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• Re: Manifold measuring - is this right?
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:50:47 -0700
  ...that the engine isn't slowing as it should when I choke the AAR hose. And mightn't a leak contribute to my mileage...
• Re: Window chrome moulding
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Sat, 6 May 2000 16:48:26 +0900
  ...The bottom part of the rubber is choked with the mud. You must remove them with the toothbrush. 3) Prepare the "lubricating oil(CRC...
• Re: asking for help once more...(bread loafers)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 09:31:23 -0400
  ...CHUCK "who recently couldn't find enough connections on his coil to fix his backing problem without disconnecting his auto-choke.... for now" -- "under...
• Re: Spring question - help needed
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:39:11 -0800
  ...The parts-list alone is to choke-on. Geeze major $$ for parts alone (and wholesale). The weather out here in la-la land... the...
• Followup: engine cooling non-problem
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 10:33:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...relays, to provide switched power to the cooling fan and electric choke, and the V6anagon is back to its old robust self again. Next...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:59:37 -0400
  Back in the days of carburetors and chokes that was done just keep an engine from stalling. After the original Audi unintended acceleration fiasco...
• Re: fresh water pump subsitute
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:47:29 -0700
  ...Even though the rated output is huge, > the skinny line chokes it down to what the regular pump delivers, and > current draw is about...
• the difference between early motors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 96 13:08:30 +0100 (CET)
  ...34 hk (DIN) @3,600 rpm Solex PCI Solex 28 PICT with auto choke fitted in 1959. Bore and stroke 77mm X64mm (1192) Compression...
• Re: 82 Diesel Westy Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 21:57:35 -0400
  ...It's a new battery, I am >using the choke, the glow plugs are warmed.. > >Here is another real problem... when I go downhill...
• Re: Crash.....Bang.......Boom
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 May 2000 19:06:33 -0400
  ...total lack of smog gear (this was 1985) and a manual choke. david ps -- they had the same little sticks in OZ, but not...
• Re: Used Van Need help
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 18:52:55 -0700
  Hot damn! Dennis choke that seller down to the last penny. This is a used Vanagon? Right? Anything above about 135 psi is uncommon...
• Oil in Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 07:59:24 -0700
  ...I don't remember the choke situation, but it acts as if the fuel injection is not compensating for a cold start? Thanks, Finn
• T4 rebuild starts on third revolution!!
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Sun, 31 Mar 1996 12:46:25 +0000
  ...On the engines third revolution it fired right up(Choke was not even on). I ran it for about ten minutes, everythingsounded good, and...
• Re: 82 Diesel Westy Problem
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 19:36:20 -0400
  ...It's a new battery, I am > using the choke, the glow plugs are warmed.. (ed...) This maybe completely off the wall but I...
• Re: [Syncro] rescue a SyncroSUNROOF from the crusher, RESCUED!!!??
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:49:19 -0800
  ...I about choked on > my beer. 411/412 models indeed. > > Mark > > Old Volks Home wrote: > >> Chris - >> >> I feel the same way as you. ......... >> >> When...
• Engine warm-up troubles
  Historical mailing list - AL Ferguson
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 15:31:14 -0500
  ...It starts fine and even revs a little higher (1300 RPM) then idle ~ like some sort of choke action is taking place. The RPMs...
• Re: Diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 16:37:47 -0600
  ...Diesel question > Hi Fred, > My '82 Diesel's choke (for lack of a better name) knob used to only pull > out about an inch...
• Re: Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:03:41 -0700
  ...No chokes > or warm air inlet so winter starts or even continued running becomes a > challenge. These things are really great for all out...
• Re: (F) Re: New Toy / I'll Have My Rodent Well-Done
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 12:22:31 -0700
  ...When I got to the rear of the van, even with the engine stopped it was > still smoking like a diesel with its choke...
• Re: Weber Progressive and Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:20:17 -0500
  ...Is there an easy way to install a manual system (like a manual choke) Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions and input...
