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• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:48:57 -0400
  ...A custom system rules this out. Installing a new system IMO is actually attempting to develop an engine control system on your own and...
• 86 hot temp gauge---was '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:14:25 -0500
  ...The starter works and the engine turns over fine >>> but won't crank. >>> >>> The fuel relays and, thusly, the fuel pump were not cycling...
• Re: How much did you pay for a rebuilt engine, installed?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 11:48:21 -0500
  ...I opted to replace all fuel injection hoses, all coolant hoses, and install a complete new clutch including pressure plate. Engine and cooling system...
• Garage Terminology
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:59:10 -0600
  ...With the engine running, either push the schrader valve in or loosen the fuel line THEN IF: Fuel does not come out of the...
• Woody's wiring problems solved, he hopes
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:14:39 -0500
  ...Unfortunately, since I have replaced so many components and didn't have the skills or time to do it as systematically as Doktor Tim...
• Re: any flux capacitor conversions available?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 03:59:51 EDT
  It's a fact that the Air-cooled vanagon engine or should I say fuel injection system (Air Flow Control) has less power than...
• Re: Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:22:17 -0500
  ...Those are darn strong and consistent fuel injection > systems. > > Scott > www.turbovans.com > > > Subject: Re: Exhaust Design > > >> Here's a good read with pics...
• Re: Fuel Injection Wire Harness Meltdown!
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:37:14 -0500
  ...Fuel Injection Wire Harness Meltdown! > It seems looking in depth at my Bently, that the harness on the fuel > injection,AFC system is history...
• Re: Cuts off on startup
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 12 Mar 2016 10:10:21 -0800
  ...fuel pump, fuel pressure, fuel tank, fuel pressure regulator. In all > cases of not running right.. > the fuel filter should be removed, and emptied...
• Re: Oil/gas leak from passenger cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:22:56 -0700
  ...exhaust system that eat the muffler. it puts acids in the engine oil that eat at the engine bearings. And it wastes fuel and...
• Re: Visual Difference(s) between 1.9L & 2.1L Distributors?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 02:09:36 -0400
  ...PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > The distributors are unique to the fuel injection system/year of vehicle. Not the engine if doing a swap. The...
• Re: Callaway Vanagon quote And other words of wisdom!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 18:46:01 -0500
  ...Any increase in performance will also have an exponential increase in costs and decrease in longevity, The best fuel economy can then be achieved...
• Experiences with CRC 2-26
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:03:08 -0400
  ...If it works there, it should solve the contact problems associated with the Vanagon fuel and ignition system. Experimental results on my '84 Vanagon...
• Re: Short Coolant Line
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 05:53:34 EDT
  ...I also tried 7mm fuel line and it was slightly better. I longer length of line does not work any better.<<<<<< Cheers, Frank Condelli...
• '86 idles climbs in park
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Mon, 3 Mar 1997 11:38:29 -0500
  ...02 sensor (non-vw bosch 3 wire) temp sensor (new) fuel pressure regulator (used) ecu (used '86) Oh, I just remembered that I believe...
• Re: Golf/Jetta engine in gas Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 17:58:23 -0700
  ...One of the biggest problems we run into is that the Fuel Ijector lines need to be lengthened. Other than that, a little fabricating...
• Re: Random thought
  Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 11:40:25 EST
  ...a special care for the conversion related units (Engine , Tranny , Fuelsupply and Cooling system). The goal for the 5 Cyl. is that a engine...
• Re: Engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 11:41:17 +0300
  ...Because of the number of different kind of engines you have to know about your 5 cylinder and how to connect the fuel system...
• Re: Finding a Good Repair Shop - Dgitool
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 22:51:05 PDT
  ...but it will >take >you some time to familiarize yourself with the Fuel Injection components in >the engine compartment and some practice with the...
• Re: What does this part do?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:55:32 -0700
  ...what does that do you ask! This takes gasoline fumes that come off of the fuel tank and stores them. Then when the engine...
