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Digifant problem update
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Sat, 15 Jun 2002 17:09:00 -0400
...revivified fuel pressure and fuel pressure regulator are OK.....Pass Switch distributor/hall sensor..........same result...........runs ok until warm and then struggles and...
Re: doing more brake jobs
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 7 Sep 2005 00:19:06 -0400
...Turning an engine by hand, you feel what you think is only compression, but at that low speed, the air does not stay compressed...
Re: help needed diagnosing blown head gasket
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 31 Dec 2003 22:37:48 -0600
...hole developed, the compression of the cylinder was blowing through the hole, pressurizing the crankcase to the point that the pressure would blow up...
Re: vanagon storage
Historical mailing list - don spence
Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:47:08 -0600
Better yet, when coming out of storage, pull the plugs, squirt in some oil and then crank it over until you have oil pressure...
Re: Driving on Air
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 18:09:38 -0700
...the pressure runs > lower they are using fuel to run a heater to raise the temperature of > the air to raise its compression. The...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Tue, 15 May 2012 17:22:16 -0400
Oil pressure gauge is a good start, but you also need oil temp, since the two are very closely related. Half the information is...
Re: low compression problem
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Wed, 3 Mar 1999 07:23:04 -0500
...pressure relief valve. I would drive it as stated. In time if other problems don't come up, and you still have low compression...
Re: VDO dual sender versus Tee fitting & two senders
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Sun, 6 Jan 2002 17:51:24 -0500
...In my '86 I used the correct M10x1 compression fitting to attach a piece of steel brake line from the oil pressure port between...
Other compression test details
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 16:19:07 -0500
...Shaft and compression Maybe just stating the obvious, but: The first time I did a compression test, I failed to let the engine turn...
Re: Fuel Pump Question
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Sat, 1 Sep 2001 01:13:41 -0700
...A sticky fuel pressure regulator is a much more plausible candidate - fortunately it's fairly easy to check - not usually an intermittent problem. There...
Re: Is this the cause of my engine compression problem?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:14:15 -0700
...I found the real problem eventually by > > doing > > a pressure test to the engine. > > > > I borrowed a compressor and coverted my compression tester into...
Message for Stan- Dropping Aircooled Engine
Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
Mon, 13 May 2002 15:13:40 -0600
...Compression (psi) #1 120 #2 125 #3 120 #4 130 Leak-down #1 70% #2 44% #3 64% #4 74% Oil pressure (psi) 22...
Re: clutch question
Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
Tue, 15 Feb 2000 16:15:08 -0800
I had a similar thing happen to me years ago in a Jeep CJ-5 - the culprit was an improperly-spec'd pressure plate...
Re: Should I really bother with oil pressure test?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 1 Jun 2009 17:51:46 -0400
Ed, you can do the oil pressure test, however I would recommend changing your oil to 20w-50, changing your oil filter to a...
Re: extremely high coolant pressure
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 21:10:06 -0700
...Leaking compression gasses into the coolant through a misplaced head gasket ring. Take it to a shop that can sniff the coolant for exhaust...
Re: Dollar a gallon ethanol production?
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:35:01 -0500
...you could go cheap and run different injectors and adjustable fuel pressure regulator to set yourself up to run e85... but then you'd...
Re: Bench testing new rebuild...............no oil pressure!
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Sun, 4 Apr 2004 19:29:18 -0400
...the volume / oil pump output to register as > pressure on a guage. If the compression is fine and the case / crank are within > tolerances...
Re: Busted Down Near Tekonsha, Michigan
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:14:04 -0600
Pete, before doing anything else - check your compression! This was my horror once driving across Oklahoma on a Saturday night in late October of...
Re: death of a 1.9 :(
Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:18:49 -0500
...aerowolf@gmail.com> wrote: > My 1.9 shows excellent compression, but the oil pressure light comes > on solid when I let it idle after...
Re: Does a worn pressure relief valve cause Oil pressure buzzer?
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:12:50 -0400
...I've used motor honey on a couple flat fours with 125k+ and seen a marked jump in compression, and much better oil pressure...
