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• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:12:02 -0700
  ...Here's a handy app to help you track your > fuel...there's one for the smart phones, too.... > http://www.fuelly.com/dashboard >
• Re: Gas Vapors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 May 2011 18:58:13 -0400
  ...After repairs the tank and vent system can be charged to 2-3 psi to make sure the vapors are kept in. Dennis -----Original...
• Gas Tank Update (Part III)
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 13 Apr 1995 22:22:57 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I also replaced ALL of my fuel lines while I was in there, and cleaned up my reserve valve, etc. So, I guess I...
• Re: 84 westy strange idle
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 14:28:35 -0500
  ...Essentially, it boils down to an improper idle setting- probably due to about five or six incorrect things in the system. My problems are...
• Re: Update: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:23:22 -1000
  ...Not a large backfire and may be > caused by > >> the fact that the fuel mixture is probably rich. Any other > suggestions? > >> Currently the EGR...
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:41:59 -0500
  ...So an >>>> electric driven water pump might prove a healthy gain in FE (fuel >>>> economy). >>> A worn impeller is caused by corrosion and/or...
• Re: AFM intermittancy result?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:50:32 -0700
  ...the injectors firing. >> >> ( ecu keeps fuel pump relay energized because it sees the engine turning >> from the ignition system. ) >> >> Scott >> turbovans.com >> >> >> ----- Original Message...
• Re: 1.9 low power problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:52:07 -0800
  ...Some systems even shut off fuel to individual misfiring cylinders. All fun ! Scott www.turbovans.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• '82 Westy 5 cyl TD conversion project for sale
  Historical mailing list - Brian Bush
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 22:00:08 -0600
  ...diesel transmission What is needed - Exhaust system would need to be fabricated - Intake system (we were going to use a K&N) - Pilot bearing...
• Re: Vanagon Secirity
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 09:54:05 -0500
  ...There are all types of 12v Automatic Garage opener / building security / gate operator systems that one could easily wire into an automobile power circuit...
• FS (soon): '85 Vanagon 'GL :{(
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 20:50:57 -0500 (EST)
  ...In the course of troubleshooting cold starting problems I have replaced the entire ignition system, the fuel pump and fuel filter, and also the...
• digijet tool testing
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 20:31:26 -0500
  ...to start controlling the fuel mixture other than that there is little difference with the exception of the ignition system being integrated on the...
• Re: Fuel pressure regulator - acceptable pressure readings?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:37:21 -0400
  ...But remember that the system should operate (except for emissions) perfectly with sensor and CAT removed. My California-spec '84 was delivered that way...
• Re: your mail
  Historical mailing list - Trace Choulat
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 12:00:25 -0400
  ...With all the similar problems posted on this list, it sure sounds to me like VW really screwed up on the fuel system design...
• Re: FOR SALE: '82 Vanagon w/'98 Jetta TDI Engine
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 14:15:05 EDT
  ...batt. > > Extra 10 gallon fuel tank, with fuel switching valve by driver's seat. > > Round fog lights in the grill. > > Special headlights, with replaceable...
• Re: Suggestions for Fuel expansion tank hose repair?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 09:36:13 -0700
  ...Suggestions for Fuel expansion tank hose repair? I came across a leak the other day and traced it to a rotten hose on the...
• Re: Have I damaged my control unit?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 07:34:32 -0500
  ...fuel injection relays in the secret "high voltage" box I >may have donor something horrible--or maybe not. > >In Bentely Fuel Injection, AFC System...
• Re: Where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 18:02:42 -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: Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 27 Sep 2021 17:04:03 -0400
  They burn up from leaking fuel lines. You should check yours. And relax. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a > Wiadomość napisana przez Steve Bonde <seb007...
• Re: Idle issues...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 14:42:23 -0700
  ...sensor, > replaced the fuel filter, replaced the gas tank gaskets, replaced the > O2 sensor, and replaced a number of exhaust system parts (they were...