• Re: hydrogen
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 May 2001 15:15:34 -0500
  ...be savaging the last un touched > reserves of oil while we choke to death just to keep the decendants of the bush clan happy...
• Re: ammeter question
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:37:16 -0600
  ...to operate the ammeter it would >>perhaps act much like a choke in a normal electrical circuit. >> Any field offers resistance to current flow...
• Did the mechanic do something?
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:43:39 -0700
  ...I would judge that the choke/mixture gizmo has somehow been affected, but how, I can't imagine. And how the coolant light is...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:57:31 -0400
  Take off the vent cover and apply a choked-down vacuum cleaner to the center opening. Air volume is more important than pressure in...
• Re: '56 kombi transmission: day 4/?
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 11:16:46 -0700 (MST)
  Congratulations!! Me, well I've et a little crow at the ole FLAPS, too--don't choke on the feathers!! On Wed, 4 Jan...
• Re: oil pressure test guage?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 10:41:16 -0800
  ...a >set up like this, I looked pretty hard and finally choked down the >bill. Having the hose made locally is a good idea...
• Re: Aux Air Valve Officially Obsolete
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 22:38:41 -0400
  ...I like to compare it to the > operation of an automatic choke except instead of being closed when cold, it > is open on the...
• Re: Closed-Loop: what's the ECU waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 09:03:34 -0500
  ...It has enough adjustment to so rich the engine can choke and puke and blow black smoke. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: NVC hillbillies who drive monster trucks to make up for their short..comings
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:54:34 EST
  ...of all types but I’ll bet one of those “drool-choked > hillbilly fresh off of his sister” might just stop and give you...
• Re: cold start skipping
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:03:59 -0500
  ...The skip almost seems like it could be some type of choke control. My > other thought is that the fuel compression is compromised by...
• Re: Sob!! $ob!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Aug 94 20:08:10 PDT
  ...Mileage isn't great (~17MPG) and there are no chokes so warmitupwarmitup, but they are great carbs. In short, you are being RIPPED for...
• Re: 82 Diesel Westy Problem
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 22:12:42 -0400
  ...It's a new battery, I am using the choke, the glow plugs are warmed.. Sounds like you have a leak in your fuel...
• Re: Price Help: <choke!> Selling my '87 Westie <sob!>
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 4 May 1999 17:49:58 -0700
  FWIW...i bought my westy when my kids were born. They are now 5years old (twins) and would kill me if i dared sell...
• Re: ECU question, w/ O2 disconnected
  Historical mailing list - insyncro
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 11:45:27 -0500
  ...If not > working, yet, it will go rich enough to choke the engine. Disconnect the > sensor for a test. If the problem stays away...
• Water injection and long term damage
  Historical mailing list - Peter W. Stein
  Sat, 20 Dec 1997 17:42:34 -0800
  ...I didn't know this was happening until van suddenly lurches to near stall, and acts choked or plugged, muffler heated up incredibly, and...
• Re: window gasket
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 02:36:40 -0800
  ...The bottom part of the rubber is choked with >the > mud. You must remove them with the toothbrush. >3) Prepare the "lubricating oil(CRC...
• Re: Hunting idle on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Apr 94 09:18:07 CDT
  ...Is it possible for it to be >choked too much ??!! that's just about exactly what my 1988 kept doing. when i replaced (after...
• Re: borescopes anyone was Re: dumb dumb blue paper shop towel in crankcase ..duh
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:26:38 -0400
  ...onto any > > > critial areas > > > do ya think the oil pump would choke > > > or does the oil splash around on the bottom of > the crankcase...
• Re: Intermittent Stuttter refined
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Thu, 7 Mar 96 15:23:50 -0500
  ...they worked great, I got 23 mpg, but they had no chokes--I backfired for the first 15 minutes of operation on every cold...
• Re: Need a full size scan of the Bentley Cover
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sun, 18 May 2003 12:59:39 -0700
  ...yahoo email may choke on a big file, please send it to me at calliope3@starpower.net. Thanks Tom F. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The...