• FS: Westy Eberspacher heater CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - Pernice, Vincent
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 09:43:39 -0500
  ...Comes with the main heater unit (with glow plug and sensor/switch attached), fuel pump, ducting etc. I believe a blower motor is also...
• '87 GL passenger van parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 15:16:32 -0600
  ...system compressor=$50-condenser=$30-evaporator=$30, power mirrors-one is missing glass=$100 for both, wing glass=$20 each, all glass available, fuel...
• Re: any years / models we should avoid
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:35:40 -0400
  ...I had a '75 bus with a Type IV aircooled engine, and my only quarrels were with the exhaust, the fuel injection system, and...
• AC, power door and power window problems
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:22:32 -0700
  ...into the engine, transaxle, CV joints, wheel bearings, brakes and fuel injection system. You can always cripple home with your power windows jammed; you...
• Re: See two aitch five oh aitch and Water
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 May 2007 02:40:05 -0500
  ...little math background necessary but an interesting take on fueling our > bricks and the 'system cost' of C2-H5-OH. > > Remembering my organic chemistry...
• Re: E85 in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 21 May 2007 15:54:52 -0500
  ...The first thing you have to do is make sure all the soft parts of the fuel system are compatible with E85. E85 will...
• Re: overheating
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:32:08 -0700
  ...bled the system. > > 3. Replaced temp gauge sensor twice (thought it might be faulty). > > 4. Replaced voltage regulator for temp and fuel gauges w...
• Re: Over-full overflow tank..cause for alarm?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:27:26 -0400
  When I changed my radiator out, I had a big air bubble in the system that pushed coolant back out the tanks. To bleed...
• Re: Propane leak!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:00:49 -0400
  ...before you can even think about working on a pressurized fuel-gas system. Find someone who is certified. Happy motoring, G. Matthew Bulley Bulley...
• My Turbo Audi 2.0 Project (not short)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 05:24:17 EDT
  ...is a temperature bonus for the fuel injectors. Of course he remains fixated on these arcane CIS systems, so I'm sure he didn...
• Re: 2nd Oil Cooler...
  Historical mailing list - DOUGLAS
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 00:05:04 -0700
  ...If you do that you could be robbing air from the engine cooling system. Other components could run hotter ;>) > > >If you put it under...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:46:05 -0400
  The O2 sensor system is really there to maintain a specific fuel ratio required for the three way catalyst to work. Too lean and...
• 02 sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 08:37:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Higher Voltages mean rich, lower ones lean. >I used this information to tune my FI system, like setting CO screw on >the AFM..... >It...
• Re: Using O2 sensor for fuel mix adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 12:47:38 -0700
  > I've seen references to using the O2 sensor present in some Wasserboxer > vans to adjust the fuel mix, or CO level, or whatever...
• Re: Trip Contingencies
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:46:44 -0400
  ...So that under normal operating temps you would be running 0-ZERO cooling system pressure.. And the fluid would be so much more inclined...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:57:56 -0800
  ...can see the inherent advantage of FEWER parts in a system like the fuel hoses. Fewer Parts = less to go wrong. ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: winter cross country trip
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:42:39 -0700
  ...Same problem on my '76 and '81 so I am convinced it is a "feature" of the fuel injection system. This is below 20...
• sudden failure to fire
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:32:38 -0400
  ...a) Battery strong b) Plenty of fuel, no sign of fuel pump problems. c) Spark string at the distributor cap (but terminals inside have...
• Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:58:40 -0500
  ...I also run a wide-band 02 sensor based fuel-air ratio guage that has been really handy in getting my fuel injection system...
• Re: The details of Motronic (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 12:25:48 -0700
  ...If you want to better understand VW fuel injection systems I recommend the Bosch Fuel Injection & Engine Management book by Charles O. Probst, SAE...
• fuel tank leak...
