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• Re: Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:59:46 -0600
  ...I've gone over it with a stethoscope and it seems to be > loudest at the driver's side of the intake air distributor...
• Re: idle and black tower
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:27:53 -0400
  ...to finish, i'll have to use a long 3/4" hose to conduct fumes out of engine compartment, and plug the intake port...
• Re: Can this do that? [THANKS, ALL]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 22 May 2011 20:18:28 -0700
  ...This setup has the air intake relocated beside the oil cooler. The air intake has direct access to the air coming down the D...
• Re: K&N Cone filters Cold Air Intake for vanagon-eliminate factory airbox
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Sat, 25 Dec 2004 16:53:28 -0500
  ...K&N Cone filters Cold Air Intake for vanagon-eliminate factory airbox i have a adapter that will bolt up to the AFM: http...
• Re: First, apologies
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:26:00 -0400
  ...remove the air filter / > intake stuff until everything is clear to the right of the throttle > body, disconnect everything you need to from the...
• Re: Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 20:39:06 -0500
  ...fuel pump switch) when the flapper in the AFM opens from intake vacuum. If your thermo time switch (activates a time sequence in the...
• Re: Was fuel leak? Now: appropriate route for fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 11:59:46 -0800
  ...routed the new hoses more or less on top of the intake runners. "Tencentlife" aka Chris Corkin on thesamba does this on his WBX...
• Re: Garcia's Ghost doesn't like gettin' high.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:35:43 -0700
  ...I just found a fat intake leak on a guys' waterboxer engine. 'just looking' revealed that in a few minutes. how's your air...
• Garage Spring Cleaning: Diesel Vanagon parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 20:04:55 -0400
  ...10/ Intake and exhaust manifolds. 11/ Airbox. 12/ Snorkel air intake & cyclon water separator. 13/ Cooling system hoses. 14/ Transmission w. 5.43 final...
• Re: Vanagon Electrical Puzzle 2
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 24 Apr 2022 08:44:26 +0200
  ...1 sensor is in the AFM to tell the ECU the intake air temp. > > > Mark > > > > On 4/22/2022 1:06 PM, OlRivrRat wrote...
• Bosch #s for a deisel starter? Maybe..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 1 Sep 2017 11:19:19 -0700
  ...get the right starter? Now I get to do again ....but other than the clutch slave and the intake ducting, it was pretty easy.
• Re: good 2.1 WBX motor for sale, complete
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:48:35 -0500
  ...This motor has taken me > on many great adventures and never let me down. > > Complete from airbox, intake, to exhaust manifolds. > AC compressor, alt...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:49:08 -0500
  ...and what ever nitrogen that came into the engine on the intake stroke - which ain't much. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Allan Streib...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip and rockers
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:35:47 EST
  ...In addition, wouldnt the increased fuel require an increase in air intake?...How much can a stock unit flow? Then of course, more in...
• Re: VR6 178hp
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 17:30:38 -0400
  ...It is very narrow at the > bottom, but wide at the intake manifold. I was thinking of laying it over > and trying to fit...
• Re: [DIESEL] 3 part numbers needed
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 19:43:25 -0700
  ...the gasket between the head and the coolant-intake flange 037 121 687 > 3. the gasket between the head and the coolant-out flange...
• 85 Westy Alternator
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 21:10:35 -0500
  I learned tonight the hard way that when replacing a head you should install the alternator before reinstalling the intake pipes! After about two...
• Re: 84 not refiring , still flooding ?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 07:12:36 EST
  ...There was so much gasoline in the crankcase that it was coming up through the breather and getting into the intake and allowing the...
• Re: Questions for you conversion experts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:52:52 -0400
  ...What cylinder head, intake manifold and exhaust manifold combination are you using and was there any additional cutting/grinding required to fit the 2...
• Re: diagnosing a leaky injector
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 00:24:05 +0000
  ...remove injectors from intake manifold (leave connected to fuel lines). drink beers. return to vehicle and observe for leakage. On another note you might...
• Re: 2.1 idle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:25:01 -0600
  ...IMHO, First and foremost, I would look for some sort of intake vacuum leak. >>Grab an old w!ndex bottle, and fill it with...
• Carburetor in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:17:49 -0700
  ...what else is there? I assume I will need a new intake manifold - is this true? One person suggested one carb for each side...
• Re: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:56:01 -0700
  ...I truly > appreciate it! > > Byron > > > > > > --- Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM> > wrote: > > > > > Neil, > > > > > > The main reason for going with a 1.8 head > and > > > intake...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 13:49:57 -0500
  ...When the throttle is opened ..intake manfiold pressure drops >.....raising the fuel pressure as controled by the fuel pressure regulator. > if the injectors are...
• Re: Leak-down Test - How to??
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:04:44 -0400
  ...You listen in the intake for an intake valve leaking, in the tailpipe for a leaking exhaust valve, and in the breather for a...
• Re: loss of ooomph
  Historical mailing list - Jessup Coffin
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 13:32:42 -0400
  ...I noticed that at the >air intake there is a thermostatically controlled intake, but no >thermostat, and one of the holes plugged. I opened...
• Re: AAZ swap progress
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:33:05 -0700
  ...Also am getting the pieces > together for my 2.5" exhaust system and my cold air intake that I am > fabricating!! The light at...
• Fuel flow issue 83.5 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Sun, 24 May 2015 18:58:41 -0600
  ...If I squirt some fuel into the intake downstream of the AFM the engine starts right up and runs until the fuel is gone...
• Re: Battery relocation to engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 17:52:12 -0500
  ...In front of the taillights is possible but the air intake on the right is also a problem. Dennis, From my phone. ________________________________ From: Todd...
