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• Re: Evaluating a "Found" Engine
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 21:22:52 -0500
  Hi Scott, The total loss cooling system; that's brilliant. I've done that with outboard motors lots of times. It just didn't...
• Re: why does #3 pist/cyl always go bad first?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 20:32:03 -0500
  ...The fact that all Fuel Injected type IV engines have asymetrical > (un-equal > >path lengths from exhaust valves to tail pipe) exhaust systems can...
• Re: OT: Guinness VW record
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 19:00:41 -0800
  ...That and the other > things like generators, batteries, starters, points and condensers, > oil changes, plugs, clutch, tires, clogs in the fuel system, wheel > alighnments...
• Alternative Vanagon heaters - Zodi's, Tankless Water Heaters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:17:58 -0600
  ...Wood of course was the fuel for this contraption. It worked well. Was not extremely portable, but it could be broken down and moved...
• Re: Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:50:37 -0700
  ...With the winch system when I lower the engine to the ground onto the drip pan that I pull out from under the car...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:39:58 -0600
  ...sensor going in this weekend) >>>>> entire ignition system is good (timing, coil, distributor, relays, etc.). >>>>> fuel pressure is good. All injectors appear to be...
• Re: 82 vanagon - I need a new engine - questions
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 00:53:31 -0400
  ...I'm also >disappointed to know that my fuel consumption will drop from high 20s down >to low 20s. > >Is this a good candidate...
• Big day at the parts yard
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:47:31 -0600
  ...One is called "Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems" and it has three sections (AFC, Digijet, & Digifant) and the other manual is called "Digifant I...
• Re: 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement Choices? Costs? Comments?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:53:48 -0700
  ...Plenty of hp and torque, reliability, cheap to maintain, and fuel economy- Freeway and backroads 21.mpg. If I am on roads primarily in...
• Re: Problem with 1991 Vanagon cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:17:34 -0700
  ...but all 3.....actual engine coolant temp, pressure bottle level warning, and cooling system pressure .. Man if someone doesn't catch something going on...
• Re: Help with stalling van
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 9 May 2010 15:43:40 -0400
  ...replaced rad thermo switch cool lev sensor replaced (system bled) changed 2 relays (fuel sys and forget...ignition? replaced fuel pressure regulator checked gas...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: New Engine Needed
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:35:54 -0700
  ...necessarily cheapest) way. > > 1) Closed loop engine management system. > > 2) Digifant or better fuel injection system > > 3) Stock tach and gauges work > > 4) Stock...
• Re: 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:43:21 -0800
  ...Bleeding cooling system **may** be more difficult on Subie and less so on an I4 VW. There **may** be vibration issues with a gasser...
• Diagnosis of Intermittent Power Loss or Misfire
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:50:05 -0700
  ...Electrical Harness Check-- Check the connectors in the ECU Plug and at all the other fuel system components connections. ARe the connectors in good...
• Re: GoWesty Engine Management system
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 7 Nov 2020 11:32:36 -0700
  ...OBD2 system work with >>>> the >>>> older style PWM idle control valve and AFM. >>>> >>>> re: performance off idle at ~ 2000 RPM (and maybe fuel efficiency...
• Re: I4 conversion exhaust - some comments
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 23:39:42 -0800
  ...fuel tank on the other. I also encountered some floor > heating and added a heat shield. My target was quiet and this system has...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:31:32 -0600
  ...Diesels have very expensive injection systems and >>> all have turbo chargers. The turbo alone can be a huge maintenance >>> hit when it fails and...
• Re: power steering rack: core value
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 05:58:47 EDT
  ...The rack replacement job was not as fun as the new gas tank install or replacing fuel lines - and I had grown quite fond...
• Re: 84 vanagon engine troubles
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 19:44:35 -0600 (CST)
  ...It also seems to have a bit more power, while wanting higher octane fuel than it's supposed to need - I suppose because of...
• Re: 1.9l Wasserboxer stumble...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 00:16:28 +0100
  ...the fuel atomize or the engine runs as you discribe > > > Bob Donalds > > > http://www.bostonengine.com > > > > Bob, we are talking stock carb system here...
• Re: Frusterated Vanagon owner
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 01:39:33 -0400
  ...gasket change, no worry about the very well design & simple fuel injection system and so on. Rust will get the car before the engine...
• Re: Latest dyno run
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:38:50 -0700
  ...Latest dyno run it seems that there is a fuel injection problem or some other significant problem with that boxer run you have. that...
• Re: '79 Westy A/C ??
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  20 Sep 96 13:56:23 EDT
  ...Nearly all the late model aircooled type 4 engined, fuel injected buses I have seen with A/C that were in the junkyard, that...
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  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:13:29 -0400
  ...The entire exhaust system is hung on rubber mounts, which prevents cracking, but the toilet bowl joint is fairly stiff so the pipes resonate...
• Re: Some Info & a Question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sat, 13 Jul 2002 08:44:55 -0700
  Dave, did you change your fuel injector seals? I just ordered new ones at $0.80 a piece. The seals haven't arrived yet...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug Gasket
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 00:16:24 -0600
  ...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: Suggestions for Fuel expansion tank hose repair?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 19:59:23 -0600
  ...Suggestions for Fuel expansion tank hose repair? > > > It is a royal pain to get up in there. I was able to do it by...
• Re: AC conversion
  Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 05:57:34 -0700
  ...This year I have had significant work done on car, including rebuilt engine installed (2.1), water pump, fuel pump, radiator, clutch. Also upgrade...
