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• Re: Thermostats especially in colder weather
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sat, 27 Jan 2018 14:17:20 -0700
  ...With the fuel cut off, no combustion, the heater cores taking heat out of the coolant, and air still being pumped through the engine...
• Re: coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:49:35 -0700
  ...They have far more cooling system parts in them.. theparts are all 25ish years old if they have not been replaced yet. I hope...
• 87 syncro: Dead #2 cylinder. Injector?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 08:36:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Once when i was out and the problem started, i ran a can of BG-44K thru the system and it cleared up--not...
• TD coolant circulation pump
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:43:56 +0100
  ...In the engine bay, next to the fuel filter, sits an electric pump which is supposed to switch on after you switch off the...
• Re: Synthetic Oil?
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Wed, 17 May 2000 12:27:53 -0400
  VW is using 0w30 synthetic oil in all its 2000 model vehicles that have the oil monitoring system in europe. In a synthetic this...
• capacitor fix
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 22:28:51 -0600
  ...The fuel system was checked out by some well qualified mechanics, and they want a lot of money to do the "look for intermittent...
• Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:08:08 -0600
  ...The fuel enters from outside and the combustion air and exhaust are outside the van as well. Gaskets seal the unit from the outside...
• Re: turbo?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:47:46 -0400
  ...I can't tell how you've piped the output of the turbo to the intake of your fuel system though...??? Did this require...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:43:18 -0400
  ...Even on working systems. On Sep 22, 2006, at 12:20 PM, Todd Last wrote: > GoWesty writes.... > > " Interestingly, the depression down the middle was...
• More power
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:36:31 -0800
  ...But if you are in the US, I would even suggest hanging onto the old system and popping it back on when you go...
• Re: 87 2.1 loss power
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:32:31 -0700
  ...I'd invest time into the fuel system myself...... inspect spark plugs, check in fuel filter - empty it out backwards to see what's...
• 1.9l Turbo Diesel Group purchase.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 22:14:40 -0400
  ...One of the reasons I like Diesels is that I don't have to bother with complicated electronic fuel injection systems, lots of electric...
• Re: NOx high
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:05:57 -0600
  ...Depending on year of the vanagon (AC vs WB) there is an EGR but it is usually nonfunctional from holes in the system from...
• Re: Any ideas, my van runs terrible, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 01:03:17 -0800
  ...common >00537 Oxygen system regulation, 27-00 implausible single > >0524 knock sensor G61, 3100 open or short to ground. > >0561 fuel mixture adjustment. > 15...
• Re: Emissions testing 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 16:13:26 -0500
  ...computer how to adjust the fuel mixture. Throttle position switch, Temp II switch, AFM, Oxy sensor, CAT, exhaust system leaks, air intake leaks, vacuum...
• Clarify On Board Propane used outside
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 23:05:30 -0400
  Hi all OK lets try explaining this a bit better I have a 85 westy with a on Board Propane system. I want to...
• Re: DJ Compression Ratio
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:26:33 -0700
  ...system. Links is one. Expensive. But then you hook up your lap top to your ECU and you prgroam in the timing and fuel...
• Re: header replacement 025251172r for 87 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 26 May 2004 10:25:54 -0700
  ...not be getting a correct > reading (thus throwing > off your fuel injection system). > > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > www.busdepot.com > (215) 234...
• Bob Donalds big valve engine--yet another update (WAY LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:11:05 -0400
  ...I've also got a new fuel pressure regulator to go in and, while I'm working on the fuel system, I'm going...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:20:19 -0400
  Too much fuel could be flooding it. Un plug all the injectors and then crank the engine with the throttle open. If it suddenly...
• Desperately seek printed foil circuit (update)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Sid
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 00:36:03 -0800
  ...85 Jetta GL -Ole' Gray Mare 85 Vanagon GL - Goldie ------------------------- ------systemsfarm------- systemsfarm@shaw.ca ------------------------- "Any splelling errors are typos. Grammatical erros is because I...
