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• Re: WTB Vanagon Westfalia Propane Tank or just fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:54:35 -0700
  ...If you have the Autostop fill valve, replacing it with a standard fill valve and a standard bleeder valve will make life simpler--any...
• Re: Propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Wed, 1 Apr 2015 02:21:34 +0000
  Thanks Stuart, I believe this is what I got http:// <http://www.protanksupply.com/propane-cylinder-valves_detail.asp?ID=6025> www.protanksupply.com...
• '74 valve clearance
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 9 Jun 95 14:19:10 PDT
  The .008 exhaust valve clearance associated with '73 and '74 busses is the correct valve clearance for any type IV engine that is fitted...
• Re: Idle Control Valve - Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 08:57:16 -0700
  One thing that will keep the valve open is of the valve is cocked in the housing. If you poked down the opening, pressing...
• Re: '80 Air Cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 13:49:37 -0500
  Hi Chris, I don't think I would go to the expense of replacing the valves as a maintenance item. Although it wouldn't...
• Re: Need New Propane Shut-off Valve
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:49:08 -0700
  There are 2 versions of the shut-off valve, also called the service valve. Most have a built in pressure relief valve sticking out...
• Re: propane tank - valve leak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:09:24 -0600
  << manchester tank no longer sells their version of the valve either. Manchester tank is the tank mfg. ���������������������������������������� jimt >> Manchester Tank Co, bought the Autofill...
• Re: Propane autostop valve question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 18:27:31 -0500
  Open the bleeder valve manually. It's an auto stop valve. Not an auto bleed valve.
• Valve oil sealing rings.
  Historical mailing list - Aaron J. Wood
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 00:38:54 +0000
  ...The picture shows something that lookes like a washer that fits onto the valve shaft on the rocker side after the valve has been...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor-valve adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 5 Feb 2015 18:13:54 -0800
  ...Hopefully, I'll get some warning signs before any valve issues crop up. IF these heads have the original valves. I really should get...
• Re: Propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Wed, 1 Apr 2015 02:38:41 +0000
  So was just trying to research this different valves and ran across this http://home.earthlink.net/~derekgore/rvroadiervfulltimingwhatisitreallylike/id44.html I only understand...
• Re: 89 syncro westy has leaky propane fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 14:03:13 -0400
  >>I replaced my valve at a LP filling place, they charged about $2.00 for the >>valve. > >They must have really loved you -- the...
• Re: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:04:57 -0500
  ...If things are *not* working right, general best course is to replace AutoStop valve with manual 1 3/4" Acme fill valve and manual...
• Re: Propane Problem
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Thu, 22 May 1997 13:44:40 -0400
  Which valve is it? The fill valve? No problem. It can be replaced with any normal run of the mill fill valve. The difference...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info/Dennis Haynes concerns
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 11:17:54 -0400
  ...He didn't seem to be too > concerned about valve rotation because one of the things he preached was to > grind the valve keepers...
• Re: Propane Dealer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 21:52:41 -0400
  ...At that point you close the bleed screw on the fill valve, shut off the valve on the fill hose, open the bleed screw...
• 2.1 WBX Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 23 May 2017 19:04:25 +0000
  I've been following the discussion regarding valve adjustment on the 2.1 WBX engine and I was wondering what the conventional wisdom is...
• Re: Propane autostop valve question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:31:44 -0400
  ...Mike ' ' wrote: > Open the bleeder valve manually. > > It's an auto stop valve. > > Not an auto bleed valve. > >
• Re: Idle Control Valve - Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:01:43 -0400
  ...If you poked down the opening, pressing the spring loaded valve down during cleaning, the valve can cock and not close. > > Alistair > > > > >> On Jun...
• Re: Broken valves?
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 15:59:48 -0500
  There are three things that will make a valve break next to the keepers: 1. Improper fit of the keeper on the valve or...
• valve adjust Questn
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 10:56:09 EDT
  THe last time I adjusted the valves, I incorrectly adjusted one of the valves such that you could hear it tapping rather loudy. I...
• 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: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:29:40 -0600
  ...In that training we were taught that the intake valve was cold, the exhaust valve was hot, and that told the tale. Exhaust valves...
• Re: Cam timing
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:18:01 -0700
  No valves! :) On 8/19/07, Pensioner <al_knoll@pacbell.net> wrote: > > Lift and Duration are the two parameters of interest in cam design...
• Re: Propane Dealer
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 21:12:10 -0600
  Hi Ralph I had the same problem with the autostop fill valve. Finally I gave up on the @#$%@#!% thing and installed a standard American...
• Re: VALVE RETAIER
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:04:24 -0500
  ...I think I have seen you post a problem with the valves in amc heads but ignored it until I saw the soft valve...
• Re: auto stop valve repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 24 May 2005 23:05:29 -0500
  Remove the auto fill valve and replace it with a manual valve. Like out of any pre 80 Bus. It doesn't need much...
• Cam timing
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:44:50 -0700
  ...Lift is how far the cam pushes the valve open. Measured in inches. Duration is how long the cam keeps the valve open. Measured...
• Propane Fill Valve Discontinued
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 14:59:23 -0400
  My 87 Vanagon with Manchester Tank came with an 80% valve called the "Auto Stop Valve". My 90 Vanagon came with the same Manchester...
• Re: Replaced that heater valve today!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:33:52 -0500
  Jim, Why not take another simpler route to no heat in the front compartment? I added a brass ball valve behind the heater cover...
• Re: 89 syncro westy has leaky propane fill valve
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 08:56:32 -0400
  If your valve is made of brass (not 'pot-metal), then Euro American RV products has the rebuild kit for the valve. He also...
