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Re: Auto trans - 2nd gear brake band adjusting screw
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:57:13 +0000
...in place, >> though you will likely need to drop the pan & valve body if you pull it to >> get the 2nd gear band in...
Re: A different viewpoint
Historical mailing list - Van O Rama
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 03:21:35 -0700
...Bruce’s mechanics installed a rebuilt engine, sealed the gas tank, replaced the steering flex coupler, radiator, rear heater core and the heater valve...
Re: Castrol and BP
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 23 May 2010 10:59:42 -0400
...Sure oil will not prevent burned valves or the pounding of the crank bearings on the case but stuck/broken rings, worn bearings, cam...
Re: OPINIONS NEEDED which to buy-Now BUY BOTH!
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 4 Oct 2002 14:28:21 -0500
...Explained a problem with gas in oil > and exhaust shot why it was parked long ago. SO she > has been sitting, engine looks real...
Re: Engine Puzzlememt
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 15:05:12 -0700
...Going to remove some exhaust pieces to >>>>> verify. >>>>> >>>>> Since the last change made to the engine was the installation of the starter >>>>> long bolt...
Re: Replacing copper propane lines
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:28:20 -0400
...Stoves of course are usually not directly vented but most kitchens have exhaust fans or direct vented rang hoods. There is a reason our...
Re: CA Smog Failed - 1985 1.9L
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:10:22 -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: Refrigerator Fans
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 12:18:47 -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: blowing oil]
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sat, 20 Jul 2002 20:24:52 -0700
...Cleaning the oil breather in the valve cover may help but try slowing down before you get a big surprise. A top end rebuild...
Re: True Grit---
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 26 May 2002 22:12:46 -0700
...I had to hang the water pump, exhaust, etc. on it (my labor is free on my own projects). It needed a fair amount...
Re: so it turns out i like vanagons.....
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:56:59 -0500
...Between my $500 repair of a > $2.50 > > >exhaust gasket last summer, and working 10 hour days at minimum wage to > > fuel > > >my addiction...
Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:42:59 -0800
...Exhaust leaks 'don't usually' make an engine run incorrectly., They can for sure, but it's not like 'if it has exhaust port...
Re: The Dreaded Emissions test
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:56:21 -0700
...means to get >> air >> into the exhaust. >> > The usual causes of high HC are "lean Misfire", bad valves, pistons, >> > ignition miss, or ignition timing...
Re: Vanagon Acceleration Times
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 7 Oct 2002 00:57:49 -0500
...building an engine with a windage tray, notched rods, sodium filled exhaust valves. All that seems like a waste when you look at the...
Re: LVC: TDI Problem
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:30:23 -0400
...valve with a can looking diaphrigm on the top at the entrance to the inlet manifold..? The tdi has EGR which is exhaust gas...
Re: Load vs fuel consumption..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 10:11:53 -0700
...with parts and > specifications for exhaust, etc etc....I was told this particular combo of > an 8 valve head on an ABA block results...
Re: Diesel good idea? Engine idling!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 6 Jun 2013 17:43:17 -0700
...in gasoline puts acid in the engine > oil and into the exhaust system , shortening life of those parts. > > another very helpful cold weather trick...
RE: Q's about your cruise control installation
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Tue, 31 Dec 1996 14:23:08 -0700
...My '84 is much more conventional with the servo above the exhaust heat shield with a gentle 180 degree curve to the throttle body...
Aircooled Westy - fuel problems?
Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:43:41 -0500
...According to the Bentley manual, it states the valve adjustment should be 2 turns down past touching when the piston is at TDC. After...
Re: Engine Wear
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:45:22 EST
...These and other changes like cam timing, valve lift, chamber turbulence, intake runner length, exhaust gas pressure phasing, etc. all combine for optimal operating...
Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine / Digifant Conversion comments
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 2 Sep 1999 13:45:23 EDT
...The other key variable in efficiency is the design of the air pump (inlet manifold, head and combustion chamber, valve geometry and timing, exhaust...
Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:19:42 -0500
...Either way, the noise that resembles an exhaust leak is often ignored (due to the more commonly-occurring exhaust gaskets leaking)and is the...
type 1 verses wbx RPM
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 09:55:51 -0500
...You can bounce a stock type 1 engine of 5k with little ill effect with the exception of pounding the valve train. keep in...
Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 09:45:58 -0800
...MAP Sensor Power Steering Connectors Idle Air Control (IAC) Valve Connector [Uses Original IAC Valve] On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 9:15 AM...
My van is HOME!!!!
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Fri, 26 Feb 2016 10:04:39 -0500
...Because of the ridiculous length of time it took, and acknowledging my patience, he threw in the trailing arm, some exhaust work, and over...
Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Thu, 8 Mar 2018 11:09:43 -0600
If it's like most 2 strokes, you have different port timing for the intake and exhaust depending on the rotation. The most efficient...
Re: removing NA/dipstick
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:40:31 -0700
...On my list to do before the camping trip this summer is swap >> engines,custom build exhaust,replace tank and sending unit, stainless >> coolant...
Re: Misfire when coasting?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 2 Jul 2011 17:41:00 -0700
...but that will...say, after a while, contribute to that exhaust valve wearing more or burning. Never a good idea to operate a vanagon...
Re: Is this normal? (1977 camper advice)
Historical mailing list
Sun, 28 Apr 1996 19:57:40 -0700
...I doubt working vs non-working egr will affect your emissions much (as long as the egr valve is not stuck *open*). God, I...
Re: 84 running issue solved?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 31 May 2022 20:45:39 -0400
...intake manifold, idle valve, etc. to make it work. >> While you think it is working the earlier throttle body and exhaust reduce the performance...
Re: Preparations for Rough Roads
Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
Sun, 16 Apr 2000 22:18:24 -0700
...float needle valve > 1 accelerator cable > 1 set of contact breaker points > 1 distributor cap, rotor arm > 2 vee belts > exhaust mounting loops > 1...
Re: stupid refig. question-newbie on the frig
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 2 May 2005 08:43:49 -0500
...spark > > cleaned the fins and repainted the fins > > added the check valve upgrade from Gowesty > > I added a wireless thermometer from rip off shack...
Re: Running The Van Low On Fuel
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:04:36 +0000
...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: head gaskets
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:41:20 -0500
...no cracks between >> the valve >> seats, a decent rubber gasket surface, good exhaust valves, good >> guides, and >> a proper valve job, along with very...
Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:26:48 -0700
...rear heater valve is another. how to operate the heater control levers intelligently is another. they sure are good about not using oil. I...
Engine build, part 5
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 May 1995 15:33:51 -0700
...Check the valves, all good, just a little snug on #1 exhaust. Start out for the day. Anybody out here in California who has...
some observations on the power of an inline VW 1.8 liter (Rabbit, Golf, Jetta) gas..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:37:33 -0800
...this motor, with it's mild aftermarket cam and free-flowing exhaust. If I shift back to 4th it takes my revs right into...
Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:12:44 -0800
there are two gasoline engines that come in 87 Jetta's I believe - the common 8 valve 1.8, and the DOHC 16 valve...
Re: Engine Replacement Options
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:12:43 -0700
...I poured it to the opposite side of the valves and check for sign of leak on the valve stems. Mine had no leak...
Re: Engine stalling at high speed
Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:31:04 -0700
...If exhaust can t get out air can t get in. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Stuart MacMillan [mailto:stuartmacm@gmail.com <javascript:;> > <javascript:;>] > > Sent...
Michael's repairs - more info. needed.
Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:28:31 -0500
...Replaced all the fuel lines and filter. > -Replaced all of the valve adjusters. Two were bad, one was extremley awful. > -Replaced the plastic connector...
