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Massive Maintenance and cost
Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:59:03 +0100
...water pump, thermostat w/O-Ring, AFM, > master cylinder, accel cable, ignition switch (electrical part [gave > one away to Bev at the Buses By...
Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:30:51 -0700
...water pump, thermostat > > > w/O-Ring, AFM, master cylinder, accel cable, ignition switch > > > (electrical part [gave one away to Bev at the Buses By...
Re: Calif. Smog Fail and Catalytic Converter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:18:52 -0400
...Since you have a modified engine there is probably increased compression and you may also have the ignition timing over advanced. From experience when...
Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 16 Nov 2013 21:21:05 -0500
...72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" > 75 914 1.8 "Nancy" > Full Timing From March 1999 To January 2012 > oldvolkshome@gmail.com > http://www.oldvolkshome...
Re: I shared "Oil Cooler Vanagon Air Cooled" with you in OneDrive
Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 11:47:03 -0700
...Worked with ignition timing. Found the stock setting really relied on EGR which all of them are missing now. Disconnected the vacuum advance looking...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Tue, 3 Dec 2013 19:07:14 -0800
...I'll have to recheck my > >> code; my formula was based on timing 8 pulses, but I may have set the > >> counter wrong and...
Re: Calif. Smog Fail and Catalytic Converter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 1 Dec 2014 17:18:00 -0500
...As I mentioned in the past there are reasons that VW used the compression ratios and ignition timing settings along with so many other...
Re: Engine hesitates upon take off
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:59:45 -0400
...mechanical'. > > next check the ignition system very very carefully ....make sure that it is > all right ..strong spark, correct timing etc. > I've seen...
Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 10 Dec 2002 01:58:12 -0500
...At 120,000 miles when I crashed the Tercel it had been recalled for a faulty ignition module, needed a replacement horn because the...
Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:57:52 -0700
...Never touched the timing. I checked compression >> in >> #4, and it's normal. >> >> So it's getting spark, fuel, air and as compression. I...
Re: Massive Maintenance and cost
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:22:30 -0600
...water pump, thermostat w/O-Ring, AFM, >> master cylinder, accel cable, ignition switch (electrical part [gave >> one away to Bev at the Buses By...
Re: AC convert
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:09:52 -0400
...The > minimum > and maximum concentrations at which ignition will occur are called > the lower > and upper flammability limits in air. Hydrocarbons, like the > components...
Re: Massive Maintenance and cost
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:23:36 -0700
...water pump, thermostat w/O-Ring, AFM, >> master cylinder, accel cable, ignition switch (electrical part [gave >> one away to Bev at the Buses By...
Engine Reccommendations-type 2
Historical mailing list
Sun, 24 Sep 1995 22:11:05 -0700
...Timing needs to be advanced from the stock CR, the bigger the carb, the more timing you can run. Ah Ha, carbs. Gee let...
FW: desperate 1990 vanagon owner needs help! (A LONG SAD SAGA)
Historical mailing list - coyote
Sun, 5 Jul 1998 23:21:05 -0700
...They checked the ignition coil for bitumen leakage. They looked at installing a wire harness Part No. 025 906 302 to help "driveability complaints...
roadhouse. NVC - TYrue To Form
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 7 May 2004 15:59:47 -0500
...In reality his noise and loss of power could be something quite simple like bad ignition timing, dropped valve seat, bent pushrod, backed off...
Fwd: Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 2 Jun 2003 10:15:07 -0700
...say changing the timing belt every 60,000 miles is high maintenance. The engine has hydraulic valves, electronic pointless ignition, and a serpentine belt...
Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 2 Jun 2003 09:38:46 -0700
...say changing the timing belt every 60,000 miles is high maintenance. The engine has hydraulic valves, electronic pointless ignition, and a serpentine belt...
Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Mon, 9 Dec 2002 23:09:26 -0800
...At 120,000 miles when I crashed the Tercel it had been recalled for a faulty ignition module, needed a replacement horn because the...
Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:25:42 -0500
...water pump, > > > thermostat w/O-Ring, AFM, master cylinder, accel cable, ignition > > > switch (electrical part [gave one away to Bev at the Buses By...
Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 1 Oct 2011 01:22:19 -0500
...Never touched the timing. I checked compression >>> in >>> #4, and it's normal. >>> >>> So it's getting spark, fuel, air and as compression. I...
Re: visit to GEX
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Tue, 7 Nov 95 11:41:27 PST
...I have performed the maintenance per the warranty agreement which included oil changes, valve adjustment and ignition timing checks at 300 and 1000 miles...
Re: Question and parts request.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:20:00 -0700
...on WV diesel 1.9 engines..there's a stretch bolt holding the timing belt sprocket onto the flat noise of the crankshaft ( very...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Tue, 3 Dec 2013 14:18:10 -0800
...I'll have to recheck my code; my formula was based on timing 8 pulses, but I may have set the counter wrong and...
VW Parts For Sale
Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
Wed, 13 Mar 1996 01:13:21 GMT
...1 Quality metal barrel pump with crank handle 1 Economy plastic barrel pump (push-pull) 1 Air compressor, DeVilbiss 1 Ignition parts cabinet (Echlin...
VW parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
Tue, 26 Mar 1996 21:47:59 GMT
...1 Quality metal barrel pump with crank handle 1 Economy plastic barrel pump (push-pull) 1 Air compressor, DeVilbiss 1 Ignition parts cabinet (Echlin...
Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 14 May 2013 12:20:41 -0400
...To integrate the ignition and ECU management with the turbocharger, I adapted the SAAB APC turbo engine management system dynamically controlling timing, boost, fuel...
Re: Engine Puzzlememt
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Sat, 23 Jun 2018 10:35:47 -0700
...Another possibility is that one of the pins on the flex plate, for the never used ignition timing sensor is hitting one of the...
Re: On Engine Efficiency, Comparing I4s, WBs and Subies (not short)
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 1 Nov 2001 00:11:47 EST
...multifire spark, variable valve timing with rpm, and a variable flow turbocharger with intercooler and conductivity sensed ignition timing. All this will approach a...
Re: Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 03:06:06 EST
...Their emission controlled engines dump the peak thermal load to the coolant at extended idle because of retarded ignition timing maps. While the load...
VW parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
Mon, 5 Feb 1996 21:08:09 GMT
...1 Quality metal barrel pump with crank handle 1 Economy plastic barrel pump (push-pull) 1 Air compressor, DeVilbiss 1 Ignition parts cabinet (Echlin...
Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sat, 1 Oct 2011 11:50:24 +0000
...Never touched the timing. I checked > >>> compression > >>> in > >>> #4, and it's normal. > >>> > >>> So it's getting spark, fuel, air and as compression. I...
Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burnin g gas in m�xico
Historical mailing list - jes poynter
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:28:16 -0800
...the bucking/lurching may have had something to do with the temp sensor and the timing needing to be adjusted. also some of the...
eurospec-tion
Historical mailing list - ddawson
Tue, 10 Nov 1998 07:54:46 -0800
...The 60,000 mile timing belt appears to have a simple replacement procedure as do the oil / filter changes, hoses, spark plugs, ignition parts...
Re: Replace Heads or Engine?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:49:09 -0800
...and it needed a timing belt and idler of course ...and it really should have a new head gasket perhaps ..and a water pump...
Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? WAS:Wife is done with Vanagon a...
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:28:07 -0500
...about 20<BR>> years from now when we stop carrying ignition keys.<BR>><BR>> In fact, I predict that it will...
1.9L vanagon syndrome (lawnnnggg)
Historical mailing list - Brian brian
Tue, 27 May 2003 14:05:42 -0700
...I don�t know if he adjusted the timing at that point (I suspect not). This guy uses whatever cheap crap the parts store...
Jetta Woes and Vanagon Waves (long winded)
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:10:19 -0500
...The nice tow truck driver left the key on in the ignition and ran the OE battery down. Without question, the car wouldn't...
VW Parts and equipment for sale (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
Fri, 13 Dec 1996 12:23:22 -0800 (PST)
...1 Quality metal barrel pump with crank handle 1 Economy plastic barrel pump (push-pull) 1 Air compressor, DeVilbiss, 100 psi 1 Ignition parts...
Re: engine dying while driving
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:38:47 -0700
...If it's >> ignition ..usually the tach will go to zero when power is lost ) .. >> you rig up a timing light in the back...
