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• Re: propane on/off valve source
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:26:46 EDT
  ...a whole new tank incl valve? I have had this Westy for about 1 year and only driven it in the past month, I...
• More 83.5 Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 27 Jul 96 20:48:09 UT
  ...I drive. I replaced the fan switch but this did not seem to help. Any suggestions? Thanks, Bryan The rear bleeder valve, part 025121421A...
• Re: How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:48:10 -0600
  ...valve on the radiator, then drive down the >> road until the low coolant warning light comes on. Stop, fill the tank, >> then drive some...
• idle stabilizer valve question
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 14:12:02 -0500
  ...intersection in drive, it would idle fine. It would only race while in "park." So I unhooked my idle stabilizer valve and it seems...
• New owner of 91 Westy -- sticky valve
  Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 09:19:05 EDT
  ...I believe it was a sticky valve problem, because the noise went away after a short drive, then it returns to the normal smooth...
• Rear Heater Leak
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 12:47:58 -0400
  ...These attach to a small block that has a valve and lever on it. The valve bolts onto the housing for the rear heater...
• Re: Air cooled parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 07:40:43 -0500
  ...that comes off the heater box, and attaches to the driver side heat valve. http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/parts.htm These parts are...
• Re: Front Heater shutoff options
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 23 May 2012 22:04:15 -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: Death Valley
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:50:35 -0500
  Hi Geza, What would I do?? Drive it, of course. I'd just go a goodly bit slower, is all. I drove 500 miles...
• Re: Valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 08:47:55 -0500
  ...screw driver tighten the lock nut then check the lash with the feeler blade repete with the next cylinder always check the valve covers...
• Re: '86 Valve job question - details
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 18:04:25 -0400
  ...Just DON'T DRIVE THE VAN. I have done this procedure twice on two different vans. You may check the archives to see if...
• Re: valve clatter
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 15:43:08 -0400
  ...Never was a problem even to, some 12 years and 300,000 miles later. - Tim 1990 Vanagon GL Barnegat, NJ, where we drive on...
• Re: lifters for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 13:22:30 -0500
  ...cam reground to different specs you have not driven my van with a big valve engine it is far from a waste of money...
• Idle Control Issues
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:06:23 -0700
  ...When I drive, I drive with the AC on. That's just how I roll. So, the problem for me is that the 2...
• Re: Valve guide removal / replacement
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:48:00 -0800
  ...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: Rear Heater Leak
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 10:24:05 -0700
  ...These attach to a small block that has a valve and lever on it. The valve bolts onto the housing for the rear heater...
• Re: headleak
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 23:47:19 -0600
  ...do the valve job. You won't regret it. But if you don't you may!! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Gerald Masar wrote...
• Re: warm idle prob.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 22:28:35 -0800
  ...I lubed the throttle valve area and it went away. BTW the top lever is unused, it was the actuator for the EGR valve...
• Re: propane tank dilemma solved
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 11:06:47 -0500
  ...The valve is an antique, it is no longer produced, the company that made it is BK, and gone, and most of all the...
• '91 Carat - maintenance report
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:32:33 -0600
  ...Ultimately, four push rods were bent - all on the exhaust valves. It makes sense. Results of an overheat incident. The heads got hot, the...
• Re: AC no work
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 16:30:15 EDT
  ...Not leaking, but not pumping -- there is a drive shaft of sorts inside that will break. Aside from that, your expansion valve may be...
• Re: loud valve ticking
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 07:39:47 EST
  ...Fixit? > The valve lifters have lost their oil pressure. This is very common on the waterboxer engines. Drive it and after a good run...
• Valve Noise
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Nov 1996 21:16:15 -0500
  ...the correct height, however the valves are loud quite abit on start-up and sometimes needs to be driven at least half an hour...
• Re: New owner of 91 Westy -- sticky valve
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 06:50:56 -0700
  ...days), I believe it was a >sticky valve problem, the noise went away after a short drive, then >it returns to the normal smooth...
• Re: High idle after warm up
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 20:45:42 -0500
  ...idle stabilizer valve or the idle stabilizer control box behind the right rear tail light. BTDT! Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver J. Naser...
• Re: Question regarding coolant flow and front heater
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 23 May 2005 15:31:51 -0400
  Heater cable and heater valve can be done in the driveway, but I prefer to buy parts from list vendors and let my mechanic...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 23 May 2017 23:22:19 -0700
  ...an extended drive to pump up lifters for adjustment. In fact, better for them to bleed down. After adjusting the valves will be pushed...
• Re: rebuilding throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Fri, 18 May 2001 19:47:47 -0400
  ...throttle position switch because the valve does > not > always return to the same position. This seriously affects > driveability of > the van around town (still...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:17:44 -0700
  ...Hydraulic valve adjustment question > Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes: > >> I adjust the valves with the rotor pointing to that cyclinder. >> conveniently, if...
• Re: Post winter storage sticky valve noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 12:26:44 -0500
  ...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: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:03:58 -0700
  My plans are for my wife to drive it around town. Run some errands, go to the bank, etc..... It's her dream car...
• Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 28 May 2009 10:59:46 -0400
  ...What happen to Paul valve mean nothing! It can be a lot of different thing including oil starvation. He bought the van with the...
• Re: New Engine, Poor Power, Low Gas Mileage - Update
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 16 May 2001 07:40:15 -0500
  ...Then drive the vehicle with the stablilizer valve disconnected. If you have a stabilizer valve problem, the engine should run smooth in all ranges...
• Re: Q: AC modification
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:50:56 EDT
  ...between the driver and passenger >seat. >Basically this would be an air handler unit consisting of a solenoid >valve, >expansion valve, evaporator coil, fan...
• Re: New versus Welded Heads?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 6 Apr 2003 11:37:03 -0400
  ...I ask my customers do you want to work on it or drive it????? All my rebuilt engines have AMC heads with upgraded valves...
• Re: Clakity-Clack
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:26:19 -0700
  ...Most oil filters have two valves. One of them, the non-return or anti-drainback valve, is usually a rubber, EPDM, plastic, or neoprene...
• Re: GoWesty heater valve--it just works
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 15 Mar 2016 08:42:49 -0400
  ...heater valves will not turn off completely. The last thing I want is heat in my nonAC westy during those summer drives. Then stopping...
• Re: Leaky valve cover tip of iceberg
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:39:51 -0400
  ...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: replacing noisy lifter for 91 multivan
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 11:19:34 -0800
  ...But 'Gunk' Valve Tappet Treatment does. I put the Gunk stuff in and take a 1/2 hour drive before every oil change now...
• TDC ?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 11:27:41 -0800 (PST)
  ...relates to being in proper position to install the distributor driveshaft and adjust valves). I've always understood TDC as position at which the...
• Re: VANAGON digest 152
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venama
  Fri, 02 Sep 94 14:26:18 CDT
  ...Is this list great or what? I'm a tried and true VW Bus driver. Your basic '71 Camper with few gagets. I was...
• Re: AC Service Prior to Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 13 May 2005 05:55:42 -0500
  ...The low pressure line is a short piece that runs between the expansion valve and the compressor thru the driver's side rear pillar...
• Re: Soak Idle valve in carb. cleaner ...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:41:48 -0600
  ...And how it works, what makes it operate? > Anyone? > Zoltan > Looked in the archives. > > > Idle Stabilizer Valve (ISV) - when working properly, it'supposed to...
• Re: GoWesty heater valve--it just works
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 15 Mar 2016 09:22:54 -0400
  ...heater > valves will not turn off completely. The last thing I want is heat in my > nonAC westy during those summer drives. Then stopping...
• Re: Starts strong Now No Start HMMM
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 21 Apr 2014 08:57:44 -0700
  ...Lots of Noises Valves etc. Etc. let run for 30- 40 min. Drove up the drive and back a few times, Brakes would not...
• Copy of: Mud flap
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  09 Jan 97 16:37:57 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...
• Re: noisy valves?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 22:26:44 -0400
  ...Yesterday i hop in her to run to drive a quick errand and once i > started the old-girl up her valves where chattering...
• info needed on crancase ventilation systems (mostly I4)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:04:51 -0500
  ...The van drives and I'm quite happy with it, but the crankcase ventilation system as I plumbed it collects too much oil (engine...
• Re: Bleeding Cooling system per Bentley
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 10:37:36 PST
  Ken, It's my understanding the purpose of the bleeder valve in the engine compartment is more to allow coolant to bypass a closed...
• Re: Theft protection
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 12:36:00 -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: Hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:39:34 -0700
  ...driver so I haven't driven it much of late but it seems to have quieted things down somewhat. Today, I readjusted the valves...
• Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 09:40:53 -0700
  Vanagon valve clatter can be incredibly loud and scary sounding for those who are not familiar with it! It is a more metallic sound...
• Re: [WetWesties] Cause ofJulianna's Tiico engine buzzing revealed
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 21:02:38 -0700
  ...the engine oil filler hole in the valve cover and the valve cover are in that area. Could be that when the engine is...
• lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 06:46:18 -0400
  Hi again can a lifter or lifters over charge or open valves to much to not allow the valves to fully close if there...
• Re: Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 00:52:27 -0400
  ...When you are sure that the screw is touching the valve tip and the other end is touching the pushrod....go for that 1...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 12:19:15 -0500
  ...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: Unplugged Idle Speed Ctrl Valve
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 14 May 2000 15:31:29 EDT
  ...If you still have trouble there is a way to adjust the stabilizer valve but is a last ditch effort, let me know. Drive...
• Ratio rockers was (dyno results from Boston Bobs) or true confessions of a gear head
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 09:15:51 -0500
  ...It might be that that van had not been set up correctly but before you flame me come drive my big valve race camper...
• '86 Valve job question - details
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:07:32 -0400
  ...Re: '86 Valve job question - details Well, I am NOT a mechanic. But.... Could it not be just noisy valve lifters? Many people suggest...
• fuel system expansion tanks
  Historical mailing list - Damon Lowe
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:43:22 -0400
  ...The dealer wants over $30 for the valve, and I don't yet know if the driver's side will need replacing. Is it...