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• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 21:48:55 -0800
  ...then I can use an old cap with the spring valve removed to connect to the system. As long as one can get past...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:48:52 -0400
  ...The fuel is simply available when >> the intake valves open. >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> Raymond Paquette wrote: >>> Scott >>> >>> Can you explain this? It would seem to me...
• back from summer trip.
  Historical mailing list - jesse lee reynolds
  Wed, 24 Aug 1994 14:00:49 -0500 (EST)
  ...Valve job - new exhaust valves and guides, and 1 new intake guide. Checked lifters - shot. Checked rods- OK. so, They ordered new main, cam...
• Re: DJ Compression Ratio
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:35:46 -0500
  ...and even semi-radical valve timing and >> cam profile, quite advance ignitioin timing, and very inhanced >> intake and exhaust systems, and all that .........then...
• On Conversion Engine Reliability
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 20:11:57 EDT
  ...Visible cracks on the connecting rods, scored cylinder walls, burnt valves, warped head with extensive cracking between intake and exhaust valves. Mechanic said that...
• Re: 87 westie syncro maintenance and what is a motor worth?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 20:57:18 -0500
  ...My engine cost me $1500 - complete rebuild with all new bearings throughout, new cam, new waterpump, rebuild of heads with new valves, guides, and...
• Re: Gurgling after engine shutoff... normal?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:18:06 -0400
  ...Even though the cooling system temperature is rising, the pistons, valves, inside of the heads, oil, etc. are cooling down. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Just how far in over my head am I? (long)
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 12:59:41 +0000
  ...The notorious Autostop propane fill valve had >failed and been converted to manual operation before my sister got >it. Exhaust was near replacement time...
• Re: hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 17 May 2008 02:06:49 -0400
  ...obvious vacuum leaks, checked the oxygen sensor as > above, rechecked my valve adjustment, checked my Temp 2 sensor, and replaced > the engine compartment ground...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:31:12 -0400
  ...Again apply some WD40, then use > > a 7mm wrench to screw the valve entirely out of the slave cylinder. > > Clean the valve, in particular...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 11:50:24 +0000
  ...All I get is > >>> these > >>> strange, > >>> random puffs out the exhaust, like one every 1-2 secs of cranking. > >>> > >>> I've swapped in my...
• Re: California catalytic converter needed
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:42:46 -0700
  ...Instead they gave me an estimate of $2,266.72 to do a valve job. Evidently the CA law is that they can do...
• Re: anyone know how the 1.8 TDI compares to past VW diesels? (long, lvc)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 02:39:40 -0700
  ...For one thing the vibration from the >> diesel kept breaking other things like mounts and exhaust pieces. You >> haven't lived until you've...
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 23:09:26 -0800
  ...It had exhaust work. At 120,000 the engine was not using a drop of oil between changes. The interior and exterior were in...
• Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder Bleed problem (How to replace your slave cylinder)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:54:54 -0800
  ...Again apply some WD40, then use a 7mm wrench to screw the valve entirely out of the slave cylinder. Clean the valve, in particular...
• TDD setback
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 18:16:04 -0500
  ...A quick call to Karl Mullendore, and then off comes the timing belt cover, and I opted to pull the valve cover as well...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - Dean S
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:17:16 -0400
  ...Keep looking, the > front > >>> > heater valve above the spare or a cracked expansion tank can leak > under > >>> > pressure and you don't always see...
• Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 16:12:20 -0800
  ...On some engines the t-stat cover will clear the exhaust pipe, and it's easy to replace the t-stat. On some engines...
• Re: Engine Puzzlememt
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 18:58:35 -0400
  ...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: Digifant Fuel System Troubleshooting Experience
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:15:16 -0400
  ...You maybe get lucky and just fill the exhaust with gasoline. Could be a nice flame show. Your driving along, you get into an...
• Parts CD, was:Oil cooler question
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 09:41:00 -0400
  ...Any thoughts?" I wondered the same thing about other parts and would get different answers too. (TD Exhaust valves VS. NA diesel valves). You...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 May 2013 23:34:09 -0400
  ...I just replaced the front exhaust pipe and the heads are starting to crumble on the outside. As for driving the flat east coast...
• Re: Pitted Heads
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 03:20:39 -0700
  ...The engine came down again to replace 4 exhaust valves as they all touched when the engine over-rev'd and I had 0...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:49:42 -0700
  ...Again apply some WD40, then use >> > a 7mm wrench to screw the valve entirely out of the slave cylinder. >> > Clean the valve, in particular...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:27:08 -0900
  ...I know it would do better with a regular turbo injection pump > and a different exhaust, but I like the clean aspect of it...
• Re: 87 Help AGAIN
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 15:01:07 -0800
  ...Tim suggested disconnecting and bypassing the electronic idle stabilizer unit and thought I might check the air bypass valve for cold starting. Pulling ideas...
• Re: Engine power loss
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 15:31:40 -0700
  ...Some small fire proof rodent got in there ? The exhaust seemed fine so what the hell goes on here ? So, while revving up the...
• Re: Lake Trip Report and fuel pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 21:49:06 -0700
  ...of the exhaust vent > - cylinder misfire has now gone away since I changed a hydraulic > lifter and just readjusted a valve on cylinder 3...
• Re: Hesitation, bucking, rough idle then died. The paranoia begins...
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:28:21 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/dash/dash4.jpg Also, gently tap on the AFM, idle control valve. Don't forget the ECU under the rear...
• Re: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : ( Another victim of bad diagnostic skills! This really bothers me
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Jun 2014 20:04:45 -0400
  ...Mechanic > says there's one "unseated valve," and to fix it right means digging > in and rebuilding both at the same time. About $2...
