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Date:         Sun, 5 Jul 2009 18:12:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1.9 aux air valve
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They are on rabbit, cabriolet, jetta, Golf. Audi 500 (like 83). What I really want to know , does the part number matter? they look the same, do the same thing, does it matter what the part number says?

--- On Sun, 7/5/09, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:

> From: Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> > Subject: Re: 1.9 aux air valve > To: "Robert Keezer" <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM> > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 6:03 PM > Hi Robert, > > Same part. It was also used on the baywindow buses from > 1974 (CA Auto only, all others that year were carbureted) to > 1979. > > There is also one on my wife's 85 cabriolet; that one has > CIS fuel injection. I am pretty sure it was also used on > other Bosch-FI marques in the 70s and 80s, including Volvo > and others. > > Happy Trails, > > Greg Potts > 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato" > 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop > www.busesofthecorn.com > www.pottsfamily.ca > > > Robert Keezer wrote: > > I have a question exclusively for someone who really > knows about these auxilliary air valves found on 1.9 > enegines 83-85, and on Air-cooled from 80-83. > > Are they all the same? The ones for Volkswagen all > look the same, and so are some for Mercedes, Audi, Porsche > etc. > > > > All have the firs 7 digits in common: 0 280 140 101, > 141, etc. > > I found one on a air-cooled and the number shows up as > Audi, yet the engine runs fine. > > Experts? > > > > Robert > > 1982 Westfalia > > > > > --


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