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• Re: Gas Smell When Tank Full
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 07:46:23 -0500
  ...gas. > On a '78 I know that if you take the intake system off (in my case a Weber progressive) and remove the bolts...
• Re: 82 diesel with an 86 gas engine
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sat, 29 May 1999 19:43:34 -0700
  ...The battery (in the engine compartment) in the diesel Vanagon might interfere with the cold air intake duct of the waterboxer. Finally, since the...
• Re: Digijet ecu failures --- Help !
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 13:07:41 EDT
  ...Its located under the intake bellows and very hard to reach. It gets its power from wire 34 which is joined to wire 30...
• Keep your fingers crossed - engine cut outs have stopped.
  Historical mailing list - John Hawk
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:40:12 -0600
  ...I found the auxiliary air intake elbow was cracked pretty high on the regulator side. A trip to Napa for some suitable hose and...
• Re: Running on Tap Water
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 10:55:32 -0400
  ...It also kept the carbs, intake and valves exceptionally clean! Jay
• Son's 80 Westy not as bad as I envisioned
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 4 May 2003 11:39:28 -0400
  ...Once I can seal off the intakes I'll hose it off and go from there. I think I have enough parts between my...
• Re: Stuff wanted 'n stuff available
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 17:49:48 -0700
  ...Jetta TD intake manifold (I have a Quantum manifold to trade...) Stuff I have: - beat 1.6D engine, still have pump, no head... - diesel...
• Re: might be an injector that is
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 09:08:35 -0600
  ...example, in case you had a minor air cleak in the intake or >something). Hey thanks Joel. I am glad to know I have...
• Re: a syncro fords a river
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 22:05:41 -0600
  ...This thread has me thinking of the "snorkel" which was added to my van to cut the air intake resonance problem from the I4...
• Re: Fridge....should it stay on...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 27 May 2005 08:12:37 EDT
  ...What I should have said was the intake and exhaust tubes leading from the combustion chamber to the port on the side of the...
• Re: space
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:11:04 -0500
  ...Bostig conversion, that uses a Ford 2L zetec engine. > The air intake is on the drivers side so the space behind passenger Tail light...
• 1.9L Swap done still an issue
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 13:02:59 -0400
  ...all new seal made no difference in running * found that my intake boot from the trottle body was gapping when i had to force...
• Re: Cool pics, some questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 22:28:28 -0700
  ...One of the Vanagons rear air intakes were sealed up. Does this > decrease > >drag enough to be worth doing and where do you get...
• Re: A/C
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 12:42:34 -0500
  ...Put ratwire over estimating the air intake and exits the second time this happened. The van sits in an old barn most of the...
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  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 21:08:03 -0700
  Thanks Jim! I'm diving into making a custom lower profile intake manifold. Establishing engine position obviously plays into the process. This should be...
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  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 16:28:35 -0700
  ...raise the drivetrain at engine, should I ever make a custom intake or swap to a 1.8 head etc. I think that's...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve part numbering question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 14:02:23 -0700
  ...my '88 with the idle stabilization system disconnected and holes at intake boot and plenum plugged. Bus runs fine but needs to be warmed...
• Re: oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 10:01:05 -0400
  ...in the engine compartment, in the same fashion a WBX air intake's shielding covers it. Mount one larger fan inside in a pull...
• PSA- wear safety glasses when working with springs!
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:55:21 -0400
  ...This was a spring type hose clamp for the plastic intake pipe. I didn't use hose clamp pliers since a regular pair was...
• RE: thermostat:
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 9:44:18 -0500 (EST)
  ...it would be exiting >somewhere behind those plastic grills for the air intakes. > >unfortunately, bentley does NOT have any 80-85 vanagons or any...
• Re: 73 kombi backfiring
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 96 12:59:06 PST
  ...Sucking air in through the EGR circuit and into the intake manifold(s) may cause the engine to run lean. Lean running makes the...
• Space Shuttle, cleaning heat risers?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 13:38:21 -0700
  ...Oh ya, yesterday I was cleaning the carbon out of the heat risers on the intake manifold I'm going to use on the...
• Re: warm start 78 FI
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 12:56:42 -0600 (MDT)
  ...5th injector flooding engine ignition wire opens when hot coil opens when hot AFC/fuel pump sticks when hot intake leak screws up fuel...
• Re: Empty pedal
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 21:10:54 EST
  ...Your fuel injection eliminates this problem by injecting the fuel after the throttle plate, directly before the intake valves. So the problem you are...
• Re: 1.9l Wasserboxer stumble...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 13:54:10 +0100
  ...BTDC), etc. > > > > Help! > Christian > all carb engines need a preheater for the air intake in the cold weather > to help the fuel atomize or...
• Re: 1.9 l running rich
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 23 May 2001 07:26:45 EDT
  ...With the computer connected it ran really rich as extra gas was getting into the intake from the crankcase breather It would even run...
• Re: Refrigerator FUBAR Followup
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 08:34:11 -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: ECU 19 location on '88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:16:36 -0400
  The ground wire should terminate on the engine block, under the left side (driver side) intakes. Very hard to see. This wire is brown...
• cutting to get to heater fan... please help
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:51:11 -0500
  ...I think that if you remove the grill and also the grill that covers the heater intake, you could cut some of the sheet...
• Re: FW: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:13:34 -0600
  ...Diesel-again. > > This can allow engine oil to enter the intake track > > > and when the engine sucks it in the engine can go into...
