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• Re: Emissions: Vacuum Leak ID'd 82 aircooled westy
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 23:40:53 -0400
  I'm having trouble with the high HC and vacuum leak. The vacuum leak will allow un-metered air to enter the engine. This...
• Cruise control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Apr 2017 13:25:32 -0500
  ...Per Kens instructions, I removed the vacuum hose, unplugged the electrical wire, unscrewd by hand the vacuum switch, and popped open the housing. All...
• Re: Projektzwo Foglight Project - Bad News
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:35:19 -0600
  ...I've worked with some fairly thick vacuum formed parts. To some extent, the amount of forming that can be done has a lot...
• Re: Friday question.Re: Vacuum gauge NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:15:40 -0700
  ...The vacuum in the runners is obviously cyclic - suck, squeeze, bang, blow - right? =) If you still get a swinging needle at the plenum source...
• Replacing the vacuum advance unit
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:28:33 -0400
  How hard is it to replace the vacuum advance in a distributer unit for a 1.9? I have an appt scheduled to do...
• Rough idle,Hesitation,and Backfire
  Historical mailing list - John Mahnken
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:25:29 -0400
  ...Could these symptoms all be caused by a vacuum leak? If so,I could not see any vacuum lines that were damaged or loose...
• Re: vacuum advance/retard control unit
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 22:33:51 EDT
  ...He said that >if I >disconnect the vacuum hose from the throttle valve that runs to the >vacuum >unit on the distributor, and suck...
• RE: Idle problems
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 11:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I found a hole in the little one- >>way valve in the vacuum line that runs fron the intake naifold, all >>the way forward...
• Re: vacuum hose
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 12 May 2003 12:15:01 -0400
  ...vacuum hose > Hi all, > > I need to find out the size (if there is such a thing) of the vacuum > hose on my 87...
• Re: 82 Aircooled Temp II sensor ohm's
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:05:29 -0400
  Jake wrote: <<< I replaced all the vacuum lines on my 82 air cooled Westy. Bus Boys has a pretty nice website that shows a...
• Vacuum lines
  Historical mailing list - Alan S Gondry
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 00:20:11 -0800
  ...of the vacuum lines for 1983 1.9l? Which include the large ones off the intake manifold. Alan Gondry '83 h2o vanagon Vancouver, WA...
• Re: 2.1l vacuum readings?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 21 May 2009 21:04:09 -0700
  Let's say 17 - 21 on the vacuum gauge - I disremember what the units are... On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 8:51 PM...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 17 Nov 2016 21:02:10 -0700
  ...However if you quoted the figures correctly, you have low > vacuum (high manifold absolute pressure) at idle. According to > Bentley p. 24.55, at...
• Re: vacuum in fuel system fixed...
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 15:13:46 -0400
  ...VANAGON.COM> Date: Wednesday, April 29, 1998 2:12 AM Subject: vacuum in fuel system fixed... >...took the '90 with the fuel system problem...
• Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 16 May 2004 23:41:22 -0400
  ...The center connection on the valve has > a constant vacuum that comes from the vacuum reservoir that is in the mid > section of the...
• Re: Vacuum question. Another continuing saga.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 23:54:18 -0400
  When the vacuum retard hose is disconnected the timing should advance and the engine speed should increase drastically. If warm, on the 1.9L...
• Re: 82 Aircooled Temp II sensor ohm's
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:15:32 -0400
  Not to be exceedingly dense but how do I determine if there is a vacuum leak? I'm not really sure which lines are...
• Re: Audiovox ccs100 cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:13:24 -0400
  ...it's not magnet or vacuum. It uses vacuum no matter how you hook it up. The choice is magnets on the CV or...
• Re: Digijet ignition clarification Q
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 01:04:51 -0500
  what are your vacuum readings? the gowesty 2212 i installed with the BIG cam they put in it had similar sounding symptoms. that install...
