[s-cars] Auxilliary Air Regulator -- 1981 VW Vanagon

[Cody Forbes]

Nope Peter, the type 44's have an idle air controller not an aux air valve. An aux air valve is a more simple device, you apply power and it opens, then as a heated wire inside gets warm it slowly closes. Once it's up to temp (2 minutes or so) it never opens again until the engine is off long enough for it to cool.

Gary, you can look for one used off of any number of Porsches from the 70's. Check with 914's first as they'll be cheaper than 911 parts. Places like PelicanParts.com and automobile Atlanta are likely sources. But really I'd just plug the hoses and toss the thing, it's rather worthless when it works perfectly.

-Cody Forbes

On May 31, 2012, at 2:39 AM, Peter Golledge <petergolledge at gmail.com> wrote:

> Assuming this is for idle control... all of the Type 44 (5000/200) have them, would expect any MC motor does.  Do take small 12V battery to test units with at the wrecking yard... lots of them go bad!
> 
> On 5/30/2012 9:25 PM, b1biker at aol.com wrote:
>> 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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