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Re: How bad is it to have dual carbs instaed if the FI on an 84
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 25 Aug 2013 20:53:29 -0500
...lots of oil...having to use thicker oils, smoke out the tailpipe etc. Although these were American cars bought in the 70's (a...
Re: VW Customer Relations & reality check
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 Jul 1996 22:03:10 -0700
...is running, and take a deep breath right out of the tailpipe, and smell nothing. Yes, I know there are some (harmful) gasses in...
Re: Tii Trading Co. 2.0 South African conversion kit
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 6 Feb 2000 22:23:07 -0800
...All I care about >is 'what' comes out of my tailpipe, now what gets it there. > >Anyway, I feel this conversion is going to...
Re: selecting a compression tester
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:33:41 -0500
...If you hear it at the intake, > > then > > it's leaking from the intake valve; if you hear it at the tailpipe, it's...
Re: Coolant air, overflow, fried head gasket, "burping" out air (long)
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:06:37 EST
...Perhaps >I = >define "knowing enough to be dangerous." > >Engine runs great still, but now I get intermittent white smoke from >the = >tailpipe and water...
25hp and 36hp Motors revisited
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Jan 1996 10:16:05 -0800
...Single tailpipe. Bore and stroke 77mm X64mm (1192) Compression ratio 6.6:1 Larger inlet and exhaust valves. Redesigned cylinder heads; more fins added...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 1 May 2001 07:19:29 -0700
...When your exhaust is cold, that water runs out the tailpipe, and is usually kinda rusty from rust within the exhaust system. As the...
Re: Mystery Mouse
Historical mailing list - Vanagon
Mon, 15 Sep 2014 07:35:02 -0700
...Tempted to hook a hose to the van's tailpipe and fish it inside. Sent from my 1963 maroon and cream 702B Western Electric...
Re: Engine siezed . . . Next steps?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 3 Feb 2006 16:12:27 -0600
...I did notice a little >bit of smoke from the tailpipe last week, but it didn't seem to cloud up >when I revved...
Re: My VanaJetta Conversion Passed Emissions!!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:45:06 -0800
...I love it when they don't hassle you about what engine is >> > in >> > there, just what comes out of the tailpipe..........which is...
'87 Westy 2.1L, Running Rough, No Power, Dies at Idle (Long)
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Mon, 3 Sep 2012 18:58:31 +0000
...I gave it some gas and got a puff of black smoke out of the new tailpipe. I shut down, and disconnected the O2...
Re: Position Cat In Line With Vanagon Body? Heat Questions. Pics.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:14:52 -0800
...If cat + flex bushing + muffler + tailpipe not too long, may mount cat in stock position, but still support muffler at 2 points. (a la...
Re: Replacing the Head Gaskets (Maybe the Head)?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:18:52 -0400
...Reversed back into my parking spot, jumped out to see that it was coming out of the tailpipe and shut the van down. Altogether...
Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:38:50 -0500
...As for just relying on tailpipe > tests, they are just too limited in scope and function. They can only look > at percentages or parts...
Re: Pesky Vanagon exhaust system.....
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:49:23 -0700
...I always paint all my pipes and mufflers, tailpipes etc. with 'Flame Proof' brand high temp exhaust paint. that paint lasts up to a...
Re: [Re: complaints / Dansk Exhaust / Ford Purchase Recommendation]
Historical mailing list - greg rich
Wed, 11 Oct 2000 21:00:54 MDT
...If nothing else, get the muffler and tailpipe from me, and you'll at least save on those items (and in the case of...
Re: AFM ADJUSTING
Historical mailing list - Adam H. Behle
Fri, 18 Feb 2005 20:53:20 -0500
...it has ever been before-BUT it is running extremely rich. Tailpipe is really sooted up, nauseating smell and fumes, etc. Interestingly, mileage seems...
Re: Emissions Problems/90 Vanagon Syncro
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 20:07:19 EDT
...Of course he also insisted his system had been installed backward and his van had a Porsche engine -- the tailpipe came out on the...
FS Lots-o-stuff!! [SVC]
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 20:37:30 +0000
...new tune-up, 1650 race engine w/dual Kadrons, header, stinger tailpipe/muffler. Scares the S**T outta people Has been known to do...
Re: O2 sensor question
Historical mailing list
Mon, 9 Jun 1997 08:27:35 -0700
...which is why you can't simply shove one up the tailpipe). When there is oxygen on *both* sides, no voltage is generated. When...
