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Re: Friday Sneaky plan for advanced van drive revealed
Historical mailing list - Austin
Sat, 16 Jan 1999 00:27:55 -0800
...He's being pretty secretive about the power >source, but I have a short list of probable technical >accomplices. Come clean you tech wizard...
Long-block source recommendation
Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
Mon, 16 Mar 1998 22:18:23 -0600
...For this they took out the old engine, installed the new one (with new heads and valves and water pump) and replaced various vacuum...
Re: Hydrogen fuel cars
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 22 Jan 2016 22:09:20 -0500
One of my first jobs doing industrial maintenance (vacuum tube manufacturing) used hydrogen for some of the glass and metal working operations. We made...
Re: Brake problem
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:26:49 -0700
...all I can think of about that is ..vacuum source, vaccum lines, and booster ............. and, you can have a master cylinder that seems to...
Re: Brakes, reprise
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 08:40:28 -0700
...I had a friend put his hand on it while I pumped the pedal and it > is definitely the source of the noise. Maybe...
Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:32:13 -0400
...Do you mean > that since there are other sources of pollutants, it's ok if we don't > maintain pollution control equipment on our...
Re: 87 GL surges. . .
Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
Mon, 8 Sep 1997 19:04:08 -0500
...fixes' problem if shutting the engine off and restarting 'fixes' problem) vacuum leak -- would account for stop light problems, but probably wouldn't cause...
Re: troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 4 Nov 2012 10:06:45 -0800
...I'm not sure of the of logic behind a low vacuum situation causing it to disengage.� My understanding is that it disengages for...
Re: troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:19:21 -0500
...I'm not sure of >the of logic behind a low vacuum situation causing it to >disengage. My understanding is that it disengages for...
Re: idle/full throttle switch replacement
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 16:57:25 -0500
...Could this be a source of vacuum leak? So Bill, you were right: the switch was still OK, but the arm didn't get...
Re: WTB: EVAP charcoal canister
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:32:21 -0700
...port that opens when throttle is opened I > believe.. > Subaru by vacuum switching valve . > and it can be plumbed and controlled like it was...
Moral question--no Bob-related content
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:16:59 -0500
...I took a '93 Saab to a reputable local mech to have the vacuum cruise control fixed, something which I now know is by...
Re: Air Conditioning
Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
Sun, 28 Jul 2002 13:28:16 -0700
...Now, getting your system vacuumed and > filled is a lot > cheaper. (always pull a vacuum!) > When you do get the system up to speed...
Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:14:29 -0700
...Let your vacuum pump stay connected, but turn it > off. Watch the gauge for about an hour to see if you loose vacuum. Maybe...
Re: An Auxiliary Air Regulator puzzle
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:40:11 -0700
...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 9/26/2007 5:15 PM Old Volks Home wrote: > Only if there is a vacuum...
Re: Silicone Syncro Oil Source *maybe*
Historical mailing list
Thu, 19 Dec 1996 12:21:26 -0800
...Davis > 87 GL Syncro > 88 GL Wolfsburg > Yeah, and that silicone vacuum grease is silicone, too. The viscosity and shear characteristics of the various...
Re: digijet FI adjustments
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sun, 9 Apr 2006 16:10:17 -0400
...Check vacuum >advance operation. Opening throttle should quickly advance timing. Further >check, remove vacuum retard hose, (one directly to manifold). Timing must >advance. If...
Re: Fuel tank pressurised
Historical mailing list - Steve Overmyer
Thu, 13 Feb 2003 14:42:21 +1100
...Trying to locate the source of the problem lead me to the charcoal cannister (behind the RH rear wheel) and the two small vacuum...
Re: Help Losing Idle!(still)
Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
Tue, 18 Feb 2003 12:46:17 -0400
...He couldn't find anything wrong vacuum leak or exhaust system wise, and felt it was AFM oriented. He didn't however have a...
Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:47:31 -0600
...One look at this arrangement would scare the hell out of anybody since the carbs might pop because of low vacuum or stick because...
