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• Re: ICE cold air!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 15:49:47 -0600
  ...When I got home and opened the back hatch, I found that the air intake for the AC was half covered with ice about...
• colder fridge
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Mon, 17 May 2004 15:12:40 -0400
  ...It also seems like it would be a good idea to wrap the intake and exhaust pipe in fiberglass insulation to keep the heat...
• Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:51:59 -0500
  ...WOT caused three things to occur; it dropped the intake manifold vacuum to retard the timing closer to normal, fooled the ECU in thinking...
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:13:04 -0800
  On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Frank Grunthaner <frankgrun@aol.com> wrote: > Apologies for the technical nature of this post to...
• Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:44:49 -0800
  ...With crazy notions of intake solutions for the ABA 15� constantly brewing in the back of my mind, the Honda intake caught my eye...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . .Over running the engine
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:20:57 -0700
  ...is that > after some time oil will get sucked into the intake valves through the > guides. Which could temporarily foul a plug or two...
• Re: Performance Wasserboxer: Fact or Fiction
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 13:25:30 EDT
  ...Clean up head intake and exhaust ports- you can increase size slightly- (but the larger you go the less low end power you have...
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:19:02 -0800
  ...The intake comes out right next to the coil, with nothing actually stopping air (and its liquid contents) from coming right in. On the...
• Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:21:19 -0800
  ...air/fuel per intake cycle. > But > > instead of the air being at normal atmospheric pressure, it sucks on > the > > intake manifold/plenum, which is...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 00:31:27 +0100
  ...Not flush intakes - but then they ARE big suckers! Clive ----- Original Message ----- From: "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Manifold measuring - is this right?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:28:25 -0700
  ...Bentley's doesn't give >> a procedure for checking intake manifold vacuum so I'm winging it. I let >> the engine warm up so...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:44:22 -0800
  ...fire , unless > the fire is still small! > shoot through the ventsand intake grills. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl...
• Re: Who wants to be the guinea pig?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:51:00 -0400
  ...In any case, while fooling the ECU into thinking it's colder intake air than it actually is can yield a decent result (or...
• Re: ..Leaking head gasket-diesel, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 06:53:18 +0000
  ...Turbo diesel questions > > How are you measuring > boost - a vacuum line runs fr boost sense port on intake manifold (normally > runs to > inj pump...
• Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - J Frank Hammontree
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 16:25:13 -0400
  ...airbox, distributor, injectors, exhaust, cat, intake, hoses, everything. $450 -A/C compressor $35 -Bumper front, has small hairline crack in center, hard to see...
• New Heads and gasket kits
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 08:18:19 EDT
  ...One thing to beware of on AMC heads is that lately they have been using no name intake valves that mushroom. I would have...
• Re: WBX Nightmares
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 12:33:37 EDT
  ...3 angle racing valve job, full race engine balance, match ported intake, exhauset and oil pump, quad tip platium plugs, cut to fit Cromoly...
• psig?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:51:47 -0500
  ...The computer in a fuel injection system wants to know the absolute pressure in the intake manifold, hence the term MAP sensor, manifold absolute...
• 30-50 challenge with DJ-code WBX
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:13:23 -0400
  ...stainless muffler, full stainless exhaust, all the sensors, air box, air intake hoses, and the cooling system. Today I put it up to the...
• Re: Fail air are
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 23:35:19 -0500
  ...They are especially troublesome as they not only effect the one cylinder but they contaminate the intake tract with both air and some combustion...
• Re: Van questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Apr 1994 08:35:04 EDT
  ...Air hissing is also a symptom of a loose intake manifold, a real engine killer. Exaust nuts are usually a good place to check...
• Re: Considering I4 swap: 1.8 89 Golf vs. 1.8 VW Fox (90?)
  Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 13:07:30 -0700
  ...Because the diesel in a vanagon is tilted over so much, he could not use the intake manifold meant for Rabbits-- carb fuel bowl...
• Re: My van runs like crap when it's cold.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:36:53 -0500
  ...to get sucked into the vacuum line that leads to the intake. Either of these is a rich scenario. Cold start issues are usually...
• Re: solar question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:48:38 -0700
  ...I was thinking the air intake at the rear of the van. Any one have any ideas? Also if anyone has any experience with...
• Re: "Driveability" and more on heater cable snap
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Callahan
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 00:52:29 +0000
  ...The klack sound that's coming from the air intake failed to appear today, once warm.. I have managed to vise-grip the heater...
• Intercooler and Law of Thermodynamics
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 22:19:25 -0800
  ...point being to cool the intake charge after it's been heated by being compressed... I do agree with you that it has nothing...
• Hot Engines for Swapping!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:35:32 EST
  ...The third is the AAZ 1.9l Turbo Diesel engine complete with turbo, intake, exhaust manifold, water pump, timing belt and cover, injectors and...
• 85 engine question
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Fri, 25 May 2001 19:28:56 -0500
  ...It has a hose going to the air intake and has a soft rubber thing on top that I can push easily. The lid...
• Re: Interior light/work light
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 11:13:50 -0500
  ...I store it on the rear shelf where the A/C intake is. I also installed a lighter socket in one of the rear...
• Re: RoadHaus - Front AC Kit Install / Preliminary Report
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 21:40:12 -0500
  ...because of this, the outside air intake is blocked off .. so you loose the fresh air capability. Not an issue for me, but might...
• Re: diagnosing a leaky injector
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 20:53:09 -0400
  ...remove > injectors from intake manifold (leave connected to fuel lines). drink > beers. > return to vehicle and observe for leakage. > > On another note you might...
