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• Re: Vanagon Syndrome/AFM Mounting Orientation?
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Fri, 7 Feb 2020 09:40:33 -0800
  ...basics (unmetered air leaks, ignition, etc...). Here is my plan for Saturday, in rough order...suggestions/additions welcome. Check/inspect intake piping and vacuum...
• Re: quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 18:54:59 -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: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 19:10:49 -0600
  ...new(er) > distributor cap on. > > > > Can we try to prime the van by adding a little gas in the air > intake? What should I...
• Re: Leak Down Testing
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:57:59 -0600
  ...air coming out the end of the muffler .// I f the intake valve is bad you will have air coming out the air intake...
• Re: 009 and carb leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 1 Dec 94 14:10:59 PST
  ...If the idle is still lousy, look for an intake leak elsewhere. Those rubber joints on the intake manifold can crack and raise havoc...
• Re: 87 Help AGAIN
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 15:29:02 -0800
  ...coolant sensor for FI, > O2 sensor, air intake sensor, air intake boot, ignition coil, rotor, > distributor cap, plug wires, vacuum lines, fuel pump, fuel...
• Re: 1.9L intermittent stalling at random
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:51:30 -0800
  ...air sensors ... [One of the annoying side affects of this stalling is such a heavy jolt to the engine that the auxiliary air intake...
• Re: Deep Water Driving
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 23:39:02 -0500
  ...The snorkel air intake rises up the inside of the vehicle in the right rear and obtains air for the motor at about the...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
  Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:14:32 -0700
  ...it was getting >>>> the >>>> air, but no fuel to go with it. >>>> I found about a dozen intake air leaks on that engine ....... >>>> and...
• Re: Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:28:10 -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: gas, spark, still no love
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:53:06 +0000
  ...so good. > > > >Gas - Replaced leaky run between intake manifold and CIS fuel >distributor, > >plugged holes in intake, put vacuum lines on. Pulled injector #1...
• Re: hard start problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:02:50 -0700
  ...on one I saw .......there were ground wires , just push-on spade type, under the intake manifold.. those can't make very good connection...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:34:53 -0700
  ...it was getting >>>>> the >>>>> air, but no fuel to go with it. >>>>> I found about a dozen intake air leaks on that engine ....... >>>>> and...
• Re: Bargain Basement Blowout! Everything MUST GO!
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 16:45:38 -0700
  ...Inexpensive! > -Plastic air intake bellows thingy (i know *some* of > these are broken out there!) > -Coolant junction P/N 251 121 442 A > -t...
• HELP!! Need Diagnosis (not VW specific)
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 22:10:55 -0400
  ...But, didn't test individual injectors per se. *Sprayed Starting Fluid (ether) into air intake...not even a fart. Should've started engine with...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 9 May 2016 21:04:10 -0400
  ...distributor ? Vac advance and retard working and connected properly ? Lubed centrifugal advance ? ...I'll bet right now that's not attended to. air intake...
• Re: Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 16:06:16 -0800
  ...fuel pressure--ok > -no vacuum leaks > -checked air intake system, verified that I had no false air issues > -replaced idle stabilization control unit (this...
• Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:07:06 -0800
  ...Air intake boot – swap - sucks plenty of air just fine 7.     Throttle body cleaning and new seal 8.     New vacuum rubber hoses 9.     Air...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:14:45 -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: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - madvws
  Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:05:36 +0000
  ...4 intake runners and the fuel/air mixture waits in each runner until it gets sucked into the head when the corresponding intake valve...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:34:56 -0700
  ...it was getting >>>>>> the >>>>>> air, but no fuel to go with it. >>>>>> I found about a dozen intake air leaks on that engine ....... >>>>>> and...
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:11:20 EST
  ...air coming out the end of the muffler .// I f the intake valve is bad you will have air coming out the air intake...
• Re: Throttle Switch Thrombosis
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 24 Nov 1995 15:26:37 CST6CDT
  ...also, there is a convienient connector ontop the #4 intake manifold that you could put a continuity tester on to check this. they do...
• Now: Thanks! (+ Report. Long.) Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? (and fuel press. regulator)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:04:16 -0800
  ...crank case via a small tube that connects to the air intake distributor. That was most of the problem. Solution. Drained the gas/oil...
• Re: Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:59:46 -0600
  ...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: How deep can a Syncro go swimming?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 07:18:02 -0400
  ...sort. > The air intake is all sealed - I would have to totally submerge the engine > before water went in the intake system. The only...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l Digijet No Start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Tue, 8 Nov 2022 21:25:42 -0500
  ...Check the timing, the distributor cap and rotor. For testing... spray some starter fluid at the intake after the air filter. Check the coil...
• Re: I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 01:48:07 -0500
  ...so like always, 006 on #1 and up to #2 but???????????????? > Now that am on #2, intake valve on #1 as now a 1...
• Re: Miss at idle?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 May 2016 17:05:21 -0400
  ...air and fuel delivery. Above idle there is much more tolerance. You can have a bad injector, vacuum leak, or an engine problem. Intake...
• Re: Digifant start up question> RPMs 'hunt around'
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:49:11 -0700
  ...I think of air intake leaks, worn intake valve guides and seals. gummed up air idle valve , temp sensor 'maybe . be nice to know...
• Smog check failed; Vacuum leaks
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 12 May 1998 11:53:58 +0300
  ...First guess was to check the air intake manifold. This is the weakest thing I did during the engine swap. I took a bottle...
