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• Re: quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:34:54 -0600
  ...on the fuel intake line that runs under the air > distributor stuff to the T-connection, and connects on the other side to > a...
• Re: nuts vs head gasket job
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 22:11:24 -0400
  ...Getting the intake manifolds out of the way to get to those two center bolts on top is not that bad. Cut or loosen...
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 13:32:31 +0000
  ...Like on Audi twin camshaft heads, which use an > oilpressure controlled tensioner (adjusting intake to outlet camshaft). > > David, I mean the ugly gear connecting...
• Re: EFI to Carbs
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 28 May 1998 08:41:01 -0700
  ...VW vent to fairly long extremes in the old engines to route exhaust gasses up to warm up the intake manifolds. The warm manifolds...
• 2.5L 120HP waterboxer.....that runs on 91 octane......90mm stroke by 94mm bore....and pases smog...hmmm?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 22:58:59 -0600
  ...told that the Spanish AMC heads are excellent castings, but the intake valve guides are too short, prone to premature valveguide wear and have...
• Re: Aircooled Heat inline fan?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Johnson
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 00:32:56 EDT
  ...exchangers will flow back up into the cabin through the recirculation intake duct -- great in winter, not so good in summer. A spring-loaded...
• winterizing
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 10:27:16 -0400
  ...your engine intake, either a screen gaurd with hardware cloth in the aircleaner intake, or a few of the SS brillo pads and a...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:15:22 -0800
  ...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: Fuel tank problem solving (Almost)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 27 Mar 2018 09:35:24 -0400
  ...Not gurgling, similar to fish tank aerator bubbling sound. > Hmmm, was the intake screen detached from its base and above fuel level? > But why...
• Restoration of 1991 Carat MT
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:00:44 -0600
  ...Fuel lines (all inside the engine compartment) fuel injector seals exhaust gasket distributor O-ring intake gaskets all water hoses clutch/pressure plate/release...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:06:21 -0500
  ...and what ever nitrogen that came into the > engine on the intake stroke - which ain't much. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > > Allan Streib...
• swivel and z-bed for sale. HELP the PIFF
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:48:57 -0700
  ...diesel mounts, diesel oil pan, webasto coolant heater from a Canadian 86 syncro (rusty, but works, draws a ton of power), diesel intake and...
• 87 vacuum lines
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 08 Nov 1996 12:35:17 -0800
  ...Air intake boot already replaced (BAD vacuum leak there). Where else could it spring a leak? Thanks for everything!! Tonya
• Idle Stab.-- quick fix
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Thu, 26 Dec 96 12:39:49 -0600
  ...i got out, propped the hatch open with my head (new struts still lying under the seat), removed the stabilizer intake tube, squirt-squirt...
• engine and parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 12:34:02 -0800
  ...a core is valued at $400) all additional engine parts! distributor, intake, afm, ecu, yadda yadda yadda. If you need something, email me. All...
• Identify the mystery I4 engine and WIN!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 21:31:31 -0400
  ...As is the engine is a VW 1.8 I4 with a modified intake manifold with a weber carb on it, nicely done. The...
• Re: 89 2.1 compression questions
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 05:15:04 -0500
  ...if it is the valves you should hear or feel air coming out of the exhaust or intake manifold/throttle body. if its the...
• Re: syncro snorkel
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 11:20:06 -0800
  ...Re rivers, the exhaust will blow water out, but sucking water in the intake will blow heads as the water will not compact in...
• Re: aircooled air boot needed
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 15:38:55 -0400
  ...On my 81 AC intake boot, I cleaned the crack area (well) and applied the sealant. So far so goot. Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:20:28 -0500
  ...most 90-degree american v6s and v8s will fit under the stock engine lid. (my 60-degree v6 ALMOST fit using a fiero intake...
• Re: Vanagon on Steroids
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 18:53:56 -0800
  ...white thing that looks like a street light on the air intake > > snorkel, near the top ? > > > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie...
• Audi Turbo motor swap
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 19:38:37 -0400
  ...be with the orientation of the turbo (oil lines and all), intakes and of course I'm sure we could start a side war...
• Re: Carb conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:37:01 -0700
  ...Is there a company > offering Carb kits for the intake as a bolt on?? I know carbs were in some > european and other markets...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 2 May 2013 22:37:31 -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: Fire
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:23:54 -0700
  On my first Vanagon, a 1984 Wofsburg GL, while cruising through town, I noticed smoke pouring from my intakes. I pulled over, turned off...
• Re: Yucatan trip report (not mine)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 17:15:57 -0600
  ...the cold > start valve (an electric fuel spray valve in the intake plenum) and > supplied > pulses of gas to the engine by activating the...
• Fuel Injection - help with hoses
  Historical mailing list - David L. Leigh
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 12:05:46 +0000
  ...In particular, I've got a "T" shaped part that threads into the left case half (just under the intake air distributer) with an...
• Re: Stalling at Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 05:59:06 -0500
  ...then pinch the hose coming from the regulator to the air intake housing. There should be a decrease in rpms. After running the engine...
• CA vanagon standards
  Historical mailing list - Michael Crowley
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 09:08:54 -0500
  ...The egr pipe from the original horseshoe bend in the crowwover pipe to the intake manifold is connected to nothing. The van does pass...
• Re: '81 compression update & questions
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 08:41:47 EDT
  ...for the exhaust valve sits with more threads >showing than the intake valve adjuster. >Thanks, >Sean Bartnik >Johnson City, Tennessee >'81 Vanagon L Westfalia...
• Dometic 182 - no flame 'cause no propane - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 16 May 2000 23:13:51 -0700
  ...I removed it - vacuumed it - made sure the intake and exhaust flews are clean, made sure the drain pipe was clean, verified that the...
• Re: Runaway Dieselbox!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 22:54:11 +1200
  ...its own sumpoil! Why do the Eurodiesels have such badly-designed intakes? This shouldn't be possible. Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc...
• Fridge Removal/Replacement Mod
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 19:11:09 -0500
  ...the flexible pipes for the exhaust flue and the fresh air intake always seen to catch on the edge of the panel. 2. I...
• Re: 1.9 engine block same as 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 08:33:29 -0500
  ...the intake air distributor will also need to be modified because to fit the case. Bob Donalds Boston Engine http://www.bostonengine.com "All...
• Re: GETTING STARTED
  Historical mailing list - jim&kim
  Sat, 19 May 2001 18:10:38 -0700
  ...I can spray some gas into the intake manifold and it will fire off and > run great for a few seconds and then die...
• Re: Newen
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 22:25:33 +0000
  ...plastic box > (where the 4-pin connector plugs in) on the Intake Air > Sensor/AirFlowMeter (025 906 301 C). As the flap that is...
• idle problem - fixed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 16 May 2005 16:22:49 -0700
  ...The throttle body and intake runners do get oily from the crankcase ventilation system, I suppose cleaning TB is a reg. maintenance thing. BTW...
• Re: New Engine?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:57:58 -0700
  ...Up till now, all their demo's have spun the thing up off 150psi compressed air through the intake ports. They promised real fuel...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 16:46:43 -0700
  ...components an weighed them all. > > Cylinder head weighs about 33 lbs, intake manifold 10 lbs, exhaust about > 12 lbs. > Thats about 55 lbs left...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:18 -0500
  ...With > crazy notions of intake solutions for the ABA 15º constantly brewing > in the back of my mind, the Honda intake caught my eye...
• Re: converting a 2.1 to 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Mike Morley
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:04:57 -0400
  ...http://www.cloakofcarrot.com/gallery/1985Westfaliavanengineinstallation I am still running the original air intake system, since I didn't have access and have not...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 9 May 2016 14:19:15 -1000
  ...air intake leaks ? ..those are easy to have. Heck ..it's almost a 'standard' procedure now for me to pull the intake runners and...
• Re: refrigerator question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 16:04:46 -0700
  My guess is that the intake/exhaust flue is designed to keep dust out while driving but maybe enough got in that it worsened...
• three blind mice
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 20 Nov 2016 13:27:10 -0800
  ...One nest was in the engine air intake, one in the space under the refrigerator. There was no odor, so probably not house mice...
• Q: one vs. two Carbs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff W. Bourdeau
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 08:22:22 EST
  ...He says if they are running good, they will out- perform the weber due to the shorter intake distances. I like the idea of...
• acceleration with air cooled
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:12:19 -0500
  ...If its not on the intake side, maybe the cat is plugging up? Regards from Utah, John No Mac, No W No Mac, No...
• Re: Leak on top of engine?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:47:46 -0400
  ...Look at the breather hose from the tower to the intake boot it often collapses and restricts the crank case pressure making an oily...
• Re: Standard Repair Times - Rings / Heads
  Historical mailing list - turbodieseltrooper
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 21:59:43 -0700
  ...If it's a worn valve guide or the more likely valve guide seal, you'll hear the compressed air in the intake. If...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:27:06 -0500
  ...The > > intake port configuration on the head is different than any of the > > aircooled boxers so I need a carb manifold that was made...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 20:26:10 -0400
  ...coolant pipe that crosses over the engine is mounted to the intake runner on one or both sides with a 6 mm stud that...
• Re: fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 18:41:17 -0500
  ...It was not secured properly, had fallen down and was chafed between the edge of that groove and the Subie air intake. When my...
• Re: VDO Guages not working
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 12:07:25 -0400
  ...the heads near the intake never went above about 200 so was that hot enough for the cht to register? The needle on the...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump causes
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 14 May 2008 17:28:55 -0700
  ...He recalled something about the 84 return line (on the > tank) being too close to the pump intake line, this causing bubbles > or some...
• Re: '85 Westfalia Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 23:21:38 -0500
  ...I have resolved the fresh air problem, though--I remove the intake grill during the summer and stuff it very tightly with dense foam...
• EGR question
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 18 Mar 96 23:57:48 EST
  ...Could these pipes be extra heat air intakes? I wouldn't think they would be because they are open at the rear of the...
• Re: Idle Issues with my 2.1 engine - update
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Apr 2020 00:52:52 +0000
  Before you try driving it try checking the intake manifold runners for temperature with the engine running. A stuck intake valve will be apparent...
• Re: Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Craig Forney
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 22:55:32 -0700
  ...Under certain conditions, the ISCM (installed behind the right, rear taillight) adds additional air into the intake plenum, bypassing the throttle body. This increases...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:58:00 -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: Sorry about the error on 1.9l intake boot
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 11:01:59 -0500
  ...Sorry about the error on 1.9l intake boot In a message dated 12/5/05 1:18:26 PM, lauterba@bellsouth.net writes...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:46:44 -0800
  ...there is another cooling system > for the intercooler, and there is more intake plumbing, and there is > an oil feed and return. The supercharger...