Long life w/ low pressure in 1&3?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 2 Nov 1996 14:56:21 -0500
Ok here's my saga- My Westie, 83.5, waterboxer's compression is down to 75 psi in 1&3 and 115 in 2...
Re: Splicing damaged brake pipes???
Historical mailing list - Mike
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:24:45 -0400
It's never safe for the long-term to use an in-line compression-fitting-type splice on a brake line. Your life depends...
Re: Low Compression, Longevity of the WBX'er and $20K Vans
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:55:45 +0000
...Low Compression, Longevity of the WBX'er and $20K Vans > Not that I doubt you, and I realize it is only a matter of...
Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
Historical mailing list - dooley
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 19:49:07 -0500
...As I have always > > understood it, in gasoline engines, "compression braking" relied on > > the compression stroke to provided resistance to slow down the vehicle...
Re: Euro Vanagons 2.1L have 112 horsies......how do they
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 21:08:30 -0500
fellow vanagon types The increase in horse power per point of compression is 4 percent with a water cooled engine so that does not...
Re: Low Compression after Spark Plug Incident
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:49:25 -0600
Sure sounds like broken rings on a bad piston. ------------------ Along with the low compression you should be getting oil out the tailpipe and blowby...
Re: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Fri, 4 Apr 2008 21:45:31 -0400
...Here are the particulars on the van- - 74K orig miles on engine- dealer check compression/head leaks/oil pressure- all check out perfect - The...
Re: NOx emissions (WAS: '85 Westy failing Pa. emissions) 3 way cats
Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
Wed, 25 Feb 1998 20:34:00 -0500
...Lean > mixtures and high compression increase peak flame temperatures. This > increases the production of NOx. Over advance timing also contributes to > NOx. > Just wanted...
Compression
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:14:33 -0700
...Cyl 1, 3, and 4 = 155 psi, took maybe 6 - 7 cranks to reach full pressure. Cyl 2 = 120 psi (double-checked that one...
Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:56:57 -0800
...cheapest) method of performing the same thing with plastic and neoprene instead of metal lines, compression fittings, etc., that the more expensive manufacturers (ie...
Re: 83 Vanagon Waterboxer
Historical mailing list - Benoit
Sat, 15 Jan 2005 00:11:44 -0500
...What is the exact compression????????? do a test with oil inside the cylinder!!! you know (of course) that will tell you if the leak...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 17:51:17 -0700
...You pump up the cylinder and see where the pressure escapes (and how much). Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Dorm" <mark_hb@HOTMAIL...
Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:08:39 -0500
...As I have > always> understood it, in gasoline engines, "compression braking" > relied on > > the compression stroke to provided resistance to slow down the > vehicle...
Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
Historical mailing list
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:30:59 -0500
...As I have always > > understood it, in gasoline engines, "compression braking" relied on > > the compression stroke to provided resistance to slow down the vehicle...
Re: 1.9L WBX Compression Test Question
Historical mailing list - George Laubach
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:14:44 -0600
...Bypassing the gauge set and putting shop air pressure into the cylinder, (restrain the crankshaft from turning) will indicate if you have a piston...
Re: Engine Advice Needed
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sat, 24 May 2014 16:49:54 -1000
...That is strangely 'good' oil pressure. I would expect about 15 psi max , fully warm, at idle, with 20W50. Got 80 weight in it...
Re: oil inside intake boot
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:22:07 -0500
...This pressure is uasually a sign of bad rings allowing to much combustion gas past the rings. Do a compression test. This will determine...
Coolant System Pressure Gauge
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 9 May 2002 09:59:43 -0400
...I soldered some 1/8" copper tubing to the nut and attached a vacuum/pressure gauge to the copper tubing using a compression fitting...
Re: Engine Advice Needed
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sat, 24 May 2014 19:13:25 -0500
...I was not suggesting that > if loosening the adjusters 360 gets the compression up to match the > others that you should just stop there...
Re: Hard starting hot
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Tue, 18 Jan 2000 12:26:57 -0500
...The problem turned out to be in > the fuel regulator ---- you might want to put a fuel pressure guage at the > regulator to make...
