisy Valve lifters Check oil level ? Do people do that really ? Speaking of, do you believe in the 'between the marks' as the better...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 14:37:00 -0300
  ...I don’t think any of our six VWs have lever on the proportioning valve, but I haven’t had cause to crawl under...
• Troubleshooting Overheating...
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 10:10:19 MST
  ...Put air scoopes on the sides or drive without a deck lid" Last summer it passed the dipstick test just fine when running in...
• Re: Big Valves for me?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 21:37:40 -0600
  ...So I ask the questions.....Who provided your big valve heads? Who did your stroker crank, and what was the offset? How much did...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:53:25 -0600
  ...One thing I have noticed is that if I fill to the mark, then drive until the coolant temperature gauge is at the LED...
• Re: Floorpan rust
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 07:39:56 -0400
  ...This means it is likely that the driver side panel or window is leaking water. Now, if your van is this rusty this is...
• Re: Report: Dash Removal / Removal, NOT R&R
  Historical mailing list - Zach White
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 07:33:34 +0000
  ...Shesh, doesn't like heat, uses that silly metric system, drives a Vanagon. What isn't wrong with me? -Zach PS- incidentally, all that...
• Upstream Fuel Filter dissection results
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 21:08:29 -0500
  I've been using a 1/2" gas valve shutoff upstream of my upstream fuel filter for several years now to make th upstream...
• Wrong answer; Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:21:32 -0700
  ...As long as the check valve on the bottom of the >> piston is working, the only exit route for this oil is between the...
• Re: Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:14:33 -0700
  ...There may also be hoses on the driver's side that pass through a hole in the side wall.� What the guru did was...
• Re: Advice wanted (and maybe some sympathy) on what looks somewhat major..
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:12:21 -0700
  ...I know the inline VWs are > hard on valve guides and those have never been touched, nor have any of the > valves, other than...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 17:50:27 -0500
  ...A valve --> a switch Engine-driven pump --> generator (or battery. But batteries use chemistry so they're more complicated in detail. In very rough...
• Re: General Questions from a Newbie
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Jun 1995 14:17:58 -0300
  ...Got any compression in that engine? Valves OK? Top speed in my '71 Westy was ~60mph when new, was ~80 in 2.0l '78...
• heater blower project
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 4 Oct 95 11:23:23 EDT
  ...Also with regard to heat, important gains can be had by removing the flapper valves. Just run aluminum duct hose right from the heat...
• Any feedback on the GoWesty 120HP WaterBoxer motors
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 10:12:51 -0400
  ...a upgraded vanagon engine to come and test drive my personal van with the big valve engine and the European Didjet ECU going faster...
• Re: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 20 May 2004 08:52:53 -0500
  ...filled valves. I've got over 60k on the engine now and I use this baby for my daily commute. I drive 100 miles...
• Re: Two Automatic Transmission Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:25:24 -0700
  ...I need the following info, and informed opinion. (1)What is the approximate shipping weight of a Vanagon automatic transmission, with final drive assembly...
• Re: How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:44:21 -0600
  ...valve on the radiator, then drive down the >> road until the low coolant warning light comes on. Stop, fill the tank, >> then drive some...
• Re:Vanagon Temp Guage
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 15:27:59 PDT
  ...Once the car was driven then it went higher. If the car was driven on the highway then it would go even higher. Really...
• 2.1 w/solid lifters - Frankenstein's Monster Lives!
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:48:04 -0700
  ...often well we need to adjust the valves? This was fun and if anyone wants to drive a Frankenstein's monster that kicks ass...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:11:26 -0500
  ...or if it is the bearings heating up and changing > shape... > > I do know that when I take the valve covers off, the drivers...
• Re: 62 bus question- NVC
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 23:31:07 +1200
  ...I'm looking at a 62' bus to purchase and use for a >daily driver. I'm not real familiar with the air cooled...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:55:28 -0400
  ...The valves barely hum. For testing you want to measure the duty or dwell cycle. For the system to be in control, the base...
• Re: HELP! Super high idle!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 10:01:55 -0500
  Hey all, Took the van to the local air-cooled mechanic today and he solved the problem...seems the deceleration valve was siezed in...
• Urgent: NEED HELP, Weird Van Thing
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 18:04:57 -0400
  ...Mentioned valve noise and was directed by list to try MMO. So this weekend I changed the oil and filter, used 1 quart of...
• Re: Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:49:56 -0500
  ...Engine performance issues always come down to an engine problem, (rings, valves, valve train), fuel or air delivery, or ignition. While it may start...
• Re: heaviest oil to use??
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 10:21:25 -0500
  ...ive run Marvel oil for while to > loosen up everything (ie lifters,valves mainly) so now it is time > to adjust > the valves and...
• Re: Fw: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 01:25:56 -0500
  ...In the Mahl/Mann filters, the relief valve spring and the design of the valve itself does a better job of keeping the oil...
• Re: What's that? - a single woman's view/Plus a single man's
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:27:31 -0700
  ...the driver passes out eventually ? btw, I have a marine 12 volt propane shut off valve, that is brand new, cost me 55 bucks...
• Re: conversion -Opinions Please
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:26:33 -0500
  ...My vr6 conversion Has not had one issue after driving as my daily driver all last summer. where as the boxer was being tinkered...
• Re: Big Brake options
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:53:25 +0200
  The vanagon has a such a valve. But it´s biasing depending on deceleration, not rear axle weight. It´s the big rotten steel...
• Re: Break job questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 21 Aug 2023 21:50:41 -0400
  ...Passenger front and then driver front. >> >> All tips wanted >> >> And again how much new fluid for the change is needed? >> >> Any special tips for...