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• 85' 1.9 still running rich help :-(
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 20:51:54 -0800
  ...have changed:& checked o2, AFM, distributer, coil, coolant temp II sensor, fuel pressure reg, intake manifold boots, grounds, ECU, hall sensor, hoses, etc we...
• Diesel parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:06:01 -0700
  ...thinking of doing a gas conversion, so I have the right intake (cabrio) and exhaust (audi 80) mainfolds, as well. All parts are from...
• Re: vent noise intrusion...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:53:59 -0600
  ...At speed the ram intake of air from the front creates quite a bit of pressure in the air box if you try to...
• Re: Weak..... so weak
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:02:48 -0400
  ...i had similar symptoms on an '84 caused by a vacuum leak; location was throttle body to intake manifold gasket. cleaned and reassembled with...
• Re: A3 engine in Westie, Engine is in!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 12 May 1998 19:25:08 -0700
  ...Would it hurt to have a welded steel tube intake manifold? It >doesn't carry fuel so I figure it shouldn't make much...
• Re: Was fuel leak? Now: appropriate route for fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:25:01 -0500
  ...routed the new hoses more or less on top of the intake runners. > "Tencentlife" aka Chris Corkin on thesamba does this on his WBX...
• Re: Dual Webbers on a 2.1 water cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 19:32:35 -0400
  ...They do deliver more power since there is less intake restriction and they will run richer than the FI. Since there is no intake...
• Re: Billy Bones' never ending story
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 10:27:16 -0500
  ...A compression test will not pick up a leaking intake valve. A leaking intake valve will have multiple effects of combustion gasses into the...
• Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:01:36 -0700
  ...one engine goes to the intake plenum , and the other goes all the way forward. the other poster mentioning that that vaccum line may...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:52:53 -0500
  ...Eyeballing the WBX intake tract makes me think the > > > throttle body is the choke point. > > > > > > Raymond > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On Mar 29, 2015...
• Heater invention
  Historical mailing list - Angela & Will
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 02:47:02 -0500
  ...Then we will run some insulated tubing up to the fresh air intake in front of the cabin. A radiator small enough to fit...
• Re: speaking of paint
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 09:04:18 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I especially am curious about the > small areas, such as the rain gutters, under the sliding door mechanism > cover, and in the air intake...
• Re: MOUSE PROBLEMS
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 10:46:25 -0500
  ...Remove the front top plastic grill, and notice the small plastic grill over the air intake for the ventilation system. Run your finger aroud...
• Re: Question about AVP 1.9 to 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 09:47:46 -0500
  ...However, the 1.9 Throttle Body must be installed because the 2.1 variety won't fit the 1.9 Air Intake Elbow coming...
• Re: 82 Diesel seized up Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:41:23 EST
  ...I sell the 1.9l NA diesel engine with 1.6l intake port setup for $1595 brand new. This is a VW factory engine...
• Fast German Auto chip--let's test it!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:13:42 -0800
  ...You really need to have a complete solution, from improved intake to exhaust to get full advantage of any single mod, and Robert has...
• Slick sick?
  Historical mailing list - Grotz, Kurt
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:06:30 -0400
  ...Aux air regulator? Intake Boot? Somewhere Sensor? Computer? If only it were easy. All in all however, I would say I had a good...
• Re: Who had that Diesel Engine for Sale?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 09:49:06 EDT
  ...I also have complete 1.9l TD engines (not TDI) that come with turbo, intake, injector pump, injectors and lines, flywheel (for car) and...
• Re: Car's People Love Most
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 20:48:25 +1200
  ...he raised the intake >and exhaust above the waterline, hung a prop to the ass end through the hand >crank hole, opened the sunroof...
• SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:53:45 -0700
  ...rack (mentioned recently), simple rear bike hangers, nerf bars, and air intake heat shields. What I'd really like to hear is what other...
• 85 GL for sale in PA
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 20:35:37 -0400
  ...rear wheel cylinders, rebuilt front calipers, front brake pads, fuel pressure regulator, fuel lines, injector seals, muffler, Y pipe, tires, intake boots and gaskets...
• Re: Sudden loss of power, running rough and burning oil
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 02:22:24 -0400
  Check plugs?????? they tell a lot, feel like a seize piston(S) ring!!!! how is the oil pressure overflow, got oil in intake????? this...
• Re: Brown Bread/B-quiet/Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 19:32:14 -0800
  ...what were the most effective methods to reducing engine noise and intake noise? I've heard a few reports over on the DV list...
• Re: 2.1 fits right in
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:39:03 -0800
  ...complete? I am thinking of things like > the exhast headers, the intake manifolds, oil cooler and the water pipes and > hoses etc. Does sombody...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 11:04:27 -0800
  ...I tried a couple of shots of starter ether into the intake and it won't fire on that either - indicating an ignition problem...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:26:26 -0600
  83.5 wbx, New ignition system, (yes I have spark), fires when I inject fuel into intake plenum. Does not fire otherwise. I have...
• Re: Engine braking with a turbo...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 22:17:44 -0700
  Speaking of a butterfly valve, or 'throttle' in the intake.......... I know where there is a perfectly sized on right on a diesel engine...
• Re: Neil's motor..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:15:56 -0700
  ...The ducting from air intake plenum to air box may end up being a combination of hard and flexible materials. This would enable me...
• Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:24:14 -1000
  ...Great compression, no intake leaks, starts nicely, idles just fine , goes farily well ...just has this one issue....once warm it just won't...
• Re: The Interesting Things We Find
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:54:55 -0600
  ...After I pulled the intake manifold, I noticed that the intake ports were perfectly clean. Hmmmm.... next I pulled the exhaust and found the...
• Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 7 Sep 2024 19:03:05 -0700
  ...The problem is with the intake valves, the two in the middle. (Yes, I am working on the cylinders separately after setting the engine...
