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• Update: Idle Speed Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 22:14:25 -0500
  ...When cold it is held open and allows air to bypass the throttle body directly into the intake air distributor. I don't really...
• Re: Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 09:16:37 -1000
  ...Using my ECU Monitor, the ignition path is good to the > distributor. From the distributor to the plugs checks good with a strobe > and...
• Re: Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:38:05 -0800
  ...re Air intake boot – swap - sucks plenty of air just fine it's not that they don't suck air right ....they always do...
• Re: 1986 VanagonGL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Mon, 2 May 2005 14:09:56 -0700
  ...transmission. >> already replaced plugs, Air filter, Fuel filter. Engine has been gone >> through once or twice by my mechanic. Distributor has been replaced & >> retimed...
• Re: How Deep Can a Vanagon Go
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 18:55:34 -0800
  ...is now entering the engine around the distributor. On my R-TDI Syncro the air intake water tight tight to the snorkel which is...
• Re: Checking engine vaccum
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:28:39 -0800
  ...The one on the air distributor body is the best choice. �Evan Mac Donald "...in the absence of facts, myth rushes in, the kudzu...
• Re: 87 Misfires when damp
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 12:35:32 -0400
  ...Check to make sure all the clamps connections in the air intake are snug and moisture is not getting in there. Check other connections...
• Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:11:10 -0800
  ...Check everywhere for air leaks ... cracked air intake boot , vacuum hoses etc. if it has points ignition instead of pure electronic ... look into the...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 May 2013 17:39:28 -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: 85 westi still wiff a prooblamo
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 3 May 2004 21:58:05 -0400
  ...ohms > intake air flow meter checks good > fixed 4 push rod tubes and replaced 2 pushrods > adjusted timing after swapping out distributor (plastic push...
• Re: Emmission Test failed.
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:46:14 EDT
  ...I was thinking replacing spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, fuel filter, air filter, changing oil and timing. Can anyone else give some...
• Re: 1986 VanagonGL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 2 May 2005 15:23:22 -0600
  ...transmission. >>> already replaced plugs, Air filter, Fuel filter. Engine has been gone >>> through once or twice by my mechanic. Distributor has been replaced & >>> retimed...
• Re: First, apologies
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:26:00 -0400
  ...air intake distributor on this 1.9L WBX. I want > to replace the boot. So what's the rough idea: remove the air filter...
• Re: CIS Experts: engine does not start (long)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 22:03:15 -0400
  ...air pressure plate >by hand. But there was no fuel coming out of the injectors. > >The coldstart injector sprays fuel into the intake manifold...
• Timing proceedure: 2.1 Watercooled; Bentley page 28.42 Digifant.
  Historical mailing list - Dom
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 04:12:42 +1000
  ...Just needed a thorough drying (3 days) Will be looking for possible vacuum leaks in the air intake system (whispy white smoke) The fact...
• Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Sun, 11 May 2025 12:29:03 +0000
  ...4 intake runners and the fuel/air mixture waits in each runner until it gets sucked into the head when the corresponding intake valve...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:39:00 -0400
  ...regulator, fuel pump, fuel filter > - took apart entire air intake system, changed the air intake >distributor box, and most rubber hoses. > - changed temp sensor...
• How deep can a Syncro go swimming?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 22:42:51 -0700
  ...The air intake is all sealed - I would have to totally submerge the engine before water went in the intake system. The only weak...
• Re: Idle hunts except when in gear
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:03:50 -0400
  ...Idle compensation for power steering and air conditioning is by valves that admit extra air, equivalent to opening the throttle slightly. Cold idle speed...
• Re: transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 15:15:22 -0800
  ...housing. > It's mounted on the black part of the intake air distributor, and has a > aprox 1cm dia metal tube going through the...
• VAnaoong and waterboxer engine - was : Exhaust Design - caution longish
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:48:25 -0800
  ...the air flow meter that >> > all >> air >> > that enters the engine has to go through, and >> > the crudeness of plenum and intake runners, and...
• HELP, 78 westy, 2L FI trouble (high idle)
  Historical mailing list - Arnold Schultz
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 01:27:47 -0700
  ...4) Air intake distributor housing checked. ok 5) EGR valve capped off. 6) Auxiliary air regulator checked ok, also tried capping all the lines...
• '88 Vanagon Emmissions fix
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 15:16:10 -0800
  ...The flap of the airflow meter vibrates at idle (intake pulsations?) The injector pulse-width at idle is about 4 msec. which seems high...
• 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:52:25 -0800
  ...The one rather interesting snag I ran into with my engine project is that the air-intake distributor (metal box in center) from the...
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:11:02 -0500
  ...If one cylinder has really bad numbers during the test it may be possible to hear or feel leakage (air hissing) at the intake...
• Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 14 Jun 2020 15:02:34 -0700
  ...Also looked at my main intake manifold hoses - the 4 short stubby hoses that connect the intake air distributor and they look ready for...
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:19:02 -0800
  ...The intake comes out right next to the coil, with nothing actually stopping air (and its liquid contents) from coming right in. On the...
• Re: Intermittent poor performance at light throttle ('84 1.9L automatic transmission)
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 28 May 2011 01:59:06 -0700
  ...He > > looked for smoke coming out of air intake system. > > > > alistair > > > > > > On 27-May-11, at 10:08 AM, neil n wrote: > > > >> Assuming this...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 21:35:43 -0500
  ...new(er) distributor cap on. > > Can we try to prime the van by adding a little gas in the air intake? What should I...
