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• Re: Front heater valves, another junk part
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:34:42 -0700
  Definitely post those for the next poor sap who has to do this job! Hopefully my OEM valve will last the rest of my...
• Dead cylinder....$0.25 fix!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 31 May 2002 05:51:58 -0400
  ...while running in the driveway. Number 2 unresponsive. Now, I had no unusual valve clatter, but popped the valve cover to look to see...
• Re: New owner of 91 Westy -- sticky valve
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 19:22:13 -0500
  ...I'm tired of having clattering > > valves > > if I don't drive the van every day. I've tried the MMO, but it only...
• type IV still misses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 95 12:01 CDT
  ...Could this be a problem with my EGR valve. As far as I know the valve works fine, but I do not have the...
• Re: Some basic TypeIV engine help, please
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 12:26:48 -0700
  Sounds like a bad valve/valve guide/seal that is allowing the oil to be sucked in the intake valve. The intake valve may...
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:49:13 -0400
  ...valve that shuts off all flow to both >heaters in my 2.1. It is installed in the heater hose near the >driver's...
• Re: Propane
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 20:01:01 -0700
  ...I modified my system so the output of the westy's regulator goes to a shutoff valve (valve A), then to a tee. One...
• Re: front heater valve
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:07:48 -0600
  This problem has been of such dimension over time that many have opted to install a special shut off valve in one of the...
• Re: A/C troubleshooting...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 07:46:36 EDT
  ...the previous owner.) >> James the high pressure valve should be under the plastic cover on the driver's side in the opening of the...
• Re: Hidden ATF leak, strange shifting behavior.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:40:27 -0500
  ...Leave as much seafoam as possiable in the trans when swaping out the other valve body.This will clean the new valve body after...
• Re: Victory is mine (T2) and fool injection ?
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 12:35:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...these down? I drive off Clay, I wouldn't clamp down the fat hoses to and from the decel valve, especially the one that...
• Re: anti-theft for diesel vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 11:02:43 PST
  ...Maybe a solenoid operated valve conveniently actuated by a hidden switch reachable from the driver's seat?? Dave Kautz
• Re: Ratio Rockers with swivel/roller tips?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:42:19 EDT
  ...Then drive with more power... I even made a web to show how to install them. If you add the bigger valve heads, change...
• unclas Propane tank fill valve leak
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 11:16:05 -0400
  ...valve and would not stop. Faced with about 3 gallons of propane venting into a campground at dinner time, we elected to drive off...
• Re: engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:20:50 -0400
  ...All of the other cylinders seem to be as I would expect for the valves closed... rocker arm flexible and pushrod retracted, thus I...
• Re: Does the WBX suck valves?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 15:25:17 -0400
  ...But, if this engine isn't a valve eater, (just a rod sucker, at least for the 2.1) then I may just drive...
• Re: coolant level rising - A solution?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:59:16 EDT
  ...This valve plate, for want of a better name, has a sealing ring on its circumference. Tightening the cap to the spigot of the...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:54:40 -0500
  ...use. Drive it for > 100-300 miles. Change oil and filter again. > > *IF* the clatter doesn't go away, readjust the valves. As for...
• Westy LP fill valve Blue's---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 23:06:34 -0500
  ...a return number--- Now the question---- Isn't there a direct drive valve for these tanks, that will eliminate all the garbage that goes...
• Re: Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Veerman, Keith
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 10:02:23 -0600
  ...grey valve ...same reason you'd want to adjust the front heater core: sometimes you want a little heat, sometimes you want more. I...
• Re: Stalling at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:52:53 -0400
  ...24-182 clearly shows the idle stabilizer control valve. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver. Dennis Haynes wrote: >85 1.9 does not have...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:26:06 -0500
  If you dont drive your vanagon every day, you will probably get valve chattering as a matter of course. Just drive it a few...
• Re: Does the WBX suck valves?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:14:37 -0400
  ...But, if this engine isn't a valve eater, (just a rod sucker, at least for the 2.1) then I may just drive...
• Re: Aircooled lifter noise
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 12:42:43 -0600
  ...use. Drive it for > 100-300 miles. Change oil and filter again. > > *IF* the clatter doesn't go away, readjust the valves. As for...
• Re: propane filler valve
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:17:48 -0700
  ...the valve, with vapor. Then it stopped. > I asked the shop foreman what he would do if he were about to drive several hundred...
• Re: Gear driven, timing belts, chains, etc. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:40:33 -0400
  ...desmodromic valve train..One tower shaft driven gear >>> between the cylinders with some kinda linkage to both open and close >>> each valve...no springs...
• Re: Another Fridge Question
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 23:08:37 -0800
  Steve, You are certainly entitled to your opinion but... >And any impact sufficient to crack that tank and make it >explode when the valve...
• Head Repair, valves and success
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:36:58 -0400
  ...who told me to just drive the Van!!! You were right. I'll keep an eye on the valves and check them for play...
• Re: valve adj.: lower compression, valvetrain noise remains
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 20 May 2012 13:50:55 -0400
  ...When I opened the valve covers, some of the > adjustment screws were pretty far from the end of the valve stem -- I > could move...
• expensive-sounding clacking noise, happy birthday to me
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 22:42:42 -0500
  ...Fearing something valve or pushrod related, I pulled the valve covers off to inspect the heads. Nothing seemed amiss, but on the driver side...
• Re: Heater Core replacement
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 06:40:00 EST
  ...Then open the core's bleeder valve until you see coolant. That should get rid of the majority of air in the heater. Drive...
• Re: loud valve ticking
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 14:29:33 -0800
  ...Best to drive it around at low RPMS (3000 or less). I've had vans that sat for months take as long as 45...