• Re: Water Injection
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 May 2008 22:21:53 -0500
  ...I ran one full tank of fuel through the engine before I put the water > injection system on, and the results on the next...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 2 Nov 2011 12:07:58 -0700
  ...I could hear the FP and the fuel running through the FI >> system. I then jumped in the driver's seat and turned the...
• Re: Still need HELP with hot start problem 84 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Sep 2012 18:28:07 -0700
  ...and fuel filters must always be checked for any weird starting or running condition. at the minimum.. restricted /weak fuel delivery and supply system...
• Re: WTB: EVAP charcoal canister
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Aug 2014 20:10:55 -0400
  ...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: What water boxer to replace my 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 6 Aug 2019 13:02:54 -0400
  ...from your 1.9 or did you update the cooling system, ECU, fuel injection. > > I take it your van is a Standard. Mine is...
• Re: Vanagon Repair classes
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 21:47:35 -0500
  ...fuel lines; 2) A workshop on cleaning/fixing ALL of your ground connections; 3) A workshop on how to properly burp your cooling system...
• Re: Help! My New Van has the Intermittent syndrome!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 10:23:08 -0400
  ...Please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Unless explicitly and conspicuously designated as "E-Contract...
• Re: HELP: problem with temperature gauge (or something)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:03:47 -0400
  ...the fuel and temp gauges. > and checked all the wiring. That's the part I don't believe. This is a simple system. You...
• Re: TDI Conversion Advice
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 10 May 2017 19:29:44 -0500
  I just received my injection system for a Mtdi to replace my aaz turbo diesel. Hopefully within 2 weeks have it in and running...
• Re: Callaway Vanagon quote And other words of wisdom!
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 10 Nov 2013 21:12:03 -0700
  ...Cooling system pressure remains the > same. > > Angus > > > > On Nov 10, 2013, at 7:20 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > There have not...
• Re: Hydrogen help for the Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:56:40 -0500
  ...I got a noticeable improvement on power and fuel economy. This was just after installing a high-compression 1.7L 411 engine in my...
• Re: Cash for Clunkers Tally
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:17:59 -0700
  ...Royce that had some rust issues and some jags with leaky fuel systems ... but nearly 300 vanagons is simply a tragedy ... lots of ridiculous...
• Recycling a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 20:41:05 -0500
  ...I also will sell (if possible) the skid plates & stuff, the computer, suspension parts (springs and stuff), dashboard & components, fuel system with tank, and...
• Re: Empty Cat. Converter
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 10:43:29 -0400
  Gary, your cat can disintegrate if the fuel mixture is too rich for an extended period. When it disintegrates, it tend to plug up...
• Northern Starter Blues -Mystery # 2
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wilke
  Sun, 3 Jan 1904 02:16:20 -0500
  ...I've had my mechanic go thru the system( alternator too) and everything looks ok....It always starts in Montana Anybody got any good...
• Rough Running; 87' Syncro
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 21:08:53 -0600
  ...But after a couple minutes the smoke (fuel) gets thicker and thicker, and it eventually cuts out as the idle drops to 0. Tailpipe...
• Re: help with 91GL problem - it likes flatbed rides too much
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 15:47:53 -0400
  ...fuel and flood the motor. Good luck, Thanks to everyone who responded with their advise. It was all good. Thomas Brobst Accu-Sort Systems...
• Inuvik Expedition - Pr.Rupert BC to Costa Mesa CA
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Sep 1996 09:37:07 -0700
  ...My fuel is down a quarter tank from full. Fuel is weeping from the fitting on the electric fuel pump. Hopefully it is only...
• Re: Superchargers? - Low Pressure Turbo!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 02:44:17 -0400
  ...I modified the intake manifold to adapt the digifant fuel injectors and used the digifant engine control system. I also took the SAAP automatic...
