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• Wasserboxer or Aircooled?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Sep 95 18:11 CDT
  ...Kennedy is correct on all points. >From someone with air *and* water, one word: HEAT. -Jim (Air-cooled is still better than motorcycle in...
• air conditioning in '91s
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 18:54:01 -0800
  Hi All, I have been looking around for a 91 Westys and all I have seen have air. Did they offer any '91s without...
• what is an air dam
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 12:58:16 -0700
  http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1867725830 what is an air dam? gary the air head __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith...
• Re: '85 Westfalia Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 23:21:38 -0500
  ...The cold air blows over the rear seat occupants >heads and directly to the front seats. There is just enough air to cool of...
• Re: Scoop for breather?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 21:35:44 -0500
  > #1) Has anybody thought about fabricating a "scoop" around the passenger > side breather, which leads right to the airbox? This would force quite a...
• Re: Air Intake Project
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 27 May 2001 13:27:42 -0700
  ...Todd '88 Westy wayout wrote: > Hello > I am thinking seriously about trying to improve the flow of intake air by > replacing the stock air...
• RE: air cooled? : non van
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 12:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...was the only car manufacture to make air cooled autos...i said that porsche also made air cooled engines but could not think of...
• aircooled westy FS...Re: WTB: Aircooled Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 16:15:10 EST
  ...4spd, dual batts, aircooled 2.0L. spent all its life in southern california, so it doesnt have any rust.. im in PA tho... chris
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 17:04:13 -0800
  ...wouldn't it always be prudent to subsequently crack that bleeder screw to make sure all air was purged although air bubbles do get...
• Air cooled mileage
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 01:08:40 -0800
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Vanguards-- I want to take some serious steps to improve the gas mileage of my '80 aircooled Westfalia. The best I have ever gotten...
• cleaning carburator
  Historical mailing list - Jose Antonio Madriz
  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 22:10:37 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Specifically, I want clear all passages with compressed air, but can not do this with the normal air hoses provided in gas stations (can...
• heating the van and momentum
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 14 Feb 1995 16:51:36 -0800 (PST)
  ...Not an earthshaking observation, but one that reminds you how much air behaves like a liquid. Alistair, recently fascinated by fluid dynamics after Rain...
• Re: Carbon Minoxide?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 12:44:47 -0600
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >My heater is an inside-the-van air eater and inside-the-van exhauster. It >eats the internal air and...
• Re: leaky air vents
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 16:39:47 -0600
  If it's unduly hot, like hotter than the air outside, you may be suffering from a bad heater valve. If you search the...
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:14:24 -0800
  As long as the plastic welding or poor connection is upstream of the air flow meter........ it won't have an affect on the...
• Re: Stupid Question...... Gasket between AFM and airbox. 1.9 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:15:41 -0700
  I seem to recall a square o-ring between AFM and air box. and a leak there ( where I think there's on o...
• Re: air vents
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 17:12:53 -0500
  I'm think that this is an Air Cooled. Just adjust the flapper valves so they stay closed completely. You can remove the cable...
• Re: Does anyone have a good used or rebuilt AFM for Air Cooled California Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 19 May 2016 08:02:06 -0700
  this place may have it... http://vwparts.aircooled.net/Air-Flow-Meter-Rebuilt-1981-82-Federal-VW-Vanagon-p/071-906-301cx-0280200032.htm
• Re: air suspension question
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 11:24:58 -0700
  ...The air bags, compressor, controller, gauges, air tank would all be the same. The only thing that needs to be done is designing some...
• Re: Dan H's Heater
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 14 Feb 1995 16:06:03 -0600 (CST)
  ...I never open the back FRESH AIR vents in the winter. Also, pushing hot air up is cunterintuitive to me. I leave the windshield...
• Air in my coolant - part deux
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 May 1998 14:34:46 -0400
  Hi, A few weeks back, I posted a note on an air accumulation problem with my '86 Vanagon Wasserboxer. At the time I changed...
• Aircooled engine in Watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Noble
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 17:23:36 +0000
  What is required to convert a watercooled vanagon to aircooled (assuming the running aircooled engine is available). It seems a little too easy to...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:28:56 -0400
  ...internal air-stirring fan, another fan to > exhaust hot air out the > side of the van. Interesting. A fan to take the hot air...
• Air Box hookup to external vent
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sun, 16 Jul 2017 10:46:54 -0400
  ...I'm wondering if people notice any difference whether the air box is hooked up to the tubing coming down from the external vent...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 15:49:32 -0500
  ...Air Getting into Cooling system > I had exactly the problem Dennis Haynes described with air being sucked > into the system after doing my conversion...
• Re: SUV Roll Overs = Death Patch = lack of free air?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck & Lillian
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 19:18:53 -0700
  >Joe L." said: > If air and water have been free for NINE MONTHS and there are still people who do not know about it...
• It's getting colder!
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 09:29:22 -0400
  ...When I have the heat on, this air does get warm, but not REAL hot. I'm thinking that with cold outside air coming...
• Air-conditioning out
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 22:39:22 -0700
  I grew up in the Mississippi delta, drove air-cooled vw's and never had air-conditioning. You really have to watch an air...
• Re: 1980 1.9 WBX VANAGON on EBAY
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 20:08:28 -0500
  I think it's an air-cooled with A/C. You can sort of make out the heat exchanger on the rear pics. Someone...
• Air vs. Water
  Historical mailing list - Tieitup
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:26:47 -0600
  ...It's expandable It's laasting It's tested So air or water? i'm leaning towards the air and busses you really can...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 21 Sep 1994 18:16:05 -0400 (EDT)
  ...They blow out air similar to the dash air > C. They suck stale air out of the cab Sorry, I posted the "blow ambient...
