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• [Fwd: Re: Oil Pressure Relief Valve]
  Historical mailing list - Dave Nadeau
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 05:48:16 -0700
  ...Oil Pressure Relief Valve Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 20:27:29 -0700 From: Dave Nadeau <dave.nadeau@home.com> Organization: @Home To: Dave...
• Re: Egg on face (was: whiff of propane)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:00:25 -0400
  ...she's doing, but this is an old valve and I have chosen to drive about in an old vehicle. What does Bob Hoover...
• Chris, Engine Conversion Options, 5 cyl.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 20:02:15 EST
  ...Use the Quattro engines because they have bigger valves, more torque. I believe there are 1990 or newer 20 valve engines too, that's...
• Half lilley was Boston Bobs AMC rantings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 14:38:02 -0500
  ...the total valve lift of the stock 2.1 intake valve is .360ths at the retainer that's why the higher ratio rockers are...
• Re: Bentley question regarding Idle Speed Stab. valve troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 May 2018 18:22:53 -0400
  ...Any one > know if this is true? > They all vibrate, because the drive signal is around 250 hertz PWM (Pulse Width Modulated) to simulate...
• flat6 camper
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 09:57:25 -0500
  ...Driven by 160 HP Porsche 2.2 litre 911 engine, rebuilt webers, valve job. Clutch new. Canvas and seals new. Please call phone number...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 12:24:00 -0700
  I've installed a couple of front heater valves recently. It's a PITA. I recommend you wear a head lamp and make yourself...
• Re: Tight valves!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sim
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 20:35:31 -0400
  ...Tight valves! The problem prone WBX valve adjust issue is one more good reason to be kind to yourself and transplant a better powerplant...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:29:44 -0700
  Ken, I have 5 sets of AMC heads at my shop right now with at least one valve that is shot. The highest mileage...
• Re: VW VR5's (Was Re: VW V6 ?'s)
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:29:56 -0600
  ...It's a 5-valve/per cylinder (total 25 valves) VR5 (oh, V5) I saw on the VW German web page last year. So...
• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 08:43:36 -0500
  I found that the stock plastic valve, the forever slipping cable & retaining clip is a real pain to get to, adust, reinstall. I did...
• Re: BRAKE for fun...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 18 Jul 94 20:27:53 CDT
  ...naturally, somebody has to sit in the driver's seat and slowly add fluid as the process continues (or do as i do, crawl...
• Re: AT Governor and fluid exchange with final drive
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 22:40:38 EST
  The valve body uses three "signals" of pressure they are the manual gear selector the kickdown cable from the accelerator cable and the governor...
• A/C Red Tek upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Douglass Collins
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:33:01 -0700
  ...hoses, Expansion valve and Red Tek with all new o rings. Better than expected and makes my 88 Wolfsburg easy to drive in the...
• Re: How to keep cool in your van
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 22:31:23 -0400
  ...Move it left to close the valve that allows coolant to run through the heater core in your ventilation box. Problem here is the...
• Re: AC Service Prior to Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 13 May 2005 13:18:26 -0700
  ...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: driving w/ bad valve, was Death Valley
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:34:12 -0800
  ...50 AM, Greg Potts wrote: > >Hi Geza, > > > >What would I do?? Drive it, of course. I'd just go a goodly bit > >slower, is...
• Re: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:50:27 -0400
  I have sold many, many AMC heads with the valves that come with them over the years. I have also installed many of them...
• Re: Theft protection
  Historical mailing list - Cameron
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 09:49:14 -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: cracked AMC heads question
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:16:35 -0400
  ...Now if they were putting in OE valves > I would have no problem with them decrying the quality of the valves > that come in...
• Re: NVC: Re: interference engines.....was Re: How much would this cost
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:43:48 -0500
  ...the valves, just like in a diesel. jonathan On Fri, 13 Jan 2006, John Rodgers wrote: > I guess I missed something....... > > I drive an...
• Re: rebuilding your own heads
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 15:28:53 -0500
  ...Next I install a much harder valve seats like the ones I use in the propane engines and my big valve heads because I...
• Re: Heater?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:55:21 -0400
  ...but the heater didn't come back. > I've driven the van both ways, bled it with every trick I've devised > through 3...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:34:42 -0500
  ...I think archives says that many contemporary vw transmissions(minus final drive) fit these vanagons(same with the valve bodys). Now aircooled is different...
• Re: idle valve surge 87
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 23:29:24 EST
  ...Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe On Mon, 27 Dec 1999 13:20:47 -0800...
• Re: 2.l idle issues continued
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 22:22:19 -0600
  The idle speed sounds good, but when switching on the AC kills the engine, that definitely points to the Idle Stabilizer Valve. If it...
• Re: Compatibility of A1 Rabbit/Jetta Autotrans
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:29:55 -0500
  ...With the selector lever at E, the declutching valve, build into the kickdown valve is opened by the accelerator cable whenever the accelerator is...
• Engine Rebuild week 4 - Valve knock question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 13:47:23 -0700
  ...in the valve cover or the cylinder head, but it is definitely the 2 outside valves (1 & 4) on the drivers side. The bentley...
• valve question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 08:54:11 -0400
  ...When I filled the engine up with oil I had the valve covers off and found oil leaking out of drivers side, but not...
• Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:03:26 -0600
  ...fix I had even more driveability issues. -adjusted and checked throttle position switch -cleaned idle stabilzation control valve with carb cleaner and verified that...
• Re: Valve cover gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:03:00 -0500
  ...oil leak around the valve cover on my 1988 2.1 GL vanagon 2wd. It’s on the driver’s side so not a...
• Re: Boston Bob Big Valve Update? Not really... (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Feb 2005 05:38:04 -0600
  ...Idle Stabilizer Valve is connected so I run without it. But having the ECU disconnected?? Just wondering. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Bob Stevens...
• Re: weak engine power after van sits - recently changed lifters
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 11:12:27 +0200
  ...there is low power and > very load valve clatter for the first 20 minutes of a drive. If I > start the van up the...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve leak?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 18:55:09 -0400
  Another common leak that you should ckeck is the distributor drive O-ring. I had oil on that same big screw and after replacing...
• Re: Engine start-up trouble - Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 10:31:04 -0400
  John seems to implying here that the idle stabilizer valve stops operating once the Temp II sensor reaches operating temperature and passes off to...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pruitt
  Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:19:40 -0400
  ...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: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:09:06 -0700
  I agree, that's why i turnoff valve on fuel line from tank to engine when i drive, i don't want gasoline spilled...
• Re: valve adjustments and power (was reno van shop)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 15:53:23 -0700
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>Karl, since you mentioned .......&nbsp; I had a lot of valve clatter problems in the post-rebuild...
• Re: gutless AND unreliable...(C'mon Volkswagen!!)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:28:29 -0500
  ...The valves guides have .023" of slop in them. The spec. in Bentley is .047" Would you replace them? This engine is a used...
• RE: Holiday Trek II
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 12:02:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...If there are indeed vacuum leaks, it might have a burned valve or two. You can fix the leaks before you drive it home...
• Re: Drinking Water Dump Valve
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 94 10:25:19 MDT
  > Dave, > ... > > All we need now is an electric valve positioned in the bottom of the drinking > water tank which will open should the water...
• AC issues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:20:44 -0500
  ...will this change in position make any difference as long as the valve can be reached for service? TIA. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:03:04 -0800
  ...I think that this would provide all the information needed to design the circuitry and program the microcontroller to drive the idle air valve...
• Re: '86 Valve job question - details
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:23:30 -0400
  ...When you start it the engine will sound like a room full of cookoo clocks until after you drive it around for a while...
• Re: Rear heater, Operation
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 18:34:16 -1000
  ...There are quite a lot of vanagon drivers that don't know about that hidden heater valve control. I was surprised when I got...
• Re: Driving with LP appliances on
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 28 May 1998 12:53:27 -0700
  ...I have driven long distances with my frig lit and the pilot stayed on ok. I no longer do this after my valve stem...
• Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:25:53 -0800
  ...The flip side of moving the valve is that VW probably put the valve where it is at least partially to minimize the number...
• Re: lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 09:10:49 -0400
  ...could this be? due to wear or missadjustments or ?? if > i adjust > my valves to 0 lash on each cylinder after valves are charged...
• Re: Frydaye Follies - BMW question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 07:53:34 -0400
  ...I suspect this is the expansion valve acting up, but don't know for sure. I have been told that is where the valve...
• Starts strong Now No Start HMMM
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014 15:27:08 -0400
  ...Lots of Noises Valves etc. Etc. let run for 30- 40 min. Drove up the drive and back a few times, Brakes would not...
• Re: 1.9 idle woes
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 18:27:31 EST
  ...I did >clamp >the hose from the aux valve to the throttle body while waiting for the >valve >and it ran great , even cold...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 4 Oct 2014 11:08:23 -0700
  ...3400 rpm the engine is turning almost 60 times per second. Valves, lifters, pistons, and rods are each stressed most at half that frequency...
• Re: '81 Westy:???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 22:32:51 -0400
  ...exhaust valves, wear your rings in one direction, make your oil VERY hot, compounding these problems further. It is fine to drive your camper...
• Re: LVC Protective Gloves?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:00:56 -0800
  ...on a 1/4" drive socket >>screwdriver. This fits over the propane knob so you can crack the >>valve without touching it, and close...
• Re: How long to do a valve job and replace the seats?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 14:55:35 -0500
  ...Valve stem/guide wear, valve face/seat errosion, and cylinder/ring/ring lands wear. In the aircraft industry, on the average general aviation airplanes...
• Stainless Steel Valves
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 14:55:40 -0700 (PDT)
  What was the result of the discussion on Stainless Steel valves? Yea? Nea? A buddy of mine is building a desert race motor and...
• Re: Engine Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 24 May 2014 19:13:25 -0500
  ...This drives the valve off the seat and then the valve slams back against the seat - knocking off accumulated crustiness that can keep a...
• Help... Engine troubles, rapid backfiring under load.
  Historical mailing list - Nate Saylor
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:07:10 -0700
  ...Collapsed lifter(s) as valves won't hold adjustment very well. Please god don't tell me it's: Burned valves, cause I'm...
• IT'S ALIVE!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Thu, 9 May 2002 09:14:08 -0400
  ...After checking the valve clearence (.006)I found that a couple of the pushrods were not properly seated. After fixing that it started right...
• Re: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:10:56 -0400
  ...I had disconected the wire going to the valve and had a cool van for a small period of time. I would be delighted...