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• Re: Keeping the fridge lit thoughts, experiences.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 13:24:26 -0400
  ...on the fresh air side.) It is also possible that the intake is blocked when you have it installed in the van. Finally, you...
• Re: Sorry about the error on 1.9l intake boot
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:28:44 -0800
  > > << I will say in my own defense that the motivation for my post was not > really to make money. >> > > There are a few homilies...
• Cant Accelerate (still!)
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:23:30 -0700
  Ok, once again I have an 84 Vanagon Automatic Cant accelerate, she sputters, pops back thru the intake and will die. Starts and idles...
• WTB intake air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:03:26 -0700
  any one gave one i can buy? i still need one... for a 1984 vanagon gl (water cooled) auto, i cant seem to find...
• Re: My poor MPG, compression tests results
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:43:52 -0700
  Intake leak on the "normal" side causing a leaner condition? "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: The testing continues. # 1...
• Re: Dometic, Installing in a non-camper
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:31:20 -0400
  ...Actually, I wonder if the >intake could be routed from the deck instead. That'd eliminate the >need for a second exterior set if...
• Question for Turbo Vanagon Owners
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 21:21:00 -0700
  ...What have other people done for the air box on their turbo vans? My intake system is a very simple setup. It consists of...
• Re: Potential bad Brake Master Cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:54:14 -0700
  ...I don't think it harms the engine much at all to draw brake fluid into the intake and burn it in the combustion...
• Re: Standard Repair Times - Rings / Heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 23:10:53 -0500
  ...The > intakes were once fitted with slingers or fixed seals on the valve > stems. Most crack and become missing after 40K or so. Most...
• Re: d pillar air intake hose
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 13:45:56 -0500
  ...I > noticed a surprising increase in intake noise with that hose gone. > Thanks, > Edward > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Zeitgeist...
• FS: 2.1L & syncro parts
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 00:25:56 -0700
  ...Less than 20k on it! $100. *Intake tube between air cleaner & snorkel with clear dust catcher- part #025 129 695 - $35 *Snorkel air intake...
• Re: the saga continues...any ideas??? (86 west syncro running rich)
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 21:27:11 -0400
  ...You can see it if you look straight down between the AC compressor and the intake manifold. It attaches to the head. Fix this...
• Re: can the front blower motor (etc)
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 08:34:17 -0800
  ...Still, the outboard motor bearing is no more accessible through the makeup air intake. Anyway, by the time the bearing is squealing, it is...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:54:03 -0800
  No, Temp I is inside the AFM, for intake air temp sensing for ECU use. The black one is Temp Gauge sender. The coax...
• Re: Oil in Coolant Morphed to "Power at Altitude"
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:36:37 -0700
  ...by lowering > the amount of gas' that is injected into the IntakeManifold so as to > attempt to maintain a StoichiometricFuelRatio. So I have a...
• Diagnosis in DeLand
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:41:34 -0800
  ...The intake valve on #1 cylinder had lost its keeper and was floating around somewhere in the cylinder head. So, the good news is...
• Vanagon Head Leak
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Arnfeld
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 21:23:32 -0700
  The rear nut holding the "Intake air distributor" to the crankcase is doing its best to remain firmly attached to it bolt. As many...
• Re: IDLE STABILIZER ???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 18:02:26 EDT
  ...You idle problem may only be that the idle adjustment screw (that really big slotted screw on your air intake) needs some adjustment. However...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list - Paul Schiemer
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 09:49:50 -0400
  Hey, I don't get it. How could anyone misconstrue an open dialog about scoops as an attack on Ken? Although Kens' posted availability...
• Re: Wisdom of List Sought
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 09:42:33 EDT
  ...Check the hose that goes from the "tower" to the intake to see if it might be collapsed internally. If this is OK, then...
• Re: Where to buy vanagon bra
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 09:40:12 -0700
  ...from the outside of the light, across the whole front (radiator intake esp.) and then square up again on the outside of the other...
• Re: Carver P4 won't start when very cold
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 16:12:12 EST
  ...Also make sure your flue is not blocked, and your intake and flue are close to the same length. Steve Lashley SKL Enterprises Inc...
• Re: Dometic fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 21:09:31 -0700
  Service manual lives at: <http://wetwesties1.tripod.com> Dennis Haynes wrote: > This is usually caused by a leak or clog in the air intake...
• Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 10:08:23 -0800
  ...to leak into the vacuum line that connects it to the intake. Any decent shop should know to check this. Unplug that vacuum line...
• Re: can anyone look up a part# on ETKA for me?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:22:35 -0400
  > i need to know if 025 129 615 B air filter intake hose for > '84/'85 vanagon transporter/truck is still available? > local dealer...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 04:09:17 -0500
  ...if the intake hose to thermostat housing stays cold, this suggests the same possibilities. dan On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 23:52:53 EST...
• 2.1L WBX intake plug question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:56:48 -0400
  I'm attemping to solve my 2.1L WBX transplant puzzle. Please help. Where does the wire to this plug go? Is it part...
• Re: Scoop for breather?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 09:43:45 -0400
  ...the engine air intake- behind the same right rear grill is the "snorkel" that feeds the airbox. It's intake faces rear (presumably to...
• Re: Update on AFM testing procedure
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 15:15:01 -0400
  ...And finally from that the mass flowing through the intake. I think maybe they kept the wire hot enough that differences in intake air...
• Re: 2.1l vacuum readings?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 21 May 2009 22:27:08 -0600
  ...Low vacuum readings may indicate intake valve, manifold, or carb gasket leaks including internal or external manifold leaks. Spray carb cleaner around suspected areas...
• 82 Westy, 2.0 california- hesitant(?)fuzzy, accelleration?
