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• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 21:38:12 -0700
  ...Since slightly less flow to the oil cooler loop means more flow to rad loop, that could potentially improve overall cooling capacity. To find...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 02:41:50 -0400
  ...Where the gas flow may be restricted by the cat, pressure wave tuning relies on the fact that movement is omnidirectional in the exhaust...
• Re: All you want to know...(no VW content)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 19:01:19 -0700
  ...For most things it makes no difference, and the schematics are all drawn as if the flow was reversed. I just hate perpetuating the...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 10:52:29 -0800
  ...JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 99-03-12 09:32:32 EST, dmc@CYBURBAN.COM writes: > > << > It is a higher flow...
• Re: coolant filters, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 11:41:21 -0700
  ...This means that 100% of the coolant does NOT flow through the filter. Far better to have coolant with some sediment flowing through the...
• Re: groovy flower stickers
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Sat, 26 Oct 2002 18:47:57 -0700
  ...inch and 2 4.5 inch) of pink or green groovy flowers for $20 I have magnetic car poetry (like the fridge kits but...
• Re: How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 10:42:10 -0700
  ...When the main opening for rad flow is closed, the other part, for flow in the bypass hose is open. that way.....when coolant...
• Air flow cable
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Sep 1994 21:55:12 -0500
  ...A lot of the older messages discuss problems with the wire harness to the air flow sensor causing problems. I had some of the...
• Re: flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> fails emissions (?)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:59:13 -0500
  ...it was near 80F in boulder today, and sure enough my van squeaked by under the limit, even with my flow-through muffler. now...
• Re: bostig kit for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:29:40 -0700
  ...then I realize 'air flow boxes' is meant to be Air Flow Meter. yes, an air flow meter is always old technology, and all...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:14:55 -0700
  If I'm not mistaken (I am a lot) there's always some flow, even at lower temps. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Regulator Bad?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020 15:43:37 -0500
  ...I am curious, what should the >> flow of fuel look like if I remove the gas line from the tank? >> >> -Jamie >> >> Sent from Mail...
• Re: mufflers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Apr 1997 14:17:01 -0400 (EDT)
  GT asks: << Are there any aftermarket mufflers available for a 89 vanagon? Like a flowmaster or something with a little "rumble"? >> We offer a...
• LP regulator got wet/icey
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sat, 7 Jan 2012 06:03:14 -0800
  ...The gas flow is way down (checking flame on stove) during the coldest temps.� When it warms up, the gas flow is back and...
• Re: Vanagon idle hunting --FIX
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 10:33:14 CDT
  ...I can just see the test flow now. If it just >hummms/vibrates its okay. If it is singing "Melancholy Baby" replace it. ;) Hummm...
• Re: Air flow = Got tools?
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  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 17:55:30 GMT
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• Re: Air flow Meter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:15:25 -0400
  ...Air flow Meter > > >> Air Flow Meters are a weak link anyway, >> in an ideal world we'd put a new OE genuine VW german...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Conclusion to:"Trouble on the Road in PA" (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:56:51 -0400
  ...Cooling as all about water flow. If the water doesn't flow, > it doesn't get cooled fast enough. Water pump is worth casting...
• FS Air Flow Meter upgrade harness
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 07:29:33 -0500
  Volks, I have a VW wiring harness upgrade for the Air Flow Meter in a 84-91 Vanagon. This part is designed to prevent...
• Re: � � � Any Difference in r eplacement cats?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 08:24:07 EDT
  ...I doubt that a "high flow" cat would produce any noticable power gains. Probably not worth the extra cost if any. -Ed Are there...
• Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:53:30 -0600
  Huh? What air flow would that be? Surely you jest. Or maybe they are pulling a gotcha? Certainly the 82 has some unique sheetmetal...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:07:54 -0700
  ...No flow from dash vents regardless of how the flipper is set: up or down. I never could figure out what the flipper was...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lighting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 09:15:57 8
  ...When you depress button it pushes a small stop away from the gas valve seat, allowing gas to flow to the burner. Heat from...
• Re: Cabin Air Flow
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 2 May 2012 13:48:07 -0700
  ...With the extension bar in place while driving with the windows > open, the air flow through the van was smooth and laminar, far superior...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
  Sat, 13 Mar 1999 06:41:06 EST
  ...a higher flow exhaust header than the stock setup >>> (more flow = more hp and torque) and a turbo muffler (also more >flow). The >>> really...
• Re: Service Bulletin for AFMs and harness
  Historical mailing list - yahi
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 16:48:20 -0800
  ...Some air-flow meters may experience a vibration resonance of the meter potentiometer wiper during extended constant driving. This resonance causes the air-flow...
• Re: Coolant leak questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:46:58 -0500
  ...Sorry, but THERE SHOULD BE NO VENT!! The expanding coolant should properly flow through the tank pressure cap and into the over flow tank...
• Re: LVC: Learning Electricity & Testers
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:45:40 -0700
  ...The current flow into a starter when you crank the engine could be over 100 amps. The current flowing through an LED light bulb...
• Re: Hi Speed Vanagoning
  Historical mailing list - Erik C Peterson
  Sun, 8 Jun 1997 18:46:48 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Some of that turbulent flow will be reduced if there is another vehicle close behind to "grab" the airflow. Laminar flow creates lift, and...
• Vanagon windows for sale Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 12:18:38 -0700
  ...great upgrade for earlier vans to get the flow-0through air flow. rear side window no vent: $30 each with seal camper middle side...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning seque to diesel radiator coolant flow direction
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:08:08 -0700
  ...Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning > seque to diesel raditaor coolant flow direction > > Scott, this is a tough question...
