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• Re: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWW - and a theory..... :)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stanford
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:33:43 EST
  ...Once I got it wired in, I was able to set the adaptation (fuel mixture) to a value of 135(default is 128) and...
• Re: Fuel ponderings
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 10:36:34 -0800
  ...of fuel has?? What good does better mixture control and >vaporization actually do? Given better mixture control and vaporization, >can fuel efficiency actually be...
• Re: Running Without O2 Sensor Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:55:12 -0400
  The main disadvantages are the lack of mixture control. This will prevent the cat converter from reducing all three, (HC, Co, NOx), pollutants it...
• The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:26:04 -0700
  ...Bentley's tells us that when this happens the ECU will enrich the mixture (24.34). So taking your foot off the gas or...
• Calif Smog Issues
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:12:56 -0700
  ...At this point, it seems like the mixture is still too rich and the answer is to continue leaning it down. Agree? Question 2...
• Re: occasional hesitation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Dec 2017 12:43:43 -0500
  ...Exhaust leak or misfiring cylinder will also confuse the sensor and force a rich mixture. And the sensor itself can fail. Yrs, d
• Re: 1600dp intake manif.(fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Mitch Covington
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 15:33:08 -0400 (EDT)
  ...nothing but the air/fuel mixture goes through there? How > >did it get rough anyway? Guess I'm missing something here. It must not...
• Rebuild jitters
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 12:33:05 -0700
  ...points to bad fuel mixtures. Will I need to adjust fuel mixture and other (air) too ? I thought the ECU and FI did all...
• Re: Misfire when coasting?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:15:50 -0400
  ...oxygen sensor will be getting false readings and likely driving your mixture rich, so disconnect it until you can get the exhaust squared away...
• Re: Fridge, keeps blowing out and backfires durring ignition
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:07:02 -0400
  ...push the gas button, doesn't have a chance to build up too rich a mixture...maybe that's what you just said. d
• water injection
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:29:53 -0400
  ...that the atomized water cools, and therefore densifies (scientific jargon) the mixture. More dense equals more pop per piston. Simple. Big news a long...
• Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:29:33 -0700
  ...There does happen to be an Idle Mixture Screw anti-tamper plug for sure. Lame be me for not making that connection from 'idle...
• Re: '84 Vanagon AFM - Set screw
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:29:45 -0400
  That mixture adjustment screw is just a small bypass around the metering flap to allow for fine tuning the idle mixture. It has almost...
• Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:48:26 -0800
  ...When the sensor is unplugged the ECU stops trying to tune the mixture and instead relies on a default fuel mixture from its internal...
• Re: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:24:37 -0300
  Hi Robert The O2 sensor fine tunes the mixture, however the engine should run close to the correct mixture (maybe a little rich) without...
• Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 19:41:58 -0600
  ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > never had the problem myself. > 50-50 mixture is so easy to have in there. > For most...
• Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:56:34 -0700
  ...I can't tell if generator people are oblivious, inconsiderate, > or some mixture of both. I think it is a mixture of both.. Oblivious...
• Re: T2 rear window install, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:15:33 -0700
  ...Spray bottle of dish soap and water mixture. BTDT. Silicone? Nononononononono. I may want to paint the van one day. Silicone = fisheyes. Jim > On...
• Re: Air Flow Meter and Idle/Mixture Adjustmentsn
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 95 12:27:18 EDT
  BTW it is normal for there to be a delay in idle drop. 4-5 seconds is not abnormal. DC Since we are in...
• Re: Backfiring
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 19:12:01 EDT
  ...a) your mixture is too weak which can be easily solved through a proper adjustment of the carb(s) and throttle positioner (does the...
• Re: O2 sensors, setting air mixture
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 21 Nov 94 12:03:17 CST
  ...and it makes sense that what you want is for the engine to be putting out the best mixture possible BEFORE the catalytic converter...
• Re: FI mixture adjust?/ Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 18:50:03 -0600
  ...fuel from somewhere and that the O2 sensor cannot adjust >>the mixture enough. I have a rebuilt 2.1 with 1:2.5 ratio...
• Re: black exhaust residue
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Wed, 11 Nov 1998 09:29:14 -0800
  ...During the last smog inspection, we did lean the mixture out a little, but with the cat in this trail does not occur anymore...
• Re: O2-senser voltage testing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:06:30 -0700
  ...richness is roughly an "S" shaped curve with the middle section of the "S" - the place where the fuel/air mixture is in stociometric...
• Re: Performance chip
  Historical mailing list - Doug Elledge
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 07:42:50 -0800
  ...Disgusting...and their so-called explanation about stoichiometric mixture (great word) neglects to mention that every vehicle with a catalytic convertor has its mixture...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light Sensor Test
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:08:03 -0400
  First, the flashing light due to improper coolant mixture is a Vanagon myth. In a properly working system the light will not flash if...
• Re: weak coolant - winter's approaching!
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 23:03:59 -0500
  Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> writes: >From the curve, looks like a 60% antifreeze and 40% water mixture is >significantly better than a 50...
• Vanagon problems, almost solved
  Historical mailing list - by way of Ron Lussier
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 10:17:24 -0700
  I have had the timing set correctly on the van, and the co mixture is set right also. However the engine sounds like it...
• Re: Idle/mixture Screw
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 10:11:43 -0700
  That is the co screw, and it must be set with a exhaust gas analyzer, I've got mine messed up the same way...
• Re: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 09:42:58 -0100
  ...Another possibiliy (although less likely given your symptoms) is that in the past someone has adjusted the fuel mixture based on the existence of...