• Re: vacuum leak at breather tower?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:43:32 -0500
  ...Since the breather tower is plumed to the air intake system couldn't this be a source of a vacuum leak? Thanks, Jake 82...
• Digijet ignition clarification Q
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:41:11 -0800
  ...Asked another way, does the vacuum canister react proportionately to the vacuum, or is it just a pre-set on-off thing at idle...
• RE: hydraulic clutch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jun 95 13:15:23 EDT
  ...With the vacuum pump, simply attach pump up the vacuum, open the vavlve and depress the pedal slightly, results are excellent.\ John ja@coe...
• Re: troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Nov 2012 00:13:50 -0400
  If I recall this is a vacuum operated system. Start by checking vacuum connections. This symptom can be caused by a bad check valve...
• Packing for a trip, anyone harness the power of vacuum?
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:29:31 -0900
  ...A vacuum cleaner definitely works better than rolling by hand, but you can get quite a bit of air out of those bags without...
• Re: One Way Vaccum Valve? -or- Could this be the problem?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 20:02:05 -0400 (AST)
  >new vacuum hose and will put that on shortly. question: what is the purpose of >a one way vaccum valve? i have one that...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:58:05 +0000
  Hi Roger, If I'm understanding it correctly, Under a Vacuum, water evaporates at a very low temperature, And is then readily drawn out...
• Re: Diagnosing a low (8-10 inches) vacuum gauge reading
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 06:09:12 -0400
  ...Thursday, August 05, 2004 5:24 AM Subject: [VANAGON] Diagnosing a low (8-10 inches) vacuum gauge reading > My 1983 water-cooled is getting...
• Re: vacuum bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 12:35:20 -0600
  ...vacuum bleeding? > > > > Has anyone ever thought of a way to bleed the cooling system on > a Vanagon > by using a vacuum pump? Would it...
• Re: cruise control - please help
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:10:33 -0700
  Check the vacuum switches at the pedals. Those tend to degrade as well. Steven 91 Westy On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:54...
• Re: vacuum lines
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 19:02:38 -0700
  ...But if you hit a few shops you may be able to find a stiffer hose that will suffice for the vacuums that these...
• Re: AFM issues
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 11:00:29 -0400
  I've used spray-can carb cleaner to check for vacuum leaks this way... that may be a bit safer than propane. Opinions? >Also...
• Vacuum Retard
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 6 May 2002 11:05:33 -0400
  ...I was wondering if I would be better of disabling the vacuum retard built into the distributor and working from there. Without the vacuum...
• Was my Vanagon Trying To Tell Me Something?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 10:53:34 -0400
  ...Couldn't find anything until I look under the left side of the air box-what's this? A vacuum port with nothing connected...
• Re: Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:40:17 -0700
  ...make sure there is vacuum on that hose of course, but Fuel Pressure must go up some when you disconnect the vac hose to...
• Re: 2.1l vacuum readings?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 21 May 2009 21:01:35 -0700
  Maybe - its been a long time since I used a vacuum gauge to set timing or valves or carburetors. 15psi is fine with me...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 11:48:50 -0400
  ...Then, should the "T" or any of the newly installed line break, there would be no loss of vacuum to the brake booster. Mike...
• Cruise Blues Resolved
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 12:34:04 -0400
  ...It took several trips to the installer before he finally yanked the "electronic" cruise and replaced it with a vacuum style. The manufacturer is...
• Re: type 1 engine in t2 (and vacuum assist)
  Historical mailing list - Michael D. Bowling
  Thu, 18 Aug 1994 08:36:21 CST
  ...Is there a way to get the vacuum from my current setup. The intake maifold is attached to the heads via the rubber boots...
• Re: Timing the watercooled?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 23:05:05 -0500
  ...13.33)? If you have a dual hose vacuum advance you cannot properly static time it unless you compensate for the retard. You have...
