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• Re: FS diesel grab bag
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:22:38 -0400
  ...old if > that > .. block, 70k > .. autobahn quick glow realy and plugs > .. intake manifold > make me best offer, i will let the whole lot go...
• Re: turbonator.com
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 08:56:02 -0600
  ...Having fond memories of the same product marketed 50 years ago as the Mini Supercharger that went between the carburetor base and the intake...
• Re: Running on Tap Water - attempt at de-confuscation
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 15:51:24 -0300
  ...If you use a hot intake pipe, compressor and outlet, you are adding energy - heat - to the mass of air, but even if you...
• Re: Why do I have four bent Intake valves?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 13:36:09 EDT
  Thanks to everyone that replied to this. I am planning on pulling the heads this weekend. I wondered about the oil pressure relief thing...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:45:39 -0500
  ...just about the only engine that required a blower to function. Intake is first, then exhaust. The turbo spins as a result of the...
• Re: turbo?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 16:34:19 -0400
  ...across the > back of the compartment to stuff it into the intake manifold. Simple > and effective, and safe too, in that all the ECU...
• Re: Emissions Test Failure
  Historical mailing list - Quadrat
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:21:54 -0700
  Engines have crankcase ventilation systems that cycle gasses from the crankcase through the air intake rather than venting them directly into the atmosphere. The...
• Engine Conversion Eurospec vs. South Africa
  Historical mailing list - Peter B
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:50:18 -0800
  ...On the elbow is the 2 foot hose removed from the passenger side D pillar which diverts the intake noise to the outside air...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:22:26 -0600
  ...Since >>>> the intake >>>> and exhaust are open only on the ends where they penetrate the >>>> wall of >>>> the >>>> van, and are otherwise sealed, this...
• Re: Thermostats especially in colder weather
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 4 Jan 2018 13:57:48 -0800
  ...Another reason is that > the intake air used for combustion is also colder so a lot of cooling > occurs just from intake air. This...
• Re: poor startup and cold running 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 19:08:59 -0400
  ...Bad sealing intake valves and worn guides can make for some real fun. So begin with the compression and leak down tests. Then the...
• Re: Battery Location - Rear Behind RR Taillight
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 21:24:44 -0500
  ...For those inclined, some work > involving a new brace, some 3M 5200, and a different air intake duct even > opens up the possibility of...
• Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:18:51 -0400
  ...A bad engine especially an intake valve can result in poor brake booster operation. How is the mechanic testing it? Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Heater knee bar cross beam
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:08:28 -0700
  ...is a mouse condo (as was the heater box and the intake space behind the heater box). One side had foam blocking it off...
• Mystery wires/connector Canadian 83.5 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:28:23 -0600
  ...Unable to see the electrical connection described in the Bentley I started pulling the intake system to see what was underneath and voila! Now...
• Re: New '59 Singlecab Status
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 05:10:46 -0400
  ...Wow, what a crazy looking engine! All small with the generator stand part of the case, and a little teeny intake manifold! And for...
• Re: Air Vents etc
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 16 Apr 97 15:26:19 EDT
  ...Sheesh, you guys are doing it the hard way :-) ! Simply remove the upper grille and locate the ventilation air intake (covered with a black...
• Re: Questions on your cat heater?
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 14:28:50 -0700
  ...Maybe two temp inserts would be needed to handle both intake and exhaust - one for driver's window and one for rear opening window...
• Re: rear air vents for Westfalias? Possible to install?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 17:56:54 -0500
  ...It appears to me that they are really intakes, not exhausts. The exhaust vents for the cabin are at the lower rear inside of...
• cold draft from fresh air vent
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:16:17 -0700
  ...suggested in the archives was to just block the fresh air intake behind the upper radiator grill. My questions are: 1 If there is...
• Re: Plastic(Alloy?) Vs Steel Engine Cover in a Diesel Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 19:58:07 -0700
  ...FWIW, muffling the intake noise seems to be one of the best ways to quiet the diesel Vanagon. Mike Snow -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Third battery?
  Historical mailing list - ID Workshop
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 10:52:47 -0800
  ...I was considering adding another Optima to the system back in the engine compartment in the space formerly occupied by my air intake. I...
• Re: 87 Vanagon -w/VW rebuilt engine
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 23:39:13 -0500
  ...engine--- And Stan was correct--either blow some marvel into the intake until the engine flood's out to lubrictate the cylinder's and...
• Re: Refrigerator FUBAR Followup
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 13:52:56 -0700
  ...when i was reinstalling the fridge, > i was paying far too much attention to the exhaust/intake pipes. I didn't > even notice that...
• Re: temp II sensor (syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:31:00 -0400
  ...This ground wire terminates either under the left-side engine intake, or (more likely) on the oil breather tower. If this wire terminates on...
• Re: vacuum and the fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Just
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:53:36 -0400
  ...Any ideas? Thanks -Rich On 8/29/06, Larry Alofs <lalofs@rcn.com> wrote: > Under high load conditions (less intake vacuum) it increases the...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:07:24 -0500
  Scott, I learned that the intake system comes right out and makes the alternator and AC all that much easier to get to. But...
• Re: Manifold vacuum specs?-Leak down testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 23:26:36 +0000
  ...If your hear leakage through the intake, you have an intake that is not seating and if through the exhaust, bad exhaust valve. Poor...
• Various Upgrades for Lilleyed WBX - here you go
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 15:39:35 -0800
  ...With the increased duration you can give the intake a better head start towards the piston by the exhaust gases exiting pulling the intake...
