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• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:47:48 -0400
  ...Using a bypass filter in addition to the full-flow filter provides a way to filter much smaller particles from the oil. The stock...
• Re: Flowmaster on Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 17:54:26 -0800
  ...Flowmaster on Vanagon? Anyone out there ever put a Flowmaster muffler on a Vanagon? Might be kinda cool, if it would fit. adam 86...
• rear air flow vs. scoops
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 11:10:38 -0700
  ...Since the air outside the van is moving, I would expect air to flow OUT of those rear vents when the van is moving...
• Distributor & Air Flow Meter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 15:28:08 -0700
  My mechanic has told me I need a new Air Flow meter and Distributor (the whole thing, not just the cap). He said my...
• Re: coil fires
  Historical mailing list - RTF_SSS
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 09:26:08 -0500
  ...With direct current flowing through the primary, there is no collapsing or rising field to induce a corresponding change into the secondary, therefore no...
• Re: Still unclear was Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:28:11 -0800
  ...The car has to be warmed up for the >>coolant to flow to the radiator. Good point here. The key phrase being "coolant flow...
• Re: Distributor & Air Flow Meter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:33:34 -0400
  Unless the bushings are shot, the distributor can be fixed, (if it is really bad) and I doubt the air flow meter is a...
• Re: A/C work question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 13 May 2010 13:49:45 -0700
  --snip-- Keith, please tell us more about the "cross-flow" style condensor --snip-- I've heard of parallel flow, but not cross flow (in...
• VW Flower Power
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Aug 96 20:34:51 EDT
  ...seeing as flowers like water more then air! :-) jonathan '74 Retrowestie (Rumba with the Power of Flowers)
• Re: Air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Emerson J. Arehart
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 09:36:34 -0700
  ...This resets the air flow meter, so it is a temporary solution. Emerson Arehart '87 Westfalia > Anyone have any luck with an air flow...
• Re: Fuel flow senders
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 18:19:43 -0800
  ...The gauge attached to it counts the pulses and > determines fuel flow from the amount of pulses over time. I'm not familiar with...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 10:37:52 -0700
  Regarding scoops laminar flow and slipstreams etc I have to say form the limited experience I have had this summer building and testing a...
• Re: WBX big valve heads and flow bench results
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 08:11:50 -0400
  Dave the flow bench uses vacuum to pull air threw the heads. the vacuum is calibrated in inches of water the flow bench used...
• Understanding the coolant flow on the 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 18:58:09 -0500
  ...I made a big color diagram / schema of the coolant flow / system on the 2.1L http://pages.infinit.net/engine/cooling_system_flow...
• Re: Air Flow Sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Feb 1995 11:24:12 -0500 (EST)
  > Does anyone have a used air flow box for a 1986 and up Vanagon for sale? Will the air flow sensor from an '84...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 09:26:09 -0500
  KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > > It is a higher flow exhaust header than the stock setup > (more flow = more hp and torque) and a turbo...
• Re: AFC
  Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 21:32:57 EST
  Air flow meter vs. air flow sensor. I think that it is the same thing
• Re: ventilators in front doors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:20:42 -0400
  Woody Halsey wrote: > Where does the air that allegedly flows through the vents at the bottom corner of the from doors come from? I...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 23:29:28 +0100
  ...a) Water has a different visosity than air; b) the Reynolds No. (non-dimensional number controlling viscous flow behaviour) of a model in water...
• Re: Air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 23:38:21 -0700
  ...Air flow meter Anyone have any luck with an air flow meter. Did it fix your bucking? justin 84' Westy
• RE: flowbee at bodega!
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  1 Jun 1995 14:38:45 -0800
  ...sounds like some people don't NEED power outlets/hookups in the Vanagons... (a flowbee? do you have some of that hair replacement spray...
• Re: Just wondering
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 22:19:47 +0100
  ...all vehicle through-flow systems?? Very few flow this way! So yes Larry, that was absolute kapiffle! Maybe car-piffle too! Clive
• Air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Justin Wolfe
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 09:43:10 -0400
  Anyone have any luck with an air flow meter. Did it fix your bucking? justin 84' Westy
• Re: Intake air flow, improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:15:21 -0500
  ...later, jess 89 carat On Nov 27, 2004, at 6:59 PM, Bostig Engineering wrote: > WHY does the vanagon air box/meter flow BETTER...
• no air flow through vents...
  Historical mailing list - lbmelman
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 04:07:42 -0800
  the knob is in the open position but i am getting no air flow through the two dashboard vents on the driver and passenger...
• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:20:42 -0700
  ...The stock filter > is a compromise; it filters poorly enough to enable sufficient flow to > the bearings and has a bypass valve that permits...
• Re: Air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Gauthier
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:52:12 -0400
  ...Air flow meter >Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 23:38:21 -0700 > >Hi Justin, > >I have a similar problem. I changed my air flow...
• Re: Induction air flow rates
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:25:25 -0700
  ...Induction air flow rates > Volks, > > Can any of you really mechanically experienced folks give me some idea > about induction flow rates - as in air...
• Re: propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Mon, 22 May 2000 18:55:51 -0600
  ...There is an "excess flow" valve inside the tank. If flow exceeds around 3 gpm the valve closes and flow stops. I've tried...
• Re: hesitations (air flow meter)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 10:25:50 EST
  any web related sites that deal with the air flow meter? joe 1986 vanagon gl (no bentley manual, unfortunately)
• Re: Coolant flow question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 22 May 2005 21:22:39 -0700
  ...Benny's site has a nice little diagram <http://www.benplace.com/cooling_system_flow.htm> of the flow (read his note at bottom...
