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  • E Check
    Historical mailing list - John Patton
    Thu, 9 Aug 2001 01:21:46 -0400
    ...as misadjusting the air bypass screw on the air flow meter or more complicated like excessive fuel pressure or temp sensors out of specs...
  • Parts for sale cheap
    Historical mailing list - Westyman
    Thu, 6 Nov 2003 00:02:21 -0800
    ...Air flow meter and airbox, 2.1 waterboxer $30 Alternator 2.1 or 1.9, 90 amp $50 New oxygen sensor, 1.9 wbx...
  • Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 4 Nov 2006 14:11:49 -0500
    The relationship between manifold absolute pressure (or vacuum) is not directly related to airflow. Yu can low air flow and high vacuum, high airflow...
  • Re: Pigtail needed
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 12 Dec 2015 23:11:07 -0500
    ...Pigtail needed I am looking for a Vanagon air flow meter harness...it's the "pigtail" to address vanagon bucking syndrome. If you have...
  • Re: 2.1 digifant MV engine Air Flow Sensor Wiring Harness 87 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - brad barcom
    Mon, 25 Feb 2002 21:50:46 -0500
    ...2.1 digifant MV engine Air Flow Sensor Wiring Harness 87 Vanagon Does anyone know the exact science on this "upgraded" modified wiring harness...
  • Re: Random coughing during acceleration/cruising (2.0l FI)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 07 Dec 95 14:02:53 -0500
    ...I just put new heads and a new air flow sensor on. Same ok at low speed, cuts out at high speed. Put a...
  • WTB: '81 FI Stuff
    Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
    Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:39:16 -0700
    ...for my 1981 California emissions Westfalia.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>-Air Flow Meter</DIV> <DIV>-Injectors</DIV> <DIV>-Cold Start Valve</DIV> <DIV...
  • Re: HELP!!!
    Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
    Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:27:57 -0000
    ...It was still lacking power and stalling, so they checked it over and suggested maybe it was the O2 sensor, or Air Flow Sensor...
  • Re: Stumped-Runs Rich/Stalls
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:45:02 -0400
    I would say the next most probable thing is the Air Flow Meter. If the track is bad this is pretty much impossible to...
  • Air Flow Meter /part 2
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Sat, 3 Feb 1996 20:43:39 CST6CDT
    ...from the coolant sensor, the air temp sensor, and the air flow meter. There is no feedback from the O2 sensor until it reaches...
  • Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 7 Dec 2010 10:46:34 -0600
    ...In that moment of time, there is a lag in fuel flow and with increased air flowing through the carburetor the fuel mixture suddenly...
  • Re: Is the Digitool still available from someone???
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:18:34 -0500
    ...or DegF >> Air flow in volts >> Air flow in percent ( linear to volts reading) >> Oxygen sensor reading in volts >> Oxygen sensor pulsation between 0V...
  • Re: Overheating - Radiator temperature?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 27 May 2005 09:30:40 -0700
    ...With traffic driving the radiator loses needed air flow to get rid of all the excess heat. In cold weather the limited airflow is...
  • Re: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:28:50 -0400
    ...You have a flow problem, flow is created by the pump, how is the pump! mating surface to engine block? What you need to...
  • Re: Fuel Injector Question Part 2
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:07:37 -0800
    ...Air Flow Meter 0 280 200 038 0 280 200 038 Auxiliary Air Valve 0 280 140 101 0 280 140 101 Oxygen Sensor...
  • As anyone successfully fixed an AFM?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Wed, 17 Oct 2001 18:45:30 -0700
    I have a few Air Flow Meters here that have seen better days... any "home brew" ways of fixing them? Does anyone have a...
  • Re: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw
    Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
    Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:14:04 -0800
    ...This blocks the air flow nicely. I adjusted the AFM mixture screw and the idle ajdust on the throttle body with the above-mentioned...
  • O2 sensor problems
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
    Tue, 31 Aug 2004 23:52:50 -0700
    ...The fuel air mixture screw on the Air Flow Meter is all the way out, counter clockwise. In a previous attempts to adjust the...
  • Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:39:00 -0400
    ...O2 sensor. >Could this be causing a problem with the exhaust flow? > >I have a spare exhaust system and a newish auxiliary air regulator...
  • Digifant problems - uneven running
    Historical mailing list - Edward Wilson
    Mon, 10 Oct 1994 09:39:32 -0700
    ...This is a wiring harness with a male connector on one end, and female on the other that attaches to the air flow sensor...
  • Re: Replacement AFM technology
    Historical mailing list - tinker man
    Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:28:36 +0200
    ...air flow? For that matter, even > a graph/table of resistance values/output voltage vs. sensor plate > movement would be helpful (it's probably...
