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• Re: Oil in intake air distributor (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 22:28:15 -0500
  ...Oil in intake air distributor (2.1L) >Ken Lewis, thanks for the idea about looking for oil in the rubber boot that >connects the...
• Vacuum Line Routing
  Historical mailing list - Dave Seasholtz
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 13:30:35 -0500
  ...I have a "T" in the line coming off the intake air distributor but don't remember where to go from there (pressure regulator...
• Re: Hesitation - temp 2 FIX Done Revise - Computer Resetting?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:33:34 -0400
  The intake runners are different right/left. Also, the air distributor is different depending on the case. The case changed slightly with the 2...
• Re: Vacuum Line Routing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 13:21:28 -0800
  ...I have a "T" in the line coming off the intake air > distributor but don't remember where to go from there (pressure > regulator...
• Re: intake air distributor...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:34:16 -0700
  ...intake air distributor... Hi all, mine is a little rusty and I decide to paint it while i'm refreshing the air and fuel...
• Complete 2.1l Difigant setup FS $500
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:55:21 EDT
  ...This includes the AFM and air box, the idle stabilizer unit, idle stabilizer air valve, air intake setup, air intake plenum and boot, distributor...
• Re: intake air distributor...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:21:19 -0700
  ...intake air distributor... > Hi all, mine is a little rusty and I decide to paint it while i'm > refreshing the air and fuel...
• looking for 2.1l intake box
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 18:47:02 EDT
  I am looking for a good, used 2.1l Vanagon air intake distributor ( the black steel box on top of the motor that the...
• still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 17:18:00 -0500
  ...I've taken the plugs out, disconnected hoses from the intake air distributor to let it dry out, disabled the cold start valve, everything...
• Re: intake air distributor...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:20:46 -0700
  ...intake air distributor... > Hi all, mine is a little rusty and I decide to paint it while i'm > refreshing the air and fuel...
• TDC ?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 11:27:41 -0800 (PST)
  ...air intake holes on the top side of the head), and the rotor is just coming in-line with the notch on the distributor...
• Re: Location of EGR vacuum hose
  Historical mailing list - jesse lee reynolds
  Tue, 17 May 1994 21:32:19 -0500 (EST)
  ...Anyway, I found what felt like a vacuum hose fitting right under and forward of the #3 cylinder branch from the air intake distributor...
• Re: Hesitation - temp 2 FIX Done Revise - Computer Resetting?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:13:38 -0400
  I needed to use it due to after the motor build for some reason the intake runner from the air distributor to the head...
• Re: Part search request for assistance, 81 - 83 air coolled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:43:32 -0500
  ...If you're referring to one of the smaller fabric boots that connects the air intake distributor to the intake manifold, these should be...
• intake air distributor...
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:11:13 -0400
  Hi all, mine is a little rusty and I decide to paint it while i'm refreshing the air and fuel hoses. Do they...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 15:19:47 -0800
  ...The > engine isn't starting. > > I've taken the plugs out, disconnected hoses from the intake air distributor > to let it dry out, disabled...
• Need 2.1L Intake runners and air distributor
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 06:36:26 -0400
  ...73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 1976 Transporter (New CA bus) 1974 412 "Goldmember" Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
• Re: Oil in intake air distributor (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - JLDilworth
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 16:17:40 EST
  Ken Lewis, thanks for the idea about looking for oil in the rubber boot that connects the throttle body and the air flow sensor...
• Intake manifold hose
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 09:32:48 -0700
  The four hose pieces which connect the air intake distributor to the manifold pipes - I purchased under part VWC-039-133-241 as advertised...
• Re: intake air for cis van
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 21:38:29 -0400
  ...intake air for cis van Ok, here's one for all you non-wasser boxer types. Nearing completion on the Westy, and looking for...
• Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:30:37 -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: 2.1 idle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Brooks
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:09:03 EDT
  ...Unless you or someone else played with some screws in the engine bay, I would bet it's an air leak. The air intake...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 15:04:44 -1000
  ...around the plenum and intake runners and throttle body seal .. and at the heads. Very tiny whistly/hissy air leaks. I fixed all those...
• intake air for cis van
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:01:17 -0400
  ...Nearing completion on the Westy, and looking for suggestions for the run between the fuel distributor and the throttle body. David Marshall's page...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 10 May 2016 20:10:34 -0400
  ...Very obvious when the hose end is very close to even a tiny intake air leak. Scott On 05/10/2016 01:43 PM...
• fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 09:43:15 -0500
  ...replacing all the high pressure fuel lines cleaning out the intake air distributor removing and reseating the injectors with new gaskets TIA, Jim Creech...
• Re: throttle to intake body tightness
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:21:40 -0700
  ...them don't forget to examine the brake booster, auxillary air regulator, and distributor/fuel pressure regulator vacuum circuits. Scott Terry '85 Westy "Pearl...
• Smells like fuel -- wet spot on cold head
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:44:39 -0700
  ...It's the paired hoses that bring air from the intake air distributor to the heads. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2...
• Re: location of vacuum hose????
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 May 94 20:08:51 PDT
  ...t find where the other end goes! Somewher near the > intake air manifold/distributor, I think. Regardless, my EGR has been > disconnected from the...
• 1.9L Engine parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kenneke
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 09:58:06 EDT
  ...Airbox Airflow meter Exhaust headers Throttle body ECU Distributor Intake manifold Fuel Injectors If anyone is interested in any of these parts, contact me...