  Historical mailing list - John Gladu
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 23:25:27 -0500
  ...Our driveway is almost sloped enough to bleed the coolant system without further jacking. Smell gas. Look underneath. Steady drip coming from center of...
• Idle Speed Adjustment - Again!!
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 08:46:00 -0500
  ...I didn't think this fuel injection system (Digifant) would do that. I thought FI with its sophisticated electronic controls eliminated this particular problem...
• What should I replace "As long as I'm at it" when I pull the gas tank and the instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 13:29:57 -0400
  ...is apart 3) Replace the clutch master cylinder since the hydraulic system will need bleeding while replacing the brake master (the slave is new...
• Re: FS 85 GL 7 Pass. van
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 13:20:31 -0400
  ...automatic tranny- runs smooth has rebuilt front calipers new pads new e brake cable and some brake lines were replaced all new fuel lines...
• Where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 11:08:01 -0500
  ...have a pressure test done on the cooling system. It will get new fuel lines front to back before it hits the road. It...
• Re: Intermittent low gauges
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:41:36 -0700
  ...When I do go hard and fast as I can uphill, the cooling system is probably at max with this motor (I run a...
• Re: 87 2.1 loss power
  Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
  Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:10:42 -0400
  ...Doesn't appear to >>> have fuel in it. I'll report back on the fuel pressure later,I'll check >>> all >>> grounds again,pull...
• Re: Vanagon woes!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 22:14:31 -0600
  ...Sounds like you have a few issues, but let me address a couple - the tapping sound, and fuel system fires. All vanagons with the...
• Re: oil additive to clean engine
  Historical mailing list - Todd.Last
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 17:50:50 -0700
  ...Whatever is in it it does well in the fuel side of the system > dissolving carbon and hydrocarbon deposits and binding h2o without titrating...
• Re: disconnect 02 sensor: Plea for Fault Codes
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 19:32:26 -0600
  Malcom Wrote: > Altogether, the latest Bosch Motronic systems beat all the past hacks by > miles, and they get better each year -- simpler, smarter, cheaper...
• Re: Hard Starting Cold and Hot
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:00:49 EDT
  ...either by dumping too much fuel to burn into a cylinder or by causing the FI system to enrich the mixture because of air...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:00:39 -0700
  ...Makes me nervous. > > John Rodgers > 88 Gl Driver John, the only advantages of carburetor(s) vs FI are system costs, and ease of repair...
• Re: Fuel System or Electronic?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 14 Nov 2018 00:26:57 +0000
  ...Symptoms remain the same. > I will next check for fuel flow, and while my gut tells me fuel pump, just > wanted to get wiser...
• Re: WTB: EVAP charcoal canister
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 01:38:16 -0700
  ...Fuel vapor containment/recovery systems have been with us since the late 60's. The purge valve on your vanagon was vacuum operated and...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:45:55 -0600
  ...What effect does not having a shielded green signal wire have on the system?? Thanks JB On 2/9/09 6:27 PM, "Mike...
• Re: winter storage
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 06:34:48 -0800
  ...fuel tank and keeps the fuel from varnishing. I use RV antifreeze in the water tank that is flushed through the water system prior...
• Updated For Sale Parts List
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 22:17:57 -0500
  ...P-mail your request. #42) Approximately 6 Fuel Injectors $20.00 each. #43) One set fuel rails $25.00 #44) One Vanagon or Type...
• Re: FOR SALE: Whole bunch of Vangon and other parts
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 00:48:31 -0500
  ...weight 3.7kg Syncro fuel tank straps good condition with a very small amount of surface rust on one, fuel filler cap plastic surround...
• Re: removing cat -was:SS header
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 10:23:53 -0600
  Todd Last wrote: >Probably the best solution would be to simply knock the insides out of the >cat and keep it in the system...
• Re: Drove off a 9'' curb, and she just died
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 23:20:10 -0800
  ...No sign of damage on the underside, > no fluids leaking, electrical system (lights, dash) working. Called my > stepson, who works for the local tow...