• Re: poor airflow from dash vents
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:18:17 -0500
  This reminds me--last winter bits of cardboard started coming out of my air vents and into the interior of the Van. I noticed...
• Front air distribution box question.
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 06:08:15 -0800
  On my 87 Westy, I seem to have the 'hot foot syndome.' It seems something is stuck open so the outside air is let...
• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:19:04 -0700
  What would be the purpose of such scoops anyway ? The only purposes that comet to mind are engine air breathing ( the air it runs...
• Copy of: Re: Bus drivers and waving.
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  18 Oct 96 11:55:15 EDT
  ...This list split into seperate aircooled and watercooled lists, right? Some shows I've been to have been aircooled only shows - no waterpumpers allowed...
• Re: FW: vanagon ac upgrade *in dash unit info*
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:15:27 -0700
  ...Then you would have the option of dehumidfiying defrost air as well as using the existing air distribution system to push cooled air not...
• Re: heater vs fan
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 00:47:42 CST
  ...is there >any way to get warm air to come out of the fresh air vents that are on >the right and left side...
• Vanagon Syncro snorkel and dirt trap
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 18:59:03 -0500
  ...Snorkel fits in the right rear air scoop-takes air in higher up than stock air intakes insuring cleaner air to your engine. The...
• Re: Heated air intakes (was: misc mpg discussion)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:30:38 -0500
  Heated air intakes actually started around 1968 and was common on most vehicles. The idea was to prevent carburetor icing, promote better combustion and...
• RE: Refrigerator Madness
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Michael J. Rensing
  Mon, 2 May 1994 15:46:05 -0700 (PDT)
  ...derekdrew@aol.com >The most common cause of the fridge not lighting is stale air left in the >combustion chamber--usually air that has...
• Which way is the air going? On the rear vents
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 18:45:54 -0400
  ...At speed which way is the air going in the vents at the back side of a Vanagon? What I mean is the air...
• Ford style MASS system
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 09:24:21 -0800
  HI, Last week or so a post detailed a modification to remove the airbox and the airflow meter in place of which was a...
• Re: engine bogging, air flow meters
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Fri, 11 Nov 1994 11:13:05 -0400 (EDT)
  Jim- this is exactly what i'm fighting for a year now!!!!! an engine surge at 1200-1800 rpm with exactly the same airflow...
• Re: Air vs. Water - pro's and con's
  Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 18:16:12 EDT
  David, you do understand that the Vanagon was air-cooled for three years from its inseption, right. I think "...feeling ballsy coming to the...
• Re: Portable Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 19:30:01 -0700
  That's really cool (no pun intended)!!! Air conditioning and heater, I'm going to order one. Cheers and thanks Larry, Jeff -----Original Message...
• Re- Air in the Life
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  6 Oct 1995 20:27:20 U
  ...10/6/95 Does anybody know if one of these shop air compressors you're talking about will drive a pressure washer??
• Re: Aux Air Valve becoming available as reman
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:48:25 -0400
  But the aux air entry into the throttle body is before the butterfly valve. Wouldn't the butterfly valve control the air flow no...
• Re: Air Cond Duct Recall - Part question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:27:44 -0800
  ...AIR CONDITIONER HOSE; DUCT; AIR.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: VANS EQUIPPED WITH FACTORY AIR CONDITIONING. Cheers, Jeff www.vanagonparts.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re:Diesels, Defrosters, and Glacier Dwellers
  Historical mailing list - david (d.) o'heare
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 13:25:00 -0400
  ...Set it to pull air from outside. As it goes over the coils, they remove the moisture from the air. You are then blowing...
• Re: Doors hard to latch when windows closed
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 13:39:02 -0400
  ...My last Westy ('85) >was still almost airtight; you could not easily lower the poptop unless a >window was open. Alas, my present '89...
• Re: Fuzzy Gasket
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 17:26:46 -0400
  ...These are the air exhaust function (as above), and the fresh air conduct that takes incoming air from the front of the van (inlet...
• Placement of vacuum line from aircleaner to???
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:24:37 +0200
  Hi I pulled the aircleaner on my 1985 1.9 gasoline carburettor DF engine. In the proces I unplugged the 2 vacuumlines going into...
• Re: FYI - Venting for mobile refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 15:39:25 -0600
  > Too bad you couldn't redirect some of the air-conditioning to behind >> the fridge or even re-pipe air from the door ventilation...
• Panic: was sold wrong head for 82 air vanagon
  Historical mailing list - meek
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 15:39:40 -0600
  My machine shop sold me a head for my two litre air cooled 1982 Vanagon, but turns out to be the head for the...
• Re: Distributor & Air Flow Meter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:33:34 -0400
  Unless the bushings are shot, the distributor can be fixed, (if it is really bad) and I doubt the air flow meter is a...
• Re: Air cooled mileage (revised)
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 01:14:02 -0800
  -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Vanguards-- I want to take some serious steps to improve the gas mileage of my '80 aircooled Westfalia. The best I have ever gotten...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:18:05 -0500
  How could anybody possibly be confused about if their van is water or air cooled? Air cooled have only an upper grill, water cooled...
• Vanagon Fresh Air System (A survey)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Sep 1996 12:01:13 -0500
  ...Vanagon Fresh Air System (A survey) > >I too have to shut off my fresh air system manually, stuffing several pounds of foam rubber down...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:31:00 -0400
  The air-cooled is deeply "finned" with heat sinks all over (including the heads)... but almost all of these fins are covered by the...
• Re: Air vs Water ; OR Water to Air?
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 17:13:24 -0500
  ...It�s me again, trying to know how difficult would be to place an aircooled in my 84 wasserboxer. Parts are cheaper and much...