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Re: temp sensors?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:09:01 -0500
...it was getting the >> air, but no fuel to go with it. >> I found about a dozen intake air leaks on that engine ....... >> and...
Re: Stupid Question...... Gasket between AFM and airbox. 1.9 wbx
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 6 Oct 2009 14:38:15 -0400
...entirely self-contained, all it sees is the signal from the distributor, so it knows nothing about throttle position etc. I'm guessing 1000...
Re: Digfiant being defiant
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 08:45:45 -0700
...pay particular attention to the "extra" cold-start injector. *Check for intake air leaks *Re-check the temperature sensors -- does the car run well...
Re: Now: Thanks! (+ Report. Long.) Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? (and fuel press. regulator)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:38:30 -0800
...crank > > > case via a small tube that connects to the air intake distributor. > > > That was most of the problem. > > > > > > Solution. > > > > > > Drained the gas/oil...
Re: Help diagnose Cinco
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Mon, 7 Nov 2005 08:25:56 -0800
...Help diagnose Cinco > > > >> Thanks Roger, >> >> The problem is that I've already pulled the distributor, AND the >> drive gear, so I can't trust...
Preparations for Rough Roads
Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
Sun, 16 Apr 2000 15:00:20 -0700
...ENGINE Inserts for intake air cleaner K&N Air Filter 2 engine oil filters Set of engine gaskets Gaskets for cylinder head cover Oil...
Re: No start..... rebuilt engine.... over my head...
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Thu, 28 Jul 2005 19:22:44 -0700
...we were able to start the van with...."Brake cleaner"...yea yea, direct into the air plenium... ???????????????????????????????????? ... after a few shot of PRIMING the...
Re: 25 MPG Wasserboxer!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:06:14 -0700
...On the trip down, I used the > stock 1.9 ECU with a 1.9 distributor set to TDC. The tires are 185 14...
Re: Idle stabilization control question--fixed
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:08:08 -0600
...fuel pressure--ok >>> -no vacuum leaks >>> -checked air intake system, verified that I had no false air issues >>> -replaced idle stabilization control unit (this...
Re: rough running
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:00:39 -0500
...spark plugs clean and gapped correctly; spark plug wires connected and routed correctly, not chafing on anything; no leaks in the air intake; no...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:10:40 -0700
...until below it's an air-cooled ! ) if it is..........where the ECU gets its single from the distributor/ignition is very distinct and...
FW: Euro-Drive: FIX 90 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle/Hesitation
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:28:33 -0400
...intake the volt meter conferms this on the O2 but fuel pressure is steady wave pattern on distributor solid. Have replaced ECM, air flow...
Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 18 Aug 2007 22:05:41 -0700
...Air filter, fuel > filter, plugs, wires, distributor cap (if so equipped), rotor (if so > equipped). Check the ignition timing. Consider replacing the O2 sensor...
Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:09:14 -0700
...Not > as smooth, burns more gas....but still runs all right. > Air intake boot ..if I have one of those ...I carry that. > and...
Re: Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 08:44:52 -0500
...Next >> >I pressurized the intake system with air found a leak coming out of >> >the oil breather pipe. This is the large black plastic...
Re: [Syncro] Help needed with engine running poorly
Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:40:29 -0500
...Air intake boot – swap - sucks plenty of air just fine 7. Throttle body cleaning and new seal 8. New vacuum rubber hoses 9. Air...
Vanagon Maint. Schedule
Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
Tue, 7 Oct 1997 15:24:30 -0700
...replace air cleaner filter - lubricate grease fittings 24000 miles: do all the 18000 mile stuff PLUS - replace spark plug wires - replace distributor cap and...
Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
Historical mailing list - Rob
Fri, 2 Nov 2007 20:07:07 -0700
...0) all water >hosescomplete ignition system which includes distributor, etc. > > (pre-installed on engine)intake / exhaust manifold and custom exhaust >pipe (pre-installed > > on...