• Re: Diagnosing a low (8-10 inches) vacuum gauge reading
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 09:40:55 -0400
  this low vacuum is very common with the vanagon engines but I don't see it tied into a combustion gas leak into the...
• Re: Symptom of vacuum line collapse or leaks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 23:10:20 -0500
  ...I put a T at the fuel pressure regulator for the >required vacuum line and put a new vacuum line in; same diameter. > >I...
• Fuel pressure regulator/hesitation off idle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Wed, 4 Jun 2014 07:57:09 -0400
  ...I'm poking around the engine and I find the vacuum hose to the fuel pressure regulator disconnected. How long it was disconnected, I...
• Re: 2wd locking diff - followship question
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:38:09 -0500
  ...I'm assuming It's a vacuum lock, meaning I'll have to run vacuum lines from the engine to the tranny and back...
• RE: A.C. causing van to die
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 10:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...But does it have any vacuum connections to the intake manifold? If so, any chance any of them are cracked/leaking/fallen off? A...
• vacuum hose
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 12 May 2003 10:37:51 -0500
  Hi all, I need to find out the size (if there is such a thing) of the vacuum hose on my 87 that connects...
• Looking for a good used diesel vacuum pump
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:02:35 -0500
  I am looking for a known good used diesel vacuum pump for a Vanagon or 85 newer diesel Jetta or Golf. If you have...
• Re: Were's all the brake fluid going??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 09:38:55 EST
  ...The rear wheel cylinders leaking is more common > than leaking into the vacuum booster, but both happen from time to time. > > Thanks, Ken Wilford...
• Cruise Control Troubleshooting 101
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:04:33 -0400
  ...After you check all of the electrical stuff and it tests good, check the vacuum of the system. You can buy a small vacuum...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:00:23 -0800
  ...So I have concluded that the > vacuum loss is definitely somewhere in the hose that > goes from the vacuum pump to the valve on...
• Re: vacuum bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 13:25:58 -0500
  Wouldn't having the system under a slight vacuum favor larger bubbles and thus easier removal of said bubbles? I would think a system...
• Re: Plugging leaks in intake manifold
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:15:49 -0400
  ...Below 15 or so and you should really go searching for a vacuum leak. However, low manifold vacuum can also result from air bound...
• Re: Timing mystery
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 13:02:38 -0400
  ...the engine ran like a dog - no power or >would not run at all Ken The manifold vacuum could be low. Low intake manifold...
• VDO vacuum gauge install question
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 06:23:23 -0400
  ...would regular vacuum line be sufficient to finish the job? Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol...
• Re: VDO vacuum gauge install question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 06:47:35 -0400
  ...would regular >vacuum line be sufficient to finish the job? Sure... d -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy...
• Re: Bed Extension Tool Cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:17:41 -0700
  ...dirty laundry?) --snip-- Get one of those vacuum storage bags that you use with the vacuum cleaner. Keeps it 'fresh' and makes it really...
• Vacuum Distributor Available
  Historical mailing list - dean c aukes
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 14:15:40 -0500
  ...With all the discussion on the list regarding the good points of a vacuum distributor and the bad points of a centrifugal (009) distributor...
• My Van Idles Too Dern Fast
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 17 Jun 1995 06:48:30 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Leaks? How would I find these? Have you checked the throttle plate adjustment? Vacuum hoses? Check for vacuum leaks. Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Re: loud fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:54:37 EDT
  ...When a pump tries to pump a liquid and the inlet of the liquid is restricted, a vacuum or at least a partial vacuum...
• Re: Manifold measuring - is this right?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:16:12 -0700
  ...Vac from the vacuum unit hose labeled "2" on the left hand photo on > page 24.25 in Bentleys* (hose disconnected from vacuum unit...
• Re: Vacuum leaks? '85 camper
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Sun, 20 Apr 1997 12:20:47 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The Hall unit checks out > okay, fuel pressure and flow volumeseems good, but I think that the > vacuum unit is not doing its job...