Auxilliary Air Regulator -- 1981 VW Vanagon

[Cody Forbes]

Note that my suggestion for a Porsche 914 part is still valid since your bus and a 914 share the same VW type 4 engine. 

-Cody Forbes

On May 31, 2012, at 9:11 AM, <laraa at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> They all look the same, they are physically the same, but the thermal spring
> in there is calibrated for each engine.
> A wrong one won't prevent an engine to run, since this device is there to
> rise the idle speed when cold, then close the air when the engine is hot.
> But a rough idle period should be expected. I personaly would try a few
> known good ones if cheap and easy to replace.
> 
> 
> You may want to check both part numbers on the old unit (Bosch will be "0
> 280 XXX XXX" and VAG will be like "022 906 045a") and try the usual
> suspects.
> 
> If I chose the good one in ETKA, then it is still available from here :
> http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=022906045A 
> 
> Louis-Alain
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] De
> la part de b1biker at aol.com
> 
> 
> I have a bad auxiliary air regulator on my 81 VW Vanagon, 2.0 air cooled. VW
> says that it is no longer available and I can't find an on-line source. This
> is a 2-wire regulator and I've been told that any 2-wire unit will work.
> Does anyone know of  other VW or Audi models that use a 2-wire auxiliary air
> regulator so that I can substitute. 
> Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
> Gary Meier
> 
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