• Re: 1.9L long blocks
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 06:49:46 -0500
  ...8.) remove air intake before throttle assembly. Air filter housing etc. afm 9.) remove throttle assembly 10.) remove intake manifold, (you should get new...
• Re: Carb conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:22:40 -0700
  ...c-ya Jonce >> >> >www.CIP1.com has some air intake manifolds & carbs for the >> air-cooled. I've been told that these >> >do not...
• Re: Consistent cutout at 3k rpm
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:04:39 -0400
  ...in the distributor ? > > does it do it no load, > or just under load ? > > is there a crack in the air intake boot and engine...
• RE: misc.
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 15:57:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...I wiggled it, and it promptly came loose from where it >plugs into the intake air distributor. Hmmm, so that might explain the >varying...
• Re: How deep can a Syncro go swimming?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:01:08 -0700
  ...sort. >The air intake is all sealed - I would have to totally submerge the engine >before water went in the intake system. The only...
• Re: I have a dificult one (Very thecnical/Aircooled) NVCBBC
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 11:41:20 -0700
  ...so like always, 006 on #1 and up to #2 but???????????????? > Now that am on #2, intake valve on #1 as now a 1...
• Re: CIS Joys! :)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 21:28:33 -0800
  ...It is amazing what a new 115mm air flow sensor and Euro GTI fuel distributor will do! So, is CIS easier to trouble shoot...
• 25 MPG Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:44:33 -0400
  ...On the trip down, I used the stock 1.9 ECU with a 1.9 distributor set to TDC. The tires are 185 14...
• Re: Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:49:56 -0500
  ...Air intake boot – swap - sucks plenty of air just fine 7. Throttle body cleaning and new seal 8. New vacuum rubber hoses 9. Air...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-small problems
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 2 May 2013 23:12:32 -0400
  ...The other side >>>> of the barbed fitting plugs into the second hole in the air intake >>>> boot coming from the air cleaner to the...
• Re: 1986 VanagonGL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 May 2005 19:10:21 -0400
  ...transmission. >> already replaced plugs, Air filter, Fuel filter. Engine has been gone >> through once or twice by my mechanic. Distributor has been replaced & >> retimed...
• Re: Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:20:58 -0800
  ...Air intake boot � swap - sucks plenty of air just fine > 7. Throttle body cleaning and new seal > 8. New vacuum rubber hoses > 9. Air...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:57:58 -0500
  ...I ran into with my engine project is > that the air-intake distributor (metal box in center) from the 1.9 > can't fit...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:10:30 -0500
  ...it was getting >>>> the >>>> air, but no fuel to go with it. >>>> I found about a dozen intake air leaks on that engine ....... >>>> and...
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 07:46:29 -0800
  ...in and down the air intake. > The intake comes out right next to the coil, with nothing actually stopping > air (and its liquid contents...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 9 May 2016 14:19:15 -1000
  ...distributor ? Vac advance and retard working and connected properly ? Lubed centrifugal advance ? ...I'll bet right now that's not attended to. air intake...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon 1.9l Digijet No Start
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 8 Nov 2022 22:38:38 -0500
  ...spray some starter fluid at the intake after the air filter. > > Check the coil, rotor and distributor wire(s) for resistance, as per > Bentley...
• Re: Timing 2.1l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:21:50 -0800
  ...Also........air intake leaks. If you have a steady idle and it revs out nicely from idle when it's running right..........I doubt...
• Carb conversions?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:16:16 -0400
  ...Can we say flat spot? Oh, no intake air preheat either. You drive along for 10-15 miles and the engine just stops. You...
• Charcoal Canister Dangers and Docs
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:35:40 -0500
  ...they would be filtered, or into the intake air distributor, where they would enter the air supply and make their way to the injectors...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 20:17:40 -0600
  ...new(er) > >distributor cap on. > > > >Can we try to prime the van by adding a little gas in the air > >intake? What should I...
• Fuel injector question - non starting
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 10:55:13 -0700
  ...doing my initial work and placed it back onto a refurbished intake distributor. I did not tamper or touch the throttle valve switch nor...
• Euro-Drive: FIX 88 Volkswagen Vanagon, Emissions/Poor-idle
  Historical mailing list - "Eli Melnick (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 16:25:33 -0500
  ...The flap of the airflow meter vibrates at idle (intake pulsations?) The injector pulse-width at idle is about 4 msec. which seems high...
• Re: Washing/Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Dom
  Sun, 19 Sep 1999 07:35:45 +1000
  ...White smoke whisping out the back. (water in the air intake or hopelessly out of tune/ignition timing?) 6. Turn her round and head...
• ECU pin 20 thread.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 18:08:38 EST
  ...The flap of the airflow meter vibrates at idle (intake pulsations?) The injector pulse-width at idle is about 4 msec. which seems high...
• Re: Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:35:12 -0500
  ...Air intake boot – swap - sucks plenty > of air just fine 7. Throttle body cleaning and new seal 8. New > vacuum rubber hoses 9. Air...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:42:22 -0700
  ...AFM mixture screw is happy no intake leaks , no 'false air' leaks ....( leaks between AFM and throttle body ) I got a new 2.1...
• Re: Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:58:34 -0600
  ...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: Parts needed to install new engine
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:33:49 -0700
  ...Intake manifold gaskets (might come with the engine). 4. Fuel injector o-rings, four large and four small. 5. New o-ring for distributor...