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• Re: 1982 EGR valve
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 11:13:43 -0400
  ...it's almost impossible to find the missing parts (including the exhaust system that goes with this one), so the hell with it! I...
• Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:31:10 -0500
  ...you should check valve clearances too. >The first DV engine I ever got ...when I checked them ..exhaust >clearances there are suppossed to be...
• Re: Differential lock and Sychro Vacum Plumbing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Snyder
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 01:32:54 -0400
  ...Right now when I > > shut down the motor I get a "buzzzing" from a check valve that seems to be > > bleeding down. The Bentley...
• Re: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:40:03 -0400
  ...The right side gets purged anytime a heater valve is open. This was a major fix in the 2.1L cooling system. >> >> Dennis >> >> -----Original...
• Re: Transporter
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 20:01:16 -0700
  ...009 distributor and exhaust are ok. But other go fast stuff is asking for an engine to cook itself. Either a Westfalia pop top...
• Re: Strange Catastrophic Failure
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:47:53 -0700
  ...If the lifter's had a spasm and is keeping one of the valves from closing fully... Good luck! On Mon, Jul 25, 2011...
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Thu, 27 May 2010 20:35:12 -0400
  ...It will come with a recent new distributer,good alternator,injectors,an okay compete exhaust,ect..could also include the computer,the rest of...
• Re: Idle Issues with my 2.1 engine - update
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 00:52:52 +0000
  ...A stuck intake valve will be apparent as that runner won't be cooled by air flowing through it or it will get hot...
• Re: Engine woes - what to do?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 23 Dec 2013 15:30:53 -0600
  ...flywheel, water pump, thermostat, timing belt, valve cover gasket. The > other was custom fabrication of intake and exhaust. There always seemed to > be another...
• Broke down in Omaha
  Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 18:08:07 -0400
  ...It's still noisy, gets 16mpg, has stinky exhaust, has a broken heater, leaks gasoline from the top of the tank (I think a...
• Re: Volkwagen Westfalia JOKER sighting
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Thu, 24 May 2001 07:58:34 -0500
  ...It is self lighting ! Just push a button and hold the safety valve. It pulses spark until lit then a light comes on indicating...
• Re: hard start, for 2 years!
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:55:50 -0700
  ...it's the hose that connects AFM to throttle valve body) They do crack over time, but even though part is NLA, one can...
• Re: Coolant temp warning light won't stop flashing - is my diagnosiscorrect?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 16:58:21 -0500
  ...Procedure works great for me, and I don't have to hassle the bleeder valve up front. Hope this helps a bit. John Rodgers...
• Re: Diesel good idea? Engine idling!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 20:30:33 -0500
  ...as gas engine turbochargers are because diesel exhaust does not run as hot as gas exhaust. The worse were the Ford turbochargers used in...
• Re: [WetWesties] sudden glitch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:49:58 -0700
  ...exhaust gasses getting into the coolant at the heads. I say the heads should be pulled every 80,000 miles for a nice valve...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 Feb 2015 18:14:31 -0600
  ...Put everything back in place, adjusted the valves, put > > 20-50 oil in the engine, and went for a test drive. All seem well...
• Re: Replacement engine running rich, FILTHY RICH!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:04:22 -0400
  ...The tailpipe is coated with a heavy layer of soot > and even the ground has a black spot under the exhaust pipe. A few...
• Re: Diesel Westy Water pump replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 21:53:36 -0700
  ...If there is in that brief running you start thinking about perhaps exhaust gases are getting into the coolant at the head/head gasket...
• Re: 22D ECU Chip Upgrade: CREDIT CARD ONLY AT THIS POINT- TIL 4PM EST MON 28t...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 23:23:13 PDT
  ...headwork, cam changes and exhaust work >(but > > to what degree I did not fully explore). Even a three angle valve job > > would be a...
• Re: new (well, kinda) to the list with a newly-aquired '90 westy
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 21:34:42 -0700
  ...Open (turn on full) both front and rear heater valves (rear heater valve is accessed through an opening in passenger side of the heater...
• Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:46:15 -0600
  ...you should check valve clearances too. The first DV engine I ever got ...when I checked them ..exhaust clearances there are suppossed to be...
• Re: Road trip-2200cc Go Westy KIt
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:04:47 +0000
  ...I re-used the valves, push rods, and heads (got lucky so far...). So, something under $3,000. I bought all the guts for...
• Re: Remembering the First Bus
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 14:24:11 -0400
  ...the interior was heated by exhaust whenever the heat was turned on so this van had no heat right off the bat. Not a...
• Re: Refrigerator Fans
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 08:01:54 -0700
  ...I checked the manual, and found >that the lighting procedure is the same, so I turned the gas valve to >On like it said...
• Re: 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 20:37:08 -0400
  ...previously unknown), ADDED 4 missing clamps for the > idle speed control valve circuit; Two on the rubber tube and 2 on the > grommet on...
• Re: CA Smog Failed - 1985 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:17:26 -0700
  ...The Vanagon only has mild >ignition timing, valve timing, and reduced compression and the Cat as NOx >control. Most other cars use Exhaust Gas...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:09:31 -0800
  ...but they do need to be VW brand good heads, with no cracks between the valve seats, a decent rubber gasket surface, good exhaust...
• Re: installed a valve on radiator, makes bleeding air out of coolant "easier"
  Historical mailing list - Mariposa Charme
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:04:14 -0600
  ...installed a valve on radiator, makes bleeding air out of coolant "easier"> Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:08:45 -0700> > Hey - hi Mariposa...
• Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 22:12:13 -0500
  ...intake and exhaust tubes. >> 6. Though I can't say for certain, I seem to remember that when >> > installing > >> the check valve update kit...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 May 2008 13:15:21 -0500
  ...It was dripping lube oil onto the exhaust on the left and would smoke and stink after I shut the motor off. So, I...
• Re: Coolant Flush and Fill (Post Mortem)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 07:29:04 -0800 (PST)
  ...I think the white smoke, which disappears with the engine warm, is nothing but exhaust system condensation--the Catalyst does produce some H2O and...
• Dometic refrigerator cooling mystery, '89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 14:42:23 -0700
  ...at top of exhaust stack. We then proceeded to make comparison temperature measurements at three places (ambient temp around top of fridge, temperature of...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:24:20 -0800
  ...1991 Syncro L 2.2 waterboxer, Boston Bob Big Valve heads with port and polish, 1.4 ratio rockers, free flow exhaust double wrapped...
• Engine seal gaps
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 10:09:31 -0500 (CDT)
  ...So basically it is sucking hot air off of the exhaust pipe for the number 2 and 4 cylinders straight into the engine compartment...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 18:26:57 -0500
  ...exhaust.) The Bosch is to be avoided, as are Fram's but in the latter case simply because they lack the proper antidrainback valve...
• Re: Running The Van Low On Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 13:21:52 -0400
  ...These are just like the deposits in the intake valve chambers. Worn valve guides and missing stem seals add to this as some oil...
• Re: How do you get a gremlin out of a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 07:11:52 -0800
  ...If the needle is not steady then your valves are not adjusted properly. Check compression. Check valve adjustment. If I am having a problem...
• Re: Debunking GoWesty!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 21:22:52 -0700
  ...case savers, sodium filled valves, external oil cooler, etc.). 90K on a 2.0L AC Westy, with the square exhaust port heads, is pretty...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:29:02 -0600
  ...All I get is these >> strange, >> random puffs out the exhaust, like one every 1-2 secs of cranking. >> >> I've swapped in my...
• happenings with home engine repair: The big picture (part 1)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 20:38:24 -0800
  ...Add that in with an exhaust crossover I have to mail back to PA and that is more shipping cost. Question: What is the...