Origin of the Metre/Meter (Was: Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Jack
Thu, 16 May 2002 21:42:07 +1000
...path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second. ** Source: http://www.physics.nist.gov...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:43:31 -0500
...My idle control thingy hums as normal and I have no > obvious new vacuum leaks. Multiple different fuel sources. Throttle > switch seems to conform...
Re: digijet FI adjustments
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 9 Apr 2006 16:50:25 -0400
...Check vacuum >>advance operation. Opening throttle should quickly advance timing. Further >>check, remove vacuum retard hose, (one directly to manifold). Timing must >>advance. If...
Re: Boston Bob Engine, Low Compression and Low Vacuum - Good News
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 05:06:59 -0000
...The vacuum, which has been 6-8#, came up to 10# at idle, and the tiniest increase in rpm brings it up to 12...
Re: Early 84 sliding door mechanism - need a part!
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 17 Sep 2023 12:16:51 -0400
Hi Skip, I don’t have this part or an easy source. Where are you located? Your van engine and ignition is one I...
Re: Brakes, reprise
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:32:09 -0700
...the part you mean.......be very surprising if it's the source of a noise. If I thought that, I'd just pop on...
Re: A/C trouble... please help
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:39:23 -0800
...fans. >>> >>> Just take a quick look at the Bentley and the source of the trouble >>> whould >>> be obvious. :-) >>> >>> Larry A. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 16...
Re: Alternator hum or whine
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:32:21 -0700
...when you find the source of the noise ........like get the hose about 2 inches from the noise source.....it's often quite obvious...
Re: Diesel questions
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:24:55 -0700
...I use a vacuum pump to fill the system with fuel and avoid the 1min cranking needed otherwise (exessive cranking taxes injection pump and...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 19:15:35 -0800
...My idle control thingy hums as normal and I have no > > obvious new vacuum leaks. Multiple different fuel sources. Throttle > > switch seems to conform...
Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:42:16 -0500
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compression_release_engine_brake If Wikipedia is an acceptable source, then this sounds authoritative to me. So, seems that...
Re: Backfiring. How to proceed?
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Fri, 1 Jun 2007 17:15:25 -0500
...When you're coasting with your foot off the pedal, the intake manifold vacuum is quite high and it can "suck open" a small...
Re: How propane refrigerators work
Historical mailing list - John Klun
Thu, 15 Feb 2001 19:34:23 -0700
...I have a big generator powered by propane for the heavy stuff we need to run like vacuum cleaner and anything that requires high...
Re: A/C trouble... please help
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:34:36 -0500
...Just take a quick look at the Bentley and the source of the trouble whould be obvious. :-)2 Larry A. On Tue, Feb 16...
Re: Brakes, reprise
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 2 Aug 2009 14:32:12 -0400
...I had a friend put his hand on it while I pumped the pedal and >> it >> is definitely the source of the noise. Maybe...
Re: Clutch master/slave failed?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:18:21 -0800
...sources > that will tell you that you can't bleed the vanagon > clutch using the > two-person method, but rather you need a vacuum...
83 Vanagon stalling UPDATE
Historical mailing list
Wed, 22 Oct 1997 10:03:52 -0400
...t have an O2 sensor to the best of my knowledge (sources include owners manual and Bentley exhaust schematic) First, I'd like to...
Re: Part search request for assistance, 81 - 83 air coolled Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:37:47 -0800
...I would personally look to find a good replacement rather than repair, because there are a couple of major vacuum fittings here and if...
Re: home made pressure bleeder
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:43:30 -0400
...One connected to the compressed air source. The > other connected to the cap of the brake fluid reservoir cap with a > fitting on it...
Followup: sucking gas tank...
Historical mailing list - Grungy
Thu, 5 Sep 2002 11:31:03 -0500
...As I read this - all of these tubes are sources of suction, not relief. Which one do I have wrong? It does look like...
Re: Clutch master/slave failed?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 23 Feb 2005 06:51:15 -0600
...sources that will tell you that you can't bleed the vanagon clutch using the two-person method, but rather you need a vacuum...
