Dear BACCHUS761,

Probably the most likely place a leak would occur is in the area of the
intake boot between the air-flow sensor and the throttle body.  But I'd like
to ask you if you have done a compression check yet.  It could be that the
rings haven't seated and your compression is low.  (I'm assuming from your
message that you have new rings).  Check that compression and let us know (I
have just been through this exercise!).  Also, if it is an air leak, you
should probably be able to hear it if you listen closely.

Bill Knight
Raleigh, NC
84 Westfalia
85 Vanagon GL

-----Original Message-----
From: BACCHUS761 <BACCHUS761@AOL.COM>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, March 16, 1998 1:07 PM
Subject: '84 waterboxer won't idle, Bosch probs

>I am putting this 84 waterboxer engine together, it is all to gether,
works,
>except it won't idle, maybe a vacum leak? could it be much else? where are
the
>major vacum leak areas?
>