• Re: idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:51:49 EDT
  ...The only other problem is possible restriction in flow at schrader valves. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC> On Mon, 22 Jun...
• LP fill valve busted?
  Historical mailing list - Rob MacLeod
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 22:17:57 -0600
  ...of as to vent from the valve (withe the fill valve wide open) before I could actually drive the bus away. So much for...
• Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:14:38 EDT
  Yesterday, I was backing out of the driveway in my 87 Vanagon and got to the end of the driveway. When I started to...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question--fixed
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:08:08 -0600
  ...idle. >> >> Regards, >> >> John Rodgers >> 88 GL Driver >> >> >> Tim Marciniak wrote: >>> Has anyone had an idle stablization control valve that hummed as >>> Bentley describes it...
• Re: Raining inside
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 20 Jun 2014 09:55:15 -0500
  ...On 06/17/14, Richard A Jones wrote: > Inside you should find rubber hoses with valves on the ends= > . Usually, the valves get plugged...
• Re: Front drivers heater - cut off valve installation guide
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Wed, 16 May 2007 06:53:59 -0700
  I read (on this list) a post that you should always leave the rear heater valve cracked a bit so that a little coolant...
• Whiff of propane
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:07:15 -0700
  ...So Mellow Yellow is parked on the driveway and I get whiffs of propane. I shut off the main valve and the whiffs continue...
• Type IV miss
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 1 May 95 15:39:19 PDT
  ...Could this be a problem with my EGR valve. As far as I know the valve works fine, but I do not have the...
• Digijet Rough Cold Idle Solved
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Wed, 30 May 2001 12:14:23 -0500
  ...Remove the vacuum lines and electrical connection from the Aux Air Valve. 5. Using a 10mm socket on a 1/4" drive with a...
• Thanks and apologies
  Historical mailing list - Carlos Del Rio
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 10:08:52 -0400
  ...Then again, there was black electrical tape over the EGR warning light that I found when I drove her home... -Stephen, she drives great...
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - Nirav V. Patel [USA]
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:14:12 -0500
  ...valve that shuts off all flow to both > > heaters in my 2.1. It is installed in the heater hose near the > > driver's...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:07:42 -0600
  ...idle. >> >> Regards, >> >> John Rodgers >> 88 GL Driver >> >> >> Tim Marciniak wrote: >>> Has anyone had an idle stablization control valve that hummed as >>> Bentley describes it...
• Re: REPOST after List hiccup (AC high pressure line adaptor valve VAG 1637?)
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:52:57 -0700
  ...After checking with Bentley I found. > > Bentley 87.15 A/C adaptor valve VAG 1637, installing: > > "Beginning in May 1988 the threaded connection on...
• Re: loud valve ticking
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:28:10 -0600
  Just drive it gently. It will go away. Eventually. This is common. Don't waste your money. They will adjust them, they will put...
• New Question - Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:21:34 -0500
  Right under the idle stabilizer valve there is a little rubber piece that come up and fits to a port on the Idle Stabilizer...
• Re: 85 Westy A/C - Advice
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:42:26 -0400
  ...the expansion valve is shiny and new.If you got a new valve and it is properly charged, go for a drive on a...
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:34:39 -0500
  ...valve that shuts off all flow to both > > > heaters in my 2.1. It is installed in the heater hose near the > > > driver's...
• Diesel Heater Core Leaking?
  Historical mailing list - - Jeff & Kim Prudhoe
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 00:41:47 EDT
  ...Is it safe to say the heater valve is failing? (not shutting off the flow to the core) Do these valves leak externally? Is...
• Re: Diff. Lock 86 Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 00:24:15 -0500 (EST)
  ...I understood otherwise - that the vehicle should never be driven on > dry pavement with a locked diff. > > paul.holmdahl@lawson.com > The dask Valve...
• Fw: Re: Emission Failure - Excess Hydrocarbons - Oxygen Sensor? (
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 23:19:56 EDT
  ...engine is HOT- drive for @30 minutes BEFORE the test. Check timing Check cap rotor Check wires Check the valve adjustment- I did ALL...
• Re: Eratic idle?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 21:10:10 -0500
  ...and cleaning of stabilizer valve is in order. That will probably clear up any problems. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Rob Wright wrote: > > I...
• Re: 85 1.9, won't idle in traffic
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 22:18:47 -0500
  Check your Idle Stabilizer Valve. Warm the engine, then shut it off. Disconnect the wire to the valve at the valve itself. With engine...
• Re: Gear driven, timing belts, chains, etc. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:30:11 -0700
  ...desmodromic valve train..One tower shaft driven gear >>> between the cylinders with some kinda linkage to both open and close >>> each valve...no springs...
• Re: FYI - Use Detergent Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 19:21:14 -0500
  ...on to customers who have experienced driveability problems that may be caused by carbon deposits on intake valves or fuel injectors. > > The following are...
• Update on the New Engine Timing Issue....And finally idle problem solved.
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:38:41 -0400
  ...I did based upon the distributor drive gear. But when i had the valve covers off.. i noticed that as i spun the engine...
• Re: Engine Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 24 May 2014 13:59:26 -0600
  ...net> wrote: > >> If it was in my driveway the test would now be to loosen the valve >> adjusters a full turn on that low...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start/Poor-idle/Stall
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 14:25:13 EDT
  ...It turned out to be the auxiliary air valve wiring which has a hot wire connection hidden in the main wiring loom and becomes...
• Re: Big Valves for me?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:38:16 -0600
  What else did you do to get 2325 cc? Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Damon Campbell wrote: >So my fiance' (the same one...