• Gearing Fuel Economy and Performance
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 03:46:07 EST
  ...The fuel metering is a function of air flow which in turn is a function of throttle opening. In short, the engine system will...
• Re: NVC Re: VW gave diesel drivers what they wanted! Tailpipe Emissions!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 15:01:33 -0400
  ...These areas have regulations for most fuel > > burning appliances including furnaces, boilers, and water heaters. > > NOx is the major reason that vehicle modifications are...
• Re: 91(bus) dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 16:01:40 -0800
  ...The above jumper will not make the fuel pump go unless the ECU is telling it to. The ECU runs the fuel pump for...
• Re: winterizing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:48:06 -0400
  ...I've had many cars that will not start until you pump out the bad fuel in an old carb. I've had entire...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 14:01:32 -0700
  ...systems have a few improvements. One sensor that Digifant doesn' t have is knock sensing, and this coupled with more sophisticated ignition, fuel delivery...
• VW SUPER SALE!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Apr 1995 13:41:17 -0700
  ...port Type III manifolds $175 1971 type III fuel injection parts, most of the system. Make me an offer; Box of camshafts Box of...
• Re: problem with 79 westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 19:29:12 -0500
  ...Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> writes: > Check all of the grounds in the Fuel injection system. If your > mechanics > do not have the...
• Burning up ECU; fixed!
  Historical mailing list - wheelierider
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:34:30 -0800
  ...I cleaned all the contacts on everything in the ignition and fuel injection that I could find then just put it all back together...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:46:58 -0700
  ...Also, the 1.9L and auto > combination often have poor fuel economy. The 2.1L got a revised converter > with different stall speed and...
• Re: Operating temp question/Boston Bob's solution?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 23:29:26 -0500
  ...When winter hit, I changed to the 87 degree thermostat and my fuel mileage shot up by 2 MPG. I have run the 87...
• Re: Oldsmobile Burns Today - Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:50:54 -0500
  ...Couldn't have been anything > >else > >but fuel lines.. Fire started under the hood, and once it got going > >it > >was a hot one...
• Re: Hall Senders
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 28 Nov 2013 14:25:15 -0800
  ...or that the engine is running ....I was prepared to run this 5 cylinder VW engine on waterboxer Digifant fuel injection if I had...
• Re: FWD>Help!!! Broken down on a dirt road in Costa Rica!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 18:25:15 -0800
  ...Still have electrical systems, battery, etc., just absolutely no >| ignition. >| >| We've had a number of occasions where the car "burps", and stalls for...
• Re: Running Hot
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 12:25:47 -0400
  ...God knows I am > disturbed enough as it is. > Any advice out there? I am assuming that the fuel needs to run a little...
• Re: TIICO/OBD2 - Parts
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 14:21:57 -0500
  ...Then i grabbed 12v from the fuel-pump fuse under the back seat. Works. You need to supply 12 volts to pin 16 on...
• Neato camp chairs for the van
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:25:52 -0700
  ...of the American monopoly corporations, which in turn fuel much of our corrupt political system...but I'll stop there. sorry to waste everyone...
• Re: It is possible to make a 2WD into a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 09:37:43 -0400
  ...differentials/VC/transmission/engine/exhaust/intake) plus its fuel tank and fuel system and fuel filler pipe/housing then transplanted it, you'd have...
• Vanagon update paying to undo other's work
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 2 Jun 2023 17:27:48 -0400
  ...Simplified the system and added 6 fuses. This is now a simple but functioning system. Old et up was destined to short or cause...
• Trip Report: Mustang Island SP
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:11:52 -0500
  ...We got 18.3mpg on the way down according to Fuelly.com. On the return we took it a bit easier, keeping to around...
• BN-4 heater FS
  Historical mailing list - Barb Houg
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 20:38:25 +0000
  ...i have completely disassemble the unit, cleaned it, adjusted the switches, and set the fuel pump. it works wonderfully and puts out of gobs...