• Re: 89 syncro westy has leaky propane fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 09:56:51 -0400
  >>Can this valve be fixed? I replaced my valve at a LP filling place, they charged about $2.00 for the valve.
• Re: Cam timing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:06:54 -0500
  No valves in a two stroke engine. And I remember correctly, the plug fires on every crank rotation, unlike a four stroke. John Rodgers...
• was: Valve Adjustment NOW: Hydraulic
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 07:32:35 -0700
  Speaking of valves.. how many out there have hydraulic valves? There is a little sticker in my engine compartment that says something along the...
• Re: Auto stop propane fill valve failed (open)
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:18:32 -0600
  ...With a manual fill valve and a bleed valve, when filling the tank, both valves are opened, and then the tank is filled until...
• those pesky valves
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Sep 1995 11:38:00 -0500 (CDT)
  History: #4 *intake* valve kept tightening to the point that the engine would be running on 3 cylinders. Since intake valves do not stretch...
• Hydraulic Valve Lifters
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harris
  Mon, 18 Mar 96 20:32:52 +0000 (GMT)
  ...So I jacked the Vanagon up and removed the valve covers. I found one mushy valve lifter - so presumed a leaking lifter. I have...
• Source for Propane Tank Fill Valve?
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Sun, 4 May 2003 15:34:40 -0400
  ...The local propane guy says it's the fill valve but just shrugs when asked where I can get a new valve. I see...
• AMC Replacement Heads
  Historical mailing list - Smith, Steven A
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 14:21:18 -0700
  ...Are the AMC valves geometrically and dimensionally identical to OEM valves? 5. If I upgrade the AMC valves, is a valve seat multi-angle...
• Autostop Valve Problem Solved - Repair proceedure
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 07:39:18 -0400
  After getting advice from the list (replace the AutoStop w/generic fill valve - approx $40) to one RV supply house's piece of advice...
• Re: VALVE RETAIER
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 19:39:44 -0400
  ...I think I have seen > you post a problem with the valves in amc heads but ignored it until I saw > the soft valve...
• Re: Repairing the propane turn on valve
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Mon, 25 Nov 2013 10:42:15 -0800
  Yeah, on some valves turning the stem all the way out will compress the packing washer, creating a tighter seal. The Westy tank valve...
• Re: Exhaust & intake valve installation question-Intake scraper part #
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 23:09:04 -0500
  ...Valve seals mount to the top of the valve guide basically and the valve stem slides in them. Scott -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Broken valves?
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 16:34:46 -0600
  At 12:43 3/30/98 -0800, you wrote: > > Does anyone know what causes valves to break just below the valve >retaining plate (besides...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:25:53 -0800
  I don't know about everybody, but Shane and Eddie at The Bug Shop in BC hand lap every valve as you described. If...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve leak
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 22:17:36 -0700
  I replaced all the valves on my tank before I sand blasted and powder coated it. Easy and cheap. And new valves give security...
• VALVE RETAIER
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:52:37 -0400
  Darrel saw your post about the retainer hitting the rocker the grooves that the keepers sit in are wiped out the valve wont brake...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:51:16 -0700
  On my early auto stop fill valve (which never worked) the bleeder had to be opened several turns to let it fill. Quantity of...
• Re: propane tank - valve leak
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:05:49 -0700
  On 2/27/05 12:32, "Phil Krueger" <vwuprising@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > The valve on my propane tank is leaky. Can I just > replace...
• Re: Propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:21:14 -0700
  That’s the right shutoff valve. So, open it a bit with nothing connected, and gas should come out. No doubt it will if...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 12:53:58 -0800
  The manual fill valve is basically a large brass fill valve on the side of your tank with a separate, much smaller bleeder valve...
• Re: Bad intake valve @ 30,000 miles????
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 22:20:09 -0500
  Sam, In normal operation of any piston engine, the valve train, driven by the cam, opens and closes the valves very smoothly. There is...
• Re: Fed up with Auto-fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 11:28:03 -0400
  I mean the bleeder valve.Sorry There are only two parts on the inside. It can be disassembled and cleaned out ( a new o...
• Re: was: Valve Adjustment NOW: Hydraulic
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:27:36 PDT
  All Vanagon engines, both air-cooled and waterboxers, have hydraulic valve lifters. MM >From: "Pollard, Matthew" <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM> >Reply-To: "Pollard, Matthew...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:31:20 -0800
  ...In that training we were taught that the intake > valve was cold, the exhaust valve was hot, and that told the tale. > Exhaust valves...
• 1600 DP Valve Installation...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 1996 19:53:39 EST
  Volks, Is it necessary to install valve stem seals on a 1600 DP? When I ordered my valves, keepers, valve springs, etc. from MOFOCO...
• Re: Brake Proportioning Valve: Traps Air?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:16:41 -0700
  Dunno about a bleeder screw on the proportioning valve.but the Proportioning valve is probably why your rear brakes bleed fluid more slowly than...
• Re: 90 v'gon GL. only hot air from dash vents
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 04:48:17 EDT
  ...The valve is up above the spare tire. You have to drop the spare tire out to get to the valve. Also make sure...
• propane fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 09:57:33 -0800
  ...My theory was that the check valve inside the fill valve was stuck or frozen. Well, he tried this and it finally worked. I...
• Re: LPG Tank, Fill Valve
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 21 Jul 2016 11:33:19 -0700
  New tanks come with a float valve, at least the ones I have bought that were made by Manchester Tank did. Mark Neil2 wrote...