• Re: does anyone reuse exhaust gasket
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:29:52 -0700
  ...And a leak can mean a rich mixture and a rich mixture can mean a spoiled catalysis and all because I didn't get...
• Re: Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:26:00 -0400
  ...Makes operation in nasty weather that much more > miserable. > > John I thought that was considered good for the mixture. Thirty-something years ago I...
• Re: Horn & Backfire
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 12:26:17 -0400
  ...Too rich a mixture, weak plugs, bad valves etc in a carb engine, anything that lets excess/unburned fuel be sucked into the exhaust...
• O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 12:36:00 -0400
  ...I have checked the plug wires and timing, played with the idle mixture and speed. It is giving me high hc readings and will...
• Re: Major Hesitation and Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sun, 9 Feb 1997 13:21:40 -0800 (PST)
  ...Go out and adjust the idle mixture > screw in (clockwise) and see if you don't get some improvement. > > That should be COUNTERCLOCKWISE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom...
• Re: Air Bags & Quattros (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 23:40:52 -0500
  ...I can inject your shoulder joint with a Slick50/WD40/DMSO mixture and you'll be pain-free for a year! Same solution I...
• Re: timing trouble
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Donohue
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 22:14:38 -0600
  ...gas continues to flow into the heads and when you shut it off pressure from the cylinder ignites the mixture at once. Chuck www...
• Re: tiico o2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 11:40:19 -0700
  ...Also, if you timing is off or you mixture is too rich you'll get oxygen sensor fault codes. matthew 86 syncro westy tiico...
• Re: Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 17:44:03 -0600
  ...If you don't have a suitable thermometer just use a mixture of water and ice ( 32 F / 0 C ) and then boiling water...
• Re: O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:02:00 -0600
  ...The sole reason it's there is to > tightly control the mixture for the benefit of the catalytic converter. So > my advice would be...
• Running HOT!, help, '80
  Historical mailing list
  03 Jul 97 06:38:54 PDT
  ...This confirms that I am running lean? Or a dead O2 sensor? I turned the mixture screw 1 1/2 turns each way with...
• Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 11:08:20 -0500
  ...Setting the gain below one should enrich the mixture and > > versa-visa. I would want to install some sort of device to let me...
• Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Tue, 7 May 2002 06:57:49 -0500
  ...1 V) a high voltages indicates a rich mixture, a low voltage indicates a lean mixture. the oxygen sensor is electrically heated (2 white...
• Re: A damn OS question again, yea!!! now i need some help, it's my turn....
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Wed, 8 May 2002 23:14:08 -0500
  ...if the ECU sees > 500 mV it leans the mixture; if it sees < >500 mV it richens the mixture. It does not attempt to...
• i/m 240 rants
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 09:25:47 -0500
  ...Can anyone smell a rat? I am going to my garage to verify my idle mixture, and then am calling the state to file...
• Fw: Help - Red Hot Cat (meltdown?) !!!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 20:39:49 -0500
  ...Help - Red Hot Cat (meltdown?) !!! > A cause of over heated cat could be too rich a mixture. or a missing cylinder > putting more unburned...
• Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 16:48:40 -0700
  ...Anything below the .3 mixture is unacceptable. If the spring tension is giving good mixture at all other driving condition with the EXCEPTION of...
• Vanagon MPG
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:24:58 -0700
  ...So i moved it back and the exhaust smelt very rich so I turned my air mixture screw in a few turns tell it...
• Air Flow Meter and Idle/Mixture Adjustments
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 12:07:56 -0500
  ...It runs really well but the idle and mixture adjustments are concerning me. It barely passed its emissions test this year and probably won...
• Re: Start Idle Issue
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:51:24 -0300
  Hi Jeff From my limited experience, I would say that the open loop mixture setting was incorrect. This setting is done on the AFM...
• Re: low power in re-built 2.0 vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Mar 1997 12:50:43
  ...Since your problem occurs as the engine warms up, have you checked the head temp sensor? This is supposed to adjust mixture based on...
• Strange stumbling issue only when warm out.. any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 10:28:16 -0400
  ...I have never had the idle mixture set with an exhaust sniffer... but the O2 readings seems fine... and the O2 sensor is only...
• Re: Digifant Information
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 1 May 2009 22:56:04 -0400
  ...of the >tailpipe show that? It's for setting the idle mixture, using the sealed-up bypass plug mounted in the AFM. 24.51...
• Re: missing
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:14:50 -0500
  ...why a lean mixture makes it run hotter? > >Not sure why but offer that often race cars blow motors >simply by running out of...
• Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 10 May 2001 13:07:12 -0400
  >I believe the regulator gets far too little attention considering >an overrich mixture and it's associated symptoms: bad O2, Temp II, Temp >I...
• Re: Losing power...update
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:26:05 -0400
  ...way you can rig a voltmeter to read the O2 sensor while driving? This would show you if it's a mixture problem. Bill
• Re: New O2 Sensor and engine dies
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 16:01:33 -0500
  ...The slug of air going in leaned the mixture momentarily before the accelerator pump could enrichen the mixture, so the engine would nearly stall...
• Re: Calif Smog Issues
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:00:14 -0700
  ...It runs > very strong, so my seat-of-the pants response is that the engine is sound. > >> The basic setting for the mixture is...
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:21:22 -0400
  ...It will flash with 100% water or 100% antifreeze but I don't know what the threshold alert percentages are for mixtures. It will...
• gas brand preferences
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:08:51 -0700
  ...In many cases the mid-grade is literally a mixture of regular > and premium. A recent expose here in PA claimed that in many...