• Re: Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:38:05 -0800
  ...I have found up to 10 tiny vaccum leaks on the entire intake system from throttle body to intake ports. ..on one engine. re...
• Re: ECU Digital
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 May 2022 23:14:39 -0500
  ...Carbon in the intake ports and back of the > intake valves can also cause running problems. > > > > Dennis > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:39:29 -0700
  ...I read the trick of, for engine removal, removing the intake system first, then the alternator, with the engine in the car. Two advantages...
• Re: d pillar air intake hose
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:52:43 -0700
  For my Syncro, the ribbed, black plastic hose that connects the snorkel to the dust trap elbow is listed in the ETKA as 60...
• Re: Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 19:39:44 -0700
  oops :) I must be punch drunk after spending all afternoon working on dometic :) the instructions given are an attempt to make the rtv act...
• Re: Gas tank replacement, 78, successful!
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 14:26:29 -0400
  ...4 hours, bolting down tank, running new gas line, checking for leaks, reinstall firewall and air intake apparatus. 1-1/2 hours post-op...
• Re: Slow throttle response on 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 19:10:03 -0600
  ...Also look at the air intake boot at it's connection to the air flow meter. At speed, you don't see the effects...
• Re: Conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 16:45:34 -0700
  ...To really be legal, you would need to pull the fuel/intake system and exhaust as well. But, the two blocks don't look...
• Re: I need info on Audi 5 Cylinder motors
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 21:55:47 -0500
  ...apparently the 5 cylinder engine in the Audi GT (perhaps the Audi 80 too?) had a "closer fitting" intake manifold than the 5000/100...
• Golf engine conversion runs
  Historical mailing list - Carolyn Kitzmann
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:45:37 -0500
  ...If anybody is interested I found a way to mount the Cis-e fuel distributer on the driver's side and feeds the intake...
• Re: Dometic Fridge experts: help!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 23 May 2002 07:17:42 EDT
  ...Gasket at body, cracked intake or exhaust pipe, combustion chamber, etc. Cheers�� Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/BusFusion...
• 85GL won't turn over...help please?
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 21:27:08 -0500
  ...I have just finished replacing all the fuel lines in the engine compartment and the intake boots. I also replaced the injector seals. Now...
• Re: Vanagon Bass - My Solution
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 22:32:32 -0800
  ...I'd have to increase my fiber intake and cut down on my Waffle House >visits. > >Oh, darn, it's not Friday yet. > >Chris...
• FS 85 GL 7 Pass. van
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 11:52:58 -0400
  ...new intake boots fairly new muffler, Y pipe ane tailpipe new plugs could use a tune up but I know anyone would do this...
• Re: [T2] Rimco - good heads, bad studs
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:02:31 -0700
  ...The longer ones will work for the >intakes, but not anywhere close for the exhausts. And I have no idea what >the 18 one...
• Re: Experiment
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:17:56 -0500
  ...Experiment > Google Spearco Injectronic. > > Jim > > >>> Vanagonians, > >>> > >>> I want to experiment (just for fun) with doing water injection, such > >>> as a > >>> mister into the intake...
• Newen
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 17:54:26 -0400
  ...plastic box (where the 4-pin connector plugs in) on the Intake Air Sensor/AirFlowMeter (025 906 301 C). As the flap that is...
• Re: 86 GL, Rough Idle cold
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 19:31:33 -0500
  Temp 2 sensor, vacuum leaks, clogged/fouled injectors, excessive deposits on back of intake valves, or engine compression problem. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 16:27:46 -0500
  ...Some folks have been known to tape the main air intake underneath the top grille... George/ATL '89 WesTiico, Wernher '67 Kombi, Puddles, with...
• Re: Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:58:34 -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. Calling all turbo charger / Diesel experts!!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 12:57:47 -0700
  ...Then install the intercooler and do the same drive again and monitor the intake temps. In theory the intake temps will be lower due...
• Re: Engine rebuild break-in
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 21:45:05 -0400
  ...Another possibility is that the intakes valves or guides are worn-oversized allowing oil to get sucked down the guide. I'll also bet...
• Re: Fuel or Electrical Part III
  Historical mailing list - jeff ensing
  Sun, 9 Dec 2018 12:57:58 -0500
  I had an intake valve break like this. It was indeed on an engine that had experienced the seized valve in the guide scenario...
• Re: unusual cause of engine problems
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 22:17:05 -0700
  Via the air intake. A mouse only needs 1/4" opening. I have had mice nest in my camper, two places. 1) air filter...
• AAZ swap progress
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 18:55:21 -0600
  ...It all should be coming together in the next week for fabrication of new intake and exhaust system. It seems nothing is bolt it...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Apr 2013 18:37:34 -0700
  ...A 5 > second spray into the pump intake while running it off battery should do > it, and no worries about leaking stinky hydrocarbons all...
• Re: Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 Sep 2012 00:50:13 -0400
  ...And don't drop one down the intake or exhaust pipe! ;^) Use a broomstick inserted into the flue opening to line it up exactly...
• Re: Cleaning intake parts
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:36:05 -0600
  Thanks for all that good advice. I have been using simple green to clean up the engine compartment since this is probably the only...
• 1981 vs 1982??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 16:57:49 -0500 (EST)
  ...I had assumed that the change from integral metal engine air intake grills to the black plastic one had begun with the 1982 models...
• Re: 85 Digijet help request
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 11:40:23 -0800
  ...fan that's a nice fit into the left-side air intake. Will be interested in any other comments others may have on this...
• Re: "oil spray controller"
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 19:01:07 -0800
  ...I think the actual purpose is to reduce the amount of oil that is expelled through the breather system and into the intake. On...