Re: emission ethics
Historical mailing list - tmiller
Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:00:20 -0400
...This bothers me, but I also realize the effect of buying a new "clean" car means that it is only clean at the tailpipe...
Report on K$3 Westy Syncro FS
Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
Sun, 19 Jul 1998 12:07:58 -0500
...Non-Syncro tailpipe. Engine rattles and shakes. I may have missed stuff. Camping stuff: The interior is partly complete garbage, and partly quite good...
Re: Exhaust fun never ends - some progress
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:32:33 -0400
...to steal my cat?� I had to remove the cat/muffler/tailpipe assembly in order to cut off the old J-pipe flange and...
Re: Trip Report. Pics.
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 20:40:28 -0800
...2800 KM in total no real problems save for the unfortunate > >> meeting of a boulder and my tailpipe. I made it to Jedidiah SP...
Re: 89 syncro westy ac fixed (correctly this time)
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:54:41 -1000
...If the evaporator was restricted (not blocked or perforated)like a crimp in the evaporator "tailpipe" or outlet, the following might occur: 1) The...
Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 22 Nov 2001 07:31:32 -0800
...Smog Inspection These vehicles must pass a complete smog inspection (visual, functional, and tailpipe). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --
Was Ford Galaxy Friday, now Technology Comparison
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:26:49 -0600
...how do the emissions actually compare? I have never understood why tailpipe emission is measured as it is, pollution as a fraction of the...
Re: oil in coolant... a strange event!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:34:17 -0500
...6/2001 tires and spare 8/22/2001 Replace muffler and tailpipe $198.81 8/22/2001 rework brackets and straps 5/16/2002...
Bosch Platinums IMHO (LONG)
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Sat, 24 May 1997 11:11:39 +0000
...This translates to better tailpipe emissions at cold operating temperatures (ie. while the engine is warming up). 6. Price. Some FLAPS can charge $20...
Re: More 89 Bluestar questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:54:20 -0500
...Their tailpipes are awesome. Don't assume you have a mixture problem since it doesn't idle cold. If it can start and run...
Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:48:39 -0400
...If it's not going through the tailpipe (mixture), and if the combustion chambers are tight (compression/leakdown), and if I've checked to...
Fresh Air Fan Blower (long)
Historical mailing list - Tom Clein
Wed, 3 Mar 1999 11:20:27 -0800
...Next 'TOYBOX' job...passing emissions in Aug with a trashed Catalytic Converter, rusted out muffler/tailpipe and (I've been told) bad fuel injectors...
Re: exhaust / Rust Prevention
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Fri, 3 Oct 2003 00:26:53 -0400
...DIV></DIV>> > course) and while coveting the stainless steel tailpipe I had fabricated, <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>he <DIV></DIV> <DIV...
Re: Old Cars and engine conversions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 3 Mar 2008 17:26:59 -0800
...clean engine conversion install, with all smog devices, and a clean tailpipe. Not THAT would be empowering to the citizens who desire to be...
Re: Evaluating a "Found" Engine
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Mon, 3 Nov 2008 21:22:52 -0500
...The "new-to-me" engine came complete with all the goodies from starter to alternator to airbox to tailpipe and I think that the...
Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
Historical mailing list - zampano
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 22:53:11 -0700
...82 Failed CA Smog Test- help! >> >> >> > Cat, muffler, tailpipe are all ~1 year old. Thanks for the tip RE >> the >> higher >> > octane fuel. >> > >> > ----- Original...
Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:45:21 -0700
...82 Failed CA Smog Test- help! > > > > Cat, muffler, tailpipe are all ~1 year old. Thanks for the tip RE the >higher > > octane fuel. > > > > ----- Original...
Fwd: Fuel System or Electronic?
Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
Tue, 20 Nov 2018 16:16:14 -0500
...No obstructions and there is good exhaust flow at tailpipe. Hall unit sender on distributor was broken where it attaches to the distributor body...
Re: White smoke? (UPDATE)
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:24:10 -0400
...Out of the tailpipe, apart from >> white smoke I see now that it's dripping some grayish liquid---what I >> might guess to be...
Summary: Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Mon, 9 Sep 2002 09:25:36 -0600
...This includes the 8 exhaust studs/nuts, plus the j-tube bolts/nuts, and the muffler and tailpipe bolts/nuts. I also have a...