• Re: mpg display (was Re: Was: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:33:59 -0500
  ...This is one area where being a micro manufacturer helps us, we could most certainly have a working prognostics system for customers that actually...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 15:08:56 -0400
  ...Also, you have to consider the extra wear and tear on the engine when it's spinning at those high RPMs, and the fuel...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:26:25 -0700
  ...Like it's a safety issue even. >> You combine that with the joke head gasket system, and old tech >> engine >> management system, and fuel...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 14:24:47 -0700
  one runs a regular thermostat with Evans coolant ? for fuel economy and emissions reasons, and heater performance, you want it ruining 'up to temp...
• Re: Preparations for Rough Roads
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 15:38:06 -0700
  ...or bailing wire >1 ignition coil *** maybe one for goup > Oddly shaped pieces coolant hoses and clips **** yes >fuel hose and clips *** yes, but...
• 85 westi FS for a 78 westi
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 18:39:57 -0500
  ...fuel pump and fuel tank with sender spare set of front seats 5 spare tires and rims spare transmission with starter compete brake system...
• Re: Delay on charge/o2sensor indicators after starting..?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 1 Jan 2017 18:33:15 -0800
  ...I saw right away and blipped the throttle and the > charging system kicked right in...But that is NOT something I like to > ignore...
• Re: Fuel Injection (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 23 May 2001 09:00:43 -0400
  ...Mark and a couple of others have suggested that it's not the cam, but the fuel pressure regulator (FPR) or the air flow...
• Re: 86 digifant running rich
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 06:32:31 -0700
  Wow! What should a "parts-replace-not-yet-promoted-to-backyard-mechanic" do to learn the basics of the digifant system? I have a...
• Re: AFM failure
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Apr 2020 20:37:13 +0000
  ...wrote: > Right, but doesn't that make it more of a fuel cell rather than a battery > though? > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 6 Mar 2014 04:59:37 -0800
  ...These vehicles > > will even know if there is a fuel vapor leak such as a bad tank cap. > > > > > > > Dennis >
• Re: Post gas tank/system reseal - vacuum in gas tank
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:35:51 -0400
  ...isn't a syncro right? Syncros have check valves on the fuel lines (They are serious about anticipating roll overs...). -Craig '85GL turned WESTY...
• Re: Maintenance Saga: '84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 11 May 2011 18:30:23 -0700
  ...were much easier, especially on L-Jet, Digijet and Digifant fuel management systems The problem with "conventional" schematic symbols of 30 to 50 years...
• Re: Idle hunts except when in gear
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:03:50 -0400
  ...On the 1.9l the ECU only handles fuel control - ignition timing is by a conventional distributor with centrifugal and vacuum advance and vacuum...
• Re: Brakes went out
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:36:04 -0500
  ooooh! Old stuff that has never been changed or is questionable - especially safety items like brake MC's and fuel lines - need to be...
• Re: Tighten-up your AFM
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 07:42:32 PDT
  ...FI system the lean condition would be compensated for by the O2 sensor and ECU which try to maintain the "correct" air-fuel mixture...
• Re: Megasquirt....RE: Boxer electronics options?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 14:29:09 -0500
  say i had a syncro with an aba from a jetta with digifant2 and wanted to upgrade the engine management system. would this be...
• Re: for campers: Propane Safety
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 01 Nov 94 15:35:03 CST
  ...you have to have pretty much exactly the right mixture of air-fuel. too much fuel, and it won't explode. too little, and...
• junkyard tales, change those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:28:47 -0700
  ...The previous owner had clearly invested a ton of money in the sound system as the 10 burned up high end speakers were still...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 00:56:06 -0700
  ...Put in new fuel >>>> filter, no >>>> change. I pulled the injectors on one side and cranked - they ARE >>>> spraying. >>>> There is pressure in fuel...
• Re: What just happened?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:42:25 -0800
  ...I blame it on high milage, slow turning starter > and an over zealous fuel system. This may not be what is happen for > you...
• Re: Intermittent running problem.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:41:55 -0700
  ...would be a leaking injector dribbling fuel into the intake >> until the pressure in the fuel system drops. I would test for this >> by...
• Re: Friday: New VW Engine--it's Miller (cycle) time
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 17:04:15 +0000
  ...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: Misfire when coasting?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 17:41:00 -0700
  ...THEN work on fuel system. it's like two fires intersect in the combustion chamber. one is the spark, the other is the fuel...
• Re: What's a Hall sender do?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 11:39:47 -0700
  ...On my own 85 with 1.9 fuel and ignition systems, twice, at the same spot on I-5 going north, about 3 hrs...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:45:45 -0500
  Honda prides itself on the reliability of their VVT system, justifiably so. Not a worry. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Jan 28, 2012...
• Burping gas tank filler problem solved!!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 16:54:53 -0500
  ...Both of the expansion valves in my fuel system were okay, but I replaced them anyway. However, I accidentally shook loose the breather pipe...
• Re: freeze 12
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 19:36:13 -0700
  ...Any one of these fuels/refrigerants could be trouble. In any case, I do hope you can look at the bigger picture and choose...
• Re: 88 Westy stumbles for awhile after startup
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 09:24:51 -0400
  ...Also have a fuel pressure test done. Unplug OS sender. Ben On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 21:02:04 -0400, John Graham <theklube@GMAIL...
• Re: Difference between North American Engines and European Engines
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:58:31 -0800
  ...is the ECU and Digijet FI system.� I think the starter has a different part # too.� Premium fuel is required because of high compression...
• Re: What's the richest air fuel ration you can still make run? also friday Megasquirt VW
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:12:00 -0700
  ...I'm sure it's a pretty sweet running Digifant system . Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> To...
• Re: What just happened?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Rizzo
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:13:24 -0700
  ...I blame it on high milage, slow turning starter and an over zealous fuel system. This may not be what is happen for you...