  • Re: Replacement AFM technology
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:37:36 -0700
    ...air flow? For that matter, even > a graph/table of resistance values/output voltage vs. sensor plate > movement would be helpful (it's probably...
  • Power Balance Test ?
    Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
    Tue, 10 Dec 1996 10:53:35 -0800 (PST)
    ...tell you ? I recently took my aircooled Vanagon into a new shop to get my air flow sensor adjusted. The process of adjustment involved...
  • Pulsating idle on 87
    Historical mailing list - Chris Bracken
    Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:47:14 -0800
    ...My son and I exchanged the engine ( Fast German Auto longblock) last week, and I replaced the air flow meter with a new one...
  • Re: HELP!!!
    Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
    Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:16:04 -0000
    ...It was still lacking power and stalling, so they checked it over and suggested maybe it was the O2 sensor, or Air Flow Sensor...
  • Re: who sells vanagon dashboard switches /IMHO Malo
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
    Tue, 20 Apr 2004 08:01:22 -0700
    ...the O2 sensor monitor before troubleshooting. > > George > I have used a similar air/fuel ratio monitor to fine-tune my air flow meter (AFM...
  • Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - James Eaton
    Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:01:42 -0500
    ...the Hall sensor telling us what the engine speed > is, and if it's too low we increase the idle air flow & if it...
  • Re: Diagnostic Question
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Fowler
    Thu, 1 Mar 2007 10:56:03 -0800
    ...other components temporarily, such as the mass air flow sensor and therefore not pinpoint the O2 sensor? Howdy, I just picked up an 87...
  • Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
    Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
    Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:14:45 -0400
    ...O2 sensor. >Could this be causing a problem with the exhaust flow? > >I have a spare exhaust system and a newish auxiliary air regulator...
  • Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:10:51 -0500
    ...If air can't get in coolant won't flow out. Prep new sensor with O-ring. Remove clip. Quickly remove sensor, look for...
  • Re: follow-up - coolant gauge problem...
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:01:18 -0400
    ...Yes, it is possible to have enough air in the system that coolant will not flow through the radiator. No flow, no fan, No...
  • Re: 1986GL update
    Historical mailing list - Dieter Knittel
    Mon, 7 May 2001 10:17:04 -0400
    ...107463 Total $ 97.07 08/30/200......Replace Air Flow meter, replace coolent temp sensor Total$ 353.85 ( recommandation by Tech. needs Idel speed...
  • Re: AFM Data Requested
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:29:30 -0500
    The modern replacement for the AFM is known as a Mass Air Flow Sensor. Instead of a flap it uses a heated wire and...
  • Re: Anyone have a copy of the Ultimate Trip Checklist?
    Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
    Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:15:08 -0600
    ...hoses, > connections, > temperature sensors. (air-cooled): tin covers, thermostat, flap, foam > insulation. > > Note:________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > > ____ Intake system: Inspect air filter, air flow meter, intake hoses, > clamps...
  • Re: Extreme high idle
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Fri, 5 Jun 1998 09:04:15 -0400
    ...Extreme high idle > > > > > >>Hmm, > >>things that come to my mind are > >> > >>stuck air flow meter flap > >>bad o2 sensor, bad temperature senders > >>vacuum leaks...
  • Re: 86 intermittently cuts out -MN
    Historical mailing list - Mark Rovere
    Thu, 16 Jan 2003 09:50:03 -0500
    ...I said maybe later as my > cash is low.Found solution of soldering 22 microfarrad capacitor ($3) > to terminals inside air flow meter.(see...
  • Re: On the road and need some help
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:36:55 -0700
    ...This harness provides improved signal voltage stability." Remove electrical connector from air flow sensor. Install wire harness, Part No. 025 906 302, between main...
  • Re: Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 17 Nov 2013 13:49:57 -0500
    ...The ECU *could* calculate rate of change of *airflow,* but I don't know whether it does. >and oxygen sensor of course...that comes...
  • Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Wed, 8 Sep 2004 08:19:56 -0700
    ...Since the water-cooled converter has the O2 sensor bung I figured I could install an O2 sensor here to adjust air/fuel mix...
  • Re: [Re: temp sensor !--ohm value]
    Historical mailing list - john schaper
    Thu, 8 Jul 1999 16:57:23 PDT
    ...The Temp Sensor I is in the Air Flow Meter and the measurement is as I wrote below. Since this measurement is off the...