Re: Idle stabilization control question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:07:42 -0600
...fuel pressure--ok >>> -no vacuum leaks >>> -checked air intake system, verified that I had no false air issues >>> -replaced idle stabilization control unit (this...
Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 motor?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:33:01 -0700
...Still uses a distributor, tho that's not too big a penalty, but no modern engines do. Until you get to variable valve timing...
Re: How does a leak down tester work???
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:16:29 -0500
...air coming > out > the end of the muffler .// I f the intake valve is bad you will have air > coming out the air intake...
Re: Inductive Tach for tuning
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 26 Dec 2013 23:20:07 -0800
...this would include no air intake leaks, decent injector spray patters, good compression, good ignition parts ...good Temp Sensor II .. no air leaks at...
Re: temp sensors?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:22:44 -0500
...it was getting the >>> air, but no fuel to go with it. >>> I found about a dozen intake air leaks on that engine ....... >>> and...
Garage Cleanup Sale - Making Room for a Net Project
Historical mailing list - email99
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:24:34 -0400
...Includes ac compressor brackets and bolts, Intake and exhaust manifolds, injector hoses, etc. No wiring harness.This engine would run good if coolant leak...
Re: The idle speed controller is not in the ECU on the 2.1. It is a separate controller located in front of the passenger side tail light. It can be easily integrated into a 1.9 to eliminate that almost useless
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 7 May 2010 09:50:48 -0700
...Easy to retro-fit to other engines, like non-California Type IV air-cooled vanagon engines that use points. . The distributors are getting a...
Re: Throttle body/idle stabilizer woes...
Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
Wed, 17 Sep 2003 11:36:15 -0400
...If the rubber air intake boot has leaks, you should replace it. They will, like everything else rubber or plastic in the van, get...
Re: 84 running issue solved?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 31 May 2022 10:14:13 -0400
...For the high idle, this is always a result of some combination of incorrect basic settings, excess or unmetered air getting into the intake...
Re: Help diagnose POSSESSED 2.1L Vanagon engine
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 18:21:15 -0400
...Sounds like you have a leaking intake valve. Opening throttle confuses the airflow meter and adds mixture dilution to boot. I find this to...
FS: For 2WD I-4 conversion - 2.0 16V engine, complete, running, includes '91 Passat!
Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
Thu, 3 Jul 2003 14:01:37 -0400
...Of course, for a conversion, a little creativity will be required for the fuel injection (longer hoses required) and air intake - access to a...
Re: Oil Press. Sender location(T4)
Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
Fri, 26 Apr 1996 00:55:17 +0000
...If you have a single carb of fuel injection you will have to remove the intake tubes. All this adds up to its not...
Re: Help w/2.1 What am i missing?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:23:11 -0400
...pull the relay for the fuel pump and spray some ether in the intake boot after the afm. jonathan On Mon, 8 Jun 2009...
Re: revving idle --> 83 Westy gasser
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:26:22 -0500
...or warm up air regulator? Does it work and is it getting power? Take it out and test it. Distributor, Do all the advance...
Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:00:14 -0700
...pour some fresh gas down the throttle body or into > the > intake manifold....... > if that makes it go VROOM................then you know that with...
Re: No current at FI injector plug - a repsonse
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:01:16 -0800
...all it's power if the air flow meter is > unplugged... > if that's where the air intake sensor is . > > I know you don...
VW 1.9 diesel engine, candidate for engine swaps.
Historical mailing list
Wed, 6 Mar 96 0:16:01 EST
...One would also have to figure out how to install another air cleaner and reroute the air intake hoses. Does anybody know how much...
Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:11:26 -0800
...distributor was getting > >slammed into a fully advanced position when the engine was stalled. WOT > >caused three things to occur; it dropped the intake...
Re: Carb conversions?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:14:46 -0400
...Can we say flat spot? Oh, no intake air preheat either. You drive along for 10-15 miles and the engine just stops. You...
Re: Low Idle/Stalling when cold
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:01:05 -0800
...make sure you don't have a crack in your intake air boot at your throttle body. Not likely, but needs to be checked...