• Re: Radiator question...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 16:32:31 -0500
  ...Most shops will charge $30 to flush and they can then tell you if is flowing well. My van's previous owner had introduced...
• Flowmaster on Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Adam B
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 17:53:20 EST
  Anyone out there ever put a Flowmaster muffler on a Vanagon? Might be kinda cool, if it would fit. adam 86 gl
• Re: Coolant flow/air bleeding
  Historical mailing list - mike stainbrook
  Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:00:55 -0800
  no.I don't think the valae was open,but should have kept flowing,I think..Mike mike90260@yahoo.com
• Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
  Historical mailing list - Tim Olmstead
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 17:58:01 -0800
  ...We have been adding flower pictures to our web-site. Borrego Palm Canyon has been flowing with water since the flash floods in September...
• > bad fill up flow...
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 15:38:16 -0600
  when i attempt to fill up my gas tank at the station i can't allow the flow to go full speed. if i...
• FW: Still unclear was Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:47:12 -0800
  ...The car has to be warmed up for the >>> coolant to flow to the radiator. > > Good point here. The key phrase being "coolant flow...
• Re: Air Flow Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 08:15:01 -0400 (EDT)
  call the bosch representative in your area. here an air flow sensor rebuilt by boscch for my 85 is around 110$ Bill Layton
• Re: Air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 12:54:00 -0500
  ...This > resets the air flow meter, so it is a temporary solution. > > Emerson Arehart > '87 Westfalia > > > Anyone have any luck with an air flow...
• Re: flow to radiator from water pump How fast should it be?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 16:42:49 -0500
  On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, gary hradek wrote: > assuming that your thermostat is wide open, what kind > of flow can you expect from the...
• Vanagon Intermittent Misfire
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Vanagon Intermittent Misfire
  February 29, 1992
  ...Some air-flow meters may experience a vibration resonance of the metering potentiometer wiper during extended constant driving. This resonance causes the air-flow...
• Re: Help-need mass air flow sensor
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 16:43:57 -0700
  ...Help-need mass air flow sensor > > Date: Tuesday, September 09, 1997 5:32 PM > > > > My previous post about "cold start stalling" has turned out...
• Re: Air Flow Meters and ECU's FS
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Thu, 14 Aug 97 08:12:00 PDT
  Kyle, Is an air box the same as an air flow meter? 'Greg ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Air Flow Meters and ECU's FS Author...
• Air Flow Meter;
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 10:22:33 EDT
  Does anyone know if the (VW) air flow meter cap, is supposed to just pop off? I`m prying kinda hard, & it`s not...
• Learning Electricity Part Two
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 23:38:10 -0400
  ...The Ampere is the unit of rate of flow. The flow of one Coulomb per second is one Ampere. The Volt is the unit...
• Re: air flow?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 16:53:50 EST
  In a message dated 2/11/01 3:47:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, berky@WIN.BRIGHT.NET writes: << Is there a natural flow...
• Re: Understanding the coolant flow on the 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 20:46:47 -0500
  At 06:58 PM 4/2/2002, Ben huot wrote: >Hi list. >I made a big color diagram / schema of the coolant flow / system...
• Re: Bypass oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:54:52 -0700
  ...Using a bypass filter in addition to the full-flow filter provides a way to filter much smaller particles from the oil. The stock...
• wind noise and airflow through floor duct
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 22:35:01 -0400
  ...I guess the residual air flow wouldn't be a problem if it wasn't so darn hard to adjust the hot water flow...
• air flow?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:48:54 -0500
  Can't ever remember seeing any discussion on the list about the direction of air flow in the two rear side vents (to the...
• Re: flowers
  Historical mailing list - Pfunky
  Sat, 9 May 1998 07:40:55 EDT
  < before I start the van, I wait until the light looks like a flower before turning the key. Sometimes it takes a long time...
• Vanagon Intermittent Misfire
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Vanagon Intermittent Misfire
  February 29, 1992
  ...Some air-flow meters may experience a vibration resonance of the metering potentiometer wiper during extended constant driving. This resonance causes the air-flow...
• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 11:17:40 -0500
  ...They should also give a slight increase in power as there is no flow restriction. Also, if the interpolator is calibrated for a common...
• WBX big valve heads and flow bench results
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 22:14:36 -0400
  ...Some of you might recall that I had some flow testing done when I started doing high flow valve jobs on stock heads with...
• Re: Just wondering
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 14:05:23 +0100
  > Similarly, for moving motor vehicles, air always flows from the back to the front and > this is the basic principle upon which all vehicle...
• Half lilley was Boston Bobs AMC rantings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 14:38:02 -0500
  fellow vanagon types an the power hungry The testing I have had done showed that I can greatly improve the air flow threw the...
• Re: Is blocking off rear heater ok?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 20:52:00 EST
  ...by plugging both lines without bypassing it, you restrict coolant flow. chris [text/html]
• Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 10 May 2001 12:57:26 -0500
  ...Together they would be mass air flow. Unlike the later Bosch Mass Air Flow Meters with the hot wire in them that send the...
• Induction air flow rates
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:38:53 -0500
  Volks, Can any of you really mechanically experienced folks give me some idea about induction flow rates - as in air intake flow rates that...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:48:24 -0800
  ...If the throttle valve is closed, then adjust the idle air flow to keep the rpms within a narrow range. When there is partial...