Re: Parinoid Trip
Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
Wed, 30 May 2001 08:51:33 -0400
...satisify my curiosity I adapted my compression tester > with a > few brass fittings to check my oil pressure and I see that I'm...
Re: help needed diagnosing blown head gasket
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 1 Jan 2004 08:31:12 -0600
...If the smoke is other than black, which indicates an excess fuel problem, a compression test is absolutely in order as a first test...
Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:41:52 -0500
...The more the engine rise in temperature, more the pressure is high. TEST #1: Pressure Tests for the Cooling System The first test of...
Re: Help w/2.1 What am i missing?
Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:16:41 -0400
...Any sign of compression getting to the tailpipe? > > ----- > > lately I've been seeing a lot of flakey 2.1 distributors... but when the hall...
Re: fuel line problems still
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Mon, 21 May 2001 16:34:48 -0500
...When it is cranked it will produce 40 pounds of pressure. When the hose is kinked between the gas tank and the fuel pump...
Re: Help diagnose Cinco
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 7 Nov 2005 14:04:27 -0600
Do a compression test. Larry A. Michael Diehr wrote: > So, given that my #1 plug is totally trashed (see picture at http:// > xochi.com...
Re: Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 8 May 2012 09:31:53 -0700
...a compression test, what will you do if it's low (and it will be)? The death signal is when the oil pressure light...
compression and leak down test
Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:35:29 -0500
...Am I supposed to test at tdc or bdc? I also made a pressure cap to test my coolant system. It seems to have...
Re: Air in Cooling System/ 89Westy
Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
Sun, 28 Mar 2004 14:23:12 -0800
...Bring engine up on TDC firing position for cyl#1, insert compression tester, attach air line with 100 psi. check cooling system pressure with...
Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 12:33:24 -0700
...oil pressure gauge on it then would be nice too. That's important info on gauging engine condition and life remaining of course. On...
Re: Diagnosing a low (8-10 inches) vacuum gauge reading
Historical mailing list - jbclem1
Sun, 8 Aug 2004 01:33:48 -0700
...the pressure cap The compression could be 140 150 cold and 80 hot if you are reading the vacuum hot and the compression cold...
Re: OIL warning light up
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:02:48 -0500
...OK, I will check the pressure then change the switch if I have to. > > 140k on engine, compression is very good, engine quiet, smooth...
report: vexing coolant system prob. solved
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:11:55 -0500
...coolant system bleed + pressure test - pressure cap test - tighten / replace a couple of tiny hose clamp leak points - compression test - pressure test when stone...
Re: Running on Tap Water - attempt at de-confuscation
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Thu, 18 Jul 2002 16:55:04 +0100
...Simply, we want cold, high pressure BEFORE we start the compression cycle, giving the largest HEADROOM for high pressure combustion without detonation of as...
Re: Strange clacking (valve Lifter?) noise.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 21 Apr 2002 21:49:04 -0500
...I had counted on mounting a dial gauge on the head stock to measure compression / drop of each lifter as pressure was applied. All...
New to the list
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Sep 1995 15:05:18 -0700
...new), the oil pressure is where it should be. So not a bad oil pump. (just so you know) Compression is 125 in the...
Re: 1.9 Compression?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 1 Jan 2010 10:42:42 -0500
What you really want is a leak down and oil pressure test, (hot engine). You also want to have the coolant tested for hydrocarbons...
Re: My poor MPG, compression tests results
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:08:04 -0700
In my opinion, if the compression gets as low as 120 PSI the engine is due for a rebuild. Fixing the leak still needs...
Re: head gasket problem ?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 23 Sep 2001 08:29:41 -0400
...I had done a compression test and found that #1 would not hold pressure. When I disassembled I noticed that the gaskets didn't...
Re: 20 psi oil pressure on freeway. Worry?
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda's Personal email
Sun, 13 Oct 2002 15:17:21 -0700
...1) compression test 2) engine flush with some engine gunk 3) straight 40w oil (maybe with some viscosity thickener like ring seal) I'm...