• Re: Home Made version of "the easy-bleed" for de-airing your van's rad.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:16:07 -0400
  ...There is a baffle which brings the coolant almost to the top, near the bleeder where it can flow over and gravity helps it...
• Re: fuel-injection runs really rich in my 81 2.0 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sat, 11 Jan 1997 07:00:46 -0800 (PST)
  ...If everyting checks out OK and it's still running rich, and if adjusting the screw in the air flow meter doesn't imporve...
• Re: uncle ron's radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 10:12:47 -0700
  ...Walters" <samuel.walters@verizon.net> wrote: --------------------------------- After reading Ben T's reply about rear heater removal and coolant flowwhere he mentioned a physics principle...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:50:02 -0800
  ...Bentley would not say much about this leverthat regulates coolant flow . but the van's Owner's Manual sure does. 'Forward' on the lever...
• Re: Brake Proportioning Valve: Traps Air?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:12:41 -0700
  ...does the act of pushing fluid through when flushing or bleeding push the ball forward a a bit thus reducing flow? Or does part...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 13:01:50 -0600
  ...When you open the front heater, cold > coolant in the heater core flows to the radiator, warm coolant from > the radiator flows to the...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:31:23 EST
  Listen, I don't have any hard feelings about this and if you want to talk about air flow and ducting, then by all...
• Re: Air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:45:07 -0400
  ...Air flow meter Anyone have any luck with an air flow meter. Did it fix your bucking? justin 84' Westy
• Re: Spotted on eBay--check out the plumbing
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 20:55:21 -0600
  ...who did the conversion wanted to be able to shut off flow to the heater core, so the center panel thats right in front...
• Re: [NVC] Create electricity-free cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:41:16 -0500
  ...A fairly unlikely scenario, sure, but hey! > Amaze your friends! > > <http://lifehacker.com/5825676/create-an-electricity+free-refrigerator-with-some-flower-pots-and...
• Mufflers & Breathing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 07:19:45 -0800
  Now that the Pauter rockers will be installed on my syncro, i was wondering about mufflers that will allow better flow without compromising low...
• Re: Heat won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 09:34:27 -0700
  ...The objective is to stop the flow of hot coolant through the heat exchanger. In my case the yahoo who installed the coolant feed...
• Re: New to van ownership?..do the fuel lines..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 13 May 2008 10:18:35 -0400
  ...I shut it off quickly (as I'd planned to do), the flow quit > and I jumped out and rolled the van off the...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:34:27 -0500
  ...Current flows from top to bottom (in the sense that it flows from positive voltage to ground).
• Re: Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:44:38 -0800
  ...I have a pretty free Magnaflow muffler on my inline four VW powered van and that seems free flowing at the top end Don...
• Re: Coolant leak found - easy fix
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 14:33:16 -0500
  ...It doesn't even completely stop the flow. >Is there another valve >that would stop the flow of coolant to the heater >core? Yes...
• Subject: Re: Fuel issue: died on freeway
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 09:25:24 -0700
  ...However. > Sure sounds like a fuel flow issue. > > Be sure to check and clean the screen at fuel pump inlet. > > Neil.
• Re: Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 1996 21:39:22 -0400
  ...First, there are diagnostic tests you can do (see Bentley's) to check the Air Flow Meter. Second, there are about a dozen or...
• Re: Thoughts on Mr. Heater Buddy?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:18:37 -0800
  ...Put your feet on the dog in the morning to warm up and a flowerpot on the stove for a few minutes to warm...
• what? electro-waterPump??? was: Re: Oil temp's up again
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 06:40:27 -0400
  ...water flow across the engine jacket, thru the radiator would be independent of engine speed -- same issue as electric vs. pulley-operated cooling fans...
• Re: Dometic Frig - Realistic Cooling
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 11:40:05 -0700
  ...stream lining air flow. w/o it, I wonder if air flow screwed up a little. Neil. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0...
• Re[2]: Back on heating
  Historical mailing list
  6 Feb 95 13:42
  A, >I like the rad idea Lee, I guess it is stating the bleeding obvious >to say be carefull not to impede the flow...
• Re: Cooling oddities on 85 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 13:29:15 -0500
  ...Around town the fan must function properly to flow enough air through the radiator to cool the coolant. It sounds to me like the...
• New AFMs for 2.1l for $90
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 07:00:28 EST
  I have posted this for a while with only a few List members actually taking advantage of this price on the Air Flow Meter...
• Re: cooling system modification, OK?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:48:02 -0500
  ...For example, a 18mm pipe will only have about 65% of the flow capacity of a 20mm pipe. -Karl Karl & Kristina Bloss - Trexlertown, PA...
• Re: Coolant loss mystery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:11:51 -0800
  ...Coolant won't flow through the radiator unless it has somewhere to go. The open bleed screw gives it somewhere to go even when...
• front heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Rob Rubin
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:08:06 -0800
  ...I considered that maybe that is the direction of flow and maybe it doesn't matter which side of the heater core the valve...
• Re: Temp gauge problems too
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 15:14:59 -0700
  ...Best way to check for flow to the radiator is to get your hand on the radiator itself and see if it gets hot...
• Re: SUBAGON WIRING
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 10:22:23 -0400
  > Also, does the heater coolant loop need to have constant flow for the > Subaru system to work well over time? chuck, i would strongly...