• Re: 86 Vanagon intermittently shuts off at speed
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 10:18:28 -0500
  ...in the "air > box" (we live at 5000 feet and frequently drive above 10000), so > I bought a $160 "air intake harness" from the...
• Re: bostig kit for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:29:40 -0700
  ...yes, an air flow meter is always old technology, and all new engines that measure airflow in the air intake tract now use an...
• Bargain Basement Blowout! Everything MUST GO!
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 21:40:53 -0700
  ...Cheap! -Plastic air intake bellows thingy (i know *some* of these are broken out there!) -Coolant junction P/N 251 121 442 A -t...
• 2.1 liter engine and other parts for sale.. Southern Pennsylvania
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 20:25:14 -0500
  ...for auto trans Various 2.1 liter bolt on parts... intake runners.. air distributor... oil filler tube... bunch of other stuff.. see the pics...
• I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 00:10:13 -0500
  ...Valve diameter = 41mm intake / 34mm Exhaust Bore and Stoke = 93mm bore / 66mm for stroke Case = AW014863 Head # = 021-101-371S (still not sure of...
• carb follies, vw content, no van content
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 00:58:46 -0400
  ...accelerator like mad to fill the intake with gas. The motor (still turning) becomes a big air pump and blows the raw fuel out...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:30:18 -0400
  ...regulator, fuel pump, fuel filter > - took apart entire air intake system, changed the air intake > distributor box, and most rubber hoses. > - changed temp sensor...
• Re: transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 13:34:06 -0800
  ...It's mounted on the black part of the intake air distributor, and has a aprox 1cm dia metal tube going through the front...
• Re: Carbs on my '91 Westie Syncro---"The Story"
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 05:55:33 -0800
  ...There will be much less modding to do to that than the airflow distributor that comes with the FI motor (yikes!) You might get...
• Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 17 May 2025 10:19:43 -0600
  ...4 intake runners and the fuel/air mixture waits in each runner until it gets sucked into the head when the corresponding intake valve...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:42:55 -0400
  ...T-I is electrically identical (located inside the AFM) and informs it about intake air temp, which it needs to calculate air mass from...
• Re: rebuilt 2.1 runs like crap - can't figure it out
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:59:49 -0400
  Make sure the intake manifold gaskets on the heads are lined up properly. They can suck air if they slipped while attaching the manifold...
• Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:05:38 -0800
  ...distributor was getting >slammed into a fully advanced position when the engine was stalled. WOT >caused three things to occur; it dropped the intake...
• Re: '90 MV running lean at 2500rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:20:21 -0500
  ...Collant temp; Air flow; Injector output; Air intake; O2 sensor voltage; Emission input and Idle switch test. Swapped ECM and Air Flow Meter for...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:41:06 -0700
  ...it was getting >>> the >>> air, but no fuel to go with it. >>> I found about a dozen intake air leaks on that engine ....... >>> and...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 16:37:52 -0800
  ...new(er) >distributor cap on. > >Can we try to prime the van by adding a little gas in the air >intake? What should I...
• Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:57:05 -0800
  ...On the SVX intake gizmo, yes, it's not a dual path, but as you say, dual resonant, perhaps. I can only imagine it...
• Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:34:18 -0800
  ...out right where they AFM and air box go. But you can keep the larger 2.1 intake runners, plenum box, and throttle body...
• starter/solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
  Wed, 13 Mar 96 18:56:37 EST
  ...remove that S-shaped rubber duct between the air cleaner and the intake air distributor to get to that 17-mm nut so I...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado - FROM Z
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 04:17:32 -0800
  ...new(er) > distributor cap on. > > Can we try to prime the van by adding a little gas > in the air intake? What should I...
• Re: ECU Digital
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 15 May 2022 20:43:58 -0400
  ...We also didn’t have the correct spray to check vacuum or air intake. I have these supplies now for the next visit. But...
• Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:47:33 -0500
  ...air coming out the end of the muffler .// I f the intake valve is bad you will have air coming out the air intake...
• Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:24:14 -1000
  ...ran two different distributors. tied two different known good Air Flow Meters, with and without adapter harness. Checked carefully that throttle switch is making...
• Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:42:17 -0700
  ...it on > Digifant > instead of CIS. > > Check everywhere for air leaks ... > cracked air intake boot , vacuum hoses etc. > > if it has points ignition instead...
• Re: 85 engine question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 25 May 2001 20:06:55 -0500
  ...It has a hose going to the air intake and has a soft > rubber thing on top that I can push easily. The lid...
• Re: quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:59:33 -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...
• Re: valve lash adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:57:51 -0000
  ...To do the others I turned the engine over by 180 degree increments, checked where the distributor arm was pointing and adjusted the tappets...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 20:55:02 -0800
  ...you could check to make sure the distributor wasn't tightened properly and has turned, making timing much too retarded to run. you could...
• Re: 1.9L intermittent stalling at random
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:14:28 -0800
  ...air sensors ... [One of the annoying side affects of this stalling is such a heavy jolt to the engine that the auxiliary air intake...
• Re: Holding off on Engine swaps?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 20:07:06 -0400
  ...the lousy potting on the ECU (which was located in the air intake) so that rainwater would seep in and short it out. Of...
• Re: ECU Digital
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 May 2022 23:14:39 -0500
  ...We also didn’t have the correct spray to check > vacuum or air intake. I have these supplies now for the next visit. > > But...