Re: I shared "Oil Cooler Vanagon Air Cooled" with you in OneDrive
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 19:13:21 +0000
...Worked with ignition timing. Found the stock setting really relied on EGR which all of them are missing now. Disconnected the vacuum advance looking...
Re: AC convert
Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:27:37 -0400
...The minimum and maximum concentrations at which ignition will occur are called the lower and upper flammability limits in air. Hydrocarbons, like the components...
Re: Engine Puzzlememt
Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
Sat, 23 Jun 2018 16:15:27 -0400
...Another possibility is that > one of the pins on the flex plate, for the never used ignition timing > sensor is hitting one of the...
Re: Engine Puzzlememt
Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
Sun, 24 Jun 2018 13:47:52 -0400
...Another possibility is that > one of the pins on the flex plate, for the never used ignition timing > sensor is hitting one of the...
Eberspacher BA6 heater article (long)
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Thu, 27 Jul 1995 17:24:34 -0600 (MDT)
...It has it's own ignitor or ignition coil that also gets it's signal from the points in the combustion motor fan. The...
BA6 Heater Information - long
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Wed, 6 Oct 1999 02:46:18 -0500
...It has it's own ignitor or ignition coil >that also gets it's signal from the points in the combustion motor fan. >The...
On Longevity, Displacement, Efficiency and Technology in Conversions
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 26 Mar 2002 01:58:55 EST
...This number is a function of the combustion chamber design, the intake and exhaust manifold flow dynamics, cam and ignition timing, etc.,etc. Bigger...
Road Test 1971 VW Bus
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 10 May 95 16:06:04 CDT
...We also noticed that the ignition timing has been retarded another five degrees, and is now at 5 degrees after top-dead center. The...
Re: I shared "Oil Cooler Vanagon Air Cooled" with you in OneDrive
Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 13:05:52 -0700
...Worked with ignition timing. Found the stock setting really relied on EGR which all of them are missing now. Disconnected the vacuum advance looking...
Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:34:49 -0700
...This number is a function of the combustion chamber design, the intake and exhaust manifold flow dynamics, cam and ignition timing, etc.,etc. Bigger...
Re: BA6 heater install and ... (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 14:42:04 -0700 (PDT)
...It has it's own ignitor or ignition coil that also gets it's signal from the points in the combustion motor fan. The...
Road Test 1984 SA Oettinger Microbus
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 05 Dec 95 14:32:09 CST
...3,75 turns Ignition ........... coil and Turning circle .. 10,7 metres distributor Main bearings ...... four Fuel requirement ... 98-octane Coast 93-octane Reef Cooling...
Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burnin g gas in m�xico
Historical mailing list - jes poynter
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:37:10 -0800
...i tried cycling the ignition and it didn't help at all. also, while driving the idle would go a little nuts as in...
Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burnin g gas in m�xico
Historical mailing list - jes poynter
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:55:25 -0800
...i tried cycling the ignition and it didn't help at all. > also, while driving the idle would go a little nuts as in...
Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
Historical mailing list - Roland
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:32:17 -0800
...The light/buzzer will remain on until this switch >> closes or you switch off the ignition. Now since you are OK at start up...
Re: I shared "Oil Cooler Vanagon Air Cooled" with you in OneDrive
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 21:50:22 +0000
...Worked with ignition timing. Found the stock setting really relied on EGR which all of them are missing now. Disconnected the vacuum advance looking...
Re: '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burnin g gas in m�xico
Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:02:04 -0800
...started going faster, the bucking >> started again. �i tried cycling the ignition and it didn't help at all. >> also, while driving the idle...
Resolved: Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
Historical mailing list - Roland
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:00:28 -0800
...The light/buzzer will remain on until this switch >>> closes or you switch off the ignition. Now since you are OK at start up...
Re: Resolved: Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:25:32 -0500
...The light/buzzer will remain on until >>> this switch closes or you switch off the ignition. Now since you >>> are OK at start up...
Re: Resolved: Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
Historical mailing list - Roland
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:31:08 -0800
...The light/buzzer will remain on until > >>> this switch closes or you switch off the ignition. Now since you > >>> are OK at start up...