Re: Exhaust fun never ends - some progress
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:56:01 -0700
...to steal my cat? I had to remove the cat/muffler/tailpipe assembly in order to cut off the old J-pipe flange and...
Re: emission tests are a fraud
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Sun, 24 Jun 2001 19:30:48 -0600
...cars that I see everyday with blue smoke pouring out the tailpipe and it pisses me off to think that anyone can be such...
First Offering: '85 Single Cab FS
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Thu, 8 Jun 2000 12:09:44 -0300
...engine/trans never apart, only an exhaust and tailpipe are non original. Engine is dry/tight and nearly silent when idling, my others have...
Re: vanagon Digest - 24 May 2002 (#2002-645)
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Sat, 25 May 2002 09:01:31 -0700
...I left the O2 sensor disconnected on > the way home. > > The inside of the tailpipe is pretty black. I have been getting 16-18...
Re: Was Ford Galaxy Friday, now Technology Comparison
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:04:17 -0500
...how do the emissions actually compare? I have never understood why tailpipe emission is measured as it is, pollution as a fraction of the...
Re: Exaust Systems
Historical mailing list - Russell, William
Tue, 28 May 2002 10:45:05 -0400
...I guess I need > whatever > > the bits coming off the engine are (help!), the heat exchangers, > the > > crossover, muffler, tailpipe, et cetera. I have...
Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:46:01 -0700
...As for just relying on tailpipe >> tests, they are just too limited in scope and function. They can only look >> at percentages or parts...
Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 21 Nov 2001 21:44:55 -0800
...Under California law, change any powertrain component from the air cleaner to the tailpipe, by substituting a non factory part and the financial exposure...
Back From Mexico!
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Wed, 11 Apr 2001 10:35:37 -0700
...Ni Modo! (A tailpipe went south, after slamming over an unmarked "tope," but was quickly replaced by a ten year old welder for five...
Inspections and traffic laws was Re: HIDs?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:19:46 -0500
...at the steering wheel rim. (!) For emissions, Massachusetts started using a tailpipe sniff test while I was there; Rhode Island already was when I...
Re: More questions as the rebuild progresses.
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 22:58:03 -0700
...If there wasn't smoke belching out your tailpipe under heavy throttle, leave the rings alone. IMHO. >4. How difficult is it to pull...
Re: 89 syncro westy ac fixed (correctly this time)
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Mon, 4 Sep 2000 16:42:00 -1000
...If the evaporator was restricted (not blocked or perforated)like a crimp in the evaporator "tailpipe" or outlet, the following might occur: 1) The...
Exhausted, but quite...finally!
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:28:24 -0500
...I should have bit the bullet and just purchased new everything -- y-fitting, j-pipe, cat, O2 sensor, muffler, brackets, straps, and tailpipe. It...
Re: rear brakes ?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:10:50 -0700
...for the state inspection, because they would insist on replacing the tailpipe. You went to a brake shop or oil- change place; something like...
Re: White smoke? (UPDATE)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:39:38 -0500
...Out of the tailpipe, apart from >>> white smoke I see now that it's dripping some grayish liquid---what I >>> might guess to be...
Re: We went to Mammoth Lakes for a few days too....
Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
Mon, 1 Aug 2011 11:58:05 -0700
...it is. > > -- > > Cya, > > Robert > > > > '87 & '86 Auto GLs > > > > Talking through my tailpipe here, since I don't know much about > waterboxer motors.. > > Could the...
Re: Evaluating a "Found" Engine
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 3 Nov 2008 18:36:38 -0800
...The "new-to-me" engine came complete with > all the goodies from starter to alternator to airbox to tailpipe and I > think that the...
Re: Back From Mexico!
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Wed, 11 Apr 2001 12:24:53 -0700
...Que Milagro! > > NO serious trouble, mechanical or otherwise. > Ni Modo! > (A tailpipe went south, after slamming over an unmarked "tope," > but was quickly replaced...
Re: Message for Stan- Dropping Aircooled Engine
Historical mailing list - John Clemens
Mon, 13 May 2002 14:46:01 -0700
...you are burning oil(and can see it coming out the tailpipe). Having an oil leak makes it hard to decide how important any...
Re: oil in coolant
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sun, 3 Jan 2021 15:58:56 -0500
...did you see any evidence of coolant getting into the cylinders like white steam/smoke out the tailpipe or weird cranking behaviour when you...