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• Re: Air in my coolant - part deux
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 May 1998 15:56:19 -0400
  ...You can check about a leak from a combustion chambers by moving a cylinder to TDC (About) and then using compressed air to pressureize...
• Re: EGR Valve removal???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 20:12:22 -0400
  ...The EGR on these engines lowers combustion chamber temps,(Peak Flame Temperature). This reduces the tendancy of the engine to knock, ping, and melt...
• Re: Mil-Spec vehicular space heaters
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 07:31:20 -0800
  ...The vehicle heater is a heat exchanger type that has a combustion chamber and a fan system. Much like the "space heaters" you can...
• Head Gasket Woes
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 12:06:08 PST
  ...This seals the combustion chamber. The rubber coolant seal isolates the coolant passages from the combustion chamber area. When the acids in the coolant...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 25 May 2005 13:58:15 -0700
  out of level warning is to do more with the refrigerant than the combustion chamber. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94...
• Diesel and Gasoline facts (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Tue, 26 May 1998 10:43:33 -0700
  ...The explosion travels through the combustion chamber and "echoes" of the walls. In this rather chaotic split second you can have different flame fronts...
• Re: [T2] A cc'ing the heads question-answered
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:52:57 -0600
  ...No1) Find out the cc for calculating compression ratio, total cc of an engine and matching the combustion chambers by grinding away some non...
• Re: Rough starting in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 10:12:11 -0700
  ...Probably the next generation of gasoline engines will feature fuel injection directly into the combustion chamber (like diesels and '50s Mercedes gullwings), and this...
• Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:40:21 -0600
  ...That is, the spark is kept concealed from the rest of the combustion chamber. Drag racers, among others, are known to "index" their spark...
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:49:13 -0700
  When I overhauled and modded (fans) my fridge, I resealed the combustion chamber etc. as best I could. Pretty sure there weren't any...
• Re: My Sunday project
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:29:05 -0400
  ...The ECU would then enrich the mixture, cooling the combustion chambers. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ On Mon, September 17, 2007 8:53...
• Fwd: Re: Refrigerator Problems
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
  Mon, 24 May 1999 16:22:53 -0400
  ...My theory is that when the >combustion chamber got hot the warpage increased and air leaked in which >screwed up the combustion. I tried...
• Re: westy fridge combustion chamber sealing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:57:09 -0500
  ...Probably the most frequent difficulty is leaks in the sealed combustion system, causing the flame to blow out on the road. These fridges are...
• Re: ZOINKS! Itsy bitsy Spark Plug pieces dancing in my engine?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 17:09:01 EDT
  I wonder if you could use a small magnet (like one of those telescoping ones) that could fit inside the combustion chamber to fish...
• Re: higher temperature for higher octane,cleaning your wallet [F]
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 08:52:43 -0600
  ...and it stops knocking what does this >tell you about your combustion chamber? If your van >is not knocking on regular, burn regular and...
• Re: dead dometic
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 12:25:25 -0500
  ...been declared doa due to an > enlarged gas jet in the combustion chamber. the kind man who diagnosed > the problem said that we can...
• Re: Antifreeze in combustion chamber...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:13:09 -0500
  ...green oring does not stop the coolant from entering the cumbustion chamber the top gasket does that the coolant test is on my web...
• Re: 78 bus making strange sounds at star
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 12:45:11, -0500
  ...that is reducing the volume of the combustion chamber, thus raising compression. An inspection inside the chamber via the spark plug holes may help...
• more specifically....
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:00:44 EST
  ...they are the ones that seal the cylinder sleeves and the head thus sealing the combustion chamber (as i understand it). the ones for...
• Re: Any tricks to keep fridge lit while driving?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:41:41 -0400
  ...Not dangerous but fatal to operation as this unseals the combustion chamber. Drain must be sealed up tight. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http...
• Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 19 May 2009 18:02:02 -0700
  ...Today I pulled the > fridge (again), cleaned out the combustion chamber, intake, and exhaust, > installed a muffin fan on the inside, installed a bigger...