• Re: Maiden voyage ends with AAA
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 21:50:50 -0400
  ...Maiden voyage ends with AAA > Put a little starter fluid in it(squirt it in the > intake and close it back up)and see...
• Re: rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 15:59:24 -0500
  ...But, in general, turn on rear heater fan, spray cleaning product into intake of rear heater fan..... hope it works? This does not remove...
• Re: 2.1 idle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Brooks
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:40:09 EDT
  ...IMHO, First and foremost, I would look for some sort of intake vacuum leak. >>Grab an old w!ndex bottle, and fill it with...
• ( four bent valves) fixed
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 01:10:27 EDT
  ...The intake runners were literally filled a .5" with what looked like roofing tar! Heads are cleaned and back together valves lapped in and...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:41:33 -0500
  ...Melted piston's are a big bonus with a big push of intake . Supercharging requires horsepower to function (but can be balanced out with...
• Westy range burner needs repair--solved
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:16:52 -0600
  ...I suspected they were air intake vents and used a high pressure air can to blow them out. That did the trick. Thanks. Paul...
• Throttle Body....One Switch?, Two Switch?, Red Fish?, Blue Fish?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:59:33 -0400
  My '85 is getting a freshened up engine, and a different set of intake/injection parts. It has never had a Throttle Position switch...
• Re: backfiring?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:50:34 -0500
  ...I have had fuel injected engines behave like this when there was a vacuum/intake leak between the air measuring device and the engine...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:27:07 -0700
  ...Also looked at my main intake manifold hoses - the 4 short stubby hoses that connect the intake air distributor and they look ready for...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:38:40 -0500
  ...It is strapped to the intake snorkel. ECU > is in stock location, no parts needed. > > Somewhere buried in my first thread I mentioned that...
• Re: Update on AFM testing procedure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 10:42:42 -1000
  ...And finally from that the mass flowing through > the intake. I think maybe they kept the wire hot enough that > differences in intake air...
• Re: Van Stalls Easily when totally cold.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:10:32 -0700
  ...Always remember to consider and look for intake and air leaks in general. They can really mess things up. The fuel injection system is...
• Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 07:43:40 -0700
  ...Someone had popped the > cover on it, and I cannot get a reading from the intake air temperature > sensor.. > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2015...
• Re: '88 GL intermittent ignition miss
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 18 Nov 2013 08:58:19 -0800
  ...that became broken wire > upon withdrawing the harness from under the intake runners: > > > http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g243/budgetzagato/IMG_2208_zps78ba5450.jpg...
• Re: 87 vanagon quit while driving
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:21:01 -0400
  ...Injectors open and flooding the intake even without the engine turning. Mark Mark Dearing wrote: > have a friend who is stranded in jersey, he...
• Re: -FORD-FOCUS-ZETEC
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 16 May 2012 20:41:34 +0000
  ...Doesnt have the exhaust manifold or the Air intake. You can find something way better. Harness, code and support comes with your purchase of...
• Re: GEX advice sought
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jul 96 9:40:33 EDT
  ...It turns out that the number three intake valve seat was pressed in and exhaust was escaping out the side. Since all four cylinders...
• Re:More Bus Valance Thoughts...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Sep 1995 15:22:00 -0700
  ...roof (in the early type II) >that houses the fresh air intake and hangs over the front windshield(screen). Rusty replied: I would agree...
• repost: Testing your generator
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Apr 1995 11:18:17 EDT
  ...BTW, when I removed the generator for replacement/repair removed the carb., and intake manifold inorder to get the generator separated from the fan...
• Diagnostic tool for ill '88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Davis
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:02:55 EST
  ...I've tried cleaning the intake air sensor, no luck. I'm about to go digging for and start replacing the OXY sensor, the...
• Re: Ill start from the beginning (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 18:01:26 -0700
  ...This puts compressed air into each cylinder, and whether excessive air comes out the tailpipe or intake manifold (valves), or the crankcase oil fill...
• diesel gas conversion - fourth day
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Sat, 4 May 2002 19:07:54 -0700
  ...Now for the cutting to fit the intake manifold, fuel system and electrics. Does anyone have any advice on the best tool to use...
• CIS-E wiring harness FS
  Historical mailing list - bobby aquino
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:30:50 -0700
  ...I even have a rebuilt cylinder head (all new, all 4 intake valves, all 4 exhaust valves, seals, all 8 guides, all the injector...
• TiiCo - poor performance on cold start up, any tips ?
  Historical mailing list - James Adams
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 15:16:17 -0700
  ...I was told by a mechanic that there is a place on the engine for a "preheat intake" - something which would help atomize the...
• Re: Tiico Engine Questions
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 9 May 2003 13:59:04 -0600
  ...My installation was missing the intake ducting which goes up the "D" pillar from the end of the air cleaner cannister. Had a loud...
• Re: Is there something wrong with busdepot order page?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 08:10:46 -0700
  ...Qty Item Price Part Number Air Flow Meter '86-up Vanagon, remanufactured (+ $30.00 core deposit) $199.95 025906301C Air Intake Sleeve Air Flow...
• removing upper engine tin?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 12:46:02 -0700
  ...this tin off? I know I will need to remove the intake manifold and the alternator. What about the central air distributor, auxillary air...
• Re: AC Controls
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 May 2008 23:23:05 -0700
  ...1 six-cycle engine! aren't the six cycles something like intake-compression-combustion-exhaust-depression-acceptance? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" '90 Vanagon...
• Re: Replaced Fuel Injection Lines - Now Rough Low Idle '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 23:07:00 -0700
  ...An air leak is suspect-unmeasured air -, that is, air coming into the intake bypassing the AFM, which will cause the computer to increase...