• Re: 87 vanagon quit while driving
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston Jr
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:10:22 -0700
  ...Injectors open and flooding the intake even without the engine turning. Mark Mark Dearing wrote: > have a friend who is stranded in jersey, he...
• Re: Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 24 May 2012 16:26:59 -0400
  ...There are so >> many other engines that all have upgrades -- intake flow enhancement, >> exhaust headers, sparkin' plugs, reworked heads, super charger kits, >> lightweight rods...
• Re: engine/starter problem, advice sought:)
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 22:30:14 -0600
  ...If the fuel line rests on (or runs too close to) the intake manifold, heat gets conducted to the fluid inside. Since that fluid...
• RE: AC condensation
  Historical mailing list - Fast, Timothy
  Mon, 12 May 1997 08:53:41 -0500
  ...If you remove the exterior rear air intake vents (the large vents between the left and right rear windows and the rear hatch) you...
• Re: Another hesitation question....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:51:56 -0600
  ...I did find that the rubber air intake >sleve that connects the AFM to the throttle body has a crack in it. Could >this...
• Re: Dellorto Carbs
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Sun, 13 May 2001 11:10:14 -0700
  ...This way the intake to the jets was up inside the aircleaner instead of level with the base. This would allow large particles to...
• Air-cooled engine help!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 22:17:13 -0800
  ...My thoughts tend to lean towards a bad valve, but which one, intake or exhaust? Also, for those with the experience, should one drop...
• Re: will a 2.1L long block work with 1.9L FI and hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:02:04 EST
  ...Time, dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET writes O> kay, I forgot about the intake plenum. The 2.1 and many VW 1.9 rebuilds > need the...
• Re: Replacement for SA air filters
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 09:22:16 -0400
  ...K&N's website to find filters that fit our needs: -intake flange 3 1/2" dia. -case dia. 7" -case length 10" -1...
• Re: [Help!] Removing back speakers
  Historical mailing list - Steven Gross
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 14:44:37 -0700
  ...Unscrew the panel that surrounds the a/c intake and remove the panel. Reach around the a/c unit (long, skinny, simian-like arms...
• Re: Update: More idle issues for idle hands and minds
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 23:45:18 -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: Temperature Sensor Resistance in AFM
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:23:57 -0400
  ...In general, a low resistance reading would make the system think that the intake air was hotter (hence less dense) than reality, which if...
• Re: Cold start 3 cylinder stalling and bucking idle insanity!!!
  Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:18:02 -0500
  ...I checked the resistance on the old temp 2 sensor and the air intake sensor (temp 1- terminals 1 and 4 on the MAF...
• Re: Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 15:09:25 -0500
  ...Have you checked the exhaust and intake tubes for any obstructions? Good luck, Jake
• Re: rodents in pantry
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:05:36 +0000
  ...next I need to block the open part of the freash air intake. I had to pull my dash vents out of the van...
• Re: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:02:31 -0600
  ...Hmmm, was the intake screen detached from its base and above fuel level? But why does the tank seem empty when I tap on...
• Re: Odd Compression Readings
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Thu, 6 May 2004 22:03:41 EDT
  ...air intake boot from the throttle body ,open trottle lever to full throttle ,if air is coming in that area the intake valve is...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions! - 3A Comment
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:19:48 -0400
  ...The 3A has a far superior intake and cylinder head and the plastic injector inserts have to opened up to accept the Bosch injectors...
• Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:34:26 -0800
  ...for sure 1.9 and 2.1 intake runners are slightly different sizes. I'll have to see if the intake ports are different...
• Re: Made the mistake of checking compression
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 23:02:06 -0700
  ...Extreme failure can result in a flame front going into the intake tract burning up the intake boots and even getting past the throttle...
• Re: Dying FI etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Feb 1995 01:53:34 -0400
  ...try to find the rats nest of brown ground wires near the centre of the engine, hidden under intake piping. Mine was wet/corroded...
• Re: Carb conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:50:11 -0400
  ...Is there a company offering Carb kits for the intake as a bolt on?? I know carbs were in some european and other markets...
• Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:30:53 -0500
  ...could supply the necessary to drive and read the MAF and intake air temp, then convert that to a T-I and AFM output...
• Re: Heater knee bar cross beam
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:52:31 -0400
  ...is a mouse condo (as was the heater box and the intake space >behind the heater box). Dear John, By "vents in the bottom...
• Re: Changing Rods
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 15:56:24 -0500
  ...checked, > since the connected piston was chipped after slamming into an intake valve > which had seized on its guide. [snip] I don't think...
• Parts To Make the 1.9 NA Diesel a Turn-Key
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 09:32:47 -0800
  ...the exhaust ports in the 1.9 head alow this), 2) intake manifold (will need to be built up and worked to fit), 3...
• A/C compressor core available
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 17 May 1999 17:30:21 -0400
  In the process of taking out the A/C compressor bracket (which, incidentally, necessitated taking off the port side intake manifold), I got the...
• Jumping Grommets!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 18 May 2000 07:39:28 -0500
  ...I was replacing the side air-vent grill, you know - the ones that cover the intakes that the air-cooled Westy's used for...
• Re: diesel work
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 11:50:27 -0500
  ...to clear the turbocharger and lots of little changes to air intakes, plubing, etc.. Cheers, MJS -----Original Message----- From: Ggeolbjr@CS.COM [mailto:Ggeolbjr...
• FS: 1.9 engine, spare parts, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 30 May 2001 11:48:51 -0400
  ...Include are some ancillaries such as intake manifold, distributor, etc. I'd like to get about $250 for the engine and parts. I also...
• Re: High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyone!?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 07:52:53 -0400
  ...input for cool air for the intercooler and for the air >intake - I may install a scoop of some sorts to help funnel it...