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• a thought on bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 22:31:45 EDT
  ...with a schrader valve right into it. You could even run the tube inside so you can bleed while you drive! Brilliant! OK, it...
• Re: Hot Foot well
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 1 Jul 2021 00:39:30 +0000
  ...down to the heater valve,removed the hoses and dropped the valve assembly with hoses and cable onto the driveway to work on it...
• Compression, Valve Adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:18:00 -0400
  ...This past weekend I adjusted the valves and checked the compression before and after the adjustments. A recent discussion on the list encouraged me...
• Re: Front drivers heater - cut off valve installation guide
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 May 2007 10:02:07 -0400
  ...Leaving the rear heater valve shut off for long periods has not caused me any problems with the core. It's the same one...
• Any 1.9 wasserleaker engines available in the North East?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:49:41 -0700
  Hi guys, � I'm helping a fellow Rochestarian out with an 84 Westy - yes it is monkey poo yellow.� Seems like the valve spring...
• Re: syncro manual
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 13:01:54 -0400
  ...it today. (Even my 2 wheel drive GL had the snorkel tube) This in turn obsoleted any valve of this nature! A.....your in...
• Re: Coolant hose replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 13:14:53 -0700
  ...Should I relieve pressure by the valve with light blue cap over the valve? Etc. > > Dennis Jowell > Scotch Hollow Farm > Newbury, Vermont
• Idle too High on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael & Carol Ostrouch
  Sat, 17 Jul 1999 21:51:05 -0400
  ...2 If the valve does not vibrate, stop the engine and unplug the electrical from from the valve. Measure the resistance the valve terminals...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:57:50 -0300
  ...Rinse and repeat. >> >> I unplugged the 12v from the idle control valve and the engine remained at idle. I removed the idle control valve...
• Re: Front heater never shuts off
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 May 2024 19:42:23 -0700
  ...Lower the whole valve > assembly to the driveway and work on it there, then draw the hoses back up > and reconnect to the heater...
• Re: Valve guide removal / replacement
  Historical mailing list - Herr Wibo Fichten
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 19:39:22 -0400
  ...end that goes inside the valve guide and has a flat just undersize of the outside diameter. You drive them out from the combustion...
• Re: Last call for overheating help
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 11:18:41 -0400
  ...I do not know why the bleeder valve could not ccomplish the same. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356...
• Re: Diesel Vanny Valve Train Question
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 13:22:40 -0700
  ...My guesses are a stuck valve (maybe) >or more likely a broken valve spring. Pitting of a valve spring from coorosion from sitting for...
• Re: Tight valves!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:27:56 EDT
  The problem prone WBX valve adjust issue is one more good reason to be kind to yourself and transplant a better powerplant.I went...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:25:53 -0800
  I don't know about everybody, but Shane and Eddie at The Bug Shop in BC hand lap every valve as you described. If...
• Re: 82 Diesel Question - Seal around Cold Start Valve?
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Thu, 18 May 2000 22:32:50 -0400
  ...Start Valve? > Here is what needs to be done. You need to remove the fuel pump from the > motor. Get a torx driver from...
• valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 25 May 2004 23:17:20 -0500
  ...months, I pulled my valve covers and reused my gaskets about a dozen times. Since then I've driven about 3500 miles with no...
• Re: Getting a handle on Idle problems..
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:58:26 -0700
  ...Rodgers 88 GL Driver > > Robert Lilley wrote: > > >>>>i have to disagree here ... > >>>> > >>>> > > > >I disagree with your disagreement... > > > ><<<the idle stabilization valve <<<- is not a...
• Re: Compression, Valve Adjusting
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:15:40 -0700
  ...Use screw driver to > lever vlave slighty open. Lifter should expand and take up slack, hold > valve > open slightly. Watch valve. In a minute...
• rear heater leakage
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:11:46 -0700
  ...valve is gone, but saw no leakage from the core. of course a 5 min test does not resemble a 1000 mile drive. makes...
• Re: Guess That Sound!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 20:34:42 -0400
  ...Probably a sticky ball valve. Allow engine to idle and warm up. Then drive van at various speeds until it clears up. After the...
• Re: 82 Diesel Question - Seal around Cold Start Valve?
  Historical mailing list - J. Kelly
  Thu, 18 May 2000 22:21:06 -0400
  ...Start Valve? > Here is what needs to be done. You need to remove the fuel pump from the > motor. Get a torx driver from...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:41:33 -0500
  ...1....). > I have driven that motor about 500 miles (from the fresh rebuild) and > haven't had a problem with valve timing. Right, I...
• Re: [T2] Some basic TypeIV engine help, please
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 18:53:35 -0700
  ...In thinking about this, since the valve adjusting screw is supposed to ride on the valve stem slightly off center in order to spin...
• Re: 82 Diesel Question - Seal around Cold Start Valve?
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Thu, 18 May 2000 22:38:37 -0400
  ...Start Valve? > > > > Here is what needs to be done. You need to remove the fuel pump from the > > motor. Get a torx driver from...
• Re: Front heater never shuts off
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 24 May 2024 06:24:11 -0500
  ...Lower the whole valve assembly to the driveway and work on it there, then draw the hoses back up and reconnect to the heater...
• Re: ticking sound from engine
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 21:20:31 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I was suggesting that the fastidious, tinkering driver might >...roll the motor to TDC #1 and check the valve clearance, (only to know that...
• ( four bent valves) fixed
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 01:10:27 EDT
  Thankyou Bob Donalds for the correct diagnosis that the valves were indeed siezed in the guides because of fuel contamination! I removed the heads...
• Re: noisy lifter: Marvel mystery oil??