• FS: Vanagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 22:19:09 -0800
  ...1.9L WBX distributor, injectors, fuel rails, air intake runners. http://tinyurl.com/yqvzz -John '85 Silver Sunroof '91 GTi 2.0 8v '76...
• Re: 2.0 distributor
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 09:52:25 -0400
  ...the distributor? If by "main vac line" you mean the one to the intake manifold, this is probably not what you want. Distributors generally...
• Re: Vacuum
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:16:30 -0800
  Air-cooled and Digijet engines had vacuum-advanced distributors. The fuel pressure regulator is also vacuum controlled. The source for these devices are the...
• Re: Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:04:41 -0800
  ...given the relatively extreme crudeness of the intake runners and plenum, is that if you can't get much good air flow going in...
• For Sale> Carb kit for replacing FI
  Historical mailing list - William F Northrop
  Tue, 9 May 1995 10:00:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...that my EGR system was letting atm pressure into my intake air distributor. With the hole plugged, everything is cool and I need the...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 17:34:06 -0600
  ...The > > engine isn't starting. > > > > I've taken the plugs out, disconnected hoses from the intake air > distributor > > to let it dry out, disabled...
• transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:22:13 -0800
  ...It's mounted on the black part of the intake air distributor, and has a aprox 1cm dia metal tube going through the front...
• Re: Intake manifold hose
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 26 Jun 2020 10:27:11 -0700
  ...Intake manifold hose > > The four hose pieces which connect the air intake distributor to the > manifold pipes - I purchased under part VWC-039-133...
• Re: TDC ?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 21:58:44 -0500
  ...air intake holes on the top side of the head), and the rotor is just >coming in-line with the notch on the distributor...
• Re: Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:22:17 -0500
  ...the air flow meter that all air > that enters the engine has to go through, and > the crudeness of plenum and intake runners, and...
• Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:25:46 -0500
  At 08:01 PM 11/11/2007, neil N wrote... >The vaccum source for the pressure regulator is from the air intake >distributor. IF...
• Re: ATF
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:22:20 EDT
  ...Inspect air filter (replace if neccessary) Inspect coolant hoses and clamps (RIN) Inspect fuel lines and clamps (RIN) Inspect vaccuum lines, intake hoses, boots...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 13:57:58 -1000
  ...Very obvious when the hose end is very close to even a tiny intake air leak. Scott On 05/10/2016 01:43 PM...
• First, apologies
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:11:41 -0700
  ...air intake distributor on this 1.9L WBX. I want to replace the boot. So what's the rough idea: remove the air filter...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:32:59 -0800
  ...air is being drawn through the intake manifold and past the open intake valve while that cylinder's piston is going down, drawing in...
• leaky EGR valve (air cooled Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:39:47 -0500
  ...This valve regulates the delivery of exhaust gas to the air intake system. To test the valve I did the following (1)Plugged the...
• Re: thanks, update, and more questions
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 02:46:09 -0400
  ...The PO connected an air hose from a hole on the upper right of the fan shroud to a hole under the air intake...
• Re: Getting a handle on Idle problems...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 23:54:01 -0500
  ...rubber mounted to top of intake air distributor" the rough equivalent on the digijet fuel system would be the aux air regulator. joel
• found some hidden vacuum leaks
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 9 Jan 2006 09:00:31 -0800
  ...The rubber, power brake vacuum line ,that attaches to the left side of the intake air distributor may be cracked and leaking.It cracks...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 10:20:37 -0600
  ...AFM's run 'uneven' > after a while. > The flapper door is anther obstruction in the air intake path . A choke > point. > > An Air Mass...
• Re: Update: More idle issues for idle hands and minds
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:10:53 -0500
  ...It goes from the elbow between the mass airflow sensor and the > intake air distributor to the oil breather. What does the oil breather...
• Re: Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:44:38 -0800
  ...the air flow meter that all > air > that enters the engine has to go through, and > the crudeness of plenum and intake runners, and...
• Re: First, apologies
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:55:50 -0400
  ...air intake distributor on this 1.9L WBX. I want >to replace the boot. So what's the rough idea: remove the air filter...
• What should I hear if I pressurize my intake manifold?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:18:16 -0700
  ...I will be blocking off the air intake boot with some ABS plumbing plastic - this leaves no way for the air to get out...
• Re: '87 Westy Weekender owner needs help!!!!!! 2.1L wbx running rich??? ideas??
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 10:56:57 -0400
  ...at throttle body, air leak at intake... some when cold, some only when cold, some only when hot.... faulty distributor are also a commun...
• Engine nut and intake air distributor
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 05:29:55 -0700
  ...Using a snake light to see down inside things, I found that the back flang on the intake sir distributor was bent up and...
• Leakdown test----what do I need, I already have the spark plug-s chraeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:50:23 -0600
  ...valve? Air coming into the crankcase indicates bad rings/valve guides? leaking intake valve would show air coming out of the air distributor? How...
• location of vacuum hose????
  Historical mailing list - jesse lee reynolds
  Sun, 15 May 1994 21:57:27 -0500 (EST)
  ...I looked, but I couldn't find where the other end goes! Somewher near the intake air manifold/distributor, I think. Regardless, my EGR...
• Re: RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 18:25:53 -0700
  ...Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible So, some of you have helped me as I redid my Throttle Body, Air Plenum and Intake...
• Vanagon Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 09:45:50 -0400
  ...2.1 distributor $65 2.1 air intake plenum with tubes $25 2.1 air intake rubber elbow $20 2.1 throttle body $65...