Re: Preparations for Rough Roads
Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
Sun, 16 Apr 2000 22:18:24 -0700
...even know > what it is! Duh. > > ENGINE > Inserts for intake air cleaner > K&N Air Filter > 2 engine oil filters > Set of engine gaskets...
Re: Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 08:55:29 -0500
...Next > > > >I pressurized the intake system with air found a leak coming out of > > > >the oil breather pipe. This is the large black plastic...
Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:58:52 -0400
...Not as smooth, burns more gas....but still runs all right. > Air intake boot ..if I have one of those ...I carry that. > and...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:56:22 -0600
...I've gone over it with a stethoscope and it seems to be > > >>>> loudest at the driver's side of the intake air distributor...
Re: Garage Cleanup Sale - Making Room for a New Project
Historical mailing list - email99
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:43:37 -0400
...Includes ac compressor brackets and bolts, Intake and > exhaust manifolds, injector hoses, etc. No wiring harness.This engine > would run good if coolant leak...
Re: Carb conversions?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:01:13 -0700
...Can we say flat spot? > Oh, no intake air preheat either. You drive along for 10-15 miles and the > engine just stops. You...
Re: Moral qestion--Case in point
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:18:41 -0500
So with a leaking intake valve, there's no way the mixture can ever be set right. That's partially why I ran the...
Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:16:56 -0700
...Not > as smooth, burns more gas....but still runs all right. > Air intake boot ..if I have one of those ...I carry that. > and...
Re: 2.1 High idle/stumbling when engine cold
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:42:30 -0500
...At around the middle of the engine compartment you will see the throttle body attached to the metal air distributor for the intake. Use...
Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:06:35 -0700
...the mostly closed AFM flapper won't let enough air in . Sometimes pulling one of those air breather hoses out of the air intake...
Re: Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:00:32 -0600
...I've gone over it with a stethoscope and it seems to be > >>> loudest at the driver's side of the intake air distributor...
1.9 engine tune up
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 17 May 2022 11:33:53 -0400
...some combination of incorrect basic settings, excess or unmetered air getting into the intake. In addition having a 2.3L which also has a...
Re: Digfiant being defiant
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:09:55 -0500
...pay particular attention to the "extra" cold-start injector. >*Check for intake air leaks >*Re-check the temperature sensors -- does the car run well...
Re: Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:50:00 -0700
...distributor so the notch in the distributor rim is right in line with the rotor arm. #7. I adjust the first #1 intake and...
Re: Weird running issue with 86 Vanagon , tried dozens of things
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:27:18 -0700
...following .. > tried several ECU's. > ran two different distributors. > tied two different known good Air Flow Meters, with and without adapter > harness. > Checked carefully...
Re: NEW - SERIOUS FUEL PROBLEM - I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:15:16 -0400
...Seems symptom now is that is the air intake distributor and system in general keeps filling up with fuel and then - I am back...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:31:23 -0800
...I've gone over it with a stethoscope and it seems to be >>>>>>> loudest at the driver's side of the intake air distributor...
Re: Carb conversions?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:09:46 -0400
...Can we say flat spot? > Oh, no intake air preheat either. You drive along for 10-15 miles and the > engine just stops. You...
Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:24:21 -0500
...The way they were mounted to the airframe at the firewall with the rubber shock mounts gave them that quality at idle rpm. Like...
Re: 87 Help AGAIN
Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
Tue, 26 Nov 1996 15:01:07 -0800
...coolant sensor for FI, > > O2 sensor, air intake sensor, air intake boot, ignition coil, rotor, > > distributor cap, plug wires, vacuum lines, fuel pump, fuel...
Re: NEW - SERIOUS FUEL PROBLEM - I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:45:56 -0400
...one last request. > >Seems symptom now is that is the air intake distributor and system in >general keeps filling up with fuel and then...
Re: engine conversion
Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:54:19 -0600
...I mounted the air box/fuel distributor behind the drivers side tail light. Its a little awkward to change the filter (must remove tail...