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• Re: Urban Legend RE: NO starting when cold and Gasahol?(long)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:56:37 -0600
  ...it's basically an engine management system that has fuel and ignition advance maps(one for each 500 rpm )you program yourself. The newer...
• Re: oil temp or oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 18 Oct 2015 22:16:39 -0400
  ...and added fuel pressure sending unit in the pressured side of the line and a water temp sender in the cooling system. The more...
• replace heater hose 83.5
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 03:10:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Do I have to drain the entire cooling system? I assume the answer is yes. Then, my question is what's the best way...
• ignition? injection?
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 19:54:36 -0500
  ...Any thoughts? Should I be concentrating more on the injection system than the ignition system? The last time I started the van (which is...
• Re: Idle control valve and very cold weather?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:35:22 -0800
  ...isture freezing and affecting things. > I can't quite visualize your fuel system hose layout, but do you have a > heater element in your...
• Re: Cooling Intake Air?
  Historical mailing list - Arnold Schultz
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 23:26:51 -0700
  ...in your carburetor at the venturi or by the main jets you get a decreases in pressure and that lets the fuel get sucked...
• Re: Vanagon conversions
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 21:20:38 -0400
  ...a diesel mounting system, but uses an adapter plate instead of a diesel bellhousing, thus keeping the starter and Syncro fuel tank the same...
• Re: biodiesel - New Zealand's answer
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 01:45:09 +1200
  >Weeeellll they could just turn 'round and use a flexible piping system >combined with the sheep, eliminate the methane problem and solve the >fuel...
• Re: no power to auxiliary air valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:15:18 -0400
  ...I did a full troubleshooting of the ignition and fuel injection system this morning and narrowed the problem down to the auxillary air regulator...
• Re: VW gets busted (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Fri, 18 Sep 2015 22:29:38 -0600
  ...The fuel mileage on the 2003 varies from 43 to 50, on the 2014, 36-42, pretty much what is claimed. Jon On 9...
• Re: 88 fuel lines / exaust
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 09:38:10 -0500
  ...I searched the archives and it seems the responces came directly to me :( Anyway, I am wanting to replace my fuel lines on my...
• Re: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 20:21:03 -0800
  ...intake system. Over advanced >>> ignition timing will also add to this as the advance timing will >>> > require > >>> much less air and fuel to maintain...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 20:46:53 -0500
  ...After running a 2.1 for years in my '84, I wish I could > just replace the whole FI system with the one from...
• Re: Aircooled? - building my own interior heating system!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:53:28 -0800
  ...system. Parts: * Inline 12v heater (bought on Ebay for $70 - basically a temp. controlled glow plug in a metal Tee) * inline electric carb fuel...
• Re: now 87, was 88 GL - manual tranny - fail to start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 23:12:58 -0400
  ...Came back out, key in the ignition, ignition on >> - check idiot lights, listen for fuel pump to pressurize the fuel >> system, key to start...
• Re: Gas tank hard to fill, another issue
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 13 Jan 2017 09:23:56 -0800
  ...The air in the tank is vented through the fill neck when filling and is now usually sucked up by a vapor control system...
• Re: [Syncro] Not running yet. ?????? any ideas.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 01:30:15 -0500
  ...Also got injectors at the time, I think due to a recall? > * System does hold pressure. > * We swapped in an alternate brain and an...
• Re: '82 Westy Diesel Intro + Injector / Timing Belt / General Questions
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:19:26 -0700
  ...Shawn '88 Westy 2.1 (365,000km, looking for a 1.9TD to swap with...)======================== Shawn Wright Computer Systems Manager Shawnigan Lake School http...
• Re: Need Help diagnosing a Non-starting '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:16:38 -1000
  ...I'm assuming that there >>>> is an electrical issue that is affecting both the fuel pump and the >>>> ignition system. >>>> I've cleaned up...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:48:21 -0400
  ...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: A friend bought a NEW Camero Z28 in the midst of the first oil crisis
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:09:08 -0700
  ...Vanagons get GREAT fuel milage for WHAT THEY WILL DO ! particularly a camper of any sore. Look how good 20 mpg ( gas ) or high...
• Re: Air Intake Project
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 27 May 2001 12:01:15 EDT
  ...The big square box does have a relatively large filter area and unless you can create a true ram-air system I don't...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:58:06 -0600
  ...That alone wipes out the > >>> 25% fuel economy improvement if that's what you get. Many Diesel vehicles > >>> 2007 and newer also require the...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
  Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:06:38 -0700
  ...Air leaks, spark plugs, fuel injectors or fuel supply, spark plug wires, grounds, and a myriad of other things can cause an erratic idle...
• Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:16:43 -0700
  Jim, while the Digifant system can seem mystifying at times, it is ultimately a fairly simple system to troubleshoot. Don't give up, be...
• Re: Short Coolant Line
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 06:54:04 -0400
  ...I guess they got tired of the early vans having problems bleeding air out of the coolant system so they put the rail around...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1366
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 May 1997 16:28:12 +0000
  ...down completely when coasting? > Could someone please suggest the sequence of fuel system checks that might > lead to a solution? > Thanks, > Jim > Jim, I...
• Re: Head gasket FIX!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 13:00:57 +0200
  ...This >keeps engine and coolant temps from sky rocketing after shut-off. >What would happen if vanagon waterboxers had such a system? Would the...
• Re: Friday Question - Squarebacks (little Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 16:52:29 -0700
  ...brake system during cold weather. Bleeding brakes is another fun family activity. > People find it hard to believe that VW put fuel injection in...
• Re: FS: Westy Eberspacher heater CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 09:11:26 -0600
  ...Comes > with the main heater unit (with glow plug and sensor/switch > attached), fuel pump, ducting etc. I believe a blower motor is also...