• Re: waterboxer overhaul and coolant problem fix?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 13:13:14 -0700
  ...By coating the combustion chamber, you will transfer less heat into the aluminum heads and engine block and coolant. He explained that the temperature...
• Re: BAQ6 heater with a wall mount themostat possible ??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:33:54 -0500
  ...supply sufficient combustion or heated air and may cause the overheat fuse to open and warp or burn through the combustion chamber. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 18:11:02 -0800
  ...I pulled it out, cleaned out >> the combustion chamber, and found some gunk in the propane jet nozzle >> thingy. After reinstalling, the fridge seems...
• Re: ugh!! fridge still blowing out!!
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 09:52:41 -0600
  ...After cleaning the combustion chamber, orifice and sealing everything off properly it now works great. I even figured out the theory of the lighting...
• Re: dometic replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 11 Sep 2021 19:53:13 -0700
  ...The Westy >>>> Fridge is unique with the sealed combustion chamber and direct to outside >>>> connection for combustion air and exhaust. >>>> >>>> Dennis >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From...
• Re: Fw: Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:38:27 -0400
  ...Fuel-injected engines can have trouble with injectors fouling; certain intake-valve deposits can cause stumbling; combustion-chamber deposits raise emissions. Since 1995 all...
• Reccomendations on car cover for Vanagon wanted
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 7 Apr 2014 19:20:00 +0000
  ...don't salt the roads here...) thanks, Todd '88 Westy (Now called Smokey since it has a head gasket leak into the combustion chamber.)
• Antifreeze in combustion chamber...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Sat, 27 Nov 1999 11:11:31 PST
  All, I just finished doing a head gasket job in a 1985 GL. The job went fine except now after a short engine start...
• refrig sparker
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:48:42 -0800
  ...It is true that the wire to the combustion chamber, if the insulation on the wire is cracked, will short out to the back...
• Re: what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 16:43:02 -0500
  ...Definately clean out the combustion chamber, but be aware that the gasket is no longer available from Dometic, so exercise care in separating the...
• Re: Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 19:26:47 -0700
  ...PM, I used high temp rtv and the gasket > combined in combustion chamber. if using rtv alone, I'd try to apply a good...
• Re: Dometic fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 21:09:31 -0700
  ...Also, if the gasket for the bottom cover of the combustion > chamber is missing or broken, this will happen. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
• Notes on lubricants from Red Line's chief chemist
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 08:23:49 -0700
  ...300-650, and combustion chamber 3000-5000! The max operating temp of dino oils is given as 400, and synthetics as 500. http://www...
• Re: Newbie test
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 17:02:52 -0700
  ...I had lots of crude in the combustion chamber in the spring. So where you park makes a difference. Out here in the West...
• Re: scratch on heads mating surface for cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:33:42 -0700
  ...Any leak into the cooling chamber means replacement of > the cylinder head unfortunately. Whenever combustion gas is leaked through > the head gaskets into the...
• Re: Fast German Auto chip and rockers
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:53:48 -0500
  ...Any truth to this? -Larry > <snip> The biggest is that because of more fuel > injected into the combustion chamber, it will burn hotter. It...
• Intercooler
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 22:47:05 -0800
  ...This allows a more rapid filling of the combustion chamber rather than letting the piston do all the work through suction. The drawback is...
• Re: Anyone Tried the Pulstar Spark Plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:11:27 -0800
  ...ignition to electronic ignition > .. > no other changes, same spark plugs, same combustion chamber shape.. > in every case it has 'woken up' the car or...
• Re: Anyone Tried the Pulstar Spark Plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Feb 2011 19:57:18 -0800
  ...anything you can do to get the spark plugs to burn more of the fuel/air mixture in the combustion chambers helps ..not in...