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:05:46 -0700
  ...vehicle is almost a > guarantee of the lifters going flat and having valve clatter on > start-up. > > Good luck. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver >
• Re: How long to do a valve job and replace the seats?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 18:18:49 -0500
  ...She tried to drive it to a gas station. Toasted the valves. The engine has good compression, lots of get-up-and-git, but...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:31:20 -0800
  ...In that training we were taught that the intake > valve was cold, the exhaust valve was hot, and that told the tale. > Exhaust valves...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:23:40 -0400
  Front heater valve is installed. 2 hrs with on and off 2 people when needed. Fingers at least 12 " long would have helped. We...
• Re: Noisy lifter
  Historical mailing list - geofflaw
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 18:36:47 -0800
  ...Quiets valves and lifters dissolves harmful deposits. DIRECTIONS To tune and free lifters while you drive, add entire contents of bottle to crankcase. To...
• Re: Theft protection
  Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 20:01:48 -0800
  ...Except the solinoid would actuate a fuel valve, > shutting off or opening the valve as required. The added hassle of > trying to figure out...
• Re: My R134a experience
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 12:16:42 -0700
  ...both the R134a and the R12 valves. Not sure for > why though. > > > Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state" '87...
• Re: Mud flap
  Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 10:10:12 -0500 (EST)
  ...There isn't > even any bracket! Is this normal? My theory is that because > the valves are on the drivers side, the mud flap...
• Idle control issue
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 08:15:31 -0400
  ...valve and idle went back to normal. Reconnected...rpms back up to 2700. Re-disconnected it and drove home. Interestingly, on the drive home...
• Re: Starts strong Now No Start HMMM
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:51:54 -0400
  ...of points. > > Lots of Noises Valves etc. Etc. > > > > let run for 30- 40 min. Drove up the drive and back a few times, > > Brakes...
• Re: Part request...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 23:02:36 -0400
  The deceleration valve bypasses the throttle plate when the manifold vacuum is high such as when going down hill with the throttle closed or...
• Re: 1.9 idle woes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:31:19 -0600
  ...I am getting 12+ > volts to the air valve. The air valve closes out of the van with 12v > connected, as it should. I...
• Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 09:08:23 -0800
  ...a week or more before I fire it up and drive it, the valve lifters have clacked on several occasions while the engine is...
• re: Boulder, Colorado
  Historical mailing list - e freeman
  Thu, 15 Aug 1996 10:37:22 -0400
  ...3/8" drive), and a set of metric combination wrenches. read the book, and then crawl under your van, remove the valve covers with...
• VW reman engine.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 23:59:17 -0400
  ...Labels on Valve covers, Do not adjust valves. Distributor drive gear is not there. No gaskets for installation. Maybe there missing. No water pump...
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:12:56 -0400
  ...valve that shuts off all flow to both > > > > heaters in my 2.1. It is installed in the heater hose near the > > > > driver's...
• Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:45:03 -0400
  I dont see any symptoms of bad valves. 100 psi is ok. Are your plugs fowling in those cylinders? You said the van drives...
• Leaky valve cover tip of iceberg
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 15:07:25 +0000
  ...The oil leak at the valve head still leaks after replacing the gaskets, at least on the driver's side. I did notice a...
• Re: How to equalize head volume?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 19:10:43 EDT
  ...Logically there would have to be to keep the valve train/pushrod geometry the same. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86...
• Re: Post winter storage sticky valve noise
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 09:52:11 -0700
  ...The engine started up fine, but it now >has a sticky valve type sound on the driver side of the engine. This >noise was...
• Re: Need Advice - New Motor in '76 Won't Run
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 8 Jun 1996 14:48:24 -0500
  ...You should be able to tell by looking at the valves - >turning the engine over, TDC will be at the spot about halfway between...
• Re: Does the WBX suck valves?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 14:19:27 -0700
  ...isn't a valve eater, (just a rod sucker, at least for > the 2.1) then I may just drive it, but only within...
• Re: Does the WBX suck valves?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 14:46:50 -0500
  ...isn't a valve eater, (just a rod sucker, at least for > the 2.1) then I may just drive it, but only within...
• Re: Heat
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:40:23 -0800
  Either the in-line heater valve is bad or has become disconnected from the dash lever wire. You can see it if you remove...
• front heater core valve
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 21:40:20 -0500
  Just replaced my front heater core valve since I was getting hot air on the highway with the control set to off. It was...
• Re: friday...whats the FASTEST youve driven in your vanagon????
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir H. Desai
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 14:20:55 -0500
  ...the only problems is that the valves started to exhibit signs of floating around 7000rpm. ~sudhir
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:36:02 -0700
  The valves AMC have used over the years has changed so you could be referring to older heads that had these problem or to...
• Re: '56 Controls
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 15:08:25 -0800 (PST)
  ...make sure you have the valve at the tank, and that moving the cable moves the valve. Of course, pulling the cable out engages...
• Re: New Question - Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Sep 2006 23:52:58 -0400
  ...There is a valve with 3 hoses in front of the fire wall. One is that white plastic tube, another small one goes to...
• Re: Hot Foot well
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:55:11 -0500
  ...down to the heater valve,removed the hoses and dropped the valve > assembly with hoses and cable onto the driveway to work on it...
• Re: 2.1 Electronic Idle Control valve
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:32:40 -0800
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > Electronic Idle control valves operate with a 'duty cycle' I believe. > > It's most definitely...
• Re: '86 Valve job question - details
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 16:31:52 -0400
  ...and Automatic Transmission fluid, any >brand. >Start motor, BUT DO NOT DRIVE THE VAN!!!! >Allow the motor to idle, and rev it gently every...