• Re: Air ducting for dusty conditions.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Thu, 22 May 2008 08:10:49 +1000
  ...To get clean and cool intake air, I ran a brake duct hose up >> into >> the right hand corner engine bay vent hole. You...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 2 May 2013 08:37:08 -0400
  ...It provides a restriction to the >> blow by that can make it into the intake air. Since this blow by contains >> water vapor the...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:19:01 -0700
  ...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: Antifreeze shelf life
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 May 2010 17:02:11 -0400
  ...Techron is really designed to remove deposits from the outside of the injectors and back of the intake valves and guides. The Waterboxer engine...
• Re: troubleshooting tiico noise/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Joel
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 18:21:02 -0600
  ...As for tone, most of my auto aware friends > > hearing the sound think it is either exhaust or air intake related. > > I'm having...
• Fixed Propane (profane?) Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 10:47:24 -0700
  ...I've had good luck removing the intake/exhaust vent from the exterior of the van and alternately applying a shop-vac to the...
• '90 MV running lean at 2500rpm
  Historical mailing list - jf kulina
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:08:59 +0000
  ...Collant temp; Air flow; Injector output; Air intake; O2 sensor voltage; Emission input and Idle switch test. Swapped ECM and Air Flow Meter for...
• thsnk you to the list -- hopefully back on the road
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:45:45 -0500
  Thank you to all and especially to the list members who came to my aid after I had a stuck intake valve on the...
• Re: Westfalia refrigerator issues
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 24 May 2011 12:02:37 -0400
  ...air rushing into it) If you want access to both the intake & exhaust, you'll have to remove the rest of the exhaust cover...
• WOW! Miracle MPG improvement
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 15:31:56 CST6CDT
  ...decarbonizing and lapping-in of the intake valves or maybe 3. Joel sneaking over to my house at night and adding a bit of...
• FS: '81 Westi $800 N.Ca engine apart
  Historical mailing list
  11 Jul 97 14:06:52 PDT
  ...81 Westi, engine lid insulation fell out, got caught in the intake and burned up the engine. A relative took the engine out and...
• breather valve...where does it go on 1.9TD
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 22:56:29 -0400
  ...I imagine it goes to intake system some how.. but where? Before the turbo? I cannot imagine it goes after the turbo.. What regulate...
• engine bolt questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Nelson
  Sat, 6 Nov 1999 20:09:21 -0700
  ...not when taking things off? I had to take my air intake pipes off to access the bolts. I used tape to seal the...
• Parting out '84 Vanagon Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 17:13:17 EST
  ...Complete 1.9l engine- $800 (runs excellent, 100k miles, comes complete with coolant parts, wiring harness, ECU, ignition system, intake, and exhaust (leaky)). Instrument...
• Re: Using Gunk or other engine cleaning solvents!
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 21:04:25 -0600
  ...or Crud its that semi liquid, gummy stuff on Chevy V8 intake manifolds that holds the Moths, Butterflies, leaves, acorns and rat droppings. It...
• Re: ICE cold air!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:38:07 -0400
  ...home and opened the back hatch, I found that the air intake > for > the AC was half covered with ice about 1/2 inch...
• Re: Stuff wanted 'n stuff available
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 20:28:25 -0600
  ...yeah, right! Leads appreciated... > > Jetta TD intake manifold (I have a Quantum manifold to trade...) > > Stuff I have: > > - beat 1.6D engine, still have...
• Re: 1986 VanagonGL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 2 May 2005 14:38:00 -0600
  ...is there a way to monitor the > o2 sensor, or maybe intake vacuum to help keep things as economical as > possible? what can I...
• Vanagon Engine Weights
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:06:41 -0500
  ...1.9 and 2.1 Waterboxer 82 kg = 180 lbs longblock without intake or exhaust. Using a whole sheet of plywood and 3) 2x3...
• Re: Does anyone know where to buy a yellow H2 bulb?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:36:45 -0500
  ...Trim 'em up and put 'em coming out the rear air intakes and up from under >>the body behind the rear wheels. Hilarious. >> >> >>-- >>John...
• Re: Seafoam--> Anyone use this
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:14:40 -0700
  ...You can add it to your > oil or gas - or pour it down the intake, and is is > supposed for clrean out your engine...
• RE: Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 09:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I found a hole in the little one-way valve in the vacuum line that runs fron the intake naifold, all the way forward...
• Re: Attention TDI Gurus! What is hotter, oil or compressed air?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 18:12:54 -0800
  ...The intake air will heat quicker than the oil but not become as hot. Therefore you lose some cooling of the oil on hot...
• Re: Timing 2.1l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:21:50 -0800
  ...Also........air intake leaks. If you have a steady idle and it revs out nicely from idle when it's running right..........I doubt...
• Re: RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:07:49 -0400
  ...helped me as I redid my Throttle Body, Air Plenum and > Intake Runners. I buttoned everything up being very careful as possible to > check...
• Re: Wires through the body
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 1 Mar 2022 20:37:27 -0500
  ...then to holes in the rear hatch frame, into the air intake area, and then through holes into the bus, with a bunch of...
• Re: Heater fan CHIRP!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 11:25:36 -0700
  ...fine for 20 years > and 225k. > > > > I'm tempted to shoot some WD-40 into the intake, but I'd > probably regret it. > > > > > Stuart >
• Re: Question about engine storage
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:27:58 -0400
  ...Dump some oil down the spark plug holes or the intake ports. Try to store it on a pallet or wood blocks if any...
• Cleaning intake parts
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 15:17:48 -0600
  Hi all, 1991 Vanagon Carat MT stock everything. I was wondering about cleaning the Idle Control Valve and various other parts. (not the AFM...