• Re: refer madness returns
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 May 94 15:54:25 EDT
  > > > > I had a thought about the old stuffy combustion > chamber, maybe someone with a windtunnel/ > supercomputer could do the experiment! > If you made a...
• what to do when you have the fridge out?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:19:52 -0800
  ...should one clean any combustion chambers or what-not? there is a really funny fan on the back of the fridge, should one install...
• Dometic 182 - no flame 'cause no propane - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 16 May 2000 23:13:51 -0700
  ...plus I can NEVER smell propane in the combustion chamber no matter how long I hold the button in... any suggestions here? By the...
• Re: how engine oil degrades (was: sysnthetic oils)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Jan 1997 08:52:03 PDT
  ...engine (and no, it is not due to carbon in the combustion chamber!). > Another example of this: My Dad's 89 Jetta GTX has...
• Re: Check Compression: Warm or cold engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 20:25:21 -0700
  ...A little known fact is the combustion chamber temperatures seldom get hotter than 600/700 degrees because of the flow of cold intake gasses...
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:52:55 PDT
  ...This does not leave enough unburned fuel to cool >things inside the combustion chamber. So the plug that gives you hotter >heads may actually...
• Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 19 May 2009 23:06:40 -0230
  ...Today I pulled > the > fridge (again), cleaned out the combustion chamber, intake, and exhaust, > installed a muffin fan on the inside, installed a bigger...
• Re: Troubleshooting Gas Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 17:08:57 -0800
  ...I found dramatic improvements by pulling out my fridge last year, burping it, and cleaning out all the combustion chambers, orifices, and other parts...
• RE: Refrigerator Madness
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Michael J. Rensing
  Mon, 2 May 1994 15:46:05 -0700 (PDT)
  ...derekdrew@aol.com >The most common cause of the fridge not lighting is stale air left in the >combustion chamber--usually air that has...
• Dometic Question
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Fri, 4 Sep 1998 07:32:57 -0400
  If the "combustion chamber" in the Dometic is supposed to be sealed, how is it that you (are supposed to) see the flame through...
• Re: Refrigerator fan & Combustion chamber
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 15:23:54 -0400
  Edward you stated: << I've go my fridge out and wanted to do a little maintenance on it while it is convenient...>> Look up...
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 13:21:55 -0400
  ...I believe though that if this doesn't fix the problem you should try resealing the combustion chamber next and inspecting for damaged or...
• Re: Dometic-Gas Lighting re: manual
  Historical mailing list - Paul Albert
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 00:21:00 -0700
  ...The mini-poof you >mention is from allowing the combustion chamber to fill with too much gas >before you spark the igniter...thus when...
• Re: westy fridge combustion chamber sealing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 08:44:17 -0500
  At 11:33 PM 12/15/2002, Stan Wilder wrote: >As far as flat gaskets you can get Mr Gasket material in flat sheet...
• Head gasket leak - does retorquing work?
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Fri, 10 May 2002 18:04:47 -0300
  ...If I have a water jacket leak, is it likely that I have coolant in my combustion chamber leak also? (as I said, otherwise...
• Re: refer madness returns
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 08 May 94 23:36:34 EDT
  ...The combustion chamber automatically empties itself of bad air due to the draft created by the hot air from the flame so when the...
• Pistons, ceramic crowns
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 10:34:48 EDT
  ...This heat is reflected into the combustion chamber and produces more useful work. Cooler running and more power! The ole 1.9L could sure...
• Re: Rough Idle / motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 06:27:07 -0700
  ...Carbon build up in the combustion chamber also contributes to this problem. I've found that it sometimes helps to run a bottle of...
• Re: Go Westy Fridge update kit
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:34:14 +0000
  ...The idea is to make sure that when you pump the air, that more air gets into the combustion chamber. After installing, the fridge...
• Re: fresh water pump ain't pumpin'
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:12:06 -0700
  ...wrote: > neil n wrote: > >> Spiders only like living in the Dometic combustion chamber. Maybe Mr. >> Squirrel could post a video to youtube showing the...