• Re: How Hot is To Hott?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:56:57 -0700
  ...How Hot is To Hott? > > > > There is one weak link in the system. > > > > The weak link to the system is the temp sender in...
• Re: alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter vanagon engine???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 23:04:55 -0400
  ...pall This design seems to rely on a very precise fuel metering system. snip... > Economy comes at the price of inflexibility. You can't...
• Re: [WetWesties] RoadHaus - Product Report / Black Taillights - Received & In...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 08:44:42 -0800
  ...The system will drop the Bug to spark delivery level or up to > approximate stock vehicle heigth. > Larger systems like this are used by...
• 1984 Westfalia camper van for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Gibbs
  Fri, 30 Aug 2019 00:57:32 +0000
  ...LP gas system needs new tank and probably new piping City water input pipe leaks, faucet works OK Water storage tank inlet has a...
• Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 21:53:44 -0800
  ...This tells the ECU > that there's more air going through the system than actually is, > causing it to inject extra fuel, hence for...
• Lurker Out Of Hiding-Re:'87Head Gasket...
  Historical mailing list - Doug Warren x2760
  Fri, 4 Oct 1996 15:15:03 EDT
  ...Heads done as part of VWoA campaign early on, CVs @75K, fuel & water pumps, usual reduction in cooling system heat xfr coefficient, etc, etc...
• Re: vanagon questions to the folks that know
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 09 May 1997 09:05:24 -0700
  ...In 86 they went to a slightly larger engine (2.1l vs 1.9l) with a different fuel injection system and improved routing for...
• Re: Digifant, barometers, and the AFM
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 14:26:34 -0500
  ...Colder air is heavier and requires more fuel than the same volume of warm air. The air temperature sensor corrects for this problem to...
• Cheap O2 sensor - 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael David Korsak
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 20:49:51 -0500
  ...I searched for fuel system components, and find Bosch #13913, listed at $39.95. The comments say that this one must have the connector...
• Re: Mine Creaks Too
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 23:58:43 -0000
  ...I've put enough money into the new fuel lines, complete entire new > >exhaust system, and getting towed home 200 miles from when the...
• Re: Vanagon - "Introductory Service Information"
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 13:35:33 -0700
  ...information, from HP/torque curves to diagrams of > the engine, cooling system, fuel injection, exhaust, etc. along with > specs. It pertains to the 1...
• Re: Water pump brands?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 20:43:34 -0500
  ...shifts the load on the system( from the water pump to the alternator ), giving you about the same fuel economy as you had before...
• Idle stabilization control question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:03:26 -0600
  ...cleaned throttle valve -new O2 sensor -checked fuel pressure--ok -no vacuum leaks -checked air intake system, verified that I had no false air...
• Re: DJ Compression Ratio
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:40:30 -0400
  ...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: gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 22:56:34 -0600
  ...All the details of the construction were there, description of the atomic power pack to fuel the system, the whole thing. Not long after...
• update on diesel-gas conversion
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Sun, 26 May 2002 13:50:18 -0700
  ...I next moved on to the fuel delivery system. I got a fuel pump from Stan a few weeks ago, complete with bracket. But...
• Re: Fix or replace? - was Surface Rust on Gas Tank (with pics)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:54:49 -0700
  ...my first preference...would be ... >a really good used vanagon gas tank with the later style smaller >diameter plastic fuel filler neck. >Those are...
• Re: It continues - Engine RPM Hunting 200-500 rpm
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Oct 2010 20:47:06 -0500
  ...other thing ... > I always feel better with a fuel pressure gauge on the fuel system .. > while I'm sorting through weirdness, or at least...
• [WetWesties] 1973 Day Camper For Sale (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 10:57:02 -0800
  ...the headliner, glass, electrical, brake system and all that are in great shape. it has a front mounted spare. new fuel pump. dual carb...
• Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:28:43 -0400
  ...We all need this, just as much as we need new fuel lines. If you don't have new brakes, what's stopping you...
• Friday Philosophy: On Reliability
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:51:06 -0600
  ...A vehicle and its pilot are a system. The optimal running of that system isn�t just about how well the machine is assembled...
• Re: Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 06:15:34 -0400
  ...That means it's not a fuel supply problem. It *may* also put the > system into open-loop briefly. ECU inputs are Coolant temp...
• Re: Consistent cutout at 3k rpm
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:43:16 -0700
  ...driving with a fuel pressure gauge connected revealed fuel pressure was dropping off when the engine was loosing power .. that was a combination of...
• Re: Friday: New VW Engine--it's Miller (cycle) time
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:40:30 -0700
  ...As well as cutting the amount of time spent > > without the engine operating at ideal temperature, VW says the system > helps > > warm the cabin...
• Re: 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 18:41:04 -0700
  ...The > Digifant > FI is not a "racing" FI system but a "cruising" one. > > > > Next project is the A/C along with cooling system flushing...
• Re: What the heck is this?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:32:33 -0700
  ...on the other side? It's part of the fuel expansion/vapour trapping system, isn't it? > > alistair > > On 2011-07-10, at 6...
• Re: Update on Belize Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:10:31 -0800
  ...getting sucked up into the system and bogging things down. So now I > have to get a new fuel tank and parts sent down...
• Re: Manual Shifter Woes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 May 2010 06:44:28 EDT
  ...on the joint of the rod near the rear of the fuel tank. The rod is actually a two piece assembly and they can...
• I4 2.0L Fuel Economy Survey
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 14 May 2002 21:05:29 -0700
  ...II head from a Golf with the stock Digifant II injection system set to 6BTDC and an 87C thermostat. Exhaust is an Audi Fox...
• Re: Starting problem?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:24:52 -0400
  ...I have Darrell's Digitool and the fuel injection LED on the Digitool will light up, but the light will not pulse when it...
• Re: kill switch Q
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 16:07:42 -0600
  ...a relay to the starter, fuel pump, coil power supply. I've also seen a two key lockout system and a jet ski magnetic...
• Re: Fireworks for the Fourth-in my engine bay
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 16:32:53 -0400
  ...If there's ten feet of 6 mm hose in the system that's a volume of about 85 cc, or about five seconds...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Reverse Engineering
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 11:43:49 -0800
  ...Which is more reliable? The CIS or Digifant fuel injection system? This will wheigh in if I make a Jettagon out of my Westy...
• Re: GoWesty2.3--/TIICO
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:59:34 -0800
  ...Use the 1.8 induction system. Got one in my 88 Doka originally cobbled by FastForward. I wonder about the 2.0 head that...
• Confessions of a Emissions Passer
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Tue, 22 May 2001 23:42:13 -0600
  ...I had originally thought that the digifant ignition system was like the new Ford systems where you didn't need to adjust the timing...
• Spring service completed (long)
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 20:26:31 +0000
  ...labour) inspected belts (tightened a/c belt) new fuel filter (Bosch) checked brakes (70% remaining on all original brakes) checked engine compression (155/155...
• 1.8T conversions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 19:07:33 -0800
  ...Since it is a turbo, the exhaust system is greatly simplied, and since it's a cross flow head, you don't have any...
• Fw: Is It Cool To Be Cooler?
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 18:00:58 -0400
  ...so a thermoswitch or thermostat for a > > bmw-designed cooling system MIGHT not be quite so fuel efficient as > > the vw-designed thermostat/switch...
• Re: I-4 conversion general info
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:23:37 -0700
  ...At about 50.)) Fuel economy improved about 3 mpg. > > What Stephen says is correct. > > Off the top of my head: > ’83 (or later) carrier...
• Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:52:50 -0500
  Bad fuel pressure regulator will make it run really rich. I had this happen to my '86. Eventually blew off one of the fuel...