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Re: The Head is Off, Assume Cracked?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 7 Apr 2014 20:11:01 -0400
...The intake ports revealed an oddity. The rear (good) intake port looked about as expected, clean metal with a light oily sheen. The front...
Re: Dennis has a question-Carbureted 1.9L engine!
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Wed, 9 Apr 2014 01:51:56 -1000
...I'd say you can't mix 1.9 intake runners with a 2.1 plenum that easily .. but either entire intake manifold with...
Re: Friday question.Re: Vacuum gauge NVC
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:37:58 -0600
> The carb flow gauge - I have one I used on a Porsche 914-6 > ( 6 individual throttle plates and intake manifolds ) ...that > tool measures...
Intake manifold connectors 2.1l
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:29:48 -0700
Hi, I've noticed that the intake manifold connectors are pretty dried out and have a lot of cracks in them. Before I reinstall...
Re: Re Re: bizarre vanagon westy on ebay.....
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Mar 2004 23:05:35 EST
...the metal rear air intake scoops were only on the '80 vanagons.. > > -------------------------- > I have to correct you on that one: some '81 also had...
Re: Intake manifold gaskets
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:59:26 -0400
...Mike Old Volks Home wrote: > One other thing to remember is to be sure that whatever gasket sealer being > used on the intake is...
Re: Exhaust & intake valve instalation question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 5 Feb 2008 23:13:13 -0500
...Exhaust & intake valve instalation question Denis, only one of my heads had the seal washers on the intake valve, but I could not find...
Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:26:50 -0800
The problem with the 1.8L Digifant head is the long intake runners - the intake manifold will still be the highest thing in the...
Re: Carb conversion?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:01:07 -0700
...Mark Mike Rouby wrote: > Hi Mark, > > The kit for the watercooled-carb-conversion does not come with an intake manifold, as it reuses the...
Re: Frig will not stay lit
Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 21:50:13 -0600
...The middle one is the vent pipe, the one in front of it and off center is the air intake for the fridge burner...
varmit update
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Fri, 18 Oct 1996 08:17:01 -0700
...Through the fresh air intake behind the front grille. There is a plastic screen covering the intake, but there's enough space there for...
Complete 2.1l Difigant setup FS $500
Historical mailing list
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:55:21 EDT
...This includes the AFM and air box, the idle stabilizer unit, idle stabilizer air valve, air intake setup, air intake plenum and boot, distributor...
Diesel/Syncro Intake Snorkel on eBay
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Mon, 25 Aug 2003 09:57:53 -0400
I spotted this Diesel/Syncro Intake Snorkel on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&catego ry=38634&item...
Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:38:54 -0700
...One of my competators in another 928 used an intake plenum he made from carbon fiber and a larger single throttlebody for his power...
What should I hear if I pressurize my intake manifold?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:18:16 -0700
...the last thing I want to do is pressurize the intake manifold by setting my air compressor to 10PSI and plugging it into the...
Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:30:37 -0500
...I then checked for vacuum leaks and replaced vacuum line from fuel pressure regulator to intake manifold because this line looked suspicious although I...
2.1l Air Intake boot also discontinued
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 2 Dec 2005 13:56:44 -0500
Another item that has been discontinued by VW (there is no other source at the moment) is the 2.1l Vanagon intake boot. This...
Part# Air-intake behind panel
Historical mailing list
Thu, 15 May 1997 17:56:00 +0200
Hello, sorry to waste the bandwidth, but I can't remember who asked me for the part number of that air-intake manifold which...
those pesky valves
Historical mailing list
Sat, 30 Sep 1995 11:38:00 -0500 (CDT)
History: #4 *intake* valve kept tightening to the point that the engine would be running on 3 cylinders. Since intake valves do not stretch...
EGR on '81 Vanagon Westie
Historical mailing list - Lon Herman
Tue, 9 Sep 1997 17:26:15 -0400
Amy 81 Westie came without a catalytic converter, and the requisite exhaust components to tie the egr tube from the intake manifold to the...