Re: An Auxiliary Air Regulator puzzle
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:32:16 -0700
...After several minutes of operation, the vacuum should diminish and eventually disappear almost completely. "If the AAR does not close after a reasonable period...
Re: Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:59:31 -0400
...I did use the brake booster vacuum line for my vacuum pickup. I replaced the supplied "T" with one I got from a FLAPS...
Re: Isolating an idle problem?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Mon, 22 Dec 2014 06:49:33 -0500
...My idle control thingy hums as normal and I have no >>> obvious new vacuum leaks. Multiple different fuel sources. Throttle >>> switch seems to conform...
re-Chrome your emblems
Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:28:02 -0500
Volks, OK, I have found a source for adding a great deal of luster to our fading Vanagon, GL, Carat, Syncro, etc. emblems on...
Vanagony: Was Maiden Voyage
Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
Sun, 2 Aug 1998 22:14:19 EDT
...Fixed two vacuum leaks which made it idle perfectly. Put in new antifreeze (phosphate-free) and water. Ran cool. Refilled gas tank at 230...
Re: Automatic Trasmission Question
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:29:01 -0400
...The O-ring around the governor cover is a popular source of leakage. Be careful with it and replace if necessary. Good luck, Larry...
Re: Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 07:44:57 -0400
...Anybody out there know of a >> source for a new fuel pump? Or do you think I'm just being paranoid. >> >> Dave Williams > >Dave...
Re: Need Aerostar Help (No Vanagon Content)
Historical mailing list - Scarlet Semko
Sun, 23 Jan 2000 15:32:28 -0500
...They will just hook up to the system with their > diagnostic interface and can know the source of the problem in the shortest > line...
Re: AFM and idle issue
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 24 Sep 2023 11:51:10 -0400
...Have not determined source of vacuum leak (if that is the cause of the “searching idle” - variable rpms at idle). At speed the engine...
Re: R134 conversion
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:11:20 -0700
...As for mineral spirits, works well for me, and is > approved by several sources. I put a vacuum pump on the system for about...
UPDATE - Re: '88 Westy Vacuum leak diagnosis input
Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:24:08 -0600
...Once we got things to where they were prior to the breakdown, the mechanic tried to find the source of a potential vacuum leak...
Re: Foglight Project Update
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:00:02 -0800
...Foglight Project Update Boy, this project goes on and on -- Well, the company that was going to do the vacuum forming for me kept...
Under bench Propane heater
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Thu, 7 Apr 94 8:49:49 PDT
...It has two small vacuum cleaner type hoses that are used to route the air for circulation. The way they had it was just...
Re: Early 84 sliding door mechanism - need a part!
Historical mailing list - Skip Laubach
Sun, 17 Sep 2023 12:16:35 -0500
...The idle searches so looking for a vacuum >> leak. Also just ordered Mansispeed fuel injectors (waiting on mail), so >> interested to see any improvements...
Bus FI schematics... and stuff
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Mar 1996 20:58:16 +0930
Well, exhausted my sources for info concerning the elusive diagrams on early two-liter fuel injected T4 motors... Didn't hear from any netfolk...
Re: Moral question--no Bob-related content
Historical mailing list - John Jensen
Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:28:16 -0500
...I took a '93 Saab to a > reputable > local mech to have the vacuum cruise control fixed, something which > I now > know is by...
Re: A/C charging and maintenance...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 28 May 2004 08:41:33 -0500
Author/source: Dave Stragand www.projectvixen.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- This is a fairly complete checklist for the conversion based on Sanden/Sankyo's own instructions, material...
Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:19:29 +0000
...vacuum, and you got another cause of vanagon syndrome. Unless you have a rusty tank or fill from gas cans or other dubious sources...
Re: A/C trouble... please help
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:02:04 -0500
...fans. >>>> >>>> Just take a quick look at the Bentley and the source of the trouble >>>> whould >>>> be obvious. :-) >>>> >>>> Larry A. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 16...