• Re: Bucking Engine
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Sat, 1 May 2004 09:18:49 -0700
  Changed the spark plugs, spark plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, air filter and fuel filter 13,000 miles ago. I think the O2 sensor...
• Re: My Vanagon: Trouble in Paradise ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 01:25:48 -0500
  ...Is there some acid built up on the fuel combustion that is pickling the exhaust system? It has never failed a smog test yet...
• Cat Plat Heater Stats
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 20:29:30 -0700
  ...Thermal Systems, Inc. 2757 29th St. S.W. Tumwater WA 98502 (206) 352 0539 (206) 943 6442 (fax) Heaters: Model: 3p12A: 3,000 btu...
• Re: Digijet Digitool Info
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 07:03:05 -0600
  ...It will also work on an L-jetronic or digifant 2 system. Hooking a led circuit (light emitting diode) direct to coil minus takes...
• Re: throttle position sensor was-bucking in parking lots
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:38:34 -0500
  ...Synthetic ATF will help the PS system work better in cold weather. The throttle position switch does nothing to improve the idle or compensate...
• Re: Soliciting VW Engine Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:31:34 -0800
  ...but all 1.9 EFI, ignition and cooling system. I also retrofitted the oil cooler/heat exchanger from a 2.1 ... I love this...
• Re: '90 WESTY FOR PARTS IN CALI...Re: 90 westy totaled : sell or buy any 2.1 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 16:37:10 -0700
  ...the brakes were one year old and the entire cooling system and fuel system > were replaced in the last 3 months. > All paper work...
• Re: difference's between model years
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:42:59 -1000
  ...I doubt you;d want an auto trans considering the fuel milage penalty. I manage to get decent miles out of my rigs .. but...
• Re: Loss of Power False Air Oil Breather?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 08:44:52 -0500
  ...very >> competent vanagon mechanic. >> >> I have not measured fuel pressure yet thinking it was >> ignition system >> related. Nor did I check ignition timing or...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Feb 2010 18:58:15 -0800
  ...I'm even wondering right now if 1.9 waterboxer cooling systems warm up faster than 2.1 ones. I've seen 2.1...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:58:18 -0700
  ...Bear in mind that good or bad is > relative, with port fuel injection needing faster information than > carbureted systems. > > ANY O2 sensor that will...
• Re: Random Instant Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:50:48 -0600
  ...If you don't hear the >> fuel pump when you turn the key back on after it dies you can forget >> worrying about the...
• Re: small coolant hose replacement tips needed
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Sun, 12 Jan 2014 10:12:23 -0500
  ...I read it the same way and having had dealings with this section of the 1.9 WBX cooling system I would think that...
• New T5 auto review English translation
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 16:17:45 -0800
  ...Particularly noteworthy in the fifth generation VW bus is a new and intelligent communication system , �Bordkommunikationssystem� named digital voice enhancement (DVE). Here the driver...
• What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 2 May 2010 18:55:12 -0700
  ...just watching the cooling system and if need be, I bleed it...Done it twice in two tanks of fuel...about 600 miles of...
• Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher/Halon suppressant
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 20:22:25 -0500
  ...Large > aircraft > > have a "firewall cutoff" T-handle on the instrument panel glareshield > that > > disconnects all powered electrical wiring and fluid systems (fuel, oil...
• Re: Message to Newbies
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:06:34 -0500
  ...They > are high pressure hoses, and the least little hole or crack sends fuel > spraying everywhere. All it takes is a little heat or...
• Re: gas tank crap..... again
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 11:33:54 -0800
  ...is the Vanagon EVAP system correctly interfaced with the Zetec? Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups...
• Early Bus Gas Tanks
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 14:12:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...work, but has anyone here done this before? Anyone retrofitted the fuel gauage before? I have no idea how the thing hooks up... What...
• 90 GL Oil temp sender options?/Motor Mount Diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 10:47:18 -0500
  ...By the way, the Haltech FI system has been running flawlessly despite the goob that programmed it(and we all know who that is...
• Re: bus bars for bus (engine conversion wiring questions)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:50:58 -0800
  ...each engine component to make it easier to troubleshoot problems or to > upgrade to other fuel injection systems at a later date. > > thanks, > > Matt
• Re: Oil Drain Plug Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 21:45:48 -0800
  ...along > with a complete hose kit for the fuel system on my 88 GL. It's been 5 > years on the hoses. It's...
• Re: Missing engine ground strap
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:12:46 EDT
  ...The other end goes to any convenient location on the firewall near the fuel pump relay and ignition coil. Make sure the area on...
• Replacement AFM technology
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:02:20 +0200
  ...With all the potential problems we're facing in our vans in general and it's fuel injection system specifically (which is most hard...
• Help with engine rebuild '87 [W] Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Aug 94 17:05:52 PDT
  ...The first thing that went was the exhaust system. My mechanic suggested replacing it completely because it had some much corrosion that it was...
• Re: Uncooperative Starter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 08:35:53 -0700
  ...was standing at the rear, said he could hear the > > fuel injection system switching on when the key hit the 'start' position. He > > threatened...
• TiiCo Update
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 08:23:01 -0400
  ...Knowing that this can happen with "open" exhausts that create a fuel need beyond the injection system's ability to compensate, I added an...
• Re: 1.9 low power problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:14:40 -0500
  ...Some systems even shut off fuel to > individual misfiring cylinders. All fun ! > Scott > www.turbovans.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
  Historical mailing list - B Logan
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:00:51 -0800
  ...for specific emmissions control items such as EGR valves, type of > fuel system, number of cylinders, etc. If you mucked with it, it fails...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:29:02 -0600
  ...Put in new fuel filter, no >> change. I pulled the injectors on one side and cranked - they ARE >> spraying. >> There is pressure in fuel...