Re: Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 23 May 2012 21:18:44 -0700
...have upgrades -- intake flow enhancement, exhaust headers, sparkin' plugs, reworked heads, super charger kits, lightweight rods/pistons, larger valves, and (oh my!) nitrous? Anyway...
Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Feb 2008 - Special issue (#2008-238)
Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:24:11 -0800
...If the burn has not completed by the time the exhaust valve opens, the fuel will complete its burn in the exhaust tract, quickly...
Re: cold start
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:50:13 -0700
HI Finn, Sounds very much like the Idle Air Valve and it's Control Unit may not be doing much. First ...make sure the...
Re: 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon Eats Water Pumps/Dennis' opinion of emmision mods
Historical mailing list
Sat, 7 Sep 1996 01:18:13 -0400
...The NOX is the real culprit in smog formation and is the most damageing of the exhaust emissions. This can only be tested under...
Re: Engine thoughts--now Go Westy engine management system
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Thu, 4 Jan 2018 15:10:08 -0400
...MAP Sensor > Power Steering Connectors > Idle Air Control (IAC) Valve Connector [Uses Original IAC Valve] > > On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 9:15 AM...
Re: Volkwagen Westfalia JOKER sighting
Historical mailing list - John Pronk
Thu, 24 May 2001 20:16:39 -0000
...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: locating my water/oil leak
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:08:07 -0700
...In a wbxr, if that happens...you get exhaust into the coolant area, displacing the coolant, and pretty 'good' overheating , or really bad overheating...
Re: FS: 1969 VW Pickup Truck VA (VALUE?)
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Wed, 20 Nov 1996 22:19:12 -0500
...shocks > * new tires > * new battery > * complete tune up / valve adj. > * Va. state inspection > * new exhaust extractor system > * Everything works !!! > > This is really a classic...
Fwd: Re: Refrigerator Problems
Historical mailing list - Ron Mighton
Mon, 24 May 1999 16:22:53 -0400
...20/1999 -0700, you wrote: >>Ron, the second propane on/off valve is in the control panel of the >>refrigerator. On mine it points...
Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 engine?
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sat, 16 Oct 1999 00:29:13 EDT
...valves, ratio rockers, hot cams, or any other stuff >that needs >high rpms to be effective. I am also getting a performance exhaust >system...
Re: Missing coolant
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 22:27:24 -0400
...Most rely on the > valve piece being sealed to the cap when it is secured on the tank so > the simple mouth test may...
Re: Start/Run/Then No Start
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 8 Nov 2011 18:08:39 -0800
hi skip, good thing your after that exhaust leak. Exhaust leaks can affect oxygen sensor performance.. and contribute to burning of the exhaust valve...
Re: Selling the van....my stupid, stupid coolant accident
Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 09:31:49 -0500
...Two weeks ago. --Exhaust, except CAT. Exhaust pieces replaced at various times over the last 60K miles. (Will put new muffler on car for...
Re: Coolant Leak
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:37:42 -0800
...I can tell you to never get heater control valve from them! Other vendors I support: www.busdepot.com www.gowesty.com www.bus...
Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Sun, 23 Feb 2014 16:34:32 -0600
...too much trouble. My question is what is the exhaustive list of things that need to be replaced while the dash...
hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:47:55 -0400
...looked around for any obvious vacuum leaks, checked the oxygen sensor as above, rechecked my valve adjustment, checked my Temp 2 sensor, and replaced...
Re: Dometic woes
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:37:46 -0700
...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: I-4 owner experrience
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Mon, 13 May 2013 20:48:54 -0500
...SPAN class=misspelled>gasket and the valve cover gasket. The original exhaust header broke and had to replaced...
Re: UPDATE RE: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
Sat, 28 Oct 2017 08:13:20 -0400
...I really cannot see any cracks externally- but I may be in for a head removal anyway because this exhaust manifold is shot and...