  • Re: AFM Data Requested
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:00:48 -0800
    ...Jon On Thu, 16 Nov 2006, Dennis Haynes wrote: > The modern replacement for the AFM is known as a Mass Air Flow Sensor. > Instead...
  • Re: Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:58:10 -0700
    ...The proposed precooling with 110AC masks the airflow problem by getting airflow through the ductwork as the heated air flow aids the ignition of...
  • Re: My fool injection
    Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
    Fri, 3 Feb 95 9:33:24 PST
    ...Air > flow meter was tested and is OK. Double relay is also OK. Grounds > are good, connected as in the manual. I even replaced...
  • Re: Question about Mass Air Flow Sensor
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:35:15 -0800
    ...Anyway the wiring harness has a four > wire plug on the mass > air sensor. One of the wires is red with a blue > stripe...
  • Re: Slow throttle response on 90 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
    Mon, 24 Mar 1997 19:10:03 -0600
    ...air intake boot at it's connection to the air flow meter. At speed, you don't see the effects because the O2 sensor...
  • Re: Weak..... so weak
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:29:25 -0700
    ...OK Air flow meter: OK Cat: OK Driving up and down the street clearly shows when the problem shows up. When the idle switch...
  • Re: AIR FLOW METER
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Fri, 5 Mar 2010 20:34:57 -0500
    ...My Haltech(an older E6S) runs on a MAP sensor/Throttle Position Sensor with air temp and coolant temp input. It also allows you...
  • Re: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels 2100-2300, 3400- 4000rpms
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 8 Aug 2009 13:39:24 -0700
    air flow meter is a good candidate. timing should at least be in the ball park of correct. Too advanced initially isn't good...
  • Re: Difficult starting, smell gas, fires when pedal down (more air flow)
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Mon, 12 May 2008 19:18:27 -0700
    A hard to start (either when warm or cold) or type problem has often been the temp2 sensor if you go by this list...
  • Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:11:53 -0700
    ...much. > many engines draw their air from the engine compartment. > is there a temp sensor in the air flow meter �? .. > ( vanagon digijet and digifant...
  • Euro-Drive: 90 Volkswagen VANAGON, Emissions/Poor-mileage
    Historical mailing list - "Bela Zabajnik (by way of Derek Drew )"
    Wed, 19 Apr 2000 02:26:03 -0400
    ...system goes full rich at about 2000 rpm tested sensors, fuel pressure, air flow meter all tested OK Costumer had engine overheat a few...
  • Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Thu, 10 May 2001 18:44:24 -0800
    ...Together they > >would be mass air flow. > > >Mark Ingalls To add to the discussion regarding Temp I function on the Digifant system: The information...
  • Re: Mileage at altitude
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Fri, 29 Oct 1999 12:59:23 -0500
    Hi Volks, It would seem to me at high altitude where the air is less dense the afm (air flow meter) flap will open...
  • engine bogging, air flow meters
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Thu, 10 Nov 1994 16:30:45 CST6CDT
    ...Thirdly, I replaced my air flow sensor because I was being hypochondriacal about the engine performance. Stupid move. Don't replace your air flow...
  • Re: PCV/pre-heat hose? 83.5 1.9 wbx Canadian
    Historical mailing list - don spence
    Tue, 11 May 2004 11:06:42 -0600
    ...warms it softens and collapses, restricting the potential air flow. (There is an electronic sensor or valve at the intake end of the hose...
  • Re: Parts List for Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Tue, 7 Sep 2004 12:08:05 -0400
    ...Air Filter Box > (alternate > Air Flow Meter with Air Filter Box 1976-1979) > Boot intake, to Air Flow sensor Part #071.129.967 > Air...
  • bosch info: vanagons 1980-1983 air-cooled
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sun, 14 Aug 94 20:05:53 CDT
    ...75 Vanagon, Type 2 AIR FLOW METER, 0 280 200 038 Volkswagen 1985-83 Vanagon 1913cc (DH) AIR FLOW METER, 0 280 200 030...
  • 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
    Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
    Thu, 5 Jul 2007 18:13:55 -0400
    ...Temp gauge sensor is at 75 Ohms. (I have tried 3 different temp gauge sensors with the same results.) 4. Coolant temp in reservoir...
  • Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:01:51 -0400
    ...O2 sensor. >Could this be causing a problem with the exhaust flow? > >I have a spare exhaust system and a newish auxiliary air regulator...
  • Re: Working ranges for Temp sensor and AFM
    Historical mailing list - James Creech
    Tue, 3 Apr 2001 22:30:18 -0400
    ...wiper) 1 and 4 ohms according to table above (intake air temp sensor - temp 1) ----- Original Message ----- From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> To...