• Re: There's a New Wheel in Town... Almost
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:03:33 -0600
  ...tried everything, but they are still covered with crud from the intake valve. aaron '87 syncro gl -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Dometic mystery ....tentatively resolved!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:22:54 -0700
  Hey Paul -- Any chance that your intake or exhaust pipes are cracked, and that it's only when you put the flue back on...
• Carver P4 installation notes
  Historical mailing list - shilohz
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 21:15:13 -0700
  ...The holes for the exhaust and intake are very close to the center of the van and therefore there is no problem with the...
• Re: 6 guys and vanagon x-country-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:16:20 -0400
  ...msextra.com/index.php > I put a hole in the intake plenum for intake pressure, and ran hard > vacuum line to the megasquirt MAP...
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:05:03 -0700
  ...I guess that >critters or trash go into the intake from time to time and then get burned. >Every few months I remove the...
• '88 Westy Vacuum leak diagnosis input
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Tue, 3 Sep 2024 10:12:57 -0600
  ...At first I thought it might be an intake hose crack, and that increased temp would cause a temporary expansion / seal, but that doesn...
• Throttle-on running issue
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 15 Jul 2019 21:07:00 -0400
  ...I’ve found no vacuum leaks in intake. Unplugging O2 sensor makes no difference ( a new sensor is on the way just in case...
• Vanagon diesel tranny
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 9 May 1998 23:08:25 EDT
  ...I also have the Vanagon diesel intake manifold if someone needs it (how could one of these go bad or break?). Let me know...
• used 2.1l waterboxer FS $800
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:47:25 EST
  ...accessories, exhaust stuff, injection stuff, intake, wiring harness, sender's, etc.) It will come with a waterpump though (I believe it is the original...
• Re: Need some advice
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:51:15 EST
  ...better still check the breather hose from the tower to the intake boot. Some times these collapse and cause the crankcase pressure to build...
• Engine sounds like it doesn't have any oil
  Historical mailing list - Per Martin Joraholmen
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 19:27:55 +0200
  ...There is a hose from the air intake that connects to the oil system. This hose had a "leak" and made the area around...
• Re: Fuel rail spewing gas
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 02:33:19 -0400
  ...When installing the fuel rail I found it easiest to completely remove the rubber portion of the air intake to the throttle body. This...
• [SVXVanagon] Re: SVX into Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 22:50:22 +1200
  ...effectively turns through 90 degrees and >makes the two throttle body intakes point downwards. Then two hoses >could be connected and run off to...
• Re: Michael's repairs - more info. needed.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:56:37 -0600
  ...to the fact that they seal off the air to the intake runner. The large ones help hold the injector in place along with...
• refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:17:49 -0800
  ...stocking to remove accumulated rust flakes and dead bugs from the intake/exhaust flues. Try some of those tricks before yanking the whole unit...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk!-Engine base
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:18:54 -0500
  ...oil filter and not > having a > pile of parts stacked vertically above the intake manifold. The > crankshaftdoesn't determine the engine type, does it? >
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:40:41 -0700
  ...I guess that > critters or trash go into the intake from time to time and then get burned. > Every few months I remove the...
• Re: Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:58:30 -0500
  ...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: A new project..inline 4 VW van
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 6 Jun 2010 03:23:38 -0400
  ...The reason for swapping on my 1.8 liter head is the 2.0 liter has a 'cross flow' intake, which wouldn't fit...
• Re: 2wd locking diff - followship question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:50:24 -0800
  ...A vacuum line runs from the engine intake to the dash. There it connects to a vacuum switch. The switch has 2 positions. It...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:08:34 -0400
  ...regulator, fuel pump, fuel filter > - took apart entire air intake system, changed the air intake > distributor box, and most rubber hoses. > - changed temp sensor...
• Re: Rear hatch screen install w/ passenger AC /Snap stud in Plastic
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Wood
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:34:03 -0500
  ...I really need to clean the evaporator and there doesn't appear to be any way to get around the black air intake screen...
• Sure Flow faucet problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:01:11 -0400
  ...I get a small constant flow out of the city water intake. I suspect a faulty check valve. Anyone else have this problem or...
• Re: Drivetrain Movement Question. Video.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:47:53 -0700
  ...On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 11:41 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com> wrote: > With the intake boot acting as a spring, the...
• Re: Putting a 2.1L where my 1.9L used to be......
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 12 May 2012 20:43:17 -0400
  I've installed a complete 2.1 from a European import Syncro with 2.1 exhaust, ECU, intake, dizzy, wiring harness, and cooling system...
• Re: Vacuum line diagram for 1985 vanagon need
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:30:22 -0400
  ...I think that > towards the charcoal canister (But can not assure that right know) > > On the intake plenum there is a nipple that I...
• Re: Heater blower motor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:28:51 -0400
  ...Which may or may not indicate that the screen on the intake has come adrift somehow. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv...
• thermostat:
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 20:57:46 CST
  ...it would be exiting somewhere behind those plastic grills for the air intakes. unfortunately, bentley does NOT have any 80-85 vanagons or any...
• Re: Best placement for outside air temperature sender?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 14:28:36 -0600
  ...A sensor in the air-intake columns would suffer the same bias from the hot engine when parked. I like the Mercedes bumper idea...
• Friday NVC: Bad writing: carbs & bosoms
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:51:46 -0700
  ...highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil...