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• Re: Bucking vanagon again
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 13:34:05 -0800
  ...you have a worn AFM. The fluttering is caused by the worn AFM tracks. The capacitor fix generally won't fix an AFM that...
• Re: afm?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 16:38:05 EST
  ...are there any links to some pictures? Thank you, Tony _http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/afmharness/afmharness.htm_ (http://www.telusplanet.net...
• AFM wierdness
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 09:52:48 -0700
  I have an 84 Westy and I took my AFM meter apart yesterday in the hopes of stopping the problem I've been having...
• Wanted: AFMs dead or alive
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 2 May 2007 18:25:35 -0700
  For my continuing AFM replacement/rebuild project, I need more AFMs!!! I'll buy dead (but complete) AFMs for $20 plus reasonably shipping to...
• AFM Data Update
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 19:58:59 -0800
  Thank you to folks that have sent me AFMs (or sold them cheap). I have discovered many interesting things. Here are a few (I...
• '86 AFM in '84
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:32:51 -0400
  ...Is it typical for remanufacturers to remanufacture a later model AFM into one for '83-'85? I have been using this AFM for almost...
• Re: AFM wierdness
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 20:03:18 -0800
  I have found that the AFM resistence is supposed to fluctuate all over the place. It seems to go up to about 1400 ohms...
• Wanted: More AFMs dead or alive
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 9 May 2007 00:08:49 -0700
  I need more, heeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp! For my continuing AFM replacement/rebuild project, I need more AFMs!!! I'll buy dead (but complete) AFMs for $20...
• FS 2.1L AFM .....BILLY BONEZ Re: AFM purchase
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 15:17:42 EST
  i have a 2.1L AFM if you need one.. chris
• re. AFM upgrade, grounding and cleaning with electrical contact cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 19:29:34 -0700
  ...I welded and riveted tabs to the AFM housing to attach the shockcord around. In my case I need to open up the AFM...
• AFM Idle Air Adjustment 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:11:42 -0400
  The air adjustment screw on the AFM controls only IDLE mixture, not running. Correct? Reason I ask is van is running lean under load...
• Re: How easy is it to .....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:53:59 -0700
  re - "Are there any other sensors that feed to the AFM?' The AFM *is* a sensor that feeds input to the ECU. there are...
• Re: The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:24:28 -0700
  The afm-caused intermittent syndrome has been an enigma. Volkswagen designed the harness as a fix, and dealers have installed it on good afms...
• AFM: repair or replace?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 1 May 1999 08:43:55 PDT
  I'd like to add my two cents to the recent discussions on cleaning the AFM wiper track. The point I'd like to...
• Re: What AFM is this?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 17:39:53 -0700
  ...anybody know the *difference* between this AFM and the AFM (0 280 200 030) that the 1980-1983 California models used? TIA, again. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tom...
• AFM photos
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 22:48:03 -0800
  For anyone who is curious what the inside of the AFM looks like, I took some photos of mine as I took it apart...
• Re: Bus Depot AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:15:07 -0200
  ...Bus Depot AFM? > > A friend with an '86 was diagnosed with a faulty AFM. We confirmed that by > putting the AFM from my '89...
• AFM "plate" ?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 21:53:19 -0500
  In the bentey manual, it describes testing the AFM by moving the plate and measure the resistance btw two pins. Is the plate refered...
• AFM photos update
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 07:47:31 -0800
  For those interested, I've updated my photos of the inside of the AFM to include a new AFM. Just in case you want...
• Re: What AFM is this?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 17:41:44 -0700
  ...anybody know the *difference* between this AFM and the AFM (0 280 200 030) that the 1980-1983 California models used? TIA, again. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tom...
• AFM Data Requested
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:57:58 -0800
  I am deep in my research to find a "modern" replacement for the AFM. You all out there could help me by measuring resistance...
• Re: AFM symptom? Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min.
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 20:07:01 -0500
  ...AFM symptom? Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min. > If the vehicle starts and runs, the AFM is working. > Tom Miller > ----- Original...
• Re: hiccups/hesitations-update-new AFM
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 17:12:32 -0700
  ...the AFM) to put in the new one you jiggled the AFM and associated wiring which made a better connection. Makes me think it...
• FW: Need AFM Seal
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 14:31:13 -0500
  ...Need AFM Seal Which seal are you looking for? I don't remember the AFM having any seal (except to seal the plastic cover...
• Re: AFM symptom? Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 17:02:42 -0500
  If the vehicle starts and runs, the AFM is working. Tom Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: Does anyone rebuild AFMs?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 17:14:25 -0800
  Someone does, since I've seen rebuilt AFM's available at the various online vendors. The AFM's are amenable to a few "home...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 11:07:29 -0700
  ...Using a digital VOM, AFM connected, engine off, ign. on, measuring at 2 and 4 of AFM connector I saw: 4.5 volts AFM...
• Re: AFM symptom? Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:45:47 -0500
  ...AFM symptom? Won't Start After Being Off for +1 min. > > > > If the vehicle starts and runs, the AFM is working. > > Tom Miller > > ----- Original...
• ? on AFM Mod.
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 12:07:25 -0800
  ...on my AFM and was wondering; I believe it was Karl that said to ground the AFM housing to the block or alternator bracket...
• Re: ? on AFM Mod.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Batzler
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:51:52 -0800
  I understand where your coming from...I too had trouble trying to figure out how to ground the AFM. If you look at the...
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 16:05:44 -0500
  ...It looks like the practical way to approach this is just to play with the AFM tensioning spring until the van runs best. Not...
• Re: ? on AFM Mod.
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:39:34 -0500
  ...on my AFM and was wondering; I believe it was Karl that said to ground the AFM housing to the block or alternator bracket...
• Re: Bus Depot AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:06:54 -0500
  Did you go the other way - did you put the bad AFM in your vanagon? If you did and yours has the same symptoms...
• Re: Bus Depot AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:32:44 -0400
  ...Bus Depot AFM? A friend with an '86 was diagnosed with a faulty AFM. We confirmed that by putting the AFM from my '89...
• Re: AFM photos update
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:38:10 -0500
  ...AFM photos update > > For those interested, I've updated my photos of the inside of the AFM to > include a new AFM. > Just in...
• Re: 060412 AFM question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:46:34 -0400
  ...One of those was tweeking the AFM. For those of you who have experience with the AFM, should the wiper be moving (jitter or...
• Re: Help
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 08:03:36 -0600
  This happens because the AFM is, according to the Bosch literature I read, the master sensor for the fuel injection. The AFM tells the...
• Re: AFM 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:23:11 -0500
  The AFM develops bad spots, usually right in the range where you use it the most. When I put a new AFM on my...
• Bus Depot AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 21:47:32 -0200
  A friend with an '86 was diagnosed with a faulty AFM. We confirmed that by putting the AFM from my '89 into his. It...
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 13:08:04 -0800
  The mathmatical importance of an AFM (or TPS/MAP) is somewhat easily understood by reading the writeup on www.megasquirt.info. In the incomplete...
• Fi problem and question; 2 liter AFC injection
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:03:57 -0500
  ...To make a long story short, pinched AFM off of running van to make another run for sale. When I went back to van...
• Re: The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
  Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 20:51:02 -0700
  ...Volkswagen designed the harness as a fix, and dealers have installed it on good afms. The afm harness is not supposed to fix a...
• AFM spring tension and 02
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 13:32:02 -0600
  ...I started with 1.37 AFM volts at idle. I turned the notched black wheel in the AFM 10 notches clockwise, the AFM volts...
• Ground strap & AFM
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 16:20:27 -0800
  ...As I recall the '85 had a ground strap to the AFM, but the '84 doesn't have one. Should I install one to...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 11:10:41 -0700
  ...... and more importantly, no appreciable drop out at any point, slowly moving the AFM vane. In Chris's test, he uses an analogue VOM...
• Re: Wanted: Old AFM..need not work
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:10:42 -0800
  ...2.1WBX AFM. ;) On Mon, 8 Feb 2010, jon wrote: > > Wanted: Old AFM..need not work > > If you have one for a reasonable price...
• Re: AFM Characteristics
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:23:39 -0500
  ...we do know that the European 2.1 digijet ECU will work with a US 1.9 AFM. Hmmmmmm Mike Mike Collum wrote: > It...
• Re: AFM meter cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 6 May 2001 10:09:48 -0500
  ...AFM meter cleaning > Volks, > > I sent Dieter the whole file that I circulated earlier about cleaning > the AFM,
• AFM 1.9l/2.1l help?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 15:26:25 -0400
  Does anyone have experience with using a 2.1l AFM in a 1.9l system? I need an AFM, and the price of the...
• AFM Tuning
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 13 May 2007 15:39:03 -0700
  Hi Jon, I'm interested in adding a resitor to my afm so that I can turn up / "tune" the fuel pressure without retarding...
• Re: My Vanagon's Inspection Report
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 16:55:30 -0400
  ...Along with cleaning and maybe relocating the carbon track in the AFM, can eke out a lot more life from a tired AFM. A...
• Re: AFM: repair or replace?
  Historical mailing list - Zendzian, Pete R MS2 (NSP N35PZ)
  Sat, 1 May 1999 12:53:20 -1000
  How about AFM's for 1.9? Pete 83.5 Vanagon peterz@gte.net -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: AFM Data Requested
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:02:50 -0800
  You hit the nail on the head, I am exploring an AFM replacement that: 1) Is easy to install 2) Replaces the AFM 3...
• Re: AFM Photos
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:40:14 -0800
  ...AFM photos > > For anyone who is curious what the inside of the AFM looks like, > I took some photos of mine as I took...
• Re: Bus Depot AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:00:19 -0400
  ...Bus Depot AFM? > > A friend with an '86 was diagnosed with a faulty AFM. We confirmed that by > putting the AFM from my '89...
• Re: AFM Voltage Ratios
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 10:40:04 -0800
  One way to figure this out is to connect a MAP to the engine with a known good AFM. Then, compare the values. Since...
• AFM 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:00:55 -0800
  Have a question about my AFM and the trouble it seems to get while running, anyway I'm going to put that cap inside...
• Re: 1985 Digijet Surging at idle (AFM?)
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 08:03:41 -0800
  What does this person mean by the "new little Volkswagen plug in for the AFM"? Does it do the same thing as the capacitor...
• Re: Alistair, AFM update?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:07:10 -0800
  ...It’s to do with obtaining used afm to rebuild and sell as swap ins. But I’m still using the one I put...
• Re: hiccups/hesitations-update-new AFM
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 10:54:14 -0800
  ...The new filter caused the AFM wiper to > sit in a different position for your normal cruising speed compared to > the old filter. Tony...