• Re: idea?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:18:27 -0500
  ...The condenser >>> and >>> > >> it's fan still must be mounted outside or be able to exhaust it's >>> hot >>> > >> air to the outside or...
• Re: 85 Vangon revs drops, revs drops, revs drops, and then dies after a few minutes of this cycle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:52:59 -0800
  ...this was an auto trans 2.1 the problem/symptom was it would just start idling very fast ...like a bad Idle Air Valve...
• PROpane tank tag welded
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:03:07 -0700
  ...That is the only place these tanks fail, other than the funky complicated old valve. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM...
• Re: Boston Bob Big Valve Update? Not really... (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:32:23 -0800
  ...And now I not > only get what I take to be the "normal" VW burnt rubber smell, but the > exhaust smells rich with unburned...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - Calvin Bruce
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 16:02:49 -0700
  ...I also understand if you take the van to a smog station the people can be persuaded to test for exhaust gas in the...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:34:21 -0700
  ...Again apply some WD40, then use � � > a 7mm wrench to screw the valve entirely out of the slave cylinder. � � > Clean the valve, in particular...
• NOS parts & Old engines.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 13:26:59 +0100
  ...They include two muffler to head gaskets, two manifold to muffler gaskets, the four exhaustclamp-halves, four Kamax 8.8 bolts, four nuts (which...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:40:31 -0400
  ...Except for heads @168K and an exhaust valve with rings at 248K this is also an original engine. > > For subie conversions without gearing changes...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:05:49 -0800
  ...I'm very happy with decent heads and a fresh valve job.. pretty testing comes to mind in your case .. you might also want...
• Re: strange idling behavior ? (long post with plenty of diagnostic hints)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:43:53 -0800
  ...as to where I might look. > > This little 1.8liter, 8-valve, from a '92 rabbit cabriolet (Digifant II > injection) , has always behaved perfectly...
• Re: Sometimes it's the little things...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:06:37 -0400
  ...10) replace heater hose valve to heat exchanger Closely followed by... 11) replace heater hoses. Then I broke the fill tank door on the...
• Re: '69 BUS; NEW ENGINE HELP/INFO
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 16:44:28 -0500
  ...Return for valve adjustment at 5,000 miles. I drive it before we exchange any money. No money to be handed over until I...
• Re: On Longevity, Displacement, Efficiency and Technology in Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 09:44:23 -0800
  ...If the TIICo numbers are to be believed, this 8 Valve head with > Motronic management outperforms the ABA crossflow head with Motronic. > 9. The...
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:16:29 -0500
  ...If a exhaust valve is leaking you will have air coming > out > the end of the muffler .// I f the intake valve is bad...
• Re: Debunking GoWesty!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 22:41:30 -0700
  ...case savers, sodium > filled valves, external > oil cooler, etc.). 90K on a 2.0L AC Westy, with > the square exhaust port > heads, is pretty...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 May 2013 17:39:28 -0400
  ...You need to locate the idle stabilizer valve, crankcase vent heater, throttle switch, and of course the distributor. The ground wire in the distributor...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 17 Sep 2013 00:10:55 -0400
  ...2.0L, superior intake manifold and head to the early 1.8L engines, superior exhaust manifold to the 1.8L group, readily adaptable to...
• Gerbil engine replacement, part I
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Thu, 04 Jul 1996 12:30:52 -0600
  ...After five years of making a misadjusted valve noise that couldn't be adjusted out, the Gerbil ('66 camper with a '71 engine of...
• Re: FIRE!!! (True story from this morning)
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 13:39:07 -0800
  ...The release valve assembly may be a bit tricky, but I'm sure there is something out there available. The only problem, though is...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:59:19 -0700
  ...Again apply some WD40, then use >>� � > a 7mm wrench to screw the valve entirely out of the slave cylinder. >>� � > Clean the valve, in particular...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:31:51 -0700
  ...Except for heads @168K and an exhaust valve with > rings at 248K this is also an original engine. > > For subie conversions without gearing changes...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion: Digifant Comment
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 21:05:17 -0700
  ...valve timing to shift the torque max to lower rpm, added a >dual downdraft exhaust manifold from a GLI, made a dual pipe exhaust...
• Re: 2.1 puked coolant near oil filter when hot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 18:22:50 -0700
  ...A handy trick is to notch the upper attachment brackets of those covers ...where they go on the exhaust studs or under bolts there...
• Re: quick and dirty head swap-dennis' 2 cents.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:26 -0400
  ...The tabs that affix to exhaust bolts might be rusted off. I need to weld mine up. - exh manifolds and fasteners if needed - water...
• Re: Exhaust Design, Now Conversion for Function and Reliability
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:19:11 -0500
  ...I have seen head gasket failures on many Subaru engines, burnt exhaust valves, bearing problems and many cooling related conversion issues. I do find...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 14 May 2008 15:06:04 -0700
  ...a guy getting an exhaust manifold with a turbo bolted to it ......for .......get this .......they go ....." uh, exhaust manifolds are 20 bucks." There...
• Re: Manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:48:19 -0600
  ...Again apply some WD40, then use > a 7mm wrench to screw the valve entirely out of the slave cylinder. > Clean the valve, in particular...
• Re: Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Mon, 31 May 2010 09:40:45 +0300
  ...It will come with a recent new distributer,good >>> alternator,injectors,an okay compete exhaust,ect..could also include the >>> computer,the rest of...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:52:47 -0800
  ...1991 Syncro L 2.2 waterboxer, Boston Bob Big Valve heads with port and polish, 1.4 ratio rockers, free flow exhaust double wrapped...
• Re: Billy won't run
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 16:14:42 -0500
  ...oxygen sensors work like this when they get heated to the proper temperature by the exhaust gas the produce a voltage, the voltage is...