• Re: Cold idle mystery
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:42:45 +0200
  ...And airfilter, if it�s full of dust it might be like an additional choke which might fool the CPU It�s wise to...
• Re: Vanagon choking when feeding gas
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 11:20:45 PDT
  ...The two expansion tanks have a volume of about 2 gallons? I can not imagine how it would not choke, especialy filling quickly. I...
• Re: Clicking noise (was Vanagon Puzzler)
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Wed, 2 Jul 1997 01:08:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...it sounds like the click of a butterfly valve closing on the carb of an older car when you set the automatic choke with...
• MORE '86 F.I. probs/search for answers
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 08:33:54 -0500
  ...the other contact it ran more quickly and then started to choke. Sooo, I assume that wire (back to the ECU and such) is...
• Re: Failed emissions (DEQ)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:04:57 -0800
  ...it > was > suggesting my choke was stuck or nt properly adjusted... nd since i got my > van outta the shop my warm up idle...
• Re: The WORST Looking Muffler Repair!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:25:33 -0800
  ...At least I got to use my BFH (read >> choked up on sledge) to bash the end straighter. >> >> Neil. >> >> -- >> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Re: Lack of power on my 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 16:56:29 -0700
  ...The automatic choke may not be going off properly. >3. Fuel pump is not keeping up with demands > >In the first two, I would...
• Re: Non-VC, TDI TriStar weekend report!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 25 May 2004 15:29:37 -0700
  ...The coax between the tuner and antenna is going to radiate pretty strongly, especially if you don't have a choke or balun to...
• Re: HELP: '67 Deluxe Saga - Vaporlocking?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Moseley
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 17:49:14 -0700
  ...Is there an electric choke on the carb? Is it open completely when warm? >Friends suggestion: The fuel pump is getting very hot, and...
• Re: Fw: Westy stalled/wont start
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 19:25:44 -0800
  ...metal door stuck in the closed position >> preventing air like a choke plate on a carberator. It wouldn't start >> either and seemed to...
• Re: vanagon fuel tank/problems it can cause?
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 08:54:28 +0100
  ...Its the automatic choke. To start, keep the gas pedal down to the floor, turn on the starter and when the engine starts, ease...
• Re: (F) Re: New Toy / I'll Have My Rodent Well-Done
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:59:56 -0700
  ...When I got to the rear of the van, even with the engine stopped it was still smoking like a diesel with its choke...
• Re: ? for our mechanical wizards
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:02:39 -0700
  ...Amusingly, a sheet metal intake choke (aka a "Turbonator") will actually improve gas mileage, but only by reducing max airflow, essentially doing the same...
• Re: Summer camping Wa/Or/Ca?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:55:35 -0700
  ...Otherwise, the Oregon and NorCal coast is a beautiful drive, even though 101 and hwy 1 will be choked with RV's and clueless...
• Re: bashing was: vanagon engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:24:21 -0600
  I was behind one of those leviathans recently carrying a single drool-choked hillbilly fresh off of his sister with the sticker in the...
• Bus probs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Gentry
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 16:49:41 -0700
  ...Check the fuel supply into the carb, check for vacuum leaks (hoses or cracks in the manifold, etc.), check the operation of the choke...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 20:23:29 -0700
  ...attglobal.net> wrote: > Take off the vent cover and apply a choked-down vacuum cleaner to the > center opening. Air volume is more important...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:45:11 -0600
  Pensioner wrote: > John, where do you buy that pucker sucker? I asked my FLAPS Dude and he > almost choked. Tearily guffawed that he thought...
• Re: ATTN: 80-83 Owners
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 09:43:20 -0400
  ...it was a Weber conversion but it has a Motorcraft electric choke > installed. > > The power, even with the 009 and points, is outstanding. Again...
• Re: Rear Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 11:10:21 -0600
  ...Now if I could've only found a used Pre-61 beetle choke cable assembly, that wouldn't've been so bad. Dimwitted moose...