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:33:54 -0700
  ...I noticed the hesitant acceleration in preparation for the smog after changing the plugs, wires cap rotor, fixed the intake boot leak etc.. I...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:03:12 -0700
  ...Since the intake >> and exhaust are open only on the ends where they penetrate the wall of >> the >> van, and are otherwise sealed, this...
• Re: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:41:11 -0400
  ...after that i will check to see if any of the intake runners get a little hotter. from it venting to the intake. From...
• Re: front heater problems 85'
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 06:08:59 -0800
  ...Remove the upper grill, then remove the smaller air grille to the air intake track. Turn on the heater to high speed if it...
• Re: Cool pics, some questions
  Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 19:21:48 -0700
  ...One of the Vanagons rear air intakes were sealed up. Does this decrease >drag enough to be worth doing and where do you get...
• Re: Alternate Air Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:34:23 -0500
  ...All watercooled vanagons have a cardboard divider to make sure that the intake air did not come from the engine compartment. VW would not...
• Re: Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:44:38 -0400
  ...You > very likely have an air leak somewhere at the upper end of the flue/intake > system, either bad O-rings at the tube...
• Re: [Westfalia] 1.9L Vanagon Engine Turn Key Weight (HELP!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:32:05 -0700
  ...The engine will be shipped complete- intake, exhaust > everything. I am going to pull it, put it on a pallet and ship it. So...
• Re: aircraft engine NVC
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:55:50 -0500
  ...html > > What are all the holes about? I can see the intake and exhaust ports but what are the other holes in the heads...
• Audi Shmaudi lets talk Volvo
  Historical mailing list - Martin Wolf
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 11:22:27 EST
  ...Additionally, the CIS system is integral to the intake manifold making a very nice compact package. Am I missing something here? Or is the...
• Re: Update: More idle issues for idle hands and minds
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:10:53 -0500
  ...It goes from the elbow between the mass airflow sensor and the > intake air distributor to the oil breather. What does the oil breather...
• Re: quick question- how many valves?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 07:55:06 -0700
  eight, one exhaust and one intake per cylinder. Unless you have the twin overhead cam 16V Superboxer. Just kidding. :) bmc :) Ben McCafferty ben@volkscafe...
• A few more part for sale
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 17:31:10 EST
  ...with pipes over trans,thermostat housing/cover $60 6.starter, $40 7.full intake with injectors, regulator and throttle body,$75 8. AFM and...
• Re: oil leak on 83.5 Canadian 1.9L wbx
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Sun, 2 May 2004 11:26:20 -0600
  ...the breather heating pipe?- leading from the tower to the air intake is soft and collapsed to an oval shape. Should it be like...
• Re: Does anyone know where to buy a yellow H2 bulb?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:49:23 -0800
  ...Trim 'em up and put 'em coming out the rear air intakes and up from under the body behind the rear wheels. Hilarious. -- John...
• Re: How much power can a stock FI make?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 10:13:07 -0500
  ...when I say minor I mean the intake port where it meets the intake seat was made only .050 ths larger to match the...
• RE: Governors (i.e.-rev limiters)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 03 May 1996 11:31:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I *have* seen an odd EGR valve, that was fitted to a spacer plate between the carb and intake manifold on a '74 bug...
• Re: IF Fire What Do?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 27 Sep 1998 21:24:47 -0400
  ...flames > shooting up the side air intakes -melting the syncro air intake lines > and melting the air intake lovers/grills and then singeing the...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Jun 2020 21:06:03 -0700
  ...Tighten to 6ft.lbs and the belt is properly tensioned. > Van café also offers silicone intake boots. > https://www.vancafe.com/Vanagon-Intake-Manifold...
• Re: Bluestar project progress
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 May 2013 20:30:38 -0400
  ...The other side of the barbed fitting plugs into the second hole in the air intake boot coming from the air cleaner to the...
• Re: extractor exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 10:50:51 -0800
  ...This is extremely important when large valves are used, and there is allot of valve lift and duration which increases the intake/exhaust overlap...
• Re: 87 Lack of power
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:05:40 -0800
  ...Is it the "intake air sensor" (Air Fuel Mixture?) attached to the > air cleaner? AFM is the air flow meter...it's a potentiometer...
• Re: Van idle over winter/Dirt Trap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 May 2011 13:39:13 -0500
  ...minnowcounter ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > re > Intake assembly before the air filter canister that traps dust/firt. Clear > plastic, that is...
• butch/mechanics Re: 2.1 power loss mystery solved (GP 18)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 09:52:49 -0400
  ...Had to remove the intakes to clean and rebolt that sucker down. > > Now the van drives flawlessly and has plenty of power up hills...
• squishy rocker arm? / adjusting hydro valves
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 21:54:30 -0700
  ...I did the exhaust and intake on #1, then turned 180 and did the intake on #2, but when I got to the exhaust...
• Re: Driving with no exhaust
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:50:27 -0800
  ...Flames no matter what and backfiring happens up the intake. (Now that I think of it, I can't imagine "back" firing out the...
• Re: Heads replaced, starts and runs crappy. Two questions.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:39:22 -0400
  ...almost like there is an intake leak. > And there is an intake leak. Where does the long plastic hose go that comes > in from...
• d pillar air intake hose
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:19:46 -0700
  Hey gang, Wondering if anyone has a source for the ribbed hose in the d pillar that connects the upper plastic part to the...
• Mysterious idle
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Aug 1997 18:19:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...the rubber hoses that make up the air distribution plenum and intake manafold. Of the 8 clamps only 2 were left. Could this cause...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 08:44:01 EDT
  ...T/O bearing <<snip>> Clean, inspect and paint: - Coolant crossover pipes - Intake plenum and runners >> also replace: - front and rear pine tree air fresheners...