• Re: Fryeday - What kind of VW are you?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 20:13:28 -0600
  ...Fryeday - What kind of VW are you? > > >>I'd be a 1500 Variant with a burnt #3 exhaust valve on my Okrasa heads and...
• Re: Cuts off on startup
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 23:09:31 -1000
  ...There must not be any exhaust leaks. Leaks at an exhaust port will contribute to burning that exhaust valve. Exhaust leaks near the 02...
• Re: Dometic woes
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:53:27 -0600
  ...tube between the pump and the brass valve? No.The big air intake tube beside exhaust tube. My thinking is that if blocked, that...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:55:51 -0500
  ...Place these on the "nut" side 311101463 8mm (13mm Hex) Locking Hex Nut Qty 3 All above fits 86-91 Exhaust Hardware Class 101...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant : measurements for drilling drain holes in the covers while on the vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:36:53 -0500
  ...The hex nuts are so rusted there, >that I bypassed replacing that part of the exhaust system a few years ago. >Is there another...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:37:20 -0700
  ...If >> exhaust can’t get out air can’t get in. >> >> Dennis >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Stuart MacMillan [mailto:stuartmacm@gmail.com] >> Sent: Saturday, April...
• Re: Missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dean S
  Wed, 14 Oct 2015 11:50:45 -0400
  ...Missing coolant > > You are exactly right, the one-way feature on the valve is something I > have know VW shops to argue about. When...
• tune up
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 14 Jun 97 14:00:27 CDT
  ...i'd do the valves first, then check the timing, then crank it up (to check the valves and timing while it was running...
• Re: Parts Place - Dear Vanagon List Subscribers
  Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 22:53:32 -0400
  ...You sent me one for an 83 or later, with ports for the frequency valve. When I called to return it, you told me...
• On CARB, TIICO and Vitriol
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 19:55:59 EST
  ...It is trivially easy to modify the system (intake, exhaust, engine management, etc) and significantly modify the emissions profile. Frankly, it is absurd to...
• Virginia to Maine trip report.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 22:44:01 +0600
  ...My #3 exhaust valve is tighting up at a rate of .002" every 850 miles. Is this normal, or a sign of impending doom...
• so it turns out i like vanagons.....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:33:08 -0400
  ...Between my $500 repair of a $2.50 exhaust gasket last summer, and working 10 hour days at minimum wage to fuel my addiction...
• Volkwagen Westfalia JOKER sighting
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 24 May 2001 07:16:56 EDT
  ...It is self lighting ! Just push a button and hold the safety valve. It pulses spark until lit then a light comes on indicating...
• Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 22:02:27 -0400
  ...crusty valves or injectors (run a bottle of Techron through the > tank) > 4.. timing off > 5.. ruined cat due to expired O2 sensor for...
• Re: Progress with my 89 Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - George
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:07:35 -0600
  ...After about 1/2 hour of running it quietened down so I think a valve was a bit sticky and it loosened up. >> The...
• Rear Brake Job, Observations.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 97 18:50:40 -0800
  ...Vince. '85 GL Westy (next up--repack the CV Joints, Replace rusted exhaust) '90 Mit. Eclipse GSX
• Re: Coolant air, overflow, fried head gasket, "burping" out air (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:31:32 -0800
  Steve, It sounds like the symptoms of engine exhaust entering the coolant system.... as an internally blown head gasket.... you can confirm that if...
• Re: Engine woes - what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 23 Dec 2013 16:01:15 -0800
  ...Exhaust system alone is over $600, and AMC heads need the valve keepers reworked, among other things. Someday parts will just simply be NLA...
• Fw: Re: FS: 2.1 "DJ" code 112 HP WBX New/Rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 20:29:55 -0800
  ...make this package > > complete? The 112hp comes from ECU, different ignition, exhaust, > > valve diameter and cam grind. With AMC heads, the engine is > > basically...
• Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:36:56 -0700
  ...in place, |>> though you will likely need to drop the pan & valve body if you pull it |to |>> get the 2nd gear band in...