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• 1.9 liter camshaft checking and more
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:18:00 -0400
  ...The 2.1 WBX cam intake lift at the lifter is .326 ths and the exhaust lift at the lifter is .315 ths. The...
• Re: LMMU was: mass air flow sensor adapted to a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 14:50:02 -0600
  ...It is a comlpete intake/air meter replacement kit, not just a >mass air convertor box(as someone pointed out is commercially available). >It...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:45:21 -0700
  ...e.g new intake boots are are not the braided type. Re: intake runners. They were pretty rusty. image: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hA5uk82Sob0...
• Re: fuel line shield?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:26:25 -0700
  ...cable straps ran across the new hose securing it to the intake runners. On Fri, Jun 15, 2018 at 11:50 AM, Dan N...
• For Sale: 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 2 Nov 2016 20:28:59 -0400
  ...Engine is in good condition, complete with good exhaust system, muffler shield, intake system, injectors, all coolant system parts in good condition, ready to...
• Intake Questions on a '74
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Sun, 4 Feb 1996 00:30:06 -0800 (PST)
  Today I was looking at my bus (1974, non-FI) and noticed some weird things in the airscoops. There seems to be some metal...
• Re: 1.9L cracked heads
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Tue, 06 May 1997 18:13:41 -0500
  ...1.9L? The hairline cracks > I have found are between the intake and exhaust valves on each head. > 1. Is there a way to...
• Re: Fuel Injector Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Sat, 08 Mar 1997 06:03:54 -0500
  ...it cleans/removes the carbon deposits off the backsides of the intake valves... Good Stuff.. Lubro Moly also makes a Heavy Duty injection cleaner...
• Big time idle problems , Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Michael T. DeLessio
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 08:52:26 -0400
  ...After 6 hours of testing everything on the van (@ $50 an hour), they found a small tear on the bottom of the intake bellows...
• Vanagon Syncro (cold idle problem)[via LSMTP - see[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com] www.lsoft.com]
  Historical mailing list - "Scott Mosher (by way of Ron Lussier )"
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 11:00:36 -0800
  ...I took it to the local dealer and they replaced the harness that goes to the air intake etc. Of course they thought they...
• FS: Blower motors, Non-Power Steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 00:11:18 EDT
  ...wiper motor, horn, throttle switch, dashboard, glovebox, taillight, syncro cyclone air intake, plastic engine cover, etc.... Westfalia Parts: curtain rails, cabinet doors, refrigerator/sink...
• Re: intake air for cis van
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 07:24:26 -0400
  I am in the process my self of the exact same conversion. I have not picked the engine, but I am staying with an...
• Power steering boost valve?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 07:52:38 CDT
  ...It takes filtered air and puts it into the intake manifold. From the Bentley it appears it is the power steering boost valve. I...
• Re: Air Intake Project
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 27 May 2001 23:07:03 -0500
  Well no-one drives at the redline for long, however, around here in the Windy, I have the hammer down often, just trying to...
• Re: P-mail?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 23 May 2002 19:34:27 -0700
  Always preferred the intake manifold to the exhaust system, myself. Friday somewhere, no? Karl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bret Berger" <bret@STONEFLYTECH.COM> To: <vanagon...
• What is this connector??
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 15:04:11 -0400
  ...It was laying under the intakes when I found it. The pic is a small file and only takes a few secs at 53K...
• Re: How to test the Temp I Sender?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:39:44 -0400
  Ed as far as i know the temp I sensor is the intake air sensor in the afm. do you mean the coolant temp...
• Re: Leakdown and compression test results
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:53:47 -0400
  ...Is it going out the exhaust? (exhaust valve) Is it heard at the throttle body? (intake valve) Is it going into the crankcase? (rings...
• Rings or Valve Guides (82 air cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:33:51 -0700
  ...I imagine that the valve guides are worn, and oil comes into the cylinder via the intake valve. Does anyone have a good way...
• quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:16:53 -0500
  ...on the fuel intake line that runs under the air distributor stuff to the T-connection, and connects on the other side to a...
• fuel line components
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 May 2008 22:25:35 -0700
  ...over from my race car..In that one, we built an intake, Using TWM (another California fuel injection supplier on the web) parts..8...
• Side Air Intake Engine Cooling Question (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:44:09 -0700
  ...Archives suggest that the WBX uses a cardboard piece to help intake pull in cooler air and not hotter air from engine bay. Thanks...
• Newer updated list of PARTS FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - mathew Bennett
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:54:33 -0400
  ...great shape)(SOLD-waiting for check) *Rubber air intake boot from air filter to intake manifold (great shape)(SOLD-waiting for check) *Power steering...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 19:02:28 -0400
  ...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: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 10:48:43 -0500
  ...Air intake "scoops" > Are these really functional as air scoops or are they merely > cosmetic? Scoops DO function to channel air. > I've always...
• Re: HELP!!!!! stuck idle!
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Mon, 8 May 2000 18:47:30 -0700
  ...Engine > braking was minimal & the van started bucking when > cruising at 40-50MPH. > > - Checked for air leaks around the throttle switch > and intake plenum...
• Re: [Syncro] Mufflers & Breathing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:42:39 -0800
  ...my syncro > for over a year now, coupled with an MSDS intake filter. I perceive an > increase in power with this setup but I...
• Re: Digijet Aux. Air Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:57:35 -0400
  ...Pulled this regulator from a Mk1 intake manifold. Images of part https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/6312850273737187841#6312850272291741570 It looks similar to a Digijet...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 23:37:41 -0500
  ...a few vans with the 10c oil cooler that have* > *higher intake air temps as seen by the ECU after the cooler was > installed...
• Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:28:58 -0500
  ...I finally found a split in the intake boot and ordered one, even though I doubted it was the problem. With the air flow...
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 19:12:13 -0500
  ...In the extreme this is a problem as the extra fuel washes oil off the cylinder walls and can even mess up intake valves...
• Re: space to left of A.C. cabinet
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:34:15 -0400
  ...I also have lots of little/low stuff in storage behind the evaporator's air intake- breaker bar & socket, Sven Saw, Y adapter for...
• Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:31:31 -0400
  ...canister operation? Other way around -- the vacuum connection direct to the intake manifold (through a 1.4 mm orifice) pulls filtered air from the...
• Re: Engine lopes at idle
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:48:35 -0600
  ...PM 2/14/2009, George Wietor wrote: >Air/vacuum leak at intake side? George in Grand Rapids >'83.5 Westy Lenny >'87 Van O...
• Re: HICCUPS, HICCUPS, HICCUPS!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Sep 94 19:16:59 EDT
  ...air regulator to the intake was replaced. It could be something different in your case. You can run your car with the idle stabilizer...
• '71 Emissions Test
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Mon, 17 Jun 96 15:33:27 UT
  ...The engine is an 1835 (40mm intakes, 3/4 cam) with a CB Digital Fuel Injection system installed (an injector for each cylinder -- there...
• Re: puzzler
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 10:56:41 -0800 (PST)
  ...I think the acceleration - stalling problem > was due to a loose front nut holding the carb to the intake. But i decided to > do...
• Re: spark plug orientation affects performance?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 13:41:15 CST6CDT
  Sami Said: > I read somewhere that it may be advantageous to install spark plugs so > that their open end faces the intake valve. This...
• engine damage?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Mon, 7 Apr 1997 22:34:40 -0500
  ...The top components of the engine; ignition, fuel injection, intake,etc, are destroyed, but the engine case seems ok. this car comes with all...
• fuming van
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 20:58:03 EST
  ...I check for leaks using carb cleaner to find that one of the intake manifold has a leak. This would mean lean not rich...
• 1.8l I-4 engine complete FS
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Feb 1999 23:56:59 EST
  ...I will sell the complete motor with wiring harness, waterpump and hoses, intake and exhaust manifolds, injection setup, and even alternator (if you respond...
• Re: just how COLD is IT? - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:07:31 -0600
  ...If you Air Cooled guys are expecting heat, you may need to tape over the front fresh air intake port behind the grill. I...
• For Sale. 2.1 liter vanagon stuff ....
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 21:22:03 -0400
  ...auto flex plate- 50 dollars almost all of the various brackets that bolt onto the engine as well as complete intake setup. Email for...
• Re: Strange no-start problem
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 17:36:44 -0500
  ...With the weather getting colder, this is even more necessary.Why not trying starting fluid in the intake manifold and see if it starts...
• Re: burning vans, brittle fuel rails?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 23:12:19 -0500
  ...Note that the 16-valve rail bolts to the intake manifold for support. The WBX ones just hang there on the end of the...
• Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 23:30:39 -0800
  ...I wanted a heater that would completely vent intake and exhaust air to the outside of the van and would have zero emissions and...
• Re: misfire - diagnosis of problem?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:55:53 -0700
  ...I'm thinking that if it is either the intake or exhaust valves on cylinder 3, then a new head would solve the problem...
• Water in the oil update
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:41:10 -0500
  ...When I had the engine out, I replaced the injector seals and just about every hose in the intake and vacuum systems, and cleaned...
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 14:27:21 +0100
  ...So how can you control intake/outtake strokes? You would need to modify the position of the opposing pistons to each other, maybe. That...
• Re: Cold start issue [BACK AGAIN]
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:45:48 -0400
  ...Poor compression, bad valve guides, bad lifters holding valves open, excessive deposits behind the intake valves, intake leaks, etc. Next is poor injector spray...
• Engen VW Cup
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 15:03:57 -0600
  ...Powerkote Cape recently sponsored Powerflow's VW Polo by coating the exhaust manifold, pistons and intake manifold for the race in the regional GTi...
• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 08:55:33 -0800
  ...snip------- "Step two of this project is to make a new air intake system that utilizes recirculated cabin air. To do this I chose...
• Re: Who makes the good air filter? (1.9l)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 21:49:21 -0400
  ...they >told me that I had an air leak in the intake somewhere that was >letting unfiltered air in. The K&N filters were...
• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:18:33 -0600
  ...all those bits & pieces. ;-) When I re-did my Syncro air intake system, the VW plastic tube was breaking up. I bought some 2...
• Idle stabilizer testing
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 May 94 14:27:17 EDT
  ...I've got the air intake duct there. OH, it's an 1987 model. So, should I really be able to hear and feel...
• Re: don'know much about aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Aug 94 9:44:29 EDT
  ...For those of you who haven't looked, the fresh > air intake only uses about 1/5 of the area of the grill. The...
• Rotten eggs located
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sat, 22 Feb 1997 20:59:45 -0000
  ...Then the fluid would have run down the front of the grill into the air intake. This is why it seemed to come from...
• Re: 90+ Fox engine @ 54 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 20:06:34 -0700
  ...Did you have to bang the sheet metal to clear the intake? I > have a line on a 90 Fox with new engine and...
• Re: � � � Experiment
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 15:44:38 EDT
  ...fun) with doing water injection, such as a > mister into the intake manifold.� Can any harm be done in trying this?� I > can't...
• Re: Gas vs diesel Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 01:05:47 -0500
  ...There is also something to increase or decrease the amount of intake air .The housings and actually the combustion air blower APPEAR to be...