Sequential vs batch RE: digifant injection
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:05:34 -0400
Even with sequential fuel injection, intake valve opening events happen so fast that by 2-3k rpm the injector is spraying part of the...
Re: Inter-coolers?
Historical mailing list - Austin
Mon, 14 Jul 1997 19:05:58 -0700
...be honest, I've >never seen one. >Does this pre-cool intake air to make it more dense? Nope - it *post* cools compressed air...
Re: Bostig intake hose
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 2 Aug 2014 10:31:47 -0700
...On 8/2/14, Chris S. <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > Does anyone have any idea if the enormously long intake hose used in Bostig...
outbound ducting on the average vanagon
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 19:50:11 -0500
...where does the air go ? on my v-6 vanagon, i need to start construction of a proper air intake that can get a...
Re: oil inside intake boot
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 2 Nov 2004 17:24:58 -0700
...fair amount of oil (not puddles, but wet) inside of the intake > boot; apparently heading in from (what I think is) the crankcase breather...
RE: 87GL A/C Condensate Drain Tube ?
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Sat, 28 Jun 97 15:54:58 UT
...I removed the "duck-bill" check valve and used some 1/2" vinyl tubing to run through the air intake chamber - notched out the...
Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:40:28 -0800
...I was curious about aftermarket short runner intakes like this: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3288258 scroll down to pic! Is the MK...
FS 78-83 Air Cooled FI Systems (2)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 14 Jun 2002 18:05:02 -0500
...Electronic Control Unit (JETRONIC) s Part # 039-906-021C Auxiliary Air Valve Part # 0.280.140.101 Air Cleaner Top and Bottom with intake...
Re: 82 diesel air intake elbow
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 23 Feb 2020 19:29:58 -0800
...Neil. > https://shufti.blog/2020/02/23/vanagon-82-diesel-air-intake-elbow/ > > Alistair > -- Neil n VE7TBN 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl...
Engine Storage
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Tue, 7 Nov 2006 14:01:22 -0500
...My plan is to: -squirt some oil in each spark plug hole -squirt some oil in each air intake port -turn the engine over...
Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:09:19 -0400
...three out >four times an injector fires at a closed intake valve? And the fuel >pools >up or something until the valve opens and...
Re: The Head is Off, Assume Cracked?
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Mon, 7 Apr 2014 20:14:00 -0500
...The intake ports > revealed an oddity. The rear (good) intake port looked about as expected, > clean metal with a light oily sheen. The front...
Lug nuts, new engine, etc.
Historical mailing list - James R. Gilbert
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:04:43 -0500
...I once said in this group to adjust the, oh about 1.5 cm 'adjusting screw' on the intake, a large, obvious adjustmen screw...
Re: Why plug the dash air intake screen?
Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:20:28 -0400
...Why plug the dash air intake screen? > > > > RE: blocked air fresh air intake. > > > > Once the foam seals break down inside of the air distribution...
Re: diesel vacuum pumps (little VC)
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Thu, 8 Aug 2002 22:05:45 -0400
...Isn't there enough vacuum at the intake to run power > brakes etc.? Diesels have no throttle plate, so there's no restriction in...
Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:45:31 -0500
By adding extra cooling, it might prevent the intake from bursting into flames due to the friction of the huge amounts air being gulped...
Re: Engine Gremlin
Historical mailing list
Wed, 28 May 1997 21:24:45 PST
...I cured this problem by stopping a vacuum leak around one of the four large rubber hoses that connect the intake manifold to the...
Re: syncro manual
Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
Wed, 17 Sep 1997 13:01:54 -0400
...I guess they found that there wasn't a need for preheating the intake air therefore, made the entire intake as we have it...
Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:58:03 -0500
...air intake leaks from TB, to plenum, to > > intake runner boots, to the the heads. > > > > one MUST chase down any and all intake leaks...
Re: Intake manifold gaskets
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:47:00 -0700
One other thing to remember is to be sure that whatever gasket sealer being used on the intake is safe to use with O2...
2.1 Intake System (and assorted bits) for Sale - Seattle
Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:29:07 -0700
...come get it all for any reasonable offer! Complete 2.1 intake system, from oval filter through AFM, throttle body and spider hoses. No...
Re: Cleaning intake parts
Historical mailing list - Ry
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 19:46:30 -0600
...Cleaning intake parts > Thanks for all that good advice. I have been using simple green ...
Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 3 Jun 2009 08:55:14 -0400
...The fuel is injected into the intake runner -- it gets sucked into the cylinder on the next intake stroke. It's not wasted. -- David...
Re: Running without a cat
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:14:58 EDT
chris, you open the intake and the exhaust up to gain horsepower. this is why all the performance exhaust systems you see have larger...
? for our mechanical wizards
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:56:48 -0500
Can anyone tell me what the flow rate of intake air - cubic feet per minute - is on the WBX 2.1 L engine ...and...
blasting and intake vents?
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:58:24 -0400
...I'm wondering about blasting or treating rust that's coming through the paint inside the intake vents at the back for the engine...
Expensive Shortcut
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sat, 28 Oct 2000 10:02:19 -0700
Almost lost the engine in my '83 ASI diesel Vanagon yesterday due to water in the intake. Here in southern California, rain isn't...
Re: Air intake
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 20 May 2008 22:06:08 -0400
The original engines have the air intake ducted to the vents. The Syncros actually have pieces that run up to the air inlet on...
Re: Exhaust Design
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:43:52 -0600
...swooping' cast > > > aluminum intake runners.........one nice casting. > > > They squeazed in a little more intake runner length by curving the > > intake > > > runners up some...
Re: WBX Carb conversion? Hoax!
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sun, 27 Aug 2006 06:05:13 -0700
You can make it work, MAYBE , by getting some beetle air intake manifolds (just the smaller part that screws to the head) then run...
Re: EB2007 Vanaru Test Drive
Historical mailing list - John Reddick
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 23:27:11 -0400
...You hear it from 2 sources, the exhaust (obvious) and the intake (not so obvious). We have tried several intake arrangements, and probably a...
Re: wtb: Air Intake Boot
Historical mailing list - shawn luft
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:31:17 -0400
...Kevin McLean wrote: > I need the air intake boot that goes between the pre-filter and the main > air filter housing on a 1987...
Induction air flow rates
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:38:53 -0500
Volks, Can any of you really mechanically experienced folks give me some idea about induction flow rates - as in air intake flow rates that...
Plugging leaks in intake manifold
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:54:06 -0700
On my 1.9L, there is a strong suggestion that I have a leak in the intake manifold. This based on pinching the auxiliary...
Re: Exhaust & intake valve installation question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 5 Feb 2008 19:20:54 -0800
...Exhaust & intake valve instalation question Denis, only one of my heads had the seal washers on the intake valve, but I could not find...
Why plug the dash air intake screen?
Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:14:15 -0400
...Is this something to do with non-functioning vents? Cold air in winter? Bees/ Insects getting in? The cloth in the parts van intake...
crank case breather
Historical mailing list - MLind
Mon, 31 Jul 2000 08:30:50 -0400
Hello listees, I have several questions about my crankcase breather that ties into the rubber intake boot. I have a new (2500 miles) engine...
Re: window tint (F?)
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 17:22:27 -0500
...Even so, it doesn't bother the cat, (intakes under his bed) so it don't bother us neither. BTW, I'm the washer...
platcat heater
Historical mailing list - Don Williams
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 09:19:13 -0800
...It also calls for the intake air to come from the door panel fresh air intake. How does one insure that the air being...
Re: Scoop for breather?
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Fri, 4 Aug 2000 21:35:44 -0500
...The air intake on the outside is so positioned that it forces quite a bit of air into the engine compartment. You could also...